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>> jack russell. >> very good. >> we're talking about hurricane season and need to be prepare not only as adults and parents and all of that, but for our pets, too. so let's talk about the microchip. >> very important. and the american humane association are embarking on a tour with the red star rescue vehicle, to raise awareness and education about what people can do. most important thing is to microchip. a smile chip the size of a rice granule inserted under the shoulder. >> show me how you find out -- >> basically, you just scan, press the button, and gives you the information. >> comes up ...

Those warnings and practice those drills. >> reporter: officials say those drills should include a plan for where to go when a tornado hits, packing a disaster kit, and how to contact family after a tornado passes. all things experts say can save lives. clayton sandell, abc news, creston, iowa. >> the worst devastation came in a small town of woodward, oklahoma. that's where five people, including a father and both of his daughters died. dozens of homes and several businesses were destroyed. forecasters say the deadly twister was likely an ef-3 which means winds of up to 165 miles an hour. cla...

can and we will hope for the best as mom likes to say. >> we will be covering this very, very closely. as we always do at cnn. in fact, jim acosta takes over our coverage right now in the "cnn newsroom." jim, take it away. >> thanks, guys, very much. good morning, everybody. it is almost here. hurricane irene is curving closer and closer to tens of millions of people. waves and wind already kicking up and the first rains will soak the southeast today. this is a big storm. hundreds of miles across and even from space, it is a monster. an astronaut on the international space station ca...

Gallons. it's not as good as the life straw, but this will get the job done. people need clean water right after a disaster. >> so there are items one can put in their disaster kit which in california, having a disaster kit is very common. >> it's important. >> aton, stand by. i want to get over to simon winchester right now, also with us. simon, it's not only the san andreas fault. there is also a fault in the northwest. >> yes. that's the one that isn't talked about nearly as much, largely because it's invisible and it hasn't been active for about 250 years. that's known as the cascadeia fau...

>> greg: i am going to ask you, you have a family, the world is a dangerous place. do you have a regimen when all hell breaks loose that you know what you are going to do -- >> oh, yeah. >> greg: you do?! >> oh, yeah. that's the sort of thing that i think everyone should do in one fashion. you should have some sort of plan, or get out of dodge plan. and it's an emergency preparedness. >> greg: hold on. what's go to happen to me? >> all right. you are safe. >> okay. bill and i have a plan. we buy an 8 ball scmld we -- >> wait, that was for a disaster?! >> greg: i was told that -- >> lap dances ...