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This is something really strong. it's definitely picking up right now. >> wnbc reporter brian thompson earlier this evening in new jersey. what was hurricane sandy is now called something else. it's dumping rain and producing dangerous sustained high winds all over the the eastern sea board. the number of people without power is estimated to already be in the millions and the peak of the storm's impact may be yet to come. let's bring in msnbc meteorologist dillon drier. what can you tell us about the change for the way the storm is described and what else we should expect? >> i wish there was ...

Storm. leslie not expected to hit the u.s. michael became the seventh hurricane of the season, but no threat to land. a relatively light year for tornados, but we have seen dozens of twisters in the past week alone. we have isaac to blame for that. abc's sam champion has more. >> reporter: remnants of hurricane isaac are dumping rain, 9 inches in the past 24 hours in new jersey. and spawning twisters. this is cell phone video of a funnel cloud forming in cherry hill, new jersey. isaac has been a tornadomaker since its landfall. this one, in gulf port, mississippi. and has left a trail of twi...

across the state dumping rain. take a look for yourself. you can see they are absolutely spilling over their banks. 2,000 people giving mandatory evacuations. a portion of interstate 10 is closed because of standing water and debby isn't done yet. the storm could bring in another foot of rain. we have the storm surge is an issue. explain to me, i know i see some water on days like this. where does the water come from and is it going away? >> reporter: sure. we always hear head into the right of where the storm makes landfall. even in the case of a tropical storm like this, that still...

deep enough to get a sense of what's happening here. this was really the hardest hit county so far in the state. county saw 25 inches of rain in the last several days. keep in mind also there was a wind event. this storm packed a punch. winds gusting at 45 miles per hour. strong enough to knock over several things, knock down some trees and cause a lot of problems with debris in the roads. here along this coastal road, we are finding that police are in place to make sure that drivers are not surprised when they ran past those low lying areas when they find again, water at least a foo...

anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, u.s. intelligence officials are uncovered a new terror threat and describe it as specific credible, but unconfirmed information about a potential al qaeda plot. it's believed to involve three individuals and explosives such as a truck or a car bomb. washington and new york are cited as possible targets. we are covering this from all angles. fran townsend is in washington and susan candiotti in new york and barbara starr at the pentagon. fran, let's start with you. specific, credible, but unconfirmed? tell us exactly what that means. >> i think ...