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In other news, hundreds of homes in texas and oklahoma are still at risk because of wildfires ravaging the region. nearly 40 homes were destroyed this north texas neighborhood. the fire was about 25% contained last night wh up to 400 homes still threatened. and crews are battling another fire raging nearby. as many as 20 homes are at risk there. and in oklahoma city, crews are battling two fires including one which came back to life after destroying 33 homes earlier in the week. a major interstate in the city had to be shut down because of the smoke. and residents in the city of edmond are being told to evacuate ahead of the advancing flames. parts of the northeast are still struggling to dry out and put their lives back together in the aftermath of hurricane irene. president obama plans to survey the very soggy streets of paterson, new jersey, this sunday. but the floodwaters are receding so slowly, it is still hard to estimate the full extent of the damage. here s wabc s marcie g ....
Breathe in, the mayor explains his heart feels more and more water-logged and weary. extremely frustrating. look at these people. it s sad. it s sad. i could cry for these people. reporter: and the mayor expects all of this water to continue clearing over the next few days. in fact, he expects 90% of this town to be dry by saturday. then the long and expensive cleanup can really begin. in fairfield, new jersey, marcie gonzalez, abc news. it s not just new jersey. some small towns in vermont are still cut off by the flooding as well. and millions still without power. my heart bleeds for those people with the flooding. because you can rebuild the house, hopefully you have insurance, you can get new furniture. but it s the family pictures and the heirlooms and childhood stuff that you can t replace. even when it comes to insurance, so many people not have flood insurance. that makes the climb that much steeper for those folks. it s going to be months of torture for them. jus ....