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Southern part which in the southern end is more rural, more flat so the flooding spreads out a wider distance. through downtown fayetteville it's more dramatic in terms of it just being something that's a spectacle and folks have come out to look at. so it causes problems when our responders are trying to get places, but we understand, too, folks have been cooped up in their houses for days on end with no power. the weather outside, i mean, typical post-hurricane weather, beautiful blue skies. there's a lot of damage and a lot of destruction around our community. >> for people who are flooded,...

To see all this runoff going on. you're going to see rivers that continue to rise. so even if the storm itself is gone, the aftereffects are going to linger for days, if not weeks, especially when it comes to cleanup and all the power outages and all the infrastructure damage that's happened because of this storm. >> very quickly while i have you, i'm just curious. the modeling wars, if you will, the american model versus the european model, i've heard explanations for why one seems to sometimes be better at doing certain things. the american model seemed to finally get one right. >> well, i'l...

>> neil: now, what percentage of these people are going to shelters? high school gyms, cafeterias, that sort of thing. >> absolutely, those are evacuation centers. we have had thousands of people and will expect more this evening. taking more heed to the warning, but this has been a really good response by the public. really paying attention. i appreciate the made a really pushing the message of get out now and to be a part of the solution, not a part of the problem. >> neil: so many times, they don't go out, they feel that they can write it through, or if they leave, it will be a long time be...

>> harris: the top story now, that beast of a storm we are following him a quick update. the forecasters are warning that florence could morph into an even bigger storm, category 5 hurricane later today as it takes aim on the midsection of the east coast. millions of people in its path, we talked with the lieutenant governor of north carolina as they are preparing today. now the mayor of washington, d.c., has declared a state of emergency. fema is warning people to take action. >> we will experience power outages, we'll have infrastructure damage, there will be homes damaged, they will be debr...

And homes. baltimore gas & electric unable to say when it will restore service until it can survey the infrastructure damage. breaking news. two police officers and another man killed in the eastern city in belgium. the motive for the attack is unclear and more details all day here on cnn. classes resume at santa fe high school in texas today two weeks after ten people died in the mass shooting there. some people feel it is not worth it to go back because the end of the school year is so close. there will be a funeral for kim better -- kimberly vaughn and ann perkins. and the football co...