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Carolina's hurricane history." thank you so much. we know folks are preparing there. we show jujust showed the histo some of the most devastating storms. what can people learn from these past storms? >> well, don, there are a lot of lessons to be learned. unfortunately these storms keep coming. our problem is really permanent and repetitive. so i could add a number of others to the list you just described, and it's sort of a rogue's gallery of disasters. here in north carolina, we rank third in the nation in the number of hurricane landfalls. so the area where florence is coming in, sort of on...

Joining me now is jay barnes. he's the author of "north carolina's hurricane history." jay, it's so good to have you here. thank you so much. we know folks are preparing there. we just showed the history of some of the most devastating storms. some we didn't get to because they didn't reach the level of these storms, but what can people learn from these past storms? >> well, don, there are a lot of lessons to be learned. unfortunately, these storms keep coming. our problem is really permanent and repetitive. so i could add a number of others to the list you just described, and it's sort of a r...

In the history books is what's going to make florence stand out as a memorable storm. >> so, jay, you say that after florence has passed, that we shouldn't let our guard down because as history has shown, there could be another storm that comes right after this storm. talk to us about the dangers of that. >> well, i almost don't even want to mention it. but there have been a number of years just in the past 100 where in our region, we've had more than one hurricane strike in the same season. and so it is a fact that we have to get through this storm. we have to begin our recovery efforts and d...

Too. hazel was a storm that was a record storm surge, 17, 18 feet on the north carolina coast. but then as it raced inland, it attained a forward speed of almost 50 miles per hour as it passed through central virginia. went on to break all kinds of records, 100 mile-per-hour gusts in seven states. and as i recall, the highest wind ever recorded at the top of the empire state building 113 mile-per-hour gusts. hazel wasn't even done then, because by the time it got into toronto and in to canada. it went ton cause the greatest flood in canadian history. we certainly have a lot of people here in n...

It is in fact the most far-reaching states rights endeavor in the country according to "the new york times." the bill passed and the legislature there's in missouri overwhelm leg in the house and the senate. all but one republican in the house in missouri voted for it. a handful of democrats joined them. democratic governor jay nixon vetoed the bill, but lawmakers will try to override it next month. well, the lone republican who voted against the measure was state representative jay barnes. he said, quote, our constitution is not some cheap chinese buffet where you get to pick the parts we lik...