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picture from the cnn "weather center," right here in atlanta. let's go ahead and begin in vermont, a state reeling from some of its worst flooding in decades. gary tuchman there in brat tleboro. >> reporter: they don't deal with hurricanes, at least not until yesterday when tropical storm irene came through. we are standing in southern vermont, next to what was yesterday. for generations, a peaceful brook called the when thestotst brook. it was ten feet wide before yesterday. it's now about 90 feet wide. the powers of the waters, more than 260 straights under water in the state of ve...

we begin this morning, talking about the aftermath of irene, the massive storm that paralyzed and pummeled much of the east coast. today, it's blamed for at least 21 deaths in nine states from florida to vermont. and at last count, about 3 million homes and businesses are still without power. more than a billion dollars in damages is blamed on the storms winds. flooding damage will be much more costly. three navy ships should be positioned in relief efforts from new york to new england. cnn crews are in place, measuring the storm's impact and the struggle for the millions of american...