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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 ....
York and pledged help in rebuilding. at a press conference, governor cuomo fired back when one man claimed the national guard only showed up for photo ops. it s not either/or, it s both. as i said before, the first responders have been tremendous. and shown courage. reporter: in paterson, new jersey, the swollen passaic river has cut the city in two. so as bad as this looks, it was worse. a lot worse. it s time for the federal government to step and up fix million people that live in this basin. reporter: because flooding is excluded from many standard policies, much of the damage from irene might not be covered by insurance. rob and tanya? that lack of insurance is a big problem for a lot of people. the president will be in new jersey this weekend on sunday touring the flood-damaged parts. also scary here, the financial part of this. they re saying that fema s running out of money, has $800 million. ....
Want the roads cleared first so school buses and students can get around safely. boy, the lingering effects of irene, could go on for months. i don t think anyone thought it would be this bad or go on so many ripple effects the way it has. and president obama is set to tour new jersey today. paterson county, i believe, to check out the flood damage there on sunday. he ll see the damage firsthand. absolutely. now here s a look at your weather. showers today in flooded vermont and around pittsburgh and buffalo. stormy a a a threat of tornados from the dakotas tuppeo heavy downpours from southern to t thunderstorsfroa up m 74 in boston. 91 in atlanta. 88 in miami. mostly 90s from minneapolis to indianapolis. dallas, phoenix and colorado springs soar past the 100-degree mark yet again. staying hot there for sure. and the white house appears to be on the losing end of a political fight in washington. president obama agreed to move his major jobs speech after republicans co ....