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into the pier. eventually punching a giant hole into the hull. you see guys trying to save it. they are okay. you are in the cnn newsroom this saturday. i'm in for don lemon. good to see you. we are following a massive storm stalled off the coast of new orleans. this ireport sent to us by andrew caylee from a suburb of new orleans. doesn't look too bad now. already power has been knocked out to about 30,000 people in louisiana. the governors of louisiana and mississippi have drayeclared sts of emergency for areas, parishes are under mandatory evacuation orders because of the threat...

So as far as this morning goes, if you're traveling in missouri, that's probably the worst of it. and in arkansas you have some rain. in the east coast we're relatively dry, but the storm that's now in the middle of the country will spread a lot of clouds our way. especially this afternoon. high pressure protect florida from what should be a gorgeous day there, temperatures in the low 80s. a little chilly in northern new england and we're a little cool in the northern plains. so the travel trouble spot, we had snow overnight in kansas city, maybe enough to did a little shoveling and it's snowi...

Right now especially when you extend over the cull that area, that's where a lot of the heavier rain is now and that's also where you'll find some of the latest flash flood warnings, even while we're getting a little bit of a break in the heaviest rainfall, notice the areas up towards the north and east. especially this one across the eastern edge of tulsa county, that's in effect until 3 kpln 30 p.m. and it one of those nights that if you hear a flash flood warning issued for your area, you want to take it seriously. when you talk about eight inches of rainfall and 48 inches over a very large...

Downpour along the louisiana coast, we mean it in a big way. >> yes, and those rainfall rates can be between 1 and 2 inches per hour. and what we're looking at right now, a pretty good squall line moving right across the gulf coast region. and this deluge has produced a flood advisory in a number of these areas. winds today, along the coast, you have to remember, they shift throughout the day, land breeze, sea breeze, but generally the winds have been trending from the south and southeast. however, this frontal system is not going to move a whole lot over the next several days. we'll start to ...

The heat really coming this weekend. the hottest of the season. this is going to be horrible, not just for the wildfires, but for those who are fighting it. tom? >> ginger, thank you. also developing tonight, we're watching the rising water in texas. those flash floods in houston after rainfall rates hit three to four inches per hour. some spots seeing up to eight inches. at least 120 drivers stranded in those floodwaters. the flash flood watch remains in effect throughout this evening. next, to that spectacle at the statue of liberty. shutting down the monument on this fourth of july. a w...