The governor of georgia today says he is responsible for the grid lock that stranded thousands during the snow storm that cause add real mess. In the south, governor nathan deal also admits his state not adequately prepared and vows to prevent fit happening again. I am not going to look for state gov. I am the governor. The buck stops with me. I accept the responsible for it. And thats what the public can expect from our office. At this time, that would be a parking lot behind you. Yeah, tony, good evening, and indeed, its a nightmare on any day of the week, and of course the traffic behind me on i75 north, outside of the major suburbs, would be walltowall at the 6 p. M. Hour. And that, it has been get your car off the road and try to get your life back in order. And the politicians are still pointing a blame at each other. Yet the governor made the deal coming out and saying hes going to take the blame for the whole situation past 48 hours. Thats interesting, because he did suggest th
Recovery success. I think puerto rico was incredibly successful. And i actually think it was one of the best jobs thats ever been done with respect to what this is all about. I think the puerto rico was an incredible, unsung success. No ones saying that success because its not true. Billionaire president versus a trillion dollar company, weve also got that in sight, apple set to unveil a new slate of iphones today, but with the president s trade wars threatening higher price, will the company be forced to think different . And ten years ago this week, i remember it well, Lehman Brothers collapsed, setting off a chain of events leading to the worst financial crisis since the great depression. So after a decade, have we learned any lessons . You know, we have got to begin with the the storm of a lifetime. Max, thinking, am i going to have a home to come back to . God spare us, spare myrtle beach, spare everybody whos in line with this. Because this looks like its going to be the worst on
The outer bands already hitting North Carolina. This camera, as you see right there on your screen, thats just 30 miles off the coast. Take a look at that flag and also take a listen. Tropical force winds could be here son. John berman is with me from oak island, North Carolina. We will be joined by a team of reporters as we cover florence. Florence is a dangerous, category two storm. While it is weaker, do not be fooled by that. This storm is very strong. It is said to have a devastating impact, packing 110 miles an hour winds and threatening catastrophic flooding and storm surges. Ten Million People under watches and warnings. The latest on the timing of impacts ahead in a moment. The other breaking news, just moments ago President Trump with a false claim noting 3,000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit puerto rico. After the storm hit, they had 6 to 18 deaths. Then they started to report really large numbers like 3,000. The president saying this was done by the democr
Doing. Florence, now a category 2 hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour. Parts of the carolina coast bracing for conditions that could last, this is very important, 24 hours or longer. Thats a lot of water. The storm is forecast to bring up to 25 inches of rain. Some areas could see as much as 40 inches of rainfall triggering catastrophic flash flooding. North carolinas governor is urging people to get out of harms way while they still can. There is still time to leave. The winds may be down a bit. But the onetwo intense punches that we are expecting are still there. This storm surge can be deadly and then the flooding that will come thereafter with rain being measured in feet instead of inches. We know that this is an extremely dangerous situation. Lets start with msnbcs garrett haake. Hes in newbern, North Carolina. You are next to a river that is sitting high and we know theres a threat of historic flooding. How are officials getting people out of there .
This radar now for days and wilmington has always been in the cross hairs. Not knowing what this storm does or any storm does of this magnitude. Once it starts to interact with land i urge our viewers as youre watching this, the forecasts are out there. Once the storm starts hitting land it is anybodys cast. Multiple forecasts suggest florence could hit and strike and linger and possibly linger for three days. You think about the magnitude of a storm like this that has gathered so much energy in the atlantic hitting with a force from a stretch 100 miles north and south of here. Youre talking a total of 10 Million People right now that have been threatened by florence. We await for the first rain here in wilmington expected at 2 00 this afternoon. Sandra florence now a category 2 storm but forecasters say do not let that fool you. It is expected to bring unprecedented amounts of rain and flooding. Tropical Storm Force Winds stretching almost 400 miles. President trump warning people to