the athletic director says he just wants to uncover the facts. meet the miracle dogging from florida 12-year-old pekinese shocked its owners after surviving 11 story fall from their apartment balcony. he somehow flipped through the balcony rung before making the 120-foot plunge. this tough little guy only had one broken rib and was in and out of his bed in also than a week. like a cat with nine lives. extreme weather. torrential rains and high tides bringing flooding up and down the seaboard. state of south carolina flood floodwaters have made some roadways look like rivers and the problems are just beginning. rick reichmuth is tracking the storms. you were just seeing video out of massachusetts. this is the scenario. high pressure up towards the north up across parts of canada and then this low pressure associated hurricane joaquin to the south where you have those
good morning. we begin with lingering misery caused by hurricane irene. you re looking at live pictures now from patterson, new jersey, where crews are actually going door-to-door rescuing people from their homes. that water, by the way, coming from the passaic river is supposed to crest today at its highest level since 1903. a pretty eye-catching image of how massive the storm was. this is coming to us from nasa. it s an animated satellite of irene as it s churning up the eastern seaboard like a buzz saw. at last check, 5 million people are still without power. throughout the morning, the death toll has been jumping as well. 38 people are now confirmed dead in 11 states and it could get even higher. three navy ships off the coast of new york to help with search and rescue missions and reps from the obama administration are going to fan out across three of the hardest hit states, virginia, north carolina, and vermont. let s go ahead and start there where floodwaters have dest
this is the largest ecological disaster our country has faced. the american people want that solved first and foremost. we know we are dependent on fossil fuels, we know we can t stop drilling for it. the president can make sure what we are doing is safe, that s what the american people want. shannon: all right, brad blake man, nancy skinner we thank you for a great debate today. we ll see you soon. thank you. you bet. shannon: a fox news alert. according to the lcl reports on the ground in oebgdz city rescue workers have reached the woman hanging from the tree. you may remember the amazing tape we were showing you, aerial views of people being desperately caught in flood floodwaters. we understand that one is now stranded. they have to send more teams out to get both the boat and the individual, we believe a woman who was tropical. those who were trying to help need help themselves high school. this video brought to you moments ago. these are aerial views from