was a lot higher. in fact, it got into the store overnight. came up to about right here. when we got here. but it s been dropping substantially. so that is good news for people. people dealing with the flooding conditions in the low-lying areas. now, this county was the hardest hit, one of the hardest hit so far in the storm. the county has seen 25 inches of rain in the last several days. again also the winds associated with the storm knocked down trees, knocked down power lines. and right now crews are restoring that. we did talk with a few people with emergency management, with the sheriff s office. officials have been going around surveying the damage. here is what one person had to say about what he s seen. take a listen. if you re not prepared, you can really get caught and pushes up a real bind. in my own personal case, it came up on my house, within three feet of the front of my house, and i m not in any kind of flood zone or anything. so you can see it coming, and i
discount bias. orbitz admits blocking users to more expensive hotels and showing pc users rooms that are $30 a month cheaper. targeted markets or computer discount discrimination? ann curry and matt lauer may be splitting up. where and when will curry go and who will take her place? cnn newsroom begins right now. good morning to you. happy tuesday. i m carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we begin this morning in florida. much of that state is underwater, including parts of interstate 10 east of tallahassee. tropical storm debby is clinging to florida s gulf coast, dumping more than a foot of rain on some areas and threatening to wipe out another 12 inches before it moves on. many lifelong floridians are seeing their worst flooding in a generation. george howell is there in the panhandle, south of tallahassee. reporter: carol, good morning. i m standing in about a foot of water right now, just outside this convenience store. and if you pan over here, you
for the rouwhite house has shif up a gear. our national political reporter is following this. jim, what are you seeing now? with the republican race now over, there are only two men left standing, president obama and mitt romney and they re already throwing hard punches, even though it s only april. president obama s visit with college students in iowa may have been about financial aid but it was one more sign that school is in session in the race for the white house. some suggest that students like you have to pay more so we can help bring down the deficit. th think about that. the president has been doing his reelection homework basically ever since he got in office. from february 2009 on he s made 126 visit to 14 battle ground states. is it easier to make ends meet. no. mitt romney was just in one of those swing states, new hampshire, to declare victory in the republican race and focus a clinton-like laser beam on the economy. it s still about the economy and
revealed. the mastermind, an american. we want to welcome our viewers around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. mitt romney s primary sweep this week sounded the death nell for newt gingrich s campaign and the romney versus obama battle for the rouwhite house has shif up a gear. our national political reporter is following this. jim, what are you seeing now? with the republican race now over, there are only two men left standing, president obama and mitt romney and they re already throwing hard punches, even though it s only april. president obama s visit with college students in iowa may have been about financial aid but it was one more sign that school is in session in the race for the white house. some suggest that students like you have to pay more so we can help bring down the deficit. th think about that. the president has been doing his reelection homework basically ever since he got in office. from february 2009 on he s made 126 visit
we re only a day away from a crucial primary that could determine where this republican marathon is headed. fresh off a run away win in puerto rico, mitt romney is now looking to score big in illinois. rick santorum needs a strong showing as he tries to deny romney the nomination. the two rivals have long since taken off the gloves, but now they have put on some brass knuckles as well. our national correspondent jim accosta is in chicago with the very latest. the top two gop contenders are practicing their own brand of chicago style politics on this day before the illinois primary and both rick santorum and mitt romney are proving to be untouchable. reporter: the battle for the gop nomination has come to illinois and in the land of lincoln the republican party is a house divided in an uncivil war of words. i m somewhat experienced in the economy, i m not an economic light weight. president obama is. we re not going to be successful replacing an economic light weight wit