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struggling with what i think a lot of people in this country would not have realized, brian, they are having trouble with food and water. reporter: that s right, ashleigh. talk about the ripple of crises from these storms on friday. the power outages create problems down the line, and now we have a food crisis in west virginia. we talked to the governor s office not too long ago, they have too main food pantries that basically give non-perishable food items to people in times of crisis, but the food pantries are empty and they are starting a food drive here in west virginia. water is also a problem in many area where is the water pumps are not being powered properly. the water pressure is very, very low. sometimes water is out completely. so national guard troops are moving around trying to make sure people have enough water and steering them where they can get it. that s a huge problem this morning. i spoke with john manchester, the mayor of nearby louseburg, west virginia
good morning and welcome to early start. i m ali velshi. zoraida is off today. i like these hours. i m eating a hot dog this morning. i love that about you, ali velshi. i m ashleigh banfield. it is 5:01. it s the holiday but this fourth of july is less about celebration and more about patience for many americans. and in some cases, even survival. because for six days now there have been many of your fellow countrymen with no power in this extraordinary heat wave. at least 20 people have now died since thursday when deadly storms slammed the east, slammed the midwest. and about 1.2 million people are still waiting to get their power back, to get a fan on, to get the ac back. this is right across the country. here are the states without power today. power companies are repairing damaged transmitters as fast as they can, but customers still could be waiting until the weekend. still until the weekend until they can get that electricity back. and all of this, while those u
the dust is settling here in jacksonville, florida, after our very exciting cnn republican presidential debate last night. and there s new evidence that mitt romney is gaining support four days before florida puts its stamp on the republican race for the white house. the new poll shows romney nine points ahead of gingrich among likely gop primary voters here in florida. the survey was taken tuesday through thursday entirely before our debate last night. gingrich was leading romney in florida earlier this week. right after he won the south carolina primary, but in the last couple of days, he clearly lost some of that momentum here in florida. and he s now trailing romney. newt gingrich came out swinging in debate here in jacksonville, but some campaign watchers think he was off his game last night. our chief political analyst gloria borger listened to every word of the debate. she was here in jacksonville, now back in washington. romney seemed to do rather well last night, g
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