i was the only candidate who stood up on the debt ceiling debate and said this country shouldn t default. can a republican who favors civil unions to gay couples, favors evolution and global warming, but president obama s ambassador to china, buck the tea party time and be a serious candidate. i m just going to stick laser like to the issues that are important to the american people right now and will be totally responsible for getting us back in the game. is jon huntsman the most radical thing of all in the gop? a true moderate. i think i ve got pragmatic and practical solutions. i m just the right candidate. tonight jon huntsman one on one for the hour. governor huntsman, let me start i suppose with the obvious question. here you are at a great time in your life. you ve got a lovely family, you re financially secure, you ve had an amazing career, there are many things you could do. why on earth would you possibly want to go into the cauldron of being preside
anything but a holiday for americans reeling from extreme weather. lee is weakening to a tropical depression, but still a massive rain maker that could make travel across much of the country a nightmare. storms winds have helped fuel wildfires in central texas. at this hour, a thousand homes are in danger near austin. and later today, hurricane katia will unleash its first impact on the east coast. we re tracking this storm and tell you where that s headed in a moment. first, we want to begin with the flooding rains pounding the gulf coast since lee made la landfall in louisiana over the weekend. ed lavandera is in the city of lafitte this morning. what s it looking like where you are? reporter: they have shut it down because it is just after high tide here in southern louisiana. and that means that these floodwaters are going back up. many of the roadways in this area simply look like this. this isn t actually that deep but definitely treacherous enough for not allo
on to the east coast from bermuda next week. but this is more concern for the labor weekend with lots of rain for mississippi and alabama and louisiana. it never ends. no. and rip current threats to the coasts. if you have labor day plans in this section of the woods, keep your eye on the weather channel. thank you, weather channel s mike seidel. thank you for being here. the slowly receding passaic river is expected to dip below flood level, but many people in new jersey are still in shelters and those who are not, are without power. many homes and businesses are without power. right now the garden state s government is trying to calculate the amounts for federal aid. we have michelle franzen live in new jersey where she is expected to be visited by president obama sunday. well, the president will see the damage left behind.
border. in davenport, california, claudia cowen, fox news. chris: hurricane haerl is swirling up the eastern seaboard, weakened by likely to disrupt some labor day plans. rick leventhal is in new york. good evening. reporter: good evening. tropical storm watch still in effect for the eastern end of long island. we have heavy bands of rain and winds to top out at 45-55 miles per hour. new york is spared the worst of hurricane earl, but they are getting pounded by ferocious waves out here that forced officials to close beaches for another day, because going in that water could be deadly. hurricane earl may have weakened to a category one storm, but it s still packing powerful winds and punishing rain. pounding beaches and coastal communities on the way up the east coast from north carolina to long island and on to main. earl still poses a danger to
chris: hurricane haerl is swirling up the eastern seaboard, weakened by likely to disrupt some labor day plans. rick leventhal is in new york. good evening. reporter: good evening. tropical storm watch still in effect for the eastern end of long island. we have heavy bands of rain and winds to top out at 45-55 miles per hour. new york is spared the worst of hurricane earl, but they are getting pounded by ferocious waves out here that forced officials to close beaches for another day, because going in that water could be deadly. hurricane earl may have weakened to a category one storm, but it s still packing powerful winds and punishing rain. pounding beaches and coastal communities on the way up the east coast from north carolina to long island and on to main. earl still poses a danger to beach-gores this holiday weekend. beach erosion is an issue.