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lashing new england with powerful winds and rain. hello again, everyone. i m fredricka whitfield. i m brooke baldwin. let s get you caught up on what we know at this hour on this storm. president obama an hour away from making the statement about the storm. he will be doing so 5:00 eastern from the rose garden. we ll bring it to you live as soon as we see the president. irene continues to lose power since making landfall this morning. floodwaters are receding on new york s long island and downtown manhatt manhattan. evacuation orders for low lying areas including the rockaways were lifted just last hour. residents are venturing out to examine the storm damage. the storm has proven to be fatal. at least 15 people across six separate states were killed during the storm. irene s powerful winds toppled trees, knocked down power lines, damaged homes. early wind damage estimates alone are expected to top more than $1 million. more than 4 million people without power. as hom