on long island. this is coverage of tropical storm henri. parts of the east coast are already feeling the impacts of this extremely dangerous storm. imminent landfall is expected in rhode island. you re looking at a live picture from newport. 40 million people are in the storm s path. tropical storm warnings in effect from long island to cape cod. chris. fred, thank you very much. i ll tell you more about what s happening. the story in new york is a light story. we have one part of the storm cell is stalling over new york city right now. that increases the chance of flooding. we mow the story from last night, a lot of rainfall in areas that weren t expecting it, three, four, five, six inches. the main area for us will be in about an hour. that s when henri will make landfall. about 100,000 people without power, only 2,000 in new york. the bulk in rhode island as fred was referring to. about 65, 66,000. that s going to increase. connecticut, about 12, 15,000, that s going to
wakefield, massachusetts. it started overnight when police found a group of men heavily armed refueling their vehicles on the side of the highway. they ran into the woods after refusing to comply with police. earlier today state police detailing the weapons found among this group, which identifies itself as rise of the moors, which claims to be immune from state laws. the number of firearms have been seized, i cannot share with you the exact number. the two vehicles that were at the scene are being towed from the scene. they will be processed pursuant to a court-authorized search warrant and we will know the number of firearms that have been seized. i can tell you both land guns and handguns are in plain view and we anticipate those will be seized. nbc s kathy park is watching developments in massachusetts and joins us live. how did all of this unfold and how are police able to come to a peaceful conclusion? reporter: well, lindsey, it certainly was an unusual situation
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with hope and help from some good samaritans. i ve been a lot of places. this place is devastated. there s a lot of need out here. anything can help. also this morning, this is mayfield, kentucky, candle factory before and after the storm. eight people died, according to the factory. employees who spoke to nbc news say folks inside heard warning signs, but at least five workers tell nbc that supervisors warned employees they would be fired if they left their shifts early. a company spokesman has called the allegations absolutely untrue. we ll have more on that story in just a moment. plus, a pandemic progress report. the cdc director says omicron is gaining a stronger foothold in the u.s., although delta does remin dominant. pfizer says its anti-covid pill is 80% effective at preventing people from being hospitalized and dying. and a recommendation from the january 6th committee, a full vote is expected on contempt of congress charges for former white house chief of s
what is your favorite thanksgiving side? does it have to be corn by definition? no, actually, it is my wife s stuffing and dressing. requires a great deal of chopping of lots of vegetables and nuts and it is absolutely delicious. we re looking forward to it. while i got everybody listening to this, four simple rules, make sure you clean your hands after you deal with that raw poultry, separate when you re cutting on different boards so you don t have your you reduce the risk of some problems. cook that turkey to 165 degrees, check it in three places, breast, thigh and the wing. and make sure that after you have eaten that wonderful meal, you don t take that nap until you put everything back in the fridge. number five is nap plentifully. secretary tom vilsack, thank you for being with us. happy thanksgiving. you too. new day continues right now. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. it is wednesday, november 24th. i am brianna keilar w