chairs down and turn the table over and got everything out of the yard. came down with my parents to help them prepare for the storm, get the awnings down, get everything inside. and the super storm barreling through this part of the country. a big lesson for lawmakers and town leaders as well. new jersey governor chris christie is declaring a state of emergency and cancelling his presidential campaign events in new hampshire. here s the governor. i signed an executive order stating a state of emergency in new jersey. now is the time for you to begin to prepare for hunkering down and dealing with the storm. the heavy rain, 5-6 inches of rain is just going to exacerbate any coastal tidal flooding conditions. with the bay water the rain and street has nowhere to drain.
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but they ll move forward with it? absolutely. the alternative, conventional air strikes? the likelihood of civilian casualties goes up considerably. direct mission on the ground to do that right? the pakistanis don t want us. you saw what happened when we went after bin laden. they re not going to let us do that on a regular routine basis. this is the best vehicle we have to go after these brutal and fanatical terrorists al qaeda. general, good to see you, they ve very much for joining us. good talking to you. turning now to the weather, a big storm barreling through texas. that storm leaving a trail of damages across several cities. the severe weather is now set to strike the southeast where tornado watches are now in effect. janice dean following the forecast from the fox extreme weather center. we are watching the gulf
course, as we re live over the next couple of hours on cnn watching this storm barreling through. we ll check in with chad. squlak tapper, to you in washington. storm conditions in north carolina are getting worse by the minute. right now more than 7,000 customers are sitting in the dark along the carolina coastline. bill blair, the mayor of wrightsville beach, north carolina, we ve been trying to reach him. is he on the line? we don t have him on the line. right now back to alina machado who is in wrightsville beach, north carolina. what s the situation right there? you just heard from chad myers, the storm is about 35 miles away from you. yeah, jake, we re feeling consistent wind here. not much in terms of rain, which is surprising to me, but the wind is pretty steady. i would imagine that the closer that arthur gets, the worst this is going to get here, jake.
this morning on world news now. nasty nor easter. the mammoth storm barreling up the east coast right now. the mess mother nature left behind in the south and the warnings from forecasters. paying up. the presidential promise to increase the minimum wage. who is getting a pay raise and who is not happy about it? corvettes crunched. classic cars in a museum swallowed by a sinkhole and what happens next. and cook s comeback. paula deen embroiled in controversy has a new recipe for tv success. but will viewers forgive her? that s in the skinny, on this thursday, february 13th. from abc news, this is world news now. good morning, i m john muller. and i m marci gonzalez in for