The Situation Room (CNN) - 2008-09-12 - 6 p.m. (E) (Hurricane Ike)
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[0:00] colossal force of nature threatening
[0:02] Texas. Hurricane Ike could unleash
[0:04] devastation in Galveastston and
[0:06] elsewhere within only a few hours and
[0:09] residents are warned leave or possibly
[0:12] face certain death. Forecasters fear
[0:15] walls of water, rough winds, and
[0:17] pounding rain. More than 1 million
[0:19] people have left or are leaving their
[0:21] homes. They're fleeing for their lives
[0:24] right now. It's a little late, but
[0:25] they're desperate. And in presidential
[0:27] politics, a story we're not leaving
[0:29] either. We're awaiting a live event with
[0:32] Senator Barack Obama. Will he fulfill
[0:34] his campaign's new promise to swing
[0:36] harder at his rivals? All of that coming
[0:39] up, plus the best political team on
[0:41] television. We want to welcome our
[0:42] viewers in the United States and around
[0:44] the world. I'm Wolf Blitzer. You're on
[0:46] the situation room.
[0:53] A storm about the size of Texas
[0:56] threatening Texas. We're following
[0:57] breaking news of Hurricane Ike.
[0:59] Forecasters now say its damage area
[1:02] could rival that of Hurricane Katrina's.
[1:05] It's crashing huge waves and huge storm
[1:08] surges and widespread flooding are major
[1:10] major fears. Ike right now a category 2
[1:14] storm with winds near 105 m an hour, but
[1:17] forecasters say flatly it still could
[1:20] grow to a category three today. More
[1:23] than 60 people were stranded uh rescued
[1:25] who were stranded were rescued by
[1:27] helicopters. Meanwhile, Ike is tossing a
[1:30] massive freighter in the Gulf of Mexico.
[1:32] 22 people are stranded there and rescue
[1:35] officials say it's impossible to save
[1:37] them right now. You just heard from
[1:38] Captain Deal in th