Obama declares emergency for North Carolina as Hurricane Irene churns toward East Coast

By Associated Press, Updated: Thursday, August 25, 8:48 PM
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has declared an emergency for North Carolina that is expected to be hit by Hurricane Irene over the weekend. Obama on Thursday night ordered federal aid to supplement state and local responses to the storm ... http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-declares-emergency-for-north-carolina-as-hurricane-irene-churns-toward-east-coast/2011/08/25/gIQAJSFleJ_story.html

Obama authorized federal help to North Carolina as hurricane approaches
English.news.cn 2011-08-26 08:54:55
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered federal aid to supplement North Carolina's response of the approaching Hurricane Irene, as states on the hurricane's path declared state of emergency. Obama authorized the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate all disaster relief efforts in North Carolina. The state's Governor Bev Perdue declared a state of emergency earlier in the day, as Hurricane Irene pounded the Bahamas on Thursday as it inched north toward U.S. East Coast. North Carolina will be the first to be impacted ... http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/26/c_131075039.htm