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The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

Erin Thrashes East Coast

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

CNN

News

3.2865 Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

First: Hurricane Erin hits the US East Coast with destructive waves and dangerous storm surge. The North Carolina governor joins us to discuss the latest.  Plus: A ruptured gas line causes a massive explosion, sending scalding debris flying and firefighters to the hospital.  And: The border wall is changing color, specifically at the request of President Trump.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Happening now, breaking news thrashing the East Coast.

0:05.0

Right now, destructive waves and dangerous storm surge

0:08.0

from Hurricane Aaron, and in moments we will hear

0:10.0

from the North Carolina governor.

0:12.0

Massive explosion shopping video of a gas line rupturing,

0:17.0

sending sculting debris flying.

0:19.0

This morning, multiple firefighters are still in the hospital.

0:23.3

And painting the wall black, why the border wall is changing color specifically at the request

0:29.2

of President Trump.

0:31.5

Fireball in Ukraine, another Russian attack lighting an inferno the massive blaze scorching multiple

0:38.9

multiple buildings plus target CEO stepping down slumping sales and customers

0:44.8

turning away as the company struggles and later joining TikTok the White

0:50.4

House is now on the social media platform as President Trump does a 180 on the app.

0:56.0

Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world.

1:00.0

I'm Wolf Blitzer with Pamela Brown and you're in the Situation Room. This is CNN Breaking News.

1:14.4

We begin this morning with breaking news.

1:16.7

Right now, Hurricane Aaron is whipping up dangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents

1:22.6

along much of the East Coast.

1:24.8

This is video from the outer banks of North Carolina as a surge of water

1:29.2

surrounds homes and an oceanfront motel. This is drone video showing powerful waves

1:35.7

chewing into the beach and endangering homes on North Carolina's coast. The sprawling hurricane

1:41.7

will not make landfall in the U.S., but is still very dangerous.

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