Hurricane Joaquin Threatens Drenched Eastern States

Hurricane Joaquin is now a category three hurricane after strengthening over the past few hours and could hit the U.S. by the weekend.Steady rain is drenching much of the east coast.Roads are flooding, schools are closing, and the worst may be yet to come.The rainstorms may soon be joined by hurricane Joaquin in a powerful weather system that could linger for days and dump as much as 10 inches through early next week.The deluge has the potential to saturate the ground so heavily that t...