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Challenges facing Coast Guard in Hurricane Florence rescues

Rear Adm. Keith Smith is the commander of the U.S. Coast Guard's fifth district, which includes North Carolina. Smith has strategically positioned ships, aircraft, boats and crews to respond after the storm. He joins "CBS This Morning" by phone from Portsmouth, Virginia, to discuss when the Coast Guard will be able to start deploying rescue teams.
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