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Hurricane Irma Gains Strength In The Atlantic Ocean

Antigua, St. Martin and St. Kitts and Nevis are making preparations as Hurricane Irma threatens the Leeward Islands.

Here & Now‘s Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with Jeff Masters, director of meteorology for Weather Underground, about Irma and the likelihood of it striking the East Coast.

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