State of emergency in Florida as Tropical Storm Erika nears

Erika will likely remain at tropical storm strength as it nears Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center. The center said Erika is expected to weaken and could even dissipate in the next 12 to 24 hours. "If the center of Erika survives the mountainous terrain of Hispaniola (the island that is home to the Dominican Republic and Haiti) it should slowly reorganize back into a tropical storm this weekend, just northeast of Cuba," AccuWeather hurricane expert Dan Kottlowski said.