>> we're really concerned down on hatteras island. it looks like a lot of water will pile up, pass over top, overwash mc-12 down there. >> larry: lot of emergency preparations? >> lot of work went on today. we pretty much got the entirety of our tourist population off of the island. and i'm standing on the deck right now, larry. i can hear the oceans roar. i can see the clouds moving around and i'm about half a mile back from the ocean and i can smell it. >> larry: why are you staying in kill devil hills? >> i'm the mayor, larry. i've got to stay here. this is my responsibility. >> larry: is this the worst so far since you've been there? >> it equals the worst. recent experience about five years ago with hurricane isabel was pretty frightening, but at the peak of its power, this storm was more frightening. it's diminished now but the amount of water it's displacing is still very frightening. >> larry: good luck with you, mayor. we'll keep in constant touch. >> thank you very much, larry. >> larry: what's the threat there, that it's fl

the eye now less than 200 miles from cape hatteras, north carolina, and it's outer banks which could be the first to feel the effects of the hurricane before it takes an expected turn to the northeast. warnings and watches are up from north carolina, where at least 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate the coast; all the way up to the canadian border. as this view from space demonstrates, earl is a particularly large hurricane about 400 miles across. we have a team of correspondents stationed along the east coast tonight. we begin with kelly cobiella who is in kill devil hills, north carolina. kelly. >> reporter: erica, good evening. the winds here are getting stronger, and the seas, as you can see, are really starting to build along this coastline. many of these beach towns are deserted, with a menacing storm expected to pass within 75 miles of this coastline, even some who decided to stay admit they're a bit uneasy. along the storm-hardened north carolina coast, earl spells worry. business owners are sealing off their stores. >> we have a pretty big warehouse so everything w

at last report, earl was about 600 miles south-southeast of cape hatteras, north carolina. it could reach there late tomorrow or early friday, then roll up the east coast. hurricane watches and warnings are up as far north as cape cod. kelly cobiella is in kill devil hills, north carolina, tonight and has the latest. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. despite a picture-perfect beach day here, some tourists and locals alike on the most remote of the islands spent it packing up because hurricane earl's winds and rain could be close to this coast in 24 hours. if there was any doubt about hurricane earl's power, these postcards from the caribbean should erase it. the storm caused at least $150 million in damage from the virgin islands to puerto rico, cut power to almost 200,000 homes and left 60,000 without clean water. >> the hurricane will impact the coastal and offshore area within the next 72 to 96 hours. >> reporter: the coast guard is warning ships to get out of the way, with earl now over open water picking up speed and strength and heading for a new

again, about 350 miles south of cape hatteras. category 4 storm. 145-mile-per-hour winds. we are watching as we expect it to come very close to cape hatteras, the outer banks sometime around 2:00 or 3:00 this morning. what about the rest of the country for the weekend? well, we are looking at wet weather along the mid-atlantic coast because of earl on saturday. we also look for mild conditions throughout much of the country. going to be hot through the south on into the gulf coast. sizzling conditions continue in the southwest. and a little bit cooler and milder in the pacific northwest. sunday, sunday! see more wet weather making its way up the coast as earl makes its way into new england. look for the hot weather from the gulf coast on into the southeast, mid-atlantic states, the heat and sizzling conditions in the southwest, as well. >>> here's a beautiful view from the mountain looking over san francisco. mainly clear skies. already near 70 outside in san francisco. oakland, san jose, well on our way to temperatures getting close to the 90s by lunchtime. still no sign

hatteras is probably 50 miles or so south of us.d that's where we expect the worst of it to be. >> larry: how are the evacuations going? >> the evacuations went well. we got everybody off hatteras yesterday so we got the people out of harm's way down there. today, we got most of the people off the ocean front in the towns and areas north of hatteras. those are the area wes were most concerned with. i think those evacuations have gone well. >> larry: is anybody holding out or did you get them all off? >> i'm sure there are people holding out. i talked with nags head earlier this morning. most everyone, maybe two or three, out of the whole area stayed. i know kitty hawk has evacuated most of their ocean front as well. >> larry: is the federal government helping yet or is it too early? >> it's too early. they're all on standby. the agencies call us regularly. they're ready to help if we need it. everybody's now standing by to see what happens. >> larry: thanks, bobby. bobby outen, manager of dare county, north carolina, good luck. let'

only about 60 miles off of cape hatteras last night. these were the hurricane-force gusts. we got the 82, 83-mile-an-hour gusts on the cape. it did what it was supposed to do and we were just lucky. this is going to be one of those "could have beenorse" situations. here we go into mid evening tonight. there you see tropical storm-force winds on cape cod there, the very tip of long island and the hurricane-force winds stay offshore. then late tonight and into early tomorrow, the end of the cape gets clipped and so does nantucket. there's still going to be problems there. even in the metro boston area, they have a flash flood watch for the boston providence corridor from fringe effects. by morning it's done. the weekend looks good, but we still have to get through this evening. >> all right. brian norcross at the weather channel. thanks for these many days of covering this storm. it's all about labor day weekend now. >>> half a world away, we want to show you another violent force of nature that has taken place just today. our daytime, while most people were sleeping, a magni

this shows you the wind shear as it goes across cape hatteras. the red area is the hurricane force winds. if the track was further west, it would bring hurricane winds. up over the area there. of course you'll have tropical storm force winds along the immediate coast. the stronger the wind, the more serious the threat. >> bill reed trying to give us a warning here. it's still coming up. thank you very much for your time this morning, sir. >> my pleasure. >> it is now 7:08. now to matt. >> thank you, ann. >>> now to president obama's prime time address officially marking the end of combat operations in iraq. was the war worth the sacrifice? we'll talk with vice president joe biden, who's in baghdad this morning in just a moment, but, first, savannah guthrie has more on the president's remarks. we send is over to you. >> reporter: the president said last night the country has paid a huge price for the war in iraq and it was time to turn the page. >> tonight, i am announcing that the american combat mission in iraq has ended. >> reporter: addressing

currently it is 630 miles south-southe pt of cape hatteras. 135 miles per hour winds.iscaa . the hurricane warnings are up now along the north carolina shoreline. we have also got hurricane watches in effect and tropical storm watches as far north as the marimack river in new england and tropical storm warnings down to cape fear. the path of the storm brings it alongshore along the carolinas by early friday morning as a category four storm. as that happens, we've got to remember, even if it's not a direct hit it is a strong enough storm, the hurricane force winds extend out 90 miles. tropical winds out 200 miles as a category three storm off the r shoreline that could cause major damage. it makes its way friday afternoon into saturday morning along the atlantic seaboard. again, a degree or two either side of the path will make a big dierence, skirting across new england. they haven't had a major hit since hurricane bob, since 1991. so we continue to watch this. we'll have complete details for you starting tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. on the weather channel and "wake up with

about 50 miles off cape hatteras. that is where it is expected to pass. in the communities of -- south of here, there are those mandatory evacuation orders for known nonresident and they have until this morning to get out. kevin isn't sticking around for earl, even if it means cutting his labor day weekend short. >> better to be a little disappointed instead of washed away or something. >> reporter: the monster hurricane could reach north carolina late tonight or early friday before rolling up the east coast. watches and warnings stretch all the way to cape cod, massachusetts. while earl is expected to stay offshore, as it makes its way north, a slight shift could put millions in harm's way. >> that's why it's important to take the time now while the skies are clear and weather is great to make sure you have a plan and you're ready just in case. >> reporter: many aren't wasting any time, boarding up -- >> you never know what flying debris you'll get. >> reporter: -- and moving out. wednesday officials ordered thousands to evacuate the outer banks. not sin

it's a very close call whether they are going to get that on cape hatteras. our concern is actually more for the future. for tomorrow, let's take a look at what we expect to happen as we go into tomorrow. we're looking at cape cod and we're looking at long island. these are the hurricane-force winds that are expected to expand out and cover more of the atlantic. look at that. they may very well affect all of cape cod and the islands off cape cod with extremely gusty winds, high surf and hurricane conditions expected there. and the end of long island is going to get clipped. so it's going to be a very close call for much of the east coast. >> all right, brian. thanks. we'll have all of it covered. we'll keep talking to you as well. right on schedule, it's starting to get sporty along the outer banks of north carolina where al roker is in kill devil hills. al, i don't need to tell you, just a difference of one degree and you're going to have 110 mile an hour winds coming in right over top of your head. >> reporter: that's right, brian. you can see the sea is ge

steve osunsami now reports from cape hatteras. >> reporter: on hatteras island -- >> back to jersey.reporter: thousands of visitors from across the world were told the hurricane is coming too close and they would have to leave. >> pain in the butt. >> reporter: bill eiler and his family were forced to abandon their two-week vacation and drive back to maryland -- >> rented a big house in frisco. they kicked us out this morning. >> reporter: a group of friends who planned to spend the week in this house near rodanthe is now on the road to canada. >> we're heading back to montreal. >> 18 hours? >> yes, 18 hours straight. >> reporter: the one road off the island was a slow-moving mess. >> they won't let us stay. they're going to make us sit in this traffic. >> reporter: the storm is fearsome and still forecast to skirt the eastern coastline. but state officials worry it could change its mind. >> there have been times people have sworn to us it's not going to touch us and within three hours it's right on top of us. >> reporter: fema is already shipping bottled water, generators and 300,00

and our steve osunsami is waiting for earl in hatteras. >> reporter: on hatteras island >> back to jersey. visitors from across the world were told the hurricane is >> pain in the butt. >> reporter: bill and his family were forced to abandon their two-week vacation and drive back to maryland tonight. >> rented a big house and they kicked us out this morning. >> reporter: a group of friends who planned to spend the week in this house is now on the road to canada. >> we're heading back to >> yes, 18 hours, straight. >> reporter: today, the one road off the island was a slow-moving mess. >> they won't let us stay. they're going to make us sit in this traffic. >> reporter: the storm is skirt the eastern coastline. but state officials worry it could change its mind. >> there have been times when people have sworn to us that on top of us. >> reporter: fema is shipping bottled water, generators and 300,000 peoples to north carolina and massachusetts. >> we could see watches and warnings continue to move up the east coast. residents to have an evacuation plan ready to go if the evacuation orders

here's a picture of the main road on hatteras literally washed away after hurricane isobel in 2003. it's been built back now but 81- year-old carol dillon who has owned this motel since 1955 worries there's not enough beach left in front of her motel to protect it. >> when we had 500 feet of beach we did not have water on the outer banks motel property. >> reporter: well, the water here on the outer banks is already off limits to swimmers because of dangerous rip currents. those will only get stronger as the hurricane approaches. as for the people here, very few have left so far, but many say they will make the decision and get out tomorrow if the hurricane remains on its current path. harry? >> smith: don teague. thank you. david bernard is chief meteorologist at cbs 4 news in miami and our cbs news hurricane expert. dave, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. >> smith: let's talk a little bit about why the conditions have ripe to turn into this massive category four storm. >> well, everything was really going for the hurricane the last few days and in particular the wate

the government is moving in emergency medical teams and supplies to be ready. >> on cape hatteras island, thousands of visitors from across the world says the hurricane is coming too close and they would have to leave. bill and his family were forced to abandon their vacation and drive back to maryland tonight. >> i rented a big house and they kicked us out this morning. >> a group of friends that planned to spend the week is now on the road to canada. >> we're heading back. >> 18 hours. >> yes, 18 hours, straight. >> one road off the island was a slow moving mess. storm is fearsome and going to skirt the eastern coastline. >> there have been times when people had sworn to us it's not going to touch us. within three hours it's right on top of us. >> fema is shipping supplies and 300,000 meals to north carolina and massachusetts. >> we could see watching and warnings up the east coast. it's important for residents to have an evacuation plan ready to go if it's called for. >> fema says residents from north carolina to maine should look out for a moving wall of water that could do terrible

as it comes to this shallower or cooler waters right by hatteras. it is going to be a category 2 storm by the time it rolls to new york friday afternoon. and by the time it gets to cape cod and the boston area, into new england, saturday during the afternoon, category 1 storm. but this storm means business. of course shall watches and warnings set up right along the coastline. and the most dangerous thing of all perhaps is going to be the rip current and the surf which could be present all the way down to florida and up to maine, all weekend long. very, very treacherous conditions regardless of what the sky is say. we lend l send it back to you and see new a little while. >> dave, thanks very much. here is erica. >> want to turn to the man who apparently hated the scoffy channel so much that he ended up holding three people hostage for four hours wednesday. that's before police shot him to death. cbs news correspondent wyatt andrew is at discovery channel's headquarters in silver spring, maryland, this morning with the latest. good morning. >> repor

it's now forecast to pass only about 100 miles or so to the east of cape hatteras which means the weatherng to stay dry. doesn't look like it's working. >> reporter: that's not going to happen. i've seen them big, i've seen them bad. earl doesn't seem to be that bad just yet. as you can see, here comes the water. we're getting a pretty good storm surge here. let me show you. what we're seeing right now is a lot of the sea foam as it comes up. that's an indication of just how turbulent the water is out there. and at the end of the peer here. you look toward the end of the pier, several hundred yards out, you can see some pretty big breakers are building out there. we've been hearing reports of waves running anywhere from 10 to 12 to 15 feet. they crash against the pier. here comes a good one now. they really are causing some foam, causing not a whole lot of damage. they're breaking against the pier. that was a good one. and we've got a couple of concerns about the pier right now. we had two pilings in a section about 100 feet from the end. one piling literally gave way earlier today and fl

. >> reporter: local businesses on hatteras island are already taking a beating from this storm economically. >> it could not have come at a worst time. >> labor day is pretty much the busiest weekend for the summer so, yes, it's hurt us. it's hurt us bad. >> reporter: hours before earl approached, daring surfers took advantage of the big waves which are expected to surge even more as the storm swirls by. >> got out of school and been surfing all day. makes it good but not excited about the rain and wind, kind of a bummer. >> the storm has been downgraded to a category 1 hurricane and it's expectd to make land fall in nova scotia on saturday. in kill devil hill, north carolina, i'm sand dra endo. >>> here in the bay area, some areas have seen a spare the air day. but to sort it all, we go to meteorology mark timaio. >> we have the spare the air day throughout the entire bay area. that will be challenging over the weekend, as you can see right now, speaking of the marine influence, there we go. some dense fog showing up from pacificca to parts of san francisco as we come in closer to ocean be

although, the cape hatteras reg, and kill devil hills, 60 plus mile an hour rain, and two or three inches as to the 5:00 update, we are getting word that advisory has gone down a bit. a strong storm battering the carolinas. it looks to move parallel to the u.s. coast line. the next area in the line of sight, as we look ahead toward the next day or so will be the cape across massachusetts. more on the weather channel.com and on cable. many of you know it was hot out there. north bay, east bay and south bay. 76 in livermore, and 70 in sunniville. here is the good thing. the fog is building off shore. if you want cooling. that the bring cooling to the coast for friday. still hot inland, one more day. then we will start to see things go down, throughout saturday, sunday and monday. the fog is building off shore. that will get thicker through tomorrow's forecast. cooling the coast. and sunday, this system right here, that will help to draw temperatures for everyone as it moves closer. we will be talking about 70s inland for labor day, instead of 90s. for tomorrow, wide spread 80s, we are start

some of them had already been evacuated yesterday from the hatteras area so not necessarily the best for them. but in fact, it's truly an interesting day here because you can see how beautiful it is here behind me but now the national hurricane center says that earl will hit here at about midnight tonight with winds of 100 miles per hour. >>> reporter: kevin broom isn't sticking around for earl, even if it means cutting his labor day weekend short. >> better to be a little disappointed than get washed away. >> reporter: the monster hurricane could reach north carolina late tonight or early friday before rolling up the east coast. watches and warning stretch all the way to cape cod, massachusetts. while earl is expected to stay offshore as it makes its way north, a slight shift could put millions in harm's way. >> that's why it's important to take the time now while the skies are still clear and the weather is great to make sure you have a plan and you're ready just in case. >> reporter: many aren't wasting any time boarding up -- >> you never know what flying debris you're going to g

the big storm, seen from the international space station, was still 700 miles off cape hatteras, north carolina, late today, but evacuations were under way along the exposed outer banks. >> when they said they wanted the visitors to leave today from hatteras, we decided the best thing to do for the locals is get out of the way. >> lehrer: the state's beaches were already empty, buildings were being boarded up, and some people worried they were overdue for disaster. >> people feel it's time for the big one. >> lehrer: forecasters still expected early to turn north as it reaches the outer banks late tomorrow or early friday. the projected track then takes it parallel up the coast. as a result, the national hurricane center issued a hurricane warning for most of the north carolina coast and a hurricane watch extended to delaware. the coast guard again flyovers along the eastern seaboard warning shimz at sea of the coming danger. >> the hurricane will impact the coastal and offshore area.... >> lehrer: in washington, president obama was briefed by the head of the fema, the federal emergenc

>> reporter: brian, real quickly, here's the story, it approaches cape hatteras on thursday, the left-hand track would be the worst case, that would put major hurricane damage, life-threatening storm surge along the east coast from north carolina all the way to maine, the better case, of course, would be to keep the storm yofr shore, but still very dangerous boating, and beach conditions. no matter what, this is going to affect all of the east coast from the carolinas all the way up, and some very very difficult decisions are going to have to be made in the next couple days about evac u eights and what to do in a lot of vulnerable spots. >> we'll be dealing with this for the remainder of the week and following it closely. thanks. >>> now to tonight's address to the nation by the president. his second oval office speech as president. barack obama, you'll recall, ran against the iraq war and tonight he made official what we watched on tv 13 days ago, the combat phase is over. the u.s. will pull out entirely by the end of next year. as he said earlier today, said again tonight, america's work

near the cape hatteras region as a category 3.ight now the models keep it offshore but a little bit of deviation here to the left and we could be looking at some major damage. otherwise, back here at home in san francisco, we had clear skies and a lot of hot temperatures from the coastline inland with 88 currently and that humidity fairly low. we're continuing to hold on to low to mid 90s in the east and the south bay. "spare the air" tonight and as we head to tomorrow. primarily, our biggest spots of concern for poor air quality are the east and south bay. hot inland and warm at the coast with 70s and 80s and this is a trend you might like if you want cooler weather. as we head to labor day weekend, temperatures will be going down. we have hot, high pressure here sitting offshore helping to bring us a lot of heating aloft. that's why the fog has no chance at all building as we head throughout tonight or for tomorrow, for that matter. we'll keep it with these above-average temperatures for thursday and by friday, that's when the c

ocracoke island, some of the non-residents of hatteras island have been told to evacuate. so folks here not really taking chances as far as the emergency management folks are concerned. right here where we are at nags head beach, so far, so good. no evacuations where we are, but that could change if earl gets a little bit closer. the worst of it we're expecting, probably late tomorrow, through tomorrow night, and on into the day on friday. rob? >> jeff, we're watching that path of hurricane earl very closely. let's go back to the plot. we call it the spaghetti plot. right there on the outer banks of north carolina, that's why they have hurricane watches in effect all the way up to virginia this morning. that storm still expected to curve away from the east coast, but given the storm's size, probably will at least see tropical storm force conditions there on the outer banks of north carolina late tomorrow. back to our weather. it's pretty comfortable and tame in comparison. 59 degrees, san francisco. our main concern today is the heat. look at those temperatures. san jose,

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. >> reporter: on cape hatteras, earl's first target, they reopened a bridge to the north carolina mainland anda the tourists resurfaced. in rhode island, a big surf was the only remnant of the storm. there was some beach erosion on long island, but the damage was light compared to the drum roll of predictions. >> a team of reporters and meter olses will bring you live coverage over the next hour and a half. >> reporter: trees were felled in nantucket, but looking at the beaches and shoppers, the scene did not resemble the state of emergency the massachusetts governor declared just hours ago. >> i was thrilled, you know. the sun was out and shining. people are walking around town. >> reporter: indeed, the federal emergency management team said no states had even asked for assistance. this sign in chatham said it all. so hurricane earl is gone, having left behind clear skies and few memories. anthony. >> dean reynolds in chadam, massachusetts. hope you goat have a great weekend there. a state of emergency has been declared on new zealand's south island after a major earthquake struck christc

. >> reporter: north carolina, tourists are returning to cape hatteras. was some beach erosions on long island, but it was minor. in massachusetts, earl's punch was so gentle that officials didn't send out a damage assessment team because there was no major damage to assess. a new definition of a perfect storm. randall pinkston, cbs news, chatham, massachusetts. >>> it looks like it's about to salvage summer with a good weekend forecast. >> wouldn't that be nice? it's been a summer in the bay area, cooler than normal, but folks, some heat shortly. we did have patchy fog and some cool numbers by the coastline and the patchy fog returning to the beaches, but for the most part, right now, clear skies inland and i think that's a sign of things to come. it looks like high pressure is going to build in here ever so briefly. but enough to bring us a pretty nice weekend out of it and salvage things as far as summer is concerned. you can see the fog right now hugging the coastline right here along the san mateo county coastline, and further to the south. clear in

already the phone is ringing off the hook at the outer banks motel in hatteras. >> we don't charge you, of course, if you don't come during a hurricane. >> reporter: people here are also starting to worry about beach erosion. the outer banks are shrinking. some beaches losing 15 feet of sand a year. 81-year-old carol dillon, who has owned this motel since 1955, worries there's not enough beach left in front of her motel to protect it. >> when we had 500 feet of beach we did not have water on the outer banks motel property. >> reporter: the water here on the outer banks is already off limits to swimmers because of dangerous rip currents. those currents will only get stronger as the hurricane approaches. as for most of the people here, very few have left so far but many say they'll make that decision if the hurricane continues on its current track. don teague, cbs news, north carolina. >>> in other news this morning, american forces have a new mission in iraq. the president formally ended u.s. combat operations in iraq in an oval office speech last night, saying this country paid a huge

from here several miles south, all of the way down hattera residents were forced to leave.water comes in, not only in front of the storm, but also on the backside, as the storm whips around and brings the water that could flood this area through the south. >> steve osunsami. >>> you can take the storm on abcnews.com through the day and the night. "nightline >>> was this man charging at deputies when he was tased? that is what the official report says. the video disputes it. >> this boaters attempting a draw matic water rescue. >> questions about a murder spree that left five people dead and radio active discovery made at the suspect's home. >> the state ordered study looks at the accuracy of smart meters. we look at the accuracy of the study. >>> good evening, everyone. new information about tasing of a 64-year-old man in his own home. >> the sheriff's department is facing a lawsuit over this incident. tasing this man with a heart condition, three times. and tonight how the sheriff's office is justifying its use of force. vick? >> we've obtained this report. the sheriff's o

jim cantore is in cape hatteras. jim, how's it looking there? >> reporter: it's looking a little better but not by much. this is pamlico sound and that's the problem. because the winds are out of the north as the storm moves to our east, that brought a lot of this sound over highway 12. we've got a lot of problems with highway flooding. now that the sun is up we've got a chance to assess the situation. many can't get through far hatteras village because of the water, in some cases up to doors on some of these vehicles, so traffic down this way is still impassable. we had a rough night. the stormcenter coming about 85 miles from hatteras island. we had a hurricane-force gust. more importantly eight hours straight of tropical storm force sustained winds with very heavy pounding rain. ñe=uÑñ is it time to breathe a sigh of relief, sir? >> not really, but it is looking a little bit clearer as to what the trend will be. i've got the longer trend of the satellite. you can definitely see that the well structured eye and a very circular wind field had b

rans, and heavy wind, there could be heavy surf in the next couple of days, could be rip tides from hatteras up to new jersey. you are heading to the beach, pay attention to what life guards tell you, they know what the conditions are. >> a live view from the skywatcher that is where the clouds are coming from, out of the mountains, 79 at national airport,he rainfallo far this year is running about six and a quarter inches below average. we have been dry, an inch and a third dryer than average. the temperatures are just near 70, blue ridge, east, into the 70s, near 80 in prince george's county, and montgomery, fairfax. cloudiness moving in there. the northern neck and e lower part of the shore, and the atlantic beaches, temperatures around 80. and western virginia, they are saying bring on the rain. it is pched here, the panhandle. here it comes, the zones of rain that are ming out of ohio valley, heading off to the east. it won't be a lot. less than a quarter of an inch for both eas, but at least it is coming our way. >> this is powerful, huge, hurricane igor that churns away. you can see t

this would depict the wind field at the closest approach to cape hatteras. you're going to have hurricane-force winds because of the size of the storm, on cape hatteras. and just a small dodge to the left, as you can see, that's only a matter of 50 or 60 miles, could bring a direct eyewall impact to the communities along the coast of north carolina. >> significant chance of more evacuations? >> i'm sorry. i didn't hear you. >> significant chance of more evacuations? >> well, the evacuations are decisions made by local officials. it will depend on what the relative risk of impact is, as we go further up the coast. as you mentioned earlier in the broadcast, this is decision day, as you get up into new york and new england areas, as far as if they're going to have to evacuate. >> we have a few seconds left. you are watching other storms, as well? >> that's right. fiona, which doesn't seem to be a problem. it's continuing to be disorganized. and we're watching gaston. that might be next of concern. >> bill read, thank you very much. >>> now, we are learning more

north carolina's emergency system is as good as any in the country. >> reporter: local businesses on hatterasland are already taking an economic beating from this store. >> it couldn't have come at a worst time. >> labor day is busiest weekends, the last weekend for the summer. >> reporter: hours before earl's approach daring surfers tooked advantage of the big waves. >> just got out of school. i'm not excited about the rain and auld of the wind -- and all of the wind. it's kind of a bummer. >> reporter: now the rain and all of that wind is traveling up the east coast at about 18 miles an hour. the storm is expected to weaken, downgrading to a category 1 hurricane. and is expected to make landfall in nova scotia. back to you. >> sandra, it's still a pretty powerful hurricane. is it having any impact on air travel in that area? >> reporter: oh, absolutely because also it is a very important holiday weekend, the three-day weekend for many people. travel was expected to be heavy but a lot of airline carriers are saying check with them before you get on board. there are gonna be a lot of flight c

and a 78-mile-per-hour wind gust in cape hatteras. winds so strong, that all that's left of this american flag are the shreds. by 10:00 p.m., atlantic beach, north carolina, was already getting pounded. >> as you can see, we're getting pretty good rain now. >> reporter: it's about 4:30 in the morning. hurricane earl is about 130 miles off our coastline here. high, sustained winds, about 105 miles per hour. here, peak wind gusts 33. well away from the center of the storm in south carolina, earl's winds dashed this boat against the pier, splitting it in half. the majority of the east coast, from north carolina, to canada, is either under a tropical storm watch or a hurricane watch. rhode island, virginia, maryland, massachusetts and north carolina, all under states of emergency, following hurricane earl. to be ready, fema is sending 400,000 liters of water, 300,000 meals and 54 generators to ft. bragg, north carolina. and over 160,000 liters of water, 213,000 meals and 41 generators to massachusetts. there will be wind and waves and wat

. >> reporter: hatteras island are taking a beating from the storm economically. >> this could not haveme at a worse time. >> this is our busiest weekend. it is hard on us. >> reporter: hours before earl's approach, surfers took advantage of the big waves. some made the best of mother nature's muscle. >> i got out of school. i get to surf all day. i'm not excited about the rain and wind. >> reporter: that rain and all that wind is traveling up the east coast right now at 18 miles per hour. this storm is expected to weaken to a category one hurricane eventually making landfall in nova scotia on saturday. reporting live, i'm sandra endo, back to you. >>> thank you. alameda county fire chief dave kapler is on paid leave. >> we have an acting chief running the department in his absence. >> it is not clear why the chief was pulled off duty, but he was criticized last month when photographs surfaced of him filling up at city gas pumps in his permanent vehicle. we obtained his contract and it doesn't mention anything. >>> there is a warning from police this morning about three suspicious men p

. >> reporter: local businesses on hatteras island are taking a beating from the storm economically. >> this could not have come at a worse time. >> labor day is our busiest weekend for the summer. it is hard. >> reporter: hours before earl's approach, surfers took advantage of the big waves which are expected to surge more as the storm rolls by. some made the best of mother nature's muscle. >> i got out of school. i get to surf all day. i'm not excited about the rain and wind. it is a bummer. >> reporter: the rain and all of this wind is traveling up the east coast at 18 miles per hour. the storm is supposed to weaken to a category one hurricane and make landfall in nova scotia on saturday. reporting live, sandra endo. dave, back to you. >>> thank you. 5:24. back here at home, alameda county fire chief dave capler is on paid administrative leave. >> we have mike fisher who is running the department in his absence. >> it is not clear why the chief has been pulled off duty. he has been criticized when these photographs came out of him filling up his personal car at the city's gas pump

heading towards the northwest pl 815 miles south-southeast of cape hatteras with sustained winds of 125 miles per hour. hurricane force winds extend 90 miles and the tropical storm force winds 200 miles. let's go through other data and give you timing. north carolina beaches, rain and wind late thursday and into early, early friday morning. rough seas and rip currents through the weekend. up and down the east coast, virginia, maryland, you get it friday afternoon. into friday night. again, it will weaken after that to a category 2 most likely. the jersey shore friday night and into early saturday morning. then it weakens again, most likely to a category 1. then rolls to long island into cape cod saturday and saturday night. and maine into sunday. watch those rip currents. much more weather ahead in a couple of minutes. we will send it back to you in new york. >> dave, thanks. after seven long years president obama formally announced the end of u.s. combat operations in iraq last night. during his speech, he declared it was time to turn the page and to focus on problems back here at home

hatteras island has been asked to evacuate. mandatory for visitors.enter has shifted the actual path of this storm to be a little bit closer to the carolina area, as it passes by. it's just not going to get pushed back out to the atlantic right away. no change in its position as it relates to the east coast or the mid-atlantic. but everyone keeping a close eye. there's too many adjustments to this track for my liking, as we head into two and three days up the coastline. quick look at the big board to show you there are storms right in the middle of the country, with our much-delayed cold front that we were hoping would keep this storm that is earl well off the shoreline. and we have the big heat going on in the northeast today. also want to advise that gaston, and the storm that would be gaston, now has an 80% chance of developing off the coast of africa. the next outlook from the hurricane center, we could have three, named tropical systems to be dealing with.ri all that weather was brought to you by kellogg's special k. and we are live on the coastl

nas with the remnants of nicole, combining those two, you have a risk of strong storms from cape hatteras all the way to long island. we have the future cast bringing the heavy rain up along the coast and inland in the interior sections of new york and pennsylvania to new england by tomorrow and new england. we have a pretty good weekend in tap as it all moves out. we have flash flood watches as well and rainfall amounts anywhere from 3 to 7 inches of rain before it's all over sometime tomorrow night. >> heavy tropical downpours all day today. a tornado watch until 1:00. flash flood warnings for the afternoon as well as the coastal >>> and that's your latest weather. amy. >>> al, thank you, this morning on "today"'s health, scary symptoms actually no big deal. you may notice sometimes your eyelid twitches or you have heart palpitations and strange bruises but we can help you out. in most cases, you should not worry, our editor says, dr. raj, good morning. when we see these strange things, we immediately run to google, what's wrong with me? >> sure. >> what's your advice of patients lookin

to earl, right now, a dangerous hurrane. 355 miles south of cape hatteras. it's got 145-mile-per-hour winds. it's a category 4 storm, moving north-northwest at 18 miles per hour. that fast forward speed is going to probably increase the storm surge possibilities. we have hurricane watches and warnings, hurricane warnings for the entire carolina coast. hurricane watches from the north carolina/virginia border, up right into new york. we've got tropical storm warnings also and hurricane watches up and down the eastern seaboard. here's the latest on the path of earl. we look for it to make its way close to the outer banks of north carolina, some time this morning. i should say, tomorrow morning around 2:00 or 3:00, with 135-mile-per-hour winds. whether it makes direct landfall or not doesn't matter, because tropical force winds extend out 200 miles. it continues along the shoreline, paralleling the new jersey/maryland coast by friday afternoon. and late friday night, early saturday morning, it brushes past new england. we haven't had a hit in new england of a m

still looks like it's going to skirt the east coast coming closest to cape hatteras and also to the capeound massachusetts and heading up towards nova scotia. to deviate 100 miles to west, flooding rains there in virginia and possibly new england. for now looking at mainly riptides and dangerous surf along the east coast. at home we have a clear sky this morning. and because of that we're going to have some warm weather this afternoon. we definitely have an offshore breeze developing and that's why we're seeing some of the clear skies right now and also temperatures that are running in the 50s and 60s. let me go over here and try to kick start the computer. it seems to be hung up on that hurricane graphic. thank you very much. let's see if we can go back to the computer and show you the temperatures outside. nice job, buddy, appreciate. that's scott wallace, our director for this hour. 63 fremont, mountain view, san jose. 68 los gatos. by contrast half moon bay about 46 degrees. low to mid-50s with a clear sky monterey bay and inland. sunny and warm not only today and tomorrow. going to

by this afternoon, forecasters projected earl was on track to make a close approach to cape hatteras, north carolina, late thursday, just in time for the labor day holiday weekend. it was expected to turn north and miss a direct landfall. still the national hurricane center urged coastal communities to keep an eye on the storm's path, and evacuations remain possible if the storm wobbles to the west. local emergency management officials were already taking heed. >> everybody is ready, and we're watching it. we're crossing our fingers that it doesn't impact the weekend and everybody can enjoy it. once again people really need to pay attention to what's going on over the next couple days. >> reporter: for now earl was generating heavy surf and rip current warnings in several states. close behind the hurricane, another tropical storm, fiona, neared the caribbean today. it was expected to stay farther out in the atlantic. wall street has closed out its worst august in nine years. the dow jones industrial average gained five points to close at 10,014. the nasdaq fell nearly 6 points to clos