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from a category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm apparently just as hurricane irene was jumping the verrazano bridge and passing the statue of liberty early this sunday morning. this system is still massive and powerful as it continues to churn through new england winds whipping at more than 50 miles an hour still and it is affecting millions of people who are without power dealing with flooded homes counting their losses even looking for away to get to work an monday morning. as strong as irene is now where is irene now. maria molina in the fox news weather center where and how strong? >> how are you doing? the center is about 20 miles south of saint johnson in vermont. so that is where the center of the storm system is. it is very disorganized the center of it heading to canada moving quickly at 26 miles an hour north northeast. a lot of it has fizzled here. most of it off portions of canada fizzled off portions of new england light showers lingering across portions of new york. the damage has been done bev reports of a foot of rain it is going across upstate new york to vermont. it is not

from a category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm apparently just as hurricane irene was jumping the verrazano bridge and passing the statue of liberty early this sunday morning. this system is still massive and powerful as it continues to churn through new england winds whipping at more than 50 miles an hour still and it is affecting millions of people who are without power dealing with flooded homes counting their losses even looking for away to get to work an monday morning. as strong as irene is now where is irene now. maria molina in the fox news weather center where and how strong? >> how are you doing? the center is about 20 miles south of saint johnson in vermont. so that is where the center of the storm system is. it is very disorganized the center of it heading to canada moving quickly at 26 miles an hour north northeast. a lot of it has fizzled here. most of it off portions of canada fizzled off portions of new england light showers lingering across portions of new york. the damage has been done bev reports of a foot of rain it is going across upstate new york to vermont. it is not