hateras, cape cod. and when we're talking about tropical storm force wind we're talking about winds between 40 and 70 miles per hour. hurricane-force wind possibilities are much lower except at cape hatteras where they're 23% and also at cape cod notice we have one 21% there. those are the two most likely areas we're going to see the winds, potentially 75 or greater. whereas the other coastal areas are more likely to see the tropical storm conditions. >> hill: a lot of folks in the northeast remember hurricane bob, which was the last hurricane to hit new england. it was 1991, came ashore as a category two, left behind $1.5 billion in damages, 18 people dead. when you look at the projected path for earl, how close would it be to the path that bob took in '91? >> erica, there's definitely that potential. let's take a look at this map. it has the track of hurricane bob from 1991. we can see that in yellow, and this is the possible track of earl according to the hurricane center in red. notice bob skirts ca

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 getting pretty angry out there right now. the hurricane-force winds extend out about 70 miles from the center of the storm but tropical force winds over 200 miles from the center. whether it makes landfall or not we are still going to be looking at some action here. when it gets close here, a three to five-foot storm surge when we expect it to come across is about the same time as high tide, about 3:00 a.m

it was that strength it swept by cape cod and nantucket. coming within 80 miles of that island. >> so, the good news is that storm wasn't that bad. no hurricane-force winds. no widespread damage. the bad news is that the storm has created some serious migraines on this labor day weekend, with travel delays, dangerous 15-foot waves in some areas and a ton of rain in new england. in north carolina this morning, they're trying to get those flooded roads open again, so vacationers can get back out to the outer banks. now, we're hearing that there are two more storm systems teed up out in the atlantic. we'll have more on that coming up. >>> we have reporters out across the northeast. we begin with linsey davis, who was up all night, weathering the storm in chatham, massachusetts, on cape cod. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. i know the sky looks kind of ominous behind me. the water has calmed down considerably. and the really good news, there's nothing but blue sky. we are starting to see sunshine come in this direction.

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 magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit new zealand. just west of

they will start to open up tomorrow here on cape cod. so, while most people appear to be ready to ride out the storm, not true with tourism. chamber of commerce is saying they are taking a monstrous hit, of course, on this major labor day weekend. some hotels only operating at 40% capacity. finally, larry, the last time there was a direct hit here in new england was back in 1991, hurricane bob. minimal damage then. they hope that hurricane earl stays offshore and that the same will hold true this time around and they'll dodge a bullet. >> larry: thanks, susan. let's hope you have little to report. hard to say to a reporter, but let's hope that's true. here in los angeles, bill nye, the science guy, emmy winning tv host. anything striking to you about earl? >> it's huge. you look at these pictures, it's as long as north carolina and south carolina combined. it's almost as long north and south as florida. so, although it's weakened substantially, it's still an enormous storm. >> larry: if it keeps going right, is bermuda threatened? >> no.

, and also, we think cape cod, as well. here's the latest track from the hurricane center, and it's good news for the mid-atlantic coast, places like the coast of virginia, delaware, new jersey, even new york city. better news for them. but it will still have 85 mile-an-hour hurricane force winds as it passes just by the eastern edge of long island and the cape. and earl has move into the fast lane, diane. 18 miles an hour, moving to the north now. by the time we get tay a saturday, it will be going 0 to 35 miles per hour. that means that weather will change jusieth but t a eit >> all ht snks f1 o as you know well, and just indicated, the nati that the hurricane, already 400 miles across, is getting bigger, spreading out as we watch. i asked bill reed, the director of the national hurricane center, exactly whatat mans. so, can you show me what you mean when you mean spreading and what it means in terms of where the winds are going tot how strong. does that mean they'll be slightly less ferocious, but in a wider area, wider

everyone who planned on enjoying labor day weekend in the cape won't be. hotels here have 50% occupancy. during a weekend where the population normally swells by 50,000. jordan was part of the 10% of people who left. >> i thought maybe with it, we got too many calls from relatives telling us to evacuate. >> reporter: while people here were evacuating, my colleague john berman spent time on long island, where people were racing toward the storm. >> so, you're in favor of the hurricane? >> i am, it stays just far enough away to be fun, but not be a big problem for us. >> reporter: hours ago, earl turned deadly. in new jersey, one swimmer was killed and another remains missing after being pulled in by strong rip tides. >> for most normal human becomes, a hurricane coming is a time to go inside, get out of the way. for you, it's a time to? >> well, surf. yeah. i mean, for all of us. i think there's a lot of normal human becomes out here playing in the water. but yeah, it's dangerous. the rip tide is insane. >> is this really safe? >> if you know what you're do

cape cod area. wind speed here and along the jersey shore, upwards of 20 to 30 miles per hour. as you head to long island, 30 to 40. really the case the big unknown now are for the cape. track continues as it is, 40 to 50 with gusts higher than that. but keep in mind that it could have been a lot worse. these are finicky storms. big danger will be the rip currents up and down the eastern seaboard and that will last right through the weekend. no swimming here in ocean city all day today. we will continue to watch it. >> rough seas behind you there. thank you very much. it has been nearly would decades since new england had a hurricane. but earl is expected to pound the massachusetts coast tonight. cbs news national correspondent dean reynolds is in cape cod. he has the latest from there this morning. dean, good morning. >> good morning. as you can see behind me, the fog is rolling in to cape cod right now. signaling the approach of earl. and it is the direction of the storm that's upper most in every

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

there's going to be a lot of problems here with debris over cape cod and power outages. here's the radar. and you see the sharp cutoff for the rain there. rains increasing now in the southeastern parts of virginia, right around virginia beach. it's getting windy and wet. there you see a tropical storm force, in east north carolina. those will be heading right on up into southern new england tonight. that's when the big problems will be occurring with the wind and the rain. it will be significant. back to you guys. >> all right, mark mancuso, accuweather.com. >>> we'll check in with mark later this half hour. abc's coverage of earl, will continue all morning long on "gma" and abcnews.com. >>> and a security scare at the miami airport. four concourses were evacuated overnight, while the bomb squad investigated reports of a suspicious package. the initial report came from the area of the international arrivals. the tsa says one person has been taken into custody. they're not getting details just yet on what may have been inside of that package. anyone traveling outside of m

the worst of earl is expected to hit here, cape cod, massachusetts. recently named one of the top ten labor day destinations. the popular resort area has a year-round population of more than 200,000 people. the island normally swells by 50,000 this weekend, but the chamber of commerce says they've lost about 10% of that to earl. jordan skolnik waited until this morning to evacuate. >> we just didn't feel like it was safe, just in case they close the bridges to the cape. >> reporter: now, the bridges remain open to the main land. they'll only close if the winds exceed 70 miles an hour. but david, that's still very possible. >> we see the fog rolling in there. linsey davis, thank you. >>> this morning, we woke up and many of the headlines were that the carolinas dodged a bullet. but then the pictures started pouring in today, hardly a glancing blow. and steve osunsami rode out the worst of the storm in nags head, north carolina. >> reporter: the storm passed within 85 miles of the outer banks, in the middle of the night, with five feet of storm surge in

hatteras, maybe just to the east of cape cod. but, again, look how close they all are to the coastline. just a couple of them are off to the east. the main story line here is, it's just still too close to call where this hurricane is going to go. >> reporter: so knowing what we know, how is earl, then, going to affect the east coast? >> what we can look at right now harry, is the probability of tropical storm force winds. if you see a number higher than 30%, there's a very good likelihood that your location will at least see winds that strong, and right now tonight anywhere from cape hatteras to bar harbor in maine has a good chance of tropical storm conditions. some places might even be a little bit worse. >> smith: wow. david bernard. thank you. traffic was down this past month at new car show rooms with americans worried about the economy and dealers offering fewer incentives. g.m. sales fell 25% from last august... august of last year. ford's were down 11%. ford says it will cut production by 4,000 vehicles in the fall. but c

radar and satellite indicates heavy squalls there just south of rhode island and also the cape. that's going to come across tonight and areas of maine will see that heavy rain as well. look at the wind field. the yellow area are the tropical storm force winds, 40 to 74 mile per hour winds. gusts to hurricane force in orange, and the red are hurricane sustained winds. those are in a very small area, but as we take the track across the coast tonight, you can see that yellow area will sweep much of the cape and even coastal maine tomorrow morning. you can expect at least those tropical storm force conditions even though the storm is weakening. >> hill: cbs news hurricane consultant david bernard. thanks. with earl still a threat, warnings are up along the new england coast, including on cape cod, where we find dean reynolds tonight. he is in chatham. dean, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, erica. well, they've established shelters now on cape cod, and for those others who've chosen to remain in their homes, they're being urged to stay there as this storm comes ashore late to

>> reporter: cape cod, massachusetts, is home to 500,000 summer residents.er the needs may be. >> reporter: now, since this storm was first forecast over 100,000 residents down here on the barrier islands have been ordered to evacuate. rob and mike? >>> t.j., we are getting word the eye of the storm is beginning to break up? >> reporter: well, that's correct. we're all used to that very tightly wound eye of the storm, the center of the storm which we see on satellite images. usually that is the very ominous image for those of us who watch the weather very closely. but as this storm has been downgraded from a category 4 to a category 3, now a category 2, we have seen that eye begin to break up. it's almost barely recognizable now on the satellite map. there is always the chance that could reform, and that would of course be a bad thing for the northeast. but right now, the odds are against it. >> all right, certainly good news there. thank you, t.j., for that live report. >>> people hundreds of miles to the north are watching this storm very closely. >> accuw

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

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

now the question is how strong will it be and how strong will be winds be around the cape. also beach erosion around the eastern seaboard. it's forecasted close to cape cod as a category one around midnight, then the storm is gone for the labor day weekend. forecast around the country, it's going to be interesting. the west coast, you're still baking in summer, while the rest of the nation is going to be cooling off. look at phoenix today, 111 degrees. seattle around 80. nice on the coastal areas but still hot in the interior sections of california. you notice into saturday, cooler in san red bluff, california, another day in the hundreds for you. tucson easy into the hundreds, 104, sacramento, upper 90s. we'll take a look at the complete weekend forecast coming up. >> all right. bill karins, thank you. >>> wall street waits on job numbers, retailers score in august, and the number two burger chain is sold. early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, will a machete wielding assassin win the hearts of moviegoers this weekend at the box office. >> college f

jeff, my mother lives on cape cod in massachusetts. i sent her a text today, are you ready? >>> it looks likes this storm system, even though it's not expecting a direct hit will give a glancing blow to a lot of the east coast. in the carolinas and long island and also, indicating cape cod looks like they could have some hurricane-force winds in the next five days. back here at home we had fog earlier this afternoon. i took this snap shot at about 2:30. as we transition this to the current picture, yes. look at this. the fog is evaporating. when the fog evaporates this time of the day we're under a heating trend across the bay area. 76 right now in san francisco. winds only west at 2 miles an hour. we've seen warming across the entire bay area from the north bay with mid 80s to close to 90. in livermore and plenty of mid 80s from san jose to sunnyvale. the trend tonight is fok clearing at the coastline. fog clearing for tomorrow as well and it will leave hot temperatures inland with plenty of 70s and 80s even at the coastline. and then we'll see cooling weather in our seven-

england late tonight passing close to cape cod, nantucket and martha's vineyard. many airlines allowing holiday flyers to change holiday plans because of earl. you should check with your specific airline for information rebooking deadlines. you check up to the minute delays or cancellations by going to the abc 7 flight tracker at the bottom of our home page, abc7news.com. mike is ahead with the forecast. >> let's take a look outside and see what is lurking at the coast. i didn't think that was the shot we were getting. sorry. (laughter) >> thought it was going to show the fog and the cooler air coming our way with the fog. we'll talk about how that will change from today's heat and poor air quality. >> surprise, surprise, surprise. a family pet stolen seven years ago is finally found but a certain rule is stopping the owner from a happy reunion with her pet. and the video that sparked

we begin with michelle franzen in chatham, massachusetts on cape cod.ichelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. minimal damage reported and no medical emergencies. at this hour reported. it looks like the cape and nantucket really faired well through earl. in the end earl's spin no worse than a classic nor'easter. earl proving even as a category 1 hurricane, he had enough punch left to pound the coast of nantucket. the island received the brunt of the storm with earl carving its path east of nantucket. not far away on cape cod, heavy rain and whipping winds left their mark. but even the power of earl was no match for this bride and groom. margo and hugh married at the chatham bars inn, determined pot to let a hurricane spoil their special day. >> it will also be memorable. it's given us plenty of challenges, but nothing stopping us. >> reporter: or their happily ever after. >> i hope not. we had a whirlwind romance, but maybe another hurricane just throws some, i don't know, some excitement to it. there is a strange excitement with a hurr

hunkering down from cape cod to cape hatteras, hundreds of people are finding themselves under a hurricane watch and preparing for earl. >> earl has strengthened and i'll have the latest on the hurricane plus a look at the heat that is going to hold on for one more day. >> i'm michael finney, ahead on 7 on your side, results from a pg&e investigation in a customer's smart meter complaint. >> also tonight, new weapons in the entertainment arsenal at apple, one that could change >>> two firefighters were injured in downtown san jose this morning. one firefighter received injuries when a ceiling collapsed another had a shoulder injury. residents got okay but three of them will have to find another place to live because of the damage. >> hurricane earl a category four now, just 24 hours from a mid-atlantic shore. evacuations are underway in north carolina where some had hoped to spend their last week of summer. here is way it looked like. several states are under states of emergency tonight. the government is moving in emergency medical teams and supplies to be ready. >> on cape hatteras islan

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 since hurricane bob in 1991 has a storm threatened so much of the eastern seaboard. here in north carolina where the rip current is already a concern, the governor has declared a state of emergency. they've done the same for the coastal regions of maryland and virginia. but some tourists refuse to let earl ruin their fun in the sun. >> this is our 14th year here. i'm not ready to go back to new york and get into my routine. >> reporter: for those that don't have a place to ride out the storm, red cross shelter

on cape cod, they're hauling out boats. and police are wading into the water to steer people from waters with rip currents that remain from last weekend's hurricane danielle. >> you can still feel the undercurrent. it's pretty strong. >> reporter: later this morning, president obama is scheduled to have a talk with fema administrators about hurricane preparedness. earl continues to look as if all those preparations will be necessary. rob and mike? >> and there's a lot of questions about the exact track of this thing. but any idea on impact on beaches for the big weekend? >> reporter: one of the thing forecasters are saying right now, regardless of where earl goes, everyone will have rough surf and the dangerous rip currents all along the eastern coast. really a big fear for a lot of the beach businesses, who worry that wherever earl goes, people are going to stay away this weekend. back to you guys. >> all right. emily schmidt on the storm watch. thanks so much. >>> and forecasters are watching a cold front that could pu ea

that's right along the cape. and also on the carolina shore. >>> those areas sam mentioned in massachusetts are under a hurricane watch this morning. sam will sam will have more from north carolina all morning on "gma." >>> and turning to other news this morning. middle east leaders meet today for the first face-to-face peace talks in nearly two years. president obama tried to jump-start those talks in meetings with israeli prime minister netanyahu and palestinian president abbas at the white house. simon mcgregor-wood is joining us from jerusalem with some of the sticking points. hi, simon. >> reporter: good morning, it's t rob. it's taken almost 20 months of diplomatic arm-twisting. but today, the two sides are finally due to sit down and talk face-to-face. a peace agreement to end this decades-long conflict in one year. that's their goal. very ambitious. but last night, as the protagonists gathered for dinner at the white house, there were fine words and lots of optimism. >> after nearly two years, israelis an

fresnel high debt level of and posted for cape cod and the islands. hurricane warnings and watches reed of the coast. is moving in looks like it is moving towards these skills, it will take a turn and move north, nw. we can actually see a minor strengthening of hurricane earl in the next 24 hours. back to you. >> thank you, watching wall street and other day yesterday that first day of september, the dow jones is entered and 54 points. the nasdaq is up 63. the futures are starting to turn rain now, as the unemployment numbers just across the wire a few moments ago and a number of americans requesting unemployment offense declined to set straight week. the labor department says the new claims for unemployment fell by 6000. before it is 72,000 americans filing for the first time last week. but economists were looking for an increase but instead the drummer's dropped to a four week average base of well as well as the first decrease after for st. john's. investors are watching then burning keep these testifying library now in washington before panel inves

this is cape cod. in the path of earl, and home to half a million summer residents. the winds have already started to pick up. and the waves are certainly telling us tonight that something big is coming this way. if earl gets any closer, which everyone here hopes doesn't happen, there will certainly, diane, be many more evacuations called tomorrow, in many more places. >> as you told us, steve, these are crucial hours right now, and as those emergency teams just warned, the hurricane could speed up and turn towards shore on a dime. so, let's bring in sam champion. he's in atlantic beach tonight. sam, give us a sense of the dimension of the storm. >> reporter: diane, this is a monster. not only is earl regained its category 4 strength, but look at the size of it on our 3d satellite image. 400 miles across. a little bit more than that, the size of this storm. and look at that eye getting better formed as it restrengthened during the day today. but that doesn't tell the whole story. the wind speeds here are just as kind of impressive. more than 200 miles from the center

hurricane igor is so big it's creating dangerous rip currents from florida to cape cod. >>> sunday prayers. the first family makes a rare visit to church. is there a political message here? >>> lost and found. 13 members of a cultlike church trigger a frantic search when they disappear. >>> the youngest victim, the taliban attacked voters in afghanistan and children pay the price. >>> and lights out for the last american factory making one of this country's greatest inventions, the ordinary incan decemb decemberine lightbulb. >>> good e >>> good evening. the airport is closed. the windows are closed. the sandbags are filled. and tonight, 60,000 people on bermuda are braesing for hurricane oi go. to's heading right for tiny bermuda. there have been stronger storms but what makes igor stand out. is its size. a huge pinwheel of furry that's expected to pound bermuda for hours. our david kerley is there tonight. >> reporter: the full strength of igor is just starting to reach bermuda. igor has been downgraded to a category 1. even the leading edge of igor is powerful. reaching out 100 miles fr

the next area in the line of sight, as we look ahead toward the next day or so will be the cape acrossmassachusetts. 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 starting out more comfortable in the east bay tomorrow, and 10:00 a.m., instead of 80s, mid 70s, a lot better for nut east bay. for the morning, some of the cooler temperatures, mid 50s, santa rosa, and napa. and low 90s in the south bay. evergreen, dublin, 90. warm to hot in

hurricane earl sideswiped north carolina's outer banks early today and is nowñr heading towas cape cod massachusetts. earl flooded the vacation islands but tre was little damage and nobody was hurt. it has dropped to a catery one hurricane down from a powerful category four just a day ago. it knock out power and close a bridge between the islands and the mainland. >> we dodged a bullet. purely and simply north carolin dodged a bullet. we're glad that bult is now out of our state for the most part. >> earl is expected to reach new england te tonight passing close to cape cod, nantucket and martha's vineyard. many airlines allowing holiday flyers to change holiday plans because of earl. you should check with your specic airline for information rebooking deadlines. you check up to the minute delays or cancellations by going to the abc 7 flight tracker at the bottom of ou home page, abc7news.com. mike is ahead with the forect. >> let's take a look outside and see what is lurking at the coast. i didn' think that was the shot we were getting. sorry. (laughter) >> thought it was going to show

hurricane earl sideswiped north carolina's outer banks early today and is nowñr heading towas cape cod massachusetts. earl flooded the vacation islands but there was little damage and nobody was hurt. it has dropped to a category one hurricane down from a powerful category four just a day ago. it knocked out power and closed a bridge between the islands and the mainland. >> we dodged a bullet. purely and simply north carolina dodged a bullet. we're glad that bullet is now out of our state for the most part. >> earl is expected to reach new england late tonight passing close to cape cod, nantucket and martha's vineyard. many airlines allowing holiday flyers to change holiday plans because of earl. you should check with your specific airline for information rebooking deadlines. you check up to the minute delays or cancellations by going to the abc 7 flight tracker at the bottom of our home page, abc7news.com. mike is ahead with the forecast. >> let's take a look outside and see what is lurking at the coast. i didn't think that was the shot we were getting. sorry. (laughter) >> thought it

the storm is heading towards major vacation spots on the east coast like cape cod and marthas vineyard. as michelle franzin explains -- >> reporter: the eye of the storm is offshore but close to enough to bring driving wind and rain to the barrier islands. first light did reveal storm damage and flooding at the p pamlico sound. and as earl races northward, residents along the east coast are preparing. officials are warning new englanders not to take this storm lightly. >> although the for eaoo nor'ea eating this is something to take serious. >> the coastal residents are getting the message. >> we're taking it serious and we're boarding up. >> reporter: others may not be taking it seriously enough. surfers in long branch, new jersey, ignored storm warnings as they took to the water. the tropical storm force winds and hurricane force winds gusts are expected to reach inland along the coast. as many watch and wait for the storm to pass, and the labor day weekend to begin. a state of emergency remains in effect for cape cod and portions of coastal massachusetts, about a half dozen red cros

off the north carolina coast, about 100 miles to 150 up the jersey shore, but only 20 miles off of cape cod. like eastern north carolina, cape cod is just kind of out there, and that's also expecting some devastation from about category 2 winds. on the west coast, everything is clear. high pressure is building in. a nice ridge of high pressure. that means warm conditions. so, when the east coast is looking at violent weather, the west coast is looking hot and calm and dry. up to 92 in san francisco. a return to the heat. 100 in medford today. seattle and portland also you.ing sunny and warm. salem today 85. fallon, nevada, around 92. we'll update your friday forecast coming up, lynn. >> all right, bill, thanks so much. >>> well, stocks sizzle, apple shines and burger king is on the block. your early-morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, you won't believe who turned down "dancing with the stars" and who volunteered but got turned away. >>> a major upset at the u.s. open and fight night in florida. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "ear

. >>> the mayor on the east coast with a weaker but still dangerous hurricane earl is heading to cape cod tonight. here is a look at the storm from the weather center swirling up the eastern seaboard. nbc bay area's michelle franzen is in chatham, massachusetts, tonight, with an update on earl. >> reporter: here in chatham, massachusetts and all of cape cod, earl is just starting to move in for the night. the outer bands of heavy rain and winds, effects being felt at this hour. certainly will be throughout the night. the brunt of the storm will be felt most. the island of nantucket, that storm to the east of nantucket. will have hurricane-force wind gusts all throughout the tonight. more a tropical storm effect could be a warm nor'easter many are calling it. certainly nonetheless a serious storm that could cause a lot of damage, downed trees and possible power outages. many of the people who live here year round, as well as vacationers leading up to this labor day weekend opted to stay on cape cod. many of them on the island of martha's vineyard and nantucket. they will be hunkering d

. >> reporter: the biggest impact might be on cape cod in massachusetts. nantucket and martha's vineyard could also get pummeled. but for now on cape cod, all is calm. the calm before the storm, as it were. a storm that tonight continues to obliterate the calm in north carolina. i'm john berman for "nightline" in mon talk, new york. >> our thanks to john berman for that report. >>> and up next, he might be the nation's premiere per say your of paraknow what porn. we check in with the radio host whose conspiracy theories draw in a staggering audience. no oil has flowed into the gulf for weeks, but it's just the beginning of our work. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keeping you informed. my job is to listen to the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel and restaurant workers and find ways to help. that means working with communities. we have 19 centers in 4 states. we've made over 120,000 claims payments, more than $375 million. we've committed $20 billion to an independent claims fund to cover lost inc

hurricane warnings up through north carolina, watches through cape cod and nova scotia.ntinues to hug the coast and it will weaken. by tonight it's just off the outer banks of north carolina. they're going to be battered with very strong waves, 2 to 4 inches of rain and we're looking at the sea level anywhere from 2 to 4 feet above normal sea level range. so we are looking at some strong winds, perhaps some rip currents, dangerous conditions along the eastern seaboard throughout the next 24 hours. today though the fog is nowhere to be seen. we'll be looking at very warm temperatures today. once again mid-90s, los gatos and campbell, 90 sunnyvale. 92 menlo park, comfortable 70 in pacifica. 78 downtown, beautiful golden gate park. yesterday you were in the 90s at the airport. a little cooler around the coast today, 90 petaluma. look for 86 in san leandro. as you head towards the valley, 90 castro valley, 97 concord. sure, we could hit 100 in brentwood today. monterey bay, a pleasant 75. gradual cooling just at the coast today and getting underway just in time for the labor

tropical force winds around cape cod expected later on tonight.er today, low clouds, not tropical clouds a sign of ocean air conditioning pulling in the coastal fog. 50s and 60s this morning for the afternoon. not as hot as yesterday, still 80s inland. notice temperatures mid 90s around livermore. 88 san jose. 70s san francisco and oakland. the same story heading towards labor day weekend. your plans look mild. 70s and 80s inland. fog sticking around for the coast. >> big changes for a bay area thoroughfare that you will want to know about. we have a live look at sunol grade. that's where crew als will reste the carpool lane and one or two other lanes will be close the both nights this weekend and probably into next week. it's in preparation for the september 20th opening of the bay area's first freeway express lane. solo drivers will be allowed in the diamond carpool lane if they pay a fee. something different there to be heads-up about. >> if you are headed to the south bay at all this morning, the salinas area is having report's helicopter that

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

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for the end of summer celebrations along some of these speeches and some of the islands across the cape cod region and off shore. we think in the next hour and a half that are all will come closest to the nantucket area. they are looking at the potential for heavy rain, and gusty winds, probably power outages. the heaviest rain falls in the past hour have been around hyannis and into some of the islands that reported wind gas around 45 miles an hour. we are looking at moderately strong tropical storm force winds. tropical storm earl has winds of 70 miles an hour and we think just about the next hour or so, the i will be within 52 maybe 80 miles or so off shore. certainly those bands are going to influence the situation across the silence with strong winds out of the northeast and tomorrow, it will be as if none of this happened. i say that and i will let you know there will be a strong rip current. not just there, but from the mid-atlantic all the way up toward new england and not to forget our viewers in the canadian maritime is as this system will make it toward the northeast, moving

and the popular tourist spot cape cod. reporter jennifer davis is live tonight in chat ham, massachusetts. good evening, jennifer. >> reporter: good evening. well, you know it has been raining pretty consistently here for several hours. at times those bands were pretty strong. but you are right, this storm was nowhere near as big or as strong as many had expected just a few days ago. still, the governor says even if it didn't reach category one status, this was still a very serious storm. >> we have had them before and we will have them again. >> reporter: after whipping the north carolina coastline with heavy wind and rain earl may be weakening at a quicker pace than expected. warnings are in effect around cape cod as well as martha's vineyard and nantucket. >> you can go out to an existing area shelter that has been set up at the high school. and they have snacks and drinks until we know exactly what's going to happen with the storm. >> reporter: the national hurricane center says most of earl's strong winds are expected

this is cape cod, in the path of earl, and home to 500,000 summer residents.icials are very worried about the storm, saying that even though it may be 80 to 100 miles offshore, we could still see hurricane-force winds here. steve osunsami, abc news, on hatteras island, north carolina. >>> and up the coast, boaters on new york's long island and along the massachusetts coasts are not taking any chances. earl is forecast to bring pretty rough surf, dangerous winds and possible flooding by saturday night. tropical storm watches have been posted from new york to boston. >>> there are more precautions on top of that. national guard troops have been mobilized in north carolina. the social security administration is delivering more than 700,000 checks a day early because of the storm. and on top of that, 50 shelters are being prepared on new york's long island. >>> hurricane earl appears to be picking up steam and moving a little faster. >> not the news we want to hear. let's got get the latest now from accuweather's ava dinges. good morning, ava. >> good morning, mik

and the popular tourist spot cape cod. reporter jennifer davis is live tonight in chat ham, massachusetts. good evening, jennifer. >> reporter: good evening. well, you know it has been raining pretty consistently here for several hours. at times those bands were pretty strong. but you are right, this storm was nowhere near as big or as strong as many had expected just a few days ago. still, the governor says even if it didn't reach category one status, this was still a very serious storm. >> we have had them before and we will have them again. >> reporter: after whipping the north carolina coastline with heavy wind and rain earl may be weakening at a quicker pace than expected. warnings are in effect around cape cod as well as martha's vineyard and nantucket. >> you can go out to an existing area shelter that has been set up at the high school. and they have snacks and drinks until we know exactly what's going to happen with the storm. >> reporter: the national hurricane center says most of earl's strong winds are expected

this storm here has prompted hurricane warnings from north carolina all the way up to cape cod area and just certain sections. but keep in mind the tropical storm force wind will be felt across many parts of the east coast here as the storm continues to skirt up the coast lane. it is expected to move quakily which will lessen its impact heading that the next 24 hours. her in the bay area the biggest impact as you see from our high definition mountain tamalpiais camera. the fog returned in full force at the coast line. the sea breeze was back and the combination of the 2 took the temperatures down at the coast. we told you it would be cooler at the coast and warmer inland that's exactly what we saw. 76 in santa cruz today. half man bay 68 degrees. san francisco only 83. but triple digit heat. inland around morgan hill livermore mayor field these temperatures well above average for this time of year. it was 96 in san jose. plenty hot in concord. napa. 99 degrees. numbers right now still on the mild to warm side well inland with 70's and 80's but look at the temperatures right near the coa

and the cape could have 70-mile-per-hour winds with this storm. elsewhere on the board, we're looking at big heat breaking as this cold front moves closer to the coastline. it's 97 the new york. 96 in washington. 95 in richmond. >> and thmperatures are >> and the temperatures are heating back up on the west coast. we'll have all of america's weather live from atlantic beach, north carolina, in the next half hour. robin, george? >> thank you, sam. >>> something that will heat up our message board, this story. a man tasered in his own home for refusing to go to the hospital. did he provoke them? did the police go too far? we're going to have both sides of the debate. >>> also, michael douglas speaking out for the first time about his throat cancer. the grueling treatment. how he told his family. and how he plans to beat it. the crunch of almonds,, plus 35% of your daily fiber... plus antioxidants in a kellogg's fiber plus bar. mmmm. right then. two more wishes? i'm good. oh. back to the lamp then. see ya! [ female announcer ] kellogg's fiber plus ba

with video from cape cod, mass.ch over the northeast east was less intense but had a heavy rainfall, wind. on cape cod, cottages, small fishing boats. there's area flooding, power outages, and fifth earl did little to matdamage to the outer banks of the carolinas. >> and this morning fog, at the golden gate bridge where it is soft and. and that is bound to left. >> still continuing to cause problems for sfo. 30 minutes. otherwise, it should be a beautiful day around. and jacqueline? >> >> >> cooler weather continues into this weekend. a storm passing us to the north will bring us increase sea breeze winds. with fog coverage and cooler temperatures. cooler today, cooler on sunday and only 86, inland on sunday. we are going to see some warming as we go into labor day. a complete reversal. as the sea breezes will be eliminated and the warmer dry air will warm out to dry air. and a perfect weather for labor day, and not too stifling. 84 around the bay shore, and 70's on the bayshore we can look forward to that. as for t