history shows that hurricane damage on the eastern seaboard can be severe even in cities.rs ago hurricane isabel tore up the east coast along a similar course downing power lines and leaving massive blackouts in its path. power outages led to a water shottage. the new york stock exchange had to kick in a back up generator. the so-called long island express hurricane 1938 wreaked havoc of steady winds on 121 miles per hour. ripped up trees. the one hurricane to score a direct hit on new york city in 1821 was so powerful water levels around the city rose 13 feet in just an hour. storm surge actually caused the east river to converge with the hudson flooding much of lower manhattan. if you are on the east coast, listen to the warnings, beprepared and don't forget to stock up on flashlight batteries. i'm going to be with you from 10:00 principle to midnight with extended coverage of hurricane irene. that's going to do it for me. i say hello to contessa brewer. >> we have a lot to get through. >>> we just got the pictures of the atlantic city expressway where now the cars are b

eastern seaboard as it slides into new york and bringing high winds and heavy rain . it's r t with the day's news at the week's top stories well we start in libya where rebels have given a resolute notes omar gadhafi is reported suggestion to sit down for talks with the national transitional council says all the colonel deserves is a rest not dialogue archy's but if the national has spoken to the rebels and has more now from certainly. we have been able to speak to the rebels information minister here in tripoli and he's made his position quite clear the rebels will not negotiate with the criminals the rebels will not negotiate with the killers they want to get our fee and they're running after him street after street district after district and as soon as they catch him they will throw him to jail this statement comes after the news solution use of the that. duff is information chief has apparently called a.p.'s headquarters and has said that gadhafi is ready for talks with the rabble to form a government and his even appointed he's heard son side to lead this negoti

that will be moving, again, up the eastern seaboard here through the next 24 hours. so time will tell how much rain they get out of this. at this point, looks like it's going to stay about a category 1 storm. >> okay. a little bit of good news. we'll check in with you in a few minutes for our own local, mild forecast. >> mild intee.d. >>> check your flight if you're planning on flying this weekend. dozens of flights leaving from bay area airports for the east coast have already been canceled. airlines have been allowing passengers affected by the storm to change their tickets for free. for flights still in service, there are delays in san jose and san francisco for up to 15 minutes. oakland international airport, all five main new york city area airports will be closed to arriving flights in about 2 hours from now. >>> a moderate earthquake shook the central coast this morning. the quake occurred at about 12:18 a.m., just after midnight. had a magnitude of 4.6. that was centered 22 miles southeast of hollister. we had viewers calling into our newsroom, posting on our

. >>> days after hurricane irene slammed on the eastern seaboard, the storm is still leaving its mark. landlocked vermont is suffering the greatest impact as of today. dozens of towns are still cut off essentially because of floodwaters and washed out roads. the national guard is trucking in food and water where it can while helicopters are being used for more remote areas. you see the aerial footage here. it's amazing. not just vermont, people in patterson, new jersey, woke up to another day surrounded by water. emergency crews continue to rescue stranded people by boats. president obama pledging support to those affected. >> as a government, we're going to make sure that states and communities have the support they need so their folks can recover. >> recovery in north carolina will also take time. the outer banks' only highway is washed out in several places. >>> and more wet weather could be coming. another storm is brewing in the atlantic. this one is named katya. >> our meteorologist rob mayeda looks at where this is heading. irene to katya, no end here. >> this storm may be stro

we're talking about along the eastern seaboard. cnn has crews up and down the east coast. take a look right there. dotting the map along the east coast there. you'll be hearing from many of them this afternoon. right now, president barack obama is at fema headquarters in washington. that's where all the disaster and relief efforts are being coordinated. officials say they're expecting everything from flooding to power outages and possibly tornadoes along the eastern seaboard. >> these will not be on the ground very long. they won't be the type of tornadoes we saw this spring. but they can very devastating. we ask people outside the evacuation zones during the storm to stay inside, stay away from exterior walls and windows, interior areas, just like you would prepare for tornadoes. >> irene remains a large and dangerous storm. people need to take it seriously. people need to be prepared. as we have suggested during the week, think of this in three phases -- preparation, response and recovery. some of our states are now moving into the response mode. but other states further

eastern seaboard and has claimed at least eleven lives already marti's more important i is in new york now joins us live marina it seems it wasn't as bad as some people thought it might get but it's not every day of course that new york sees a tropical storm how is the city been dealing with it what's it been like. well and he said this the city was prepared a way in advance before i remain begat it's way down the eastern seaboard but at this point things seem extremely calm relatively calm the sun actually looking out of my way down the sun is beginning to come out here in new york city but that does not mean that there are not been any damage from this tropical storm no i mean was a hurricane but according to meteorologist when it was making its way down the eastern seaboard once it i went through out through north carolina it downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it hit manhattan we did see sheets of of rain coming down out of the wind became extremely heavy it was downgraded to a tropical storm as you mentioned at this point there's been severe flooding are along the hudson ri

>> alan: words of warning from fema after irene begins a destructive assault on the nation's eastern seaboard. the center of the storm, which was estimated to be 500 miles wide, passed over north carolina this morning slamming the coast with winds as strong as 115 miles-per-hour. good afternoon. i'm alan wang. welcome to this early edition of abc-12 news. we're live with the story. >> reporter: we are -- from inside the hotel lobby. the wind gusts here off the coast of north carolina have been so strong, we simply can't put up our satellite dishes. none of the crews can, so i'm actually squatting down in the lobby. you can see behind me. it's not so much sustained winds as it is really strong wind gusts, up to 80-85 miles-per-hour. so right now we, along with residents and emergency personnel, are waiting for the storm to pass so we can go out and inspect the damage. from the carolinas to new england, hurricane irene has 65 million people cringing. the storm roared ashore in north carolina at first light, tearing up part of this fishing pier. >> the lights keep flickering. the house is shakin

eastern seaboard and has claimed at least fifteen lives artie's medina portnoy reports from new york. the city was prepared a way in advance before i renewed begat it's way down the eastern seaboard but at this point things seem extremely calm relatively calm the sun actually looking out of my window in the sun is beginning to come out here in new york city but that does not mean that there are not been any damage from this tropical storm now irene was a hurricane but according to mayor ologists when it was making its way down the eastern seaboard once i went through plowed through north carolina it downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it hit manhattan we did see sheets of of rain coming down and the wind became extremely heavy and it was downgraded to a tropical storm as you mentioned at this point there's been severe flooding along the hudson river in manhattan and they involve the outer boroughs of new york city there how out in our shortages according to con edison more than three morely in people are along the eastern seaboard how about last hour now on manhattan at all the

eastern seaboard has claimed at least fifteen lives already. reports now from new york city was the carried away in advance there where irene begat its way down the eastern seaboard but at this point things seem extremely conference we consarn actually looking out of my window in the sun is beginning to come out here in new york city but that does not mean that there has not been any damage from this tropical storm now i really was a hurricane but according to meteorologist when it was making its way down the eastern seaboard once it i went through a plow through of carolina a downgrade it's more tropical storm by the time it hit manhattan we did see shades of of rain coming down the we became extremely heavy i was downgraded to a tropical storm as you mentioned at this point there's been severe flooding along the hudson river in and in all the outer boroughs of new york city there our out in our shortages now i know how all the emergency workers and first responders are dealing with major flooding topic for the low lying areas south of manhatt

we're going to continue to track hurricane and rain as it moves along the eastern seaboard. first, let's take a live look outside raleigh, north carolina. the governor is holding a press conference on the storm. >> it is just after 10:00 a.m. in new york. stores are cleaned out as people prepare for hurricane i rain. residents are stocking up on bottled water, flashlights and generators. although the shelves are empty, owners say a big storm is usually devastating. >> in new york city, visitors are heeding the warnings to get out. many left hotels after a mandatory evacuation order was announced. gov. chris christie has a strong message for people trying to ride out the storm. >> get the hell off the beach and get out. you are done. it is for 30 p.m.. you have maximize your tan. >> meanwhile red cross groups are headed east to help people affected by hurricane erin. about 30 volunteers from five counties including album needed and san mateo have joined forces with local relief groups. red cross officials say dozens more volunteers are on standby. volunteers helped build shel

the eastern seaboard is expected to be impacted throughout the entire weekend. the latest on hurricane irene, the winds 100 miles per hour. the movement north at 13 miles per hour. now, the movement, we want it to be a whole lot faster than that. 25 to 35 miles per hour is generally the track and 13 miles per hour you leaves the possibility of flooding as the heavy rain and, of course, the ferocious winds. by early form morning, it is expected to be passing the outer banks of north carolina, still a category two. wins to 105 miles per hour. it moves past the virginia, tidewater, through saturday. sunday morning, early on, it looks like now a category one. winds 85 miles per hour, moving through atlantic city, new york city, and the jersey shore as well as long island before it continues its northerly tech. now it begins to lose some steam and become as tropical storm by monday morning. again, the entire weekend up the -- and down the eastern seaboard is going to be pretty hectic and pretty dangerous at times. here at home, we have little to complain about. we ev

so this will continue to batter much of the eastern seaboard.orrow morning, still at minimal hurricane, 74 mile-an-hour winds, we're looking at flooding rains, urban flooding, coastal flooding and that wall of water that is going to be pushing we are looking at 7-8 foot storm surge around chesapeake bay. the way it looks right now with north carolina getting hammered and virginia beach, yeah, you are next but the rain is going to hit the new york city for the next 24 hours. >>> thanks very much. >> days of thunder in sonoma indy style. infineon will have a huge event bar for bay area race fans. >> reporter: you are listening to the sound of music, infineon raceway style. no beat or tune or lyrics and those that come to hear it. >> for me, the beatles. drive-by truckers, this. >> how about drive-by indy cars, they have plenty of those this weekend and a quiet space. >> 1400 pound car, 750 horsepower. >> the rest of us, are just watching. >> what would you get on to be in one of these cars? >> i would tell them to get me how the. >> these are the

we have our abcews team out in key spots all along the eastern seaboard including our sam champion. we want to first go to abc's matt gutman. he is the middle of all of this as fierce hurricane irene barrels into nags head, north carolina. matt, it looks ugly out there. >> reporter: hey, bianna. we are now entering the core of this hurricane. it is extremely windy. 70, 80-mile-per-hour winds here. obviously the rain is coming down pretty intensely. winds so powerful it's literally blown a foot of water out of the pool. shingles are coming off of buildings as are rooftops and you can't see this but there are two grown men holding down the camera right behind me so very intense storm still coming down herere the atlantic is now entering what used to be a beach, about 300 yards of beach was claimed. winds continue to be powerful. hundreds of thousands have evacuated from the area. a few die-hards have remained. officials say they have to hunker down. there's a no drinking water order. electricity is down for many and thousands without electricity and officials say don't go anywhere. st

eastern seaboard as it slams into new york very high.

evening on the eastern seaboard is open to incoming and outbond flights.e spent some time with people who had to sleep on airport cots over the weekend. the frustration that you might imagine with people stuck here, we talked to one young woman from the uk, she sums it up pretty well. >> i sat out and it was like a little bit of wind. it's annoying to me the fact that they shut down everything. you've got to take precaution, haven't you? >> reporter: of course, that's the frustration. the storm was -- you don't want to see a bust, there was loss of life. the bomb line is they uns that precautions had to be taken. >> air travelers today what can they expect? >> reporter: it's actually people think just because it's a beautiful day that everything is just fine. we already have at least 1500 cancellations across the eastern seaboard for flights for today on top of the 12,000 over the weekend. that's 13,000 plus. that's a new record here in the united states. in terms of airlines jetblue is the toughest one. 336 flights today cancelled. their hub is jfk. we di

you can witness the extreme weather that's unleashing across the eastern seaboard. europe spreading debt crisis is threatening to draw in france as the government announced new austerity measures earlier this week amid concerns it could lose its triple a credit rating the new taxes that reducing package will see some twelve billion euros worth of tax cuts plus a tax hike for the rich as ours is doing a bushel explains the move could be too little too late it's fear social unrest is just around the corner. france enjoys a triple a credit rating but now one of the noise ratio is among the world's top rated states believe has been told it to follow the u.s. and be downgraded just paying interest on it this year has overtaken education and the feds as the government's biggest. causes presided over the biggest jump and debt levels in our history books that carry too much water. or. france is going to tolerate it it probably does do as explained you rolled up spending cuts this week but the call of the spirit things. those cuts still nowhere near enough and you can compar

eastern seaboard as it heads towards new york breanne high winds and rapidly rising sea levels. live from our studios in central moscow you're watching our two with me and he said now it is four pm here in the russian capital eight am in new york but we start in libya where rebels have given a resolute no to moammar gadhafi is reported suggestion to sit down for talks the national transitional council says prison not negotiations is in store for the fugitive colonel rif an ocean is in tripoli with more. we are receiving reports that khadafi wants to hold talks with the rebels to form a transitional government mussa ibrahim gadhafi is information chief has apparently called a.p. news agencies has quarters in new york and has sad that he is a ready for negotiations with the rebels to form transitional government and he's appointed his third son saadi to lead this negotiations many here are skeptical about his intentions because it's not for the first time that the colonel expresses his readiness for peaceful solution of this crisis meanwhile the rebels are progressing quite well t

want to show you what some of our affiliates along the eastern seaboard and how they're reporting it right now. let's listen in to wusa in washington, d.c. >> reporter: i would say much more sort of wait and see, even kind of sit back and laugh and watch the storm pass through. that is kind of what we've been saying all morning, the nature of alexandria here, they've been there, done that, they know the routine and they're going through it right now. >> all right. >> hang loose. >> they're just chilling out. all right. britney reporting live from alexandria where they're cool. >> taking it easy. >> won't soon forget rowing down the streets the last time -- >> they know how to do it. they're fine. >> it is scary when you're not used to having that kind of flooding. >> monica joins us to talk about travel issues. there's plenty. we talked to the airport's authority recently. flights are starting to kans zblel we're continuing to monitor our affiliates. you were looking at washington, d.c. where they're waiting for the brunt of the storm. right now, i want to take you to our north carol

eastern seaboard as it slams into new york bream high winds and rapidly rising sea levels live pictures from the big apple as it braces for the words of irene. live from moscow you're with our new so now way with our top story we begin in libya where rebels have given a resolute no to moammar gadhafi is reported suggestion to sit down for talks the national transitional council says prison not negotiations is in store for the fugitive colonel let's cross live to our cheese room the notion of is in tripoli and joins us you've spoken to the rebels what exactly have they told you about gadhafi suggestion. well indeed we have been able to speak to the rebels' information minister here in tripoli and he's made his position quite clear the rebels will not negotiate with the criminals the rebels will not negotiate with the killers they want to get our fee and they're running after him street after street district after district and as soon as they catch him they will throw him to jail this is what rebels position. this statement comes after the new solution of the period. news that. khadafi is

hurricane irene has carved a path up the eastern seaboard, claiming lives, knocking out power and leaving a mess behind. >> so is this this is a very dangerous situation. flooding is going to be significant. >> reporter: still a category 1 hurricane, irish has her eye set on the mid-atlantic region, where conditions have spawned at least one tornado and prompted the national weather service to issue several tornado watches. >> we're looking at anywhere from 6-12"f rain throughout the state, high winds throughout the state, and extraordinary damage to the barior islands. >> reporter: new york city execute and unprecedented evacuation in low-lying neighborhoods, even shut shutting down the transit system. >> the time for evaluation is now over. everyone should go inside and prepare to stay inside until weather conditions improve, which won't likely be until sunday afternoon. >> reporter: as night settles in, those in ivan's path who did not leave are taking cover. for many daybreak will only mark the battle with the the monster of irene and for others it will be the start of a very long and

meanwhile, hurricane irene looming over the eastern seaboard. rain becomes a problem. jon lester can't grip the ball on the warm -- pitch. tarp comes out on the field. after three hours of delay, the a's fall 9-3. by the way the a's are losing. that score is 3-0 in the fifth inning. diane, i got to get out of here. i need my tim lincecum bobble head. >> come on. you like being here with us. >> i love it but i want my bobble head doll too. >> get over it, henry. get over it. thanks a lot. >>>e'll be back with an update on hurricane irene. >>> we have meteorologist nick o kelly with us again. what's going on now? >> it's going to be a busy overnight for fks in the mid-atlantic and the northeast. this storm just pushius fshore from the chesapeakeay entrance. why that's significant, why i bring that up is we ve a long fetch of w ocean right outside e rricane center. that means a big storm surge. six to 12 feet of storm surge along with theto high tide as tt system rotates out across some of these lower island

much of what i heard from chris lawrence and many of my colleagues across the eastern seaboard, i canr that in saying many people here are relieved that what rhode island experienced was much less than they anticipated and that they had feared. i will tell you the challenge they face now is similar as other cities and states across the east is that they have a challenge now, a power problem really with the wind damage and wind gusts that we're still being told that we could be getting more wind gusts later this afternoon. there's a big concern and big challenge ahead of them in the cleanup as well as trying to get people back online, get power back to the homes here. we're hearing that it's possible that some half of all of the power customers in the state of row island could be without power. we're trying to confirm the latest as these numbers change minute by minute. that is one of big problems we have. after the last live shot we jumped in the car to get around providence to see what we could see. a lot of debris in the road and we're hearing in neighboring towns like warwick, a lo

last-minute work before the storm makes its way along the eastern seaboard. that's the latest from here in kill devil hills. back to you. >> jay, are meteorologist here is talking about how the wind is probably shifting at this point offshore, is that what's happening there? >> reporter: yes. we've felt the wind turn around as this storm moves through the area. we're still getting gusts as you can see here. we're definitely seeing that change through the area. >> you stay safe is there. thanks a lot, jay. we'll check in with nick o'kelly. he's here with an update on hurricane irene and what that shift in wind means. >> we'll show a national map to show the wind is moving to the north where jay was standing. we've got a lot of real estate to go with the storm. we'll talk about that throughout the night and into tomorrow as well. local ly it was so nice. 93 livermore was our high. 93 gilmore. marine layer still thick on the coast. it's being compressed, squished. not going to make it as far inland tonight. and it won't last as long tomorrow. lots of sunshine an

that is continuing to happen with damage estimated between $7-10 billion on the eastern seaboard. power is still out to millions. we'll continue to follow the story. >>> newly released documents show enough fake apple products to turn out the china to supply the entire world with apple knockoffs. it's contained in a state department cable. it also says the tech giant had no anti-counterfeiting team until early 2009, long after the i-pod was a worldwide hit. this monday. chinese government shut down phony apple stores. >> libyan rebels are confident they will catch dictator moammar khadafy. they said rebels have a good idea where she hiding. alan wang shows many libyans here in the bay area are celebrating. >> he is back home with the fellow libyan ex-pat patriots after celebrating the fall of benghazi to libyan patriots. [ laughter ] >> i'm ready to go. >> reporter: its special celebration at this fremont restaurant. end of ramadan, the end of his 42-year regime. he went back to witness the revolution in july. >> it makes a difference what nature did. they knock out all the tanks

in the forecast is still supposed to go across eastern north carolina, then rake the eastern seaboard. we're now getting a good view of the storm on radar. one of the legacies of this storm is that it will be so huge it will affect so many millions of people, not just a small intense storm. it's a very large storm. we've seen more intense storms like katrina and andrew, but as far as size goes, this is about it. it will hit a lot of people. this will show you the cloud tops where all the heavy rain is. this dwarfs the size of florida and florida is a big state. we'll be watching bad weather for 12 to 24 hours up and down the east coast as this storm does its destruction starting through the night and would the weekend. 300-mile wide. you don't see them that big this often. north carolina up to new york city. the forecast path takes its inland tomorrow morning, north carolina, skirts the coast during the overnight hours, then should make landfall again in long island, new york, sunday afternoon. >> across the east coast, residents are bracing for irene, especially in north carolina whe

and almost everyone on the eastern seaboard will feel tropical force winds. category two storm. the orange coloring is the tropical storm wind field. look at how huge that is. it dwarfs the state of florida. this will head due northward. as i get into the red area, that's the hurricane force winds. as far as the watches and warnings goes. these just changed. i'm looking at them with you for the first time. the areas in red are the hurricane warnings. we have hurricane warnings from sandy hook, new jersey, down to cape may. the entire state of delaware, along the virginia coastline and hurricane warnings all extended as they have been in the past along the north carolina coast. we have hurricane watches in effect for new york city, long island, coastal connecticut, rhode island, all the way back to boston we have a hurricane watch including all of cape cod. it gives you an idea of how enormous the effects will be. my first glance at this new information is they shifted it ever so slightly, maybe 20 miles to the east. that brings changes to the forecast no longer is it going over

after mandatory evacuations are ordered along the eastern seaboard. the latest on the storm's path and strength as it now moves over new york city. updates this morning from the ground and from the director of fema, the federal emergency management agency, craig fugate, on relief efforts and what lies ahead. also with us, new jersey governor chris christie on how his state is faring in the storm. we'll go beyond the breaking news to ask some of the larger questions as well. how prepared is the country to handle disasters like this? president obama cut short his martha's vineyard vacation. >> all indications point to this being a historic hurricane. >> what has been learned from past failures like the response to hurricane katrina just six years ago this weekend? and what new planning must be done to weather unanticipated threats like this week's rare earthquake on the east coast? also, our "political roundtable" this morning on the politics of disaster response and the new force taking over the republican field for the presidency, texas governor rick

we have watches and warnings on the eastern seaboard. new jersey and parts of connecticut are seeing this. high winds are associated with this hurricane. as it makes landfall and to north carolina will become a category one. the storm surge along the east coast and the carolinas are 11 ft.. turning into a tropical storm over connecticut. we will keep you updated on the storms to decorate. >> travelers try to get back to newark city and other places are paying top dollar to do so. j.r. stone continues to team coverage. >> if you are headed to new york city, boston or philadelphia, you are going to have major problems. most of the flights from san francisco international have been canceled or delayed. in the distance, you can see many people who have flown to our city. some of these people try to get on the plan but were unable to do so. >> my friends are saying it is apocalyptic. >> we were on our way to new york. we're getting a plan but the flight got canceled. >> hear you can see some of the passengers. and spoke with a passenger earli

. >> hurricane irene battered the bahamas today and people on the eastern seaboard in the united states is bracing for landfall this weekend. president barack obamaished an emergency declaration for the state of north carolina. we get more now from reporter karen caffa. >> reporter: irene was no lady as she blew through the bahamas with winds of more than 120 miles an hour. on track for a weekend landfall in the u.s. the first east coast target, north carolina where waves and sunny skies on thursday morning marked calm before the storm. a stark contrast with the governor's declaration of a state of emergency. >> we are asking people all over eastern north carolina to take this storm very seriously. the storm can impact 55 million americans. maryland declared a state emergency. the emergency magment agency, fema says the impact of the storm will not be confined to the coastline. >> tell not just be a coastal storl. we can see impact -- storm. we can see impacts inland winds with power outages and trees coming down because of the soil and also flooding. >> reporter: in the densely populat

hundreds of thousands are evacuating as irene heads up the eastern seaboard. it is down to a category 1 hurricane now, but make no mistake, it is powerful and dangerous. nine states from north carolina to massachusetts are under a state of emergency. the latest to be added now maryland. president barack obama stopped by the headquarters of the federal emergency management agency, fema, he says the government is ready to handle whatever comes. but it is going to be touch and go for many people throughout the weekend and into next week. >> it is going to be a long 72 hours and obviously a lot of families will be affected. the biggest concern now has to do with flooding and power. to sounds like that will be an enormous strain on a lot of states and that may take days or longer in some cases. we're going to have to stay on top of the recovery -- the response and recovery. >> cnn has news crews to bring you the latest on hurricane irene. reynolds wolf, john zarrella and brian todd are in the bull's eye now along the north carolina coast. athena jones is in washing

so the damage could be extensive up the eastern seaboard. we'll have some changes to our own forecast coming up. >>> stay with nbc bay area for continuing coverage as hurricane irene heads towards the u.s. we'll have updates on air and online at nbcbayarea.com. coverage starts at 4:30 tomorrow morning. >>> we're following some developing news out of northern mexico tonight where at least 50 people are dead after gunmen torched a casino in monterey. authorities say two dozen gunmen stormed the casino, doused it with gasoline, set it on fire and trapped the gamblers. many of them women and elderly. more than a dozen escaped but suffered injuries. in a tweet posted today, the mexican president wrote that the attack was "an act of terrorism and barbarism." casinos have emerged as a target of e torsion. >>> in libya, nato has joined the hunt for moammar gadhafi. and there's a deal to release $1.5 billion in libyan assets. richard engel has the latest from deep inside gadhafi's compound in tripoli. >> reporter: hundreds of rebels battled gadhafi l

. >> we have that hurricane still brewing on the eastern seaboard. this is going to be a big storm that's rolling through. it's passing through the bahamas and as it makes its way out into open water, we are going to see that intensifying. probably becoming a category 4 by tomorrow then slowly weakening. watch out on the eastern seaboard. "cbs evening news with scott pelley" next. eace, the hu means business. we're tracking the storm as it takes aim at the east coast with reports from mark strassmann, jim axelrod, and david bernard. chip reid tells us the earthquake did more damage than we thought. barry peterson in tripoli, walks us through qaddafi's inner sanctum. we'll give you an early look at the new 9/11 memorial. and as america opens another memorial, byron pitts finds the photographer who immortalized a king. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the first hurricane of the season is on a collision course with the east coast. here's the view from space. irene looks like an organi

amtrak, up and down the eastern seaboard nothing running between new york, boston down to washington.y were all cancelled. in addition, grand central, a virtual ghost location. very unique situation for grand central not to be having anybody inside of the terminal. buses not in service. those are new york city transit buses you're stleeg. but in terms of transportation on a public level being shut down, you're feeling that effect across many cities. new york city, philadelphia, boston, also up in rhode island, providence, they've all erred on the side of caution. put bus transportation on halt. irene being felt all across the country. we'll take a short break and be right back. ncer ]e a where'd you get that idea? how'd you learn to do that? what'd you use? every project we finish comes with a story built-in. it's how our rough ideas become "you did that yourself?" so when we can save more on the projects that let us fix, make, and do more... that just makes the stories even better. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. add some style to your sink, with this moe

category one or two or tropical storm it will cause tremendous storm surge and problems along the eastern seaboard as you have been reporting all day. >>shepard: that is the message from governors and emergency managers and departments of regulations up and down the seaboard. this is not acting like a category one storm, the storm surge is serious, and rick has been telling us that because it is so much stronger and the storm surge has not died down and there is no sign of it doing so. and john roberts is up the coast from the outer banks in kill devil hills, north carolina. you are still getting it. >>guest: and we will for hours. the wind has coming from the southeast previously, and, now the wind has shifted to the south and that is brings sand across. (inaudible) >>shepard: technology is good but it brakes -- breaks up a lot. with the digital signals we have it or we don't but we do have some material he sent to us a short time ago. >> a remarkable aspect of the storms. this is the west side of the outer banks, kitty hawk bay, looking into the sound, when the storms come up from the south the

eastern seaboard. the republic of a possible looks to its newly elected president to rebuild the nation's economy which lies in ruins after years of struggling to maintain independence. bob will have his hands full as he leads the country through the next five years. and next our team shows you some of the best places to relax and enjoy summer in the russian capital. oh the fire. we're going to pull down from drinking water to say the political. blogs with simple missing faces all. the sick ones. in france singles pizzas. to the kremlin at the well known well. as the main gem of the underground shopping mall. the glass structure of the fountain slowly rotates and every twenty four hours makes a full revolution opening night you know she said but if you look you can determine the time up to five minutes in the mideast cities of the world. the first fountain in moscow was located on troop night school. during several of the fountains built along the lake lanier river up the street because that's the most

but, of course, the next few days all eyes are going to be on the eastern seaboard wherever that goes and the population so large now, they haven't had a major hurricane hit new york in sometime. >> three years since we have had one hit the u.s. >> it was la nina the east coast becomes more really the place where you will find the action with the hurricanes snow could be a very, very interesting year. we are not at the peak yet. >> great meteorological insight. that's why we go to you. >> thank you. >>> booted from school, before classes even started. the hard lesson one student learned about not checking his email. over thirty thousand more than thirty thousand students at san jose state university. but not for one student who to do so >>> first day of classes for more than 30,000 students at san jose state. but not for one student, who failed to do something very basic for students the days i know way. on the consumerwatch, julie watts explains why he has learned it's a tough lesson to check your email. >> reporter: it really is. you know, we are quickly moving towards a paperless s

eastern seaboard. of the republic of all because the ellipse to its newly elected president threw over the nation's economy which lies in ruins out through years of struggling to maintain the independence some of that are involved will have his hands full as he leads the country through the next five years. and next our team shows you some of the best places to relax and enjoy summer and the russian capital to stay with us. great. comfortable. unique. so different but the only one. moscow. how i watch the fire going to miss the south where we're going to cool down since i'm drinking what the state of the political all called through a lot of blogs where they use that simple meeting places all viewed as the sick ones. the dozens of such interest singles pizzas and we start up here just thanks to the kremlin at the well known well founded. as the main gem of the underground shopping mall in riyadh the glass structure of the fountain slowly rotates and every twenty four hours makes a full resolution to op

and pacific predator a double shark attack on russia's eastern seaboard has experts baffled by the rare incident and while locals are being offered a bounty for the fish some tourists are demanding a refund from holiday companies fearing that they may become the next victim. we continue following events that shaped modern russia an unsuccessful coup twenty years ago sparked a change that eventually end of the soviet union stay with us for that. central moscow moscow's regional k.g.b. headquarters. early morning of august the nineteenth one nine hundred ninety one. this is the officer and. the events of the day the could have reversed the country's history. it was an attempt to depose president mikhail gorbachev put his reforms on hold. tanks and other hardware has been moved into moscow. the city's key points have been taken over. is the nineteenth nine hundred ninety one monday early in the morning teacher tatiana yakovlev her switched her t.v. on and sort of following picture instead of the usual programming every channel was broadcasting tchaikovsky's famous ballet. of which i turned