don teague in kitty hawk, north carolina, this morning. thank you very much.ur dave price is here and has been looking at the maps, looking at the models. what can you tell us? >>> well, harry, we are saying good-bye to danielle, that's the first piece of good news. it is taking a turn to the east. we'll ignore that for the time being. this is earl, this is what we are talking about. right now we are talking about tropical-storm force winds extending 250 miles from the storm center. a lot of the vacation spots for folks in the u.s. mainland and keep in mind, as this rolls through our concern is not only the high winds, but those rains. and in many of those areas where there's some mountain terrain, you are talking about the possibility of mudslides as well. it is moving at 15 miles per hour. its track should just buzz the east coast, but any variation could be with consequences to places like the carolinas and up through the northeast. much more for you in a little while. back to you, harry and rebecca. >>> thank you, dave. now to politics and the fallout from