canada, millions in america s southeast corner are thankful it wasn t much worse. and hurricane irene first made landfall yesterday and northern new england, where the brunt of the storm just left they ll remember irene for the rain. 16 inches or more in some spots. with tidal surges battering beaches, inundating roads and bridges and in cases whole communitiesants more than 4 million are without electricity today. from florida to connecticut 19 deaths blamed on irene. among them an 11-year-old boy killed by a falling tree. president obama spoke to the nation late this afternoon. he said the storm may be ending, but the impact of irene is ongoing. i do want to underscore that the impacts of this storm will be felt for some time. and the recovery effort will last for weeks or longer. power may be out for days in some areas, and we will support our state and local partners in every way that we can as they work it restore power in those areas. so i m going to make sure that