right thing to do. in retrospect, a lot of people are saying, was it necessary? it seemed at the time that it was a right decision, so now they re trying to get back to the rest of the weekend. we know there are still problems, for example, flooding in new jersey, and irene is certainly not done. in fact secretary janet napolitano says it is not over yet, but as you pointed out, you have to take the precautions. check out 17th and 3rd in midtown, there is a huge tree on top of a car. not close to where you are. reporter: we re on our way. at least good news there in brooklyn. take a look at this image. this is a satellite photo of irene this morning just before it made landfall in new york city everybody with sustained winds of 65 miles an hour. statistic squirm cloud extends to canada. we re concerned about the impacts in new england and flood problems that could affect new jersey, pennsylvania, so this is
good morning to you. tuesday wednesday, august 24th. this is your a.m. wake-up call. i m carol costello joining you live from new york. international leaders meet today to talk about getting aid into libya. as for moammar gadhafi, he s nowhere to be found even though rebels have taken control of his compound. but gadhafi is still talking, at least we think he is. two networks have been aired supposedly from the embattled leader. he calls for libyans to clear out of tripoli and get rid of what he calls criminals, traitors and rats. rebels claim to control 90% of the country. cnn s sara sidner has been in the middle of it all, the heart of tripoli, green square. most of the gunfire you hear is in celebration. this is what it looked like when rebels took over gadhafi s compound. reporter: it s getting a little too loud for you to hear me and a little too much celebrating. we re trying to get i just got hit with one of the shells from one of the guns. sara, we can hear
rapidly. a tragedy, not only for the farmers, but for the people who live in the community in around us. the flood problems shut down historic brownsville bridge and the cooper nuclear station, located 3 miles from brownsville and has been put on a low level alert because of the floodwaters. bill: a massive manhunt underway after a robbery turned into a massacre, long island, 60 miles east of new york city, we have surveillance pictures of the suspect, shown here, in the white baseball cap, police say the gunman killed forth people, during a hold up. including a 17-year-old high school senior. eric sean is in our newsroom here in new york with more on this. what happened. eric: the national murder rate may be down but that is not stopping a slew of recent multiple killings across the country. as you said, the latest is the sickening cold-blooded ms. kass at a pharmacy, in long island, new york, the thief broke in and
we have 15 minutes. why don t you stay for a little while. do you want to? sure. savannah guthrie is coming up next. do you think your employers will let you stay? i know they will. still ahead, cokie and steve roberts. will move democrats follow manchin s lead in calling out the president. first, we go to ginger zee with a check of the forecast. the storm that dropped three tornados in northeastern texas yesterday is causing flooding problems and it will eventually cause big flood problems in the northeast. chicago already has a one-hour delay, of course, with that storm. it moves to the northeast quickly. look at the heavy rains it will drop, especially just west of new york city. that s why flood watches and warnings are everywhere. today it will be dry. for most of us, boston, 37. but tomorrow, not so much. you re watching morning joe, brewed by starbucks.
times he s scared people like us. totally. wonder what inspired him. we ll find out later on the show today. interesting profile. good morning and thanks for being with us on this thursday. i m vinita nair. i m rob nelson. to the news now. downpours, flooding and gusty winds could make a mess out of east coast travel today. tropical storm nicole turned deadly in the caribbean, and now the remnants are headed north for already flooded areas of the carolinas. our coverage begins with abc s larry jacobs. reporter: the flood problems have already started in parts of north carolina. the deluge is posing a challenge for drivers. i tried to back out and it wouldn t. reporter: flood watches and sctiast hare poste remnants of tropical storm nicole blow their way parts oth care flooded and could get worse in h