the texas-mexico border. people all across the region are already feeling the effects this morning. it is the earliest atlantic hurricane in 15 years signaling what s likely to be the start of a very busy hurricane season. the cnn weather team is tracking alex from all angles this morning. jacqui jeras in our hurricane headquarters. first though reynolds wolf is directly in the path of the storm. he s on south padre island in texas. of course because of those whipping winds we actually lost our live shot but we have you on the phone. reynolds, what s it like? what we have right now, we ve seen winds pick up dramatically just over the last hour or so. rain has been intermittent at best but we ll have an occasional squall line that will come through. this is a pretty interesting storm. it s the first atlantic hurricane to form in the month of june since 1995. already there s been a lot of action here on south padre island. businesses have been boarded up, a lot of private h
since her dramatic rescue at sea. we are there for the emotional homecoming today, tuesday, june 29th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this tuesday morning. i m meredith vieira. and i m matt lauer. welcome back. coming back to some nasty weather down south. this morning emergency shelters are being readied along the south texas coast, even into parts of mexico as this storm, alex, is gaining strength in the gulf. it is expected to make landfall as a hurricane as early as tomorrow and forecasters are warning waves from the storm could not only delay efforts to stop the leak but also push some of the oil further inland n. a moment the latest on alex from south padre island and nbc s brian williams will join us from florida to talk about the possible impact on the disaster in the gulf. also ahead, how would you like to make some money for doing things you may actually do anyway like flying coach, going to church, even taking