yes, it is weakening. yes, it is breaking apart but it is still a category 2 storm, talking about hurricane earl. it has brushed now and getting past north carolina. it did a little damage, still doing some assessment. no deaths or injuries reported right now. a little flooding, some power outages reported but it is not done yet, still making its way north. going to cause some problems for new england. we ll keep a close eye. we ll turn first to ocean city, maryland, a popular tourist spot especially on a labor day weekend. our brianna keilar is there. brianna, what is vacation going to look like for folks? should they even bother showing up there? reporter: we talked to some people, t.j., who had plans to come out here and they say they re still going to be coming. what city officials are trying to tell people is this place is open for business. i m on the boardwalk here. just take a look. you can see there are people out walking and walking with small children at that. the winds ri
of choices off the table and tell them among the two choices this is what you re going to do. so they get a better understanding. and these kids were making a lot of bad choices, making choices like kids, man. how does discipline play into this? you said it wasn t too late. but you start that as a young child, you get them in line, you listen to your mama, who has the option to sleep in? my mom is leaving, the bus is in five minutes, i would have got smacked upside the head. that s a disciplinary issue. reporter: actually that day, david, the youngest had missed his bus and nathan, the oldest, had forgotten his homework assignment at home so dad this is what happens, dad was headed out of the house, gets out of the house, nathan missed the assignment, goes back. goes back out to school, gets to work, finds out that david has been left home. now he has to go back. that s the problem. should have left home, the consequence of the bad decision
not quite missing us like we hoped but a lot better than it could be. like you always say, rob, they always prepare for the worst. hope for the best. and dodged a bit of a bullet here. we will head over the reynolds. i loved the analogy you used about the storm. it is like an old man right now. like in the life cycle. already past its prime, beginning to weaken considerably. you can see it plain as day on enhanced satellite imagery. it is still strong. still a category 2 storm. winds sustained of 105 miles per hour. gusts stronger, up to 125. you see the latitude and longitude. cape hatteras here. center of circulation is right about there. in terms of the eye, the eye no longer exists. it has fallen apart. dry air is intruding the western half of the storm. beginning to come in and lose some of its structure. i have to tell you looking at it from enhanced satellite, regular sat lie, still looks good for the time being. we can t anticipate those still
per hour. few power outages reported. a lot of people on the lookout for this storm and will cause problems up and down the east coast. for the rest of the day, maybe the next couple of days, actually, we are keeping a close eye on your hurricane headquarters. a look at stories making headlines. the fire is now out. gulf oil platform. these are the 13 crew members that had to be rescued and got into the water okay. there was a fire on their oil platform they were working on. importantly to note here, people concerned about when they first heard about the story, no sign of any oil sheen or any type of leaks associated with this just yet. that is good news. this is still under investigation. also the discovery channel hostage taker turns out, he was once convicted of immigrant smuggling. we are starting to learn more about this man. james lee is his name. he was sentenced at one point to 18 months in prison on the charge of immigrant smuggling. he blasted immigrants in his manifesto he l
rob marciano is in kill devil hills in north carolina. brianna keilar is in ocean city, maryland. allan chernoff is on the east ends of long island, new york, for thus morning. as well as susan candiotti who is farther up cape cod. reynolds wolf sheer with me in atlanta. he keeping an eye on the track of the storm. let s start with rob. rob, i saw you a little earlier, couple of hours ago. you described it as getting hit in the face with needles, the wind was really blowing that rain into your face. how is the weather now? it seems like it is a little different now. it has improved. we are at the stage of the game where we will get squally weather meaning it will be calm one minute and up the back half of the rain band and bring down not only rain but higher wind gusts from the higher levels of the storm. that s where we are now. behind me we certainly have some wave action that s been quite consistent throughout the day today. throughout the night last night. and this will continue