this week. we re so glad you re with us, i m jenna lee. rick: i m rick folbaum in for jon: jon scott and irene isa category three, growing stronger by the minute as the monster storm puts the entire east coast on alert, battering the bahamas after roaring through the carribean and now massive storm threats are underway here from evacuations in north carolina to the u.s. navy issuing a code alpha and ordering ships to leave the norfolk navy station. plus all along the seaboard emergency rues getting sandbags ready for potential flooding. we have fox news coverage, janice dean is live at the weather center, phil keating is live in nassau, bahamas. let s start with janice. reporter: we just got the 11:00 advisory and this storm is still a category three, which is a little surprising because it has been going through fluctuations, an eye wall replacement cycle, and ultimately that s the hurricane s way of restructuring and strengthening. it has very warm water ahead of it, so t
battle for our freedom, and independence every day. so one consistencey in the story seems to be the inconsistencies of reports coming out from inside libya. we have a live report from our very own steve harrigan, straight ahead. first a fox news weather alert and brand new information coming in on the track of hurricane irene. it s one of our big stories this week. we re so glad you re with us, i m jenna lee. rick: i m rick folbaum in for jon: jon scott and irene isa category three, growing stronger by the minute as the monster storm puts the entire east coast on alert, battering the bahamas after roaring through the carribean and now massive storm threats are underway here from evacuations in north carolina to the u.s. navy issuing a code alpha and ordering ships to leave the norfolk navy station. plus all along the seaboard emergency rues getting sandbags ready for potential flooding. we have fox news coverage, janice dean is live at the weather center, phil keating is l