the very beginning of hurricane season. so it s important for everyone along the eastern seaboard to be ready for a storm. if and when the time comes. for more on that, i m joined by eaton edwards, executive director of the international preparedness network. thanks for being with us. thanks for having me. your mission is to keep us safe. what do we need to have in order to stay safe in any storm? people need to recognize they have to have a certain amount of equipment and information obviously to recognize what they need to do and what they need to have when the storms hit, after the storm hits and before the storm hits. people don t tong get emergency money like in small denominations. sometimes when the power outages come after the high winds, you want to have money in small denominations like 1s, 5s and 10s, not like 20s or 100s. can t break that, sorry. unless you want to buy a $100 loaf of bread.
they ll do just fine, you don t have to take any water off with the expansion of the ice and everything else. it will work just fine and you ll be glad you ll have that ice so that it then melts and you some nice cool water to drink. great advice. as irene roars up the east coast, more than 65 million people in the storm s path, they re preparing for possible dangers that may lie ahead, the flooding, the power, the phone outages and contaminated water, a few of the concerns. discovery channel host eaton edwards is the author of preparedness now here with a few other tips for us. all this stuff is intimidating. no. let s talk about the simple suggestions first for people out there that want to be prepared, that feel that what they need to do to accomplish it if they have little time. okay, one of the first things wasn t to start with is something as simple as a note bad. this is a write and rain or all weather note pad. this can be used for reunification. oftentimes families
hi, everybody. i m thomas roberts. at the top of the hour, the 11:00 forecast track on hurricane irene. president obama will make a statement at 11:30 from martha s vineyard about the federal preps that are in place. we re going to speak also with virginia s governor about what s being done in his state, trying to get people out of harm s way and as ready as possible. also, disaster preparedness expert eaton edwards joins me with simple suggestions for your last minute plans. keep it here on msnbc. we ll keep you in the loop. thomas, thank you. of course, a hurricane is just a little bit more than rain on your wedding day. and how about this coincidence. a bride named irene is trying to figure out what to do because she s supposed to get married on the connecticut shore sunday, right when irene will be moving through that area. and joining me now, irene rio and david kanof. congratulations, i guess. thank you.