department s going to come out and determine what they need to do. as of this moment, this part of the outer banks is cut off because of the flooding. and then we went back to the south, looking at other signs. we saw more minor street flooding down there. in the wave area, it was actually about knee deep in some areas, and the water is moving so rough, it would just about take your feet out from underneath you. again, not something you can drive a car through, but, again, it s not washing the road away. so some small favors here. maybe earl did not do some big damage, but it s definitely making its presence known here. dave mattingly for us, as we said, following the storm. he s in waves, north carolina, today. thanks, david. we re obviously going to cover this all the way through, but if you re not watching us on tv, you can get us online, cnn.com is your online hurricane headquarters. all you have to do is go to cnn.com. it s also a place where you can share your pictures and vi