international, who are watching our special coverage of hurricane irene, a category 1 storm, a massive storm that is on its move, up the eastern seaboard. it came ashore a couple of hours ago, making landfall near camp lookout, north carolina. there s new video we are getting from nearby, atlantic beach shows you what irene has left behind already in some areas. the hurricane storm surge swamping the town with ocean water. also, irene is spinning its way northward to some of the biggest cities on the eastern coast of the united states. cities like new york, washington, baltimore, boston, cities that aren t used to being prepared for a hurricane. they could all get slammed by this storm this weekend. right now, irene, a category 1 storm, it is pushing sustained winds of about 85 miles an hour. irene has also claimed at least one life in north carolina. we do have special hurricane coverage for you this morning that spans that coastline, from north carolina all the way up the a
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morning. i m not going to wake them up quite yet. i think this is hysterical because you can take it both ways. you can take it as miss me yet. in other words, people who might be disheartened with the job that president obama has been doing in the last year and you can take it as a slam about whether or not, you know, obama has been so great and so see, we never really missed george bush to begin with. what it s like to have a president make quick decisions and not look back and blame other people. that s one way to conclude. boy, oh, boy. who is behind it? someone who is pro or anti-obama? email us right now. got to be a really tall guy. hold on that snow shovel as the mid atlantic and the northeast continues to dig out from weekend s historic snowfall. forecasters say get ready for round two. wttg s sarah simmons is in mclean, virginia, this morning with the very latest on storm preps. storm preps, aren t you guys
florida in irma s path. gentleman s governor says they will begin mandatory evacuations tomorrow morning. and fee ma warns that residents from alabama to north carolina should be tracking the storm. our reporters are on the ground with the latest on the storm preps. nbc s al roker is in miami beach with the latest on the storm s path. gabe gutierrez has more on the evacuation efforts in miami. katy beck is on her way to orlando. and joe lean kent is in pom pan notice beach. let s start with al roker. al, talk to me about this storm. how strong is it right now? well, katy, it is intensified ailing bit. it s 155 miles per hour. we just got the latest data in from the national hurricane center. here is where it stands right now. it is a category 4 storm. but don t let that fool you. even though it has been a five, a five is 1457 miles per hour plus. the this is now at 155 miles per