LV s chief executive Mark Hartigan (pictured) and chairman Alan Cook are still in their roles - despite failing in their quest to push through a sale to private equity.
it is 7:30 on sunday, august 2/8. imc five. phil has a morning off, but we are starting off with hurricane irene coverage. jim, i know you ve been watching it. that s been the main story all weekend long. we will have updates throughout the show. we have a live look at stonington, connecticut as irene slams into the most densely populated area of the nation. she has lost some steam. you can see it still plenty windy but irene has been downgraded to a tropical storm. up-and-down east coast, 4 million homes and businesses are without power. at least 11 people have been killed in the storm in five states. the california national discard they are going to be on their way, guardsmen flying to the east coast today. susan mcginnis is joining us live from long island, new york. susan, what is going on there right now? it looks not too windy where you are standing. it isn t too bad. we have had a lull in action. the rain has stopped. i hesitate to hope that irene has left the