good morning. we begin with lingering misery caused by hurricane irene. you re looking at live pictures now from patterson, new jersey, where crews are actually going door-to-door rescuing people from their homes. that water, by the way, coming from the passaic river is supposed to crest today at its highest level since 1903. a pretty eye-catching image of how massive the storm was. this is coming to us from nasa. it s an animated satellite of irene as it s churning up the eastern seaboard like a buzz saw. at last check, 5 million people are still without power. throughout the morning, the death toll has been jumping as well. 38 people are now confirmed dead in 11 states and it could get even higher. three navy ships off the coast of new york to help with search and rescue missions and reps from the obama administration are going to fan out across three of the hardest hit states, virginia, north carolina, and vermont. let s go ahead and start there where floodwaters have dest
happening now. look at the top box. court action today for the man who sparked that security scare at newark airport. the breach caused the shut down of a busy terminal and snarled flights worldwide. he set to be arraigned on a trespassing charge less than two hours from now and the middle box remembering john murtha, the 77-year-old democrat died yesterday, president obama called him a steadfast advocate for the people of pennsylvania, for nearly 40 years. with a, quote, tough as nails reputation. and the bottom box, endeavor astronauts may be getting rest now but the earlier, put in a full day s work inspecting the ship for any launch damage. we re watching this major storm slamming the midwest now, and we have seen snow falling in