hunkered down for the weekend. about 14,000 active duty and national guard troops had been put on standby. that s the view of the storm from the white house. suzanne kennedy has a closer look to the folks who live in the district of columbia and the situation there. in fact, suzanne you ve moved since last we talked. where are you right now? this is 39th and edmonds. this is the first tree that fell. cnn sunday morning, coming to you early. suzanne malveaux joining us for this coverage of irene. thank you for our affiliate wjla there. we re picking it up and will be with you for the next several hours. hurricane irene continues its northern march up the eastern seaboard. irene is still a category 1 storm, pushing 75 miles an hour winds or so. the latest track has the eye of the hurricane 15 miles southeast of atlantic city, new jersey, heading toward new york metro area. very soon. in delaware at least 40,000 people are now without power. just this morning, president ob