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to see how theyre doing. a lot of damage. >> interestingly, jim, one thing to we do e-mailed me this which came from the national emergency management agency hout there where you are. they basically tell us it is the islands where the problems are. a lot of power lines down, a bridge out here and there, a report from cat island that all power lines were down and no telecommunications. so it sounds like the large islands have done pretty well. the smaller islands, either we dont know ...

fine. >> then after north carolina, irene could hit new york and new england late this weekend. keep watching for latest turns in the hurricanes track. right now, a firefight is under way outside a cluster of buildings in tripoli. libyan rebels believe they have moammar gadhafi pinned down. they believe he is hiding in apartments in his compound. rebels have put $1.5 million bounty on gadhafi. he is wanted by the international criminal court for alleged war crimes. moammar gadhafis s...

the sea walls, but i think the worst here is orr and it passed. amazing how well theyve weathered this here. we have not seen any damage. just a quick ride through downtown nassau, and it seems that theyve got lucky and their preparations really worked. some of the southern islands in the bahamas didnt make it well. we have reports of serious did he have tags in some of the settlements down there and even some of the biggest islands, cat island that are both popular tourist islands had...

up the east coast all the way to canada. this is a huge storm, folks. just check out the view from the international space station. were all over irene, where it is, where its going. weve got jim spellman riding out the storm in the bahamas. john zarrella is in wrightsville beach, north carolina, and jacqui jeras here in the hurricane headquarters. jim, lets start with you. whats the situation there? >> reporter: good morning. the winds have been blowing like this for hours now. about ...

carolinas and threatening the entire northeastern seaboard. well have a lot of details about that tonight. the other breaking story, of course, libya and the hunt for gadhafi. the oppositions already got his cap. this guy took it out of his pal as. now they want that head that goes with it and theyre willing to pay. $2.5 million for the dictator dead or alive, they say. one of his sons still at large is sending e-mails to our nick robertson. nick just got another one a few minutes ag...

residents to get out or get ready. >> walking free from the hotel. christine romans. 33 journalists are out this morning and are talking after a terrifying ordeal. held at gunpoint by gadhafi loyalists growing more desperate by the second. the end of an era at am. im carol costello. steve jobs, creator force behind apple, resigns. what will this mean for the company? the change the way you live on this "american morning." good morning to you. it is thursday, august 25. welcome to "...

who is in harms way needs to prepare for the worst and pray for the best. >> let me assure you that we are not overreacting. we need to be ready >> if you live in one of these areas, spend time with precaution. >> battering the bahamas. in nasa, jim, what has the damage been there? >> reporter: candy, a little a little bit of palms here with high wind and strong rain. here in nassau, the main tourist areas, no damage or floods whatsoever. the power lines -- [inaudible] they are so conf...

north carolina first gets hit on saturday, and then somewhere in new england after that, even in areas that dont get a direct hit though, theres the flooding damage, wind damage and power outages, a major pain. youre looking at live pictures from folly beach in south carolina. residents keeping an eye on irene. it could pass by though. they havent been told to leave though. they are urged to take precautions. evacuations are under way though in the north carolina outer banks. the gover...

>> good evening, everyone. tonight, we have two big breaks stories. one is hurricane irene now officially a major storm. the view here from space it is huge. category 3 and getting stronger this hour. now pointed straight at the carolinas and threatening the entire northeastern seaboard. well have a lot of details about that tonight. the other breaking story, of course, libya and the hunt for gadhafi. the oppositions already got his cap. this guy took it out of his palace. now they w...

again tonight we have two big breaking stories. one is hurricane irene now officially a major storm. the view here from space it is huge. category 3 and getting stronger this hour. now pointed straight at the carolinas and threatening the entire northeastern seaboard. well have a lot of details about that tonight. the other breaking story, of course, libya and the hunt for gadhafi. the oppositions already got his cap. this guy took it out of his palace. now they want that head that g...