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the ground and were the ones responsible for maintaining that. it falls upon us to ensure the safety and integrity of our system. >> reporter: debra herzman told me by phone state and federal regulators are also to blame. with billions of the dollars needed to upgrade pg & es vast pipeline system, who will pay? >> part of it will be to the extent that weve made mistakings. and thats on us. we need to make the investment to fix those mistakes. >> reporter: but what about procedures and ...

record set back in 1980. at least 39 people have died across 11 states including 3 in vermont where shellshocked residents are digging out with many still waiting for help. nbcs jay gray has our report. >> reporter: days after irene slammed into the eastern seaboard, its presence is still being felt. widespread flooding with river systems pushed to the brink. perhaps the greatest irony of hurricane irene is that landlocked vermont is suffering the greatest impact from the storm. >> the...

big splash. more this wednesday morning "early" august 31st, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >> good wednesday morning but to you. nice to have you with us on "the early show." im erica hill. >> im jan crawford. chris wragge is off this week. >> happy to have you here this morning. >> nice to be here. a new report every airline passenger needs to know about. there are a lot of pilots making mistakes in mid flight. theyve gotten too dependent on technology and not their flying skills. ...

with gardening shears and lives to tell about it. and oh, lord, hockeys prized stanley cup is damaged after tumbling off a table. good morning, everyone, im lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. well, we begin this morning with an unnatural year of natural disasters. new climate data shows irene will rank as the $10 billion disaster of 2011, breaking a record set back in 1980. at least 39 people have died across 11 states including 3 ...

worth has destroyed about 30 homes already. it threatens many more. this is so big, the fire is so big and intense that firefighters havent been able to contain any of that. right now crews are getting people out of its way and trying to protect the homes still standing. the fire has burned nearly 8,000 acres. air tankers are expected to drop water on the fire today. it is unclear how this fire started, but the epic drought and the heat may have made this the worst fire season in texas...

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training session. >> the scary incident sent one person to the hospital for x-rays and left that catamaran damaged. cheryl hurd joins us with more on what happened today. whats happening with the injured crew member? >> reporter: one injured crew member is doing pretty well. he had to be checked out at the hospital. the waters are calm, but they were pretty rough near the golden gate bridge and some crew members found out about that the hard way. >> were pushing the boats really hard, ...

eavesdrop on kate middletons phone calls. and stunning images of the sun in action. solar flares caught on camera by nasa. the future of libya takes center stage today as western powers and arab states meet to weigh up what lies ahead. officials from two dozen countries are gathering right now in abu dhabi to draw up plans for what a democratic libya might look like without moammar gadhafi. senior ministers from britain, the united states and france are taking part along with deleg...

young women. >> just a week ago today, he held a combative session with reporters, refusing to comment on the photo. and later, this was his defense. >> this is a twitter hoax. a prank that was done. im the victim of it. >> the blaming has turned into shaming, lets say. he also faces an ethics investigation and the wrath of new york voters. >> we have an exclusive interview with one of the women weiner admitted to sexting. >> reporter: the new york congressman delivered an abject apolo...