john roberts live in our atlanta newsroom tonight. the judge made it clear even though she s blocking the law for now, doesn t necessarily mean that will be the final decision. that s right, shep. she was very clear, judge sharon blackburn in saying this blocking is not based on the merits of the law at all. it s simply there are so many challenges i don t have time to wade through them all before the law takes effect so i ll postpone the implementation for a month. it s a very tough law. here s part of what it does. it allows police to arrest people they suspect, just suspect of being illegal immigrants and it penalizes businesses that knowingly hire illegal immigrants, forces schools to report on students who don t have proper documentation, even, shep, makes it a crime to rent a home or apartment to somebody they know is an illegal alien. shepard: it has a lot of supporters, obviously but the list of people who oppose it are quite lengthy as well. you name it, they ve joined t
to a house consumed in flames. tonight, a better picture of the destruction from irene. plus a look at the near record floods. and the rivers that are still rising. the lockerbie bomber. scotland released him to libya because he was supposedly about to die. turns out he had plenty more life left in him except now he s supposedly sick again. a coma of convenience? or the real deal? we ll see what his brother says. plus will we have to abandon the international space station in a matter of months? why nasa says astronauts may not have any choice. but first from fox this monday night, the aftermath of hurricane irene. the damage tonight is incredible. not in the big cities but in the burbs where people are struggling even as the water continues to rise. some rain swollen rivers have overtaken entire neighborhoods, even towns. irene is now blamed for killing at least 38 people across 11 states. most died when tree branches snapped down on to their homes or cars. others in traffic
we ll see what his brother says. plus will we have to abandon the international space station in a matter of months? why nasa says astronauts may not have any choice. but first from fox this monday night, the aftermath of hurricane irene. the damage tonight is incredible. not in the big cities but in the burbs where people are struggling even as the water continues to rise. some rain swollen rivers have overtaken entire neighborhoods, even towns. irene is now blamed for killing at least 38 people across 11 states. most died when tree branches snapped down on to their homes or cars. others in traffic collisions or rough surf. irene also knocked out power to more than 7 million homes and businesses. 5 million said to be still in the dark right now. and just check out what it did on route 12 on hatteras island on the north carolina coast. that road is sliced in 5 different locations. officials say they have no idea how long it s going to take to make repairs. we have team fox co