and twice the points on dining, and no foreign transaction fees. call now or apply at chasesapphire.com/preferred. welcome back. you see the radar tracking hurricane irene. a category 1 storm at this point. let s go to nbc s kerry sanders at atlantic beach, north carolina, where there are reports of wind damage and flooding on the streets. we can barry see you there. what s the latest? reporter: i m standing next to a sand dune here. you can see the erosion. when irene first came ashore today the tide, the waves were 17 feet tall. most around eight to ten feet pounding the shore eating away at the sand dunes. most of the the front of irene was actually pretty gentle compared to what we ve seen on