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good morning. it is friday, august 26th. welcome to "american morning." its all about the hurricane today. >> i wish i could say happy friday, happy friday for those not living along the northeast coast. >> and whom it hasnt reached yet. >> exactly. lets talk about hurricane irene. now said to be a massive and powerful category 2 storm sitting just off the east coast. 50 million people could feel its force by this weekend. new hurricane warnings are now up, they stretch from north caro...

but i can not. are you ready? states of hnemergency are in if effect from north carolina all the way to connecticut. it could be a very rough weekend. so lets head right to atlanta and check in with jackqui jeras. >> once again its a little later than usual, so im scrambling to get it all out to you. hurricane watches now posted from the north carolina/virginia border to sandy hook, new jersey. so that includes delaware bay, chesapeake bay. we also have hurricane warnings in effect fro...

rapid fire bill. it happened before democrats knew what hit them. >> we did the important thing, which is to have a vote. >> nearly a third of the assembly didnt get to vote. >> one step closer to a bill that could literally impact the labor movement all across the country. >> now that bill goes to the state senate where the democrats kin to be mia since they left for illinois. >> that so-called budget repair bill will go nowhere unless at least one democratic senator returns. >> we ha...

flooding. heavy rain forced rivers from their banks and flooded neighborhoods. in tennessee, it rockslide occurred. can we expect the rain to continue? chief meteorologist doug hill is in the weather center. >> the rain will continue, heavier at times. the big story is the wind. first thing, live super doppler 7 radar, the entire area covered with rain. north and west, no rain. warrenton, fauquier county, fredericksburg, that will continue. the storm scan, it is turning into a noreaste...