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this is hillside new jersey west of newark. there could be power lines in the floodwaters. its ironic, look at this police car in newark alone six police rescues getting people out of their cars that were stuck in stranded roads because of this water. >> thats incredible. the force of the water cant be underestimated. its amazing how it could probably move like that picture demonstrating, moving that park bench. >> why they call it flash flooding. >> its pretty significant. >> this alo...

we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. were watching this hurricane unfold here in the united states. lets go right to ocean city, maryland. cnns jeanne meserve is standing by. its beginning to feel the wrath of irene. whats going on? >> reporter: the winds have become strong, so strong that the mayor has told the police to stop patrolling the streets of this town. he says if emergency calls come in, they will be considered on a case-by-case basis. wh...

here. were standing, a lot of this was beach. we got here this morning. quickly its already risen several feet. i was talking to the mayor. he said one of the big worries in this area is when you go past here, theres homes thats built on a cliff. at this point their worries not so much the wind, this is not going to be the kind of storm here where the wind is going to do catastrophic damage, but what they are worried about is, its moving so slowly, and its going to hit right before hig...

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 ...

or victory. the words he said were it was a tactical move. he also claims that tribes, loyal to gadhafi are making their way toward tripoli to liberate the city. that claim has been made before. at the gadhafi compound as the sun went down, there was new fighting. loyalists, gunmen trying to take it back from the opposition who captured it today. sara sidner was there when it all happened. >> lets go. come on, sara. come on, sara. >> having to run out of the compound now. we see gunfir...

good morning to you. it is tuesday, august 23rd. this is "am: wake up call." im carol costello live in new york. lets get started with that big storm crashing through the atlantic ocean right now. irene is getting ever more powerful and may be heading toward the united states. people in south carolina already getting ready for irene. the hurricane is near the dominican republic right now. take a look at the storm from the international space station. irene is now a category 2 hurricane...

immediate negotiations and a halt to the rebel assault. [ chanting ] >> this is video from our colleagues at sky news in trip l. people on the streets chanting "libya is free. gadhafi needs to go." rebel forces say theyre now in control of most parts of the capital and the government itself is conceding that parts of the city are no longer under its control. it says also that 1,300 people have been killed over the past 12 hours. what about moammar gadhafi and all of this? there is so m...

children inside was swept away. flooding was so bad, rescuers couldnt see the vehicle until the water receded. >> we were right over top of the vehicle that unfortunately the victims were in and never knew they were there. the bottom of the boat would scrape against the top of the car. >> another person is still missing. police say 11 people climbed trees to escape rushing water that was nine feet deep in some places. in wisconsin, strong winds flipped cars and big trucks on to their...

of the turmoil on wall street has been triggered by fears over the european debt crisis and the anemic economies. and richard quest, one of the best people to turn to when we want perspective on the global economy. he joins us from london. what happened in the european markets today? >> reporter: the europeans went down initially and then down further and they rallied with wall street. we closed down 1% in london, and paris 1%, and frankfurt, once again the german market is being cream...

threatening to throw, project, place or discharge a destructive device, possession of bomb making materials, and also cultivation of marijuana in his room at his house, and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia as well. major newman? >> good morning. once we were able to identify mr. kanos whereabouts, where he lived and what his relationship was to the new tampa freedom high school area, i notified the supervisor sergeant pryor who works out there, very intimately with that n...