about poker and people are playing poker. now even high schools and middle schoolers are going into the rooms and online and cashing in. that is scary too. you know, i m more of a blackjack guy than poker. still, kids that young getting into it? espn world series of poker, young champions who have been doing it for years. we ll have the story coming up. should be interesting stuff. good morning, everybody, i m rob nelson. i m mike marusarz. vinita nair is on vacation. evacuations have been ordered in north carolina as hurricane earl could make landfall tomorrow or early friday. the storm still packing 135-mile-an-hour winds as it moves to the northwest. fema is now warning millions of residents up and down the east coast to prepare for possible evacuations, depending on the storm s track. the history tells us that we ve had very dangerous storms that have hit the northeast
and a major seven and a half year chapter coming to a close. just the start of a very busy week for president. no doubt about that. mideast peace talks, much negotiated to get this to happen. they begin today at the white house. hurricane earl threatening the east coast of the united states. not a lot of sleep for the president this wee
with troorm here s the accuweather.com forecast eye path for hurricane earl. increased wave activity across the southeast coast throughout the day today and it to make its closest appoachthe late tha i night, perhaps a cat 3 hurricane. there is a hurricane watch already in place north of sur city, north carolina/virginia border. it s g northeasterly track as we head into the labor day weekend and perhaps impacting the new england coast by this labor day weekend with destructive waves. peak wind gusts over 65 miles and rob and mike, perhaps even somevy r all right, jeannette, thank you. as for the forecat noee som hail, gusty winds and a chance of tornados in wichita, omaha, and sioux city. showers and thunderstorms from the southern plains to the great lks. showers in the northern rockies. just shn and sea 91 in colorado springs. 95 in sacramento. 77 in fargo.
president obama declares a change in iraq. i am announcing that the american combat mission in iraq has ended. he says now the iraqi people have lead responsibility for their own security. hurricane earl, incoming. and in north carolina, they are getting ready for a potential direct hit. gather up those supplies, put them in that water-tight box. and a bitter battle. not over money or children. at stake is one of baseball s marquee franchises. that is way out and gone! it s wednesday, september 1st. from abc news, this is world news now. all right, so a lot of people on the east coast now eyeing hurricane earl. here we go again.