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Erosion. thats typically something youll get with wave action anyway. we certainly expect more of that as we go through the next couple of days. this was done during igor. i was here when this was going on. we had massive erosion in through here. the bottom line is bermuda is ready. right now business as usual. airports are open, buses are running and stores are open for folks that want the last-minute items. well probably see the worst weather tomorrow at this time as the storm comes within 150...

Today. the good news is the ocean isnt as bad. theyre prepared nonetheless. thats the beautiful thing of bermuda. they get ready for it. its a way of life out here. you can see behind me the wave action, crashing into the rock cliffs off in the distance there. that, of course, film is the air, the sea spray, salt spray so theres a lot of wave action out there. crashing waves and the wind is bringing in that. theyve been ready at elbow beach for a couple days. this is a restaurant right on the be...

Going toward louisiana, it puts mississippi on the eastern side or what they call the dirty or intense side of the storm, because the northeast quadrant and southeast quadrant of the storms will bring a lot of wave action and water action. theyre expecting about 6 to 12 feet of storm surge here so you can imagine thats something that they have reckon with here as well. we talked with a lot of local residents at this point. they say theyre still trying to see if they are going to determine if the...

>> no, were still here because were still dealing with isaac, alex. its now passed us to our north. its behind us, about 100 miles or so to the keys. it looks dark over there. a lot of heavy rain through the florida keys, through the florida straits. we had some here, but the worst of the weather has moved on out. this is very warm water, water temperatures, 87, 88 degrees. thats why were forecasting for other reasons, too, and intensifying isaac becoming a hurricane today or tonight. wave heigh...

Officially. pressure 994. a mid grade tropical storm. as of the 10:00 a.m. central advisory, we look at the visible satellite picture. you can see the naked circulation as we say. thunderstorms not wrapping about the center, but located off to the east. thats where all the weather is, the heavy rain, and the wind and certainly the waters being piled up here. were seeing a lot of wave action coming into northern florida and the northern gulf coast in particular. thats not going to change much thr...

Could cause dangerous flash flooding. lee has churned up surf all along the gulf. a body border drowned in texas. mike seidel is in brandon, mississippi, this morning. whats the latest there? >> reporter: well, ive got better news here as far as the weather goes. the rain, the heaviest rain has moved on out. were still getting light rain, but we have this gusty north wind. behind me is the reservoir. this is not the gulf of mexico. look at the wave action. a lot of locals are coming out and grab...

landfall this morning, on the outer banks of north carolina. more than 1 million homes are without power tonight. flooding is widespread. >> now, the winds have died down a little bit, but irene is expected to remain a hurricane all the way to new england. and as you can see, the surf is already pounding the coastline nonstop. right now, ocean city, maryland, getting hammered. and if theres some good news, well, an admiral with the u.s. coast guard says the preliminary survey of damage...

>> reporter: rob marciano, lets see if he can hear us. heres in long beach and theyre seeing intense wave action. rob, can you tell us? >> reporter: i cant hear the program, so just tell me when to go. >> reporter: anderson, long beach, the winds remain the same and if anything have picked up. irene continues to roll this way. irene is still a hurricane, although you would describe it as a minimal hurricane. i have been in a lot of minimal hurricanes, and its a still a hurricane. were ...

standing could be under water, covered in floodwater. heres what hurricane irene looked like when it hit the bahamas. new yorkers now of course are used to seeing this on tv. not up close but they might see it here and soon. here is the view as irene began moving up the eastern seaboard. as it did emergency plans started to kick in. airlines began cancelling flights. hospitals moving patients and here in new york mayor mike bloomberg be issued the first evacuation orders in city histor...

heres what hurricane irene looked like when it hit the bahamas. new yorkers might see it here and soon. here is the view as irene began moving up the eastern seaboard, and as it did emergency plans started to kick in. airlines began cancelling flights. hospitals moving patients. and here in new york mayor mike bloomberg issued the first evacuation orders in city history for low-lying areas, including the one, the area that we are standing in tonight. and for the first time in modern me...