smoking just a few cigarettes a week could more harm to your health than you might think. researchers at cornell medical center found even the lowest level of cigarette smoke raises the risk of lung cancer and other serious lung diseases by affecting the cells that lighten airways. what a gorgeous sunrise on new york's long island this morning in what could be the calm before the storm. time lapse video shows that brilliant sky quickly tushing gray, as hurricane earl cuts its path along the eastern coastline. earl may spare much of the east coast a major hit but its outer bands could lash several states as it sweeps past north carolina. winds hitting tropical force speeds up to 75 mile percent hour. there are still big concerns in massachusetts where communities that depend on the ocean are the first to feel its effects. on martha's vineyard, last-minute preparations lasted well into the night.