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hurricane irene, now officially made landfall as a category 1 storm on the east coast of the united states. the most up-to-date satellite image we can show you now of re irene, showing wear and tear, described as sloppy, not very well organized but starting to get more disorganized. you can see it there, it was a more organized storm over the past couple of days but as it's making landfall now and making its way up the east coast maybe not so much so. it has been lashing out at the carolina shoreline for the past several hours. that is where, again, it it has officially made landfall...

that's all ahead this hour. we begin tonight, of course, with the hurricane that is bearing down on the east coast of the continental united states. this is what irene looks like from space. a powerful category two storm with a diameter of about 510 miles. that means if this were in california, this single storm would extend all the way from san francisco to san diego. irene is now slowly moving on to the east coast of the united states. the storm already lashing the outer banks in north carolina and expected to make landfall in that state tomorrow before moving up the east coast. a ...

this hour. we've also got a big update tonight on how text tx governor rick perry has funded his political rides. and how elizabeth warren is probably not funding hers. they're related. there is a florida governor rick scott update regarding msnbc's lock-up program, and for the first time anywhere tonight on this show we will have an exclusive first look, an exclusive first preview of my documentary with nbc's richard engel about america since 9/11. that's all ahead this hour. we begin tonight, of course, with the hurricane that is bearing down on the east coast of the continental un...

>> causing billions in damage. >> it will be a billion dollar disaster. >> president obama of course on top of this and concerned spoke with the head of fema this morning. governor bev purdue has declared a state of emergency. >> putting shudders on. >> and the last time a hurricane took this track -- >> "nbc nightly news with brian williams" with tom brokaw. >> the north carolina, virginia, and maryland. >> some of new york's biggest skyscrapers never opened for business. >> high tide was at 11:00 this morning. >> this will be a long time forgetting. >> hoped this morning that the w...

>> forget politics. the east coast is worried about hurricane irene. >> right through new england. >> the outer banks of north carolina. >> do you know where you're going? >> causing billions in damage. >> it will be a billion dollar disaster. >> president obama of course on top of this and concerned spoke with the head of fema this morning. governor bev purdue has declared a state of emergency. >> putting shudders on. >> and the last time a hurricane took this track -- >> "nbc nightly news with brian williams" with tom brokaw. >> the north carolina, virginia, and maryland. >> some o...