who is in harm s way needs to prepare for the worst and pray for the best. let me assure you that we are not overreacting. we need to be ready if you live in one of these areas, spend time with precaution. battering the bahamas. in nasa, jim, what has the damage been there? reporter: candy, a little a little bit of palms here with high wind and strong rain. here in nassau, the main tourist areas, no damage or floods whatsoever. the power lines [inaudible] they are so confident that the tourist areas [inaudible] jim, i m sorry. i m going to have to interrupt you here. we have really bad i can t hear thaw well. from what i can tell, not that much damage where he is in nassau. we will get back to him we can e audio problem. the latest forecast from the national hurricane center says irene will approach the north carolina coast saturday. cnn meteorologist chad myers is here to fill in more of the details. chad, you and i have talked for a couple of nights now, and