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That was one of the big things of course that draws people to the french quarter. there's been very light rain, ana, as our meteorologist was mentioning moments ago. it almost feels like new orleans is completely missing this hurricane, which would be great news. but of course this city prepared heavily for it, recommending that people secure their patio furniture, clear their catch basins, move their cars to higher ground, to the median because here in new orleans that is higher ground. and asking people to secure food and water and supplies for at least three days. this city is expecting not...

Catch basins have to be cleaned before the next storm. every drain, every culvert between here and the gulf has to be cleaned. if it took 40 inches this time, what the impact the flood has had on the drains -- >> that's one of the things, there's tension on storms when they happen and the media aftermath. a lot of people, once the water dissipates, they go, it's over. but it's not. >> exactly. and team rubicon is still working on houses in new york and new jersey that were wrecked during sandy. so everyone else forgets about it, but we'll stay there with the community. >> what do you see in te...

up the east coast all the way to canada. this is a huge storm, folks. just check out the view from the international space station. we're all over irene, where it is, where it's going. we've got jim spellman riding out the storm in the bahamas. john zarrella is in wrightsville beach, north carolina, and jacqui jeras here in the hurricane headquarters. jim, let's start with you. what's the situation there? >> reporter: good morning. the winds have been blowing like this for hours now. about an hour and a half ago they really picked up a lot. you can see the sea is being blown over the...

north carolina first gets hit on saturday, and then somewhere in new england after that, even in areas that don't get a direct hit though, there's the flooding damage, wind damage and power outages, a major pain. you're looking at live pictures from folly beach in south carolina. residents keeping an eye on irene. it could pass by though. they haven't been told to leave though. they are urged to take precautions. evacuations are under way though in the north carolina outer banks. the governor declaring a state of emergency ahead of the hurricane. many areas are accessible only by fer...