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category 2 hurricane. we're going to have the latest track of the storm for you. and for the first time in history, a commercial spacecraft linking up with the international space station. let your geek flag fly, folks. we are going to take you live to outer space in just a moment. hi, everybody. welcome to "early start." i'm ashleigh banfield. look who's here! >> good morning. >> nice to have you here. >> i'm alina cho. zoraida has the day off today. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. on this friday before memorial, we've got lots of news. >> we do, so let's get right to it. this is a...

good morning. it is friday, august 26th. welcome to "american morning." it's all about the hurricane today. >> i wish i could say happy friday, happy friday for those not living along the northeast coast. >> and whom it hasn't reached yet. >> exactly. let's talk about hurricane irene. now said to be a massive and powerful category 2 storm sitting just off the east coast. 50 million people could feel its force by this weekend. new hurricane warnings are now up, they stretch from north carolina to new jersey. states of emergency have been declared as far north as new england. >> irene ...

is really prepared for this kind of quake or worse, and the other breaking news story we're following, bullets flying from moammar gadhafi's compound in tripoli, only hours after it was captured by rebels. cnn goes inside the compound as chaos, looting and celebrations unfold. we're following a very dangerous and uncertain situation in libya right now. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." millions of americans on the east coast and beyond heard the ground rumble and felt buildings sway. the earthquake that struck just a few hours ago measured 5.8, the strongest to rock...

In mississippi, about what's going to happen there now. they have just been beaten up by storms over the years and certainly, beginning with hurricane camille in '64 and hurricane -- hurricane katrina just leveled that coast, enormous concerns with this one. category 2, that's want what they want you to focus on. it's this water and the storm surge thatt can cause so much trouble. the hope is that in some way, it will weaken, but all the storm models indicate that it won't. >> and the hot water to pick up the speed and like withta katrina, whether or not it's slow like katrina and sits and pou...

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