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irene. >> north texas is burning. i'm ali velshi, about 30 homes already destroyed bay wildfire. 100 more in harm's way. it's going to get worse before it gets better because officials say this fast-spreading fire is 0% contained. and i'm carol costello. new developments out of aruba in the disappearance of american robyn gardener. her traveling companion and the chief suspect may be about to walk on this "american morning." good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, august 31st. welcome to "american morning." >> continues to be a busy morning. >> sure does. >> we continue to deal ...

all day heavy rains from tropical storm irene overwhelmed creeks and rivers across new england. quaint main streets became muddy torrens. this is a little village north of new york city in the catskills. just look at the force of this water at woodstock, vermont. those are propane tanks picked up and carried away. nothing can escape the current once it falls in. not even cars. trapped in the raging waters this sedan was batted around like driftwood. fortunately no one was in the vehicle. >> whoa! get out of here. grab the mic. >> that's a reporter with wcbs at ashbury park, new jerse...

tropical storm irene overwhelmed creeks and rivers across new england. quaint main streets became muddy torrents. this is a little village north of new york city in the catskills. just look at the force of this water at woodstock, vermont. those are propane tanks picked up and carried away. nothing can escape the current once it falls in. not even cars. trapped in the raging waters this sedan was batted around like driftwood. fortunately no one was in the vehicle. >> whoa! get out of here. grab the mic. >> that's a reporter with wcbs at asbury park, new jersey. she and the crew thoug...

canada, millions in america's southeast corner are thankful it wasn't much worse. >> and hurricane irene first made landfall yesterday and northern new england, where the brunt of the storm just left they'll remember irene for the rain. 16 inches or more in some spots. with tidal surges battering beaches, inundating roads and bridges and in cases whole communitiesants more than 4 million are without electricity today. from florida to connecticut 19 deaths blamed on irene. among them an 11-year-old boy killed by a falling tree. president obama spoke to the nation late this afternoon. ...

>> over that entire thousand feet, yes. >> reporter: that sounds like a lot to me. >> it's the standard that was determined. >> well, now migratory birds are nesting on the still contaminated island and others in the gulf. a year ago, oil was thick on the surface in the local marshes. today, in many of those same marshes, it's still thick, but now it's on the bottom. some beaches are suffering from chronic re-oiling, oil that washes back onto the shore. and many gulf businesses are still feeling it. even though tourism here in new orleans is vibrant, it's less on the shore. tourism at alabama ...