Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100902:17:09:00
Evacuation orders have been in effect for 24 to 36 hours. mostly for tourists. a lot of evacuation orders affect the residents. the surf picked up. the red flag is flying. there is no swimming here. we have a 15-knot or so sustained wind. we expect to start to feel and see the effects of earl in earnest by 6:00 eastern time. then, of course n the overnight hours we'll get the full effect of the storm winds and the surge. we don't believe that the eye is going to approach here. bill karins can give us more detail about that. we started to see the easterly turn from the storm, which a lot of peo...