it s a probably that s never been wassed by a quake in this country until now. first responders may be getting reasons. stand by for dr. sanjay gupta and details of a new medical study. i m westbound westboun i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. how did their political leaders do big things like reduce the debt if they butt heads over a scheduling speech. we re learning more about the duty-up over the president s make-or-break jobs speech this week, and how the date was finally set. athena jones is covering the story for us. now, actually scheduling that speech has turned out to be the hard part. what the american people expect the president to do, what they expect their senators, congress men and women to do is listen to them and take action. they do not give a lick about what day next week the president speaks before congress. reporter: the great date debate came to the first public view through a tweet. at around noon on wednesday, the told hi twitter fo
hurricane irene is driving to the coast today with 110-mile-an-hour winds. the storm will go on a climb up the east coast impacting, perhaps, one-fifth of the nation s population. north carolina s outer banks will feel irene s winds by nightfall. the full fury will bear down by saturday evening. the window for preparation is quickly closing. if you are in the projected path of the storm, please listen to your state or local officials. please listen to emergency radio or television. if you are told to evacuate, please do so. irene could make a direct hit on new york city. already the mayor has ordered several hospitals and nursing homes to move patients to higher ground. a broader evacuation may come later today. this animation shows irene s surge which could overwhelm manhattan s subway and tunnel systems. what is your biggest concern? the new yorker. why? because they don t listen. you can always tell a new yorker, but you cannot tell them very much. president