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the ground and we're the ones responsible for maintaining that. it falls upon us to ensure the safety and integrity of our system. >> reporter: debra herzman told me by phone state and federal regulators are also to blame. with billions of the dollars needed to upgrade pg & e's vast pipeline system, who will pay? >> part of it will be to the extent that we've made mistakings. and that's on us. we need to make the investment to fix those mistakes. >> reporter: but what about procedures and equipment that would be applicable to all utilities that truly will follow. >> reporter: general...

record set back in 1980. at least 39 people have died across 11 states including 3 in vermont where shellshocked residents are digging out with many still waiting for help. nbc's jay gray has our report. >> reporter: days after irene slammed into the eastern seaboard, its presence is still being felt. widespread flooding with river systems pushed to the brink. perhaps the greatest irony of hurricane irene is that landlocked vermont is suffering the greatest impact from the storm. >> then the water started coming from the river. that's when it was time to get out. >> reporter: dozens ...

big splash. more this wednesday morning "early" august 31st, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >> good wednesday morning but to you. nice to have you with us on "the early show." i'm erica hill. >> i'm jan crawford. chris wragge is off this week. >> happy to have you here this morning. >> nice to be here. a new report every airline passenger needs to know about. there are a lot of pilots making mistakes in mid flight. they've gotten too dependent on technology and not their flying skills. we'll hear from one man who knows all too well how critical the skills can be during an emergency...

with gardening shears and lives to tell about it. and oh, lord, hockey's prized stanley cup is damaged after tumbling off a table. good morning, everyone, i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. well, we begin this morning with an unnatural year of natural disasters. new climate data shows irene will rank as the $10 billion disaster of 2011, breaking a record set back in 1980. at least 39 people have died across 11 states including 3 in vermont where shellshocked residents are digging out with many still waiting for help. nbc's ja...

worth has destroyed about 30 homes already. it threatens many more. this is so big, the fire is so big and intense that firefighters haven't been able to contain any of that. right now crews are getting people out of its way and trying to protect the homes still standing. the fire has burned nearly 8,000 acres. air tankers are expected to drop water on the fire today. it is unclear how this fire started, but the epic drought and the heat may have made this the worst fire season in texas history. oklahoma is suffering, too. a fire near oklahoma city has forced people within a two squa...