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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. ...

To close down an office. that's an example of what we're seeing here, very interesting that these notices are already going out. >> we have the essentials and non-essentials, some will get paid and some will not. dana bash and ed henry for us, thank you both. imagine fighting and possibly dying for your country but not getting paid? that's kind what have will happen to the men and women serving in the u.s. military if there is a government shutdown. defense secretary robert gates explained to troops in baghdad today that if there is a shutdown for tomorrow and it runs for a week, troops woul...

See if they let the ferry land, come to tripoli. if that happens, our people will begin to flow out. >> so there's no clear guaranty that ferry will be able to land? >> reporter: that is the big question according to the senior official. >> the other question and huge concern is, i mean, is it safe for americans to try to even get to that location, given what gadhafi has said about americans today? >> reporter: you know, i guess at this point, anderson, realistically, the americans would have to decide for themselves whether where they are is accessible and whether they can get out. you know, ...

Those are non-essentials. so it's not a lot of people. >> more with jill in a moment. the live chat is up and running. fareed zakaria joins us next. we keep watching for new developments. we'll hear from a libyan man who has lived all his life in fear but says he's no longer afraid and wants you to see his face. >> we are not afraid. we broke the fear barrier. we are not afraid of him anymore. the best example for that, i'm showing my face. people are showing their faces to the camera. they are not afraid of him. later, the shooting of unarmed protesters in bahrain caught on camera. you've s...