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cnn joins us from cart hey na. what's the latest on the investigation where it stance? >> reporter: well, as you pointed out, those two u.s. government sources telling cnn that in fact these secret service personnel did bring back several prostitutes to their hotels. now, it's still a little squishy as to some of the details after they brought them back to their hot hotel, but at some point according to these sources, there was a dispute overpayment, and then the police, the local police got involved. about a dozen secret service officers are involved in this scandal. we're told it's...

island in new york. >> on long island irene's storm surge flooded downtown long beach. some streets in manhattan also flooding but the water started to recede and new york's evacuation order is being lifted this hour. in its sweep up the coast irene has killed 15 people across six states. more than 4 million people overall without power and these amazing pictures show some of the damage when irene made landfall as a hurricane. for place like new york city, the storm wasn't as bad as many feared but as janet napolitano said earlier today, it's not over yet. >> no matter where you are ...

but i can not. are you ready? states of hnemergency are in if effect from north carolina all the way to connecticut. it could be a very rough weekend. so let's head right to atlanta and check in with jackqui jeras. >> once again it's a little later than usual, so i'm scrambling to get it all out to you. hurricane watches now posted from the north carolina/virginia border to sandy hook, new jersey. so that includes delaware bay, chesapeake bay. we also have hurricane warnings in effect from little river inlet north carolina northward to sandy hook including delaware way, chesapeake ba...

who is in harm's way needs to prepare for the worst and pray for the best. >> let me assure you that we are not overreacting. we need to be ready >> if you live in one of these areas, spend time with precaution. >> battering the bahamas. in nasa, jim, what has the damage been there? >> reporter: candy, a little a little bit of palms here with high wind and strong rain. here in nassau, the main tourist areas, no damage or floods whatsoever. the power lines -- [inaudible] they are so confident that the tourist areas -- [inaudible] >> jim, i'm sorry. i'm going to have to interrupt you h...

Is it realist forç people to te stock of what they can do and what they need to stock up on in case of disaster? >> yeah. it is a good opportunity to, you know, see what is happening there and remember that disasters don't always give us warning. start out with the basic steps of does your family plan, and do you have a plan? talk about how to communicate if a disaster happens, you're at work, or you're away from each other. and then look at the things you're going to need if you have to evacuate quickly, or if you stay at your home with the power going out and the water goes out. you can go...