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Mess as he put it we have been watching this cabin cruiser over there 40-foot boat and the owner is out of the country. they try to tie it down a little better. one of the pilings appears to be coming loose and that boat could see some damage as well. you see the causeway over there that was shut down earlier today to anyone coming in or leaving. closed. the island closed because of conditions on the causeway. and on the approaches to the causeway. and earlier today we also learned that the power was knocked out because of sailboat got loose on the other side of that causeway and hit a utility...

>> do you need assistance or for the moment are you only staying in the area. >> we are staying in the area to verify the blackout. >> what kind of problem, generators? we got a call from a relative of the crewmember that said during the dinner everything fell on his head. >> no, negative. we have a blackout and we are verifying the conditions on board. >> some passengers said you made them put on life jackets. is this correct? >> i repeat, we are verifying the conditions of the blackout. >> now that was obviously a translation. but what really did happen on board that doomed cruise ship? for ...

Irene is expected to reach land between 10 a.m. and noon tomorrow. the hurricane could be a category 3 storm by then. mandatory evacuations were issued earlier today for all along the east coast. officials say this storm has the potential to affect 65 million people. for all the latest on hurricane irene and the state of things in north carolina, we go to fox news very own jonathan serrie, who is by in atlantic beach, north carolina. >> reporter: good evening. you can see the conditions continue to deteriorate. out to this fishing pier that suffered damage in a previous storm that wasn't a dir...

Reports of fatalities or injuries. and the debris starts flying around at 150 miles per hour, there is bound to be serious damage. adrian, with our kdfw affiliate is 50 miles south of dallas. >> reporter: we are in avalon, about an hour south of dallas and you can see, there is plenty of cleaning up to do. the folks who live here are just trying to catch their breath. and, trying to clean up all of this damage and debris and you can see for yourself, how much damage was left behind and this is the roof of a home, that flew about a block in the direction, and towards me, and you can see, all of...

Need be. to a hurricane. so, that is not lost upon us. we are very focused on the fact that there is a storm out there, and we might have to change gears. rather rapidly. >> reporter: earlier today, officials showed us containment efforts on the bay the other side of grand isle, the entryway to louisiana's fragile marshland and barges are set up 300 yards offshore, linked together and creating a barrier to try and stop the oil from penetrating any further. the barges are carrying huge pilings and 18 wheelers, known as back trucks, because they are equipped with huge vacuums to suck the oil off...