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this is hillside new jersey west of newark. there could be power lines in the floodwaters. it's ironic, look at this police car in newark alone six police rescues getting people out of their cars that were stuck in stranded roads because of this water. >> that's incredible. the force of the water can't be underestimated. it's amazing how it could probably move like that picture demonstrating, moving that park bench. >> why they call it flash flooding. >> it's pretty significant. >> this alone, 6 inches is drown a person. >> alexandra steele. thanks very much. for now, welcome back. t...

we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. we're watching this hurricane unfold here in the united states. let's go right to ocean city, maryland. cnn's jeanne meserve is standing by. it's beginning to feel the wrath of irene. what's going on? >> reporter: the winds have become strong, so strong that the mayor has told the police to stop patrolling the streets of this town. he says if emergency calls come in, they will be considered on a case-by-case basis. what they're really worried about here is the water. you can see it behind me. the waves are simp...

here. we're standing, a lot of this was beach. we got here this morning. quickly it's already risen several feet. i was talking to the mayor. he said one of the big worries in this area is when you go past here, there's homes that's built on a cliff. at this point their worries not so much the wind, this is not going to be the kind of storm here where the wind is going to do catastrophic damage, but what they are worried about is, it's moving so slowly, and it's going to hit right before high tide which comes about 3:30 in the morning here, that they are worried that there may be so ...

up the east coast all the way to canada. this is a huge storm, folks. just check out the view from the international space station. we're all over irene, where it is, where it's going. we've got jim spellman riding out the storm in the bahamas. john zarrella is in wrightsville beach, north carolina, and jacqui jeras here in the hurricane headquarters. jim, let's start with you. what's the situation there? >> reporter: good morning. the winds have been blowing like this for hours now. about an hour and a half ago they really picked up a lot. you can see the sea is being blown over the...

or victory. the words he said were it was a tactical move. he also claims that tribes, loyal to gadhafi are making their way toward tripoli to liberate the city. that claim has been made before. at the gadhafi compound as the sun went down, there was new fighting. loyalists, gunmen trying to take it back from the opposition who captured it today. sara sidner was there when it all happened. >> let's go. come on, sara. come on, sara. >> having to run out of the compound now. we see gunfire coming from outside o the compound. it's getting too close. so we're leaving. we're not going to ...