Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110830:09:01:00
In new orleans. this is "first look" on msnbc. we begin this morning with irene's widening wake. she may not have been the damaging hurricane that many had feared but with the death toll that's risen to at least 40 and record-breaking floods not seen in nearly 100 years irene's impact will surely be remembered for years to come. nbc's jay gray reports. >> reporter: the cleanup continues. and so does the water. after ripping a path through the outer banks and north carolina coast the legacy of hurricane irene may be historic flooding. >> we have seen record flooding in vermont, record flood...