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NEWS ALERT: Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is dead, Reuters reports.
NEWS ALERT: Small plane crashes near spectator area at Reno Air Races, Nevada. Local media reports 12 people dead and 30 injured.
TV shows some flooding around NYC including the East River in Manhattan, Brooklyn & The Rockaways as high tide combines with storm surge.
NEWS ALERT: The eye area of Hurricane Irene crosses the New York City area, storm remains a Category 1 Hurricane with 75 mph winds.
NYC Mayor Bloomberg: "The bottom line is the storm is finally hitting New York City, winds, rains, tidal surge will increase".
5pm NHS advisory indicates Hurricane Irene about to re-emerge over Atlantic waters, wind speed slightly decreasing to 80 mph.
NY State is now deploying 1,900 National Guard troops to NYC and the region.
An eery silence has fallen over NYC with streets near empty, shops and restaurants closed.
Army personnel reportedly on the move to NYC by @jchemtob img.ly/7MhE
Bloomberg says only 1,400 have checked into NYC evacuation centers.
Bloomberg: "Tropical storm winds starting at 9pm tonight increasing to hurricane force in the morning."
NYC Mayor Bloomberg: "Time is running out, it's going to get dark in a little while, the storm is coming".
Grand Central Terminal after the last trains departed from @MTAInsider flic.kr/p/agNFJe
2pm advisory from the NHS shows Category 1 Irene moving across eastern North Carolina maintaining 85 MPH winds.
Severe North Carolina flooding due to Irene tweeted by @MsNakiaB yfrog.com/gyyajiiij
Latest ABC7 New York City forecast shows 5'-8' storm surge and 50-70 mph gusts expected between 12AM-3PM Sunday.
NEWS ALERT: Al Qaida's No. 2 leader, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, killed in Pakistan - AP
North Carolina confirms 3 fatalities as a result of Irene - BNO News
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