In a live blog, President Obama urges Americans who are in the path of Hurricane Irene to take precautions now and take what could go down as a historic weather-related event seriously. Also: Atlantic City casinos to close Friday after Jersey shore told to evacuate.
Update: 8/26/11 9pm - Live photo feed:
UPDATE: 1:05PM, 8/2611: The following Hurricane Irene forecast map courtesy of New York's WNYC:
UPDATE: 12:39PM, 8/26/11: NEW JERSEY GOV. CHRISTIE TALKING LIVE ABOUT IRENE:
UPDATE 12:55PM 8/26/11: CHRISTIE CALLS FOR SHUTDOWN OF GARDEN STATE PARKWAY SOUTHBOUND OF EXIT 98; MORE ROAD CLOSURES.
ATLANTIC CITY — With an estimated 65 million people in its path, Hurricane Irene is heading towards North Carolina, with "heightened waves" hitting the state's Outer Banks on Friday, due to reports.
In Atlantic City, casino officials are set to meet with emergency management officials to discuss the possibility of closing Atlantic City's 11 casinos — for only the third time in more than 30 years — at 2pm.
Also at 2pm, the Borgata Casino Hotel is scheduled to close. The four Atlantic City properties owned by Caesars Entertainment — Harrah's Resort, Showboat, Caesars and Bally's — are scheduled to shut down at 4pm.
Just after noon on Friday, it was reported that all Atlantic City casinos will shut down Friday, Aug. 26, due to Hurricane Irene and the mandatory evacuations.
At least 19 deaths over the past 24 hours, from Florida up to Connecticut, have been blamed on Irene-related incidents, according to national officials.
Hours after remarking during a Sunday afternoon press conference that a New Jersey firefighter “succumbed to his injuries from an attempted swift water rescue” in Princeton, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's office acknowledged that Christie incorrectly stated today that that firefighter had died.
While Hurricane Irene has everybody signing the wrong words to the 1982 Dexy's Midnight Runners No. 1 hit "Come on Eileen," the following songs have likely come to mind for many in the path of the big storm.
See live photo feed, live Atlantic City Web cam and latest updates on Hurricane Irene and the Jersey shore region.
"Shelters are places of last resort," Christie said. "Do not go to a center because it's close to your house and driving to a friends' house would take an hour."
Thousands of people evacuated the many hotels and casinos in Atlantic City, with the city streets filled with people pouring from the buildings.
The A.C. Comedy Festival is getting off to an impressive start with Friday’s lineup of Mike Epps, EarthQuake, George Willborn, Don “DC” Curry and Mario Tory. Saturday’s lineup features top comics Sommore, Bruce Bruce, D.L. Hughley, Gary Owen and TuRae.
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1. Anonymous said... on Aug 26, 2011 at 11:52AM
“JUST SO EVERYBDY KNOWS - A GAS STATION IN PLEASANTVILLE IS SPIKING GAS PRICES - EVEN WHILE CARS ARE THERE LINED UP TO GET GAS!! AVOID AT ALL COSTS. THIS IS AGAINST THE LAW I THOUGHT?”
2. Anonymous said... on Aug 26, 2011 at 12:43PM
“which station???”
3. Anonymous said... on Aug 26, 2011 at 12:56PM
“probably others are too - up and down the east coast!”
4. Anonymous said... on Aug 26, 2011 at 02:47PM
“MIA again Obama this has been in the works for days and now you talk about it. Amazed you had time
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