Irene nears NC, still a hurricane on track north (AP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110827/ap_on_re_us/us_irene"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110827/capt.5ba449a5517d419d8dcf324658ed952b-5ba449a5517d419d8dcf324658ed952b-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=DkndtsrBQhY12gBh0yZINw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Hurricane Irene's outer bands reach Kill Devil Hills, N.C., early Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011. Hurricane Irene has weakened to a Category 1 storm as it nears the North Carolina coast but forecasters say it remains extremely dangerous. Hurricane warnings were issued from North Carolina to New York, and evacuation orders covered at least 2.3 million people, including 1 million in New Jersey, 315,000 in Maryland, 300,000 in North Carolina, 200,000 in Virginia and 100,000 in Delaware. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hurricane Irene zeroed in on land Saturday, losing some power but still whipping up trouble even before a catastrophic run up the Eastern Seaboard. More than 2 million people were told to move to safer places, and New York City ordered the nation's biggest subway system shut down for the first time because of a natural disaster.</p><br clear="all"/>

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