Evacuation continues as Irene closes in

The New Jersey shore emptied out with relative ease Friday as forecasters continued to warn that Hurricane Irene, expected to zip closely along the coast on Sunday, will almost certainly bring serious floods across the state. Voluntary evacuations were in place along the rest of the shore, and Atlantic City’s 24/7 casinos were shutting down for only the third time since they opened in 1978. http://bit.ly/oqUSzZ