ROMANS: It is 52 minutes past the hour. Here's what you need to know to start your day.</s>ROMANS (voice-over): Irene pushing into New England and triggering unprecedented flash floods in Vermont. Officials telling hundreds to leave their homes there. It's the worst flooding that state has seen in generations. The storm is no longer a hurricane or even a tropical storm. It is being blamed, though, for at least 20 deaths now across eight states. The cost of wind damage alone could top a billion dollars. Total costs anywhere from 7 to $20 billion. Firefighters are struggling to put out a 5,000 acre wildfire in California. Over the weekend, an air tanker dumped fire retardant on the so-called motor fire in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Nearby residents have been evacuated. In the Little League World Series, the boys from Huntington Beach, California are going home champions. They beat the team from Japan in their final out. Nick Pratto singling in the winning run with two outs the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning for a 2-1 victory. It's official. Beyonce and hubby, Jay-Z, are expecting their first child. The pop star showed off her pregnant belly at last night's MTV VMAs. Beyone and Jay-Z married in April of 2008. Congratulations.</s>ROMANS (on-camera): That's the news you need to know to start your day. AMERICAN MORNING back right after this.
California Wildfire Grows To 4,755 Acres; California Wins Little League World Series