Guess what CNN isn't talking about today? We'd never knowingly utter the name but it rhymes with "Schmarl Schmove." No "Reliable Sources" today, or anything else; CNN is all-hurricane all the time. The O'Brien Supertwins are anchoring, checking in with their skin-soaked colleagues in the field. We can't help being a teensy bit happy to see Anderson Cooper all wet and glistening, even though we are concerned for his safety. He's there with "big guy" John Zarrella, who he says will anchor him and keep him safe. Aw.

I'm thinking they should be a bit worried though - they're down to half a tank of gas and nothing is open - no gas stations, convenience stores, nothing. Says Anderson: "We stocked up on junk food." (Anderson! Your perfect skin!) Soledad is worried; do they have an escape route planned? Anderson: "We really do feel good about this location, the satellite truck is behind a wall, we think it's pretty protected...we can seek safety pretty quickly." Both Anderson and Zarrella seem in pretty good spirits and even posed for a picture with random people before shooing them off to safety.

(Speaking of random photos, CNN is also calling for viewers in hurricane-afflicted areas to send their digital photos on in. Viva citizen photojournalism.)

Meanwhile, correspondent Alina Cho is in Mary Esther, Florida, an area that was clobbered by Hurricane Ivan. The manager at her hotel has skipped out; the guests are on their own. Sounds like a John Cusack movie I never saw. Cho is chipper until Miles mentions that the storm is moving in her direction. "You're gonna get the brunt of it, is what it looks like," says Miles, warm and dry in New York. "Yeah, I did hear that, Miles. Not really encouraging news, I have to tell you." We're pretty sure she added "you smug dry bastard" in her head.

Soledad and Miles have pledged to stay in constant contact with their correspondents "as long as the cable holds out." Eek. Miles signs off for commercial: "Stay with us -- we are your hurricane headquarters." Jon Klein, you'd better be planning on bonuses.

Update, 3:07 pm: I'm now offically scared for Anderson and Zarrella in Pensacola. The video feed is breaking up and they're standing right by a gas station overhang that looks like it could be picked up any second flung willy-nilly into the hurly-burly, i.e. squishing into CNN's intrepid correspondents. Anderson: "It's not looking good." Zarella: "No, the top of that overhag, that aluminum roofing material there is starting to peel a litle bit " Anderson (through choppy audio/video feed): "I don't know if you can see that on camera but the entire thing is shaking...[breakup]...moves up and down, you never like to see that." Also, Anderson with the biggest understatement of the day: "the winds seem to have picked up even in the last couple of minutes that we've been on the air - it is definitely feeling very unpleasant." Yikes. Godspeed, CNN folks!

Update, 3:21 pm: If you want comprehensive coverage, you shouldn't be here. TVNewser, as usual, is all over the people all over the story.

Update, 4:15 pm: ""CNN crew in Pensacola taking cover; trees snapping," reads the crawl on the bottom of the screen; moments ago Anderson & Zarrella reported amidst falling trees and Ramada signs. Intrepid cousin TVNewser has the account; some of us may have had our eyes closed. This is why we leave the liveblogging to him. Reports TVNewser:"'I hate to be vain, but you have a leaf on your eye,' Cooper told Zarrella, and plucked it off his face..." Aw. Little buddy!

Update, 4:45 pm: They just replayed it on CNN. Unbellievable stuff! Huge pieces of aluminum bouncing past them, the big Ramada sign flipping off like a top. I'm so going to hell because all I can think of is how cute Anderson looks. See the video here. The good news is, the hurricane is losing strength.

7:34 pm: Switched to Fox but it was boring; MSNBC has Joe Scarborough letting us know that he's from Pensacola but you know, unless you're drenched and fleeing errant chunks of roof like some adorable people we know we're not that impressed. Al Roker is looking healthy and cheerful reporting from Pensacola. No chance of missing the CNN Anderson-Zarrella footage; they're replaying that with regularity. I want to see more of Rick Sanchez reaching down into the flooded puddle of Highway 98 and tasting the salt water. Now that's journalism.

8:27 pm: That's it for me, and for the worst of Dennis, thank goodness. More complete coverage of the coverage on TVNewser, including a cool account of CNN's "Hurricane One" mobile satellite unit manned by Rick Sanchez and Jon Klein being characteristically modest about CNN's stellar day.

After hours and hours of CNN, meanwhile, I am tempted to invest in an awning for my home, take a trip to a romantic Sandals resort, and buy one of those robotic floor-sweeping things that they spoofed on SNL. My floors could use some help.