What's Making News: August 22nd, 2011.

The Big Story: Libya. NBC's Richard Engel has the story:

In Other News:

Visitors flock to MLJ memorial. NBC's Kristen Dahlgren reports on the monument that is set to honor the leader on the civil rights leader. Here are photos of the new monument, which will be officialy dedicated this Saturday.

Tracking Irene.

Hurricane Irene has churned into a stronger Category 2 storm and has cut a destructive path through the Caribbean as it heads toward the U.S. coast. [AP via WSVN]

Here are the forecast cone and model from WSVN. [Photo: WSVN.com]

Travers 2011:

Restaurant Week. Began today and ends on Thursday, August 25th. Over 50 restaurants in the greater Capital Region will be offering three-course meals for a special $18.64. See a list of the participating restaurants here. [WTEN]

Post Positions. NYRA will air the drawing for the post positions of the raceonline this Wednesday beginning at 11:00am.

Special Reports. Friday at 7:00pm on WNYT/NewsChannel 13, WXXA/FOX23 and 8:00pm on WTEN/News10

Decision 2012: Former Governor Pataki might be running. The AP report and a report by NewsChannel 13's John McLaughlin are here.

Must See Video: Terrifying gas station crash caught on camera. Here's the video from KTRK-Huston.