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>> good evg and h independence day pip. i'm kate in for brian williams tonight. hurricane arthur canceled many towns to cancel holiday plans an fireworks. this is the first of the this hurricane season. and take a view from space. north carolina has never seen a hurricane hit so early in the season. the g news, noeare reported, but the storm did do some damage.opical storm warnin still in effect this evening in massachusetts, with watches farther to the north. we have team coverage for you tonight. we begin with nbc's kerry sanders in kill devil hills, north carolina. kerry? a deceptive hurricane. packing a punch, the area escaped widespread devastation. no reports of serious injury. just thousands waiting, going through the inconvenience, as

they wait for power to come back on. in overnight, hurricane arthurai li leane nkting its over fireworks show, flipping a shed and downing trees. >>are really getting e than four hours for the floodwaters bu he yhiof li fte timefo tome we >> we've been through this many clean up, next day we go do what we did. >> reporter: arthur's power waves shifted the barriers along highway 12 and the water buckled some of that artery to hte isndere's oyam to rout some mob homes. we' >> we're seeing some beach erosion. there's some shingles off of houses. we have some dock debris. >> but north carolina's governor was also happy to be the bearer of good news. >> the north carolina beaches are open for business.

and as beachgoers resume their holiday, officials warn about the potential dangers of rip currents. though the damage was thankfully minnal, jake garivan said hurricane arthur definitely had an impact. >> the house was shaking. it kind of felt like an earthquake. >> reporter: for the millions-plus tourists who come to the outer banks, this july fourth is now back to blue skies. >> that's the good news. kerry sanders out there tonight, thank you. this storm is headed north, bringing high winds and heavy rains to virginia and on up the east coast. this is what it looks like in worcester, massachusetts, this afternoon. jim cantore is tracking it all. good evening. >>. >> reporter: still some very heavy rain on the cape. enough for water rescues. a that's going to go on for the next several hours. and then arthur is going to make its approach. it's expected to become a

tropical storm tonight. just to the east of cape cod. saturday it's gong to work through its way up the bay offundy. unfortunately, this will be a day of very high rip current risk. as you can see all the way up the east coast, right into new england as well. so we are trapped here on hatteras island. officials are hoping to restore ferry service tomorrow to this area and get feel back on the island to enjoy the holiday weekend. kate, back to you. >> jim cantore, thanks so much. >>en othis 238th anniversary of our nation's founding there is a growing debate and growing tension tonight over some of the newest arrivals, the thousands of undocumented migrants illegally crossing the border from mexico into this country and overwhelming the system. nbc's miguel almaguer is in

murrieta, california, where they're taking sides. >> reporter: the protesters are here, immigration advocates are here, but they ear waiting for those busfuls of undocumented immigrants that tonight are nowhere in site. still, the stage is set with both sides waving flags, blocking the streets and arguing. again, murrieta is at the center of a fiery immigration debate. after protesters successfully blocked three buses tuesday, today they are outnumbered by supporters of those who are fleeing fly violence and poverty in sterj of a better life. nativamerican group has a mess ndur. she said she paid $9,000 for smugglers to bring in her daughters, sister and niece. her family was detained two weeks ago and she awaits every day word that they are safe. back here in rr the are

di bet tse protests or these sides will end a almagunight, u. some who have made that same st we among more than 9,000 immigrants sworn in as our weor tt tnbc's christian -- kri welker. >> new citizens are bleji ipled allegiance, and con flingts at higeights the difficult path to becoming an american. 27-year-old private first class oscar venegas gonzalez firsthand understanding of the road traveled by the children crossing the border today. he made a similar journwithout . >> it's dangerous, but you just

go with the flow, i guess, and thank god i'm still alive and still here. >> reporter:gonz's dre wa realized when he joined the marines and he was among the 25 service members and theirousewh house officially became u.s. citizens. >> i came out of a family where i didn't have ar s until i was 9 years old. d here a lf .pportunity. i'm here. >> reporter: president obama, praising theirse li country you didtd penale fully belong tot.te w w hailed from 15 different countries.>> austcain germany. >> all americansnow. naturalization from

mountshre monticello.for ma dres out of reach, but tericay asop also said he will keep doing >> liberty and justice everything in his power to make orte now, the president the immigration system smarter and more efficient. immigration reform is all but dead in congress. meanwhile, after the holiday on monday, the president will officially ask lawmakers for more than $2 billion to deal with that border cris. kate? >>en welker at the white houseni in georgia, disturbing new allegations emerged from court documents releasedayut man who left his 22-month-old son alone for hours in a stifling, hot car. ross harrislead not guilty to murder and has been denied bail. we get the l t ab >> reporter: on a day of celebration this year, a georgia community is also in shock. >> i felt sad for him at first, and then all of a sudden i started realizing, something is not right in this picture.

>> reporter: new search warrants released today alleged rob harris talked to familrs about his son's life insurance policy after he died. and what they need to do in order to file for it. this, after police said yesterday harris had two life insurance policies for cooper, totalling $27,000. detective phil stoddard testified harris was exchanging nude pictures of himself with up to six women, including a 16-year-old girl. some, as his 22-month-old son was dieing in a sweltering suv. >> it proves he was unhappy in his marriage, he planned to show that he wanted to live a child-free life. >> reporter: harris' attorney objected. >> there's been no connection whatsoever between the events of that day and t death child and this fantasy texting. >> reporter: harris pedot t mur uelt>> not criminal negligence. it's a horrible tragedy and accident.

>> reporter: he and his wife leanna married in alabama eight years ago. police say when she went to pick up cooper from daycare the day he died, an employee told her the toddler had never been dropped off. according to investigators, she was calm. >> in front of several witnesses, all of a sudden she states, ross must have left him in the car. husband er: then during a and wife were left in a room tother -- >> she h him sit down and hecy teles her this and she says, well, did you say too much? >> reporter: with today's release of more search warrants, itles inveat gabe gutierrez, nbc news, marietta, georgia. this was a violent day in the middle east as palestinians clashed with israeli security forces after a funeral for a palestinian teenager who was killed this week. and it was an especially painful day for the boy's father. caught between israeli security forces and the passion of his own people.

>> reporter: tear gas and stun grenades were fired. palestinians barricading streets and throwing stones. angry at the loss of one of their own. murdered, they say, by israeli jews. this morning, we joined the boy's father as he went to receive the body of his murdered son muhammad. he thinks he's going to the hospital, but israeli police have him come here to, a public street. under heavy security, the body is handed over as the grieving father looks on. in the ambulance, hussein won'tn 'sody, burned beyond recognition. medics cover the body in a palestinian flag. then the ambulance returns to the family's neighborhood. word spreads and a crowd gathers. they smash the window open and remove mohammad's body. they want to give him a martyr's

funeral. the father had lost his son again and now can only watch. hundreds of local residents have come out into the streets, a tribute to the man they say has been martyred. 's given ahero's welcome. they mourn, try toch glimpse and pay their respects to the family. amid the chaos, the father has a private moment of grief. as mohammad is laid to rest, sorrow changes to anger. they certainly don't want the demonstrations to extend beyond this frontline and more importantly, they definitely don't want it to head into the center of jerusalem just at the end of this road. but the israeli line is coming under increasing attack. and tonight, more anger after this amateur video surfaced, not veriedbc news, allegedly showing israeli security forces beating a palestinian boy, arrested for throwing stones.

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>> these skills should never, ever, ever be a substitute for adult provisions. a child has no business in the water alone or around the water. >> reporter: but drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for children 1 to 4 years old. and the skills these kids learn can save their lives. for 7-month-old emma's first lesson. >> i want her to know that the water will float her. >> she'll be back for ten minutes a day five days a week for six weeks. >> you include this as part of the lesson plan. they have to at some point go in with their clothes and learn how to float? >> yes. >> reporter: the parker family's son lucas fell into the deep end of their pool last year when he was only 3. >> he just popped out, went on to his back, did his float and climbed out of the pool. >> reporter: his sistcyssister s

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♪ that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ ♪ o say does that ♪ >> whitney houston at the super bowl. hendrix at woodstock. ♪ and the home of the brave oulful marvin the all-star game. >> if people want to sing it in a particular way, i wouldn't be too prescriptive over that. >> in other words, you're saying there's no right or wrong way to sing this song? >> it was began as a poem by francis scott key over the stars and stripes still flying over fort mchenry after a war with the british after the war of 1812. today it's proudly displayed at the smithsonian in washington.

the words were set to music, ironically inspired by a british becamia nan anth more recently than you probably think -- in 1931. ♪ andom brave >> reporter: it's now as universal as "happy birthday." this year, marking its own 200th anniversary. ron mott, nbc news, chicago. >> happy birthday, america. that is our broadcast on our friday night. thank you for being with us. i'm kate snow. lester holt will be with you this weekend. we leave you with some of boston's fireworks moved up to last night because of the storm. from all of us here at nbc news, have a great fourth. ♪

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