alerts.
isaias downgraded to a tropical
storm as it continues inland
after making landfall as a
category one hurricane overnight
in the carolinas.
>> the power is out.
jillian: heavy wind and rain
knocking power out hundreds of
thousands, the storm sparking a
series of house fires in north
carolina.
todd: it is long past you now.
>> reporter: it is long past and
always surprising the nice
weather, usually surprising the
nice weather on the backside of
the hurricane, a breeze blowing
from the south while isaias's
menacing the coast just north of
here.
the storm just after 11:00 last
night as a category one
hurricane, winds clocking in at