deborah garcia is at rockaway beach outside new york. ing next, thanks to bill. now, bermuda is still recovering as you mentioned after 35-foot waves battered its shores and torrential rain flooded the island. hurricane bill is now making its way up the u.s. coast, it won't hit land, but it will create dangerous rip currents. waves as high as 14 feet are expected along the carolina coast. and they may grow up to 23 feet in massachusetts. now, beaches along bill's path, up and down the east coast, have closed starting friday and will likely remain closed throughout this weekend. now, hurricane bill is expected to weaken into a tropical storm, once it hits the cold waters off of canada. but the winds surrounding the storm will likely still cause us great damage here on the shore. >> sounds like you'll be dry for now, but not much longer. thank you very much this morning. deborah garcia with wcbs. >>> if you've been thinking of trading in your clunker for cash, put your pedal to the metal. the program will come to a screeching halt monday ni