. >> the people who live down here full time, enthough it's a 1 they are taking it seriously. >> reporter: with hurricane watches and warnings in place, the governor is declaring a state of emergency. >> we have rip currents out here with the storm coming in. >> reporter: as the storm comes in, business owner's worry about customers heading out ahead of the normally busy july 4 weekend. >> we're doing a good business today, but we have heard about people leaving. if they leave our business is going to go down. >> not the best timing, but a lot of people i talked to said they plan to ride out the storm, even though it is expected to pass here tomorrow morning as a category one hurricane. live in north carolina, marcie gonzalez, back to you. >> remember you can get the latest from accuweather from your smart phone or tablet you can get "action news" and accuweather anytime with our 6abc news app. it's free at the apple and google app stores. >> 4:48. up in smoke the tour buses for two rock bands go up in flames in philadelphia. both bands are supposed to perform tonight. >>> all kinds of da