jonathan serrie is in panama city beach with more. "hermine" is still churning out in the gulf of mexico. but, the storm has already caused damage here in florida. largo to evacuate their homes. maiden says: ".."it was still about 4 1/2 inches of water inside of the house." maiden says: "..make sure it doesn't grow mold. it was rainwater you don't know what was in it." "hermine" expected to make landfall along florida's panhandle sometime overnight. it could bring over twelve inches of rain to much of the central and northern part of the state. tornadoes are also possible in both north florida and southern georgia. mos says: "..i'm anything and have to spend more money replacing it again." in the meantime in the pacific, "madeline" passed south of hawaii's big island... and the system is forecast to continue moving away from the state. peck says: "..it's just amazing, you know, mother nature at work. we're just sitting at our house, thinking yay, that wasn't too bad." hawaii residents not in the clear yet, however, with another powerf

fox's jonathan serrie joins us live tonight from marshall park in up town charlotte. , another protest expected there in about 90 minutes. >> reporter: it is indeed, iain and lucy, protesters are expected to descend on this park because it is central location near the local government center, the combined city and county government of charlotte and member len berg county and also near police headquarters. the center of all of this controversy here. now, community leaders and city officials are calling on the protesters tonight to remain peaceful, trying to encourage dialogue and trying to avoid a repeat of what happened in charlotte overnight. dramatic video of some of the protests last night what started out as peaceful in some cases became violent. some groups of protesters trying to break into a local wal*mart. another group going out on to interstate 85 shutting down the interstate briefly in both directions. police were able to clear the protesters from the interstate well in advance of rush hour traffic. so a minimal disruption to businesses usual in charlotte, b

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jonathan serrie is live on the scene of this storm. he's in panama city beach. what can you tell us there, jonathan? >> reporter: hi, martha. a rain shower just came through here, chasing many tourists away. there are still some hardy souls exploring the beach. lifeguards and even a plane pulling a banner are warning swimmers to stay out of the water because of the potential for dangerous rip currents. we've seen lifeguards and other crews coming up and down the beach, removing trash cans, chairs, any objects that could be picked up in tropical storm-force and potentially hurricane-force winds as a precaution. many tourists were preparing for a long holiday weekend. we asked some what they plan to do now that a tropical storm is approaching. >> i got kind of freaked out. i talked to the wife, she's like, no, we're going to stay. she's been a couple of them. >> we're supposed to be getting married at sunset today. i don't think that's going to happen. >> what are you going to do? >> wait until tomorrow. >> i'm getting out of here. it's so unpredictable. i just th

sandra: jonathan serrie is live from charlotte with the latest happening there. jonathan? >> reporter: yeah, good afternoon. right now i'm standing in front of a family-owned variety store. you can see police officers standing guard, trying to prevent more looting. this store was hit overnight. in fact, we have some video to show you from overnight of when looters broke into the store during the overnight protests. the owners and employees were not here at the store. in fact, they had closed early because of the protests so, fortunately, no one inside was injured. however, they tell us that the looters got away with most items of value. police came in today, and after investigating the looting, they actually helped the store owners begin to clean up, begin to pick up the pieces. so the police here serving multiple tasks. police are also trying to determine, they're conducting an internal investigation into the police-involved shooting that set off all of these protests on tuesday. as you mentioned in the introduction, there are very different stories emerging. you have a v

jonathan serrie is in charlotte with more. protests breaking out here in charlotte, north carolina after a police. demonstrators blocking an interstate highway, looting a walmart, and damaging police cars. more than a dozen officers suffering injuries in the melee. police were looking for a suspect at an apartment complex when they say keith lamont scott was seen exiting a car with a gun. authorities say the 43-year-old ignored several warnings to drop the weapon. officer brentley vinson, also black, then fired at him. putney says: "..it's time to change the narrative, because i can tell story's a little bit different as to how it's been portrayed so far." supporters of scott refute the police account of the incident. some say he had a book... not a weapon. one local religious leader calling for an economic boycott of the city. murphy says: "..since black lives do not matter for this city, then then our black dollars shouldn't matter." the shooting comes just days after a police officer shot and killed an unarmed black man in

fox jonathan serry reports on the protests where this time a >>> yal cannot kill us all. charlotte rocked by violent protests overnight. police officers in demonstrators a suffer injuries in chaos one man seen in graphic amateur video was shot during at clashes. city officials say police were not involved with that incident. >> makes me sick. >> police officers firing a teargas as they worked together the crowd under control. north carolina's governor declaring a state of emergency in the city and calling i national guard for help. many companies in downtown charlotte are telling employees to stay away from the area today. >> the safety and security of our community as well as our law enforcement officers remains our top priority. >> this is at second night of protests, sparked by fatal shooting of a keith lamont scott. police were looking for around suspect when they say scott was seen exiting a car with a gun and ignored several warnings to drop the weapon. >> officer brently vincent also 43-year-old. three officers at the screening body camera vincent was not. >> why d

fox's jonathan serrie is in panama city, florida, with the very latest. >> reporter: florida residentsracing for impact as hermine builds strength over the gulf of mexico. the storm is projected to make landfall over the northern florida coast time sometime overnight. state officials warning residents of dangerous conditions as strong winds and rough surf hit the shore. >> we'll have storm surge, wind, rain, we're going to have flooding. all of this together and parts of it by itself are life threatening. >> reporter: residents bracing for what could be the first hurricane to hit sunshine state since hurricane wilma in octob october 2005. >> we just get prepared, stock up on everything that's a necessarily. make sure that our sand bags are in place and that we're ready to go. >> i'm not overly worried. but i mean it is what it is. you know when you live in florida, this is what it is. >> reporter: others boarding up windows in preparation for strong winds and flying debris. >> this does the trick for what we have to do on the properties here. there's no way to make anything safe. mothe

jonathan sir riff has -- serrie has more. first to steve on the ground. the videos are chilling to see. >> reporter: that's right. what we're seeing now are escapes like this being repeated across downtown charlotte asner chants and hotels trying to get ready for what could be another night of possible violence here in share lot. they're putting up boards to block the windows, and the windows in the hyatt hotel were smashed. what police are saying and promising is a very different attitude towards the protesters. first, there's more map power with the state of emergency in effect that means highway, state police, and national guard on the scene. the tack takes are going to be -- tactics are going to be different. police said they're going to arrest more people. if you take a look at the trade street, it doesn't look like a state of emergency. we have public transport running, cars running, businesses back open. that could change once the darkness comes. one of the most concerning parts of the protest occurred on the highway that encircles the city of char

jonathan serrie is in charlotte. jonathan? reporter: i'm standing in the driveway of the apartment complex where the shooting went down. on the pavement you can see markings showing exactly where the shooting took place. officers why requiring to serve a warrant on an unrelated suspect when they noticed this man, keith lamont scott. the police chief says his officers felt threatened, listen. >> mr. scott, as i said, exited his vehicle armed with a handgun. as the officers continued to yell at him to drop it. he stepped out, posing a threat to the officers, and officer brently vinson subsequently fired his weapon striking the subject. reporter: that shooting sparked a whole sires of protests. they began peacefully. some protests got out of hand when some demonstrators began throwing rocks and bottles at police. at least a dozen officers were injured. protesters are upset what they say is pattern of police using excessive force against black citizens. in the charlotte case the police officer identified in the shoot something act

fox team coverage for you, jonathan serrie is in panama city where it is starting to kick up a bit.

in panama beach city florida jonathan serry, fox news. we've got a lot of important information scrolling along bottom of your screen. you can also find storm related info on our website, www.fox13news.com >>> and we're continuing to canaveral an an explosion rocked spacex launch site daryl nail is there with an update. >> aerospace company spacex was preparing to test fire their falcon 9 rocket when an explosion happened that could be felt by campers here at cars park. which about 7 miles away from the actual pad itself as the crow flies. it happened at 9:07 this morning. at the moment you can see as we zoom into path the, smoldering out at the launch complex where emergency crews with air force are still trying to cool the area off. now 9:07 this morning cape canaveral air force station spacex had an explosion in resulting fire. they are calling it an anomaly that completely destroyed the falcon 9 rocket and its pay load which was scheduled to launch at 3:00 a.m. on saturday. the mission, launch of a satellite for an israeli communicati

jonathan serrie is live in north carolina for us today. what's read action to this?this whole community is in shock. there are also calls for calm and dialogue to replace the violence that oh curbed here overnight. take a look at this walmart where they barricaded the entrances and exits. in other parts of charlotte police used tear gas to disperse the crowds. at one point demonstrators went on interstate 85 and could be seen looting the backs of trailers on trucks. martha: what's the latest on the police investigation? we just heard some of that outlined. reporter: as you heard on that earlier sound bite, they released the name of the officer involved in the shooting. officer brentley vincent who is african-american as was the man who was shot apparently by this officer. the officer has been placed on administrative leave which is standard for this type of officers-involved shooting. police were searching for a suspect with outstanding warrants, and that's where they spotted 43-year-old keith lamont scott. mr. scott was not suspect they were looking for. the cops sa

gregg: jonathan serrie is live in panama beach. it kind of looks nice behind you there. >> it does. i'm on the west side of this asymmetrical storm. other wise, people are returning to the beach. the city of tallahassee found itself in the middle of it overnight. the storm knocked out power to 60,000 customers. among those customers, florida state university. a large portion of the state still grappling from the aftereffects of this storm. >> where is the storm tracking next. >> the storm is already moving into south georgia, causing problems there. 55-mile-an-hour winds were recorded near valdosta, georgia. georgia power reporting 58,000 commerce have lost electricity. from there the storm is expected to track up along the atlantic coast causing problems all up the eastern seaboard as we go into this throng holiday weekend. melissa: donald trump is set to receive his second intelligence briefing today, but his immigration plan is still dominating the headlines. he spoke last night on "the o'reilly factor" about his meeting with the president of mexico and the back and forth on who

martha: jonathan serrie live on the ground in charlotte. a fiery night the, what's it like now. >> a lot of business owners are coming back out to inspect the damage. a variety store at a shopping mall known as the epicenter. a family-owned store. the family inspecting the damage. they closed early because of the protest. fortunately they were not there when lookers broke in, so none of the family was injured. however, they say their more valuable items were taken in addition to all the damage and the shattered glass you see in front. just evidence of the violence that erupted overnight. it all began as a peaceful protest? uptown charlotte. when that rally ended, many of the protesters went peace any to a local church. but another group remained on the streets clashing with police and civilians. at least two journalists were attacked. we saw a cameraman from a local tv station carried away in an ambulance. march report investigation obviously cities ongoing. we do expect to get more information and something about these body cameras and wha

jonathan sir -- serrie is in panama bach. >> reporter: we're experiencing a brief break in the rain ande back out on the beach enjoying what may be their last walk before the storm system comes ashore. look how the water in the gulf is churning. lifeguards are warning people not to go out in the water because of the dangerous rip currents. occasionally a big wave will drive water up our way, and itself is bat tub warm and the warm waters are fueling this powerful storm. >> this is storm is awful but the bears are different. these bears are trying to get them out of this neighborhood because they're real concerned that the residents and the bears won't peacefully coexist. so, they've got lots of people out on the ground now that -- i told them they should just elicit the help of the puppy. if that puppy got the bears out of that trash can fast, and sent out a warning, please put lids and bungie considereds on your trash cans. they're concerned the bears will get too much food. there's a pot of honey in this neighborhood somewhere where. the chopper is $4,000 an hour to keep until the air