scott goldberg is live in seaside heights with arthur's impact. scott.eporter:well, alicia there is a big difference between disappointment and devastation. they would prefer a sunnier fourth of july. they remember superstorm sandy. it wiped out the boardwalk. arthur is not that bad. on writesville beach in north carolina the fourth of july began with the look and feel of the beach holiday that so many wanted but didn't expect. the night before hurricane arthur nailed the outer banks of a category two storm the wind blowing 100 miles-an-hour. >> it can calm down so we can enjoy the rest of the vacation. >>reporter:it left behind choppy waves and severe in some small town us. relatively a few lost power. >> this is has been a good day. >>reporter:the governor warned beach-goers not to put on a stupid hat. >> he wore a smile. >> i put on my beach shirt and going down to southport to participant in their parade. >>reporter:cape cod was in line to be arthur's next target. the storm's journey so far proving to be a disruption than a disaster. >> we are all sa

scott goldberg has more from seaside heights ocean county. arthur flooded heys and knocked down power lines. the storm tore up the main roads and tossed around boats like bathtub toys and dumped sand do you knows on doorsteps. >> i thought this is not the place for a person to be. >> reporter: even so by first light it was clear that arthur struck only a glancing blow. >> there have been no casualties or serious injuries reported. >> reporter: this sign said what hurricane as vacationers salvaged what was left of their holiday weekend. >> we're going to make it last. >> reporter: arthur's impact went all the way up the east coast. chilly winds and gray skies left beach goers bummed out. >> how did the water feel? >> cold. >> reporter: and dangerous rip tides. fireworks displays were put off until the 5th. tonight a weekend of hurricane arthur is strong enough to cause flash flood warnings and high wind and wave advisories on costal new england. >>> many business owners were disappointed that the holiday got off to a dreary start, but the fore

abc news reporter scott goldberg has more in seaside heights, new jersey. >> reporter: the fourth of july began with the look and feel of the beach holiday so many wanted but didn't expect. because the night before, hurricane arthur nailed the outer banks with the full force of a category 2 storm, the wind blowing 100 miles an hour. >> the beach can calm down so we can come back and enjoy the rest of the vacation. >> reporter: by morning the weakening storm had turned away from the coast, leaving behind choppy waves and flooding described as severe in some small towns, but relatively few people lost power and there were only a few reports of significant damage. >> this has been actually a very good day. >> reporter: north carolina's governor who had warned beach goers not to put on their stupid hats as the day approached began his day wearing a smile. >> i put on my beach shirt because i'm about to go down to southport and participate in their wonderful fourth of july parade. >> with roads reopening and hurricane warnings lifting in the mid-atlantic, cape hatteras was in line to be t

goldberg, abc~7 news. >> from richmond to washington, the august recess is looming and federal lawmakers are scrambling to reach a solution about fixing the troubled department of veterans department of veterans affairs. scott thuman is live from the satellite center. any progress made today? >> in fact there was, maureen. about an hour ago the house passed the bill, so now it heads to the senate. i just got off the phone with senator mark warner of virginia. he says it's an embarrassment, what he's talking about is the new information just released on wait times and how many schedulers say they were actually told by a supervisor to lie. >> our 227, the days are 196. the resolution is adopted. >> on the same day congress moved one major step closer to reforming the veterans' healthcare system, another major misstep revealed about wait times. >> some for years. some in pain. and most, some in caskets, draped with an american flag. >> an internal audit made public online by the v.a. shows after serving more than 700v.a. facilities around the country 13% of scheduling staff were told to put in the desired date rather than the actual day of treatment. that happened in washington, d.c., including richmond, virgi