tell us what's happening right now in wrightsville beach.l us what you see. >> it's picked up significantly in the last 30 minutes. the winds have picked up. and it's raining pretty hard now. so last check on the radar looks like we were due east. eyewall was due east of here. we're probably pretty close to the eye wall at this point. probably going to get a little worse before it gets better. >> what have you told the people of wrightsville beach. have they been told to evacuate, to go indoors, to stay out of the water? >> i think the concern about the wrightsville beach residents, we have no power outages or any of those issues here, but we are concerned about beach erosion, and that would be one of the biggest concerns. we won't really know the effect of that until after the -- until probably tomorrow morning because the early reports are moderate erosion which is a big deal for the beach. >> does that have any short-term implications or just long term, beach erosion? it seems like we've lost mayor blair's communication right now. so we'r

wrightsville beach and kure beach bracing for hurricane arthur.ain coming down in kure beach and ominous clouds over both of those locations. we'll take you pliv to wrightsville beach where alina is in just a moment. >>> a small california town is quickly becoming a battlefield for the fight over immigration. crowds packed in murrietta high school auditorium last night with harsh words towards border patrol and immigration officials. more busses filled with migrants are expected there as early as tomorrow and the mayor of murrietta says this is all about a broken system. >> immigration happens every day in murrietta. we have a border patrol office right here in murrietta. no one is protesting that. what we're protesting is the product of a broken system that finally reached the doorsteps of our community. >> joining us from murrietta right now. good morning. it has been quite a scene there. >> it certainly has. this is the border patrol station that mayor was talking about. the station that's right here in this town, this is where the undocumented

she is in wrightsville beach. alina, tell us about what you're seeing there. >> reporter: well, it's interesting. the wind seems to have died down just a little bit since the last time we chatted, but the rain's back, and that's why the red jacket's on again. and this is what we're going to be seeing, it seems, from what chad said. this is the trend here. we're going to see gusts, high wind gusts, we're going to see a lot of rain, and it's just going to not be much fun for people around here. i talked to the police chief. he says that so far, no major flooding. earlier, we did have a lot of downpours, and there was some minor flooding of low-lying roads and that has since cleared up. no reports of damage. they also have been going up and down the beach, reminding people of the dangers of being in the water. they have told people to leave, people have listened. so brianna, so far, things are definitely picking up here in wrightsville beach, but people are at least paying attention to the warnings. >> it's like we c

we have a call from wrightsville beach in north carolina. let's get right to the man who's following -- bill, what's the latest. >> a lot happened in the last about two hours. we noticed some changes in the structural -- over the very warm waters of the gulf stream, the eye has been contracting. if that happens, for these reasons the storm will strengthen for quickly. it appears that this storm is trying to more rapidly increase its strength. the hurricane center shows the same thing. from the radar and the satellite information, we now have it at 90 miles an hour. that's a strong category 1. i just got a quake look at the forecast. they're knew predicting a category 2 storm with 100-mile-per-hour winds, inge greasing to 105 somewhere near the outer banks. it was a very good call to evacuate these people. we know we need to increase the science in this, and make them better. here's the dwam positioning of the store. it's actually 130 miles from the wilmington area. there's a new aircraft that's going to be these are the old flames that were

our cnn crew in wrightsville beach, north carolina took this photograph. it looks like people are staying out of the water which exactly what they should be doing and driving home that message, the governor put it like this -- "don't put your stupid hat on." don't put your stupid hat on. don't go for the dip. don't risk your life, it's not even remotely worth it. i want to bring in meteorologist chad myers in the cnn severe weathercenter in atlanta and we're also in wrightsville beach in north carolina. chad, last i heard we might be approaching cat 2 strength. are we there yet? >> not yet. but this is worst-case scenario that this storm did not turn out into the ocean. it did not make the right turn like most storms do here. it is still driving due north right toward wilmington and it's also getting stronger. forecasts from the hurricane center to 105 miles per hour and that is going to skirt -- those winds will skirt right along that shoreline and devour the shore and scour the shoreline from surf city to moor head city and into cape hatteras, this entir

here is a live look at wrightsville beach, north carolina. you can see the choppy surf as arthur continues to strengthen and is moving faster towards north carolina as mandatory evacuations are under way. we have team coverage nbc 10 chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz and brittney shipp focusing on neighborhoods. >> glenn. >> we're seeing a lot of storms develop in the afternoon. we saw some yesterday but there are going to be more before today is over. another first alert day today not only severe storms but flash flooding. also arthur gets closer and arthur continues to strengthen. pretty quiet start to the day here. we have sunshine across much of the area. so some high clouds. but it is going to be a real question mark about the fourth of july. we're going to have to watch this. we have sunshine now. heat and humidity continue to build. now, we have a couple showers south of delaware. there's one shower just now developed in chester county. more in maryland. this is just the beginning of the development of the showers and stor

alina machado is in wrightsville beach, north carolina, meteorologist indra petersons is in the north in kill devil hills. alina, you've seen some stormy weather there already. are people taking this storm seriously? >> reporter: well, ana, they are, but here in wrightsville beach we're getting a bit of a break but i promise you, just a little while ago it was a very different picture here. just take a look, not many people in the water. the surf is definitely rough. most of the people we're seeing out here are just walking along the shore, taking in the waves, but staying out of the water, which is exactly what officials here in wrightsville beach are asking people to do, stay out of the water, because even if it's calm right now, arthur is churning in the atlantic, and he is causing rip currents, and that is a very real danger on a day like today. now, we have been seeing periods of high winds and heavy downpours here in wrightsville beach, and we are expecting to continue to see that throughout the morning, and the afternoon. ana? >> stay away from the water. we know that storm sur

alina machado is in wrightsville beach. i know you've had a long 24 hours covering this storm.d to see that, the calm after the storm is now where you are. >> reporter: definitely, ana. we're actually drying out after a soaker of a day yesterday. look at this, people are out already enjoying their fourth of july long weekend, and if it weren't for the fact that there's some beach erosion, you really couldn't tell that there was a hurricane here, just by looking at this, but yesterday was a really, really tough day out here. we had long periods of rain and wind, and then at night around 7:00, 8:00 eastern, we really started to see the worst of arthur here in wrightsville beach. we saw very high wind gusts and also very heavy downpours, but thankfully no big damage reports, no widespread flooding, at least not in this area, ana. >> all right, sure is nice to see the sun, alina machado, thanks so much. >>> we have some breaking news right now out of jerusalem, where violent clashes have broken out at the funeral of that teenager, the palestinian teenager who was killed in what has

also standing by about 200 miles to the south, weather channel's reagan in wrightsville beach. what's it looking like there? >> reporter: it's shaping up to be a much better day here. the sun is out. as you can see the cloud cover, it's basically out of here and it's a beautiful start to this three-day holiday weekend for the fourth of july. basically we spent the very early morning hours with the mayor of wrightville beach, north carolina, and we were with him just to assess the damage if there was any here in this community. so far so good. right now he says the big thing for him, he's breathing a sigh of relief because the main issue that he was really worried about was, was there going to be any beach erosion. they just pumped $8.5 million into renourishment of the beach. basically dredging out sand from the inland. 75 to 100 additional feet of beach because of erosion that has been happening here in this area. luckily, not too much erosion. maybe a little bit of a ten-foot drop embankment at portions of the beach but other than that, pretty much smooth sailing here at wrig

a live look from wrightsville beach. storm expected to affect our holiday forecast tomorrow as well. thee big threats in our area, severe storms, potential for flooding and arthur's impact on your fourth of july forecast. count on our nbc 10 first alert meteorologists and reporters to keep you ready ahead of the storms. let's begin first with nbc 10 first alert meteorologist, sheena parveen who is tracking where the storm s eand where they are headed ne sheena? >> yes, jim, we have severe storms through the area now r. here is the radar, the first storm, a couple entering our area. this one, heavy rain over providence and lancaster county but also moving into parts of chester county. one severe thunderstorm warning here. east nottingham, 6:43. west canal, 7:03, west brandywibrand brandywi brandywine, 7:13. now up into parts of the poconos, see the orange-shaded boxes, these are actually severe thunderstorm warnings again. this one, because of a cluster of storms approaching the area, heavy rain and heavy downpours with d

we're here in wrightsville beach. the winds have picked up. you can see the ocean capping.re's a lot of people on the beach and in the beach in the ocean enjoying everything. but another thing here the coastal safety crews are putting everybody in action. if we pan the camera you can see the life guards on duty. we spoke to the director of the ocean rescue he beefed up control on the beach. there's an atv. we have the jet ski as well. those things are in place in the event that the surf gets a little rough. this tropical storm watch, wright is going to produce heavy winds, heave rain, a rough surf and rip current. all happening at the peek tomorrow. people are enjoying the day. that's a good thing. again, tomorrow around lunchtime is when this storm here is really going start kicking up and churning. all eyes on the sky. today a beautiful day. the highs are going to be in the low 90s pop people try to get in what they can here at wrightsville beach, north carolina. >> thank you. a scary explosion in philadelphia. a food truck. and it tops the look at stories around the "new

it's the fourth of july, a lot of tourists are coming in and it's a beautiful day here at wrightsville beach, north carolina. back to you. >> thank you very much for the very latest there. >>> coming up, we've taken a look at where it's been. now, where is arthur headed? what do expect as hurricane arthur's heavy rains and sustained 100-mile-per-hour winds continue to do as they trek north up the eastern coast. >>> later, pizza for patriots. how one company is delivering a taste of home to all of our troops abroad. cozy or cool? exactly the way you want it ... unt it's bedtime! your mattress is a battleground of thwarted desire. enter the sleep number bed. right now, you can save $400 on the all-new c4 mattress set. he's the softy. his sleep number setting is 35. you're the rock, at 60. and snoring? sleep number's even got an adjustment for that. you can only find sleep number at a sleep number store. right now you'll find the lowest prices of the season, plus 36-month financing on qualifying purchases. know better sleep with sleep number. and our luggage was immediately... taken to...

for more, let's go to the weather channel's reagan medgie who is in wrightsville beach, north carolinahe the rain continues to bear down on this area. at 6:00 tonight is when hurricane arthur will make the grand appearance here in wrightsville beach, north carolina. the sea continues to get angrier and angrier and the lifeguards are not in their stands and they're in their cars patrolling up and down the the ocean front here just making sure the people stay out of that ocean. basically, what's happening right now you have this strong winds and you've got the heavy rain and you've got an amazingly rip current. in the distance, those dangerous ocean waves and all of that combined not a good recipe for anybody to go and cool off in the ocean. there is a public safety message for this sound to bakley stay out of the ocean. what about the the roads? yes, was there flooding and a lot of the roads are passable which is a good thing and at 6:00 tonight this is when hurricane arthur is making his appearance on wrightsville beach, north carolina. >> back to you. >> who has more power in the big

look at a live picture from wrightsville beach in north carolina. you see the camera shaking. there are a lot of windy conditions. disappointed vacationers packed up and joined the long parade of traffic leaving north carolina's hatteras island a mandatory evacuation order was posted at 5:00 this morning, amid fears that the main road on and off the island could be blocked by sand, water and debris. that has happened in the past. in our area though, delaware will be the first to see any affects from hurricane arthur. here's a live picture now, rehoboth beach in sussex county, delaware, a beautiful day today, a windy day though and the winds will only be increasing as we go through tonight and especially tomorrow as arthur skims right off shore. along the jersey shore as well, watching that area for tomorrow. hurricane expert, nbc 10 chief meteorologist, glenn "hurricane" schwartz has all the updates on arthur. glenn? >> sheena, it continues to strengthen. it is also perhaps hours away from making landfall in north carolina, which would limit its strength and could actually wea

. >>> also with us from wrightsville beach is the weather channel's raegan medgie. here's a look at the beach itself. you can see the waves. they are kicking up with the wind and that's exactly what we expected today. this is going to get increasingly worse as the day goes on. 9 families that are here vacations here in wrightsville, north carolina, they are making sure that people are staying out of the ocean. this family is coming down. they are waving at us and we are waving at them. they are looking at hurricane arthur coming down the coast. earlier there was a tornado warning in the area. that's no longer in this immediate area. it's kind of shifted. everybody is making an eye to the sky at this point making sure that everybody stays safe. things could change, joy. >> the weather channel's raegan medgie, thank you. >>> coming up, as more migrant families pour across the border, we could see a repeat of this disturbing incident where people kept them out. five months of more than 200,000 jobs created. a record stock market and unemployment is down. news on the ec

winds at wrightsville beach at the center of the storm, the center of the storm, winds at 14u6789. this there cruise up the coastline off washington, baltimore and also for back-up and new york, win at 1200 miles per hour the worst will be the wind, the rain and that dangerous surf, meanwhile, across the bay, we have awesome weather tomorrow again, great temperatures. clear in san jose, clear skies in pleasanton for the fireworks. if you are headed to san francisco, this is the biggest concern, when will we see it in we will have patchy clouds, that i usually set the fee, off at just a little lower, as the clouds roll in, you will be able see something and temperatures right in the upper 50s, not too bad for 4th of july across the bay. >> not at all. thank you very much, jeff. the as will get the deal done to stay in the coliseum. more perspective on the deal coming up in >>> hello, again, as we told you earlier in the newscast, give the assist to baseball commissioner bud selig, chalk up a victory for the city of oakland and the as, they reached an agreement on a new ten-year leas

we have a call from wrightsville beach in north carolina. get right to the man who's following -- bill, what's the latest. >> a lot happened in the last about two hours. we noticed some changes in the structural -- over the very warm waters of the gulf stream, the eye has been contracting. if that happens, for these reasons the storm will strengthen for quickly. it appears that this storm is trying to more rapidly increase its strength. the hurricane center shows the same thing. from the radar and the satellite info

let's move down the north carolina coast to wrightsville beach where alyno machado is. it looks like things have started to get a little bit better where you are. >> yeah, kate, things are definitely looking a lot better here. just when you compare from a few hours ago, hurricane arthur brought a lot of rain and wind to this area. the surf though, still pretty rough, but that's nothing compared to what we saw here at the height of the storm. we're now starting to see some of the effects of hurricane arthur and what it did here. you can see apparently some beach erosion here but it's relatively minor compared to what could have happened in this area. now, in terms of widespread power outages or flooding or anything like that in this area, we have not seen that even though we got slammed here. for much of yesterday we saw period of very heavy rain and wind and then at about 7:00 or 8:00 last night eastern time for a period of about two hours there were very strong wind gusts and very heavy downpours, and the good news though is that for the most part people stayed home. p

those palm trees are swaying, wrightsville beach, a lot of people out on this eve of the july holiday enjoying the surf for now. chad myers is live with me in the weather center, and chad myers, hurricane arthur, where is he right now? >> to the south of wilmington, south of wrightsville beach, right south of where our reporter is, right there on the end in wilmington. gaining strength and gaining an eye. for much of the day, it was disorganized. this is really concerning me, because this is going to move right along the coast of north carolina and spin for hours and do maximum damage right along that coastal section. this is exactly what we didn't want to happen, especially now getting up to that category 2 hurricane status. reporter right there, reporter right there. our other reporters near nags head. they will be following this as it moves completely along the category 2 hurricane path. we'll get rid of this for a second. here is the radar right here, all of this onshore flow. the water piling up here, wilmington, moorhead city. i can prove it's piling up by this graphic right her

a live look at wrightsville beach in north carolina, the sky turning gray.he weather radar as well. arthur moving up the east coast from florida and now tourists and locals have to make the decision, do we stay or do we go? >> here's a timeline, arthur will hit the coast of the carolinas by this afternoon and tonight. tomorrow morning, arthur approaches the eastern part of north carolina including the outer banks. by saturday, arthur will move closer to cape cod in martha's vineyard. >>> people bracing for the storm, state of emergency along the coast, hardware stores say people are buying out batteries and lantern supplies. >>> developing story now this morning at 4:5 where we just received new numbers from crews battling an out of control wild fire we've been telling you about in napa county. >> its grown to 4300 acres. it's about the size of the city of campbell. 40% contained, that's the same number crews have had since tuesday. shep on the way, bay area fire crews are headed north to help the hundreds of firefighters on the front lines. >> "today in the

>> wrightsville beach a gorgeous beach and glad they came through it all right. didn't seem like a category two hurricane went through those areas. when you think category two hurricane you think devastation and maybe some deaths and haven't heard any of that. we are getting a look for the cape lookout to kill devils hill. you can follow it on social media. not a lot of bad things that happened last night. considering only 20,000 to 30 thousand people without power is fantastic and they will get power to them in a hurry. 100,000 people without power because of thunderstorms in eastern carolina yesterday. it's barely raining anywhere in north carolina any more. the storm is racing away from north carolina and we are watching the band of rain setting up on the west side of the storm that we were thinking was going to happen. this is going all the way up through the chesapeake and all the way up to the beaches there of atlantic city. virginia beach you probably have four to five hours of this the heavy rain and gusty winds and no damage out of it but definitely an i

. >> and this is wrightsville beach, north carolina where arthur was stirring it up all day. that deposit keep folks off the beach prior to the storm making plan land fall. a tale of two storms. tonight's quick moving but violent storm is largely out of here. but the delaware valley mostly the jersey shore and delaware will feel some of the impact of hurricane arthur tomorrow. and tonight's thunderstorm will be forcing some homeowners to make calls to the insurance company and a tree at 49 and pine in west philadelphia fell across the road right on to a car. traffic was partially blocked along cobbs creek parkway, southwest philadelphia, too, by a fallen tree and fortunately no serious property damage was done by this broken branch on spring avenue in ardmore. but one such snapped branch sent a woman to the hospital tonight. the falling tree limb struck her car while driving on millcreek in delaware at 6:40 on the 2800 block of millcreek road. the victim was shaken up but will be okay. >>> the storm left 118,000 peco customers in the darkp tonight. mostly in philadelphia and

the outer bands from hurricane arthur are already threatening wrightsville beach in north carolina. to the north on hatteras tonight, it's a stop and go dash to get out. this family is not taking chances with mother nature. >> we're packing up to go back to pittsburgh. there's 18 of us and half of them are kids so we don't want them to be afraid. >> reporter: few homes along the outer banks are boarded up. one of the biggest concerns, coastal flooding. hurricane arthur could bring dangerous storm surges, up to five feet. beaches today were surprisingly busy, despite the miserable memories of irene three years ago. what is a native's decision? >> stay. >> why do you say that so confidently? it could be a category two. >> it's fun. it won't be that bad. >> should we go or should we stay? >> you don't know who to ask? >> i don't. >> reporter: emergency officials say too many vacationers here are not paying attention and could be trapped by ridesing water. >> if you encounter high water, turn around. there's a simple mantra there, don't drown, turn around. >> this family from connecticu

alina machado joins us from wrightsville beach where that storm is picking up steam.n is in kill devil hills. i've been watching alina's outfit change through the course of the morning. indra remind us what the latest advisory is telling us. it's changing in status. >> this is the concern because each advisory we get continues to intensify the system more than we thought previously. meaning even the forecast continues to come in as a stronger forecast. the latest forecast brings us at 90-mile-per-hour steady biwinds but more importantly arthur should strengthen to a category 2 hurricane with winds as high as 100 miles per hour when it makes landfall tonight into the outer banks. that's what's fresh on everyone's mind. currently it's still about 90 miles offshore of charleston, south carolina but the conditions continue to deteriorate. here the winds pick up as well, the surf starting to pick up more. a lot of people here in the water not really heeding the warning. they're going to feel that difference because it is making its way closer. as it makes landfall still ex

this is a live look at a very stormy wrightsville beach. banks, evacuations are under way. it is about 8:15 east coast time. thousands of residents and vacationers are heading inland now as the first named storm of the season is gaining rapid strength. it is expected to dump heavy rain, damaging wind and storm surges that are five feet high. let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. up that whole eastern seashore. >> most certainly. it is a category 1, winds at the center of the storm at 90 miles per hour. hurricane-force winds stretch out 35 miles from the center. here's the thing. the storm is 50 miles offshore. not getting hurricane-force winds, right now out of the northeast at 44. with dangerous wind-whipped waves. likely making landfall over cape hatteras tonight. then by fourth of july, category 2 storm just offshore of washington, maryland, portions of baltimore as well. that's where the worst travel will be for friday. but this will also plan to impact new york city and boston as well. it is really the rough surf and hea

this is wrightsville beach, north carolina, getting the outer bands of rain. residents today evacuated the north carolina coast. arthur is expected to hit or brush that area early tomorrow. watches and warnings are posted along the coast of the carolinas and parts of the new england coast with arthur expected to head up that way tomorrow. arthur is a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds as high as 90 miles an hour. it's expected to grow to a category 2 in the hours ahead. we have two reports tonight-- >> the hurricane swings the the state of north carolina at 90 miles -- [ audio difficulty ] -- coast. here's wilmington, morehead city off to the north and the track of this -- [ audio difficulty ] storm surge is the number one killer. that's why evacuations are in prays and hope everyone is heeding the warnings tonight. >> this is what arthur looks like from the space station. this is a few miles off the north carolina coast. where craig boswell is in >> margaret, good evening to you. it's decision time for the nearly quarter million people on oe outer bank

watch as arthur's storm clouds pour into wrightsville beach, north carolina. whipping those red flags. the midday sky, blackened. and 35 miles out to sea, swells as tall as billboards. >> 18, 20 foot right there. it's a mountain of water. >> reporter: sand kicked up on the shores. we drove across much of north klein na today, the rain sometimes blinding, seeing cars spun out and crashed on highways and the roads inland clogged with cars heading away from the coast. we're starting to see people driving away from the coast and traffic already is pretty bad. with the storm bearing down, some are boarding up, and many are heading the governor's call. >> for those areas that are not being evacuated, please hunker down. >> reporter: this storm continues to intensify. as we drive in here this afternoon we were surprised to see that people are still here. a lot of folks didn't get the word that this storm is headed directly for this town. with four inches or more of rain, flooding is going to be a major issue as well. stay tuned. >> we will. thank you. >>> moving up t

this video is from wrightsville beach tonight. in the past couple hours, the wind and the rain have really picked up. huge waves are crashing on the shore as you see here. arthur expected to bring storm surges up to five feet there and 100 mile an hour winds. we're going to have a live report from north carolina in 15 minutes. meantime, arthur already impacting the surf at the jersey shore. there are warnings posted along the beaches there tonight. nbc 10's nefertiti jacuez is joining us life from ocean city. how's it looking there? >> reporter: right now, it is calm, but tomorrow, this storm is expected to move in. so, many people here are watching and waiting to see how this hurricane could impact their fourth of july plans. county officials say for safety concerns, they have already postponed their fireworks display. people packed the ocean city boardwalk. many like the smith family were getting in some last-minute fun before the storm. >> fireworks were canceled, and the weather's going to be terrible. so might as well be at h

watch as arthur's storm clouds pour into wrightsville beach, knock north carolina. the midday sky blackened. 35 miles out to sea, swells as tall as two-story buildings. >> 18, 20 foot right there. a mountain of water. >> reporter: sand kicked up on the shores. we drove across much of north carolina today, the rain sometimes blinding. the roads inland clogged with cars heading away from the coast. this line stretches for miles down the road. we're just starting to see people driving away from the coast and traffic already is pretty bad. >> i think everybody is starting to realize that this is going to be a little more serious than everybody had expected. >> reporter: with the storm bearing down, some or boarding up, and many are heeding the governor's call. >> for those areas that are not being evacuated, please hunker down. >> reporter: as the lightning cracks overhead we were surprised to see earlier how many folks stayed around, seemingly unaware that a category one storm is barrelling for this very town, possibly going to make its first landfall right here later

this is a live picture of wrightsville beach, north carolina, getting the outer bands of rain, residents today evacuated the north carolina coast. arthur is expected to hit or brush that area early tomorrow. watches and warnings are posted along the coast of the carolinas and parts of the new england coast with arthur expected to head up that way tomorrow. arthur now is a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds as high as 90 miles an hour. it's expected to grow to a category 2 in the hours ahead. we have two reports tonight, the first eric fisher, chief meteorologist@wbz our cbs station in boston. eric where is arthur headed? >> well, margaret, we believe arthur is headed for landfall, winds sustained at 09 miles per hour, pressure dropping all day down to 9.77. an intensifying storm, the eye starting to clear out this afternoon bringing rain bands into north carolina as we speak. and with those also the threat of tornadoes. here is a close look at the radar. you see the eye wall just off the coast. here's wilmington, morehead city to the north and the track of this heading off to the

. >> this is brand new video from wrightsville beach. expected to bring storm surge up to 7 feet.cans head to the beach for the fourth of july holiday. >> shannon is tracking the path of the hurricane and how to will impact your holiday plans. >> we're almost done the storm. we still have the backside that is pushing through nags head and kills devil hill. you can see the eye toward the atlantic. we'll see the outer rain bands, winds gusts in excess of 40 miles per hour. we have a category 2 hurricane. there's nags head. our own peter just about an hour ago experiencing the calm of the eye of the storm. which is incredible, but then you get the backside, where we have the heavier rain bands moving in. you see the yellow and orange. it's about to move into nags head over the next 10 to 15 minutes. peter needs to be taking shelter. we'll check in with him in a few minutes. there are the wind gusts. easily 30, 40, 50 miles off the coast. and getting category 2 winds. there's the eye as it makes the way thwa toward the atlantic. one model showing the worst of the storm is almost over.

. >>> we are back with live pictures from wrightsville beach, north carolina, where people are bracing for hurricane arthur. now the storm is barrelling up the east coast, causing havoc with july 4th plans for millions of people. the storm is expected to be a category two by the time it makes land fall in north carolina late tonight. with winds over 90 miles per hour, heavy rain is expected up and down the coast throughout the weekend. already causing major airport delays. the storm surge is forecasted to be up to five feet in eastern north carolina. while north carolina braces for impact, cities farther north are scrambling to change fourth of july plans. boston's fireworks display has been moved to tonight. portland, maine, will have fireworks on saturday. atlantic city pushed its fireworks to sunday. for the latest on hurricane arthur, stay tuned to msnbc. we'll be right back. discover card. hey, i heard you guys can help me with frog protection? yeah, we help with fraud protection. we monitor every purchase every day and alert you if anything looks unusual. wow! you're really looki

we can expect it will be a very eventful day. >> raegan medgie on wrightsville beach in north carolina. >>> the president making comments moments ago on today's strong jobs report from ann incubator plant in washington. let's listen in. >> this is an incubator for all sorts of tech start-ups. a lot of them focused on social change issues, on education, on health care, and so we've got a range of entrepreneurs who are trying to figure out how can we do well by doing good in many cases, and i just have to say that the young people and some not so young people that i spoke to, coming from a wide range of backgrounds. we had former army rangers. we had lawyers. we had former hr folks. transportation experts, engineers. all of them had the kinds of energy and drive and creativity and innovation that has been the hallmark of the american economy. and part of the reason i want to come here today is to focus on what's happened to the u.s. economy over the last several months and last several years. we just got a jobs report today showing that we've now seen the fastest job growth in the united

we're going to go back to sarah dallof who is joining us in wrightsville. we hear that the weather is go to make an about-face. >> reporter: that is a great statement. we have two evacuations, one mandatory and one voluntary. here at kill devil hills, it's the calm before the storm. beach goers are trying to get as much fun in the sun. many we have spoken to are opting to hunker down and wait out the storms and stores reflect that. they are selling supplies, gasoline, batteries if power goes out. officials are urging people to be cautious, to stay out of the water where potentially dangerous rip currents are with 250,000 visitors expected here, any swimming and danger there could be potentially deadly. a recipe for disaster. as north carolina's governor is warning those who are opting to stay, quote, don't put on your stupid hat. it's not the most he will eloquent statement but it's getting to the point. >>> weather is not the only thing that americans are facing. a surge in travel on the road, it's a three-day holiday. it's kind of nice. boston is the numb

you are looking at live pictures of wrightsville beach, north carolina.torm is expected to make landfall tonight as a category 2 hurricane. earlier nasa's space station cameras captured these images of arthur churning in the atlantic. the latest on the holiday weekend forecast coming up next right here. really... so our business can be on at&t's network for $175 dollars a month? yup. all five of you for $175. our clients need a lot of attention. there's unlimited talk and text. we're working deals all day. you get 10 gigabytes of data to share. what about expansion potential? add a line anytime for 15 bucks a month. low dues... great terms... let's close. introducing at&t mobile share value plans... ...with our best-ever pricing for business. the porter was so incredibly... careful... careless... with our bags. and the room they gave us -- it was... beautiful. a broom closet. but the best part but the worst part was the shower. my wife drying herself with the... egyptian cotton towels... shower curtain... defined that whole vacation for her. don't just vi

that means it's going to slam into carolina beach, into wrightsville beach, into surf city and all the way up the carolina coast. this couldn't be worse case than what we have right now with a category 2. sure it could be 3 or 4 but we're going to have an eye and an eye wall on land for many miles, maybe 50 miles. usually a hurricane will come on shore, you get ten miles worth of damage and it's over. this is going to skim along the coast all the way through here for miles and miles and miles taking on its on shore wind and also its on shore beach erosion right there along the carolina coast. it couldn't be any worse than that. we'll show you the radar in a second. we have now hurricane warnings all the way from the virginia/north carolina border down to moorehead city. if you're at surf city, just pretend there's a hurricane warning. it's close enough. this will be 100 miles an hour over the top of you. i consider that a hurricane. there that's the storm getting an eye well defined now, air coming in from the ground and going up through the eye wall storms here and blowing out the top

ahead now to wrightsville beach, 230 miles south of where indra was looking. they are talking storm surges, rip currents. it could potentially be a real mess there. >> reporter: yeah, michaela, it really could. this is the calm before the storm, but conditions here will get worse, as the day progresses. we're expecting high winds and lots of rain and very rough surf, and the big concern in this area today is really those rip currents. we did talk to the mayor. he said there will be extra people here all day making sure if anybody gets caught in a rip current it a they take them out. bottom line, nobody should really in this water while the conditions are expected the way they are going to get here. >> kate? >> alina, thank you very much. watching on that front for us. if you're traveling to the fourth you probably won't be immune to arthur's ripple effect. the storm is expected to cause flight delays and cancellations, and, of course, when it starts one place it happens really across the country. couple that with another powerful storm system that's coming in

we're -- obviously, you mentioned in wrightsville beach, you have a beautiful water, the white caps, in this direction. the main part of the storm, the center is chugging its way up the coast, and we'll be hammered with rain, strong wind, and enhanced surf and massive waves at the same time. wind damage is a threat, flooding is another, and a lot of headaches for people, but the threat is the threat of rip currents. backing up a little bit, if you pan the camera over a little bit, there's an ocean rescue team ready and waiting for any problems you have out there in the surf. people are told to stay out if at all possible, but, you know, a lot of surfers want to take advantage of what this storm is going to bring. the hurricane expected to intensify overnight, rough at times, however, into the rest of the holiday weekend, mainly into saturday and sunday, expecting plenty of sun, beautiful conditions, and, today, it's about arthur. back to you in the studio. >> good to see you, thank you for the time, joining us from south carolina. this is a business issue, a huge travel weekend of th

official forecast in the national hurricane center brings it up to a hurricane south, wilmington, wrightsville t. main impacts will be eastern north carolina. the outer banks, now under a hurricane watch. after that, it is expected to shoot out to sea. it will be close enough there could be showers, new york city, up in lieshlgd even cape cod late friday night early saturday morning t. main impacts were if beaches for the rest of the holiday weekend. saturday and sunday will be surf and rip current. if you go out to the beaches, obey what the lifeguards tell you to do. becky, andrew, joe, back to you in melbourne. >> mike, it's clear to me, are you not actually in the atlantic. you are standing next to the atlantic, aren't you? >> oh, joe, joe, are you in the atlantic? what are your feet in the atlantic? >> no, it's in the atlantic beach, joe. this is what happens when you know about cellural biography. >> i have to come down and give you a big kiss, are you watching the show. if you have kids, mike, every time you say arthur is going to do this or that, i see this little aardvark with class i