Im lester holt. A strengthening hurricane arthur is skirting the eastern seaboard tonight on track for a dangerous july 4 rendezvous with North Carolina, forcing thousands of vacationers to flee the coastline. The storm develop enter into a category one hurricane early this morning. It now packs sustained winds of 90 miles an hour. Arthur has steadily been making its way northward, gaining strength and is expected to make a direct hit on North Carolinas outer banks as a category two storm. Tonight, there are hour cain warnings along the North Carolina coast, up to the virginia border and Tropical Storm warnings now posted as far north as nantucket and cape cod. The weather channels jim cantore leads off our coverage on the outer banks of North Carolina. Jim, good evening. Reporter good evening, lester. Arthur is trying its best to be the earliest known land falling hurricane in history in the state of North Carolina. And unfortunately it is going to pack a punch. Its already interrupted thousands of peoples vacations and its going to do more harm before the night is out. Lets too many this out for you. As you mentioned, a 90mileanhour hurricane is expected to be a category two with winds of 100 miles an hour by tonight. It should come in just to the east of moorehead city around midnight or slightly after. By 2 00 a. M. , 40 miles to the southwest of nagshead and friday morning once the sun comes up, it should clear the outer banks. Friday, 2 00 p. M. , 200 miles to the northeast of nagshead, in a much improved weather condition across the outer banks of North Carolina. By saturday morning, especially early before the sun comes up, it will be pounding the cape and the islands with Tropical Storm warnings and thats why the winds there are expected to be 30 miles an hour. So the impact, lets talk about them. The worst will be the dangerous surf and rip currents, that will be after the storm is long gone. Torrential rain, power outages, we will lose power in the outer banks and there will be extensive flooding, especially highway 12, which is expected to go under water around midnight tonight. This hurricane now trying to become also the first july fourth hurricane on record. Jim cantore starting us after. Lets no gou to nbcs Kerry Sanders just north in Kill Devil Hills as People Get Ready for the hurricane. Kerry . Reporter good evening, lester. On hatteras island, there are mandatory evacuations. In so many places along the coast there are voluntary evacuations which is why so many residents and visitors say theyre staying put, believing that hurricane arthur is not a serious threat. The outer bands from hurricane arthur are already threatening beaches in North Carolina. To the north on hatteras tonight, it. s stop and go dash to get out. This family is not taking chances with mother nature. Were packing up to go back to pittsburgh. Theres 18 of us and half of them are kids so we dont want them to be afraid. 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 natives sdmigs. Stay. Why do you say that so confidently . Its fun. It wont be that bad. Should we go or should we stay . You dont know who to ask . I dont. Many vacationers arent paying attention and could be trapped by high water. If you encounter high water, turn around. Theres a simple mantra there, dont drown, turn around. This family from connecticut say their reunion this week is all about celebrating july 4. Their beach escape cost the two dozen family members 12,000. Hey, arthur, game on. Which is a little bit of fun but what are you doing . They didnt tell us to evacuate so were going to try to ride this storm out. Tonight, there are extra crews near the coast because its anticipated there will be downed power lines and electrical outages. Those crews will move in after hurricane arthur passes through to restore power as quickly as possible. Lester . Kerry, thanks. As you heard, you dont have to be anywhere near the storm to feel the dangerous effects of hurricane arthur. Rip currents are catching swimmers offguard. Dylan dryerw many more on this hidden danger. Reporter thats right, lester. Even though not everyone h on t the east coast will feel the wind and rain, there are rip current alerts all up and down the east coast and that is a threat that could linger even long after arthur is gone. As hurricane arthur whips up the waters on the east coast, the powerful waves can be enticing for adventurous beachgoers, but high and frequent waves can also cause dangerous rip current often invisible to swimmers, they ear responsible for 80 of all surf rescues. The murky areas show the rip current. Shifts in the sands show a narrow valley where reseeding water flows back out to sea at a much more rapid rate. Ordl. Sve it was like nothing i felt before. And im a pretty strong guy. Todahesalkisoouty. Rip currents pull the swimmer away from the shore, not under water. Survival may depend on going against your natural instinct, shimpoible. Rectly back to the the danger occurs when a swimmer can no longer keep themselves afloat, either from fear, exhaustion or lack of skill. Anyone can get caught in them. Andrew healy has been a lifeguard for 44 years. So you yourself have been stuck in them . Sure. You know, no lifeguard hasnt been in a rip current. How to escape . Rip currents are often no wider than 30 feet. We tell them swim left or right, parallel. Then youre out of the force of the water bringing you out. Rr that advance saved randys life. There were no lifeguards on duty when he was swept away. It took me about half an hour to get out of the rip current and i was about half a mile from my blanket, but i made it out. I was a little winded. You just have to, you know, believe that youre going to milwaukee it and everything is going to be okay. Reporter now, even if youre just wading in the water up to your knees, all it takes is one wave to knock you over and you can be swept up into a rip kurnd if theres one nearby. So you always want to make sure theres a lifeguard on duty, especially this weekend, if youre planning on head into the water. Lester . All right, thank you. In a georgia courtroom today, some disturbing new allegations were aired about the man charged with murder for leaving his toddler son alone for hours in a sweltering car. Reporter Cooper Harris was just 22 months old. Today the story of his death took a startling turn. Through the time youre talking with him about his son and the sons death, did you ever see any tears coming from him . No. Reporter prosecutors dropped a series of bombshell allegations against coopers father, ross harris, charged with murder and child cruelty. Most common term would be sexting. A Police Detective said he was leading a double life, unhappy with his marriage, changing sexually explicit messages the day his son died and visited a side that advocated against having children. I think the message now is showing intent. Reporter on the morning of june 18, police say harris took his son to breakfast at this restaurant then drove just a few minutes to his office nearby. Investigators say harris left his son in the backseat around 9 30, briefly returned to his vehicle during lunch then went back to his office. After leaving work around 4 20, harris suddenly pulled over, telling witnesses he had accidentally forgotten to drop off his son at day care that morning, leaving him in the sweltering suv for seven hours. But detectives quickly began to doubt his story and alleged he had done Online Research about child deaths in overheated cars before his son died. Harris has pleaded not guilty. We said hes not guilty from the beginning. We said this was an accident from the beginning. That hasnt changed. Harris wife leanna came to court today and she stood by her husband. Police say she showed no real emotion when she was told her son was dead. She declined to answer questions after court. Tonight, harris is behind bars after a judge denied him bail and ruled there was probable cause to move forward with a case that left a community stunned. Marietta, georgia. We turn now at the crisis of the board and the wave of undocumented migrants, many of them unaccompanied children making the dangerous journey from central america. Most arriving in texas. Their numbers, though, so large, immigration officials are bussing them to other states. But protesters in one california town are planning again to try and block their arrival. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer with the latest on this growing crisis. Reporter the overflow crowd waited in if summer heat and long lines for a town meeting to tell city leaders in murietta they want action. Furious with Homeland Security officials. Many threatened to block buses of undocumented immigrants if they try to return to their city. This is an invasion. Why is the National Guard not out there stopping them from coming in. Reporter these are the faces and the stories of the desperate who recently entered the u. S. Illegally from central america. Today some were released at bus stations in texas. Most arrived with no bags, little money, some sick and many hungry children by their sides. This 20yearold from el salvador, i was so afraid, she says, but i asked god for guidance. She and her two small children now have tickets to find relatives in atlanta and a court date to face detoratiportation. But many immigrant children are alone. At george bushs intercontinental, kids are waiting for fights to other parts of the country. This converted hotel is already home to nearly 300 children are crossed the border without parents. It gets me a little upset. We need to help our people first in arizona. Reporter today democrats and republicans found no easy solutions to the border crisis at a Homeland Security hearing in texas. The reason they coming if i may is because the border has not been secured. Reporter and tonight, more undocumented immigrants are arriving. In places like el paso and el centro, the buss were welcomed, but back in murietta, many promised the undocument ee immigrants wont get here without a fight. Immigration centers like this one are overwhelmed. Even though tomorrow will be no day off for Border Patrol officers. Lester . Thank you. Weve got good news about the economy today. The government said employers added 288,000 jobs in june, fifth month in a row the number has been over 200,000. That news sent the Unemployment Rate down to 6. 1 . Thats a sixyear low and on wall street, that sent the dow up 92 points to close above 17,000 for the first time. Cnbcs Sharon Epperson is here with more. Does this mean the economy now has stabilize . Turned that corner . Its certainly a very good jobs report, but its not Strong Enough to say the economy is back to normal. We need to continue to see the Unemployment Rate go down. And what about the unemployment picture, does it really tell the whole story. Are we still seeing a good segment of the population behind . This job recovery is not benefitting everyone. If you look five years after the recession ended. 2 states still havent regained all the jobs they lost, even though the nation as a whole has. But theres still positive look for unemployed out of work for six months or more, that number fell to half of what it was three years ago. So lester, we are looking at some good news here with the job market and the job numbers, and some great news when you look at stock market at new highs. Hopefully this will encourage consumers to spend more overall. Still ahead, potential road hazards for millions of americans hitting the highway this Holiday Weekend. And news they might not be repaired anytime soon. Later, remembering an extraordinary life. The subject of the best seller unbroken. Tonight, tom brokaw with Angelina Jolie on the great luis sborlinin. That works differently to lower blood sugar . Imagine. Loving your numbers. Introducing oncedaily invokana®. Its the first of a new kind of prescription medicine thats used along with diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. Invokana® is a oncedaily pill that works around the clock to help lower a1c. 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From fixing the broadway business in boise to buys new buss in columbus and in West Virginia all Road Construction could grind to a halt. One thing thats everywhere potholes. When potholes dont get fixed, they cost you money. About 324 per driver per year, according to one study in extra operating costs and car repairs. Without the trust fund, 700,000 workers could lose their jobs . Are you worried about work drying out . Yes. Yes, definitely. Reporter the president has been pushing congress to make a deal. That doesnt just put construction workers back to work that puts engineers back to work. That puts Landscape Architects back to work. Reporter it would seem to be a winner, since federal dollars have been a huge chunk of highway budgets in almost every Congress Members state. More than 90 in rhode island and alaska. More than half in ohio and oregon. 39 in florida. Tax hikes are never a popular option in an election year, and frustration is running high. 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Reporter after more than two years, louis came home a hero, but then his story was largely forgotten until unbroken laura ener legend, ang10 ec best oh, my gosh. Hello. I miss you. I miss you, honey. Reporter louis new friend. Shes my new hugging gal. Fortunately for her im not 21. You train, you fight harder than those other guys and you win. The resilience and the strength of the human spirit is an extraordinary thing. And men like louis tell us it can be all right and we can pull through. He says we werent the greatest generation, we were the hardiest generation he reminds us. They were hardy. The lesson of louis life . Never give trial and triumph of, louis didnt giveup. T brokawembeng louisinime. Ild er thats our broadcast for this thursday night. Thank you for being with us. Im lester holt. Hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. Good night. A lot of lightning here moving from Delaware County into Philadelphia County so we are seeing this storm track mostly to the east, northeast very quickly though around 50 to 55 milesperhour. Philadelphia by 7 07, by 7 7 29. So well be north sift 6, upper hanover, with this particular storm we were seeing hail about an inch in diameter. Now were seeing hail about almost an inch in diameter so again were seeing hail and some of the thunder storms across the area. We will continue to t
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