category 3. do not let that fool you. that means absolutely nothing if you will because it is still churning up 125-mile-per-hour winds. it is threatening the east coast. you see the track. it is on right now. it could gain strength. again, category 3, 4, doesn t make a difference now. this is a powerful, powerful monster. even though it is on its way, it is already having some effects, dangerous rip currents out there for swimmers, also expected to be north carolina s near north carolina outer banks by sometime. ocracoke island, we heard them talking about a moment ago. it is being evacuated and talking about tourists being evacuateded right mao. you can only get to this particular island by ferry. they are trying to make sure all the tourists get out there. there are people that live there as well p.m. 800 people that live there year round. some of them hunkering down and trying to ride this thing out no matter what. but they are being warned they need to stock up on food, water and