Good thursday morning, everyone. Breaking moments ago, arthur now a category 1 hurricane. Its threatening Holiday Plans for millions on the eastern seaboard. Hurricane warnings in effect for parts of north carolinas coast, where people are evacuating as arthur approaches. Abcs Marci Gonzalez is there, live in nags head, north carolina. Marci, good morning. Reporter good morning, reena and tahman. The wind and waves are still pretty calm here along the beach. A mild leadup to the storm gaining strength in the atlantic and heading this way. Loading up and leaving town, ahead of arthur. If its mandatory, you have to go. So, theres no decision to make. Reporter those mandatory evacuations in effect for hatteras island, north carolina, as residents and vacationers on the rest of the outer banks brace for the brunt of the storm. Were going to weather it out. If it gets bad enough that we have to leave and we have to go, well go. Its hard to get into the hurricane spirit. Reporter when it loo
Arthur, gaining strength just days before summers biggest holiday. Turning off the atlantic coast, clearly visible from space. Thur is expected to become a hurricane. Susan salny is tracking it. Reporter a major storm off the coast of florida, taking aim at the east coast. The surf is pretty, but looks a. Dangerous. Reporter its the first named storm of hurricane season, Tropical Storm arthur. Gaining strength, churning up the atlantic, bringing heavy rain and dangerous rip currents. Its expected to graze the karnts coast thursday morning as a category 1 hurricane. Its going to cause disruptions. Theres going to be wind, rain, and rough, rough seas. Reporter arthur, threatening many along the southern east coast with a soggy independence day. Its not stopping the fun, yet. We have been in beach mode, not much paying attention to the weather. Reporter while the south braces for arthur, from arkansas to new york state, a Severe Weather watch in effect, possibly bringing large hail and wi
Good thursday morning, everyone. We do begin with arthur, threatening fourth of july plans for millions on the eastern seaboard. Hurricane warnings are in effect right now for parts of north carolinas coast, where people are evacuating as arthur approaches. Abcs Marci Gonzalez is there in nags head, north carolina. Marci, good morning. Good morning, reea and tahman. The wind and waves are calm here along the beach. A mild leadup to the storm gaining strength in the atlantic and heading this way. Loading up and leaving town, ahead of arthur. If its mandatory, you have to go, so theres no decision to make. Reporter those mandatory evacuations in effect for hatteras island, north carolina, as residents and vacationers on the rest of the outer banks brace for the brunt of the storm. Were going to weather it out. If it gets bad enough that we have to leave, well go. Its hard to get into the hurricane spirit. Reporter when it looks like this. When it looks like this. Reporter misleading suns
Good Tuesday Morning to you. We begin with the Severe Weather unfolding on two fronts right now. The seasons first tropical system on the east coast is threatening to disrupt fourth of july plans for millions. And overnight a weather system rolled through the midwest, creating dangerous conditions. A light show overnight, lightening staking chicagos willis tower. While strong winds took down trees. More than 100,000 people were left without power. Chicago Ohare Airport shut down for hours. Airlines, cancelling more than 250 flights monday night. They just canceled the second no, third flight. So, my son up there is not a happy camper. I was supposed to be home already. Reporter and tornadoes wracked across western missouri. In iowa, one person killed in a collapsed building in the town of fairfax. Oh, my god. Reporter watch here in cedar rapids, 80mileperhour winds ripped the tarp over Veterans Memorial stadium. Look out. Oh, my god. Reporter injuring team staff in mondays minor league
Well, good morning. We begin this friday with the latest on the ebola crisis. Fourth american now infected with the virus. Headed back to the u. S. To be treated. Doctors say they are optimistic about his prognosis, though. And then the intense efforts in dallas to limit the spread of the disease. Our coverage begins with susan saulny. Reporter this morning, another american has tested positive for the ebola virus. This time, a freelance cameraman covering the epidemic in liberia for nbc news. Ashoka mukpo will be flown home to the united states. Meanwhile in dallas, relatives of the first person ever diagnosed with ebola on american soil are confined to their apartment under armed guard after trying to violate the quarantine imposed on them. The family hosted Thomas Eric Duncan, an african man now known as patient zero. Nobody is inside the apartment. They are in their apartment. They cannot come out. They are not allowed on the porch. Reporter his nephew, joe weeks, said his uncle ar