we re talking about this monster fire, let me show you the pictures that ravaged through dozens of stores on the jersey shore. yeah, the same places that just recovered from superstorm sandy last october. flames traveled four blocks up the boardwalk. one man is picking subpoena the piece. reporter: reporter: optimism that the boardwalk was stronger than the storm. less than a year later, livelihoods have been destroyed again. residents are in shock after they watch their businesses burn to ash. there was nothing i could do. reporter: chris dennis, owner of a store that opened on the boardwalk in 1992, lost about $40 million from super storm sandy. estimates damages from the fire are at least another $30,000. seeing the damage up close from the fire, he said this time the damage will take longer to
superstorm sandy last october. it took months for crews to repair broken walk ways and dry out the small island. first-time tourists say they cannot wait to see her in person. just part of america, pretty much. you just always dreamed to see it in person. a ceremony will be held in new york city this morning at 10:30 eastern marking lady liberty s valiant return to action. preparations are also underway in our nation s capital where a birthday bash is about to begin celebrating this independence day. in washington, d.c. with the latest this morning. good morning, holly. you look very patriotic. when you live in the nation s capital, you actually have several options in your closet in terms of patriotic wear. we celebrate it big here. and there is no better place to do just that. they know how to do it. they do it year after year. that s why many people make this a destination spot on
known up and down the eastern seaboard. the first storm of the hurricane season will dump rain through the weekend in every state from florida to maine. parts of the northeast seeing rain totals that they haven t seen since superstorm sandy last october. in roadways all across the south, downed trees and closed streets, making it challenging to get around. it s pretty bad and the flooding around here is getting worse and worse. reporter: in florida, andrea spawned multiple tornadoes. one twister near palm beach. flipping a 28-foot boat, blowing cars off of driveways and snapping trees in half. i didn t hear it coming. reporter: another reported tornado near fer nan dino beach, florida, tearing apart this roof. as soon as i puts the phone down, a huge gush of wind and i looked out the window and it was literally like it was coming off the ocean and i got so frightened i screamed. reporter: the sunshine state pummelled with rain for two days as the flood threat now spreads up
rain totals they haven t seen since superstorm sandy last october. in roadways all across the south, downed trees and closed streets, making it challenging to get around. it s pretty bad. and the flooding around here is getting worse and worse. reporter: in florida andrea spawned multiple tornadoes. one twister near palm beach flipping a 28-foot boat, blowing cars off of driveways and snapping trees in half. i didn t hear it coming. reporter: another reported a tornado near this beach in florida tearing apart this roof. as soon as i put the phone down, a huge gush of wind and i looked out the window and it was literally like it was coming off the ocean. and i got so frightened i screamed. reporter: the sunshine state pummeled with rain for two days as the flood threat now spreads up the east coast. forecasters predict some areas could see as much as six inches of rain. and as you see in this picture taken in florida after andrea, brighter days will come after
beach. hey, christine. the water is starting to come up since the last hour we spoke and the winds are steadily increasing. tropical storm andrea has caused a mess in florida as you know and now it s moving its way towards north carolina. reporter: rain, rain and more rain. fast-moving tropical storm andrea is making her presence known up and down the eastern seaboard. the first storm of the hurricane season will dump rain through the weekend in every state from florida to maine. parts of the northeast seeing rain totals that they haven t seen since superstorm sandy last october. in roadways all across the south, downed trees and closed streets, making it challenging to get around. it s pretty bad and the flooding around here is getting worse and worse. reporter: in florida, andrea spawned multiple tornadoes. one twister near palm beach. flipping a 28-foot boat, blowing cars off of driveways and snapping trees in half. i didn t hear it coming. reporter: another reported