i m fredricka whitfield. and we begin this hour with tropical storm ophelia. just hours after making land fall in north carolina, heavy rain, coastal flooding, and high winds, are hitting much of the eastern seaboard today. north carolina, maryland, and var are all under a state of emergency right now. and the storm is already knocked out power to more than 50,000 homes. and businesses. with those outages expected to grow. allison chinchar is tracking ophelia from the cnn weather center and polo sandoval is in pelican island, new jersey, watching the impact and feeling it there. let s begin with you, allison. the national hurricane center issued a new advisory moments ago. the biggest change that we noted is the sustained winds have calmed down ever so slightly, dropping down now to 50 miles an hour. still gusting up to 65. look at the scope of this storm. you have so many of these outer rain bands far away from that center point. and the center is still over north caroli
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