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Land. it could hit hurricane status in the next day. mike seidel live in florida, where the west coast and parts of the panhandle are now being pelted with rain, and we can see, mr. sidle has on the goggles which is never a good sign. >> well, you know, the rain is coming right at me, craig. weve been battered by squalls all morning, gusts up to 35. 2 1/2 inches of rain. dangerous rip current and coastal flood warning, even with that and the red flags, with very people in the water, luckily only...

Along the east coast after getting caught in rip current. there are more than 70 rescues. 70. very dangerous out there. another look at who is talking now. the big talker this weeks time magazine cover story. it is entitled we are americans just not legally. the author of the piece jose and antonio var gus an illegal alien who graduated and has been working in the media for 14 years now. he sat down with bill oreilly to talk about the issue of immigration in this country. >> should the governm...

Couple of headlines for your monday. coast guard searching for an army staff sergeant who vanished while swimming in georgia. his wife says he was caught in a rip current off the coast of saint simon island. check out this replica of the space shuttle explorer arriving in houston this weekend. it was the final leg of an eight-day journey from the kennedy space center to florida to its new home at nasas johnson space center. and theres another shuttle on the move. the enterprise arrived in new je...

these beaches had been closed for people to get into the water, and we talked to a life guard just the other day about the strong rip currents that they are concerned about. take a listen. so i see the white caps out there. is that safe for a person to get into the water? >> no. it is not. the thing is with closing water completely, you let somebody knee deep they want to get waist deep. you let them waist deep they want to go in. >> reporter: what is a rip current? >> its a channel of...

to earle i start. and im zoraida sambolin. >> lets get started. the. the fallout from tropical storm beryl. it is a tropical depression. guess what, building steam again and its expected to be a tropical storm before we know it again. the storm is dumping as much as ten inches of rain in northern florida and southern georgia. its also knocking out power to tens of thousands of people right across that region. now beryl has its eyes on the carolinas. cnns rob marciano has been trackin...

>> i was reading they had rescues that had to take place. you think people would heed the warning. >> 7 rescues on this beech alone. 30 in jacksonville and more than 100 along the region of florida, georgia, south carolina and north carolina. curiosity seekers are inevitable. that being said the rip currents as you look over my shoulder. when people want to get in the water the fact of the matter is that rip current can sweep you off your feet in a matter of seconds. one thing the mayor has insi...

Well. that means the beach is closed to swimmers although i do see a couple of surfers on the other side of the pier on the north side taking advantage of some of these waves. look out at the pier and you can see the waves breaking maybe three or four feet now. a lot smaller than we saw overnight last night when the storm was turning to the north of here coming ashore just after midnight but the surf is dying down. still like a washing machine like, though. not a good time to be in the water. ri...

Place. you would think people would heed the warning. we have had 7 rescues on this beach line 30 in jacksonville. according to local media reports more than 100 along the region of florida, georgia and north carolina. curiosity speaker -- seekers are inevitable. this is a nasty severe weather we are talking about. people want to get in this line the fact of the matter is the rip current can sweep you off your feet in a matter of seconds. the mayor insisted right now if you go anywhere near th...

Never came home. >> trace: but, first from fox this memorial day, the holiday weekend was a washout for millions of americans. and whats left of tropical storm beryl still soaking huge parts of the southeast right now. before it weakened into a tropical depression, the storm knocked out power to tens of thousands of people across florida and georgia. flooded roads and broken branches made for dangerous driving as folks headed home from vacation. a holiday many might rather forget. beryl stormed ...

You see heavier rain through northern portions of florida. three to five inches possible here. localized spots could see upwards of ten inches. something to keep in mind through the area today. a lot of the stronger winds are happening with the thunderstorms itself as they roll onshore. likely breeze headed in toward portions of low country as that cluster moves onshore. for many times youll see winds sustained around 15, 20 miles per hour. but then we get bigger gusts. 30-plus. weve already see...