good morning, everyone. i'm poppy harlow in for carol costello. we begin this hour with hurricane arthur, churning off the coast of south carolina as we speak. it is bearing down on fourth of july celebrations all the way up new england. right now it is a category 1 hurricane, upgraded from a tropical storm, really just hours ago. strong enough to force evacuations along north carolina's outer banks. and deceptive enough not to be properly feared by a lot of people. the biggest danger may be the rip currents. for those who decide to ignore the warnings and wade into the surf. at any moment north carolina's governor will update us on the hurricane preparations there. the first dangers are already reaching shore. we're covering all angles. we have alina machado in wrightsville beach, north carolina, and indra peterson is north of her in kill devil hills in north carolina. indra, what are you seeing?