patriotic partying on the shore will go on. >> we'll ride it out, see what happens. >> reporter: looks like mandatory evacuations are already in place. that's about 5:00 this morning. because the outer banks is expected to take a direct hit later this evening into the early hours of tomorrow morning. right now, still well to the south of us, about 100 miles offshore of charleston, south carolina, but it's progressing off to the northeast, making moving about 9 miles per hour. the timing brings it in tonight through tomorrow morning. likely about a little stronger, 85-mile-per-hour winds are expected as the category 1 hurricane making its way to the northeast. poppy? >> appreciate the report from there. indra, appreciate it. let's take you now, going to get to alina in a moment. a live press conference, north carolina governor pat mccrory, listen in. >> our primary purpose is to protect the safety and health of our citizens and our visitors that especially visiting north carolina during the fourth of july weekend. we want to keep also our public safety personnel as safe as