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You know so many people were concerned this week that arthur was going to impact their travel plans, impact their summer getaways, not the case now, obviously the storm has moved up the eastern seaboard, cleared way out of here. some people starting to play out there in the water. still really cold out there. but certainly people starting to enjoy it here's the issue though. the national weather service has been warning people up and down the coast that rip currents can be a problem, especially in the aftermath of a hurricane. we spoke to a lifeguard at jones beach this morning. she said condi...

Immigration advocates who squared off here on friday. it was a tense and at times combative situation here. both sides fueled by anger and passion. they waved flags, blocked streets and argued. marietta is at the center of this fiery immigration debate after protesters blocked three buses loaded with 140 undocumented immigrants tuesday. they were outnumbered by supporters who say they have come here to show compassion for immigrants fleeing violence and poverty in central america. both groups here were waiting for buses to arrive, full of undocumented immigrants that never got here. while thos...

Storm, brianna. >> it sounds like a lot of people, 44,000 are without electricity this holiday weekend. do you have a sense if crews are able to get to those folks and restore their power? >> we certainly know that they're working on it and people around here have a lot of confidence in their power company. they think the power company in this area does a lot better job than some of those north of us and south of us as well. so we'll see. but there is certainly optimism that they're going to get the lights on as quickly as possible. >> there is optimism. some of those other ones will remain wi...

>> today's fourth of july. let's celebrate. >> reporter: even though it turned out to be a gorgeous fourth of july, there's still one threat that exists, and that is the rip current. so they're warning people that that will be an issue for several days to come. in the meantime, as far as the cleanup goes, we do know parts of bonner bridge as well as highway 12 still shut down at this point because of sand. water washed over it. they had sand blocking the way as well as downed power lines. as soon as they get that situated they will make the necessary repairs and open that road. >> looked like ...

Will have the latest on the hurricane and where it's heading. first a warning for beach goers. get this. the hurricane expected to bring dangerous rip currents that could sweep even the strongest swimmers out the sea. that's the concern. >> we always hear about it. would you know what to do if you were actually caught in one? >> reporter: across america's beaches last year 30 drownings occurred due to swimmers getting caught up in rip currents. but it shouldn't stoup from having fun in the sun. >> a rip current is a flow of water from the shore line out into the ocean past the breaking waves a...