CNN CNN Newsroom With Carol Costello July 4, 2014 13:05:00
>> we're most concerned about flooding inland and storm surges in our sounds and rivers. >> reporter: governor pat mccrory says rescue and emergency crews are ready to assess damage and begin the cleanup effort. remember now, arthur has weakened to that category 1 hurricane, and it's picked up speed so it's bolting out of here quickly to the northeast at about 23 miles per hour, so when you look to the sky behind us, starting to see a little bit of a clearing here and there. of course the gusts are still strong. we're still getting good 40-mile-per-hour gusts out there, kicking that sand up in...