WHITFIELD: All right. Welcome back. We're tracking Tropical Storm Hermine as it lashes the Carolina coast and threatens Labor Day plans for millions along the eastern seaboard. Moments ago, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie declared a state of emergency in preparation for the storm. Live pictures right now from Wrightsville, North Carolina. Flash flood watches in effect. You see people on the beach, enjoying the high tide. Watch rough seas and a strong storm surge, however, all along the coast, as far north as Connecticut. Look at the damage that Hermine did in the Florida panhandle as a category 1 hurricane. We are expecting Hermine to regain hurricane force at some point this weekend. CNN's Sherisse Pham is at the Outer Banks right now. Still windy? What's going on there?</s>SHERISSE PHAM, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Fred, yeah, this is literally "hold on to your hat weather." So we're here in the Outer Banks and we had a couple hours of a really nice, calm morning, and now it's evolved in to wind gusts up to 58 miles per hour a couple miles away. People are out and about, trying to enjoy this Labor Day weekend. A few hours ago, we saw a ton of people on the beaches. People have now taken shelter inside, following instructions to stay safe and stay indoors. The number of people without power was up to more than 44,000 people at one point. People have been out and getting service and that number is now down to 27,000. Officials are saying to stay out of the water. Dangerous surf conditions, strong riptide. And if folks are watching in Atlantic City or Virginia Beach, here is a taste of what might be coming your way. Back to you.</s>WHITFIELD: Stay indoors. Sherisse Pham, thank you. Meantime, the fight against ISIS has moved along the border with Turkey. We'll hear what happened this week that has ISIS leaders scrambling.
Tropical Storm Hermine Hits East Coast