PRIMETIME. THAT IS LATER ON. THAT IS LATER ON. GOOD MORNING, AMERICA. GOOD MORNING, AMERICA. WE HAVE A LOT TO COVER AND WANT WE HAVE A LOT TO COVER AND WANT TO GET RIGHT TO THE BREAKING TO GET RIGHT TO THE BREAKING NEWS. NEWS. >>> TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA >>> TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA MAKING LANDFALL IN NORTH MAKING LANDFALL IN NORTH CAROLINA. CAROLINA. >> Gio: BRINGING POWERFUL WINDS >> Gio: BRINGING POWERFUL WINDS AND FLOODING RAIN AND LIFE AND FLOODING RAIN AND LIFE THREATENING STORM SURGE IN PARTS THREATENING STORM SURGE IN PARTS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. >> Janai: EFFECTS BEING FELT ALL >> Janai: EFFECTS BEING FELT ALL ALONG THE EAST COAST. ALONG THE EAST COAST. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE. SOMARA IS TRACKING THE STORM BUT SOMARA IS TRACKING THE STORM BUT WE GO RIGHT OUT TO VICTOR WE GO RIGHT OUT TO VICTOR OQUENDO WHO IS OUT THERE FEELING OQUENDO WHO IS OUT THERE FEELING THE EFFECTS. THE EFFECTS. GOOD MORNING, VICTOR. GOOD MORNING, VICTOR. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING. A VERY LONG, WINDY AND WET NIGHT A VERY LONG, WINDY AND WET NIGHT ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. OPHELIA MAKING LANDFALL JUST OPHELIA MAKING LANDFALL JUST NORTH OF US. NORTH OF US. A STATE OF EMERGENCY HERE AND IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY HERE AND IN VIRGINIA. VIRGINIA. WE ARE DEFINITELY FEELING THE WE ARE DEFINITELY FEELING THE EFFECTS HERE IN WRIGHTSVILLE EFFECTS HERE IN WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH. BEACH. STROPG STRONG WINDS KICKING UP STROPG STRONG WINDS KICKING UP THAT SURF. THAT SURF. THE RAIN HAS BEEN RELENTLESS AND THE RAIN HAS BEEN RELENTLESS AND NOW 8 MILLION AMERICANS ARE NOW 8 MILLION AMERICANS ARE UNDER TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS. UNDER TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AT 70 MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AT 70 MILES PER HOUR WITH WIND GUSTS MILES PER HOUR WITH WIND GUSTS EVEN STRONGER, AND THIS RAIN EVEN STRONGER, AND THIS RAIN HASN'T LET UP FOR 24 HOURS NOW, HASN'T LET UP FOR 24 HOURS NOW, SOME AREAS RECORDING HALF A SOME AREAS RECORDING HALF A FOOT. FOOT. COSTAL FLOODING IS A MAJOR COSTAL FLOODING IS A MAJOR CONCERN. CONCERN. TORNADOS ARE POSSIBLE. TORNADOS ARE POSSIBLE. WITH THOSE STRONG WINDS POWER WITH THOSE STRONG WINDS POWER OUTAGES ARE CLIMBING. OUTAGES ARE CLIMBING. AT LAST CHECK MORE THAN 50,000 AT LAST CHECK MORE THAN 50,000 CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT POWER IN CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT POWER IN THE MID ATLANTIC AND THIS THE MID ATLANTIC AND THIS MORNING OPHELIA IS ON THE MOVE MORNING OPHELIA IS ON THE MOVE WITH ITS SIGHTS SET ON THE WITH ITS SIGHTS SET ON THE NORTHEAST. NORTHEAST. JANAI? JANAI? >> Janai: THANK YOU, VICTOR. >> Janai: THANK YOU, VICTOR. SOMARA IS TRACKING THIS STORM SOMARA IS TRACKING THIS STORM FOR US. FOR US. SOMARA, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. SOMARA, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. >> Somara: GOOD MORNING. >> Somara: GOOD MORNING. THIS MADE LANDFALL OVER EMERALD THIS MADE LANDFALL OVER EMERALD ISLE IN CAROLINA WITH WINDS JUST ISLE IN CAROLINA WITH WINDS JUST SHY OF A CAT 1 HURRICANE. SHY OF A CAT 1 HURRICANE. NOTICE HOW IT CAN REMAIN AS A NOTICE HOW IT CAN REMAIN AS A TROPICAL STORM AS IT DRIVES TROPICAL STORM AS IT DRIVES SOUTH OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA SOUTH OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING BEFORE HEADING INTO THE BEFORE HEADING INTO THE PENINSULA. PENINSULA. WE HAVE TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS WE HAVE TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAINING IN PLACE FROM REMAINING IN PLACE FROM WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, UP WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, UP TO OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND. TO OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PATH AND THE IF YOU LOOK AT THE PATH AND THE TIMING ON THIS, BY THIS MORNING TIMING ON THIS, BY THIS MORNING OR A LITTLE LATER WE ARE SEEING OR A LITTLE LATER WE ARE SEEING THE HEAVIEST RAIN IN EASTERN THE HEAVIEST RAIN IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THAT RAIN NORTH CAROLINA AND THAT RAIN SHIELD STARTS TO PUSH INTO THE SHIELD STARTS TO PUSH INTO THE DMV, WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA, AS DMV, WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA, AS FAR NORTH AS PHILADELPHIA AND FAR NORTH AS PHILADELPHIA AND SUNDAY WE SEE THE OUTER RAIN SUNDAY WE SEE THE OUTER RAIN BANDS STRETCHING INTO BANDS STRETCHING INTO PENNSYLVANIA WITH A TON OF RAIN. PENNSYLVANIA WITH A TON OF RAIN. THIS IS A BIG RAIN MAKER AND THIS IS A BIG RAIN MAKER AND VERY STRONG WINDS.