While hundreds of residents and tourists evacuated North Carolina’s Outerbanks on Tuesday, others got caught in some of the earliest flooding from Hurricane Erin. The combination of the storm and high tide sent waves surging into homes, hotels and Highway 12 - the only way in and out of those islands.

Hurricane Erin may not be forecast to make landfall, but the sprawling Category 2 storm is still going to impact much of the East Coast as it tracks north this week. On Tuesday, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein declared a state of emergency to prepare for the life-threatening rip currents and storm surge expected to affect the coastal region.

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Las Vegas enters Wednesday afternoon with a 3-0 record. After flexing its offense in wins over Illinois and Washington, Nevada needed a run in the seventh inning to get by South Carolina on Monday. Pennsylvania used one big inning to run away with a 13-1 win over South Dakota on Monday night.

The Braves and White Sox series has been one of the best of the week as the two have combined for 43 runs in two games! Atlanta won Tuesday in 11-10 thrilling fashion, while Chicago took Monday’s matchup 13-9. Sadly, this is the final meeting of the season between the two.

Ukrainian Member of Parliament Kira Rudik weighs in on a potential summit between President Trump, Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. KXAN's Josh Hinkle and NBC News' Ben Kamisar report on the developments in Texas,

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