People flock to Jersey Shore beaches despite remaining coastal threat from Hurricane Erin

K ABOUT HER NEW BOOK, AND SHE'LL BE MAKING A STOP HERE IN PHILADELPHIA. >> AND NOW THE DETAILS FLOODING ALONG THE COAST WILL REMAIN A MAJOR CONCERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HURRICANE ERIN IS MOVING OUT FURTHER INTO THE OCEAN, BUT THE DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS REMAIN. NEW JERSEY CORRESPONDENT TRISH HARTMAN IS LIVE THIS AFTERNOON IN OCEAN CITY WITH THE LATEST FROM THERE. TRISH. MANY PEOPLE HAD TO BE RESCUED DUE TO THE HIGH WATER LAST NIGHT. >> YEAH, THAT FLOODING WAS SEEN UP AND DOWN THE JERSEY SHORE. THERE WAS DEFINITELY SOME STREET FLOODING ALL OVER THE PLACE, INCLUDING HERE IN OCEAN CITY. BUT FOR TODAY, THE MAIN CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE THE RIP CURRENTS IN THE OCEAN AND ALSO BEACH EROSION. WE'LL GIVE YOU A LOOK HERE. WE'RE HERE ON MUSIC PIER. GIVE YOU A VIEW OF THE BEACH. THERE'S PLENTY OF PEOPLE OUT HERE TRYING TO SQUEEZE IN THOSE LAST FEW MOMENTS OF THEIR SUMMER HERE. THE LIFEGUARDS HAVE BEEN KEEPING BATHERS VERY SHALLOW RIGHT HERE NEXT TO MUSIC PIER, KEEPING THEM KNEE OR ANKLE DEEP. NOW, IN MARGATE, CITY OFFICIALS ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO CHECK THEIR HOMES FOR FLOOD DAMAGE, ESPECIALLY HOMES THAT ARE IN LOW LYING AREAS OR WHERE THE OWNERS MAY NOT BE THERE FULL TIME. SEVERAL BUSINESSES ARE CLEANING UP TODAY AFTER TAKING ON WATER DURING HIGH TIDE LAST NIGHT. MARGATE ALSO DEALT WITH SEVERAL TRANSFORMER FIRES CAUSED BY THE RISING SALTWATER. THEY ALSO MADE A NUMBER OF RESCUES, INCLUDING FROM RESTAURANTS AND CARS. >> I THINK WE ENDED UP WITH SEVEN RESCUES AS FAR AS PEOPLE DRIVING IN TO THE FLOODED AREAS, AND I CAN'T EXPRESS ENOUGH THE SAFETY OF OUR PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SEE FLOOD PRONE AREAS, YOU SEE THAT TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN. WE CAN'T EXPRESS THAT. YOU KNOW ENOUGH. AND PEOPLE STILL DROVE INTO THESE AREAS AND WE HAD TO GO GET THEM. AND THANKFULLY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THESE HIGH WATER VEHICLES THAT ARE BEHIND US. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TWO IN THE MARGATE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND THEY WERE BENEFICIAL. >> NOW TODAY THE SUN IS OUT. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. BUT BEACH RESTRICTIONS ARE STILL IN PLACE, THE RIP CURRENTS STILL VERY DANGEROUS. ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS, THE BEACH IN WILDWOOD WAS ACTUALLY CLOSED FOR A WHILE THIS MORNING SO THAT CREWS COULD CLEAN UP DEBRIS HERE IN OCEAN CITY. PLENTY OF FOLKS ARE OUT ENJOYING THE BOARDWALK TODAY. AND THE BEACH. WE MET ONE COUPLE WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT TO THEIR DESTINATION IN STRATHMERE LAST NIGHT BECAUSE OF FLOODED ROADS, SO THEY HAD TO MAKE A STOP IN OCEAN CITY. >> WE WERE GOING TO GO TO OUR RELATIVES WHO LIVE IN THE RESIDENTS OF STRATHMERE, JUST A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH, AND THEY SENT US PICTURES OF THEIR KIDS KAYAKING THROUGH THE STREETS. IS THAT YOUR CAR WILL NEVER MAKE IT HERE? AND SINCE WE ALWAYS HAVE LOVED OCEAN CITY, WE WERE SO HAPPY TO COME AND SEE THAT IT WAS DRY ENOUGH. WE'RE GOING AROUND THE PUDDLES THAT WE FOUND A MOTEL TO STAY IN. >> LOTS OF QUICKLY CHANGING PLANS HAPPENING LAST NIGHT. NOW THE DEP IS ASSESSING FOR BEACH EROSION AT VARIOUS SHORE POINTS TODAY AND THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND HERE IN OCEAN CITY. OFFICIALS SAY THEY'LL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THESE HIGH TIDES TO REALLY DIE DOWN SO THEY CAN ASSESS HOW MUCH DAMAGE THERE IS. GOVERNOR MURPHY ADDRESSED THE STORM AFTER AN EVENT TODAY. HE SAID NEW JERSEY, FOR THE MOST PART, DODGED A BULLET, SAYING THAT CAPE MAY COUNTY SAW THE WORST OF IT. WE'RE LIVE IN OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY. TRISH HARTMAN, CHANNEL SIX, ACTION NEWS. JOHN. SARA.