it's like, had i known sooner, you know, or they had gotten off, i could have picked them a all up. >> i appreciate what you did. nice talking to you. i want to hand it over to chris for "cuomo prime time." >> welcome to "prime time." reports from the ground in the bahamas, just heartbreaking. the need is going to be so great for so long because of dorian. this is the most powerful storm to ever hit there. we have new pivctures to show yu and we're going to take you live to a survivor who escaped his home with only the clothes on his back. we have another person who's begging for word about family. plus we have a government official on the rescue efforts under way and what their expectations are. the question now is, where will dorian go next and in what way?

we have the path, the most likely outcomes, florida seems out of the woods. it's really hard to say with this storm because of how it lingers. the carolinas, they better get ready. so, what we were just talking about with anderson, that dive boat bursting into flames in california, why did only crew members survive? why did so many die so young? the situation does not meet our expectations and i'm going to argue why this is something we're going to need to look at more. there's plenty to care about tonight. so what do you say? let's get after it. so here is what we know now. florida's east coast is picking up in terms of wind, all right? dorian is moving very slowly. and that's going to -- duration is a danger with every storm. this storm is so slow that they say this will be a long duration event. heavy rain, soaking, flooding,

storm surge, whipping it up, making it higher, the wind, obviously, being able to exacerbate everything. isolated tornados as well in part because of that linger effect. georgia and the carolinas, that is the next area of heavy focus. i'd like to be very qualified in this reporting. we really don't know. we don't know if on that outer edge of the east coast right now that duration winds up turning this into a saturation event that we didn't expect. we're going to be giving you the latest on what we know and what we're looking for going forward in just a second. but what i want to do right now is i want to take you back to the bahamas. because this is what we already do know. i have never seen pictures like this. i know this area very well. i've been there a lot. i've covered storms in the area for a long time and they have been crushed. now, death toll, i know it's a major indicator, you've got to

wait. they have not been able to surveil. they can't communicate. to put that number out there, it is our responsibility, that is the official number, but you're going to have to be patient. we have no idea of the impact of this. already they're saying 13,000 homes destroyed. the construction on that island, you know, some of it is cinder block that's very strong. a lot of it is not. the stories are starting to trickle in, people seeing babies unattended, people swimming through floodwaters, who knows how many are still in need of rescue. there's so much water. emergency officials have no way of getting to some of the areas, let alone individual cases. there are almost no means of communicating right now. it's just anybody's guess. let's do this for perspective, take a look at these before-and-after pictures of grand bahama island. some of the best construction there, some of the most

tolerance. literally it reminds me of what we saw in southeast asia and the tsunami. this was the worst-case scenario for the bahamas with dorian hovering for days before moving out. let's get the latest on the path now from metrologist tom sater. the speed of this has been the determining factor so far. do we expect any change in rate of forward progress? >> i think it will start to pick up a little bit. but even moving at 6 miles per hour, chris, all things considered, that's a slow-moving system still. those pictures you were showing us, a lot of survivors said they could see the water rising, but then they were hit by this wall of water and that's what the upwelling was in the eye. it's inside the eye that this bubble of water was 20 and 30 feet high. that's what hit them. starting to see some dry air move into this. that would be nice. that would break the system

down. unfortunately when we get in closer, the winds wrapping counter clockwise are coming in from the northwest. i want to go back to that picture you showed moments ago. here's the airfield and here is freeport. when you look at the eninaddition, those winds are coming in right now from the northwest, it's impeding the retreat of the water. until those winds shift and move out of the area, we're not going to see the damage on the airfield so they can get some aircraft in there. closer inspection now of the radar, still coming down in abacos island. it's the third night now in total darkness. the rain bands that were intermentent are becoming more widespread. the surge could create some breeches of the dunes, but the big fact is the carolinas. problems could happen from from around jacksonville to charleston harbor.

>> we know situations change. we got to stay with you. you've been doing a brilliant job. thank you very much. we're going to need you. you go from the numbers to the human reality. there's so much who feel so alone right now. some literally are, they're waiting for help. and others are dealing with the just horrible, horrible unknown. i want to introduce you to somebody like that. all right? 20-year-old romea, she's in dire straits. she's in school. everyone she knows there basically has been out of contact for days, since at least saturday. parents, siblings, grandparents, no word. i was telling you before, we're going to try to get you word. you would be surprised how telling your story like this, somebody may know somebody and will get you word that your family is okay, that that's the

situation and then you can deal with everything else. how are you holding up, young lady? >> thank you. i'm one of thousands of abacoens who live off of the island. we're hearing very little from our friends and relatives in the nine settlements further forth and it's taking a serious toll on us. >> when is the last time that you heard? what did you hear last? how are you dealing with it? >> the last i've heard from some relatives was saturday, my mother, the last i talked to her was sunday evening and she sends me a message saying that they're hoping for the best. it wasn't too good in their area. my grandmother suffered a stroke years ago and she has limited use of the left side of her body. my uncle was staying with her and he's diabetic. the last i heard from them was also saturday evening and they said they were okay but everyone

was worried because the weather conditions were worsening and that's the very last i've heard from them. and this may be due to network carriers being done or roads being blocked. the last we've heard from them was days ago and now we're getting information trickling in from one or two settlements, but there are nine settlements in the far north end of abaco. we're not hearing anything from them. >> hopefully it's just about communications, not their actual circumstance. what is it like for you to be seeing these pictures of your home? >> the pictures are taking a toll on me. it's causing me to panic because i have relatives in those areas as well that i have yet to hear from. not only that, it's taking a toll on me because i'm looking at these pictures and videos and it's hardly recognizable. places that i've been visiting my entire 20 years of living,

places i was visiting over the summer, and now i look at them and don't recognize where they are. >> we were just talking to somebody on the island and in terms of when they'll get communications going back up, i know that you have some very capable people on their way down there from the u.s. government, you have veterans outfits, ngos that are getting on the ground, but it's going to take some time. i know it is asking so much to be patient when the most important thing for you to know in the world is being kept from you and that time just seems to go forever. but i think that you're going to have to find a way to be patient because i just don't think it's reasonable to think they'll get word out or be able to canvass areas for at least the next 12 hours. >> yes. i've gotten word from various people that are also from my community and i've heard that everyone in my community of north abaco, i've heard their

safe and accounted for, but i have yet to speak to anyone. i've heard that u.s. personnel are on the island and they're assisting with search and recovery efforts. i appreciate that. but i have yet to hear anything from the nine communities in the far north. i have yet to hear anything from my immediate family and it's -- i'm concerned. and hundreds of others of us are away at school with relatives in the far north of abaco and we have yet to hear from our relatives and it's heartbreaking. >> i can only imagine. look, i know that you're already doing this, but stay close to the people that you know from there and that are trying to get word. we have your name and face up on the screen right now. if anybody comes to us, our producers have your information and more importantly, you have ours, you check back in whenever you want. if we hear anything about the region, the area or anything about your family specifically, i promise you we'll get it for you and i hope you get word

soon. i would love to report that everybody is safe. >> thank you for giving me an outlet and for helping me get the word out. it's a great help. we're worried and concerned for some of our relatives. >> you have a beautiful family, god bless them. be well. stay calm best you can. >> thank you. i'll try. >> that's tough being that young and the people who matter most to you, in these circumstances, you just don't know. and i don't know what's worse. not knowing what happened when these are the people who matter most or knowing too well because you barely made it through. imagine being stuck in places like this for days. emmanuel did it. he managed to make it through in those conditions and imagined to save others, people who were in tender situations. he joins us right now. emmanuel, how is the connection?

>> it's fine. it's fine, chris. >> you sound great. you were talking to me before the show and you said up until a couple of hours ago, it was still storming. what is the condition for you right now? >> it's just windy. it's not really strong. it's not strong how it was a couple hours ago, a couple days ago. it's manageable. >> well, let's talk about what's manageable for you, because you are a very capable man. you're playing dominos one second. your father is diabetic. it's hard for him to move around. the water starts to overwhelm and you found a way to get yourself and him out of that house. i heard you had to deal with overturning a boat and finding a way to get in it. what did you have to go through to get to safety? >> well, after my -- after my

two friends come up with a plan to get the boat, which was still strapped down to the trailer, they had to go underneath the water, pull it out and fight the currents and try get my father on the boat which was really hard. and the hardest part was trying to maneuver around trees, bushes, because the current carries us way off the course. we were originally supposed to go. it took us an hour and 30 minutes just for us to get to land. >> thank god you are okay. now we know that -- look, you dealt with the hardest part. you survived. we know the need is going to be great. i will keep people informed about what is going on, i'll stay in touch with you so you can let us know how you're doing and what people need, okay? >> yeah. much appreciated. this storm, i don't know, i don't know. i lost a lot. but at least we still have our

life. >> everything else you can replace. i know that's solace, but that's not going to be easy. be well and god bless. >> thank you, you too. >> amazing, imagine that what they had to deal with, going under the water in a hurricane to cut a boat free and figure out how to get it and get your father in it. we're going to keep hearing the stories. the need is going to be so great. you have to believe it's going to reach epic portions. they've never had a storm this powerful and this long in that place. take a look at the damage that left behind in the bahamas. we're going to take you through it. the islands have never been hit by a storm in this. we don't know what it's going to be like. we don't know what it will take to recover. i'll take you through what we do know. we have more continuing coverage, next. we're oscar mayer deli fresh and you may know us from... your very first sandwich, your mammoth masterpiece.

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our analysis of hurricane dorian is no longer about hopes or even hype. it's about history. we have never seen anything like this before because of its duration and it's sitting there at a cat five for as long as it did. i felt the impact of many big hurricanes but not for days straight at this kind of intensity. i just pray what we learn about the loss isn't the worst of it. from the air, you can see it's just destruction everywhere in the bahamas. this scene goes on more miles and miles. and as dramatic as this is when you look around, we have not seen lots of different areas that are not as built up as whether it's grand abba aco or grand island of bahama. even local authorities aren't

sure that everyone who lived in the built-up places are alive. this is two days of being pounded. not two hours, not ten hours. two days. dorian did something that we almost never see. it sat still. the strongest storm to ever hit the bahamas moved 30 miles in 30 hours. that's a lot of water in places like abba aco and grand bahama. thanks to radar mapping, you can see here what that means. flooding just about everywhere. now the waters are starting to recede. but you heard tom, it's going to extend the period that people are dislocated from help and then once they get past it, we'll start to learn this story. let's be very careful with numbers. it had been five people lost their lives to this storm, now

it's seven. i'm going to tell you, we have no clue what the extent of this is. god willing, it stays at seven, maybe goes to six. they find out somebody is alive. but in situations like this, when they haven't searched most of the island, you have to be careful. more than 13,000 homes are damaged or destroyed. that's almost half of all the homes on abaco and grand bahama. think of that in terms of re-building. 62,000 people out of some 70,000 there don't have fresh water, okay? that's something that is fundamental in and life-sustaining. they're going to need it for days or weeks. that number, that kind of percentage of the population and that kind of need, it's going to take a massive recovery effort, there's going to have to be all kinds of cooperation. and, look, maybe we're becoming numb to this because dorian is the fifth cat five hurricane in just the past four years.

that in itself is a record. but dorian ties for the strongest winds we've ever seen made land fall. you would have to go back to 1935 where you had gusts of 185 miles per hour. we've also never seen an atlantic storm gather strength as quickly as this one did, take a look at the radar. for all of the fascination about what it has done, what does that mean about what it does next. we were talking to emmanuel. he's saying that it was stormy just until a couple of hours ago. they have some outer bands. what tom was saying about the dry air that's coming in, they like the moisture, it's different because the winds are coming from up here. now they're worried about it. again, if it bounces along here for a very long time, it can change how bad this can be in

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let's get some more perspective about what we still don't know. there's a tendency in these situations to think, it's over now. this is just the beginning. we have a government official on the phone with us. i was happy, i was able to make you laugh a little bit saying how beautiful your name is, but this is a horribly ugly situation to meet in. what do you know at this point and how big a question mark is the unknown? >> well, you know, obviously

everybody is been seeing the images on social media and it is as devastating as it seems. our prime minister had the opportunity to fly up there today. of course he couldn't land because the runways and the airports were still under water and we haven't been able to get in the ports to see what may or may not be blocking them. but from his overflight, he estimated many of the homes, a large portions of homes were completely destroyed, gone was his expression, nothing left. those that are remaining, you know, are materially damaged. and so we are facing a tragedy of historic portions for the bahamas. we're a country of 400,000 people and these two islands, abaco and grand bahama, they encompass about 70,000 people. it's about -- have been impacted

by this storm. and so it's huge. we've never, never dealt with something as significant as we are now. >> and even though there are a lot of areas that are made it through, you're saying it was relatively mild, just tropical force winds, but it's better than a cat five hurricane, but you were concerned that while some places weren't hit at all, the places that were, you have some dense populations, how long do you think it will be before you know the extent of the damage and the loss both property and human? >> well, obviously our assessment teams, i think, are going to be able to finally get in tomorrow either by boat or by helicopter because, you know, the airports -- it's going to take sometime for the water to recede and the runways to be cleared and for planes to start getting in there. you mentioned in your first segment, the fact that the storm hovered over the island of abaco

and grand bahama for so long and that has hampered a relief effort. usually a hurricane can be very fast moving. we're all staged which is the capital city where the bulk of the population is, everybody is anxious to get up there and to see their loved ones and to see if there's any further loss of life. we don't know. we're going to get on the ground hopefully tomorrow, but only in small numbers because we can only go up there by helicopter. >> right. >> it's the fact that we don't have access to our airports is indeed hampering the ability to get into assess and begin the search and rescue mission which will be our first -- >> understood. as we learned in puerto rico, you know, you don't know what's going to happen for days and weeks to come about how people being dislocated and not being able to get the medical help

they need, not getting the drugs that they ordinarily need, the things that were lost. what kind of toll that takes on the population as well and that's why we have to remember that we're in it together and we'll keep the word out so that the recovery efforts stay and people come together to help such a beautiful place get back up on its feet. let me know what we can do to help and god bless you going forward. >> thank you so much. and to your listening public, you know, the rest of the bahamas is open. if you were thinking about a holiday, the rest of the bahamas is there. but obviously our northern islands are completely knocked out. >> the best way to help, put money into the economy. be well. we'll be checking in with these people and we'll do that to give you information going forward. you have to have some perspective on this as well. a hundred year storms, we have like a hundred year storm every year or every other year now. we've had category five hurricanes now year after year.

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seven more murdered in west texas. didn't have to happen. the killer who had already failed a background check, according to the governor, went around the system, bought his weapon through a private sale. it's a loophole. you need to close it. it makes perfect sense, but it's going nowhere unless mitch mcconnell gets approval from the president to do it which is a fiasco in its own right. but let's debate it with rick sanatorium. let's put aside the approval from the president.

oven, you guys will say, hey, what difference would it have made in this case what you want to do? in this case, it would have stopped this from happening, if gun sales, no matter what the type of transaction went through a background check, this wouldn't have happened. why not do it? >> as a matter of fact, this really does show that passing a lot of laws sometimes are good things to do to try to stop people from doing bad thing, but they're only good if they're enforced. one of the biggest problems with gun crimes in america today is like straw purchases, committing a crime with a gun, and the example here, someone who goes in and makes an application for a firearm as they did and was denied, that's a -- that can be prosecuted, in fact should be prosecuted. that's -- someone who lies on a background check to get a gun and they're not prosecuted. there's a report out just last year in september that said

181,000 people misrepresented themselves on a background check were found ineligible to purchase a gun and almost none were prosecuted. i'm not sure any were prosecuted, here's a situation -- >> i hear you. >> where someone failed a background check -- >> and it wasn't enforced. >> could have been in prison, could have been investigated, and it wasn't. the point is, you can pass a whole bumpnch more laws, but th laws in place are not being enforced. >> i hear you except the current law wouldn't catch this person -- >> it should have. >> hold on, rick. they caught him when he failed a background check. they didn't prosecute it. my point -- >> that is the point. >> it's not the point. the point is -- >> because if he would have been prosecuted -- >> you don't know what would have happened in the prosecution. >> if you look at this guy's history, you look at this guy's history, this guy could have been -- >> rick, i'm telling you, it's a distraction from the point. whether it's a gun show --

listen, rick, i don't know what you're getting frustrated by. whether it's a gun show or a private sale, why wouldn't you have all transactions checked. there's no logic to support allowing any transactions to go without a background check. >> as you know, private transactions can only be conducted within the state. you can't sell a firearm to someone out of state. there are many states that don't allow private transactions. >> this guy wouldn't have gotten the gun that way. >> and what they do is -- i'm concerned about and i think a lot of people who are concerned about the second amendment are concerned about which is they unduly put restraint on people 99% of whom are law-abiding people to catch people that you can do a lot of other things much more efficiently -- >> how is it an undue restraint? i want to give one of my guns to my son. okay. i just go, i go to a store, you

find an app rotataratus, and yo him checked. he's okay. he can have a gun. my freedom is intact. his freedom is intact and we are not burdening the freedom that people have to not have a bullet put through their head. >> as in this case, there are much more effective ways in targeting people who are dangerous with guns than asking people who are not darngs winge with guns. >> the guy goes around the background check -- why wouldn't you close the loophole? >> why wouldn't you prosecute the guy in the first place? >> why wouldn't you do bottom? >> as i've said before, why are we trying to take and give additional restrictions to law-abiding people instead of focusing on the people -- >> law-abiding people will get their guns. >> and criminal will --

>> i don't get this. i'm a gun owner. i believe in the second amendment. i believe in every amendment in the constitution. the idea that some sales will be checked, but other sales won't be checked is basically saying we're not that concerned about who gets weapons in these different situations and now you have a guy who just murdered people with a loophole that you won't close. >> private sales are used for a small amount of these kinds of crimes. >> the background check wouldn't stop me or you from getting a weapon. if you're a law-abiding citizen, like 99%, you say, why wouldn't we just go through it, do it the right way, you'll still get your weapon? >> because, again, the reality is, that criminals do not obtain their weapons by and large, in fact overwhelming they don't -- >> you say all the time the change you want would have done nothing in this case. the change in this case would have kept the gun out of this

guy's hands. and it hurts nobody to do it. >> in this case, as i said, had the law been enforced in the first place, it wouldn't have gotten to that second purchase. again, the question is, we can pass for laws -- >> it's not passing more laws. it's been consistent with the law you've already passed and it's something that the overwhelming majority of this country and gun owners is in favor of. >> we can pass more laws to prevent some guns from everybody or we can pass laws and i am for passing laws to keep all guns from some people. what i think -- >> this is the some person and you won't pass the law that would have kept it from him. he was intent on getting a gun the wrong way. he lied on a form. he got through the system. he found another loophole and you don't want to close it. it makes no sense. >> i'm saying enforce the laws that catch people who are going to do harm and pass -- i'm open to passing new laws that are

focused on people who are -- >> just not this guy and the law that would be focused on stopping him. >> actually, we had a law that could have caught this guy and it wasn't enforced. >> that's not a rational for not having a law for doing what he did to get the gun. >> we are looking at red flag laws, looking at -- >> it has nothing to do with a red flag law. >> i think it would. the man had some mental health issues. lots of other issues that could have been dealt with more effectively than keeping -- hassle law-abiding people -- >> it's not a hassle. gun owners don't think it's a hassle. every time we ask them, they say they're into reasonable things. i don't know who you're arguing for on this one. i appreciate the argument. it helps the audience to hear. man made catastrophe, don't want to fix it, natural disaster, can't stop it, but we can come together to deal with

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it caused severe damage to two of our major islands, that the abaco and grand bahama. part has not been touched and is st still functional. abaco which we've surveyed this morning with the assistance of the american u.s. coast guard, the southern aspect of abaco has not been as severely damaged as the central and northern aspect. as we travel north, the major airport is essentially under water. and it looks like a lake. moving into the major city in abaco, i would say about 60% of the homes in that area are either destroyed are damaged and

our community has been completely the treasure key airport the runway is functional. the connecting road way between the main road and the airport is impassable. that is also under water. traveling the main road to the northern aspect of the island, the road is somewhat disconnected. broken and some places where it's not broken it's under water. >> we're showing the harbor now. to the audience. i know the harbor well. i have been there several times. i have never seen it look anything like this. it's amaidsing how complete the devastation is. what can the united states do. what you been in contact with the united states the white house.

the federal government. is anybody there to help yet? >> we have excellent communication. and relationship with the united states. the united states has been assisting us from day one. even before the storm hit us. the united states is very assisting in tracking the storm and keeping us abreast to the type of storm the. immediately after the storm passed, and there was some degree of movement. or other transportation facility the aircraft or helicopters the united states has been available. and assisting immediately. not only in transportation but also in materials, equipment, food, and personal. so we have gotten great

assistance the united states has been in our area as quickly as possible to assist to ensure we get back on our feet as quickly as possible. >> great. >> thankful. >> is there anything else that you need? anything that we should get out to people now in terms of what you have already assessed and what the islands need to help to get help from the outside? >> i think we would need at this point in time we're concerned about security. safety and food. we need a lot of water and dried food. whatever other assistance to international community can give. as you know we have to rebuild our insure. a lot of infrastructure. within abaco. we have not yet surveyed grand bahamas. infrastructure in the community will be damaged. >> have you heard from the president? >> not personally.

the president's representatives have been in communication with us regularly. i can say that they have been in communication with us. myself and the other members of mu cabinet. on a daily basis. asking us what we need and whatever the inform them we are obliged. >> great. that's great to hear. that the u.s. is responsive. we obviously have tremendous capability and there's a close relationship with the bahamas. 50 miles off the shore. in terms hof how long do you think it will take for you to know how much need there is and how long do you think the situation will be desperate there on the ground in terps of the basic essentials for life? >> we expect tomorrow. to go into to do an seszment. in terms of rebuilding that will take a while.

however we are resilient nation. and a resilient group of people we will rebuild and come together and rebuild. we have been been this road before. not as bad as this. we have experienced hurricanes and had great degree of destruction. in spite of that we have been able to mobilize internal results and assisted by international community and able to rebuild and we will continue to rebuild and rebuild our two islands that have been devastated and destroyed. and help them back in a functional state as soon as possible. >> prime minister, thank you so much. for taking the time. we'll be in contact. let us know how we can help get information out that people need to know about what's happening to their brothers and sisters in the bahamas. be well, god bless. >> thank you very much.

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all right. we'll be handing it off to d. lemon right now. with "cnn tonight." we're starting to learn of the toll that was taken on the great abaco island. you'll be hearing the bahamas are okay. but the parts that were hit were devastated. never seen a storm this powerful be there for this long. >> when i heard the stories coming out yesterday, and even the day before. i knew once td pictures came back, once the storm passed, we would be hearing stories of devastation and the pictures we would see would be unprecedented. even the meteorologists are saying that wind and storm surge that long.

the bahamas would be forever changed by it. >> i have been in that harbor several times. you can't everyone recognize it rite now. we'll see what happens when the water backs out. it is good to hear the united states has been responsive and on it and helping from before the storm. the prime minister couldn't ask for anything more. >> i think that's great. i hope we can continue to do that. i don't want to pat ourselves on the back too soon. there's a lot of help needed there. you saw the people doing the rescuing earlier. many of them most of them were civilians going out on jet skis in their boats. >> they haven't been able to get there yet. the prime minister said the u.s. coast guard has been instrumental in doing assessment. we have american veterans on the ground. jake wood friend of ours here at cnn he has his organization there. we'll see a lot more and credit where credit is due. a long way to go. >> but