the homes in abaco and grand bahama island are damaged or destroyed. disney and royal caribbean are pledging help, $1 million each. heather: thank you, appreciate it. that wraps up this hour of continuing coverage of hurricane dorian. "fox and friends first" continues. goodbye. >> buckle down, 90% of the homes are gone. carley: it is wednesday, september 4th and this is a fox news alert, scenes of devastation left in hurricane dorian's path as it stays close to the us shoreline. rob: the next couple hours are critical for millions of florida in florida, georgia and the carolinas.

you are watching "fox and friends first". carley: turning to our fox news team coverage with janice dean tracking that category 2 storm from the southeast evacuation zone. rob: griff jenkins in daytona beach feeling those outer bands. >> reporter: in daytona they are feeling some -- rob: certainly is feeling outer bands because he can't get much of a signal. getting hit with a lot of that storm. we will come back to griff in a second but now we go to the north of daytona beach, in georgia people are bracing for a potentially catastrophic storm surge. carley: jillian is live in saint simons island where businesses are boarding up.

>> reporter: in this first second where you see my report it is obvious we are seeing different weather here then griff was in florida. we are seeing wind but nothing strong, no rain yet to speak of but that is expected to change through the day. businesses and homes boarded up. take a look behind me, one of the main strips in saint simons island completely boarded up. all the businesses, homeowners are ready for this. let's look at video from three years ago, hurricane matthew, that is what people keep referencing when talking about what they are preparing for and you see some of the damage, trees down all over the place and then you have damaged homes, power lines that are out. that is what people having their mind as they prepare for the storm. that includes residents and emergency officials. take a listen. >> we realize lessons learned, it devastated us.

>> one thing we are doing this year is we have a good number of public information officers getting cameras to the field, document where the disaster has happened. >> reporter: emergency officials learned a lot from matthew. we want to remind you there are mandatory evacuations in a lot of the counties on the island. keep that in mind and there's a curfew in the overnight hours. it seems people are following those orders from emergency officials. we've not seen anybody out here in the last few hours. it is overnight so we will see what happens when the sun comes up and if people are still on the island but we've not seen anybody so everybody has all eyes on florida right now to see what is going on as the storm continues to make its trek northward. heather: thank you.

all eyes shifting to the carolinas as the category 2 storm could make landfall. rob: aishah hasnie is in charleston, south carolina where people are moving to higher ground. >> reporter: that's right. no rain, no wind, hot and humid. that gives us more time to get prepared which is what folks are doing. i want to show you this marina behind me. in 1989 when hurricane hugo hit, these boats were picked up out of the water and tossed all over the place. we expect that not to happen this time with dorian but the concern is storm surge and flooding. governor henry mcmaster issued an mandatory evacuation order for several coastal counties. i 26 that runs charleston to columbia has been reversed so people can get out of here.

>> south carolina is still in the path of what is a very destructive and deadly storm. if you are in the evacuation zones along the coast the time to leave is now. >> reporter: here is the problem. there is no enforcement of this so a lot of folks are staying at home. we saw tons of homes and businesses on the border boarded up but even more not boarded up. maybe they will do that today. listen to this meteorologist explain why he's worried about charleston getting hit hard. >> charleston is the number one port concern on the southeast coast because you have water continually piling in. the storm will try to approach charleston from the south. what you are getting, folks in the northeast know about nor'easter's, they pile the water up, the storm goes by and

the water goes down. in this case this water piles up and then the surge is pushed on top of it. the water won't be backing out. >> reporter: wind will be a concern too. we expect tropical storm winds. the hotel in front of me took their outdoor furniture and put it inside next to the hotel rooms. they are not taking chances. the airport here shutdown at 3:00, no one getting in or out. >> charleston is a low-lying area so storm surge could be a huge problem. hope everything is okay. rob: janice dean live in the fox news weather center tracking dorian's next move. where is going? >> computer models are an agreement. the track hasn't changed much. we are still a category 2 storm,

seen tropical storm force windss and rain bands moving on sort of florida. it is moving northwest at 8 mph. finally starting to move. as we look further out in time we will see impacts on the north florida coastline into georgia but then we are talking the carolinas because vulnerable areas and as we heard joe besteri talk about, storm surge and flooding rainfall because of the way the land is shaped, we will see water on top of that storm surge and that will be possibly devastating for these areas, certainly florence affected south carolina, north carolina and similar to matthew's path three years ago. wind gusts close to hurricane force windss which extent 60 miles from the center of the storm, tropical storm force windss 175 miles from the center of the storm. we think impact very close call will be the core of the strongest winds across the

carolinas over the next 48-72 hours. you can see that cohen starts to brush the shore and the best chance from and following hurricane friday on the outer banks. finally it will move offshore on the weekend but the computer models, gfs and european modeling agreement it will hug the shoreline of the carolinas, perhaps making landfall between north and south carolina or the outer banks into friday. flash flooding is a huge concern as the storm moves northward and we have counterclockwise risk, piling the ocean on shore in georgia and the carolinas with the worst impacts for north carolina, south carolina and the outer banks, vulnerable beach areas. i want to compare 175 mile-per-hour or tropical storm force winds in the center of this storm.

this was sandy, a category one storm transition to an extratropical storm. this was katrina. let's look at dorian, 350 miles wide when we talk about comparisons. sandy was just a one. when you talk about the categories i am not concerned with that right now in terms of the type of damage we are going to be dealing with. it will be flooding concerns and storm surge, 4 to 7 feet of storm surge along the coastline which could be devastating and upwards of 10, 12 inches of rain depending where the center of the storm is situated. rob: as it weakens it widens out. it is like a little bullet and it falls apart and widens out. >> people don't realize the weakening trends makes it easier for the windss to expand which is why sandy got so huge, because it weakens but it was enormous.

>> even a category one the wind with that is 80 miles an hour. >> it doesn't matter the one or the 2. harvey was a tropical storm when it did all of its damage. rob: appreciate it. other headlines before we get to hurricane coverage. memorial services set for an army veteran shot and killed in a rampage in odessa, texas. laid to rest with full military honors next week, he joined the army in 2007 and served in afghanistan, he is one of 7 people killed by a man deemed mentally unfit to legally buy a gun. police say the shooter bought his weapon from a private seller avoiding a federal background check. >> the illegal immigrant accused of kate steinle's that is intimately. officials will pursue gun charges despite josé garcia's

only conviction being tossed last week. the mexican national acquitted of murdering 2017 after he fired the shot that killed steinle on a san francisco.. the conviction was overturned for being a felon in possession of a gun. he was deported 5 times for steinle's death. he will face 10 years in prison and his trial begins next year. the aclu vowing to block the pentagon from transferring $3.6 billion to build a border wall. the organization calls the move and unlawful power grab. for 175 miles of new barrier, looked at 127 other military project on hold. construction is expected to begin in january. rob: a quick check of sports. serena williams has a 100 win at the u.s. open. the tennis star beating chong in 44 minutes.

on the men's side a sad night for most fans. roger fetter are --federer is out. >> a final in the career -- rob: a great match. he lost in 5 sets while battling back injury. he will play medvedev in the final week. carley: the search called off in california. a first look in the tight quarters where passengers are trapped. rob: florida authorities say right now is the worst they have seen of dorian. the outer bands, more than 1 million people in the state's agriculture is this. our next guest says it is a crucial team effort, talking about that coming up.

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and through retirement. rob: 34 people presumed dead in this orphic boat fire off the coast of california. investigators say giant flames trapped a number of sleeping passengers below decks. >> a hero fisherman helped save lives. >> reporter: what these passengers and crew members went through was a nightmare. when he was on the boat earlier this year the same room investigators say the fire trapped and killed 34 people as they were sleeping, the giant flames blocking a staircase and emergency hatch making it impossible to escape. the coast guard is suspending their search for survivors at releases this video showing smoke billowing in the air when

rescuers arrived. a fisherman and his wife were on a boat nearby, helped rescue crew members who escaped that inferno. listen as he describes the harrowing moments. >> we start hearing somebody on the side of the boat, i see 5 guys in a dinghy or tender at the back of the boat out there calling for help. >> reporter: the group members and passengers were on a 3-day scuba diving trip, some celebrity birthdays including a 17-year-old girl. the fisherman said he knew no one would make out alive. >> they were trapped underneath, what kind of horror are they going through. i couldn't see, if they were already in the water they weren't going to come out. >> reporter: divers recovered 20 bodies, 14 still missing. it is unclear what caused the boat to go up in flames. rob: just a horrific story.

storm coverage, hurricane dorian bringing devastation to the bahamas. look at this video from a helicopter. the storm is heading up the us east coast. carley: millions of floridians in the agriculture industry, preparing for the storm is not as easy as boarding up windows. rob: how will farmers protect their crops from the storm? a farmer himself joins us to talk about this issue and others dealing with the storm. they are hit with the strongest conditions they have seen. what crops are in danger right now? >> thank you for having me here. clearly our thoughts are with the people at the bahamas and the eastern seaboard as the storm continues to pass. a lot of our farmers are preparing for flooding. florida have a lot of rain already this year. with the storm passing a rivers creeks are backing up on the

eastern seaboard and nowhere to go until the storm passes. probably flooding is the number one concern. number 2 secondaries, generator systems and power outages and will continue to be more power outages in the next few days. heather: where is your farm located and how is everything now? >> my farm, i have for million chickens. we prepare all our lives but in the last week we are making sure the envelopes are sealed and generators are prepared to run. we are in good shape. on the western side of florida. rob: $160 billion of florida's economies agriculture. what crops are you worried about at this point? what are the most vulnerable to a storm like this and all this water? >> what you are concerned about his cattle on the eastern

seaboard, that is critical and any vegetables or crops of that nature on the eastern seaboard or citrus has been taking a beating for the last decade and our fruit is 3 quarters of the way, not harvested but a lot of that fruit also this year. carley: florida governor ron desantis's first major hurricane while he has been in office in this role. he is making sure people recognize the storm is still a danger. how do you think he is doing? >> we are proud of governor desantis. he is doing a great job. he coordinated with local utilities to make sure the roads are clear but evacuating hospitals and nursing homes along the critical path. he and his team are doing a great job. rob: i'm sure you relieved by

the forecast that has downgraded and move north along the coast. thank you for your time, appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. carley: we're getting our first real look at the devastation left behind in the bahamas after hurricane dorian's direct hit. what we know about major companies joining the relief effort. rob: we are watching the rain bands wash over the florida coast, tracking the potential for a late week landfall further to the north coming up. this fall, book two, separate qualifying stays at choicehotels.com... ...and earn a free night. because when your business is rewarding yourself, our business is you. book direct at choicehotels.com

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know who's on your network and control who shouldn't be with xfinity xfi. simple. easy. awesome. carley: florida feeling the wrath of hurricane dorian as we get our first clear look at the devastation in the bahamas. rob: ray bogan is an atlantic beach, florida.

>> reporter: good morning. an atlantic beach we are experiencing strong winds and pouring rain. we have seen our first reports of sustained tropical storm force windss just to ourselves in saint augustine so it is only a matter of time before it works its way north here and into georgia. across the state of florida there are 6000 people in shelters, 115 are open but only one of them is fool. if you need a place to evacuate there is still space. based on the conditions we are experiencing that window to evacuate may be closing. emergency management officials admit after days of hearing warnings about this slow-moving storm numbers of the public are starting to feel impatient and fatigued but that doesn't mean the danger is over. >> there will be life-threatening winds. now is the time to shelter in place, stay off of the beach

don't drive around if you don't have to. this is not the time for sightseeing. >> reporter: look at this helicopter footage from the bahamas. there are massive fields of debris. 45% of the homes in abaco in grand bahama are damaged or destroyed. that's just the initial assessment. at least 7 people are dead. >> i had no idea it was going to be to that extent. worse than anything i could have imagined. we are happy to be alive in the family is safe. we can rebuild. we will rebuild. >> reporter: royal caribbean and disney are pledging $1 million each to the bahamas. royal caribbean is bringing supplies like clean water and generators. carley: the coast guard airlifted people injured in

abaco. a lot of cars are getting stuck. rob: they need a lot of help. as millions of people scramble to evacuate, the cajun navy is ready to move in. jillian: our next guest outlines the efforts during and after the storm.

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carley: janice dean is tracking the category 2 storm, still in florida but heading north. >> northwest at 8 miles an hour. this was stationary for days across the bahamas. we are getting the devastating images the storm is historic in terms of the catastrophic damage in the bahamas and now starting to move. we are seeing tropical storm force windss moving onshore, tropical storm force windss extend 175 miles from the center of the storm, hurricane force windss 60 miles from the center of the storm and the storm is 80 miles offshore of florida. let's look at future radar. one of our forecast models as we go further in time coming into good agreement the storm is going to give a close brush to south carolina and north carolina and perhaps making landfall in between.

the best shot will be the outer banks as we head into friday but we will still feel the results of this. storm surge is not changed, 5 to 7 feet, north florida, central florida toward georgia and north carolina and south carolina and as we get to the outer banks it is 3 to 5 feet. additional rainfall depending on where the storm brushes the coastline and where those counterclockwise winds come onshore we could see 6 to 12, some areas could get 3 to 5 inches on top depending on where the storm moves its way inland. here is the latest track as of 5:00 am, still a category 2, it will remain fairly intact into thursday and friday, still talking about the storm and perhaps a landfall along the vulnerable coastline of the carolinas and it will finally, finally the offshore although

the canadian maritime might have to deal with an extratropical system. here are the models, finally in good agreement, we are expecting impact perhaps to brush the carolinas as we get into thursday and friday. we have been talking about matthew which is a good guide for emergency management. it is coming close to the same path as matthew. if you were affected by matthew you will most likely be affected by the storm as well. the only difference between matthew and this, this was a category 5 that completely devastated the northwestern bahamas. rob: that video is unbelievable. carley: attention is shifting to the carolinas where the category 2 storm could make landfall. rob: people are moving to higher ground to get away from it. >> reporter: they are.

people talking about it now this is coming up. they have seen hurricanes before and are getting prepared. they will have time, the winds picking up a little bit but no rain yet. that comes later today. i want to show you something. this marina back here, with all the boats. in 1989 when hugo hit as a cat 4. all these boat in this arena were picked about the water and tossed all over the place. it was quite a scene. with dorian as a cat 2, tropical winds, the concern is storm surge that could be deadly and flooding around these parts. governor henry mcmaster issued a mandatory evacuation for several coastal counties. charleston to columbia has been reversed so all these people can get out of here.

>> this is a very serious storm. the westward shift towards land a few miles could bring enormous damage to our state. we want everyone to heed the warnings. >> reporter: the problem is there is no enforcement of these evacuations. a lot of folks, we saw some houses boarded up. a couple who lived here all their lives told us they remember hurricane hugo. they say this is a very dangerous situation. >> evacuation -- having lived here how it can be. can't get on the island. storm surge may come.

>> reporter: we will bring you back out here once the rain starts. carley: let's move south to georgia, the catastrophic storm surge is a big problem is there. hurricane dorian inching to the east coast. rob: jillian is in saint simons island where businesses are boarding up. >> reporter: you can see how quickly conditions change, we are getting a significant band of rain pouring down on us, the first we have seen since we have been out here for the first few hours, heavy rain at this point, no small wind gusts yet. we expect that to change. everybody talking about storm surge and the threat people face when dealing with that, we are 150 yards from the water and that is something everyone will be keeping a close eye on including the governor. >> looking at 4 to 7 foot storm

surge which is higher than the more catastrophic storms we have seen in the past. even though the hurricane has been downgraded it is picking up speed and moves closer to us so it is causing great concern. >> reporter: conditions are changing. they expect them to deteriorate throughout the day. we will keep you updated. rob: the louisiana cajun navy is standing by to help millions of people impacted by hurricane dorian. carley: good morning, thank you for what you do to help out. this storm is making its way up the east coast. where do you plan on going?

>> making a guess as dorian moves. i am thinking somewhere between savanna, georgia into south carolina or wilmington, north carolina. rob: tell us how the cajun navy works. you are affiliated with several officials. tell us what you do and why it is so important. >> our organization works together throughout the year, all volunteers, friends of friends, we make our group and keep in touch and pool our resources between one another. some people donate to us and get some money together, different things we can get together for these areas affected by these storms. rob: boat rescues, you get out and do this work, incredible to watch.

>> the boats and everything like that, personal pleasure boats that we take out there on our own time and our own dollar and try to make a difference. heather: are you in communication with the coast guard or do you go around until you find someone who needs rescuing? >> it used to be a little less organized, boating around, but in the past couple years it has become more with the help of things like this and facebook and social media, websites that are available where people can call and request, they reach out to us, contact us that way. we try to work as closely as we can with local emergency operation centers and function

as a resource of local law enforcement so we are not beating anything they are doing or causing any problems, to be an asset to the man's work with them. rob: awesome to watch you guys operate, really cool to see. to donate go to louisiana-see-in.com. carley: 40 minutes after the hour, florida already feeling the effects of dorian as it moves closer to the coast. the relentless rain, we are live on the down in daytona beach with the latest from emergency crews. rob: flying directly into danger, a team of hurricane hunters risk it all on the most devastating storms, joining us live to take us inside the eye of hurricane dorian coming up.

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rob: hurricane dorian lashing florida at east coast, it is also large powerful wind gusts and intense rain from outer bands hammering the east coast. carley: griff jenkins in daytona beach experiencing the outer bands of that storm. it was looking windy and rainy and now it has called down. >> reporter: it has. rain bands coming through, the window between 6 am and 10:00 am they expect the worst in daytona beach the big fear is storm surge, flooded bad and hurricane matthew 3 years ago and were cinerama two years ago. we will show you this is the main bridge, the international

speedway in daytona beach where they are pounding. the bridge we are on, the water very high. the sheriff shining it is very high and close to flooding. another high tide at 1:00 :00 pm. as it stands they will try to not flood but they will prepare if they have to. once offloading before and is worried he will see it again. >> it has already started to flood during high tide throughout the day. >> twice today it has come over that on the ledge over here to air it is coming up on the palate over here on that part of the tarp, started to flood without any rain.

>> reporter: i'm on a tree line but i will tell you the winds are upwards of 50, 60 miles an hour but the high water vehicle will be ready if and when the flooding comes. >> a little flooding can do so much damage to a home. rob: 46 after the hour. inside the eye of hurricane dorian. a team of hurricane hunters clocking in countless flight straight into this storm. carley: this man has flown through dorian five times, he thinks this could be his longest mission of his 20 hurricane seasons in flight. rob: let's check in with steve doocy for what is coming up on "fox and friends". >> continuing coverage of hurricane dorian and we are

joined by south carolina senator tim kane. a lot on the line in south carolina, and karl rove will be joining us. another big story we are following. the devastating california boat fire the 34 presumed dead. we have guests who will give us a look inside the sleeping quarters. apparently there are two ways to get out and claims on both sides. absolute tragedy we will tell you about. rob: 12 minutes before the top of the hour, "fox and friends" in 12 minutes. ♪

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rob: flying directly into danger, this jaw-dropping photo is something to see, hurricane dorian taken by the hurricane hunters of the air force reserves and takes us inside the eye of this monster storm. >> the 53rd reconnaissance squadron and he has flown through dorian five times and he joins us live with a side of the store most of us haven't seen. you are a brave man. what is it like flying through a hurricane and why are you doing it? >> we are doing it because we live in the coastal community and we see the need for accurate predictions was we are happy to do it. we never know until we get out there, the bigger the storm the bumpier the ride. we never know until we get out there.

dorian has had some bumps for us but from our perspective hasn't been one of the bumpier storms we had. rob: tell us what information we would not be able to ascertain if you didn't do these missions? >> the national hurricane center tells us there predictions increase in accuracy 25%-30% when they have us compared to when they are not able to get us in the storm. we are giving the wind direction, wind speed, pressure, humidity, those types of things. carley: you have to pass through the eye wall which is the most intense part. any casualties involved in a position like the one you hold? >> we have been flying the c-130 through storms for decades. in the early 70s we did lose an airplane on a whether mission

but back then we weren't speaking to them constantly when they are out there like we are now. we have no idea if that had anything to do with the storm or not but we lost one aircraft on a storm mission. rob: you are no stranger to danger. you have been in a tornado before, you walked in the eye of two hurricanes. you say this, you have more missions into this than any other because it is moving so slow. >> absolutely that is why. on my fifth mission a couple days ago we were out in the storm 5 and half hours and the whole time we were out there saw less than four miles of movement for that storm. it was heartbreaking second round bahama island in that time and hated to see it sit there so long. carley: i can only imagine is you are seeing this storm and flying around and imagining the

impacts happening on the ground. something caught your eye, you think it is more frightening to be in a weather event on the ground then flying. a lot of people would disagree with you. why do you feel that way? >> think of the destructive nature of the hurricane we are visualizing its effect on immovable objects, our homes and things like that. the airplane is a movable object, really more accurate to think of it like a boat moving in the current, the current doesn't hurt the boat, just changes its course. you don't see up and down, the turbulence in the air for us. we have a few other hazards we don't like to see, the hail, the amount of frame we get, the lightning but it is not the same thing we experience on the ground. rob: you keep people safer and we appreciate that. thanks for doing it. >> happy to do it.

carley: 54 after the hour, heart stopping video as a journalist and his family flee rising floodwaters in the bahamas. take a look at that. rob: dorian battered that island. frustrated that everyday activities cause wrinkles and there's nothing you can do about it? downy wrinkleguard is a fabric conditioner that helps protect you from wrinkles all day. pants washed with downy wrinkleguard and detergent are virtually wrinkle free. try downy wrinkleguard. .

♪ carley: hurricane dorian threatening the u.s. as it marches up the coast. the category 2 storm prompting hurricane and

storm surge warnings from florida to north carolina where it could make landfall. rob: moments ago governor of georgia expanding the emergency to several counties in his state and overnight in grand bahama a number of people were evacuated after dorian left a vicious path of destruction. >> overwhelmed the sadness that it looks like 59% of the homes are gone. i may have counted 50 roofs, maybe. rob: disseminated entire homes rubble. seven people killed. carley: journalist and family escaping through floodwaters to escape the flooding in the bahamas. watch this. >> i gotcha. i gotcha. >> that's julia alien holding two dogs in chest-deep water. rob: dad sharing the photo of this kids nut car. the family made it out

safely. carley: royal caribbean helping with the relief efforts in the bahamas by donating $1 million. royal caribbean is also matching every dollar a guest or employee don't united states. that's good news there. rob: they are going to need it. "fox & friends" starts right now. we will see you later. ainsley: right now florida's east coast feeling the wrath of hurricane dorian. the category 2 storm is inching closer to the east coast. steve: storm surge warnings in effect this morning from the state of florida to north carolina where it could make landfall. officials telling people if you can, leave now. >> we need people to evacuate. this is not a storm to mess with as we have seen how deadly it was when it crossed the bahamas. brian: hurt. this morning we are also getting the first clear look at the devastation in the bahamas where at least seven people confirmed dead. rescue efforts currently underway on the island. the president is sending more help now. ainsley: that's right.