this is this is "nightline." tonight, path of destruction. days of horror. hurricane dorian's unmatched fury, beating theeating theeatie mercilessly. the storm far from over as the storm marches up the east coast and readies for round two. plus. candid confession. justin bieber. the "baby" superstar growing up in the spotlight, and now bearing the depths of his despair. revealing the highs and lows of childhood stardom, taking a toll on the grownup child star's once squeaky-clean image.

and back to school. the mini super heroes helping the principal kick off the new year by kicking cancer to the curb. but first the "nightline" five. number one in just six number one in j

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precariously to the east coast, shifting north and west after pulling away from the bahamas but not without releasing its wrath on the caribbean nation, now terrifying new detail. >> reporter: this is what nearl like. as dorian, the most powerful storm to ever hit the bahamas crawled its way through the islands. at times coming to a complete stand still with winds of 180 miles per hour. >> that's the front porch. the water is about six feet. >> reporter: in its wake, utter devastation. at least seven people killed. >> we can expect more deaths. >> reporter: as the monster storm now turns north, it is expected to bring flash flooding and a storm surge, leaving many on the east coast on high alert. >> this is a very serious storm

that could bring enormous damage to our state. now new aerials from the abaco island shows it. at one time we had to take shelter inside a closet as the storm grew even more violent. looks like the utility closet that we can moved to. this is our producer. as it finally weakened, we were able to leave our building, which, as you can see here in this aerial footage, it is one of the few in abaco left standing. the furor began when it made landfall as a category five hurricane. >> can't even see the house across the street anymore. >> reporter: off in the distance, those waves crashing against the pier. wind gusts exceeded 220 miles per hour, so strong we had to quickly seek shelter inside. look at that, those are the wind

gusts we have seen and that officials have warned about. this is absolutely a mind-blowing event that is unfolding right now. the monster storm inched along, at times just a mile an hour. i don't know how well you can see it, but i want you to listen to the wind and the howl of the wind as it goes by. we've seen large pieces of debris flying in the other direction. all right, and looks like we just lost power. we're on the third floor. and the water's pouring through the door. meanwhile, outside the furious rain and intense storm surge flooded streets. >> this is very deep water. >> reporter: this video shows the water reaching a second floor apartment, sweeping up the stairs and slamming into the window. and in this home, furniture bobbing in the water. jack petter of kentucky sent us this video of his home in the bahamas. >> look at all the siding torn off of this house.

>> reporter: some residents became trapped. >> water is everywhere. everything is just in ruins. >> reporter: one mother pleaded for prayers on facebook. >> everyone please pray for us. please, my baby's only 4 months old, please pray for us. >> reporter: the roof ripped off her apartment building. she took shelter with other families. >> this is the only safe place we could be right now. >> reporter: as the storm moved over the islands. >> swim, swim, swim! >> reporter: our crew witnessed people being swept away. they were rescued just from time. they said they were terrified. >> we're happy to be safe. >> the house up to, i don't know, maybe it was up to like five, at least five, sinx feet. >> reporter: once it was safe to go outside our team surveyed the damage. you can see that building behind me has collapsed. and look at this yacht on the ground resting up against this

condo. cars littered across the land, rubb. ths have been damaged or destroyed, the equivalent of 45% of all dwellings on abaco and grand bahamas. this journalist had to flee his home. chest-high water.r waded this is what the airport looked like a few days ago, this is what it looks like now. we surveyed the devastation. in marsh harbor, we're with authorities as they go through destroyed homes looking for squi survivors and those lost to mother nature. we head to a hospital that is turned into a makeshift shelter. this is where a lot of people have been treated, a lot of family members and people occupying the hallways. they've already treated more

than 150 people and they don't know how much longer they can continue to operate. governmentirst rpo cannot reach. the u.s. coast guard has been dispatched to rescue survivors, at least 47 so far. >> you can see a united states coast guard helicopter behind me. another military helicopter. they've been running patients in and out they've been rescuing from abaco. rememb >> reporter: states of emergency have been issued from florida to virginia. the storm has now weakened to a category two, but its wind field is getting larger. >> the next couple hours is the critical time for the surge that happens on the east coast of florida. >> reporter: abc news is spread out. gio benitez is in new smearna. >> we're looking at the possibility of the storm surge

meeting high tide. flooding is very likely. >> reporter: more than one million people have been ordered to evacuate. >> it's important that residents heed those calls. get out now while you have time, while there's fuel available. >> reporter: rob marciano is in melbourne beach, florida. >> it's 100 miles due east of us, a tornado warning has been issued for our county. these winds are only increasing. >> reporter: earlier today, my colleague kaylee hartung was in jacksonville, florida. >> there are 250 of these multi-purpose vehicles at this staging area. it's not even the largest they have in the state. and they can do everything from transport troops and supplies to perform water rescues in areas otherhicl are ready to bring in logistic support, high water rescue support. >> reporter: in charleston, south carolina. business owners are bracing for the worst. laying sandbags down and boarding up windows.

abc spent time with alan, the co-owner of an irish pub planning to stay open through the hurricane but taking precautions. >> alan, describe how high you think the water's going to be. >> i think it's going to be about here. we're going to have sandbags to about here. we're going to gorilla tape the insides and outsides of the door. >> reporter: hospitals in the state are racing to beat the storm, trying to move as many patients as they can to higher ground. this patient is on his way in an ambulance to a virginia hospital two hours away. >> we have ten patients confirmed to leave. >> reporter: today. >> and there will be others. >> reporter: but not all are healthy enough to be moved. david is riding out the storm in his hospital bed with a serious blood infection. >> my situation, i can't go. >> reporter: back in the bahamas, those islands in crisis, the scale of this catastrophe is becoming known with each passing hour.

those who call this now unfamiliar place home face a long road to recovery. >> and our thanks to marcus moore and the team for the excellent reporting. joining us is abc meteorologist greg dutra. >> down from a category five to a category two, but we can't let our guards down just yet. the main impacts will be wednesday into thursday as it rakes very close to the outer banks of north carolina and precariously close to charleston. even if it doesn't track over land there will be major effects. >> there have been massive evacuations, especially for the low-lying areas it could be dangerous. >> the king tides which are normal astronomical high tides, their low lying position and a couple of dor yarn effects, four to seven feet of storm surge, waves on top of that and six to ten inches of rainfall in addition to that. it is going to be dangerously

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we all know justin bieber is no stranger to fame. one of the world's best-selling artists, growing up and misbehaving all in the limelight. at times sbracelebrated and lat criticized. he's unpacking the perils of

stardom in a deeply personal social media post. ♪ baby, baby, baby >> the world first met justin bieber when he was just a baby. the 15-year-old burst onto the pop music scene. and has dominated the charts with hits like "sorry" ever since. >> justin bieber is not only a huge pop star, he's one of the best-selling artists, globally, of all time. >> but now, at 25, after over a decade in the spotlight, bieber opening up about the pit falls of child stardom. in a candid revealing instagram post, bieber writing i have a lot of money, clothes, cars, accolades, achievements, awards, and i was still unfulfilled a adding sometimes it can even get to the point where you don't even want to live anymore. ? he said he woke up some days and

just didn't want to be alive. he had it all but felt like he had nothing at all. >> at middidmitting to doing pr heavy drugs, adding that he abused hit relationships, that by 20 he'd made every bad decision you could think of. he pled guilty to reckless driving. but then, faced accusations of striking a paparazzi with his car. he was not charged for that incident. and yet his bad boy antics even got the snl treatment. >> i'm a big boy now. >> all jokes aside, his real life was no laughing matter. ma. bieber's rise to the pinnacle of fame is pure ♪ cry, cry me a river

>> "nightline" first met bieber back in >> i feed off the fans' energy. if they're screaming really loud i get pumped up. and it's really exciting to me. >> he told chris connelly about the struggles of being raised by a single mom in canada. >> i grew up with not a lot of money. i was, lived with my mom. my mom and dad split up when i was really young. >> what kind of effect do you think that had on you as a young kid? >> you know, my parents splitting up, it's not one of the highlights of my life. it's sad that a kid experiences, you know, feeling like they left. it makes you, you know, not feel so good, but now that, you know, being in my position that i'm in now, looking back it's like i'm so blessed. >> the then 16-year-old bieber sounding confident that he could avoid the pit falls of other

child stars. >> what's going to keep you from making those same bad decisions they made. >> my mom's always there for me, and i never want to let her down. >> at 18, he spoke about his devotion to faith. >> are you devout in a moral sense? i know how you feel about drugs, but no booze? >> you got to be responsible. don't drink and drive excessively. you have to be responsible. >> but fame seemed to take its toll. bieber found himself embroiled in scandal after scandal. >> his first arrest was in 2014 for a dui in miami, a very serious offense. some of his other crimes were serious but seemed juvenile, like urinating in a bucket, he egged his neighbor's house in calabasas. the list goes on and on but never impacted record sales or tours. >> bieber isn't the first young star to have their talent overshadowed by negative press. >> britney spears is probably

the biggest name that comes to mind. you know, she was a huge child star from age 10 and then had the very public meltdown in 2007. another name that comes to mind is lindsay lohan. we've seen this with celebrities. it's a typical patten in hollywood. what justin bieber is candidly saying is look, don't feel bad for me. i understand i have it all. i'm rich, i'm famous, but this isn't normal. ♪ despacito ♪ >> it was the summer of 2017 when his collaboration fonsi came to light. a week later, he posted this lengthy letter saying i want my career to be sustainable but i want my mind, heart and soul to be sustainable. bieber had proclaimed a new focus on his faith, at times

turning to pastor carl length f for guidance. >> you baptized justin bieber in a bath snub. >> yeah. the he wanted to get baptized again. >> if you think that i'm still holding on to something you should go and love yourself. >> it seems bieber's not only taking time to love himself but to love his new marriage to model hailey baldwin. the couple publicly saying their faith was their common denominator and part of the reason they got together. he summed it up in his latest instagram post saying it's taken me years to bounce back from all of these terrible decisions, fix broken relationships and change relationship habits. now i am navigating the best season of my life, marriage. >> i think even though his life is very unrelatable and

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>> reporter: finally, the very and finally, the very happy first day of school. elementary school principal jeff saipos is in high spirits, kicking off the new academic year by being cancer free and resuming his favorite ritual, high-fives and hugs, seeing the children for the first time since undergoing treatment for the disease, not able to shake their hands last year because of a weakened immune system. one student giving him a superman tee shirt as he fought off the illness. what a joyous back to school moment. that's "nightline." you can always catch our full

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