f overnight. battering wind, building storm surge as the storm sets its sights on the low-lying carolina coast. the biggest concern right now and the areas that will get hit the hardest. plus, disaster in the bahamas. new images coming in. the man who watched his wife drown after standing on the kitchen cabinets in 20 feet of water. another man rescued while stuck in a tree. nearly half of homes damaged or destroyed. local authorities tell us what they need most right now. also this morning, walmart's big move to limit gun and ammunition sales in the wake of recent mass shootings. reaction swift overnight. widierence.

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carolinas including charleston tomorrow followed by the outer banks of north carolina. in addition to heavy rain, coastal areas are bracing for a storm surge that could reach seven feet. up to 10 inches of rain could fall in some areas. >> the first effect are the heavy winds, gusts could top 70 miles per hour as it crawls along the covera i new smyrna d we canlr that wind and rain starting to pick un. >> reporter: janai, kenneth, the conditions have deteriorated. in just the past few hours, you mentioned the wind and rain. emergency evacuation orders remain in effect from here all the way up to the outer banks. now, overnight the president did sign another emergency declaration, this one for north carolina. overnight, the conditions worsening in florida as hurricane dorian begins its trek north. the storm's outer banding lashing the coast packing wind

gusts near 60 miles per hour. already knocking out power to thousands. >> right now you can see it just in front of this light how bad the conditions are getting and we're seeing that wind, we're feeling the rain and we're expecting more. >> reporter: the hurricane is expected to hug dangerously close to the coastline where flood-prone areas could be inundated with several feet of storm surge. >> the proximity gets so much closer to charleston, south carolina, up through the outer banks. that's our next real area to be worried about. >> reporter: this morning millions of americans from florida to north carolina are under evacuation orders that includes the outer banks where only one highway lets people on and off the barrier islands. in virginia, the navy is now moving ships from its norfolk station to safer waters and warplanes relocating to its naval station in pensacolpensac. in low-lying charleston, they're trying to move as many patients

as they k the mayor warning the time to evacuate is now. >> if you live in a residence that flooded over the last four years you should evacuate your residence and move to higher ground. >> reporter: in savannah, georgia, families with little children and little means had to wait in the heat and long lines for a bus ride to safety. >> not everybody could pick up and leave. i'm one of those. i don't have the finance to go out of town and rent a motel or anything like that. >> i guess she's eating the grass. >> reporter: in florida the high tide from the storm brought this unusual sight. a manatee in someone's front yard. >> the tide is so high, they have a manatee swimming in the yard right now. you see him? wow. she's a big girl. >> you guys, in some ways this feels like a typical storm but you get intense wind gusts and sideway rain and reminds you it is a hurricane. as those orders remain in effect

we've seen price gouging become a major problem. thousands of complaints coming in. people charging double the price for cases of water and increased prices on gas as they're trying to heed evacuation orders. >> the state attorney there promising to prosecute any price gouging claims there. now to the humanitarian crisis in the bahamas. at least seven deaths confirmed but that number is expected to rise. an estimated 45% of all homes on the hardest hit island are damaged or destroyed. from high above you can see the scope of the destruction in the bahamas. islands in utter ruin. buildings obliterated. roofs ripped off. cars and boats tossed around. a warehouse roof blown away. the same at this school. an airport runway under water. hurricane dorian was parked over these islands for a day and a half with winds up to 185 miles

an hour. at the height of the storm, the storm surge coming ashore covering everything in sight. a family braving the high water fleeing their home in chest deep water carrying their two dogs. now that the storm has passed, the humanitarian disaster is emerging. >> this is the clinic where a lot of the injured have been treated but also a lot of family members and just people here just occupying the hallways. i mean, i don't know how many people are here but there's a number outside and every hallway is full. >> reporter: neighbors in freeport using small boats and jet skis to evacuate people surrounded by water. among the dozens rescued here one man telling cnn of the horror he faced during a 21-foot storm surge. >> we were doing all right until the water kept coming up and all the appliances were going around the house like a washer machine. that's probably i got hit with something in there and my poor little wife got hypothermia and

she was standing on top of the kitchen cabinets until they disintegrated and then i kept with her and then she just drowned on me. >> i'm so sorry. >> i know. >> reporter: rescuers still have not recovered her body. their priority right now is the living. facilities are overflowing. this hospital clinic has become a makeshift shelter. officials don't know how much longer they can stay open. the red cross estimates 60,000 people here will need clean re half homes in marsh harbour are destroyed. by one estimate 13,000 homes across grand bahama and the abaco islands are destroyed. the u.s. coast guard has planes delivering aid helping with search and rescue missions. >> you can see a united states coast guard helicopter behind me. another military aircraft helicopter. they've been running patients in and out.

they've been rescuing them from the abacos. >> reporter: the prime minister realistic but determined. >> we are in the midst of one of the greatest national crises in our country's history, bahamians especially abaconians are resilient. >> they need water, food, tarps and generators. >> let's take a closer look at where accuweather is headed. adam del rosso is tracking the storm. we're continue to track hurricane dorian with maximum sustained winds of about 110 miles per hour as it slowly moves to the north at about seven miles per hour. heavy rainfall, strong winds already along the florida coastline. those conditions are going to extend northward into the georgia coastline as well as the carolina coast into the day tomorrow. by the time we head into friday evening, it will be sitting off the virginia coastline before moving into the canadian

maritime as we head into the weekend. hurricane force wind gusts expected along the carolina coast but also immense flooding with heavy downpours, some spots of the carolinas could see upwards of 15 inches of rainfall. that's most likely to occur closer to the coast. we're also talking the threat of storm surge flooding. those winds from the storm pushing the ocean water onshore, portions of the south carolina and north carolina coastline. we could be talking about more than six feet of that storm surge flooding. kenneth, janai. >> all right. our thanks to adam. our live coverage continues on "good morning america" and you can track dorian any time on the abc news app. coming up, the top five american cities for job growth. also ahead, what mitch mcconnell is saying about gun control. but first a new twist in the college admissions bribery scandal. the newly disclosed emails and what they reveal. plus, the new tv that will cost you $

welcome back. we have a scary reminder about slowing down when roads are slick from bad weather. this u-haul slammed into firefighters in oklahoma knocking them to the ground. they did not suffer any serious injuries. >> crazy video there. now to the tragedy at sea in southern california. 34 people trapped in that massive boat fire are now presumed dead. coast guard video shows the smoldering diving boat after it caught fire. investigators say many of the passengers were likely asleep below deck when the flames broke out early labor day. at this church in santa barbara last night bells rang 34 times for the 34 victims. they include five members of

the same family and chrissy finstad, the owner of the diving company leading the excursion. >> my sister was one of the most skilled and intuitive. she had a skil don't have. if there was even a 1% window of opportunity for her to make it out, she would have. >> and the cause of that fire remains under investigation. a new twist in the college admissions bribery scandal. two parents charged in the scandal now claim the university of southern california has a regular practice of considering donations before deciding which students to accept. newly revealed school documents allegedly name certain student and their family's potential to make big donations to the university. the school says the parents are just trying to divert attention from the fraud charges they face. well, if you're looking for a new job, a new list is out revealing the top u.s. cities for job growth, number one is boston which combines the technology, finance and medical industry, then philadelphia, followed by atlanta, washington, d.c. and seattle. a massive new tv is hitting

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was taking a nap on the bathroom sink. crews tranquilized the bear and removed it. we turn now to the fallout from the recent string of mass shootings including the latest one in texas this weekend. walmart announced it will limit the sale of ammunition and handguns. >> meanwhile, we're learning how the texas shooter got his weapon and it's sparking calls for change in washington. this morning after a month of mass shootings, the announcement from walmart's ceo to employees to, quote, make the country safer by ending sales of all handgun ammunition and ammunition used in assault-style rifles. the retailer sells one in every five bullets in the u.s. this morning the nra calling the move shameful. but others praising it. >> i think the steps they're taking really show the need for corporate america to step up and make a difference. >> reporter: walmart which stopped selling military-style weapons in 2015 says it will also stop all handgun sales in alaska, the last place in the

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are you in good hands? making news right now at 4:27, the grim reality of the lives lost in the diving boat fire in southern california is really setting in. at least seven of the victims are from the bay area. hurricane dorian continues its relentless path up the atlantic coast. local crews headed into the danger zone right now to help out. happening today, transportation leaders set to take a huge step toward installing an all-electric toll system on bay bridges. good morning. it's wednesday, september 4th. i'm kumasi aaron. reggie will be with us at 5:00 a.m. >> you look lively and bright in oange. >> we're tracking so much. but especially dorian. the video out of the bahamas is just as bad as we thought it

would be which is unfortunate because we were thinking it was going to be pretty bad. we'll talk about dorian in a couple minutes. first let's get off to a start of cooler conditions today with low 50s up in the north bay to near 60 around vallejo. fairfield and antioch and view, san jose, morgan hill and livermore in the low to mid 60s. mid 60s at the coast today. 70s around the bay and mainly 80s inland until you get to the east bay. 90s there. high clouds on the increase today. a slight chance of a thunderstorm with a better chance in the mountains. i'll talk about that coming up. here is frances. an early morning fatal accident in menlo park southbound 101 past marsh. they're waiting for the coroner to arrive at the scene. there's also road work in the area between woodside and marsh. at this point we are seeing

mostly green, but we'll let you know if delays grow through the ar area. we'll check out the ride, westbound 580 tracy to the castro valley is still green at 40 minutes. northbound 101 looking good as well to the hay airport. this morning 34 people are presumed to be dead after that dive boat off the southern california coast caught fire and sank. the remains of 20 victims have been recovered. the other bodies have been spotted in the water but haven't been retrieved just yet. identifying the victims may require dna analysis. the ntsb says it will release preliminary findings within seven to ten days. >> i'm 100% confident that our investigators will determine the cause of this fire, why it occurred, and what is needed to keep it from happening again. >> investigators believe the 34

victims were trapped in the sleeping deck when those flames apparently blocked a stairway and an escape hatch. we're learning a majority of the victims presumed to have died in the fire were from the bay area. jobina fortson is live with what we know. >> i want to pull this up. this is ap physics teacher scott chat chan who scott also on board the conception, two students from santa cruz and two parents on board as well. head of school maria reitano says pacific collegiate is using crisis counselor to provide a much-needed network of support. the school has grades seven through 12 and has less than 550 students. >> we're a small school. very tight knit. i