>> our tee straight hours of ream coverage beginsight now.akt >> 4:00. imrricane florence claimed its first vi in wilmington, north carolina, a mother and her infant child wera killed whe tree fell on their home. >> a woman with a medical condition died. first responders couldn't get to her because of the large trees in the roadblocking the route. >> our thoughts and our hearts are wit our neighbors in the carolinas. >> this storm is sll just in the beginning stages of destruction. hundreds of people arein trappe rising floodwaters. florence is making a very slow trudge inland dumping not inches but feetai of on the coast. >> flights to airports to that region have been halted. we want to show you, this is flight tracker which tracks every single airplane in thel ar

cross the u.s. look at that. it is in the bottom right corner the screen. you can see none of the planes are going anywhere near this storm in the carolinas. >> yeah. our team is spread out covering the colinas a the impact expected in our region over the next few days. let's go now first to doug and lauren in the storm center.nu >> cong to watch this storm. it came onshore at 7:35 as a category hurricane. the latest advisory came in and ay be a tropical storm right now but it doesn't matter. >> it really doesn't. the impacts will be felt all the way through weekend for the carolina >> here it is on satellite picture. you can see how large this is. the cloud cover we have directly related to what is going on down there with morning in. you can see how massive this system and this isadar loop as it comes onshore. i want to take you back 12

hours. it moves from here to here. that is it, guys. this is moving extremely slowly. yesterday, they had a lot of wind. he wind damage is over primarily, the heaviest winds of 100 to 106 miles an hour. the damage will come from fallen rees sxr & from all the rain that we've seen. i want to show you and take you in here. here's wilmington, north carolina. here's myrtle beach right to the eye of myrtle ach. very heavy rainfall. you have the inland flooding that just continues as we make our way through the rest of the night. some areas are u picking 12 to 15 inches of rain and wave long way to go. for us, this system does make its way back our way. i'll show you when and what it means for >> you've been saying and it plenty of others are saying it as well for a ek. this storm will do damage inland

as well as the coast. this is just east of greenville, if you know the area. as you can see, you see the flooding there. theescue crews went out in boats to help people who are trapped. you can see, jim handly is out there getting battered. tell us h it is. >> hey, buddy, i think i am in the wrong washington tonight. this is little washington, north carolina. you've got to climb trees here stay dry, folks. take a look at the his downtown. this is the river walk.go you get in a decent swim. when the winds were kick up about a half-hour ago, there was actually surf on this river. dj has bee heeres yayterd ndher. there were hundreds of boat slips. they are submerged. the bridge there will take to you new bern. south to myrtle beach as well. that's about a half-hour from

newrn. the road has beenor closed f some time now, 17. and we've seen debris all over this town. it is an historic town. it is the first washington to be named after the president. it goes back to17 . i want to to let you know, this up to my waist. i am six feet tall and bim to go where everybody goes on that sidewalk right there. this is where people park their cars, where they picnic and have festivals. this is pamlico river. it is a tributary that comes up from the ocn. high tide was last night. they had a storm surge here of 10 to 12 feet and was backing up across downtown. we want tohow you some video that we shot earlier of some rescues. a lot of people stay behind. me people were stranded.

we saw national guardsmen out there going door to door. we saw neighbors checking on neighbors too. it reminds me of old time ia alexan they're used to the drill. they have sand bagged all the busisses on main street which is right on the other side of me. we'll have much more. . at 5:00 we'll hear from people had are stranded and rescued. first we want to go to wilmington. the site of the tragic first two dehs from florence. >> florence continued to crawl alonghe carolina coast bringing with her relentless winds and ra. florence' ferocious assaultse o arolina coastline started overnight, battering everything in her path. >> my gosh! delivering a direct hit to wilmington and its surrounding beaches as che eyeame ashore

just after 7:00 this mornin it is the rain and storm surge creating the biggest threat to li as rain i measured in feet. not inches. >> a hurricane staying on top of us. >> reporte inland flooding, the greatest concern. >> one forecast shows a thousand-year rain event. >> reporter: in the river front comm of new bern, those who did not evacuate were quickly overtaken by the rising rirrr. >> it was ying. just wondering what's going on and where the water will go and how high it will go and how we'll get out. >> reporter: swift water rescue teams brought hundreds to higher ground. dyss the region, national guard teams alr moving in to get people out. everywhereou look, trees and power lines are down.

debris litters the landscape. but it is the inland flooding that poshe most immediate threat as floree continues to drench torrential rain across the area. we can confirm at least three deaths directly related to hurricane florence. sadly a mother and her infant died when a tree fell on the home they were in. in wilminon,orth carolina. nbc news. >> reporter: and we're back live before the t hours inland. we're getting some of the bands of sideways in. the horizontal stuff we saw on the coast last night. it comes in waves here. they could be in for daysf this as florence sits and spins. these are the businesses i was talking about earlier. they've been f closed days. they could be closed well into next week. there is a lotore in store. back to you for now. >> all right. stay safe. try to get to some dry ground. >> be careful outthere.

we have some breaking news. we just learned president trump is expected to travel to the disaster zone sometime next week. the white houseis says travel will not disrupt rescue efforts. meantime, our team coverage continue in virginia beach. the city dodged the worst of floren. but it isow dealing with some tidal flooding. >> reporter: as soon as folks in the hampton roads region saw that florence was hding farther south, away from them,le of them breathed sigh of relief. the concern has been flooding. tidalooding in particular. and we're seeing it in certain areas of norfolk, virginia. this is called the head. it is knowno flood. but add to that some tropical storm conditions including some rain coming edown, s stronger winds, potentially some surge coming through and that's wt creates this. several feet of water over some of the streets here. it is for this reason that they were warning people throughout the n storm to rest assured

until all of this had passed through. a was there moment when you said maybe you should get out of here? >> yesterday. wasn't even raining buterrom evhing we were seeing, i was panicking. >> it could have be rlly bad. >> a couple years ago we had an, ioal flood and i pictured something like that. a foot of water and we couldn't get out. i feel bad for the people. >> back out here live in virginia beach.it >> reporter: some of the rain coming down and the flooding, you can see a light we're in front of the storm ranger. and the reason we're positioned here is because storm ranger is a little closer to the coast.so it is the rean to get radar, the mobile radar, a very unique e closer to the outer bands to where jim handly i in the carolinas. it has been able to zoom in and

see it a little closer. so doug and lauryn able to utilize this. >> every tool you can imagine to cover this orm. thanks. our live team coverage is just getting started. down led to nbc washington app. breaking gn up to get alerts sent right to your phone as we get updates and we'll i bringt to you here and there on the app. now to another breaking storyrn this afn. a suspected serial rapist arrested in montgomerycounty. he was wanted for a string of violent sexual assaults including the rape o a senior citizen. this is man police say raped at least three women. dna helped cold case detectives track down marlon alexander. police caught him yesterday at a grocery store in jel antown. the crimes happened between 2007

and2011 in germantown and gaithersburg. a one case he broke int senior living home and raped ana 86old woman. detectives are combing through other unsolved assaults to see if he is responsible for other crimes. also, the fmer campaign chairman paul manafort has pleaded guilty in court and maybe even more itically, has agreed to cooperate with the special counsel's russia investigation. scast mcfarland more on the plea deal and what this means. >>ood afternoon. he gives the special counsel a key cooperator. it must cooperate fully with the government. that means he agreed to testify in any proceeding and federal district and he can be interviewed by federal agents or government attorneys. manafort's sentence wi depending on his cooperation and the level of his cooperation. the 69-year-old was convicted la month of eight financial crimes in a snarate trial i alexandria. he faces seven to ten years in

pris for that case. president trump's attorney, rudolph giuliani, says the plea has nothing to dohe with president or his campaign and ten degrees nothingwrong. at the lye desk, scott mcfarland. >> thank you. we have beenelling but the possibility of life threatening storm surge. >> that's right. with hurricane florence rolling ashore, it pounded several homes. >> doug is back next on talk about the storm surge. how bad it is and how much worse it will get and what it is doing

oy oh boy the carolinas are just getting pummeled. at you're seeing here, this is myrtle beach, south carolina. this monster storm is moving so slowly. nt is dumping unimaginable amounts of r causing catastrophic flooding along the way. miguel martinez valle continues ene coverage. >> reporter: resid are hoping the damage is not quite as bad. you can see the wind has picked up a little bit and i can tell

that you there is a police check point for those coming in. they are only letting those who live here in. this gas station is one of many places boarded up. these cars areeo for pe who lived closer to the beach but they are parking here because it is an elevated area. they want to make sure their cars are safe from flooding. more businesses blockade up, board up. aot of people in this area have leaded the evacuation that's people have been calling for since monday. some residents t me they are not leaving. they say they've been watching the storm. now tha it is a category 1, they're going to brave it. theajority of people are not taking chance. they are watching and playing it safe. i can tell you, they went to one of the0 shelters around south carolina. so 40 shelters, thousands using the shelters and authorities say that's the safest way to go.

wilmington, north carolina, is now the scene of the first deaths. a mher and child are the first ones killed from the storm. rescuers are working to help people tram in the flooding and people are doingca what the including celebrity chef jose andres. he tweeted these pictures of his team up meals for first responders and people in shelters. they have two truck loads of food and supplies. enough to serve me than 100,000 meals. ofhe's made hundreds thousands of meals in puerto rico. >> good for him. >> a live report in abo 45 minutes. less than an hour ago. they're still getting pounded there. >> the eye came through right over whiming. a lot of wind damage. now it is the rain that we'rr d about. we have a fourth person that has died and we'll continue the see the dates as we move on

through. hopefully, all the responders will get to people how stayed. even though flooding was predicted. that's t number one killer, storm surge. and then inland flooding, number two. we've gothat going on right now. take a look at the video. this is just south ofgt wilm. so you had a little bit ofn offshore flow but you stillad the storm surge coming up hitting these homes. this is the carolina beef. you see the ocean meeting the roadway as well. and this is the scene all up and down the coast of the carolinas. especially in towcad north lina. take a look at the picture. you see the satellite picture. this shows you just how large this system is of it extends from d.c. all the wayown to savannah, georgia. if you make drive, that's a ten-hour drive. amazing how long it would take you t mak that drive. now if you tried, you could not do it.

here's the eye of the storm, the center portion of it. these extremely heavy bands. this is whereheeaviest is. i want to show you how much rain it is. you can see the center. look at the bands. look at that moisture coming. in how much so far? 14.3 inches. right around new bern which is seeing so much in the way of storm surge. over ten feet of water in new bern, north carolina. about a foot of rain in wilmington. we're getting started with thef rainll. here's new bern. we've seen so much of it. 150 people were waiting to be rescued as a result of the flooding from the river coming in from the ocean.

even around our region, we've gotnd some showers thunderstorms to the south. currently a 75-mile-an-hour hurricane. it will be aropical storm very quickly. only moving at six miles an expected to be a hurricane by later tonight into tomorrow. and here's tomorrow evening at 8:00. 40-miles-per-hour. it goes from a hurricane to 40-mile-per-hour depression very, very quickly. and then it also moves quickly. rain from this on tuesday. monday night into tuesday and it could beid coable. especially in the western zones. around d.c. today, just cloudy, cool, 20-mile-per-hour winds. we do have some rain in our southern zones. around fredericksburg, saint mary's county. most of us have continued to remainn the drive side. we've been talking about it all week. flooding coastal flood warnings

all along the chesapeake bay, this is a concern right through next couple ofay here. 80 degrees just like today. the temperatures from 70 to about 80. a few showers. sunday, 30% chance of showers. 80 degrees monday as werack florence monday night into tuesday and then some really nice weather as we make our w into next week. next friday, fall begins. it will feel like fall, too. >> we can't wait until w talk about some nice weather. >> thank you. >> if you're jt joining us, hurricane florence has turned deadly today. florence' fury has claimed three lives as it tears through north carolina. you're looking at more live pictures from the area. still dealing with being battered by torrential rain and flooding at 90-mile-per-hour winds. right now, they are here in washington, north carona. that's where jim handly is.

millions across the entire region right now have no power. they have a long day and night m and it's t over yenot.

it's not going anywhere for another few days. >> the rain is coming down so heavily, you can barely even make it out along the beach. we've got team coverage for you throughout the evening. some other bes stoe're also following. we want to keep you updated. a little more than a hour from now, cardinal donald wuerl is expected to say mass at st. matthew cathedral. >> this is his firstass that he's saying since he said it was time for new leadership. it was confirmed that he will ask pope francis to acct his resignation. he's come under fire since the

grand jury report that said reassigned priest accused of sex abuse in the past. our reporter will have a live report at 6:00. residents say it looks like armageddon, a series gas explosions north of boston. today we can report that at least one person is dead. an ol18-yea 18-year-old in lawrence,s massachusee spontaneous gas explosions, and they're looking into whether there was a question, a notice s earlier in the day to local customers saying natural gas lines would be updated. wine lovs here in our area are going to cringe when you hear this next story. get . thieves have made off with two and a half tons of grahams fro a vineyard in southern virginia. let me repeat it. two and a half tonsf gra of

the fire fly vineyard said the grapes were just about ready to be harvested so they were still on the vine. the theft reportedly happened overnight. the stolen grapes amount to a $50,000 loss. because of them being stolen, thed family ow vineyard has been forced to close. b >> that's arre story. who picks all tho grapes and where do you store them on keep them from spoiling? who will buy them? >> that is pretty quick work. in one night, to steal that much? >> yeah. had to be a team of grape burglars. >> we'll keep ourose out for that one. nearly 12 hours after landfall, hundreds of people have been rescued or they're in need of helpn the carolinas. >> right now some residents who stayed behind amidst evacuation deorrein a roofs of their homes for a boat to come by.

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normally be living there. the deadly and dangerous storm surge will i take partthe next day or two but the clean-up wl go on for months. >> the storm surge has been as bad as it will be. tonight's high tide will be especially bad again and then you'll add in all the water. you havechhe storm surge w is the ocean water, then the comingater from the rain down. the rain will be a major factor for all the rivers. from raleigh, right toward charlotte, toward columbia. ning sn't even started r there. all that water has come back down toward the atlantic which has alreadyfl ooded. that will be a major issue. big time rainfall. some of the biggest areas around jacksonville, wilmington, you ok at new bern. that's therea where150 people were waiting to be rescued. now you see the rain bands just

continuing over the same area. just north of new bern. this is around the washington area, at the pamlico river. that has also flded. a different kind of washington. ynd you are seeing people who are reaaking the brunnel of this storm. reporter: we sure have. we've got it all. we've got the rain water coming down. ocean water coming in. and the ocean. this is the pamlico river that we told but at 4:00. they saw a 10 to 12-foot surge. we have high tide coming up tonight at 11:45. waders. nick oden is in flip-flops. ride.ied to take a bike you just live two blocks from here. tell me whatt was like getting ready? >> it was from the early part yesterday, people boarding up the shops and houses down here and sandbags and all that stuff.

sail boats, fishing boats, they're trying t get to higher ground. >> and you can't even see the boat slips. >> oh, no. >> reporter: you've been bikeying on your what have you seen? has the preparation done any od >> not necessarily. there is a restaurant, a hair salon where they bged it up with sand bags and the windows are busted out. three foot of waterin. there it didn't do much good. >> reporter: thank you. i'll let you carry on with your bike ride. thank you. >> it is like triathalon. you get to swim and bike time. o.bel run this is the historic part. we'll show you much more and we'll talk to some people were rescued right here in washgton, north carolina. >> all right. i guess that's one way to get around. >> we're wondering how a guy can around. are you seeing a lot of guys

doing that? >> reporter: that's our only biker. we have seen some kayakers though. they're in heaven out here. >> all right. thank you. >> tryingo put the best face on it. >> thanks. a group of first responders from maryland is now in south carolina ready and waiting too respond calls for help. >> erica gonzalez joins us from the newsroom. roadis is not their first yoefl 80 members of the task rce one team has been deployed during natural disasters and they are out there again. this time in columbia, south carolina. north carolina may be seeing the worst of florence now but it won't be long before south carolina is caught in the danger zone as well and that's why the team is there. they left rockville wednesday. the captain spoke with me via skype and he said t group is purposely situated in an area ote enough to be r to be safe but close enough to

effective. >> the task force person relevant very anxious to get on work helping people. we also recognize that we have to wait for the storm to pass. >> reporter: the captain said they are prepared for anything. judging by th previous missions, they could be out there for days and even weeks at a time. pat and leon? >> all right. thank you. >> we have some pictures for you by the stormeam 4 at 4:00. >> the waters of the pam dloik river there completely overflowing the banks and there's a lot more of that to come. >> we continue to watch the rain. our stormtracker is still there. we're seeing the wav of rain pushing through. we'll talk about the weekend forecast coming up after this. (announcer) there's a freedom about asheville.

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lashing the carolina coastline. these are live picture in myrtle beach. more than 100,000 people have lost power in the storm. we've already seen three deaths in north carolina. the spread of flooding is expected te increasn the hours and days to come from the storm's heavy rains. >> florenceus is one storm wreaking havoc. there are other major storms brewing out there right now around the world including super typhoon mangkhut in the philippines. powerful winds and gusts are egive tloenlt a category 5 hurricane in the atlantic. >> and clean-up is underway in hawaii after tropical stor oliviam pmeled hawaii.

even though they stay sadda nowhere near close to breaching, they have barnd 10,000 people that they have to be ready evacuate at any moment. here's what we want to show you. aeridnow. this is something that's pretty amazing. there are srms happening all over the globe inal practicly every single ocean. let's see if we can put up the video. thesere actually, okay. anyway, we have a nt thumsamebe. >> yeah. what's going on? is that unusual? or is it normal this timef year? >> it is definitely normal this time of year. the last time we had four systems, right now florence, isaac, joyce, a we have, what was it? joseph. the last tim was 2008 when we had four at the same time. as a matter of fact, i have a

graphic to show you. this is what is happening here. peak hurricane times, let's show that you right now as we move through the atlantic ocean, it is r actuallyht now. hurricane season goes from june first through the end of november but notice the huge spikeen bet august and september. when does it peak? september 10th. three, four days ago. that was the petitioning of hurricane ason. that's why we're seeing so many. it has beett a p quiet season in the atlantic but now over the last couple weeks, it is really fir up. the good news as i've seen it,ize sack no longer a storm. the other two won't cause any issues and it looks like we'll see it coming dow a little bit. the pacific was the same way. we had an el nina with twost ms including two that hit hawaii. we've had two that hit hawaii

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hurricane florence is now responsible for three deaths in the carolinas including a mother and child. >> we won't see anything like the amount of rain and floodingi they're g there, there is some concern about some flooding here in our area. >> what are things like down in old town? >> repter: hi, pat and leon. still a huge mess here from all the flooding. and even though weather and the water has called down a little

bi there is more rain predicted over the next few days and people are taking precautions. all around, people are getting ready fornother round of rain. you n see signs reading danger, signs some people seem to not takeriously. >> reporter: did you know you h shouldn'tave ignored it? >> there were a bunch of people there so i figured it was fine to cross. >> reporter: and the authorities want people to know those signs arehere for a reason. >> we don't want to come is that rescue you. we're always readynd willing and trained to but why put yourself in that position and why put first responders in that position? >> reporter: and in alexandria, neighbors are getting ready for more streets with a routine all too familiar. >> it time we have the city do something about stopping it from happening. it keeps happening over and ove again. >> reporter: and first responders tell me they've

alread l got boatsed up. so if they need to do any water rescue, they'll be read news4. >> as you've been watching all this coverage you may b wondering if there is anything do you know to help the storm victims yourself. you may not be able to help out with the rescue but one thing you can do isone blood or platelets. and there's an urge end ited. takes about an hour to do to give blood and maybe a little locker for platelets. >> we had to cancel over 130,000 blood drives in the impacted area. if you want to know how you can help, that's how. >> donate ica you you not only get free goodies but you never know when you might be the recipient. it is a good idea to pay it forward. >> that's a good idea. someday we may need their help.

you can to gont . if you want to find a donation area, go to our app to find. >> a lot of people don't like feeling helpless, especially when you see people with all the water arnd them. >> every time you say what's the test, i'm going to say it's still raining. that will be the biggest issue. now let's turn to inland flooding and all the rain they're continuing to see. >> they'll see it all the way through south carolina t evough central and north carolina. and then pushing back. >> and w all thater goes right back to where it is coming in from toeghe ocean. hurricane florence now, now, and i have t change this, now, down to a tropical storm. i told you it would be verykl qu a tropical storm and it is no you a tropical storm.

making its way wainland from the open waters of the atlantic. it will continue to weaken here bu it does not matter. tise cl create just as much water and rainfall. the wind no longer a hugefa or. still a factor, yeah. we'll see more trees down. and ts, tha could have some problems but the big deal is the rain. take a look at the heaviest rain. some of the heavit bands are over the area seeing the most flooding. down toward morehead, you see t toward jacksonville, with winds over 80 to 90 miles an hour. and then the wider picture, here's the storm. just to our south, they'll try to get in on the action. here's the latest advisory. winds at 70 miles per hour. a tropical storm movingest at

3 miles per hour. that's new. it was moving at 6. now it is moving at 3 miles per hour it will sit, stall and rain for days. this is where it is on saturday. this is where it is sunday at 2:00 a.m. it goes from here to here on sunday. simply amazing. and then making its way around our area. this is tuesdayund 2:00. it is already affecting us and by us. this will affect just about everybody in our region, one way or another. not huge effects but it is coming up over the next few >> and we'll see a few showers out of that, very similar to today. outside the storm team 4 studios, i c see some sunshine. so over the weekend as the hurricane meanders to the south, we will see may notally clouds with periods of expect the wind to kick up from time to time as well. the weekend outlook, parties, similar to today.

redskins game, a chance of showers, humid, breezy. we've hadeoplesk us about some weddings. let's break it down in our 4 zone forecast. for our mountainegion in th dou monday and tuesday. weave to watch the track. we get into sunday night through about tuesday morning. if it stays west of the appalachian mountains, it will renkhesswo t to f our inches likely jus along i-81. that could change and i think we'll have to really t watch forecast over the weekend. for the d.c. metro area, some showers and coastal floo for areas west d.c., some moderate rain ibpo. fauquier county, again, watching the track. we could hav some moderate rain possible. coastal flooding around the southern marand area, even

toward fredericksburg. right along theac pot right there. so coastallooding likely. we'll be watching it very closely over thed. week and then as we get sue the middle of next week, looking a lot better. >> a lot better. i want to y show the rainfall around our area. you see the showers into charlen county southern maryland, fredericksburg, that's the only area seeing somey shower activ right now. we will continue to see it making itsghay thr here but most will be on the light side.r temperise tomorrow, about 80 degrees tomorrow. about where we are today. upper 70s to around 80, a showers, not a bad day saturday. 81, i wouldn't be surprised to see some sunshine. monday and tuesday. the best chance of rain from florence. and then really breaking out into a lot of sunshine some of e very nice weather next week and fall feeling like fall. we're in the 70s next weekend. >>hat will be eat.

>> that will be heaven. thank you. >> in e meantime, before we can get to that, we have to get through orence. now tropical storm florence and the winds at myrtle beach, as you can see, this storm will be here to stay the next f days. >> and these are live pictures from the storm team 4 by 4. we'll have more on the weather in our washington area from thi

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lorence is now a tropical storm, downgraded from a hurricane. that doesn't mean it is any less dangerous. storm team 4 will explain ahead on news4 at 5:00. we are expecting the remnants of

florence to make way over the washington region next week. susan hogan is here with some information that you need on protect your home, your finances and your car. >> it is too early to say what the flooding potential will be here, the time to prepare is right now. so let's get right to four things do you know thikend to keep the rain outside where it belongs. so elevate. your appliances, furniture, everything up off the ground. especially critical, utilities such assy heating ems. it is recommended to use cindier blocks or plastic crates. and don't forget to get your car etay from lower areas. call and it done. a working sump pump is critical. it is always a good idea to install a back-up battery or a generator. clear debris from your gutters. the leaves haven't really started to fall but still check all of your gutters.

make sure your down spouts are facing away from your home. survival kits. every home should have one always. eake sure it is self-contained, a collection of that you go grab and throw it into your car. include flashlights, water bottles, first-aid supplies, and also, d forget a water proof case for your phon unless you have flood insurance, most flooding isn't covered by your homeowners insurance. however, it is covered by your car insurance if you have comprehensive coverage. >> so damage caused by wind and rain andte >> so the only time your homeowners will cover any kind of water damage is if it in from the roof or the windows. anything that come up from the ground like seepage, that's not covered by your homeowners. so you have to make sure that you are prepared. and call your home owners insurance policy before it haens to find out what's covered just in case.

ews4 a 5:00 continues right now. >> reporter: i'm jim handly if north carolina, where they are still feeling the fury of florence. this is what 12 foot storm surge wican do. the s are up. the rain is still pelting us. we'll hear from residents about how they made it through last night and what is in store for their weekend. >> this is aoo live at the violent grind of florence, this is myrtle beach, south carolina. you can't see anythingut ulna second. and three people are now dead. a mother and baby among them killed when that storm knocked a tree on t toir home. that was in nowilmington, h carolina. there's the flooding for >> so far the rescue effort has been simply staggering. nearly 200 people have been pulled out of the water in

scenes just like that. more than 500,000,000 hav no power. president trump said he will be visiting the affected areas next week. >> an uninvited brute that doesn't want t leave. >> florence has been downgraded to am tropical st but it is also stalling even more. moving quite slowly and that will be a problem. that dangerous storm surge is continuing. and you can see the srrm ove land and in the carolinas. what is the situation now? >> turning fro the hurricane making landfall to a storm sitting right over the area. ou can see tropical storm allison, of the all time biggest floods in parts of the southeast. that was a storm that had so much rain, that stayed in the me