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it's threatening the carolinas. r could move over the coast of north carolina tonight. >>> and a violent encounter between a california sheriff's deputy and a suspect was captured on video. the female deputy was trying to arrest the man when he attacked her. the suspect grabbed the deputy's gun and opened fire as she ran. the deputy was not shot. the suspect was shot when backup arrived. his condition is unknown. >>> as dorian makes its way toward the carolinas, a new national poll shows many older adults are not fully prepared for emergency situations. kenneth craig has more on what you need to know to stay safe. >> reporter: juny and craig frazer are bracing for hurricane dorian, planning to ride out the storm at their home near wilmington, north carolina. >> what would you say your biggest concern is? >> making sure i have everything for my mom, my elderly mom, medication-wise. >> reporter: so they made a trip to the pharmacy, stocked up on water and food. >> we want to get in enough supplies in case things shut d

carolina. we will be ready and we will not underestimate the damage this storm can cause. north carolina faces deadly storm surge and inland flooding. the greatest threats are to our coastal communities and their inland neighbors. >> reporter: two final points. you may have seen some lightning behind my shoulder. the sort of non-meteorological thought is that could mean the storm is getting closer and that shows the storm is building. in our hotel, our hotel is on a hill. as we were leaving our hotel we saw tunnels from the water you get out of your sprinkler system. you can understand if that kind of water that is a remnant leaves that much of the puzzle you can imagine what the storm surge and rain from the storm is going to do in terms of flooding in that area. i'm thankful we are in a hotel. heather: if the ground is saturated it will be worse. thank you so much. let's toss it over to janice. what about that to do some lightning strikes. >> you can see lightning and tornadoes from myrtle beach which i will talk about, wind gusts in excess of 56 mph, charleston looks upw

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the ground. we did see a lot of flooding in charleston, south carolina. and we were covering charleston in the days leading up to that storm heading in that drerks. give us a sense really of the situation on the ground, what people's needs are right now. >> we're still really in the pri limb nar stages of that assessment. we did have high water. however, that has not been our primary concern. it has been power outages. some areas along the coast and along the rivers did some higher than normal flooding. and so we'll be making those assessments. but really when the power goes out, people lose things in the refrigerator. so the staples of what they have are gone. a lot of our folks and especially out on some of the islands are going to be struggling for a few days with power. so they're not going to have that ability to cook and/or provide for their family. so for us, our primary focus is making sure people are being fed. making sure first responders and power company guys and all those who are out trying to support us are taken care of. >> so let me get 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 boa

and the carolinas. meanwhile, in the bahamas, rescue crews are frantically searching for anyone who might still be trapped in the wreckage. at least 20 people confirmed dead and the prime minister says he expects the number to rise. some islands were almost completely wiped away as dorian parked in the area for two straight days. a u.s. coast guard is helping rescue and evacuations. >>> dorian is dangerously close to the atlantic coast. any small change in the path could be devastating. you've been tracking it for days. >> the carolina coast right now not only dealing with tropical storm force winds and heavy rain and a strong storm surge, but severe under storms and tornadoes for the carolina coast this morning. i want to show you the radar of dorian. it has strengthened into a category 3 storm. check out the tornado reports along the carolina coast. that's due to dorian. we will be watching the storm as we go through the day. it will come even closer to the carolina coast later today as a category 2 st

four to seven feet along the carolinas. if you're in charleston, charleston harbor expecting a ten-foot crest across their rivers, across that region. the second highest since hurricane hugo made a 12-foot crest across the region in 1989. hugo was a category four, of course. it's important to note the conyers at this point do not make -- categories at this point do not make a difference. the energy is going to be pushed on toward close to the carolinas likely. >> it's called the low country for a reason. all there at sea level. thank you for that. we'll talk to you in a few minutes. >>> more than 7,100 customers without power. the majority in brevard and indian river counties. for more on the current conditions in florida, let's go to jensen beach and derek van dam. good morning. what are you seeing, what's the condition like? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, christine. you know, we've had driving rain, tropical-force winds all night long. a far cry from what's happening, of course, 100 miles to our east still in the norther

it picked up speed overnight as it tracked along the coast of north carolina. at least four deaths are blamed on the storm here in the u.s. >> looking at the wind gusts, the effects could be devastating. nearly 300,000 power outages reported overnight and winds could hit 100 miles per hour in some areas. take a look at this scene in wilmington, north carolina, as rain comes down and wind whips those trees even shaking the camera. up to 15 inches of rain possible. >> we have a team up and down the coast of the carolinas beginning with abc's megan tevrizian. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as dorian bears down on north carolina, here in charleston, we're seeing the aftermath of the storm like broken awnings and debris littering the ground. hurricane dorian racing through the carolinas causing destruction, flooding and at least 20 reported tornadoes. >> which way is it going? >> reporter: near myrtle beach familys ha.soerovehis j onto the beach. the storm taking it away. the high winds whipping off the siding of these apartment buildings. >> all of

hurricane dorian is battering the carolinas. s to defend president trump's incorrect warning about the danger dorian posed to alabama. our chief white house correspondent jim acosta has the latest for us. jim, a top trump adviser is coming to the president's defense. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. white house officials are digging in their heels over president trump's use of altered map to justify false statements that hurricane dorian posed a threat to alabama. the white house put out a carefully worded statement saying his comments were based on briefings from officials, aides won't say if it was mr. trump that changed the map in what's become a game of cones for the president. leading what may become an indelible mark on the trump presidency, it was hardly a master stroke. now the white house is dragging its feet, admitting who altered the weather map held up by the president in the oval office, false falsely showing alabama in the path of the hurricane. >> that was the original chart, and you see it was going to hit not onl

carolina. storm surge threat is very real anywhere along the north carolina coast. and you can see the outer banks include 4 to 7 feet of storm surge possible. and then up to the north, we have 2 to 4 feet possible, as well. let's time this out. because this is going to be passing by morehead city, possible landfall there along the north carolina coast by tomorrow morning. and as time goes on, it will be around hatteras around 11:00 a.m. but this is also going to impact portion ss of the mid-atlantic d new england. we're going to have rain, we're going to have wind including places like the cape as well as more of the towns across massachusetts, boston is even going to pick up some wind as well from this. and then it's going to head out to sea. so here are your tornado watches. the tornado threat is very real with this storm, as it is with hurricanes in general. and it's going to continue to spiral into the north and west and you can see those tornado warning boxes in place right now. we've seen those off and on throughout the day. of course, the current wind gusts a

south carolina and north carolina just in the last 24 hours. storm is really bringing much more than just hurricane level winds and torrential downpours. we are talking destructive tornado that tore apart an rv park in south carolina yesterday as well as the flash floods. that is really we're watching now even though we are in the hurricane warning all the way up to the virginia border through the next few hours here. we are really watching for flash flooding. we are told that the storm surges are going to come in quickly and they will reach about seven feet high. they could all recede quickly but that is why emergency management officials here in dare county are warning residents would decided to hunker down and stay to remain in their homes at least until noon. we're in the flash flood warnings an they say right now emergency officials cannot get out to you in you call for help. it will be extremely difficult. so they are urging people to stay put as we're really just getting started with the wrath of hurricane dorian here in north carolina. >

. >>> right now, hurricane dorian is lashing the carolina coast leaving hundreds without power. the storm surge pulled this jeep into the atlantic in myrtle beach, south carolina pick out this live wire sparking in charleston. let's take a live look at the north carolina coast where you can get an idea of the rain in that storm surge coming on as the water is coming onshore there. we also want to give you a live picture from myrtle beach, south carolina where you can also see the strong waves there. meteorologist, mary lee has been tracking this for some time now and mary, the next 12 hours are crucial >> critical is the next 12 hours with hurricane dorian. we are watching conditions deteriorate with dorian along the carolina coast pic they are dealing with hurricane force winds as we speak. i weather station on the south carolina coast is clocking winds beings -- wind speeds up to 50 miles per hour. the latest stats for you, it is a strong, category 2 storm packing sustained winds of 110 miles per hour at 6 miles south of myrtle beach, south carolina moving north/northeast at 8

dorian is approaching the coast of south carolina. the national hurricane center warning of life threatening storm surge and dangerous winds along parts of coastal georgia, the carolinas and some of southeast virginia. >> dorian is forecast to run parallel to the coast of north and south carolina into friday. any swerve to the west could bring the eye of the hurricane on shore. this morning more than 1 million people in the carolinas are under mandatory evacuation orders. in coastal south carolina they are bracing for catastrophic flooding. parts of downtown charleston already underwater. already more than 34,000 customers without power. officials are asking residents to shelter in place. meteorologist derek van dam is there for us this morning. derek, good morning to you. what are you seeing? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, dave. this is a city on edge this morning facing a triple threat, storm surge, flash flooding and the potential of hurricane force winds which we have been battered by during the course of overnighttime. every so

right now dorian is approaching the coast of south carolina. the national hurricane center warning of life threatening storm surge and dangerous winds. >> dorian is forecast to run parallel to the coasts of north and south carolina into friday, but any swerve to the west could bring the eye of the hurricane on shore. this morning more than 1 million people in the carolinas are under mandatory evacuation orders. coastal south carolina getting hit hard. right now parts of downtown charleston of under water. power outages quickly skyrocketing to 95,000. 15 to 20 inches of rain is expected. meteorologist derek van dam is there for us this morning, and you were saying earlier already parts of historic downtown charleston have flooded. >> reporter: yeah, that's according to law officials who are already cordoning off some of the roadways there as well. good morning to you, christine. good morning to our viewers. we're in charleston, south carolina. a very vulnerable coastal city. they call it the low country for a reason. just flying in here, you can

hisamitsu. >>> hurricane dorian is closing in on the carolinas. .s. let's get right to cnn's athena jones. she's in charleston, south carolina. athena, how is the situation there? >> reporter: hi, jake. well, historic downtown charleston may have escaped the worst predictions when it comes to flooding, but there's still a lot of debris and downed power lines and downed tree branches. charleston police are warning people to go ahead and still stay home. they just recently sent out a tweet of a truck with a tree that had fallen on it. luckily that person wasn't terribly injured. but people still need to come out and repair these traffic lights, so they want people to stay tight. but as i said, those storm surge predictions so far have not panned out. >> all right, athena jones, stay safe. thank you. our coverage on cnn continues right now. thanks for watching. >>> happening now, breaking news. closing in. the new forecast is in and hurricane dorian is closing in on the carolina coast, bringing winds of 105 miles an hour, heavy rains, and even tornado

sure, well, it's about to lift north—east away from south carolina and more along the north carolina the north carolina coast throughout the day on friday, before finally moving out farther into the atlantic friday night and saturday. and how strong is hurricane dorian, john, compared to the other storms that have hit the coast? well, this is actually one of the stronger storms we've seen in quite some time. like i said, winds at one point were as high as 115 mph as it passed offshore. and because of that, overland we had wind gusts as high as 80—90 mph along many of the beaches in south carolina, which is certainly enough wind to bring down a lot of trees, powerlines, and approximately 250,000 people were without power earlier in the day. has the carolina coast already felt the brunt of hurricane dorian? the worst of the conditions have already been felt here across the south carolina coast. things should be improving as we head through the nighttime hours. however, north carolina is about to start to experience the worst of the conditions tonight, into the day on friday. after sout

the coastline. you can't see close tore south carolina. right now, you can see the winds gusting 40 to 48 miles an hour. these numbers can be going up quite a bit over the next couple of hours as it slowly moves up to the north/northeast. right now moving at about eight miles per hour. it is a category two storm. 1210 miles an hour. here is the forecast track we see closer to north carolina. and at least to the weekend. at least over the next 24 hours we can see impacts from the carolinas. rainfall could be on the order of six to 12 inches and storm surge four to seven feet. it could cause quite a bit of damage on the property near the coastline of the carolinas. that is a lot of water being pushed physically being pushed by the wind on the properties there, and that could have a big impact, at least on the damage. some of the properties in the shoreline. once again, this is a category two hurricane with winds at 110 miles an hour. we will continue to keep an eye on dorian and have more updates throughout the day. >>> thank you. a team from

the storm. this is in north carolina. some last-minute preps before a lot of people start to evacuate to safer areas. here's another view for the hurricane from the space station. nasa's camera on the international space station. you can see just how huge this is. let's take a walk and check in with our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. we've talked about this timeline. it continues to hang out and go very slowly, but it's going to come at some point. >> we don't see any big changes on the timeline as we go today. we start off with where the hurricane is. we currently have winds of 110 miles per hour. the eye of the hurricane really not wavering that much. we still have the strength holding on with the storm. the path of it takes it parallel, here, to the eastern seaboard with possibly another landfall around cape hatteras on thursday, winds of about 100 miles per hour. so there will be impacts for those immediate beaches. that's who will get it the worst with this storm system. rainfall, two to seven inches, coastal wind,

at 4:00 on the east coast hurricane dorian slams the carolinas. the category one storm claiming four lives leaving widespread damage in its wake as it sideswiped the coast. we have live team coverage in north carolina where dorian is minutes from possible land fall. a new twist in the case of a missing connecticut mother of 5. the stunning admission and two new charges that could be the break investigators need. raping -- vape making people sick. "fox and friends first" starts right now. hello once again, you are watching "fox and friends first" on this friday morning, thank you for joining us. hurricane dorian is 30 miles from the carolina coast packing washout rains, whipping winds, dangerous storm surge, spinning out possible tornadoes with its sheer force. we have team coverage this morning, senior meteorologist janice dean tracking dorian's potential land fall. todd pyro in wilmington, north carolina but we begin with aishah hasnie, as dorian slams the coast. we can barely see. can you hear us? >> reporter: i can hear you. this is incredible.

anywhere from florida through the carolinas. from tomorrow all the way through tuesday and wednesday of next week. there is our cooldown. by the middle of next week we are in the 80s for inland locations. what is going on in sports? >>> it is the day the nfl finalized its roster. some of the surprise names that didn't make the cut. >>> college football kicked off in the bay area today. stanford starting at the farm against northwestern. the cardinal defense put to the test. the often struggle. we will be right back. it's time for the biggest sale of the year on a sleep number 360 smart bed. can it help keep us asleep? yes, it senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it's the last chance to save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus 0% interest for 36-months. ends labor day. >>> this stanford cardinal opened the season on the farm with somewhat of a new look offense. the veteran still under center many targets bolted for the nfl. othello and the cardinal opening against no

this, in fact, was the scene in wilmington, north carolina, earlier. our tornado was also spotted near myrtle beach. warnings have been issued for much of the southeastern portion of that state. >>> meanwhile, in the bahamas, the death toll has risen to at least 20 now as rescue workers are making their way to the most devastated areas of that island chain. weather watches, weather warnings now extending as far north as massachusetts. we're checking the current conditions from our correspondents along the path of dorian. al roker standing by for that 11:00 update. we'll go to him in a moment. but we start in the low country of charleston, south carolina. we start there. dorian expected to get dangerously close today to the peninsula on which that city sits. msnbc's ali velshi has made his way there. what are you seeing right now, buddy? >> reporter: well, we're probably within the band of the worst of it for charleston right now. high tide is at 2:00, but we've got that northwestern part of the storm coming in pushing this surf in. as you can see, it's

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how much rainfall can we see across the outer banks of north carolina? areas could see as much as 15 inches, but i think on the order of 6 to 10 inches will be more common. dave, christine. >> karen, thank you so much for that. >>> meanwhile, a grim scene and a sobering outlook in the bahamas. officials raising the death toll from hurricane dorian to 30 with thousands of people still missing, they know that number will rise. body bags, coolers, morticians now being transported to abaco. patrick oppmann on the ground in the bahamas with more. >> reporter: dave and christine, we are in the small town of high rock on grand bahama island or what i should say was the town of high rock. look at the devastation here. this was the local town hospital. the clinic. and it's gone. beaten down to the ground which hurricane dorian's category 5 winds. we are only about an hour from freeport, but it is another world. destruction here is just a different level. there are people that say that the abacos received the worst of the damage, but if you just venture a little b

also graduated from the university of north carolina as an undergraduate and from the law school. he has an extensive record of public service in north carolina, initially elected as commission -- commissioner in mecklenburg county in 2005 before serving in the north carolina house and senate. i want to welcome beth of these new members to the people house -- people's house. they're experienced legislators who have traveled long and sometimes unexpected paths to get here. and they both face special challenges. the ninth district has been without a house member for 257 days following evidence of election fraud in the 2018 election. the third district was represented by one of the most independent-minded and well-liked members of this institution, our friend, the late walter jones jr. madam speaker, our new members had hard-fought campaigns and the people of north carolina have spoken. on behalf of our entire delegation and this entire body, i want to welcome them to the house of representatives. it is now my pleasure to yield to the senior republican in our delegation, virginia foxx

do we know how badly the carolinas are getting battered right now? , chris, what's happening when it comes to dorian and the northeast? >> yeah, good questions. and you know something, it is about storm surge. we've been seeing those low-lying areas get pounded. so if you're about at sea level there could be the storm surge upwards of 2, 4 feet. also depends on the actual tide. so if you are at a high tide, that's when that water's going to come up pretty quickly and close to those low-lying spots during the overnight period. of course those winds starting to trek a little bit further to the north and to the east as we head into the day. then especially up throughout the northeast, we watched this storm system coming up into the delmarva. you can see those waves will continue to pound the east coast here. especially the delmarva into the northeast here, then there we go, we have rains and heavy winds here off the coast of massachusetts early on saturday morning. so even though it's not a direct hit for the big cities, we are still talking about high w

its eye is near the coast of the carolinas. rescue and relief effort is under way in the bahamas where there is widespread devastation. the death toll there is at least 30, but that number is expected to rise dramatically. according to one early estimate, the damage in the bahamas could cost up to $7 billion. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" now, two drugstore chains want customers to leave firearms at home, and facebook wants to play matchmaker. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, diane. >> good morning, anne-marie. all eyes are on the job market this morning with wall street set to release the jobs report at the end of august. on wall street yesterday stocks rallied in the wake of news that the u.s. and china are returning to the bargaining table. the dow soared 372 points, the s&p 500 rose 38 points, and nasdaq jumped 139 points. >>> walmart has asked customers not to openly carry guns in its u.s. stores. this follows the latest mass shooting. kroger has also asked. even in states w

still battering the coast of carolina. this proves you don't have to have landfall for things to be dangerous. and impending in the storm of very heavy rainfall with flooding. we saw that in charleston where they set a record rainfall amount, also in mount pleasant. also the wind speeds were up around hurricane force there. as it has really taunted the coast of carolina, most importantly now, north carolina, we are seeing the threat of tornadoes. primarily from the outer bands. you see them spin up. they typically don't last that long but they're there nonetheless and that produces damage. like at emerald isle, widespread damage associated with the tornadoes. here's the eye county here. what do we think is going to happen? it is just going to tauntd the coast. and it has been for days now, lifting off towards the northeast at just about 13 miles per hour. it's picking up speed. the eye is looking ragged. not that clearly defined eye over the bahamas. it was so fierce looking and imposing. now as it begins to move look the n

georgia and the carolinas are next. especially in the coastal areas, they're bracing for flooding according to the national hurricane center and powerful winds. hurricane force winds in some places as this slow-moving storm creeps north and turns to the east. rick reichmuth is tracking it. when is this eastward turn expected? >> it will happen overnight tonight. it will make a turn to the northeast. i just -- remember last year we had hurricane florence that hit and brought us record-breaking rainfall? the biggest we had ever seen from any tropical season. we have droughts coming. they've been really dry all winter long. it's not a super saturated grounds. that maybe helps. category two storm, moving over the gulfstream right here. we're not talking about a storm that is strengthening but not weakening at all. the satellite image makes it show well-organized. it's in that curve there of the coastline that kind of goes in from florida, georgia. the rain that you see here is extreme. most of it just offshore getting some o

is feeling the brunt right now with north carolina also in its immediate path and there are plenty of dangers like flooding. as you can see, downed power lines are an issue from the high winds there. the storm is also generating multiple tornados on the coast. in charleston, high tide is less than an hour away, which just adds to the storm surge danger. they're expecting as much as 10 feet of water to wash over the coast. our brian todd is in charleston. i know that was a scene just earlier from behind you, brian, with that transformer blowing. what is the latest that you can tell us? >> reporter: well, brianna, we're just getting pounded right now with another band of wind and rain from this hurricane. it's lingering here. it's still very powerful. just check out how i'm getting hit from my left side with wind and rain as this street continues to be flooded here in downtown charleston. just over here to my left, your right, our photojournalist harlan will zoom into that downed power line. just a short time ago when we rolled up on this thing it was whipping around, emit

hurricane-force wind gusts possible along the carolina coast the next few days. o 15 inches of rainfall expected in eastern portions of south carolina as well as north carolina. mandatory evacuations in effect along the coastline, where we could also be talking about serious storm surge flooding. those winds from the storm pushing that ocean water onshore. in some spots we could see more than 6 feet of that storm surge flooding. kenneth, janai? >> we've already seen all that devastation in the bahamas, now so many americans bracing for the impact of hurricane dorian. thank you so much for joining us this morning. >>> officials are detailing the deadly circumstances on board the scuba diving ship that burned off the southern california coast. >> they say the 34 people presumed dead in the fire were all below deck in sleeping quarters. flames blocked both exits. the u.s. coast guard has suspended the search for survivors. crews are working to stabilize the boat so divers can enter it. >>> some potentially damaging evidence in the college admissions scandal. new cour

and i want to point out again that he is from the great state of south carolina. eople on the road where they could get free food. after the hurricane he hopes that he can still celebrate his birthday and make it to disney world. and of course, you guys, as responsible journalists we have to tell you disney is the parent company of abc news. but we told you that story because it's a good one, jermaine's a good kid. >> he's going to get to disney. have a lot of fun. all that work he put in. >> yep, good kid there. don't miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. >> more news next, stay with us. morning america." have a great day. >>> breaking news in america this morning, hurricane dorian closing in on the carolinas gaining strength overnight, now a category 3. people in charleston ordered to shelter in place. the first images of flooding and power lines arcing. the life-threatening storm surge and where the storm could make landfall tonight. >>> plus, from the bahamas, the numbers just in. how many people are missing and the new images of devastation. witnesses s

up to this point, i would say most people in the carolinas, in florida and georgia would say this has been a minor hurricane, you know. we'll wait and see tonight as we get a possible landfall. it has one little punch left for the outer banks. 100-mile-per-hour winds, maximum sustained. possibility we could get gusts of 110, 115. we're finally moving this thing. northeast at 13 miles per hour. it's going to begin to accelerate toward morehead city and outer banks. in about 12 hours it will be past cape hatteras. in the hurricane center, had it making landfall morehead city to cape lookout, beaufort area. now they've shifted it a little offshore. we're not even guaranteed that we're definitely going to get that landfall. doesn't matter as much. only reason to be concerned about that is some of the strongest winds are right in the core of the eye. 90-mile-per-hour winds 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. in the morning, weakening down to a category 1. outer banks can deal with a category 1. they're used to getting hit by these storms once every four years and the building codes are very strict. i would

carolina tonight and into friday in the weekend. federal emergency declarationings have been approved for florida, georgia, south carolina, and north carolina. less than an hour ago, give jenkins recorded this update for us from foley beach in south carolina. >> the winds are really picking up on the barrier islands of south carolina. the highest wind recorded so far is 68 miles per hour in carlson international airport. but here, on foley beach it seems like it might be a little bit stronger. we are in the parking lot of a fishing pier where two years ago, erosion. three years ago, a real beating. it is a combination today of these high winds of hurricane force strength winds even though we are 80 miles from the center of the eye. the winds are strong here mixed with a surge expected to be five to eight feet and rainfall from six to 12 inches of rainfall. we see water running down this street here. it has been evacuated. we haven't seen anybody around here. we haven't seen law enforcement patrolling here. and the power going in and

carolina. landfall is not out of the question, not a guarantee but not out of the question in the carolinaing shallou definitely get closer with that closer movement, you will notice a couple of things. you see where we are now, we're expecting this to pick up and run north, areas to the west, maybe one to two-inches of rain. it stays that way up the coast. to the north we have better odds, heavy rain spots once you get up into the carolinas, 8 to 10-inches, that's what this particular model is showing. the other model, the gfs okay the american model we were talking about, goes up to 12 inspects in charleston. we talked about a little wobble in the track, , this is 12-inchs of rain. this is something we have to pay attention to even though it seems we're trending off the coast. >> that 10-mile switch has been happening on and off the past couple days. adam, thank you so much. >> mayday, mayday, mayday! i can't breathe. >> aishah: look at this, a devastating story out of california. a mayday call and a voice of distress alerting the coast guard to a horrific scene off the west shore. early monday m

florence in the carolinas created a 1 in 1,000 year event flood. harvey. wn to the list where it's limited and you are at hurricanes and tornados. i expect that we are going to see, when it comes to hurricanes, that's going to start going up the list a little bit. i went back in the archives here and grabbed the radar from harvey. of course, this moved to a pace that you could outwalk like dorian. what we're seeing here is, with a warmer climate, where the air is warmer, it holds more moisture. so you are getting 1 in 500-year rain events. then also you are getting warmer waters. so that's more high octane fuel, and we are seeing these hurricanes now go through rapid intensification because of the warmer waters. when you look at the list and you want to know what the definition of rapid intensification is, 30-mile-per-hour wind increase in a 24-hour period. that happens to 79% of major tropical cyclones. we are seeing that happen more and more with these storms. definitely in the last five to even ten years. then you have the ocean that is rising. that'sng

the storm is battering the carolina coast as a category 1 right now. the outer banks bracing for the worst as the rain comes pelting down, there is fear about a life-threatening storm surge and damage from more than 20 tornadoes, and all of this comes with new pictures of the devastation that storm brought to the bahamas. the storm has still weakened, but it is battering the carolinas. drenching rains extending as far north as new england. and as rain bands spread out over the carolinas, 900,000 people were ordered to evacuate. some areas are seeing sustained wind speeds of up to 90 to 100 miles per hour, and power is out in more than 280,000 homes. flash flooding has already inundated parts of charleston, south carolina, leaving drivers stranded, people marooned in their homes as well. and several parts of north carolina, suspected tornadoes left trails of destruction. here you're about to see mobile homes in emerald isle. they were tossed around like toys. we're also watching the other big story today. that's the rising death toll in the bahamas in do

hurricane dorian is starting to wreak havoacross the carolinas. the category 3 storm has created 30,000 power outages in south carolina downtown charleston has started flooding police there have shutdown over a dozen streets and are warning people to shelter in place in florida, officials were counting their blessings after the storm skirted the coast. orlando's airport has reopened along with walt disney world and universal. but dorian decimated parts of the bahamas leaving abaco islands and grand bahama island in massive heaps of floating debris the death toll there is now up to 20. nbc's keri sanders is in the bahamas with more. >> reporter: well, good morning, frances. customs and border protection, air and marine operations will be airborne again today. we spent the day with them as they were flying rescue, search and rescue missions over great abaco, and you can see as we flew in some of the incredible devastation. but remarkably where we went, areas where nobody had been, this was first contact with survivors. we came upon those who had ridd

that is forcing a million people from florida to the carolinas to evacuate. a mad scramble to get ready for the storm that pummeled the bahamas. one of the strongest on the record in the atlantic. bringing 48 hours of unrelenting wind and rain, killing at least five people. >> we're literally in the ocean. . >> our team of reporters and analysts are standing by. morgan chesky, hans nichols, mariana atencio. mariana, folks have been getting ready for a week now. they say now is not the time to relax and let your guard down. >> reporter: absolutely not, hallie. we are going into the critical 24-hour period. i can tell you this is my eighth day of covering storm presence. officials are inching people, tourists, onlookers to seek shelter. you can see how big the waves behind me are getting. here in cocoa beach we will feel the effects of the storm. and you mentioned how historic the storm was over the bahamas. it stands to make history here as well. just to put it in perspective, sustained winds of over 74 miles per hour have not been reported in brevard county si

but now we focus all eyes on the carolinas and into georgia for the coming hours. back to you. >> all right. thank you so much for that. and stay safe this morning. >>> president trump has approved emergency declarations for both north and south carolina. and new evacuation orders have been issued for residents of both states. crews from oklahoma gas and electric already on their way to north carolina to help out. they've gathered here to say a prayer before leaving. >> charleston international airport in south carolina will close at 3:00 p.m. today. officials telling everyone in the evacuation zones they must leave now. both lanes of i-26 in south carolina have been one way out of town to assist with evacuations. at noon today that ends. why? so emergency crews can come back in, seek shelter at safe locations. some mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted in part of florida that were spared the worst of dorian. there are more than 160 shelters now open across the state. >> reiterating what chad myers said, the eye wall will hit land. listen to the warnings. >>>

you can see that keep of possibility and the consensus just really chose to the carolina coast. and latest for you, windy, wet conditions along the florida coast, north carolina and south carolina coast, likely will see significant impacts with the storm. the coastal flooding possible is far north as long island. of course, we will continue to monitor dorian and talk about our weather here at homecoming up. michelle. >> thank you, mary. >>> this afternoon, a team of 45 buy area firefighters arrived in north carolina hide of dorian. this is video of them getting ready yesterday and the oakland fire department is one of 28 teams around the country that is part of the urban search-and- rescue team and we'll continue to track dorian for you on air and online at kpix.com. movement police are investigatingary series of nasty freeway crashes in the bay area. one deadly. in menlo park, the driver of an suv was killed after colliding with a truck overnight. it happened nornor marsh road. the crews blocked off the lane as they worked on cleaning up the area. no one else was hurt. >> and so

staying on the north carolina coast, we go back to the south now, almost parallel to where the eye is. surf city, north carolina. we are thankful to be joined by the mayor there, doug medlin. please tell me no one has done anything stupid. please tell me everyone heatede the warnings. >> good evening, brian. yeah, all of our people are off the island at this time. we are watching the island with cameras from different points. our wind gusts have been up to about 54, so we're blessed. we're not getting anything like we thought we were going to get. by the cameras we haven't seen any washovers yet. the water is coming up to the region on the dune, but not over it. >> when was the last time, mayor, you had dune and beach e renourishment there? how old is this sand we're talking about? >> we were putting sand on the beach during turtle season the 1st of june. that's the last time we had sand on the beach. this time it didn't seem like we're losing a lot of it. >> you didn't have to get tough with anybody, that people followed the warnings as far as you can tell, and most importantly, plea

hurricane dorian creeping slowly north just off the carolina coast. in just the last few hours it has weakened to a category 1. it's leaving more than 293,000 customers in north and south carolina without power. cnn meteorologist derek van dam is in charleston, south carolina, live this morning. derek, you've been walking around the streets there. you can see the evidence of the wind damage and the storm surge, at least for charleston though not as bad as feared. fortunately, they can breathe a sigh of relief. they were spared the worst from hurricane dorian. we are in historic downtown charleston. the quintessential area of this particular city. driving around assessing the damage, we've seen awnings ripped off of buildings, we've seen downed power lines, we have seen trees toppled over but this vulnerable coastal city knows how to handle large storms like this. they know they're susceptible to flooding and storm surge so they've boarded up some of the local businesses and homes across this area. we managed to talk to the mayor of charleston yesterday

in the carolinas. hurricane dorian continues its onslaught of the atlantic coastline. right now battering its way north ward along the south carolina coast. dorian has moved within 70 miles of charleston, carrying with it 110 mile-per-hour winds and the real threat of a deadly eight foot storm surge. massive amounts of rainfall combined with overflowing seas are already flooding the historic streets of charleston. dorian expected to continue toward north carolina where

the storm slamming the coastal carolinas right now. s are out in force all across the storm zone. and we're learning just how deadly dorian has been. five storm-related fatalities in this country and two in north carolina. and in the bahamas, the death toll is rising with at least 30 people losing their lives. that as an official there says that hundreds of people remain unaccounted for. we're going to get strait

the big concern is for the 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 rai

there's the threat of a landfall later this week, perhaps somewhere in the carolinas we can't let our guard down just yet, even though the immediate threat is for the bahamas. it's really unprecedented. >> it looks like something we're going to be dealing with until next weekend. >> bonnie, thank you terror along a ten-mile stretch of highway in texas. the shooting spree left seven dead and a dozen more injured. the gunman led police on a harrowing chase, opening fire on bystanders along the way nbc's vaughn hilliard is in odessa with the latest >> reporter: good morning. here in odessa and midland, this is your metropolitan area of west texas it's a population of about 280,000 folks here and over the course of two hours on saturday afternoon, there was mass confusion and chaos, frankly, as what began initially as a traffic stop along the i-20 turned into two hours of essentially road rage from this gunman we now know the gunman is a 36-year-old white male, ultimately after about those two hours it all came to an end right here but along the way, there are now 15 active crime scenes,

up to the carolinas. in florida shelters are maxing out. many residents in the region evacuate the area. including those in hospitals and elderly homes. >> straight to meteorologist. tracking this storm. we are going to say all night. it has been a week. ten days. >> almost two weeks. we're going to continue to watch this storm system into saturday. so we are not done yet. right now it's stationary over the northern bahamas. 120 miles per hour sustained winds. i want to show you very quickly the retract. the eye of the hurricane. it it's starting to split apart. starting to lose the force. but as it goes back into open water, it will gain steam once again. unfortunately these bands are very heavy. and they'll cause that storm surge in the major flooding across southern florida. we just got the latest update from the national hurricane center. i want to show you something very quickly. downgraded to a category 3. we're not concerned about the intensity here. the energy is split apart across the storm system. the flooding is going to be prolon