a leader of the "cajun navy" will tell us how the "cajun navy" has rescued hundreds so far.hat's next? the storm is expected to drop up to 40-inches of rain. it is moving about as fast fast as the average person walks. that is how slow it is. we're talking 18 trillion gallons over the next seven days. we have south carolina congressman ralph northam how his state is getting knocked down but how good samaritans are stepping up. president trump will travel to the carolinas to survey the damage. we have the moment by moment action. thank you for watching. money, politics, we have the stories behind tomorrow's headlines. i'm elizabeth macdonald. "the evening edit" starts right now. ♪ liz: this is the fox business network. the dow closing slightly to the downside, to actually pretty decent, 154. more on the money in a second. the four fatalities from hurricane florence. a mother and a child was killed when a tree fell on their home in wilmington, north carolina. the storm batters north carolina's coast with 70 mile-an-hour winds. talk of a life-threatening storm surge up to 11 fe

steve: we heard the guy from the cajun navy talk about zillow.t is a walkie-talkie you can have on your phone. >> take the word hello and put is the conference. we are toy around with it and you can dial into this and find other channels around the hurricane florence area, there are hundreds of people online sharing information. this is great for an emergency during a storm. you can say where are you right now? you could say i am up in the attic, let's get out of here. steve: you listen to these conversations. >> and participate as well. it becomes a walkie-talkie. you are stuck in your home and your power is out but the cell phone signals are still working you can have a conversation with the cajun navy saying i'm at this latitude and longitude according to my maps, come get me. steve: how long are the cell phone towers? >> 48-72 hours on average. look at this apps called weather radio, one of my favorites, janice dean loves it and spot on is what she is saying. what this does when you get weather radio is the ability to hear direct warnings rel

volunteers who rescued their louisiana neighbors during katrina became known as the cajun navy. a couple years ago a new group of volunteers revived that name, and they've been saving those trapped by hurricanes, thousands of them, ever since. tonight we'll take you along with the cajun navy as they rescue people in the carolinas in tonight's "eye on america." >> lumberton is our town. all right. we are the best thing on somebody's worst day for the next 72 hours. so this is the river. all right. when this floods, from exit 17 here, this section can quite hessibly be submerged. >> heavenly father, please watch over these men and women today. >> in the time of need, in the time of crisis, we're united as one, right? that's what the cajun navy is all about. i know what it's like. my mom lost her house in katrina. my grandmother lost her house in katrina. th we're just getting reports now that there's a senior home center over off galveston. we're working to link up with the fire chief, send a recon team over there, see what's tetively happening with the water. >> oh, yeah, it's fl

we are spoke to the cajun navy. the volunteers arriving on the scene. they say they have been inundated with 500 calls. they cannot get out yet. they are staging. the zodiacs cannot get out yet. you see the winds are too strong for them to be operating. some families trapped in the homes, like the family you are trying to get a hold of right now, they are doing the right thing right now. they were told to evacuate. this is why. if you are trapped in your house right now, you have to get to the higher rooms. bring your family to the higher rooms to stay safe as the water rises. chris was saying 6 feet of flooding. 10 feet in places. that is where it is right now and it could continue and get worse at different times of the day as the tides work in and out. again, this is cnn special live coverage of hurricane florence. the eye, outer eyewall is minutes away from where i am. we could see gusts of 95 miles an hour here in wilmington shortly. we'll be right back. (vo) this is not a video game. this is not a screensaver. this is the destruction of a cancer c

i will bring in todd with the cajun navy. the folks have been around the area and not just in terms of florence. in terms of helping out. where are you right now? what have you been a part of and what are you concerned about? >> we are in north carolina and i haven't slept in like three days. we just left wilmington and there is a lot of flooding going on there and they followed us to come in to help them. >> you were able to get out of wilmingt wilmington. one of the things you were hearing is the mayor had to turn away duke energy coming in to fix power lines and had to turn away folks from fema. they are worried about the fuel coming in. you were able to get out? >> yes, we were able to get out. we were able to get out and we had jacked up thuks that we were able to get out. it was about a foot r foot and a half, but we were able to get in. >> you can put this into perspective with the flooding you have seen with florence and other disasters you have been there to help out with? >> the disasters, the water has been high an

we are working with the louisiana "cajun navy." stuart: the "cajun navy" arrived.hat is good news indeed. >> yes, they're a welcome sight. stuart: as i understand it you were hit with sudden, rapid rise in water, at your emergency center, is that correct? no right. we did actually have some water in our emergency center. this facility we're in was old jail. there is sally port war vehicles drive in. almost like a big hole that goes under the building. so some water did run into that area but it did stablize once that hole filled up. and we don't have a whole lot of water and we're perfectly safe in our facility. stuart: now the people that you have rescued, and people who are still already, still in danger, were they warned to evacuate? are they in the evacuation area and they stayed? >> yes. craven county did issue a state of emergency on monday and tuesday morning we issued a voluntary evacuation for low-lying areas of craven county. by 2:00 p.m. on tuesday increased that to a mandatorywide evacuation. we put out the evacuation. we did that worked with the state

but the president of the cajun navy, todd terrell is with us. thank you so much for being with us. what is the situation where you are? what kind of calls are you getting right now? >> right now the water is coming up very fast. and we are actually having to turn around, but we're seeing a lot of places that didn't flood. and then when the storm first came in, at least, and are flooding now. >> how many rescues do you estimate we have conducted? >> we have conducted over 500 as of 5:30 this morning. so we're pretty proud of what we have done. we are not happy that we have to deal with the circumstances, but we're happy to help. >> you are such a value to people there, no doubt about it. are you able, since you're talking about being on a road and having to turn around, once you rescue people, have you encountered any instances where you can't get them to a shelter? >> yes. in fact, we were having to bring most of the people we rescued throughout the night to our staging area. we were staging at a local church. so we have a couple hundred voluntee volunteers and the rescuers had to

there's kaylee riding along with the cajun navy after hurricane florence. take it away, kaylee. >> reporter: ana, the volunteers of the cajun navy continue to do work, fill in holes and help the people who need it the most. coming up we'll tell you about the mission some of these guys are on right now to get it to a 5-year-old who needs it to save his life. cause trouble with re. - learning from him is great... when i can keep up! - anncr: thankfully, prevagen helps your brain and improves memory. - dad's got all the answers. - anncr: prevagen is now the number-one-selling brain health supplement in drug stores nationwide. - she outsmarts me every single time. - checkmate! you wanna play again? - anncr: prevagen. healthier brain. better life. and i don't add up the years. but what i do count on is boost®. delicious boost® high protein nuritional drink now has 33% more protein, along with 26 essential vitamins and minerals boost® high protein. be up for life. boost® high protein. show of hands. let's get started. who wants customizable options chains? ones t

the cajun navy helped to rescue more than 200 people in this area of north wilmington we're in now. those rescues began because the local fire department called the cajun navy, asking for their help. as the leader of this group tells me, they got that phone call because they're the ones with the boats, the manpower and could get to people who were surprised by these waters quickest. these rescue also continue for some time to come in this county and neighboring ones. >> kaylee hartung with the cajun navy in wilmington, north carolina. appreciate it. >>> president trump seems fixated on what is now the official death toll in puerto rico from a hurricane a year ago. he is reiterating his initial claim that the death toll of 3,000 people was made up to hurt him. alexandria ocasio-cortez, her mother is from puerto rico and she had family in puerto rico during the hurricane. the president continuing to send these tweets disputing the official government death toll and blaming democrats for inventing these numbers. i know this is personal for you. you tweeted that the your grandfather die

there is a crisis situation in the wilmington area as the cajun navy was a called into action by the fire department to rescue people from their homes as the floodwaters began to come inland. you mentioned the rivers, some of them not expected to crest until monday or even later in the week, but those waters are beginning to rise and take effect. and surprise people, in effect. yesterday i was up just north of here in pender county. a county under mandatory evacuation. and officials there told me they hasn't yet had called for service. nobody had needed rescuing from their homes if they had stayed, but the concern was that as this storm moved on, as the storm was downgraded, that people would be wanting to come back to their homes to survey the damage that it had done. but the reminder again that the damage that this storm will do is so far from over. just after having that conversation with an official, where she wanted me to continue to caution people not to try to come back to their home, i encountered a family who was in the process of packing up their things, of evacuating, of h

overnight the cajun navy was hard at work in wilmington making more than 250 rescues.the waters moved and receded in a lot of those areas where there was great concern, the cajun navy and their assets were looking for their next project, they were looking to chase the water. head of the cajun navy made a call to the next county over and they said, yeah, come on over. so those guys loaded up, they were able to get to leland because again it is just over the other side of the cape fear river in their big trucks and with their boats. they are now in the process of answering what i'm told is about 200 calls for service in that area. erica. >> all right, appreciate the update. and so important to have them there on the ground helping with the rescues. and also want to check in with polo sandoval who has been in lumberton, an area just a little south of where i am here in fayetteville where folks are very concerned about the lumber river, the flooding to come. >> reporter: yeah, we've been driving the streets of lumberton really assessing what is happening. the situation cer

joining us now is the texas leader of america's cajun navy. you are actually in lumberton.ense, have you been called in at this point to help out at all? >> yes. a lot of it is also monitoring the situation and kind of keeping my guys ready. the boats are in the water. we have been very careful today. we are coming back from a german shepherd rescue and heading back. >> so you are helping to rescue people's pets, the pets of people who had to evacuate right now? >> yeah. the first night i got here i was in fayetteville. we got the call that newburn needed boats. we took a police officer and firefighter out with the navigator and i couldn't be more proud of them. >> so many people are not only -- go ahead, i'm sorry. >> a lot of people are bringing animals to shelters and hotel rooms. for me to come here and say bye-bye to my dogs broke my heart. >> i understand. as somebody with pets for so many of us they are like family. i know people are so grateful to you and your fellow volunteers. people realize you are helping the pets because these are their families and they need a

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we're speaking with some of them live as rescue crews and the cajun navy rush to save them. >> eight month's worth of rain in just a few days. power knocked out for hundreds of thousands. we're tracking the monster storm as it barrels ashore on our air. our team right there in the storm zone. a special edition of "good morning america" starts now. >>> good morning, america. we are live for our viewers in the west. we want to get right to that breaking news. hurricane florence hitting the east coast so hard this morning. that was the scene earlier this morning. our team out there in wilmington, north carolina, facing torrential rain, heavy winds. they are all safe, but it was a tough few hours. >> it certainly was. the hurricane making landfall, packing winds that topped 90 miles per hour. now one of the reasons it's so dangerous, speed or lack thereof, is moving so slowly, just hovering over towns, hammering them for hours. torrential rain up to 40 inches in some areas. >> we have seen that. we already saw that life-threatening storm surge. up to 10 feet in new bern, north carolina.

>> they send us a message to our page, it's america's cajun navy on facebook. we'll send it to your dispatch, and our dispatchers will prioritize it, make sure the caller is still in need, and they'll dispatch it out to the boats. >> reporter: are you working in coordination with the local authorities and with the national guard or do you all operate separately on your own? >> oh, no, we have full cooperation with the authorities. they're actually one of our biggest assets. when we pulled in, i believe thursday night, we got some sleep in fayetteville. i've been up since tuesday night. we got a call that one town was taking on water with nine-foot swells, so we made the three-hour drive through the storm. our whole time on the phone with the mayor, with the police chiefs, sheriffs, fire chiefs. and when we pulled in, they said, look, you have our assets, we just need your know-how. we got on the boat with me, my navy ga n navigator, and from 1:00 to 4:00 a.m., we did easily over 400 rescues, getting people out of their holes. the biggest thing was getting peopl

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k kaylee hartung is with the cajun navy. tell us what you're seeing. >> jake, this boat in the process of being launched into the floodwaters by the volunteers of the cajun navy into an area where they believe hundreds are in need of help. this is a different kind of phenomenon. this is something we've never seen. that's how wilmington's mayor bill saffo described this developing situation to me as floodwaters rising and moving into areas that never flooded before. >> last night, they helped rescue more than 200 people in this area of north wilmington. as the leader of this group tells me, the cajun navy got the phone call because they're the ones with the boats and manpower who can get to people who were surprised by these waters. jake, these rescues will continue for some time to come. >> as florence hammers the carolinas, president trump seemingly remains fixated on what is now the official death toll in puerto rico from the her cane a year ago. he's repeating his untruthful claim that the official death toll of close to

and with us is clyde cane, founder of the louisiana cajun navy.known group of volunteers who help in storms just like florence. clyde, good to have you with us. you're in gaston, south carolina. how many cajun navy members are there with you and why did you choose gaston? >> well, i came in and started scouting on saturday. and between myself and the leader of the united cajun navy, we had contacts, so i went boots on the ground, found us a great staging area. we have all amenities and plenty of room to park from flatbed semis to our air boats to teams, medic teams, people coming from all over. groups, we're able to put them in the same security compound out there, and deploy from there and we're in touch with local and state to deploy us as well as a ticketing system we have. >> the fact that this storm could sit for not hours, right, but days, how does that change things for you? >> well, we planned ahead of time for that because we have been watching it and knew it would probably stall and sit there for a second or just move in slow. so we have

brooke, you were interviewing the member of the cajun navy and all those folks there, it's sad because people stay in the storm, and that's what happens when you get trees falling down, you get electricity and transformers breaking, debris, you don't know what's under flood waters. that's a problem. it is sad this happened. the real part is that we're probably going to get more injuries in the storm. let's hope there aren't any more deaths and that people are doing what emergency workers say if you're in your homes, get to a high place. there will be flooding here. stay in a place that's safe and out of the elements. miguel marquez has been following the storm, witnessing and been involved in some flooding there. last time we saw him, he was knee deep in water. what's going on? >> reporter: how powerful this storm is, it is clear as tragic as it is trees, light poles, everything will come down in this storm. we moved from the area we were earlier where it was flooding. the tide is going out. it is somewhat less intense. this is the boardwalk to the ocean. i want to show you how intense

the cajun navy understands the same way i understand.you have to maneuver in behind a storm and be in position to go in to start rescuing people. that is what i hope fema will get on the books tomorrow, is what is the response force to go in and help each state in their national guard to do search and rescue on a big scale? we had over 245 helicopters in katrina. we never got over 100 in puerto rico. we need to be able to mass that force, and all the people that can do that along with the national guard is the active duty military, and i haven't heard any orders to them to be prepared. so many hundred helicopters, so many hundred high clearance vehicles going there to help. i think that is where i fall short on giving the president and his national security team any compliments, because that's why i don't think they're prepared. they don't understand what are the type of things and instruments the government should be preparing to help people survive the effects of the storm that first 24 to 36 hours, brian. >> all right, from the cajun

calls for spoke to a volunteer from the cajun navy, and some 500 calls, the rescue crews cannot go out in this kind of weather, not yet at least. they are staging and getting red 83 to help when they can. we have been on the phone all morning with people trapped inside their homes and they have moved to the upper floors to remain safe while they can. this is just the beginning. there will be days of this, two days of this, moving down to south carolina over the next day and a half. cnn, we have crews up and down the coast here at hurricane florence bears down. want to go to chris cuomo, a heck of a day to choose for alumni day on "new day" chris as the storm hits. >> reporter: happy to help out. you are doing a good job, j.b. stay safe and keep the crew safe, and you are our future here. j.b. and i have been on since 3:00 a.m. eastern standard time, and it has changed here during that time. it was dry and breezy. now you are getting gusts, that's just 45 miles per hour. what will this place be like after 12 hours of it? we are not going to get the major conditions of a hurricane until

. >>> coming up, the cajun navy is helping. i'll talk to one of the volunteers in a moment.ore nexium 24hr mark could only imagine... a peaceful night sleep without frequent heartburn waking him up. now that dream is a reality. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day, all-night protection. can you imagine 24 hours without heartburn? you wouldn't accept an incomplete job from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase sensimist relieves all your worst symptoms, including nasal congestion, which most pills don't. and all from a gentle mist you can barely feel. flonase sensimist. >>> well we've been reporting on the rescue efforts in the carolinas and showing you there are volunteers -- so many volunteers helping people survive florence and some have traveled hundreds of thousands of miles to be here and here is the cajun navy with their louisiana fishing boats great for shallow water rescues and they have different groups with the same mission and formed after hurricane katrina in 2005 and reacted for harvey last year and todd tarot is the founder

the cajun navy is in the carolinas. of volunteers formed in the aftermath of hurricane katrina out today rescuing residents, including some of the hardest -- some if the hardest hit places such as new bern, north carolina where the storm surge has in some parts been over 10 feet. let's go to cnn's diane gallagher. diane, you're learning they're pausing rescues there. >> reporter: there has been a pause in rescues. for the most part it was due to the fact that they had been able to get everybody who had been requesting those rescues, jake, but we're in high tide. we're going to be in high tide for another four hours, and we have been watching the water rise. some of it had receded a bit, especially in the downtown area where it got up so high yesterday when we were out here, they had to do rescues overnight in this area. it had receded some. they were able to get most of those rescues concluded in river bend and downtown new bern, but those rescues will kick up again in another hour or two as people realize the water is

there are water rescues and the cajun navy is trying to rescue people trapped in their homes. all of this as high tide is an hour and a half away. that's a critical time. >> wind gusts of 105 miles per hour at wilmington airport which is the highest recorded gust since hurricane helene in 1958. while there is no change in the way of location, we have seen a change in the direction. last hour we told you it was moving west southwest and now it's moving southwest. that, if it continues on that path, it's back out over the water. we will get a complete update from the national hurricane center coming up at 11:00 which will include a new projected path. >> the issue with it going over the water is it fuels it up and makes landfall again. >> what's interesting that was the path of the european model. the national hurricane center path obviously did not take that. it has come further south over the last day or two. >> we will watch what happens. power outages are climbing as we speak. more than a half million homes and businesses in the dark across the carolinas. whole towns without

now we have clyde cave and the member of the -- much renowned cajun navy.in these situations. do you hear me? >> yes. i can hear you. >> thank you for joining us. what have you heard in terms of things you've had to address? >> you're breaking up. can you say that again? >> clyde, can you hear me? >> yes, sir. >> what have you had to deal with so far? >> downed power lines, downed trees. we traversed over from new bern, we're in new bern this morning and came on over to -- i'm over at the church over here in wilmington. we've been there a couple of days. and we head to wilmington and now dealing with the surge that is coming up. and high winds and we have the boats today and our air boat so we're dealing with -- dealing with this -- all kind of weather conditions right now. so we're just going to stand down at the moment just waiting for the conditions to change so get our guys out there and everybody with boats and medics to get out there and help the people. >> well, look, you're doing god's work but discretion is often the better part of valor, especiall

i never imagined that i would be rescued by the cajun navy.t lastly, i want to get your thoughts on puerto rico for a moment. i know it's never far out of your thoughts. you've done so much work there. president trump has again been giving himself praise in regards to the response there after hurricane maria, saying the administration did a fantastic job and it was one of the best jobs that's ever been done. also raising doubts about the death toll, that some 3,000 puerto ricans died in the wake of the storm. i'm wondering what your thoughts are on what you've been hearing from the president. >> i think the game of the president, i think, is known by everybody. i think 51% of a leader is empathy. and i think we all need to help him to gain some empathy, because that's part of leadership. obviously, we didn't do a good job in puerto rico, from the federal government to the ngos to the local government. overall, we failed the people of puerto rico. 3,000 dead, maybe more. but listen, we're in the middle of a hurricane right now. why he starts di

that the cajun navy actually had to come to your rescue.pened. >> we were with a local sheriff's department and erp we were bringing thousands of meals to one of the shelters that was surrounded by water. and you know, when we began driving, there was not much water, and all of a sudden we make it into almost 5, 6 feet. and all of a sudden the spire truck began moving like a feather and we tilted and we almost kind of -- we had to stop driving, obviously. so the guys called, the cajun navy, they arrive within 30 minutes. i don't know how, because we were in the middle of nowhere. and i was always dreaming about being with those guys on the water, i never imagine that i would be rescued by the cajun navy. so those guys are really amazing. >> just lastly, i want to get your thoughts on puerto rico for a moment. i know it's never far out of your thoughts. you've done so much work there. president trump has again been giving himself praise with regard to the response there after hurricane maria, saying the administration did a fantastic job and

i'm here with our captain panama and volunteers from the united cajun navy.e been down here for change and how many rescues have you been a part of? >> close to 300. >> close to 250. >> we are moving beyond the rescue stage. the mission is transitioning to that of supply-delivery. tell us where we're going and. >> a 5-year-old ran out of his prescription and they wanted us to bring it to him. we are making contact with him and they are flooded in to get his medicine. >> we have a convoy of about six votes. water, baby food, diapers and supplies that can be delivered. the stop after this one will be a shelter. what's your understanding of how dire the situation is. >> my understanding is the few times i have been up here, we have been wiped out by the flood. i know they have done air drops and supplies. every day since we started, we had rescues and splice. they are the worst off. >>. >> you guys are not federally funded or any government organized entity. can you describe the hole you fill for these guys? not everybody with emergency services can always do. w

we talked to the cajun navy, those guys were out in force, trying to rescue as many people as possible. in your area, as far as water levels go, are you in thing any fluctuation of water levels where you are? >> absolutely. the ocean is a benefit. once the storm surge comes in, it's got somewhere to go, it goes back out to sea. the minimal flooding we have seen in this immediate area, we have seen that the water is mostly receded and gone back out to sea. like those rivers that are cresting, there is nowhere for that water to come. here in morehead, the major rivers, major newport river feeds down into this bay. that takes days, if not weeks to get out of there. >> griff jenkins. that's amazing. you look at morehead city, new bern and wrightsville beach, it's phenomenal out there. law enforcement and rescue workers on high alert as floodwaters rise and rain continues to pour. it could be a tropical depression by the end of tonight. joiningme by phone is john ingraham. what's the biggest channel for you and your people trying to work while this storm continues raging? >> good morning. o

one of them, you may have heard of, they are called the cajun navy joining us by phone.people are grateful for your work. so give us a sense of who the cajun navy is and what you are focused on today. >> we are just pretty much grassroots organization. i kind of got together after all the continue all floods starting back in, katrina really and really picked up in 2016 after the floods in baton rouge. we got a lot more organized then. now we are in wilmington, north carolina making some preparations and plans on where we are going to go out today and try to get some rescues. >> what are your numbers? one said ten boats. talk about that. and also what's your biggest obstacle? >> right now the biggest obstacle is being in the right position at the right time. so we are debating where we'll end up because these rivers are starting to back flow and everything is running down. so we are worried about them coming over the banks like they were saying before and just trying to get in the right position of helping those people what is going to flood first so we don't get stuck ei

they are called the cajun navy.na yesterday. we will get it to you. there they are right there. katie: president trump recognizing their efforts tweeting we love the cajun navy, thank you so much. ed: joining us now is jordan, he is with the cajun navy. we had you by phone earlier. you said you were trying to figure out where your efforts would best be put out there. what are you finding this morning? what part of north carolina are you focused on? >> so we are still in wilmington, since we talked last. they are coming up with another new little plan right now. just sings it broke daylight. and we are getting some information of how the night went in the area. our guys are actually in a meeting right now. i stepped out to -- pete: you crowd source information. you get a sense of where it is needed most. you said you are in a meeting. are you staying in wilmington? what's your sense of where you will be need the most today? >> i think we are going to be right here on the east side of wilmington. and then we are are g

the cajun navy, the texas captain of the cajun navy, he had hundreds of volunteers are making the trip to the carolinas, they will prepare for florence to make landfall. >> another hundred gallons of fuel, the first 7 days is usually search and rescue. the last two -- it all depends on the storm. they 7 today 10. >> many groups heading across the country, a jewish relief organization is going to check in from burnsville, minnesota packing up to rebuild homes. >> is big. generators, gas cans, power tools to pumps that pump out on the east coast. shannon: orlando answer on the areas, first responders stocking emergency vehicles with extra pillows, blankets, bandages, oxygen and other critical medical supplies, awaiting the call like many fellow americans, heading to the carolinas in this time of need. from the local response, claims that fema gave a bunch of money to ice. one democratic lawmaker, and good evening, kristin. >> the hurricane hasn't hit but fema is under fire, democratic senators accusing the trump administration of diverging $10 million in funds away from fema and to ice,

evacuate during a hurricane, first responders are inundated with emergency calls, volunteers from the cajun navyalready carried out more than 100 rescues in north carolina, many in new bern. tony wade is the commander of the cajun coast search and rescue, he is with me on the phone. we are looking at pictures of all of this water, commander wade. are you in new bern now? tell me about the rescues you have been involved in. >> yes, i am actually in route as we speak. we have teams on the ground now, had teams on the ground all day. multiple groups have come together, fascinating to see all of this happen. once again, see it year after year, but it is fascinating. reports i am getting is a lot of water, a lot of calls from people for help. guys are doing a wonderful job trying to get responders out to the calls. the bad part of it, we have to watch for our safety close, take calls and respond to calls as it is safe for responders to get out there. we want to get to everybody we can, as fast as we can, but it is a horrible situation with the amount of water and people that stayed. rescues will go o

we saw a big difference here than puerto rico. >> general honore, we thank you. >> the cajun navy is there. thanks so much, general. >>> hurricane florence is barrelling down on the carolinas. cnn has your team of reporters covered. when it is expected to hit and how people are preparing. all of that next. (music throughout) replace one meal or snack a day with glucerna... made with carbsteady to help manage blood sugar... ...and end the day with a smile. glucerna®. everyday progress. glucerna®. at&t provides edge-to-edge intelligence, covering virtually every part of your healthcare business. so that if she has a heart problem & the staff needs to know, they will & they'll drop everything can you take a look at her vitals? & share the data with other specialists yeah, i'm looking at them now. & they'll drop everything hey. & take care of this baby yeah, that procedure seems right. & that one too. at&t provides edge to edge intelligence. it can do so much for your business, the list goes on and on. that's the power of &. & when your patient's tests come back... of great savings and s

the whole drive here, we thought we would have some help from other cajun navies. the case. so we showed up. we went out, just two of us, two of the officers, and it's bad hearing about people trapped in attics and on roofs, but going in homes and having to help people out of their attic and knowing the consequences of them being up there, how they're not supposed to go in there, and it's one of those things that they're about to get hit with 30 more inches of rain. low tide helped us out today, and then you have the rain after this stalls and goes north, coming down the rivers. their houses when they come back next week might be completely submerged. >> what's your expectations for the next couple days? because i mean, obviously, you know, they're saying this water, the surge is going to continue to come. the rain is going to continue to fall as much as 40 inches in some areas. >> this is insane. you have a surge of katrina with the rain of harvey. a horrible combination with the way it's laid out over here. every high tide with the surge, you have to come down he

the cajun navy that became famous after hurricane navy and last year after harvey.lunteers, we were some in maryland. some were teenagers from here in newbern who got their boats, registered with the police department. and they made more than 50 rescues in a 24-hour period. the national guard is taking out vehicles and boats. but look, the fire departments, they're coming through, going n on, and they will be doing damage checks because of the clear skies. trying to see where the infrastructure is weak, the damage with the trees down. like many places in the carolinas, there had been a lot of wind before the rain came in. the ground is is tsaturated. we didn't experience the wind that our colleagues in wilmington and people on the southern coast of north carolina did. we had big gusts that took down trees because the ground was saturated. i talked to the firefighters who are dealing with that in their own homes, flooding and trees down on their own homes. they're still doing rescues. when the rain comes back today, we may be doing more of that as waters rise. >> rep

and as florence parks itself over land and pours on the rain-- rescuers like the united cajun navy are in full-time rescue mode.mitch colvin, fayetteville mayor: "if you are refusing to leave during this mandatory evacuation, then you need to do things like contact your next of legal next of kin because the loss of life is very very possible." ( marty ) ( marty ) very possible." ( marty ) and if you would like to help those affected by hurricane florence - log on to kron-4-dot-com. we have set up a link to donate to the red cross relief effort. ( marty ) now we want to to get a check of the bay area forecast. here's mabrissa rodriguez. ( marty ) ( marty )( marty ) ( marty ) new this morning... police in santa rosa are investigating a deadly hit and run. it happened just before 9:30 last night near the intersection of stony point and occidental roads. police searched the area but could not find the car. now, they're looking at surveillance video. they describe the car as a small white sadan... possibly with a spoiler on the back. the car should have major front end damage. ( marty ) hap

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thanks so much to you and the whole cajun navy.e it. >> thanks to you. >> shepard: todd terrell a up from a state of louisiana. bring you inside the town that had been cut off by the floodwaters and have continuing coverage as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news. ♪ ♪ yes, we are twins. when i went on to ancestry, i just put in the name of my parents and my grandparents. i was getting all these leaves and i was going back generation after generation. you start to see documents and you see signatures of people that you've never met. i mean, you don't know these people, but you feel like you do. you get connected to them. i wish that i could get into a time machine and go back 100 years, 200 years and just meet these people. being on ancestry just made me feel like i belonged somewhere. discover your story. start searching for free now at ancestry.com. a town where almost half the population is self-employed. this is stonington, maine, lobster fisherman is the lifeblood of this town. by 2030, half of america may

>> from what we've se and >> reporter: also today, the cajun navy arrived. hundreds of volunteers from at least ten states rushing to this staging area bringing boats and determination. >> we brought out every possible airboat that we can get in our team and also medics and a lot of people coming in on stand by. >> reporter: clyde came from louisiana is no stranger to strong storms. they have been rescuing people since hurricane katrina. >> you can't put a price on bringing somebody hope in a hopeless situation. that's just priceless. >> reporter: the army national guard is also in place. specialist raymond felton from anderson, south carolina, is a park ranger and he's got a 7-year-old daughter. this is his first hurricane. >> gives me a good sense of satisfaction to know i can do what i can to help out my local community, help out my friends and neighbors when they are in need. if i get in the same situation where my home is under threat, i'm sure there is plenty of other men and women across this state that will be willing to do the same. >> reptee in myr

. >> reporter: a group of volunteers, the louisiana cajun navy are setting up a staging area to helpstrikes. >> preparing for the worst and praying for the best, at this point. we are prepared for everything. we've got safety supplies, food, water and drinks and boats ready to go out in case of emergencies. we are here to help. >> reporter: on monday, the louisiana governor issued a call for emergency and harbors were placed under mandatory evacuation. >> 3-5 inches of rain. high tide and storm surges what we are worried about. >> reporter: gordon is not the only store meteorologists are keeping their eyes on. tropical storm florence is churning in the eastern atlantic ocean and it's too early to tell how that storm will develop. fox news from los angeles. >>> let's get you to where you need to go. cell is off this week. we have allie rasmus. good morning. >>> overall, things look very good with nothing on the chp log just yet. let's start with a look at the south bay. if you are driving up from gilroy on 101, things are looking good and you can see green on the south bay map and tha

to the incredible first responders, including sheriffs, police officers, firefighters, our great cajun navy, they are all over the place. i put them up online and everybody loves them. everybody loves them. but they put themselves in harms way, and what they have done to save precious lives of our citizens has been nothing short of incredible. nearly 20,000 federal and military personnel are supporting the response efforts, along with the southeast coast. including brave men and women of north carolina and the national guard. of course, we are going to south carolina right after this, and they have been incredible. i know you have worked and coordinated well with south carolina, governor, that has been a great partnership. together with state and local first responders, they have assisted and rescued more than 3000 people. we want to thank you and i will say, i have been watching the coast guard with all of the helicopters lifting people up off roof tops. it's an incredible job, we appreciate it. thank you very much. more than 1.6 million males have been the -- meals have been delivered to

we went to the fire department and saw one of those meetings with the cajun navy.ing people out there and it's just every single high tide with that persistent easterly wind with this stationary tropical cyclone that continues to pile up that water and the more that falls upstream, it just can't go anywhere with that on shore flow blocking it and that's just exacerbating the flooding situation up in new bern and now developing here in the wilmington area with this prolific rainfall continuing. >> i want to show our viewers one of kind of the before and after shots that you've posted. when i show them, it's -- this is union point in new bern, and you can see quite the difference between the before on the left side of your screen and the after on the right. can you tell me about it? >> yeah, it's just incredibly scary out there in new bern. it's well removed from the coastal location, but they're well familiar with flooding there but nothing of this magnitude and something that came up 10, 15 feet with waves on top of it. it's a very scary situation. you can see curr

very: well, it is challenging, and the cajun navy has coe here. they meir name in hurricane trina, volunteers who bring their own boats and turn out to rescue people. there is already in operation alongside the state level effort. yes, these are immensely challenging conditions for the produced the has monster of a storm. rathe fact that th will continue for the next few days make anything a easier at all. the storm which potentially could cause billions of ollars worth damage is now heading towards south carolina, and the fear that it will do it's worst there, too. rajini: you say it is going to f theother few days storm. what are the knock on effects in the next days and weeks? laura: the worry is that inland flooding will become worse, rajini. the storm came ashore -- the hurricanes are like bulldozers. they just push water in land. because this one is hanging around and lingering like the worst houseguest ever, what you are seeing is more and-- mor what you will see is more and more inland flooding, rivers and places where people don't expect

we spoke to the cajun navy down there already.hey were down ahead of the storm and they have 310 volunteers and brought their boats down there. they're trying to rescue people who are already calling out for help. it will be amazing to watch this. looking forward to your coverage, shepherd smith starting at noon eastern time. thank you. hurricane florence is far from over. fema says the storm could linger in the carolinas for at least another day. more on where this storm is headed and who is at risk. >> the streets of morehead, a few hours ago we drove down, to give our viewers this shot. but it is just business after business, tree after tree blown away. you can see -- [inaudible] street signs flying like a piece of weaponry. david. what's going on? oh hey! ♪ that's it? yeah. that's it? everybody two seconds! "dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is with great pleasure that we offer our congratulations on your acceptance..." through the tuition assistance program, every day mcdonald's helps more pe

operations already under way from what is locally called the caju n way from what is locally called the cajun navyand houston during hurricane harvey. you have a lot of state officials saying they're trying to organise rescue effort as the waters rights. the evacuation centres pretty full now? yes, they are. a lot of the people in north and south carolina, if they were able to get out of the state entirely, they did so. a lot of the evacuation centres are housing people who had no cross to go. as we saw in a couple of pictures a little while ago, with the trees down and the signage and bmp the trees down and the signage and lamp posts also on the ground, what hazards of residence facing? the downed trees are a main concern right now, but power lines are also a big concern, they are strewn all over the roads here. that is electricity for people in north carolina, they have been out of power for 36 carolina, they have been out of powerfor 36 or 48 hours now. that isa powerfor 36 or 48 hours now. that is a huge concern now. people are advising that they avoid those power lines at all costs. when did

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