daytona beach, jacksonville, as well, by the afternoon.otice that orange and red disc where the strongest winds are, they stay offshore straight through the evening on wednesday where you're seeing the winds pick up in the savannah and charleston area. the potential rainfall, again, staying mostly off shore. there's a whole lot of it. it doesn't take a lot of a wobble on the storm. we still don't have any movement. that is the latest on this storm. we'll continue to track it. we'll have an update on "ctm," as well. david parkinson, cbs news. >>> hurricane dorian is responsible for at least five deaths in the bahamas. in the southeast united states, preparations continue. dorian threatens to drop about a foot of rain from florida to the carolinas. hillary lane is in daytona beach, florida. what kind of damage has dorian done so far? >> reporter: anne-marie, the images out of the bahamas are devastating. it came through with the same power as an ef4 tornado. neighborhoods were completely leveled, homes were floating in the water. we know a l

cocoa beach, daytona beach, into jacksonville. this is what we're going to be monitoring even as this storm continues to weaken. >> simone, thank you, in west palm beach simone boyce. breaking news from the world's largest retailer, walmart just announced a massive discontinuation of gun sales including all sales of short barrel rifle ammunition that can be used with military style weapons like the ar-15s that have been used in pretty much every mass killing we've reported on in the last several years. all sales of handgun ammunition. all sales of handguns in alaska which is an open carry state, one of the places they were selling handguns. >> the move follows nationwide outrage after two mass shootings at walmart stores that took place this summer. ali, this is a massive move. if you consider what an enormous retailer walmart is, what an enormous employer it is. and we can sit here in a newsroom and say this is a very clear cut issue. it's not a clear cut issue. gun culture is a really important part of america. >> right. >> and

rob: griff jenkins in daytona beach feeling those outer bands. >> reporter: in daytona they are feeling some -- rob: certainly is feeling outer bands because he can't get much of a signal. getting hit with a lot of that storm. we will come back to griff in a second but now we go to the north of daytona beach, in georgia people are bracing for a potentially catastrophic storm surge. carley: jillian is live in saint simons island where businesses are boarding up. >> reporter: in this first second where you see my report it is obvious we are seeing different weather here then griff was in florida. we are seeing wind but nothing strong, no rain yet to speak of but that is expected to change through the day. businesses and homes boarded up. take a look behind me, one of the main strips in saint simons island completely boarded up. all the businesses, homeowners are ready for this. let's look at video from three years ago, hurricane matthew, that is what people keep referencing when talking about what they are preparing for and you see some of the damage, trees down all over the place and the

fox news lauren blanchard joins us live from daytona beach, florida with more preparations there and the damage already done. folks just across the bridge, closer to the low lying areas. they need to be out of there by this morning on tuesday or monday morning. because after that it will be just uncertain on how much damage this storm is going to do. and he was just pension hadding this storm, slowing down a lot, but the problem with that and the national hurricane is warning people. that it is still expected to pack a really big punch. dorian makes landfall twice in the northern bahamas. it's expected to dump up to two feet of rain in the northern bahamas as they say the lifethreatening storm surge could raise the water levels. potentially destroying parts of the island nation. >> some areas, they could not tell the difference. as to the beginning of the streets. and the ocean will begin. >> the slow moving system, expected to pass over the bahamas by monday afternoon before heading north. florida, the carolinas, parts of georgia are on high alert. whether and it seems to be one of

here in daytona beach, we are under a hurricane warning. they're telling people the eye of the storm may not make land fall but it could come 30 to 40 miles to the coast so this area is going to feel some of those effects news wednesday. authorities have warned people, if they are in an evacuation zone, they need to get out or prepared to be stuck in their homes or on the long haul because of how slow this storm is moving. right now, the national hurricane center says it is not budging from the bahamas. up to virginia, people are told to plan for the worst, and gas was running out as people were stocking up. here in teach daytona beach, we weren't seeing many of these gas lines. now, for people who waited to stock up, it isn't the lack the water, everything is chosed. it is a -- closed. it is a ghost town. we drove around and couldn't find a single business, gas station, fast food, nothing was open. here in florida, looking ahead, we've seen hundreds of utility trucks and their crews staging. the companies are getting ready to restore power

thank you for the heads up on things in daytona beach. julia bag. >>> now most of the southeast kos is on edge as dorian creeps towards the southeast coast. they're being warned to get out and get out now. the national hurricane center now warning dorian could dump up to 15 inches off rain on the carolinas. saw bill karins' estimates. the concern talking about storm surge. unaddition i was noticing earlier the prices of gas, the prices offf things thfolks migh need going up in the south carolina area? >> reporter: yeah. slightly, ruchered. but when it comes to the lines when we were out and about yesterday, they're not significantly long, nothing luke what we saw in florida last week as they were getting ready for the storm. this is a day to prepare. officials are saying heed the warnings, use the time while the weather is still relatively nice because we just don't know where the system will land and the umpact this will have on the region. obviously flooding is a big concern. hurricane matthew in 2016 led to power outages. but significa

folks here in daytona beach, taking the risk deciding not to board up their businesses and just stay put. others say this one, they will feel a little different. instead they're boarding up their businesses, getting out of town or at least moving away from the water in some of the low lying areas. and they're heading inland. then this category 5 hurricane, they are now on record and tied for the strongest atlantic hurricane to ever make landfall. the problem with dorian, it is just making the conditions worse. dorian makes landfall twice in the northern bahamas. bringing wind gusts of over 200 miles per hour. it's expected to dump up to two feet of rain in the northern bahamas. a life threatening storm surge could raise water levels up to 20 feet, potentially destroying parts of the island nation. >> and some areas you cannot tell the difference as to the beginning of the street. and where the ocean begins. >> tslow moving system is expected to pass over the bahamas on monday afternoon before heading north. florida, the carolinas, and parts of georgia, they are on high alert. >> and

kpix5 reporter hillary lane joins us live from daytona beach, florida, what are the conditions out there right now? >> reporter: mary, it's little windy, otherwise absolutely beautiful day. the waves are intensifying. not expecting the conditions to pick up here until tomorrow night or wednesday. some people are hunkering down, many have evacuated ahead of the storm. hurricane dorian is slamming the northern bahamas, the powerful storm made landfall as a category 5 hurricane. packing winds of 185 miles an hour. >> we need help everything now. >> storm surges topping 18 feet submerged entire neighborhood. local media reports an 8-year- old boy drowned as his family tried to find shelter. this video comes from inside dorian, which is still expected to turn north and avoid a head- on collision with florida. authorities caution the storm could still impact thousands of people along the entire coast of florida. >> our east coast certainly is within the cone still. and people need to remain vigilant if you are ordered to evacuate, you need to do that. >> here in daytona beach, a mandatory evac

live in daytona beach, heading over to you. >> what is the latest on the evacuation orders in daytonaare? >> reporter: right now we know there is a mandatory evacuation here in daytona beginning in just about a half hour. people hear or see me like they're going to heed the warning. we did talk to a gentleman, he said even though either evacuation i am going to stay but this can be a very dangerous storm even though it doesn't directly hit. they are encouraging everyone in the mandatory evacuation areas to leave. >> live in daytona beach latest on the hurricane. >>> it is still too early to tell who is getting the worst of the storm's effects. you have been tracking the storms for the few days now. >> the latest weather models are showing this storm taken a turn to the north within the next 12 to 20 bar hours. really watching the projected path of hurricane dorian, you can see the satellite imagery of it and the well defined i it is still pounding the bahamas right now as a category five storm. stalled out over the bahamas, check out the movement, westerly adjust one mile per hour. pa

i'm john berman in daytona beach, florida.his is "new day," cnn's special live coverage of hurricane dorian. alisyn camrato joins me from new york this morning. you can see the condition. not good. the seas fierce behind me as the storm moves up the coast of florida, about 80 miles where i'm standing right now. the winds kicking up, raining consistently here. the focus now, where will the storm head next? charleston, south carolina, could take something of a direct hit. the storm could make landfall there tomorrow. that's where the storm is going. where it's already been there's been so much devastation. the bahamas, they're only now waking up to the damage there. rescue crews not able to arrive on mass yet. there have been some coast guard operations. the skies are sunny today our patrick oppmann tells us and they're hopeful aid will arrive soon. first, though, the 8:00 a.m. update is just in from the national hurricane center. so let's go to chad myers in the weather center to get a sense of where hurricane dorian is headed

in daytona beach, hilary lane. anne-marie, back over to you. >> thank you very much. >>> dorian makes its slow journey. cbs news weather producer david parkinson is tracking the storm. >> anne-marie, good morning. the storm is finally making its way furtherer north. you can see it's just offshore of daytona. it's not to say it's on the east side, but it's picking up rain. this is all we can pick up on the radar, but it us raining heavily basically from the space coast almost up to jacksonville. right now the stats are a category 2 with winds at 105. look at that. it's finally moving. it's east of daytona beach and it will start to get a move on. so by this evening it will be past the florida/georgia line as a category 2. it maintains category 2 status straight into thursday where it makes its closest brush with the north carolina and south carolina coast. notice charleston and will ming tob are in the cone for a potential landfall as a category 2 storm with winds somewhere around 105 and 110 miles an hour. as we ta

i'm john berman in daytona beach this morning. alisyn camerota joins me from new york. the breaking news this morning, hurricane dorian, it's on the move. finally. about a hundred miles -- out there in the atlantic. that storm is finally moving up the florida peninsula off the coast but as you can see, we are feeling the effects here. wind gustshigher than 60 miles an hour. the rain. keeping pouring down as the outer bands pass over the coast. it is causing serious problems here. thousands without power this morning. and the forecast has it moving to, near, or on charleston, south carolina, maybe north carolina as well. so 200,000 people or more have already moved out of the low-lying areas there. of course that's what the storm is doing now. what it has already done is simply devastating. the bahamas finally assessing the enormous historic damage there. we know that seven paem haeople died. that's just the initial count. you can expect it to rise. rescues have been going on nearly around the clock but they're extremely difficult because the conditions haven't improved

here on daytona beach. it bills itself as the world's most famous beach.morning it might be the world's emptiest beach. much more from here in a second. plus we're going to speak live to the launch center at the kennedy space center just down the coast from where i am. stay with us. ♪ let's get down to business. the business of atlanta on monday... ... cincinnati on tuesday. ...philly on wednesday. ...and thursday back to cincinnati . modernized comfort inns and suites have been refreshed because when your business keeps going, our business is you. get the lowest price guaranteed on all choice hotels when you book direct at choicehotels.com. >>> all right. welcome back. i'm john berman on daytona beach in florida. this is cnn's special live coverage of hurricane dorian churning in the sea there about 90 miles from where i'm standing. but we periodically get the outer bands of the storm over our heads. and you can tell it's pushing the sea, pushing the water into the seawall. the tide is actually going out. the tide is going out, but every once in awhile, t

daytona beach famous because you can drive on this beach. right now, the ocean working to swallow up a great deal of it and speaking with emergency managers, beach erosion is a concern here. they had a crew out here checking how things were. it's something they're going to have to deal with once the storm passes. andrea s and andr andrea. >> thanks to you, thank to tom. things on mosey mode and now it sure isn't. let's turn to al roker with more on dorian's path. what are you predicting? >> here's the deal, andrea. i want people to understand that even though this is down to a category 2 storm, it's kind of a give and take here. so there's a little less -- the winds are a little lower, but not by a lot. still we're talking 100 mile per hour winds plus. but the scope of the size of the winds have increased. the hurricane loses some strength the winds spread out 175 miles from the center. we have had tornado watches, tornado warnings up for st. augustine. that's a problem with these systems as they approach the coast. you can see tornados. and

>> harris, he is an enigma assembly known as the daytona beach killer.alacious story which garnered a lot of media attention at the time, and for 14 very long years the deaths and cases of three and possibly a fourth all tied to this mysterious serial killer. remained unsolved. very little for investigators to go on. later today, they say not anymore. 57-year-old robert hayes was arrested last night in palm beach county for a murderer there, three years ago, of a woman named rachel bay. but he's also to believed to be the serial killer three prostitutes 12 to 14 years ago and possibly a fourth. this morning he appeared in his blue prison outfit and was denied bond, charged with first-degree murder. back in 2005 and 2006, investigators tied the killings to the same unknown suspect. all were shot in the head, with a .40 caliber smith & wesson. all of their bodies were found naked and face down within a mile or two of each other. all the women were left in remote and wooded areas. it turns out the new suspect, robert hayes, lived in daytona beach at that ti

griff jenkins live at daytona beach.lle florida, pier a woman apparently jumped off the pier. she was rescued by surfers. surfers were out in the water despite the heavy rough surf and saved her life. brian: ellison barber south of griff port st. lucie where griff was yesterday. ellison, how is it today? >> we are in st. lucie county, we moved a little bit further down. we are now in fort pierce near the marine there officials have been telling floridians they should expect flooding storm surge and also possibly wind damage even though the acting fema administrator has said at this point it seems like florida will be -- see relatively small impact from this hurricane. you can kind of see around me how small it is where we are right now. this seems to be the extent of the wind damage that we have seen here. little bits, small bits of trees that have blown onto the road. nothing major. over here you can see one of the sails that has gotten lose flapping in the winds. again, that's really the best indication of what the con

eerily so, i would say, ayman, here in daytona beach. >> all right.julia bagg for that update. with that let's cross over to south carolina where we find nbc news correspondent kathy park in charleston. hey, kathy. >> reporter: hey, ayman. good morning to you. yeah, so the preparations are just beginning. so mandatory evacuations went into play yesterday around soon. so a lot of the hotels told guests to leave around that time and you saw some guests, unfortunately, cutting their vacations short. as you know this was a long labor day holiday. folks were heading out and coming up with different plans. i-26, which is a major interstate in this area, the traffic flow was changed all in one direction. so to help ease the evacuees that were headed out. meantime, residents here on the ground, they spent the day collecting sandbags. we're told more than 45,000 were passed out yesterday and then the process begins again at 8:00 this morning. that's great because we want to see this. that's what officials want to see, use the time right now to get ready. so we

live in daytona beach, hilary lane.over to you. >> as the mood shifted at all now that the hurricane has stalled? >> reporter: i do feel that a little bit. earlier in the week you were talking about a big category 5 hurricane. now it's been downgraded and in addition people thought it was going to hit days ago so people are getting a bit impatient. in addition the days here have been beautiful. i know it's rainy and windy right now. it was a beautiful morning. people are saying why should we evacuate if the storm hasn't come and it's been such a nice day but officials say that people should not have a false sense of security and if they are in a mandatory evacuation area, they should leave immediately. >> hilary lane live for us in daytona beach, florida. thank you for those details. >>> also this morning, that deadly boat fire off the coast of santa barbara. a parent at pacific collegiate school says two students and at least two parents were trapped on board. she said that grief counselors will be at the school this m

that's rosa in daytona beach.to victor blackwell out at hutchinson island there, the barrier island. sort of in the west palm area if my -- my geography of florida is serving my correctly. i see the rain is pelting you, my friend. >> reporter: yeah, the conditions have deteriorated. and it happened really quickly. the wind picked up -- you saw that the last time i was with you. then the temperature dropped a bit. and now the rain has picked up. and it feels like if you've never stood in these conditions like someone's just pelting gravel at your face. and it's coming from the side this is one of those outer bands that we've been told to expect more of as dorian continues to spin out there. but not essentially moving this direction -- just moving this direction at one mile per hour. we are seeing more of those. this has been the strongest one we've seen in maybe about 45 minutes or so. but we're told to expect more of these. i want to go now to mark brogan, the mayor of broward county just south of west palm beach,

abc news reporter live in daytona beach with more. good morning. >> good morning. the threat level has decreased significantly last 48 hours but that doesn't mean sunshine state is in the clear just yet as they are likely to see significant rain and dangerous storm surge as this storm continues its trek westward. >> hurricane dorian closing in on the bams this morning with sustained winds of 150 miles per hour. the islands expecting storm surge, rainfall and hurricane force wind this afternoon and continuing into the evening hours. the prime minister hoping residents heeded his warning. >> those who refuse to evacuate place themselves in great danger from this very powerful and potentially life threatening hurricane. >> the slow moving category 4 storm continuing to strengthen. electric trucks from more than 30 states and canada prepositioned in daytona beach ready to respond, coordinating with the federal government. president trump receiving a briefing with camp david, as it continues in florida, storm watches issued along the coast. >> stay tuned. keep your prep

but let's take you now to florida where dorian has passed within 90 miles of daytona beach this morning. julia bagg is there. julia, no doubt it is windy, it is raining. tell us what it's like at this moment. >> i'm at daytona international sb speedway, but this morning it's about wind speed and rain that continues to lash daytona beach. in fact, all the bridges that lead to the mainland and the beachside communities, they've been closed since midnight this morning. in fact, right now engineers with the florida department of transportation are checking those bridges for safety. they are still allowing traffic to come from westbound -- head westbound across those bridges, but nobody can go across eastbound except for emergency vehicles. and, of course, you can imagine for safety reasons because of the high winds that we are seeing just kind of lashing things all around. now, also at this hour, and speaking with emergency managers, they're telling me just more than a thousand people taking refuge in shelters all across volusia county. and it's unclear just how long they'll have to be ther

lauren blanchard joins us live from daytona beach. how are people getting ready right now even with the change? >> good evening, andre. let me show you what it looks like behind me. we are seeing a number of businesses that look just like this. they have boarded up, there are other businesses that are not closing their doors, still running as if normal. people here at least and daytona beach seem to be on edge but not entirely too worried especially since the hurricane is so unpredictable. they are waiting to see what happens. we are waiting for about another hour and we will get another update from the national hurricane center and perhaps some more inches there. authorities are telling people it is better to be prepared and have a plan than to get hit and have no plan in place. >>> if it keeps chugging toward the coast and does that late turn, then we get into a situation where we could have interaction with the actual hurricane force winds. >> mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders being issued across the sunshine state with hur

fort pierce and cape canaveral at daytona beach. it is stationary. there are no steering currents to get it going. talk about an area where it parks itself over the bahamas for 24 hours. it does look like it is going to make a move parallel to the florida coast and go south carolina, georgia. the south carolina or north carolina coast ever it is simply not moving. it is close enough now where you get some gusts coming in. they are picking on long the coast. lock how this simply doesn't move. it is amazing to see that long of a hurricane just stationary. now some of those pouter bands continue to produce some rain. you can see them

in daytona beach where we are right now, those evacuation orders begin at 10:00 a.m. today. this all as hurricane dorian batters across the bahamas overnight as a powerful category 5 storm. it's one of the strongest atlanta hurricanes ever recorded and the strongest ever to make landfall. >> this is probably the most saddened and worst day of my life to address the bahamian people. >> reporter: the national hurricane center says the islands are likely being hit by a life-threatening storm surge and catastrophic winds. dorian's intensity and unpredictability continue to surprise forecasters, but even as it crept west toward florida, it's unclear if it will make a direct strike over the u.s. and authorities aren't taking any chances. mandatory evacuation orders have been posted here at daytona beach and in coastal communities as far away as north carolina. >> the strength of this storm cannot be underestimated. >> reporter: states of emergency have been declared in florida, georgia, and the carolinas. officials say even if dorian veers back out to sea, the region is still faci

we're just bands of hurricane dorian in daytona beach. flores for us there in daytona beach and i think that's important for everyone who is watching along the coast to remember, that what you're feeling now, the wind picking up, even these sporadic downpours, it's pretty mild compared to what will be coming once dorian gets closer to the shore. the latest 11:00 a.m. update from the national hurricane center shows that it's closest point in florida may be closer to the space coast a few hundred miles up the coast from where i am. but there was a point at which west palm beach and palm beach county was in the middle of the bull's eye, now not as close. let's go to west palm beach, mayor keith james who is joining us. mr. mayor, thanks for being with us. simple question, is west palm beach county? >> first of all, thank you for having me. and the short answer to that question is yes. we drill, we prepare for hurricanes throughout the year, and so we have a staff. i'm here now in my emergency operations center. we have a staff that has been

especially around cape canaveral and towards daytona beach.we do see a land, it will be a category 1 or 2. >> john: it was mowing right up the middle. >> rick: it would have been catastrophic. what's happening to the bahamas would have been something that would happen here. we are so much more populated here than in the bahamas. i don't want to make any light of what's happening in the bahamas, because it's devastating for them. but, this is the best scenario that we could've asked for. >> john: thank you. join us now, someone all-too-familiar with major hurricanes, former florida governor and governor, rick scott. what can you tell us? are the folks prepared? >> rick: first off, your heart goes out to everyone in the bahamas. you rebuild these houses, but you sure can't rebuild a life. we are still going to get a lot of storms. i've been talking to sheriffs, mayors, to make sure that people are evacuating if they've been asked to evacuate. it starts coming a little bit closer to our coast. i hope everybody takes it seriously and leaves that t

hilary lane reporting for us live in daytona beach, florida this morning.or that update. >>> meanwhile on the other coast, the search and rescue effort off the santa barbara coast has turned into a recovery mission this morning. this comes as we have learned that several people from near the bay area were on board that boat as the fire erupted. as of this morning, at least 25 people are confirmed dead. nine others still missing. and a parent at pacific collegiate school in santa cruz says two students and at least two parents were trapped on board. one boat owner was able to save four staff members on board and then bring them to safety. >> i wish i could have picked all 35 of them up. all of them. i got the space. you know, if they could have gotten in the water, i could have got them out of there. >> we are expected to learn the latest on this investigation at a press conference in just a few hours at 10:00 this morning. >>> and taking a live look at pacific collegiate in santa cruz where grief counselors will be at the school this morning. meantime, none

holiday weekend wraps up, the hurricane is forcing four airports to close in florida including daytona beach, orlando melbourne, palm beach and ft. lauderdale/hollywood airport. authorities have already cleared the beaches up and down the coast. abc's victor oquendo is in delray. >> barrier islands like this one in delray are under a mandatory evacuation and here's why. take a look from above. these are very narrow strips of land. they're surrounded by water on both sides. the storm surge could easily flood the entire area. >> reporter: in daytona beach most business owners and residents are heeding the warnings from officials. boarding up windows and stocking up on more supplies. >> we got nine sheets of plywood here and then we got i think four cases of water at home, 11 gallons of gas and a generator. >> once you live through a few of them, you learn to respect mother nature. >> reporter: florida has already activated nearly 5,000 national guardsmen to respond to this storm. we saw those power trucks lining up, hundreds of them, at daytona international airport also pre-positioning to res

fort pierce and cape canaveral at daytona beach. it is stationary. there are no steering currents to get it going. talk about an area where it parks itself over the bahamas for 24 hours. it does look like it is going to make a move parallel to the florida coast and go south carolina, georgia. the south carolina or north carolina coast ever it is simply not moving. it is close enough now where you get some gusts coming in. they are picking on long the coast. lock how this simply doesn't move. it is amazing to see that long of a hurricane just stationary. now some of those pouter bands continue to produce some rain. you can see them get some heavy thunderstorm activity in orlando and daytona beach. they are still in line for some of the effects. the eye is going to stay offcoast. it picks up the gulf stream. it did cool down because it produced upwelling and that produced cooler water. as it starts to make its move, it is parallel to the coast. 60s, 70s or 80s. temperatures start to cool off yesterday. the thunderstorm activity fired up just staying so

there are thousands of trucks parked at the daytona speedway to help repair the power if it goes out. >> we know you were just in cocoa beachr are in daytona which is about 80 miles north the cocoa beach, anything different there? >> i think you just feel a heightened sense of anxiety. i can't tell you if that's because of the location or because time has passed, this closer the storm gets to the east coast, moore and moore people are concerned and on edge . we are right on the water. this is where the mandatory evacuations are. they don't necessarily evacuate if there is a mandatory evacuation. but once people see those devastating images from the bahamas it is quite sobering. people are starting to take the situation seriously many say they will be heating those warnings. >> red cross teams from california are in florida right now to help with hurricane relief efforts. a volunteer is from lodi, she spent the night in jacksonville, waiting to see where dorian decides to go. >> is going to be a very stressful situation. a lot of it right now the problem is they are not so aware where it's going or where it is going to hit.

the shore, the coastlines potential for 4 million people without power in florida, especially daytona beach, melbourne, fort pierce, west palm beach. we move up the coast and we move into later today or late tonight on into tomorrow and thursday from cape hatteras, wilmington, myrtle beach, on into charlston and savannah. this is what we're looking at as you look on the radar here, you can he so it's starting to fill in now. we had drier air earlier but now we're starting to get more wet weather. you're starting to see those rain bands coming in from fort pierce, hobey sound, west poum beach. things are just getting going. now that we've got that forward motion northwest at 2 miles per hour, we expect it to start picking up steam. and so folks up the coast are going to start to feel the effects. their weather is going to start to deteriorate rather rapidly. craig. >> thank you so much, sir. we'll check in with you a little bit later. right now let's bring in gabe gutierrez. gabe is in jenson beach, florida. that's about half an hour north of where i'm standing right now. gabe, it looks and

the potential for power outages from west palm beach up to daytona. we're talking widespread to extensive and scattered. then as you make your way, savannah, charleston, myrtle beach, we've got the potential for a decent number. >> for all those people who think they've missed something, flooding, power outages still possible. we've had several days to prepare for it so people have a chance to prepare for it. we've got utility trucks up and down the coast ready to go in. you have to sort of look at your own situation. ask am i likely to flood and lose power and do i have stuff on hand. >> and act accordingly. >> thanks, al, as always. joining me now on the phone is pastor glen roll. pastor, where -- you i know i have traying to reach your brother who lives elsewhere in the bahamas. where does he live and what's the update? >> well, good afternoon and thank you so much. people around the world, thank you so much for the opportunity to share what's going on here in the bahamas. we like many others have family in the other island that is grand bahama. you

we are at 100 miles per hour northeast of daytona beach.ing pretty quickly, that's a good news, we expect that por ward speed to continue the next several days. category two storms as we go through our time here. there is the north push back. tonight at 8:00, we are near jacksonville and then this is what we have been talking about for days and days. this is a tropical depression on the 20, 24th. we have been talking about that term. it starts to take that term sometimes on thursday. it is good news. it is different from the laser advisories. that's the reason they are not out of the woods. even if it stays offshore, we are good to see that storm sage. >> almost 50% comes from severe storm surge. it is a push of water and it comes quickly and over flow the whole area. if you have evacuations, you want to heed them. this is our biggest concerns right here. >> the hour banks, timsometimes thursday into friday. >> thursday into friday, we are watching for a potential landfall right near the outer banks. >> let's look at the hurricanes and watc

here's a live look now at daytona beach, florida, where winds are picking up and the sky is looking more ominous as each hour passes. we're also getting our first look at the destruction in the bahamas. you can see the aerial shot here. it almost looks like garbage down below, but those are homes and little villages. the island almost entirely underwater. dorian hit the island over the weekend with winds clocking about 220 miles per hour. >> dorian's now making its way up the coastline. nbc's jamie guirola is live in po pompano beach, florida, with the very latest. jamie? >> reporter: well, as you can see behind me, it's pretty calm right now, but earlier today we did get some of those bands from dorian with heavy rain and wind. for days and dauncertainty, but for the first time the whole stat is out of the cone of weve that doesn't mean people should stop caring because some areas are currently in a hurricane warning and evacuations are still in place. the focus now -- more heartbreaking images from the bahamas where the magnitude of devastation continues to grow. this is dramatic video

how is that playing out on daytona beach? >> reporter: well, it's been windy, been wet and as you can see behind me there's some pretty rough seas here, but this is pretty much it, jim. i can tell you the eye of the storm is about 85 miles offshore. we've seen winds spike about 40 miles an hour here in daytona beach. and if you look closely at the water behind me you'll see that it doesn't look like the surge we were expecting actually materialized. we were expecting between 4 to 7 feet. but that's because it's low tide. at about 12:30 today we're expecting the water to rise a few feet. now this island where i'm standing is on a mandatory evacuation. but not everybody evacuated. the story of one man stands out because he is a retired marine. he is 57 years of age. his name is jay estes, and he's on a noble mission. he learned that about six senior citizen ladies on his block decided not to evacuate, and so he decided to stay to take care of them. take a listen. >> we have some senior citizens here that have been living in thi

mandatory evacuation orders posted here in daytona beach and in coastal communities as far away as north carolina. >> the strength of this storm cannot be underestimated. >> reporter: states of emergency have been declared in florida, georgia, and the carolinas. officials say even if dorian veers to sea, the region is still facing days of devastating rain and wind. >> it seems to be one of the biggest hurricanes we've ever seen. and that's a problem. that's a problem. . >> reporter: authorities are getting ready for dorian's aftermath. emergency supplies and power trucks have been positioned to move in once the coast is clear. >>> red cross teams from california are in florida right now to help with hurricane relief efforts. a volunteer spent the night in jacksonville waiting to see where dorian decides to go. >> it can be a very stressful situation. a lot of it right now, the problem is that, you know, they're not sure where she's going and where she's going and where she's going to hit. >> she will be helping to open a shelter for evacuees today. stay with us and kpix.com for continuin

hilary lane is following dorian's path from daytona beach, florida. >> reporter: hurricane dorian kept its devastating grip on the bahamas. >> we are in the midst of historic tragedy. reporter: after massive flooding and winds took a heavy toll. >> complete devastation. look at these cars, man. >> reporter: the storm claimed lives and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes monday. >> our mission and focus now is search, rescue and recovery. >> reporter: the u.s. coast guard brought injured people to nassau international airport while dorian still raged. the national weather service says the storm is expected to approach the eastern florida coastline later today. >> people need to remain vigilant. >> reporter: millions of people over four southeastern states have been ordered to evacuate. >> get out now while you have time, while there's fuel available. >> reporter: with dorian's path uncertain, some have decided to wait and see. that includes the gash family whose cocoa beach home sits surrounded by water. >> if the hurricane kind of wobbles and comes closer then we can go inland a li

let's heads up the coast near daytona beach. my colleague rosa flores is there.cials there are preparing for this storm to head north. rosa. >> reporter: hey, victor, as you can see behind me, the seas are a bit rough, but it's pretty clear right now, it's sunny every now and then, we get wind gusts and we do get some of those outerbands from hurricane dorian. now, this is a barrier island. it's under mandatory evacuation. but some people are not evacuating. now, one man that i met stands out because he is a retired marine on a noble mission. he moved to this community back in november. and he was welcomed by the senior citizen ladies in that community with cookies and was made to feel like family. well, now that this hurricane is about to hit somewhere along the florida coast and those ladies do not want to evacuate, well, he is not evacuating. he is staying here, to make sure that they are safe. take a listen. >> i'm very well prepared. but we have some senior citizens here that have been living in this neighborhood for a long time. and they're just scared and

here's daytona beach down to west palm beach and ft. lauderdale.gh tonight and 6:00 a.m. monday. this is when the 100 mile an hour plus winds will begin. you don't start to lose power until 50, 60, 70. then we go to tuesday and that's when we're projecting the highest winds. we get into the 40 mile per hour range in west palm beach. this is where we could get minor proble problems. then during the day tuesday this is when we get the closest winds. they're still only in the 40 mile per hour range. that's why we're saying it's a close call for the beaches of florida. it doesn't look devastating. we haven't been saying how about the european model. why haven't we been doing that? they're in agreement, both of them. this is 8:00 a.m. tuesday. this is 8:00 a.m. wednesday. they're in pretty good agreement with the path. for that reason, richard, i'm not thinking the hurricane center is going to make much of a shift. we have two other models, hurricane specific models. that does make a landfall. they'll keep the east coast of florida in the cone, but i do

>> reporter: well, phillip, it's very quiet right now in daytona beach. we are under a curfew right now until 6:00 in the morning. and i'm talking with emergency managers who are telling me, you know, they don't know how long we'll be under a hurricane warning officially here in the county you heard janessa saying, dorian is sitting there stationary and moving so very slowly. they can't evetell residents at this point how far out we will be under this warning, and a warning because even without dorian making landfall here as it is not expected to, we could still see winds in excess of 74 miles per hour storm surge also a big concern, especially right here where i am along the hal i fax river. this is the tin ter coastal part of the reason why these low-lying areas have been evacuated in the coastal communities. and this morning a lot of people in shelters. there is still room for them more than 1100 people in shelters across the county this morning, phillip >> dorian still holding the coast hostageage julia, thank you >> we are following breaking news in

right now some heavier amounts of rain making their way into parts of florida senior for piers daytona beach are seeing some heavy bands and you get inside those bands. a possibility, some isolated tornadoes and of course some flash flooding but maybe the bigger concern is the fact that we're seeing that on shore push and we're starting to see some of that storm surge that mean the water is literally piling up that's going to coincide with the high tide, especially into tomorrow afternoon. we're likely to see some of that storm surge maybe upwards of about 4 to 7 feet out along the coastline of course that's going back up the rivers cause some flooding along some of the banks there so we're watching for 3 to 5 foot storm surge for about a jumper on up through titusville men gets daytona beach all the way up to wilmington, we're looking at the possibility of a storm surge as high as 47 fee now that all depends on how that storm system fluctuates move along the coastline. here's the very latest track sustained winds now of a 110 miles per hour. it is moving out to the northwest at 6 miles per

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the bbc‘s gary o'donoghue is in daytona beach, florida, and descibed the weather there.etty squally rain at times here today. as you say, it's still south of where we are, sort of 50, 100 miles offshore. we're expecting it to hit daytona beach perhaps late morning, around lunchtime tomorrow. but it will still be mainly offshore, in terms of those hurricane—force winds. there is of course concern about storm surge, potentially 3—5 feet along the coast, and also rainfall, 3—6 inches potentially. there are still evacuation orders in place, of course, in a lot of the coastal counties, and some curfews still in place. most people have heeded those, by the look of it, although the place is not deserted by any means. a lot of boarded—up businesses and houses, sure, but there are still people out and about on the roads, and there are still some stores open. the president has just said that he thinks that florida will escape the worst of it, but we should still be on our guard in this part of the world, he says. and he's also, laura, offering a lot of support, he says, to the peo

we will have a live report in half an hour from daytona beach, florida, on the latest conditions. >>>an keep track with hurricane dorian with abc 7 news app. download the and and enable push alerts and get updates when they happen. >>> fairmont hotel in south bay back open after being evacuated. hazmat sent to clear out the 19th floor because of toxic chemicals used in anafter parent death by suicide. abc 7 reporter has the details. >>> a total of seven staff members and two hotel guests had to be did he contaminated after toxic chemicals found on the 19th floor of the fairmont hotel in san jose. >> initial reports saying somebody attempted suicide using chemicals. >>> in an e-mail to abc 7 news, san jose police confirmed the death by suicide san jose fire captain described the victim only as an adult female. he said the chemicals were found in her room. >> what those condemn always are or how many there were -- >> the hazard was contained to that one room with odor being present through the door. >> we continue to work closely with local ems and our own safety officials to ensure saf

some of these outer rain bands palm beach, melbourne, daytona beach. category 3 in florida tuesday and wednesday. winds of 120 and 130 miles per hour. we will have a full look at what people can except on the eastern coastline at 6:30 tonight. >> thank you, jeff, see you then. follow dorian's track on twitter. jeff has been tweeting about it all day. it's a great resource. follow jeff. >>> it took nearly all day, but the power is finally back on and traffic it moving again on highway 24. the problem started overnight when a bart crane operator knocked out a palestine that ran across the highway. thom jensen joins us in lafayette along 24 with the latest. >> reporter: yeah, they were lucky to get this back up so quickly this afternoon. the pg&e crews had to get it from the pole on south side 24 across the highway to the north side, to that other pole, and do it during two closures late this afternoon and get it across that road while the closures were in both directions. it was obvious early on, there was no way to get the work done without completely c

griff jenkins is in daytona beach, florida where the governor is warning no one is in the clear just yet. >> reporter: that is right. what they are worried about is storm surge and flooding. near daytona the international speedway, the beach just over the bridge and the river about to crest that runs parallel to the ocean. we have the sheriff of volusia county. are you ready for this. have you seen flooding yet? >> we are ready to go. this is the worst a storm has been since 9:00 last night. we deployed five high water rescue vehicles throughout the county. there are medics on board, deputies on board, the wind speeds can get over the bridges where other vehicles can't. let's see what mother nature deals us. high water rescue vehicle. >> reporter: what do you do with that? >> in the event, we deployed in 2017, we would get into a flooded area, this could take 6 feet of water and we are able to drive in and get people out. onto dry land. that is the ultimate goal of these vehicles. other vehicles can't get in that is what these vehicles can do. where are medics on board, that is there

here in downtown daytona beach, a mixed level of concern. some businesses taking no chances boarding up, sandbags, closing until further notice, others risking it and hoping the storm passes the area. reaction from locals as much of the same. >> it's actually the most nerve-racking part, the anticipation. your adrenaline kicks in and you just go with it. >> this is a hurricane. we deal with what we have to do. make sure everything is ready to go. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] this is the men who represent the eighth district of florida. thanks for joining us tonight. you are right along coast in the central part of the state, people here, especially with a storm like this and all the buildup as it moves so slowly can they hear so much about it but they don't move until it's too late. they don't take it seriously enough. what you see in your district. >> that's always a big problem and we tell people, don't panic, but be sure to be prepared. a lot of people are dismissing some of the danger as some of the models show it moving off cours

cnn's rosa flores joins us now from daytona beach. the national hurricane center just issued a hurricane watch and a storm surge watch for parts of daytona beach. how are residents there bracing for this storm? >> reporter: well, officials are letting people know that a mandatory evacuation will be issued tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., but i want to set the scene for you, ana, because i'm live at the daytona international speedway which is doubling as a processing center for the 18,000 men and women from 34 states and canada who will eventually be restoring power to floridians once this storm hits. if you take a look closely, see the different logos, see the license plates. these people are from all over the place. now, here's how it works. they are processed, they're signed in here. they get a safety check and then they're dispatched to 20 strategic areas around the state wherever there are power outages that then they will be deployed from those 20 strategic areas to the impacted area. now, back here to volusia county where i'm live, it's

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i'm going to go to daytona beach, florida. daytona beach might be where the storm gets the closest to the florida coast. there are mandatory evacuation orders under way there. rosa flores on the ground. rosa, tell us what you're seeing. >> reporter: right now it's nice and sunny and beautiful, but just as you've been saying, john, we're getting those outer bands of hurricane dorian so every now and then, that's why i'm keeping my rain gear on because every now and then it will start pummelling with rain, the winds pick up. they are brief but very powerful. take a look behind me, we're seeing high tide right now. we've been seeing people come along the beach all day long, but as john mentioned, this barrier island is under mandatory evacuation. that evacuation order was issued as 10:00 a.m. this morning. this is what officials don't want to see, people just hanging out in these areas. but businesses are heeding the warning. take a look and you'll see that they are boarded up all along this beach front. now, the evacuation order