dianne gallagher, how are conditions there now?eways raining here in carolina beach. that has stopped, and that is kind of what we have been experiencing this entire time, almost this band, effect, the winds have died down again out here. look, just an hour ago we actually had to rush into the lobby of a hotel because of a tornado warning. two tornadoes spotted in the area as well as a waterspout in the area. and we are gonna see more of that throughout the night. and you can kind of see the wind picking up again here. as we are in a tornado watch until 4:00 this morning. and the emergency manager of new hanover county tells me that their biggest concerns are potential for moderate flooding and moderate wind early this morning. around the time that most people might be commuting to work. this is still a several-hour event into the future for the carolina coastline. now, here in carolina beach, the town manager says that, look, we have trouble spots that flood anyway. but as everyone has been discussing from florida, georgia, south

dianne gallagher has more from carolina beach. >> reporter: as tropical storm idalia moves up the coast before it breaks away from land, here in the carolinas, we are feeling the effects of that storm and will likely do so until late thursday morning. according to officials here in newh hanover county, bands will go until mid-morning and they expect the worst of it to come right around the time most people would be commuting for work. the emergency management director telling me that they anticipate they could see moderate flooding and moderate winds and that their concern is that they could have areas that they already consider to be trouble areas, experience extra flooding because of the king tide. when those worries are already very high. now, in speaking to the town manager here in carolina beach, they say they are most concerned about flooding in areas and are asking visitors to stay not just out of floodwater but out of the ocean as well because of hurricane franklin out in the atlantic as well as the oncoming tropical storm idalia. the swells and currents are simply too strong th

dianne gallagher, thank you so much. joining us now is charleston deputy fire chief jason crews in. a flood watch actually remains in effect in charleston until 2:00. jason, thank you for being here. you are the overnight commander in the emergency center tonight. what is happening in charleston right now? what are the conditions like? >> yes, good evening. we -- are seeing a lot of response calls at this time. we are still seeing a lot of the bands come through, with some lulls through. but we are seeing a lot of flooded streets. we currently have about 50 streets that are closed due to flooding, specifically, and we have rescued a little over 20 people so far from stranded vehicles that they have driven through in floodwaters. so, we have law want to urge people to stay out of the floodwater and stay home. and as you, just reported, when light comes, please stay home. let us go out and do our damage assessments so we can see what areas are in need -- as a result of flooding. >> so, a majority of those calls coming in are from people who are in those their vehicles. i always wonder

cnn's dianne gallagher is live in charlotte, north carolina, this morning.ination that we're having more and more of these huge jackpots. both power ball and mega millions added new white balls to that pool. so, it's harder to match them all, meaning that we go week and weeks and months and months without anybody hitting the jackpot. we do nothing but rise. 1.45 billion. again tonight the drawing, the question is, will it be you, me? who is going to get this. well, i have page with me here. we're at harris teeter and have a lottery machine behind us. you noticed an uptick in people as these jackpots climb? >> absolutely. as the number goes up, we see more and more people checking out our machines here where you can purchase your tickets. and then in the morning, we see people stop by. but by tonight, this afternoon, heading into hours ticking down before the numbers are drawn, we see lines start to form at this machine. everyone trying to get their ticket here at harris teeter. >> reporter: is question for everybody, do you take the once a year 29 payments o

billion, and that is billion with the "b" and the fourth largest mega millions jackpot ever, and dianne gallaghera, and speaking to people, who face it, won't win, but what are you learning out there? >> just so we can hit the $1.05 billion jackpot. look, you have about a 1 in 3 302.6 million chance. but somebody has to hit it, and we are seeing more of the mega billion dollar jackpots is because both powerball and mega millions have added more white balls to the mix, and so it is harder to get the matches, and once my ticket wins, i have to figure out do i want the 30 years of annual payments or do i want the cash prize which would give me about $528 million before taxes, and for those of you in new york, you will lose even more money on the taxes, and new york has the highest lottery tax that they take away after the federal taxes as well. again though, we talked to people who play the lottery everyday. and one man, derek said that he won $50 and that is good luck for the mega millions ticket. >> i want to take care of my family and provide for a beautiful woman i date and things of that nature

dianne gallagher, cnn, carolina beach, north carolina. >>> a developing story right now, a deadly firesouth africa has now claimed at least 73 lives and injured 40 others in the city's business district. david mckenzie is live on the ground in johannesburg for a us. what are you seeing there right now? >> reporter: this is a terrible tragedy. this is a five-storey building that was crammed with people, many of them living tooth by jowl. the fire swept through the building very quickly. firefighters did what they can to try to come in and get people out. i spoke to a man who survived, he said he had to smash his head through the window eventually to try to sdap. st escape. he has family members that are missing. more than 70 dead. and i want to show you some of the emergency workers are there, many of them exhausted. you might not see it, but people who tried to escape by any means tied blankets and comforters anltd then tried to claim down and get out. there have been bodies many of them burned beyond recognition and some of them children that have been led out on the street. this is a

dianne gallagher, thank you very much. some florida residents decided to ride out the hurricane instead of evacuating, including my next guest. i want to bring in st. pete beach resident barb schueller. barb, thank you for joining us. you did ride out the storm from the bottom floor of a two story apartment building. what was that experience like? >> i did. and it was a bit harrowing. but we were prepared. and we set up our apartment to actually ride the storm out. >> you took some video from outside of your apartment, which is pretty close to the seawall. how high did the water end up coming up for you? >> it went over the seawall. we actually felt waves overcoming the seawall. it was a bit -- i was inside my apartment. and we did board up our apartment with sandbags. we were prepared. but i actually heard -- it felt like the beach was right outside my apartment. but we did get a bit -- of our efforts but we were able to take care of it and we took care of our apartment. and we succeeded and we are fine. >> good. i'm glad

. >> dianne gallagher. sweeping legislation. thanks so much.other headlines we're watching for at this hour. a rare flesh-eating bacteria is being blamed for the deaths of three people in new york and connecticut. now, two people died in connecticut after swimming in two separate locations on the long island sound. new york officials are still investigating whether a person who died in suffolk county encountered the bacteria in new york waters or elsewhere. officials from both states are now advising people to take precautions before consuming raw oysters or being exposed to salty or brackish water. >>> also, a stunning new prediction for taylor swift's eras tour. the tour could gross more than $2 billion in north american ticket sales alobe. that's according to august survey data provided exclusively to cnn by the research firm question pro. >>> and a new hurricane just formed in the pacific just south of the western u.s. tropical storm hilary became a hurricane early this morning as it whipped up winds off the coast of mexico. forecasters are

dianne gallagher is following the story for us.n after the judge declared a mistrial. what happened? >> reporter: yeah, an absolutely shocking moment in court, sara. a police officer admitted under oath to withholding evidence. the detective had integration video, a witness statement with the victim, d'monterrio gibson, that was never turned over to the defense or the prosecution. now, the judge declaring that mistrial after a motion from a defense attorney for brandon and gregory case who, of course, are charged with attempted murder, accused of chasing and shooting at d'monterrio gibson, a black fedex driver who was just dropping off a package at a house on a dead-end road back one evening in january 2022. now, gibson says he was wearing his fedex uniform but he was in a hertz rental van when the pickup truck came behind him blowing the horn. he saw a man with a gun, the pickup truck tried to stop him from getting out and that's when he did hear those shots into his rental van, chased him out of the neighborhood. gibson after the