. >> and joining us now is meteorologist greg dutra from our abc powerhouse affiliate wls in chicago.e're seeing tons of scenes of devastation. some of that's because it's come to this menacing standstill which you say you've never seen before. >> i have ever seen a system stay stationary this long, zero miles per hour. update after update after update. overt island of grand bahama. unfortunately for that island i think it's going to be a place that never looks the same again. highest point is 40 feet above sea level. the storm surge has been 235 to 30 feet. >> you say it's rudderless because of the high pressure system. >> we talk about steering currents. the steering currents help move the storm. the high to the east broke down and since it broke down there's nothing to steer this. the good news is through the nextil falt a me it take thf leasttance and it does that as a trough kind of kixz it up the eastern seaboard and that is where we'll start seeing forward momentum. >> and we've been watching this track for the past few days and even though it might not make traditional landfal

joining us is abc meteorologist greg dutra. >> down from a category five to a category two, but we can't let our guards down just yet. the main impacts will be wednesday into thursday as it rakes very close to the outer banks of north carolina and precariously close to charleston. even if it doesn't track over land there will be major effects. >> there have been massive evacuations, especially for the low-lying areas it could be dangerous. >> the king tides which are normal astronomical high tides, their low lying position and a couple of dor yarn effects, four to seven feet of storm surge, waves on top of that and six to ten inches of rainfall in addition to that. it is going to be dangerously close to records for flooding. >> we will be keep ago close watch. thanks for that update and the forecast. >>> coming up next, from child star to superstar. justin bieber's emotional message on the pit falls of stardom. (announcer) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of once-weekly ozempic®. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reach