governor henry mcmaster., thank you for taking the time. >> we don't want to gamble with a single life. this is a big hurricane. we haven't seen one quite like it. it's coming straight at us. from the east to the west instead of coming up in the south. they have that high pressure that's keeping it on the course towards us. it will cross the gulfstream. we know there is nothing to stop it. we are ready. north carolina is ready. i talked to governor roy cooper twice today, and we are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst. we want to get people out of the way because we are not going to gamble with this. >> neil: it's a smart strategy, governor. i wonder, your state like others, prior storms dating 15, 16 years, sometimes have problems when you have to get people out fast. sometimes they are allowed to go on highways in the opposite direction to clear it all out, and there was confusion at the time. not only your state, many others. how is it working this time? >> we have no confusion. we haven't had

henry mcmaster/south carolina: "you should plan to be patient because you may not be leaving wherever you are for several days."north carolina governor roy cooper says his state could feel the brunt of it. gov. roy cooper/north carolina: we're on the wrong side of this thing. this storm will bring destruction to north carolina.and in south carolina, similar warnings from officials who say there is little they can to do help once the storm arrives. storm arrives. once the storm arrives. we want to get more details now on the hurricane chief meterologist lawrence karnow is here lawrence karnow: hurricane florence is pounding the carolinas with hurrincane force winds, heavy rain and flooding. it has slowed down and weakened as a category 2 storm. its expected to make landfall tomorrow and cause widespread flooding and damage. the weather around the bay area is nice but cooler today. highs today were mainly in the 60s and 70s. there is a trough of low pressure along the west coast that should keep the temperatures down across california. highs tomorrow will be slightly warmer with 70s and

henry mcmaster / -r- "this is going to period. this is we haven't had before. lawrence karnow: hurricane florence came ashore as a category one hurricane. it's a devastating storm with widespread damage and power outages. there are even some reports of over 20 inches of rain and flooding. the storm is barely moving making it very dangerous with heavy rain and widespread flooding. we had another nice day with a few passing clou and and mild temperatures. on the satellite image you can see the low pressure trough along the west coast. it will stick around this weekend keeping our temperatures down. highs tomorrow will be in the 70s inland with 60s at the coast. it will be warmer next week. new at nine tonight -- a north bay family is in the midst of a frantic search for a young man.the 21-year-old disappeared monday....and hasn't been seen since. kron 4's gayle ong joins us live from santa rosa.. where worried friends and family are hoping someone sees him.gayle? felix magana was staying here at his brother's house,he was last seen monday at the san rafael transi

henry mcmaster / -r- south carolina: "that rain and that flooding equal danger. and that means we are going to have to have patience. across the carolinas -- first responders rescued hundreds of people from the rising water. rescuer: "there have been pets stranded and anyone that needs help that looks like we can help, we try to go help."still -- more are trapped and awaiting help.peggy perry / new bern: "in a matter of seconds, my house was flooded up to the waist, and now it's to the chest, and we are stuck in the attic. there's four of us."the slow moving storm is inching inward -- promising days of destruction.gov. henry mcmaster / -r- south carolina: "this is going to be a very trying period. this is something that we haven't had beforegov. roy cooper / -d- north carolina: "this storm is deadly and we know we are days away from it ending."mfd and partner agencies are working a 2 alarm warehouse fire on 8th and i street. roadways are closed and traffic is severely impacted. more info will be posted when available. weather lawrence karnow: hurricane florence c

henry mcmaster/south carolina: "you should plan to be patient because you may not be leaving wherever you are for several days."north carolina governor roy cooper says his state could feel the brunt of it. gov. roy cooper/north carolina: we're on the wrong side of this thing. this storm will bring destruction to north carolina.and in south carolina, similar warnings from officials who say there is little they can to do help once the storm arrives.in wilmington, north carolina, i'm natasha chen lawrence karnow: hurricane florence is pounding the carolinas with hurrincane force winds, heavy rain and flooding. it has slowed down and weakened as a category 2 storm. its expected to make landfall tomorrow and cause widespread flooding and damage. the weather around the bay area is nice but cooler today. highs today were mainly in the 60s and 70s. there is a trough of low pressure along the west coast that should keep the temperatures down across california. highs tomorrow will belightly warmer with 70s and low 80s inland and 60s and 70s elsewhere. the weekend will remain mild before we begi

. >> south carolina governor henry mcmaster said that the state is bracing for historic rain, flooding and even landslides. >> this is still a very dangerous storm. not only on the coast, but also in the interior. >> evacuation orders are in affect in wilmington and other places up and down the eastern seaboard. more than a million and a half people were told to seek higher ground ahead of what could be a 13-foot storm surge. >> the only thing that really fears me is that if we get a flood. other than that, i'm okay. >> maybe lee is tracking florence as it closes in. >> yeah, that's right, michelle. it's very close to land fall. we have been watching it for some time. about 30 minutes ago wilmington was clocking wind speeds at 91 miles an hour. let's show you the enhanced imagery of hurricane florence here. it's close to making the land fall. you can see that this is wind particle s and just how tight the pressure gradiants are. check out the winds right now. wilmington at 83 miles per hour winds currently. let's show you the protected path here. it's likely going to stay a hurricane f

. >> i want to take things to south carolina, governor henry mcmaster. >> previously closed will be openess on monday. so i will say again, evacuation order is still in effect for the evacuation zones, all of them in georgetown counties and that does not include the entire county, however, those entire counties, however, school closures and state office closures are still in effect in the entire counties of orie and georgetown. again all school closures except those in orie and georgetown counties are now, right now immediately returned to the local school authorities and all state officers previously closed will be open for business for monday. i want to say again, this has been an exercise in professionalism by people all over the state including volunteers and the citizens themselves. we've had help from nine different states as well as president trump's involvement in south carolina and we have a great team here in south carolina and now we will foresee it on with reports from some of these team starting -- >> thank you, governor. all of south carolina is now turning towards wellness

we will be talking to the governor of south carolina henry mcmaster who has just ordered a mandatoryline. more than a million people are affected. welcome, everybody, i'm neil cavuto this is "your world" on a stormy world at that the president taking no chances he

. >> that's south carolina governor henry mcmaster just moments ago talking about the challenges the region faces from tropical storm florence. i want to give you the latest here beyond the bands of colors you see over here, the heavy rain behind me, almost 900,000 individuals are in the dark. six individuals are dead. this morning, president trump, signing a disaster declaration for north carolina. the red cross has more than 5,000 people in its shelters. tammy is in conway, south carolina. we are in wilmington, north carolina surveying the damage from the storm. matt bradley in the state's capital tracking florence as it continues to move inland. tammy, there's a lot of standing water around you. the rain dissipating a little bit there. give us the latest from where you stand in conway. >> reporter: hey, david. i believe you're talking to me. i can't hear anything because we lost reception out here. as you can see, the rain has been coming down relentlessly. i'm actually standing on a road, a road that has been completely washed away and closed. take a look here. the amount of wate

and south carolina governor henry mcmaster joins us from columbia with the latest on how his state ising florence. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching, i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. have a great day. . -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com fo ivehek at the.> goo mryon mpurreoing tol off a little bit. it's going to be a nice day. it's friday. the favorite day of the week. good morning, everyone. >> i am emily turner in this morn were for kenny. >> yeah, sleeping in right now. >> yeah, we made toted the end of the week. >> yeah, it's great. >> temperatures are going to be too bad. >> yeah, it's a cool day across for us in the bay area. we're waking up to clouds in the arch land locations as well. we will have the clearing once again with if afternoon sunshine and the cooler weather continuing. let's talk about the low cloud and fog action. we're getting it again along the coast. parts of the bay and inland locations. check out napa. it's a dense fog there. the highs today are looking pretty nice. it's upper 6

. >> the rivers in north carolina have received hidden rainfall, >> reporter: henry mcmaster warned his constituents to brace themselves for what could be days of dangerous flooding. >> it was called a flash flood are downacross the d region, leaving hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the dark. >> it's awful. it will be a long time. >> reporter: repair crews are on standby, but it could be weeks before they will be able to go everywhere they are needed. >> reporter: with so many flooded roadways throughout the region. utility restoration critters, first responders, gas tankers are all having trouble getting in and out of some of the hardest hit areas, and that can prolong the recovery effort for the foreseeable future. in wilmington, north carolina, kpix5. >>> the numbers associated with florence are nothing short of staggering. the storm has dumped an astounding 10 trillion gallons of rain on the region. some 15,000 people are staying in shelters tonight, first responders have carried out more than 800 rescues and more than 14,000 service members are deployed in the area

south carolina's governor, henry mcmaster, made the announcement this afternoon: >> it's going to be inconvenient, but we do not want to risk one south carolina life in this hurricane. >> reporter: in north carolina, there are evacuations in parts of the outer banks, but as of right now, not the entire coastline. roy cooper is the governor: >> we are now assembling resources and equipment to help with debris clearing, road clearing. >> reporter: in virginia, the navy is scrambling to get 30 ships out to sea, well away from florence. it is a beast. this is the view from space. and that's what hurricane hunters saw when they flew into florence yesterday. on land today, it was the calm, "bustle," shall we say, before the storm. staying or evacuating? ig virginbeith my daughter. >> reporter: okay. we found lines for gas 60 cars deep, consistently, at this costco in wilmington, north carolina. nearby, scott proctor was in eine for propane that he may need to run a generator, once he returns. >> they canceled school for the rest of the week here, so we'll probably head out later today or t

the governor rally did for the governor of south carolina, henry mcmaster the night before the runoff in june in south carolina it was in a high school gym in suburban columbia and the president made a comment does happen just saying i don't usually play high school gyms, but for you, i will do for you. about 2000 people in a stuffy basketball arena at a high school is not his idea of playing harrah's casinos. that's going to pass any to watch is can they get this president into not just to be markets but see markets can you bring smaller air force one into the airstrip and have him go to places like flagstaff. not to, not phoenix, but flagstaff. it's going to be fascinating. alexi: curious to see whether his messaging strategy changes. right now he has the freedom to he has to himself talk more about those candidates and less about himself because those base voters know they are ready love the president, then you do know why they should get out of bed and vote for the republican candidate. >> we will conclude there. to both of you, thanks for being with us. alexi: thanks, steve. jona

a short time ago, south carolina's governor, henry mcmaster warned about the risk of flooding.s is something we have not seen before, this much rain or hurricane staying on top of us for this long, so that means ladies and gentlemen we are going to have to have patience, we're going to have to be carefulfor a long time, and then we are going to have to deal with lot of water after the winds leave and that brings a whole new set of consequences in addition to the high rain and high wind and a surge that we are experiencing now. we cross live now to laura trevelyan in the city of wilmington, north carolina where, as we heard a little earlier, a woman and her baby were killed after a tree fell on their house. what can you tell us about these fatalities? tonya the police department said the tragically a woman and her infant were killed when a tree fell on their house and of course the trees are falling because this morning here in wilmington, we had the highest winds recorded, 105 miles an hour we have not seen wind like this since the 19505. not seen wind like this since the 1950s

south carolina's governor henry mcmaster made the announcement toisk one south carolina life. >> reporter north carolina there are evacuations in parts entire coast line. roy cooper is the governor. >> we are now assembling resources and equipment to help with debris clearing, road clearng. >> reporter: in virginia, the navy is scrambling to get 30 ships out to sea, well away from florence. it is a beast. this is the view from space. and that's what hurricane hunters saw when they flew into florence yesterday. on land today, it was the calm bustle, shall we say, before the storm. staying or evacuating? > i'm leaving for the virginia to be with my daughter. >> reporter: okay. we found lines for gas 60 cars deep consistently at this costco in wilmington, north carolina. nearby, scott prok ter was in line for propane, but he may need to run a generator once he returns. >> they canceled school for the rest of the week here, so we'll probably head out later today or tomorrow. >> reporter: he told us the costco was out of water. suf five cases of water per member. there's none. >> as you probab

. >>> south carolina governor henry mcmaster lifted evacuation orders this week. the storm track shifted south. we get more from drew griffin in myrtle beach. >> reporter: christine and alex. this is ocean boulevard, myrtle beach. usually crowded right now. myrtle beach right now under manned store curfew that started at 10:00 last night and goes into tonight, of course. this area really caught somewhat off guard by the change if direction. they thought they would have a glancing blow. wednesday morning the forecast changed and now they could be a direct hit of florence. businesses were ordered shut at 5:00 last night. they boarded up and sand bagged as best they could. you see that up and down the street here. they are concerned not just about the surge that could come in and the wind that could come in from the ocean which i can see in the dark. you can't see it here. also the sheer amount of rain that will fall because of the slow-moving nature of this storm. i want to show you something else. this big ferris wheel. iconic spot here in downtown myrtle beach. th

this is a dialogue with henry mcmaster. because there's such thing after after five minutes ineffective. i've been hearing about this nonsense about afghanistan for 17 years with no success. close quote. from the pastor finished one of the issues. we've got a bunch of inconsistent strategies. we can't continue at the same old strategy. that's not end quote. can you talk about how you construct that? >> some of these are notetakerse and other people take note and you go to people and say yes, i remember exactly what was said in the court room. somebody can take the stand and say look, i remember exact language and that's accepted in court rooms and triangulating you can get a pretty exact picture of what's goingtu on. and of course afghanistan, a lot of people think the president is right. we've been in the more for 17 years. the look like it's going to get better. the pentagon wanted to add thousands of troops. he was very resisted. at one point secretary of defense matters said to him, we need to know whether the commander

henry mcmaster / (r) south carolina: "ladies and gentlemen, i'm very sad to announce, if you don't already know, that we have had one victim- storm- related fatality of mrs. amber dawn lee. we were informed she passed away and our prayers and hearts go out to family and loved ones, and we're mighty sorry."(justine)mighty sorry."(justine) 10 other fatalities blamed on the storm have been reported in north carolina ... including an infant. the storm is already causing catastrophic flooding and is expected to continue inland for days across the carolinas. the deadly storm is barely moving, and is responsible for knocking-out power to nearly a million people. (justine) right now were taking a live look along the coast of folly beach south carolina. you can see the rough surf and rain just pouring down. florence is not going anywhere quickly.(jr stone) we want to continue with our team coverage now as we are joined by meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez. she has been tracking florence as it creeps along. . . . the bay area will see slightly warmer temperatures on sunday and monday, but daytime high

state, we're doing everything we can to protect life, i will say governor's race, no governor henry mcmasters suspended his campaign, his opponent james smaig callesmith was called to l guard could they are both deeply involved. i am proud of work done this has been years of training, we've been training for this since hugo, we have gotten really good, i was filling sandbags this afternoon with the local fire department, and learning how thig they rotate, ourickist- exits are blocked off because we're doing one way traffic. fire trucks are rotated. this state really knows what they are doing, we take our lives, and our brothers and sisters live's seriously, one life lost is too many for us in south carolina. lou: and any part of this country. let's turn to politics, move toward election day, less than two months from now. are you feeling strong and confident? >> i feel very good about our race, my campaign, team. we're doing phenomenaly well, the past week i had 3 major fundraisers, due to evacuation are postponed. everyone is looking at dollar figure loss the end of the month of september. t

henry mcmaster/ (r) south carolina> "this is a very dangerous hurricane. " we do know we're in the bullseye. "we are preparing for the potential of historic catastrophic and life-threatening flooding"it's been three decades since a category four storm hit the carolinas ... in 1989 hurricane hugo caused more than six billion dollars in damage and killed 26 people in the u=s.florence is expected to bring a life-threatening storm surge of 15 to 20 feet. tropical-storm-force winds could reach the coastline as early as wednesday night, by friday the rain will begin, as much as two feet in higher elevations inland, triggering massive flooding downstream. the rain could continue into next week.hundreds of national guard members have been mobilized. "we're talking to north carolina. we're getting commitments of assets from them if something happens in south carolina, and they're getting commitments from us for assets if something happens in north carolinaat t

governor henry mcmaster gave an update on the storm today.help from nine different states as well as president trump's involvement of his administration has been as heavy as it's ever been in south carolina and we have a great team here in south carolina."> (jrstone) you can expect a message from president trump soon. the federal emergency management agency is testing a new warning system. the goal is to alert americans to emergencies -- like severe weather and missing children. most cell phone users will receive the alert thursday afternoon. the message will be titled "presidential alert" but will indicate it is only a test of the national wireless emergency alert system. major cellphone carriers including at&t, verizon, and sprint will participate. fema will also test the emergency alert system on radio and television stations thursday. (live) taking a live look outside at san francisco's embarcadero.... (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez. the bay area will the bay area will the bay area will th

rest of the county as that storm hovers over us >> that's the fear from south carolina governor henry mcmaster. he says this could be, even for inland communities, the big threat, the flooding from the waters from south carolina and of course the rain continuing here. about 20 miles across 501 into conway, south carolina. thank you. we have on the phone with us now retired general russell onray. you remember that name after hurrica hurricane katrina in 2005 and we checked with him in all of the major storms since. good to have you on the phone and as we look now to -- i mean this storm is not over and will be going on for several days. how do you asthes preparation for this storm and what you're seeing from the governors of north and south carolina. >> they've been synchronizing, talking to the people. the challenge now is the people that are in the most danger are those that don't have power and that's always a challenge in how we communicate with them. the first planning had to do with what happened at land fall. now we've got to continuing rain event that's going to push water from the high

south carolina governor henry mcmaster warned his constituents to brace themselves for what could be days of dangerous flooding. >> the flood is called a flash flood because it comes and goes in a flash. >> countless trees and power lines are down across the region, leaving hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the dark. repair crews are on standby. it could be weeks before the are able to go everywhere there needed. >>> local firefighters and swift water rescue teams are providing critical support. we are showing pictures showing task force 4. they have answer dozens of calls of people trapped by floods. they are from fire department across the east bay, santa rosa, and the insula. >>> president trump is expected to visit the area later this week. you can track florence and the storms instruction on our website, kpix.com. >>> i bay area tech mogul is getting into the media purchase -- business. we are live at the new york stock exchange with that story and more from the world of business. >> reporter: the trump administration will announce a $200 billion worth of tariffs

i will say in the governor's race, governor henry mcmaster suspended his campaign and his opponent james smith was called up to the national guard. so they are both deeply involved and taking care of the state on this issue. but i live in a republican area. i'm proud of the work that has been done. this has been years of training. we have been training for this since hugo and we have gotten really good at it. i was over filling sandbags this afternoon with a local fire department and learning about how they rotate. we have all the exits blocked off because we are doing one-way traffic. and the fire engines are rotated every two hours. you never know where they are coming in from. you think about that level of detail to having fema on the ground, community emergency management. this state really knows what they are doing. we take our lives, our brothers and sisters in this state's lives seriously. one life lost is too many for us in south carolina. >> lou: absolutely. any part of this country. let's turn to the politics as you move toward election day. less than two months from now in the

i will say in the governor's race, governor henry mcmaster suspended his campaign and his opponent james smith was called up to the national guard. so they are both deeply involved and taking care of the state on this issue. but i live in a republican area. i'm proud of the work that has been done. this has been years of training. we have been training for this since hugo and we have gotten really good at it. i was over filling sandbags this afternoon with a local fire department and learning about how they rotate. we have all the exits blocked off because we are doing one-way traffic. and the fire engines are rotated every two hours. you never know where they are coming in from. you think about that level of detail to having fema on the ground, community emergency management. this state really knows what they are doing. we take our lives, our brothers and sisters in this state's lives seriously. one life lost is too many for us in south carolina. >> lou: absolutely. any part of this country. let's turn to the politics as you move toward election day. less than two months from now in the

i'm very proud of henry mcmaster, the job he's done as your governor.you that tim and lindsay and myself and tom from the great congressmen, we're all in there fighting and it will work out well. this room, the job you do is great and we really want to thank you. this is real emergency stuff at the highest level and we want to thank you. so anything i can do, you all know where to call me and we will be there for south carolina. we'll be here for this disaster. thank you all. [ applause ] i'd like to introduce a man who has you truly been working overtime. he has been prepared for this for a long time. but over on the last four or five days, there is nobody that has worked harder than general livingston. and i want to thank you. say a few words. >> yes, sir. we always talk about team south carolina and everybody out here is part of team south carolina. and i told that to -- i said maybe we should call it team america now that debbie is mere and o'shaugnessys have come in. and he said no, i like south carolina. he wants to be part of our team. so that is

henry mcmaster/ south carolina: "this may be inconvenient. this is a very dangerous hurricane. but we are not going to gamble with the lives of the people of south carolina. not a one." mandatory evacuations were ordered monday for six counties in north carolina.the governor also urged residents to prepare for lengthy power outages after the hurricane arrives.he encouraged people to learn evacuation routes and put fuel in their vehicles in case they're ordered to leave. gov. roy cooper/ north carolina: "today let me be clear. north carolina is taking hurricane florence seriously and you should too. get ready now."i'm jim rowbottom reporting. lawrence karnow: it was a gorgeous suumer day around the bay area with sunshine all the way to the coast. hgihs today were in the 80s and 90s inland with 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. hurricane florence is a very dangerous storm and headed toward the carolinas. olivia is about to hit the hawaiian islands. high pressure will bring another round of nice weather but it will be a little cooler tomorrow. highs will be in the 8

governor henry mcmaster, the beautiful state of its south carolina. mandatory evacuation for all those along the coast. more could follow and likely will. "the five" is now. ♪ >> dana: hello, everyone. i am dana perino with judge jeanine puro, juan williams, jesse watters, greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in new york city and this is "the five" ." a massive and potentially catastrophic category 4 hurricane is barely directed towards these coast. florence is flexing her muscles and rapidly gaining strength over the atlantic ocean before its anticipated land later this week. fox news meteorologist is tracking the monster storm. >> we just got a new update. winds were at 130 miles an hour, now up to 140. this storm continues to strengthen. running over warm water. it's still a long ways away from the coast. there is bermuda. south of bermuda currently, this is the paths going to take in as it moves along the path, it will continue to strengthen. will eventually be running up to maybe 150-mile-an-hour winds, getting close to there anyway. this is thursday morning.

henry mcmaster for all counties... that means potentially millions of people are trying to leave the area. (ken) here is a live look at san francisco airport where airlines are beginning to cancel flights ahead of florence making landfall. charleston airport in south carolina is tweeting that it expects runways to close by midnight tomorrow. southwest airlines' website showed that it had canceled at least a half-dozen flights to and from charleston today. the tracking service flight-aware dot com showed that, american airlines had canceled more than 50 american eagle regional flights both tomorrow and thursday.american said the storm was responsible for cancellations to and from the north carolina cities of fayetteville, greenville, jacksonville, new bern and wilmington. we want to check in on hurricanes now in the atlantic and pacific oceans... our chief meterologist lawrence karnow is here with the latest... lawrence karnow: it was another beautiful day with sunny skies all the way to the coast. highs today soared in

guest: there is a passage -- host: there is a passage, dialogue with henry mcmaster. "i have beens hearing about this nonsense with afghanistan for 17 years with no success." we got a bunch of inconsistent strategies and we can't continue with the same old strategy. can you talk about how you constructed that? guest: some of these are nse meetings and notetakers and other people take notes and go to people and yes, i remember exactly what was said in the courtroom. somebody can take the stand and , i remember exact language and that is accepted in courtrooms. by triangulating, you can get a pretty exact picture of what is going on. , a lot of people think the president is right, we have been in that war for 17 years and it doesn't look like it is going to get better and the pentagon wanted to add thousands of troops. he was very resistant. at one point, secretary of defense mattis said to him, we whether the commander in chief is with us. we cannot continue to fight a half-assed war. host: this is what pete vernon said about the book. every administration is filled wi

. >> south carolina governor henry mcmaster there with an update for people in his state., north carolina as brian todd and his crew has been essentially posted up at this home for hours, witnessing a rescue in progress. brian, when you were talking last time, you spoke of a potential amputation for someone in the home, i saw a stretcher. tell me what's happening. give us an update. >> reporter: brooke, they just moved us to this part of the street. we had a better vantage point, we could see the rescue going on. they moved us to bring in an ambulance. that's coming through right now. as it comes through, i will tell you what the update is. yes, there was a situation where they had a potential amputee, but they brought a surgical team in, they thought they may have to amputate his leg. they found out they could move some objects and didn't need to amputate the leg. they extracted that person. we are told it was a man. they took him for medical attention. there were two other people as far as we know trapped in this house. it is just over my right shoulder. you can't see it

the governor of south carolina, henry mcmaster was just pointing out, a lot of the rivers in north carolina that will be swelling by so many feet drain out through south carolina. so inland, south carolina, along all of those rivers, it's still a potentially very dangerous situation. that is going to play out as this rain keeps coming down over the next 24 to 48 hours, shep. >> shepard: jonathan hunt live for us. thanks very much. we've been reporting the storm at last check from the national hurricane center was down at a minimal hurricane at 75 miles an hour. 74 would be a tropical storm. it was due west at six miles an hour. there is the latest satellite loop of it. let's get an update. ken graham is the director of the national hurricane center. ken, we figured as it moved inland it would get strength. has it? >> yes, it has, shep. losing strength and still seeing the rainfall. so as we move -- continue to move inland, we'll see the winds come down. these are the areas that i'm still so concerned about. the center of it and the rain bands. if you notice with time, these rain bands conti

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molly: the south carolina governor henry mcmaster has lifted evacuation orders in all of coastal counties but warns that severe flooding may very well be possible especially as florence moves inland peerless bring in ellison barber. live on the ground in south carolina. reporter: hi, molly. we're in a medium tactical vehicle. this is a vehicle being used in south carolina to go to nearby flooded neighborhoods. the national guard is taken us out a couple of different times this morning. trying to check on people in the area to see if they are safe in their homes or if they need help. where we are right now is at dylan middle school, a shelter. they're essentially taking this out, picking up people that they need to be picked up and ringing them here. the shelter according to red cross volunteers has a little over 200 people in it right now. we asked one woman how she was doing and she said just want to go home. that's what most people are hoping but the rain keeps coming on and off. for some people it means they may be okay yesterday but are in the situation with her flooding. we have a lo

south carolina governor, henry mcmaster is estimating the financial hit to the state is reaching $1.2illion. >>> check it out, you are taking a live look at the annual voters summit. we may or may not be able to see it. there it is. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell was here and mentioned brett kavanaugh saying he will end up at the court. when the nomination was announced, 54% of the voters said the senate should confirm him. now, evangelicals are uncertain with the nomination. here is the thing. if you widen the lens to see how all americans feel, more americans oppose his nomination than support it. hmm. joining me now, the president and ceo of the family leader. bob, thank you very much for coming on the show. >> good to see you, again, hallie. thanks for having me. >> let me start with the president's tweets relating to dr. christine ford. the president is questioning why dr. ford did not come forward sooner with the allegation of sexual assault when she and brett kavanaugh were in high school. do you believe donald trump is a relevant authority on why or why not women choos

we heard from the governor, henry mcmaster, giving us an update the aid he received from nine additionalpresident of the united states. the governor saying that efforts are under way in south carolina right now to check on south carolinaens affected by this storm. also mentioning in the course of that press briefing that government offices will not reopen until monday of the coming week. msnbc is in oak island, north carolina. that is just across the border from south carolina. there's been some concern about bridges, about the structural integrity of bridges that were closed during the course of this storm. you're right there on the south facing side of that beach, looking south. what's the latest? what can you tell us? >> reporter: david, regarding the bridges, both bridges in and out of this island completely closed. this island is shut off at the moment. the mayor says nobody will be let in or out until sunday, maybe monday because for the first time i also saw fema officials going house by house checking all of these ocean front properties, making sure that everybody is accounted fo

south carolina began feeling th, effects tond governor henry mcmaster forecast a long slog. >> this isething t have not seen before. this much rain, a hurricane aying on top of us for this long. so that means, ladies and gentlemen, that we're going to have to have patience. >> reporter: as it finally leaves the coast, florence is expected to move wes then curve back toward the mid- atlantic by next week. >> here in downtown wilngton, the worst of hurricane florence's winds hpassed but transportation gusi wnds are blowing and parts of downtown gladded. >> woodruff: you mentioned the mother and child who were killed. what do you know more about what happened? >> that happened around 9:30 this morning. an 8-month-old babe c and mother were killed when a tree fell through the back of their home. e father of that child was also pinned beneath the tree and also the roof that had fallen in on him. ofincials here in wion say it took a long time to extricate they used special equipment including pillows that expand. it required help from fema. it was a multi-agency, intense effort, and he is no

one of the major points i was raising during hurricane florence is, why wasn't henry mcmaster or brandterling, why were they ignoring direct orders to evacuate those incarcerated? nermeen: prisoners in south carolina or not evacuated when hurricane florence hit, but they were put to work making sand bags to prepare for the storm's arrival. the south carolina department of corrections tweeted a photo of the sand bags, writing -- "inmates assigned to macdougall and wateree have prepared over 35,000 sand bags." the department also tweeted -- "agency staff and inmates have prepared 1000 lbs sandbags to help protect the roads and citizens along the coast." could you talk about that, the kind of work prisoners were asked to do? to fillre asked sandbags, not for their own safety, but to protect the safety of the citizens that are not incarcerated. they were using the labor of these individuals to protect the citizens of south carolina. they were doing the work that other people could do. they were not trying to protect themselves. they don't care about how the prisoners were going to fare dur

here's a live look at south carolina, emergency operations center where governor henry mcmaster and emergency officials will brief reporters any moment now. a mass evacuation is about to begin in that state. the governor ordering everyone living along the coast to get out starting at noon eastern. that's a fifth of the state's population. nearby highways will reverse traffic in order to get everybody out in a timely fashion. so far, mandatory evacuation orders are up affecting more than a million people. this could be the largest peacetime evacuation ever seen in the united states. just moments ago the mayor of washington, d.c. declared a state of emergency. emergencies have been declared in north carolina, south carolina, virginia, and maryland with florence set to possibly deliver the hardest punch the carolinas have seen in more than 60 years. joining me now as promised al roker of the today show, kerry sanders is in carolina beach, north carolina, where mandatory evacuations are underway. we've got the latest update from the national weather center. >> that's right. thank you so much. you

breaking news, the governor henry mcmaster is warning residents to leave now. that is a live picture of the event they are holding. they say leave now, because the window of opportunity to leave is closing. it is almost closed. this at this press conference moments ago. now, to the winds, expected to get stronger, increasing rains will cause flooding and downed power lines. the governor is also warning that landslides will occur in certain parts of the state due to the continual heavy rains. right now, the eye of the hurricane is about 140 miles southeast of the coast of north carolina. we are talking about near the outer banks. but 70 mile per hour winds and rain are already hitting the carolinas. landfall is expected overnight. 12,000 people are already without power and the department of defense will be holding a briefing on hurricane preparations at 4:00 p.m. eastern time, so in about 57 minutes. wall street, not spooked by the storm at the moment. the major averages are being driven higher on the easing trade tensions and rebound in technology stocks follo