let's go farther north, myrtle beach, south carolina, that's where we find simone boise. what are you seeing on the beach? >> craig, we're already starting to see some signs of flooding here. and this is just a taste of what is happening in other parts of myrtle beach. we're hearing reports of two feet of flooding. we are experiencing a flash flood warning in this area. something officials and residents here are going to be looking for later today. we're expecting high tide to come in within the next couple of hours. take a look at these massive waves flashing around in the ocean out there. of course when the high tide coincides with the power of this storm, that could be a recipe for disaster. storm surge is something that we're concerned about here in myrtle beach, craig, as is everyone along the eastern coast and in the carolinas right now. but, craig, i'll tell you when it got really reem fal for us. at about 3:30 this morning we started getting texts, emergency alerts telling us we were in a tornado warning zone. i opened up my hotel windows. we're staying right here

try dawn ultra. >>> we have some live pictures here from myrtle beach, south carolina. the local report is that someone was driving along the beach in obviously poor conditions that weren't quite as poor as they were right now and they got stuck in the sand. you can see now waves are just overtaking this car there on the beach there in myrtle beach. likely going to float away here, at least for some period of time. we'll keep an eye on -- we have a rotor on the ground there. we'll keep an eye on the situation there in myrtle beach. as hurricane dorian is threatening lives on the east coast, president trump is spending time trying to prove that he wasn't wrong when he incorrectly warned that alabama was in the storm's path. the president going so far as to hold up a forecast map that was nearly a week old and it had an addition there, a crudely drawn line apparently sharpied in to show alabama in a falsified trajectory. a source familiar with the president's storm briefing yesterday confirmed that the line had been added during the briefing, would not confirm that the pre

just to the north of myrtle beach. that's because of the strong outer bands, just starting to push on shore, are bringing with them waterspouts and even tornadoes. that's going to be a threat throughout the rest of day for virginia, north carolina and portions of south carolina. this orange area here being the biggest threat. that is a level 3 out of 5 threat zone for specifically severe storms. that's not it. the heavy rainfall is also going to be a big concern here. look at this widespread amount here. stretching from virginia all the way down through south carolina. widespread amounts of 4 to 6 inches of rain. but a lot of locations where you see that red color were even nearing the pink where we're talking 8, 10, if not as much as 15 inches total before the storm system finally makes its way out. erica, you have to combine that also with the stornl surge, which is going to be several feet not only for south carolina but also north carolina and virginia as well. >> reporter: a lot still to come and a lot that people

it's going northeast to myrtle beach. i want to go to simone standing by in myrtle beach. should be getting a bit more of this. >> that's right, i wanted to think tat worst of it had passed, but i'm not sure that's true. we just received a flash flood warning. one of the emergency alirts letting us know the threat is not yet over. so we are still seeing just basically unrelenting rain. it has just been pounding here since late last night. the wind also unrelenting. i'm sure you can see the palm trees behind me and the ocean waves just thrashing back there. a lot of them have been reaching as far as the dunes. so that makes everyone here quite nervous when it comes to storm surge and flooding and we know that that is an issue in a city that has dealt with multiple hurricanes over the past couple years. i want colluding hurricane florence. she reminded me there are a lot of residents who still haven't recovered from the hurricanes. they are dealing with the added threat and danger of flash flooding from this one. >> always remember the people who don't go sometimes can't go.

dorian is miles from myrtle beach. >> reporter: wolf, conditions here continue to deteriorate in myrtle beach. it was tornadoes that was the threat this morning, now it is just sheer raw force of dorian herself, now just off the coast and passing. a curfew going into effect at 7:00 p.m. an hour from now, going until 7:00 a.m. in many areas in the county. this is a storm that will make it one very difficult night. tonight, hurricane dorian hammering the carolina coast with a dangerous possibility of landfall in the coming hours. nearly a quarter million homes and businesses across georgia, south carolina, and north carolina already lost power. dorian's winds lashing south carolina all day, flooding low lying streets, dragging down more than 100 trees. forecasters say more than a foot of rain could fall in some parts of the state. art perry rode out the storm on nearby james island. >> this is the third one in three years, you don't get used to it, you learn to adapt to it. once you're in it, you're in it. we went ahead and it was risk or reward, knew what we were getting into. >> reporte

but here in myrtle beach, we're expecting the worst of it. the brunt of the storm, at about 6:00 p.m. why 6:00 p.m., well, that's when the eye of the storm is expected to be closest to this city. now, according to the mayor, her biggest concern is what you're looking around me. the flooding, the potential flooding, and the storm surge, jake. 4 to 8 feet expected in this area. jake? >> all right, rosa flores, stay safe, please. now let's talk to the mayor of myrtle beach, brenda bethune who joins us on the phone. madame mayor, you're at your emergency operation center. we just saw flooding in myrtle beach. how are conditions overall in your hometown right now? >> right now, everything seems to be holding up really well. our infrastructure is holding up well. we did expect some coastal flooding, especially closest to the beaches. especially with the high tide and the storm surge. we know that the worst is yet to come. so we will wait to see what happens with that, but as of now, everything seems to be doing really well. >> throughout the caroli

we're seeing reports of flooding in the city of myrtle beach.ould be more than two feet of water at this point. but in addition to that threat of storm surge, which is something that these residents have lived through with other storms like hurricane matthew and florence, the other big threat is tornadoes. we woke up this morning to an emergency alert, warning us that we were in a tornado warning zone, that there was potentially a waterspout forming in this ocean behind me. and the scary thing about tornadoes, chuck, especially in the middle of the night, is that you dent know where they're coming from and you can't see them. since then, we have heard reports of some of these possible tornadoes touching down, ripping off roofs off homes and overturning massive trees. i have traveled throughout the state of florida as hurricane dorian was just off the coast there, but i can tell you, chuck, i've seen more damage here in south carolina over the past 24 hours. >> i bet. all right, simone. don't be a here o be safe out there. and thanks very much. n

simone boyce there in myrtle beach. again, close to where the eye of that storm, off the coast there. but in her vicinity. simone, thank you for that. joining me now by phone, jerry jones, he is the mayor of moorehead city, north carolina. mr. mayor, thank you for joining us. you're certainly familiar with the reports we're familiar with. there is a possibility this storm could make landfall where you are. are you prepared for that. >> i don't know if you're ever prepared. but as i describe hurricanes, it's always a work in progress. you do the best you can this year. but as we know, hurricanes are unpredictable. so the next hurricane brings new challenges. but we are prepared. right now the model shows the eye, it does not over cape lookout which is in carter county about eight miles from moorehead city. it will be pretty close. right now we're just getting tropical force winds. i'm looking in the backyard. i've got some tree limbs down and stuff. in moorehead city, we're under curfew, but it's hurry up and wait for it

we're starting to see flash flooding in parts of myrtle beach. we're starting to see levels of two feet. those could continue to rise as we see these rainfall levels from anywhere for 10 to 15 inches. that's what people in this area should expect today. in addition to flash flooding and storm surge concerns, isolated tornados are something that we've seen first-hand here. we woke up this morning to a serious of emergency alerts telling us that there might have been a waterspout over this ocean right here. and we have seen other footage of possible tornados touching down in this area. absolutely wreaking havoc on homes here, turning over massive trees and ripping off roofs. in addition to the tornados, we know several thousand residents in this area are without power. crews are working to restore power now. but the thing is, this is why. you see this water coming in. this is exactly why people were told to evacuate from the areas along the waterfront. they haven't evacuated by now, the emergency crews, the rescue crews, these conditions are not sa

the storm surge pulled this jeep into the atlantic in myrtle beach, south carolina pick out this live wire sparking in charleston. let's take a live look at the north carolina coast where you can get an idea of the rain in that storm surge coming on as the water is coming onshore there. we also want to give you a live picture from myrtle beach, south carolina where you can also see the strong waves there. meteorologist, mary lee has been tracking this for some time now and mary, the next 12 hours are crucial >> critical is the next 12 hours with hurricane dorian. we are watching conditions deteriorate with dorian along the carolina coast pic they are dealing with hurricane force winds as we speak. i weather station on the south carolina coast is clocking winds beings -- wind speeds up to 50 miles per hour. the latest stats for you, it is a strong, category 2 storm packing sustained winds of 110 miles per hour at 6 miles south of myrtle beach, south carolina moving north/northeast at 8 miles per hour. there is the projected path. we are watching later today, into early tomorrow morning

that in short order myrtle beach will be open for business. mayor brenda bethune on the back end here of this hurricane dorian for them. and as dorian lashes the carolina coast to the political intersection of this story, we go. >>> president trump is now on day five of insisting hurricane dorian was on a path to hit alabama. late this afternoon, rear admiral peter brown, who is trump's counterterrorism and homeland security adviser -- think about that for a moment -- said he briefed the president multiple times on sunday about dorian's arrival, issued a statement appearing to take the blame for trump's warnings, certainly giving the president much-needed air cover. and we quote. i showed the president the official national hurricane center forecast, which included the cone that projects the potential path of the eye of the storm. the president's comments were based on that morning's hurricane dorian briefing, which included the possibility of tropical storm force winds in southeastern alabama. in fact, from the evening of tuesday, august 27th

we find cnn's rosa flores in myrtle beach.d there are concerns there about tornados. >> reporter: you know, the worst of conditions here, erica, are expected to be felt here in myrtle beach at about 6:00 p.m. why 6:00 p.m. because that's when myrtle beach is supposed to be closest to the eye. you can see right now we are getting a lot of the outer bands of hurricane dorian. earlier today sustained winds have been about 17 miles an hour. at this hour we're seeing gusts up to 33 miles an hour. now, i believe you asked me about a tornado, possible tornado that hit north of here in north myrtle beach. according to the fire department there, they are assessing the damage currently. there is damage to vehicles and buildings but there are no reported injuries. if you look around me you'll see we're getting hit with pretty high winds right now. if you look at the ocean, this is what we've been seeing all morning long. the ocean has been very rocky, the winds picking up. one of the biggest concerns for the mayor of this city is storm s

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>> reporter: near myrtle beach, families who rode out the storm in myrtle beach had to run from the twisters just after sunrise. someone drove this jeep up onto the beach, and the storm is taking it away, too. the high winds tore the siding off these apartment buildings. the people inside worried for their lives. >> all of a sudden the window broke loose. everything was swirling in our bedroom. >> reporter: this is what the amazingly, no one was hurt. the winds left hundreds of thousands of people without power when trees came down over power lines. charleston was hit hard. we're seeing this all over town, trees that couldn't withstand these high winds came crashing down. sometimes over power lines. a giant tree came crashing this morning onto the bed of this 7-year-old boy. >> we were all sleeping downstairs as precaution for this reason, we do it during every storm. >> reporter: patrick murray and his daughter millie say it was a rough night. >> it was a hill scary in the middle of the night, it started to pick up and the shutters were banging. >> reporter: just down the street from our ho

another major concern are these possible tornados, video outside of north myrtle beach today. it shows what appears to be a fast moving tornado. you can see all of those ominous black clouds surrounding it. there's reportedly darth to several homes there, let's go to cnn's rosa flores in myrtle beach for us, what are you seeing at your location right now. >> right now we're feeling some of those bands, it's been very windy. you were mentioning the tornados, we drove back to myrtle beach from that neighborhood we wanted to make sure to be safe. we have that video for you. from talking to residents in this community they say that tornado barreled through their neighborhood at about 4:30 this morning. it snapped trees, downed power lines, ripped parts of the roofs of some of those homes. and today, these residents are counting their blessings, take a listen. >> it was around 4:00, 4:14 this morning, we heard a rumbling noise. we wanted to see what was going on. the trees were sideways. we were lucky, den the have any damage. we lost a few shingles but that's about all. >> no one

thank you. >> simon, in myrtle beach, what are you seeing there? another popular tourist destination. >> normally on a beautiful late summer week this area here might be filled with beach goers and families, but as you can see this beach is slowly disappe disappearing. we were able to stand on this area right here it was just a bunch of sand earlier. now the water is coming up over my ankles. and the ocean just keeps rolling in and keeps encroaching. so this is exactly what we talk about when we talk about storm surge. and we're already starting to see flooding in some parts of myrtle beach. i've heard reports of two feet of water in some residential areas and shopping complexes. so, that is something that we're keeping an eye on here as well as those tornadoes. that's something that ali mentioned and we have been talking about a lot today. it's a very real danger and i'll tell you why because we experienced it earlier today. we woke up and got some emergency alerts saying there was a tornado warning, a tornado potentially forming out here. and it's

any hurricane in myrtle beach is an economic impact. >> myrtle beach mayor brenda be thaun, thanks very much. >>> ahead, an update from the national hurricane center on dorian. that just came in. we'll have that for you top of the hour. >> good morning. this is friday, september 6. right now, residents on the carolina coast are being told to shelter in place. more than 6 million people are under flood watches. more than 290,000 homes are without power. earlier in the day, hurricane dorian spawned a series of tornado. this photo is from north carolina. a lot of destruction.

north myrtle beach.recasters are warning more tornadoes could pop up at any point as this storm moves up the coast. jeff flock is in charleston. what have you seen, shep? >> the storm that won't go away. it keeps coming. we have the storm with us for days, almost weeks. we have flooding. this is the ashley river behind me. we're out here because it's high tide. it was last hour. it's marshland anyway, but not terrible. it survived the high tide, fair to say. that's not to say there's not flooding all over town, the downtown. they call this the low country. yeah, it's low. sometimes it floods on sunny days. today wasn't a sunny day. they say at least the public works folks say 50 streets, roads have been shut down. power lines down. we had some wind. i think my take-away on this hurricane is that you don't have to have a hurricane, get hit by a hurricane in order to have a mess. this storm was never forecast to make u.s. landfall and never did. at least the center of the circulation. we're still getting a

as you can see dorian is just east of myrtle beach. that is expected to continue to travel northeast on a collision course with the outer banks. right now doug is in wilmington. doug. >> good evening, kennedy. as of 8:00 p.m. this evening in wilmington, north carolina the conditions began to deteriorate. we have seen relatively mild conditions virtually all day long, not to say there is no danger here. the storm did spawn of some tornadoes as early as 6:00 a.m. today. some of those smaller tornadoes are snapping off trees, tree limbs and uprooting trees but no major damage beyond that. again as of 8:00 p.m. tonight with the storm still about 70 miles directly to the south the wind speeds have begun to pick up. although it is sporadic, it lulls into a period of relative calmness and then picks up to what i would say is 40, maybe 5. it's expected to get much worse than that. upwards of a million people have been evacuated from barrier islands in north and south carolina. city officials here are still warning residents that speeds could g

myrtle beach is experiencing tropical storm force winds. hurricane force winds are set to arrive later this afternoon. the life threatening storm surge could reach 8 feet high. another possible concern. there's video out of north myrtle beach today it has ominous black clouds, a city spokesman says officials believe one or more suspected tornado today damaged several family homes. no injuries were reported but many residents are riding all of this out in shelters. let's go to cnn's martin savage, he's in myrtle beach for us. what's happening at your location now martin. >> this is a torrential downpour. we have well over 6 to 7 inches of rain, and that's just for starters, on top of that, what they're really concerned about here is the storm surge. this is the area that is forecast to get the largest of that surge, anywhere from 5 to 8 feet. we've just past high tide. i'm standing in the grand strand. the stretch of beach that goes for 60 miles. already the surf has come up so high that in most areas along the beach here, you can't tell whe

let me show you a live look in myrtle beach.c 'ing up even in just the last hour we've been here. the national hurricane center will be out with the latest. look at that. new track, new forecast in just a minute. grab some pens. would shakespeare have chosen just "some pens?" methinks tul pens would serve m'lady well. thanks. and a unicorn notebook! get everything on your list. this week's doorbuster - 300-sheet paper ream for $1; $1 in store or online from the advisors at office depot officemax. >>> so as promts promisised we getting the newest advisory from the national hurricane center on dorian. michelle grossman is back with us. what's it is a? >> the latest information is in, back down to a category two storm but just about as strong as you can have for a category two storm. it's at 110 miles per hour, 111 is your marker for a category three. very strong. we do expect it to stay as a category two storm. we're not expecting strengthening. still moving at 8 miles per hour. not the fastest but not the slowest either. that wil

these are the streets of myrtle beach. not a ton of action.has not been the only thing. tornadoes, look at this video of a tornado out north myrtle beach 15 miles to our northeast. you can see debris getting lifted up and the damage. already seeing damage pictures come in. the fire department is out in full force. the front lawn ripped up by that huge tree taken down and another tornado -- there have already been four confirmed tornados this morning in the outer bands of dorian. this one is in wilmington, north carolina, the circulation and condensation still in there. winds 175 miles away, tropical storm force but gusts along the coast up to 80 miles an hour. we'll update you after 8:00 a.m. but your local news and weather is coming up next. aft >>> "good morning america" is sponsored by blue buffalo. you love your pets like family so feed them like family with blue. >>> good morning. meteorologist mike nicco is here with our forecast. >> thank you. i want to start with dorian. it's been downgraded to a 2. 110 winds that a miles per hour. exp

that could be the case around myrtle beach later on.e areas could get up to a foot of rain. we could have possible land fall around willington with the peek of the around about 11:00 p.m. to midnight. 90 to 110-mile-an-hour winds. hatteras, up to 115-mile-an-hour winds. flash flooding and rain. >>> after mike pence's chief of staff told reporters that president trump suggested he stay at the trump resort this week. president trump denied any part of the decision. >> can you state your involvement. >> i had no involvement other than it is a great place. it is beautiful and wonderful. his family lives there, which is amazing. mike, his family has lived there many decades. one of the first things he said is he knew i had this terrific place in ireland. he said, you know my family lives there. i heard he was going but it wasn't my idea for mike to go there. he went there because his family is there. >> you didn't suggest -- >> i don't suggest anything. >> kind of renewing this debate in the public about whether or not the president is viola

we're already seeing some instances of flooding in residential areas and shopping centers here in myrtle beach. ali, i started out covering hurricane dorian in south florida, in west palm beach. then we moved up north near orlando, daytona beach, and i can tell you that the damage we're seeing here in myrtle beach, south carolina, and all along the carolinas is far worse than anything i laid my eyes on in florida. just as an example, tornado warnings. we woke up to some of those this morning around 4:00 this morning and then later on we found out that there were possible tornadoes that actually touched down in this area. we heard reports of people in an apartment complex where the roof was ripped off and they were evacuated by first responders. we're seeing reports of massive trees being overturned as a result of these tornadoes. so that is something that we're going to be keeping an eye on for the rest of the day today because those tornado watches are still in effect here in myrtle beach, south carolina. and as you can see this water is right above my ankles right now and on parts of the bea

but it was during a holiday weekend for myrtle beach.ors here for the holiday weekend. so we are pretty much a ghost town right now, other than for the residents and those who were located in zone a, we feel that the evacuation was very successful. ashley: mayor, i know you're very busy. we wish you the very best of luck for today and we'll be checking back in i'm sure with mayor brenda bethune, myrtle beach, thank you so much. lauren: one florida man found a unique way to keep his car safe from the hurricane. he drove his smart car into his kitchen. he was afraid the powerful winds from dorian would lift the car off the ground because it's so tiny. the car fit. look, it's between the wall and the kitchen island. oh, my goodness. no idea how he got it there. what a sight to wake up to. ashley: look at that. that's the ultimate drive-through right there. all right. take a look at how your money is doing this morning. yes, it's better news, we gained more than 200 points, up another 200 on hopes that perhaps the u.s. and china getting back

molly huhunter starts us off from myrtle beach, south carolina. molly, >> reporter: lester, this rain is really coming down. the wind is whipping, that surf is enormous, and the storm is heading directly for us right now. residents are evacuated or sheltered in place ready for a l >> as hurricane dorian rips at the carolina coastline -- >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: -- double trouble, 21 dangerous tornados hit both north and south carolina sending debris flying, flipping rvs, tearing off rooftops, atearing up home. >> my camper was tipping over. i said lord what in the world. >> reporter: short lived but so strong adding insult to injury before the cat 2 storm ever makes land fall. now along the coast bracing for the brune.nt near myrtle beach, this suv abandoned when the driver got stuck too close to the wild surf. and the rest of the town abandoned too. no cars on the road and those that stayed hunkered down. more than 200,000 customers without power.atio centers not taking any chances. joanna and her husband evacuated during hurricane florence l

look like they could get hit very hard for looking at myrtle beach just a second ago, and it's stilltorm guys look at it. this is imagery as it club plowed its way up the eastern seaboard last night and now that i was getting especially close to charleston. this is our latest imagery right there still very well formed a category 3 storm picking up steam overnight and yet that record breaking storm surge, something that officials are very much so worried about as the lowlands of south carolina are very flat well in londo as the storm churns righ there. it is just going to dump a lot of rainfall in these very flat areas up and down the coast. now back here at home the conditions are actually looking really good change things up a bit out of the 90's for your daytime highs which we got used to over the past week and now replacing those with some 80's in the days to come this low pressure area scooting on through and that chance of dry thunderstorm activity which we did see yesterday in northern california is also departing, so we do have a cooler calmer day ahead of us overall just a pr

near myrtle beach, this suv abandon when the driver got stuck too close to the wild surf. and the rest of the town abandoned too. no cars on the road and those that stayed hunkered down. more than 200,000 customers without power. others at evacuation centers not taking any chances. joanna and her husband evacuated during hurricane florence last year. >> i don't want to be one of those parents that's saying oh, a flood came and i couldn't keep hold of her. you know, i didn't want that to happen. so, i said we're leaving, and that's that. >> reporter: the big fear with the high tide overnight is the dangerous storm surge, up to eight feet in these low lying areas. >> any time the storm comes of this magnitude, there's a lot of stress in the area. >> reporter: a lot of stress and the worst is yet to come. molly hunter, nbc news, myrtle beach, south carolina. >> reporter: this is kathy park in charleston where the storm roared ashore with sheets of rain pounding the historic city. charleston woke up to extreme conditions, flash flooding, intense wind gusts, and widespread powe

but then as we move up the coast we are looking at myrtle beach, wilmington, cape hatteras, charleston, we have one of our reporters in charleston, south carolina, right now. those within the cone of uncertainty. so what type of conditions could they be seeing come wednesday morning, thursday -- >> worst case for did with flor. the trend overnight was closer to a landfall in the carolinas. >> bill karins, thanks for that. we will have updates throughout the hour. >>> joining us from jensen beach, florida, gabe gutierrez with a perspective on the ground. give us the sense of preparations, how concerned are still people feeling this morning given the path we just heard from bill karins? >> reporter: good morning. residents in florida for several days and this has been for some of them a very frustrating suppt through florida, then the path changed, it's supposed to go to the north and east, some of them breathed a sigh of relief, then there was concern as it started to go over the bahamas could it wobble westward. we've been in jensen beach for 24 hours. we have seen some occasional rain

up to myrtle beach, 5 to 8 feet. heavy rain. widespread amounts of 4 to 6 inches of rain, but when you see the red, even the color here down here around charleston, we're talking in excess of 10 inches of rain. >> wow. very vulnerable city in charleston. hopefully that turn continues. allison chinchar with the update. thanks. >>> rescue and relief efforts just getting underway in the bahamas this morning. a cnn team on the ground says the level of devastation is breathtaking. the official death toll at this hour, 20. that is expected to climb. cnn spoke to a storm chaser who went quiet for a number of days in the storm. he shot this video and then turned up alive. >> where i was at was in a school on a hill and i did that on purpose. i didn't want to worry about the storm surge. there's a neighborhood called the mud. it's in a low lying poorer neighborhood. it got swept by a tremendous storm surge. the whole neighborhood, very large area of the city, is just wiped out. it's like football fields of rubble. >> people everywhere st

>>okay we are back now taking another look at these live pictures from myrtle beach south carolina. where it should go without saying, but somebody decided to drive on a beach duri hurricane and as you can plainly see night here look these winner and movie and so when we first saw these pictures come up live it. it must have just happened because you could see all the wheels fully you can see underneath the car was just sitting on top of the sand. and now as each wave comes in it seems to be sinking the doing is drawing people to the beach there all of that taken selfies. >>they're posing and it's really windy undertow has got to be bad too and now it looks like some maybe somebody made people back off because they suddenly disappear and the worst of the storm is still south it's heading towards myrtle beach where these pictures are so these waves are only going to get stronger. >>and the storm surge is only going to get deeper so people need to be really careful out there. conner powell has more from south carolina. >>hurricane dorian pounding south carolina with heavy winds and st

rosa flores for us in myrtle beach. rosa, thank you.o wanting to bring in richard neal from south port, north carolina, near the mouth of the cape fear river. richard, many people may be familiar with the frying pan tower cam that you put up so we're able to watch some of the conditions there. you don't put it up just for people to see the conditions, you actually have a bigger message you want to get out there. why is it so important that people see the power of mother nature from your camera? >> you know, people all hear about the things going on with the ocean, but until you actually see it yourself, you don't know what it's like and only can imagine it. this puts people in the eye of what's actually happening so you can see the storm, you can see the waves and almost feel the wind tearing the flag. >> we can see conditions picking up there. we know the storm is certainly headed your way. appreciate taking a minute. we'll continue to watch it there on your camera. john, as you can see, this is not letting up here in charleston. we're

. >> martin savage in myrtle beach, south carolina. thank you so much, marty, you and your team for braving that to bring us that reporting ton. we appreciate it. >>> and the destructive storm surge left city blocks under water in charleston. that's where we find brian todd. are the waters receding there. >> only slightly poppy. we've been getting hammered with rain and wind really more than 15 hours. and the flooding is still present and still dangerous here. this stret behind me flooded. i'm showing you kind of three angles down two different streets to illustrate for you the adversity that charlestonens feeling tonight. we have been in touch with the mayor's office saying that they had to close 137 roads clout the trarlts area. that is part of the problem here. here is another part. they have cherry pickers down streets like this. this one has been here several hours a large tree fell on power lines down there. and they are trying to cut parts of the tree off the lines just to try to get the street out of dangerous, much less restor

, brunswick, jacksonville, especially from savannah on to myrtle beach. then as we move on in to thursday afternoon, again that counterclockwise flow, may be storm surge from cape hatteras, wilmington and myrtle beach. so we're looking for heavy rainfall. anywhere from melbourne up to cape hatteras, 5 to 7 inches of rain, craig. isolated amounts, though, upwards of a foot may be an issue. and power outages. as we see those winds kicking up along 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 getti

running over the coal or warm water here and that is able to maintain the strength to ride along myrtle beach wilmington. you can see the storm system to get a little bit closer re of about 3 inches an hour have been coming down they've got numerous flash flooding around parts of south carolina and now making its way to north carolina to in fact expecting these winds to continue to whip look at that over 50 miles per hour at myrtle beach just beginning to pick up more so in wilmington and you see all those morehead city over 40 miles per hour. damage reported all along the coastline, especially spots inland, not as bad. but we've got tornado watches continuing in effect now you can see all the way from north of wilmington through morehead all the way to norfolk is we're expecting a chance of more tornadoes and they have been popping up all around numerous tornadoes, dropping down doing damage water spouts coming right up the coastline. that's what happens you get these thunderstorms usually these storms the type of tornadoes with the hurricanes. not a stronger something you see in the middle

this open body of water, the temperatures are in the mid-'80s, it's rapidly intensified here so myrtle beach, charleston, we are going to continue to see sustained winds of 100 miles per hour forecasting 4 to 7 fee -- across central texas. >>> next 24 hours really going to be a problem for south carolina and north carolina. still watching it very closely >> thank you very much, janessa. >> thanks so much. for those mornings when you really need a pick me up, thrill est ranked starbucks caffeinated drinks, 360 milligrams of caffeine a cup of pike's place packs 310 milligrams, and for ice coffee lovers try a pep ee cold brew. the pumpkin spice latte is a little less poet eptent it only has 150. >> the calf ee legitimateers ggle watching your kids while they watch youtube new clues of r ® in providing significantly clearer skin. don't use if you're allergic to tremfya®. tremfya® may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections. before treatment, your doctor should check you for infections and tb. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms or if you

this is myrtle beach south carolina. authorities found the vehicle locked abandoned. it is just not safe to remove it. take a live look at wilmington north carolina. you can see the drops of rain on the lens. the camera shaking in the wind. cbs reporter kenneth craig is in wilmington with the latest.>> reporter: we are standing along the cape fear river in downtown wilmington. over the last couple hours we have started to feel some of those bands come through from hurricane dorian. we have had heavy rain at times in high winds and a number of tornadoes. as hurricane dorian rages up the coast it already has south carolina in its grips. flooding the streets of charleston and stranding a car on myrtle beach.>>> if you don't need to be out don't go out. in this kind of situation you don't need to go out. stay off the streets. it is very dangerous.>> reporter: in north carolina rain is blowing sideways. whipping the abandoned streets in wilmington. as the storm approaches it has already spawned possible tornadoes. the governor's warning residents dorian could be deadly.>>>

here's the latest forecast for the storm surge as much as 5 to 8 foot storm surge there near myrtle beacha possible landfall in that direction to watch the very latest track here as you see getting very close near myrtle beach with sustained winds of a 105 miles per hour near wilmington and morehead city possibly making landfall before head off in the middle of the atlantic and maybe nova scotia over the weekend. thank you lawrence. >>today, the jury in the ghost ship warehouse trial. requested a read back of testimony from an oakland first responder a person who made contact with go defended eric m in a at the warehouse 2 years before the massive fire that took the lives of 36 people kron four's haaziq madyun has the story. >>days of deliberating. jury to play though when the ghost ship fire trout since their first note to the port it is a request of they read that of direct and cross examination. the prosecution witness oakland fire captain george treatment the jury is seeking specific sections of this testimony surrounding the september 2014 couch fire arson episode outside the goshen.

up to myrtle beach. that whole area between charleston and myrtle beach expected to get a storm surge up to ten feet above the high tide. then up to wilmington, morehead city and cape hatteras eventually. that's all the way out till friday. think of this. by saturday on long island, new york, they're expecting 30 miles an hour or so winds. a storm surge and raging seas. that's saturday. much more than a week after all of this began. steve harrigan kicks off our storm coverage. he's in nassau, the capitol of the bahamas where the coast guard is staging and trying to mount rescues. steve, they have a lot of work ahead. >> certainly do, shepard. it's slow-going for a lot of reasons. you can hear the helicopters behind me. over my left shoulder, you can see a small group of people. most of them have been here all morning. those are people waiting to find out if relatives are dead or alive, if people will get off the helicopters. we've seen a steady flow. one or two at a times. people getting off helicopters,

it's trapped in the waves this afternoon in myrtle beach. the driver reportedly tried to make it along the beach and then got stuck. >> to rush up there -- >> live wires sparking -- there it is. in the flooded streets of charleston. that after fierce winds and tornadoes smashed communities along the coast of north carolina. one man surveying his property had this warning for people wait out the storm. >> when they say get, get. that's the thing to do. >> in the bahamas, a top official says hundreds of people, you hear me, hundreds remain unaccounted for. look at the devastation. this is in the abacos. every building is damaged with most utterly destroyed there. >> words can't describe it. i don't wish it on nobody. nobody. words can't describe it. >> do you mind if i say something? my grandfather -- >> they can never categorize this. never. >> my grandfather ran out in the middle -- >> it was like an atomic bomb went off. >> we're going to have the very latest on the storm throughout the night. all the two hours that we have for you and then

then we continue charleston, myrtle beach, wilmington, cape hatteras. again, the threat of that surge continuing. rainfall anywhere from 5 to 7 inches of rain from melbourne all the way to cape hatteras. 15 inches isolated still possibly. i think this is something we don't talk a lot about. 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

this is myrtle beach. this is the beach in myrtle beach. the people walking around, somebody with a dog here. that's what people do before a hurricane shows up. we now, of course, have heard that that hurricane itself is not going to make landfall in florida, but people like to go out there to see the power of nature. it can be an interesting thing and a very dangerous thing to do. we are still paying attention to a very, very dangerous storm. hurricane dorian. take a look at this. this is 36 hours. that's the beginning of the 36 hours until now. this is where the storm is still over grand buhamma island. it came into the bahamas more than 36 hours ago. it is basically stalled over parts of the bahamas. it is still packing sustained winds of 130 miles per hour. when it started in the bahamas it was 180 miles per hour. let's get the latest update from the national hurricane center which just issued its 11:00 p.m. update. i want to go to miami. ed, at some point, are the people of the bahamas going to be able to look up in the sky and see the

got ahead of the storm in myrtle beach, south carolina, where we're under a tornado watch. had a probable tornado, damage to our northeast. we have the bands coming onshore. we are well ahead of the storm. charleston, south carolina, the video you're seeing there, already feeling that push of water with the storm still some 80 miles away from the coastline. it's moving north. it will get closer. the closer that eye gets to us, the more impacts we will end up seeing, not just here along the coastline of south carolina, but as it moves up to north carolina, wilmington, over to the outer tanks, we could end up seeing a landfall. a strong hurricane still, hanging out on the southeast coast of the united states. we even have tropical storm watches that extend as far north as nantucket for when this things becomes subtropical. i'll detail all of it. back to you. >> ginger always on top of what's happening with the big storms. >>> up next, the major outage for yahoo! aewith medicare advantage plans designed for the whole you - body, mind and spirit. that means aetna is helping you

in the morning, charleston and myrtle beach get close to hurricane conditions. watch how that center gets closer to the coastline during the afternoon and evening. across north carolina, wilmington, nags head and then by friday morning, even virginia seeing some effects of this. we have storm surge warnings from virginia all the way down to north florida. in the end, the carolinas will see shorter, but likely much larger impacts over the next 48 hours. david? >> rob marciano, who has been there for days for us. thank you. >>> tonight, as i mentioned, there is an urgent effort under way in the bahamas. the u.s. coast guard on the scene. the death toll, we have just learned, rising to at least 20. at this hour, there is an all-out race to get to people in need. they need medical help, food and water. and marcus moore is right there, where he's been since before the hurricane hit. >> reporter: tonight in the bahamas, the all-out push to rescue the stranded and bring relief to more than 70,000 in dire need. the injured carried one by one to this waiting coast guard

it will come close to charleston and myrtle beach. potentially making landfall tomorrow night across north carolina. hurricane warnings are posted for all the carolina coastline. that front is going to help push the front out to sea, but hopefully sooner rather than later. in the morning, charleston and myrtle beach get close to hurricane conditions. watch as the center gets closer to that coastline. wilmington, nags head and by friday morning, even virginia seeing some effects from this. we have storm surge warnings from virginia down to north florida. the car lies thats will see shorter, but much larger impacts over the next 48 hours. david? >> rob, thank you. >>> tonight, as i mentioned, there is an urgent effort under way in the bahamas. the u.s. coast guard on the scene. the death toll, we have just learned, rising to at least 20. at this hour, there is an all-out race to get to people in need. they need medical help, food and water. and-mile-an-hour us can moore is right there where he's been since before the hurricane hit. >> r

myrtle beach, 2, 2.5 feet. we didn't see a lot of robs with water in areas that it shouldn't have been. as we continue, there it goes. that's friday about 2:00 p.m. well off the coast. still some rain wrapping around and windy conditions, but it's starting to be cleanup time by friday afternoon. and so as far as conditions are going to go, i've lowered a bit aft storm surge. we may have a chance of getting damage from the high tide. inland flooding, it's pouring. we have flash flood warnings outer, but no fatalities. winds in the minor county. in the outer banks, they can deal with high winds. they've seen many a storm. they average once every four years at least a category 1 hurricane. there will be minor damage here or there but it's not going to be crazy damage. and then it would be nice if the winds were low enough and the storms were low enough to keep highway 12 open. it has a lot of overwash and it closes regularly. those are the headlines, brian. we've done this a lot of times together. hasn't been a lo

martin savidge now, myrtle beach, south carolina. martin, dorian continuing to make its way up the coast. what's happening where you are? >> reporter: you know, we're still getting hit by these winds here. it may be easing just slightly as karen points out, but very slowly is it easing. the gusts here are still pretty strong. we're still getting pretty good bouts of rain. one of the reasons i can tell you that we know it's easing a bit is it doesn't sting as much on your face. there are hundreds of thousands of people that are without electricity tonight. they're still hunkered down in their homes. we know that as a result of those spinoff tornadoes, that there has been damage in and around the north myrtle beach area, and people are still fearful about the possibility of more tornadoes tonight. all in all, this is still a storm that packs a punch. it's still being felt, and as you say, it is now moving into north carolina, but south carolina is still bearing a lot of the brunt of it still. >> all right. martin, be safe out there. i

>> we certainly did in myrtle beach.us and what kept people from getting to us. with florence we learned a great lesson and thanks to the vision of our governor henry mcmaster he instituted the south carolina governor's flood commission and we've been working trying to find some resolutions and doing research to help address the issues that we face, especially with the flooding and the coastal storm surges. >> bill: what do you make of just living on the ocean yourself and managing that town and just making observances of this storm, the way it was so stationary in the bahamas and the devastation from the helicopter shot. what do you think about this storm? dorian waited so long to make a decision as to where the storm was headed. for so many i think it's been a bit maddening. what do you think of that? >> it certainly is tiring to watch something like this for so long and scary when you see the effects that it is having, the impact in other areas such as the bahamas. because you wonder is that going to be you. but all w