nick valencia is about 20 miles from me in conway in an area prone to flooding. they're proving water that's coming through will be a challenge for them. nick, what are you seeing? >> reporter: it is challenging now for local officials. they shut down this road. this is probably the worst of it in conway. as you mention, 20 miles from where you are, victor. check out this house. we have been showing it to you all morning long. in the last two hours since we have been out here, the water level has gone up five or six inches or so. i will take you to this side of the road, if you want to pan around, that water was not there on the road when we got here, not as significant as now. it is slowly starting to creep towards us as minutes and hours tick by. t they're worried the river will swell and put parts underwater. i wouldn't be surprised if this road will be underwater. the police are worried as it comes from north carolina and drains to south carolina that in the next 3 to 5 days. seeing rivers, tributaries, residents. i know you're probably worried about them at h

seeing that that river is stabilizing, that this continues to not be as bad throughout the city. >> nick valenciae continuing flooding there in south carolina. nick, thank you. >>> it's been two years since the launch of the me too movement. how the nomination of brett kavanaugh is testing the impact of that social movement. i'm ken jacobus, i'm the owner of good start packaging. we distribute environmentally-friendly packaging for restaurants. and we've grown substantially. so i switched to the spark cash card from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy. and last year, i earned $36,000 in cash back. that's right, $36,000. which i used to offer health insurance to my employees. my unlimited 2% cash back is more than just a perk, it's our healthcare. can i say it? what's in your wallet? when mit rocked our world.ailed we called usaa. and they greeted me as they always do. sergeant baker, how are you? they took care of everything a to z. having insurance is something everyone needs, but having usaa- now that's a privilege. this is moving day with the best in-home wifi experi

we have more from nick valencia. he started the morning in myrtle beach, now has moved across 501 into conway near one of the rivers that authorities are most concerned about. all the flooding in north carolina, going to come through the rivers into the state, making this a threat over the next several days. nick, what are you seeing and hearing? >> reporter: yeah, we're about 20 miles inland as we mentioned in conway, south carolina. an area according to managers that is more money to flood that happen myrtle beach -- more prone to flood than in myrtle beach. we wanted to see what we're dealing with. this is the first time we've seen daylight today. this is the river here. this is the waccamaw river, a tributary of one of the local lakes in south carolina. and as you deal with the wind there in myrtle beach, the story here in conway is really the steady rain that's been falling which is why emergency managers are very concerned. they're doing exactly what we're doing this morning and traveling throughout the area, t

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nick valencia is there. nick, the mayor of myrtle beach issued a plea for folks to evacuate. the key question, are people heeding the warning? >> reporter: i got off the phone with the congressman that represents this district. he says he believes most people are evacuating, brooke, from people we have spoken to here, that's not the sentiment we're getting on the ground from folks we're speaking to. jim darling is one of the residents that's going to wait it out here. what gives you the confidence? >> not confidence, just been through it before here, and i would rather be home than stuck in a hotel somewhere. >> reporter: we heard from a representative of fema that said it won't take days to recover, but a long time. it will be a catastrophic storm. the mayor is saying please get out, pleading with you guys to leave. you heard the congressman saying this will be as stracatastrophi hugo. doesn't worry you? >> not really, no. just rather be home, comfortable, got generators, you know. >> do you think at all, we covered a lot of storms, brooke, you covered hurricanes before as w

cnn correspondent nick valencia has more for us here. >> reporter: human rights have called this detentionation facilities in america after years of repeated requests to go inside, cnn was finally granted access to our surprise, this year. this is rural georgia home of the stewart detention facility, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country with over 1,900 detainees. we were given rare access inside the facility but for security reasons on the outside we are not allowed to film beyond this point. only inside the interview room where we are about to meet a detainee. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: death followed 28-year-old hector nearly his whole life. now in the united states, he is still so scared of being killed, he asked not to be shown on camera. he says back home, his sister was raped and later murdered. one day after witnessing a random murder himself, he feared he would be next. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: hector fled north and crossing through mexico into san diego wre asked for asylum. he was detained and sent to philadelphia

correspondent nick valencia in conway, south carolina. nick, glad you're there, reporting from the ground. they have record flooding. what are you seeing in the area, how are they preparing for what's to come? >> reporter: the best way it has been described is by local residents. it is like a slow motion disaster. we have been here all week long. we have all known it is coming, all seen the water creep inch by inch from the waccamaw river. it is all overflow and now getting to people's homes. believe it or not, this is not officially a flood zone. it hasn't flooded in years past, maybe a little water in 2016, hurricane matthew was the last major storm that came through here, this area got just a little bit of water then. this had major flash flooding after hurricane florence landfall, and it is remarkable to see a community still suffering the aftermath of a hurricane that landed over a week ago. all morning long, we have seen residents come to the area, picking their jaw up off the floor after seeing the water here, they're not used to se

cnn's nick valencia has more from conway, south carolina. >> reporter: dave and christine, this has been described by residents here as the slow-motion disaster. as hard as the residents have been hit with flash flooding, officials warn it will get worse. it is not if, but when the river behind me overflows. it was already four feet past the flood level with the expectation it will go up to 21 or 22 feet and crest on monday or tuesday. in fact, city officials were going door-to-door to warn residents to evacuate now while they can. some areas were overcome by flash flooding from hurricane florence. that flash flooding receded long after residents went into the homes and collected their belongings. more flooding is on the way. dave and christine. >> nick, great reporting. >>> police charging a man in the stabbing death of a washington, d.c. woman jogging tuesday evening. based on surveillance footage, 23-year-old anthony crawford stabbed 35-year-old wendy martinez in an unprovoked attack. police found crawford in the park on wednesday and arrested him and charged him with murder. wendy ma

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nick valencia, cnn. >>> that really tells the story. our meteorologist karen mcginnis is here.ods will continue for some time. >> yes, they will, until the end of september at least. most rivers have crest. some of the rivers have recede. but here's what we're seeing in north carolina and south carolina. this is a firefighter. and if you're wondering what it is that he is blowing off of the road, they are dead or dying fish. this road, which is a portion of interstate 40, about a 45-minute drive from wilmington, north carolina, filled up with water. and these fish were trapped there. as a result, they died in this area. and this is what they have had to do to clean up the interstate. we'll go to south carolina, an hour's drive to the northwest of myrtle beach. all right, they do have the coast guard task force, which is in place. and it is catastrophic in this region. all of that river shed your near the petey river and the wackima river, a lot of people are going back to hair homes to salvage whatever it is they can, that includes their pets. >>> now, in dallas, texas, this ha

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nick valencia is there. nick? >> this is a risky place to be. the mayor is emphasizing, if you don't get out by 1:00 p.m., it may be too late. they have a curfew, much earlier than last night. that's for the safety of the residents who decided to stick it out. we'll join by a ten-year-old here. how are you nicholas? are you nervous at all? >> no, not really. i have been through two hurricanes, and they weren't that scarey. >> what was it like the last time? what do you usually do in a time like this. >> well, we usually just stick around the house and we make a plan and we follow that plan. and then after the hurricane hits, we execute the plan. >> you and your dad come to the beach a lot. almost every day or weekly pretty much. what do you see different now when you look at the waves and the condition. >> the beach there is slanted. it looks like the heavy water has been eroding it eventually over and over again. so the waves are getting heavier. >> it is a lot windier than yesterday as well. you're watching the news and the weather. >> what ma

that's where nick valencia is at this moment. nick, what are you seeing? >> john, this has become an urgent situation here in myrtle beach, south carolina. earlier this morning, they closed the beach, but it hasn't stopped a lot of people from coming out and checking out the conditions here. it has picked up. the wind has picked up in the hours we have been out here. so have the waves. just like where miguel is, it's high tide here. you have a lot of people on the beach trying to see what they're up against and what hurricane florence is going to bring. we talk about evacuations. a lot about evacuations. 60% of myrtle beach, we're told by the local congressman here, local representative, that 60% of this area has evacuated. what about those that aren't leaving? in fact, some people say they can't. they don't have the resources to do it. we talked to one man a short time ago who says he doesn't have a car, doesn't have a license, doesn't have a way out of here. >> you said you live here, you're going to ride the storm out. >> yeah, i have nowhere else to go

you can only imagine what the neighborhood will look like in the coming days, guys. >> nick valencia,k you very much. >>> meteorologist allison chinchar in the weather center with the forecast. nick painted a pretty grim picture. >> yeah. so the good news is there is no rain expected today in that general area. but that changes starting coming up this week, monday and tuesday specifically around the conway area. that's a concern because look at the areas you still have under flood warnings as we speak right now. and to look at all of the rivers, all those dots you see there, those are minor, moderate, even major flood stage for a lot of those locations. we're still keeping an eye around conway. at least for the next week it's expected to stay in major flood stage. we actually don't expect to get back normal levels for a while because of all of the water. each as florence exited -- even as florence exited, it was still able to pull the moisture. the concern is going to be additional rain chances once we get to monday and tuesday. this isn't the only spot that we're concerned about for

john. >> nick valencia for us in myrtle beach. joining me here in oak island is art dornfeld. the special supervisor in the county. a huge area in the path of the storm. as we stand here this morning before dawn before the storm hits, what is your area of biggest concern? >> flooding. storm surge. getting people to evacuate. it would be great if they go ahead and leave now. >> they probably should have left already. you have a few more hours to get to safety. >> yeah. >> you were talking about storm surge. let's point out to people what we are talking about. the dune behind us. the grass area on the dune. in hurricane matthew in 2016, a three-foot storm surge wash eed out the dune and flooded oak island. three feet. we are expecting six or nine feet or higher. >> that is devastating. that is across the island into the mainland. that is a lot of water. >> then the rain. >> what they are projecting now is up to 40 inches of rain. hurricane floyd in '99 brought 20 inches here. that is 20 more inches. that's a lot of water. people need to take heed and leave now. >> and the durati

cnn's nick valencia is in conway, south carolina. nick, what are you seeing there?> reporter: jim, we're 20 miles inland from myrtle beach where the national guard and state police have reversed these highway lanes to try to get residents out as fast as possible. >> this storm is not a glancing blow. this storm is going to be a direct hit on to our coast. >> reporter: tonight officials are pleading with everyone along the east coast to heed the warning and not underestimate florence's strength. the hurricane, seen in this close-up satellite image, expected to be the most powerful to hit the coast in decades. >> everything that you have been hearing about this storm in terms of its severity is all true. >> reporter: this hurricane hunter speaking to cnn from inside the storm, has a firsthand look at just how serious it is. >> there is nothing to prevent this storm from continuing to intensify. >> reporter: more than one million people in virginia and the carolinas are under a mandatory evacuation. states of emergency have been declared there as well as in maryland an

i want to start with my colleague, nick valencia, across myrtle beach checking around, seeing if there's damage thus far that's come from the winds and rains. what are you seeing where you are? >> reporter: we decided to go backup 20 miles away from myrtle beach, drive around to see what kind of damage the storm brought to the area. you know, they were expecting catastrophic damage all week long. we've been here since earlier this week warning residents that this storm, it -- it wasn't a storm that one should take lightly. here, though, we haven't seen any significant damage. we're in an area called conway, south carolina. it's about 20 miles inland from myrtle beach. it's an area that is prone to flooding. in fact, i spoke to the emergency manager early this morning. just a short time ago, asked if they've seen reports of damage or injuries. he said really now it's too early to tell. just like where you are now, this area still under a curfew. the only cars we see are police vehicles cruising the streets to make sure everyone is okay. we're not seeing any significant damage, but the win

cnn's nick valencia joins us from myrtle beach. the beach there shut down.ome folks electing to stay behind. why? what are they telling you? >> the beach is shut down here. and well, for about an hour or so, that was a good thing, but people have slowly started to come out and check out the conditions here. and we're going to talk to one person right now that is riding the storm out. why are you doing it, jennifer? what's the reason? >> oh, i feel safe. i'm prepared. i have been through them before. and i have made it. i went through hugo, and i made it. and i just feel good. >> who are you going to be with when you ride the storm out? >> my husband eddy and my daughter cathy. >> i'm sure you have watched the warnings. i'm sure you watched people like me on tv tell you to get out or you have watched the mayor say you need to get out now. now is the time to evacuate. and you're still here. >> i'm still here. you know, i felt like it was okay to stay. i'm prepared. i have been through them before. getting in is harder, you know, than getting out. i didn't want

i want to quickly go to cnn's nick valencia in conway, south carolina, near myrtle beach. nick, are people there heeding these warnings and evacuating? >> reporter: approximate wolf, we're standing in the middle of highway 501, the main thoroughfare out of myrtle beach, 20 miles inland, and it's starting to look like a ghost town. local officials tell us that's because people are listening to the warnings. those dire warnings being issued by the local governor, saying people will not be around to help you out if you decide to stay. this traffic is light right now, but we've been here since the early morning hours, at times seeing very heavy traffic, that's because people they say were listening to get out ahead of this storm. we saw people bring their pets, small dogs, even horses carrying them out of this storm ahead of that landfall, as well as adults carrying their elderly parents. a big concern for those deciding to stay. wolf? >> nick, what are some of the hazards for those who don't evacuate, don't heed the order? >> reporter: it goes without saying, you're not only p

our nick valencia is there. nick? >> reporter: hey, there, john. good morning. today is the day when things will really start to get serious for the coastal carolinas. here in south carolina where i'm at, the state is expected to get hit harder than initially predicted. it has a lot of people nervous, no doubt, especially the mayor here in myrtle beach, as you mentioned. a lot of people here, a lot of tourists that visit this destination. it has turned into sort of a ghost town, which means that people are listening to those evacuations, warnings. but for those who have stayed behind, the mayor enacted a curfew already yesterday between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. we expect her to do that again today. likely even earlier. one of the main concerns here, of course, not only the wind, which is definitely a lot stronger this hour than it was 24 hours ago, but really, they're concerned about the flooding. the floodingi inas that storm i just expected to hover over the state and pour water over the weekend and continue to dump that water here in an area that has been thr

our nick valencia is there. nick? >> reporter: hey, there, john, it is very serious this morning for those that have decided to stick this storm out. yesterday, we were in the middle of highway 501 watching as cars were leaving. today, though, this is when things are really going to start to get serious. i want to point some things out here. when we were reporting on the beach yesterday morning, the tide was significantly further inland. i just got off the phone with our weather department. this tide, it appears that the hurricane may be sucking this water back in. the tide is low right now, high tide expected in a couple of hours from now. it is also significantly more windy today than it was at this hour or yesterday, the skies are also a little gray. i'm not sure if that translates on camera. a lot of nervous people here, especially the local mayor. brenda bethune, it was yesterday that she enacted a curfew between ten o'clo10:00 p.m. and. it was earlier that i just spoke to the house state representative here in s

i also want to check in with nick valencia, a bit north of us in myrtle beach. ound conway, south carolina. what have you found there, nick? >> reporter: well, the big challenge here, erica, is flooding. we have been here all morning watching water flood the roadway. check out what's going on behind me. some good news is that water seems to have started to recede a bit as rain has lightened up. check out this home here. we have been showing you this all morning long. it is pretty much underwater, not entirely. first couple of steps. water seems to be inching up closer and closer towards the first story and porch there. it is not a matter of if or when flooding will hit conway. this is an area accustomed to flooding. saw it in 1999 during hurricane floyd and hurricane matthew a couple years ago. in the next couple days what officials are extremely worried about is river increasing. waccamaw river is a couple miles away. as the river continues to swell, that water has to come somewhere. north carolina, water will come south. local police are concerned about that. i

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nick valencia in conway, south carolina. you were there earlier this week. you're back again.t are you seeing now? >> reporter: it's remarkable to see the community more than a week after it made land fall and they're still deal wing the aftermath of the storm. we're 20 miles inland from myrtle beach and it's going to continue to get worse in the coming tase. we've already set a record. the record last set was somewhere around 17.9 inches. we're well past that. this community didn't see that much water during hurricane matthew. i skpopoke to the emergency management director and he said all of this is surveal. >> i guess seeing our nobbers and friends struggling. they woke up this morning and their house was flooded. it's going to be a long few days. >> reporter: and they're prepared for that. as i mentioned not really getting water in this area. you're seeing residents to what they can to get the belongings out of their homes. though they're not in a mandatory evacuation zone. i askedall so the fire chief why they haven't, they said they don't have that ability to do that. bu

nick valencia has the latest. a wild, close-up view of the eye of hurricane florence the monster storm ..bearing down on the carolinas - expected to be one of the strongest to slam into the east coast in decades.jeff byard: "this storm is not a glancing blow, direct hit onto our coast." officials are pleading with everyone along the coast not to underestimate the hurricane's strength.hurricane hunter:"everything that you've been hearing about this storm in terms of its severity is all true."a hurricane hunter pilot speaking to cnn from high inside florence echoes how serious it is...hurricane hunter: "there's nothing to prevent this storm from continuing to intensify." nearly one and half million people in virginia and the carolinas are under a mandatory evacuation ... already south carolina police... reversing interstate traffic to make it easier for people to get out of harm's way.nat sound:gov. henry mcmaster: "all we know is it's coming and even stronger than hurricane hugo. once it gets on the ground, the vel

our correspondent nick valencia is in conway, south carolina, so nick, are folks over there leaving? >> they are, and we have been talking to them as this traffic has sort of stalled on the way out, we just talked to a woman right now who is with seven wpes and her children on the way out of north carolina. we have been seeing people leaving with animals in their cars, we have also been seeing some adults leaving their elderly parents. yesterday i spoke a woman on myrtle beach who said she was going to stick it out. she thought she had a better handle on this than the officials who were telling her to leave. i spoke to her again and she said she has had a change of heart with the prediction of the storm going a little bit more south, with more people in the crosshairs. she's on her way out today, has booked a flight to be in the tampa bay area with her father. but her husband is going to stick it out. we have talked to people who say they will stick it out, they think they are more on top of this storm than the officials. i have spoken to the mayor of myrtle beach, she said that thos

nick valencia joins me from myrtle beach, south carolina. and again, we look at you and look at the blue skies. at least there's no one on the beach behind you. that is good because the warning there from the mayor is get out. >> yeah, they're starting to filter out slowly but surely. when we first showed up this morning there were a lot of people on the beach trying to catch the last rays of sunshine. as we have been here throughout the morning, the clouds have gotten bigger. the water, as i'm starting to inch away, has gotten closer to us. i mentioned there are still beachgoers, especially vacationers here. we're joined by a couple now. sherry hamilton, stephanie fender. you're visiting from outside of bloomington. what do you think of what the mayor is saying, that it's a plea for everyone to get out. are you leaving? >> absolutely. we're out today. >> in a few minutes. >> you had a vacation planned. drove all the way down here. >> all the way down here. made it an overnight, two-day drive, and we got here. we were about ten minutes out a

first let's start with nick valencia who is in myrtle beach, south carolina. heeding the warning to evacuate now. nick, as you watch that, people are listening to the warnings. >> we talked to a lot of residents who are not listening to the warnings. they will be safe enough to ride it out. we are outside one of the costcos as we watch people to prepare for the storms. two folks are planning and getting ready for the storm. dustin and keith, you have been planning for a little while. you are taking care of your beach house. >> we are securing and tying everything down. making sure the refrigerator is cleaned out and nothing can blow around and things like that. >> you are originally from rocking ham and you came from there and ran out of bread and water there? >> bread and water and they sold all the generators, just about. >> you guys are trying to get plywood? what are you focusing on? >> the tie down straps and things like that. securing everything and putting plywood up on the windows of the beach house and screws. anything to take care. >> anything that ca

and nick valencia has been follow thing aftermath of the hurricane and has more from conwau. >> the water, it's slowly seeping back to the very same communities that were already hard hit. in fact the same community president trump visited earlier in the week is under water agon. and they said the water was rising at boet three inches per hour. what they're very concerned about is the river that'sall retdy set a record during hurricane matthew. the biggest concern is a coal ash pond. they brought in an inflatable dam to make sure no contaminants get in the water. cnn, conway, south carolina. >>> so many people effected by this. our meteorologist is here and karen, just a mess daws after the storm. >> it's not just isolated here and there, but central kaur lune aa all the why the coast has been dev stait station. each day we see theuptick in the number of fatalities assocuate would it. it has been dev stating for the economy, thousands of people still in shelters. the areas that expand all the way from the pb river basin up towards the cape fear ruv. they're still going to expect rise over

nick valencia is in the town of conway. i know you have been seeing signs that people have been heeding those evacuation warnings. is that correct? >> reporter: yeah, we're standing in the middle of 501, the main artery out of myrtle beach if conway, south carolina as you mentioned. the traffic is very light right now. it has been picking up steadily throughout the day the local police say that's a really good sign. they think people are paying attention to this warning. i want to introduce you to the fire manager, thank you for taking the time with brooke baldwin and cnn. what is going on today? what preparations have you been doing? >> the city has been working on it and we are making sure everyone is flowing out of conway to get to a safe location. >> this has been call the storm of a lifetime. do you believe that to be true, if so, why? >> it seems to be, we went through hurricane matthew two years ago. we set records with flooding, rainfall totals, just a category 1 hurricane. they're showing possibly a category 2 or 3

what we're changing is there's more convection near myrtle and north myrtle and nick valencia in conwayining from hampton road to charleston. so we don't have the wind speed that we had a couple days ago ebut we vethe rainfall. that's 20 inches of rainfall and the purple is 10. the tremendous flooding is still to come because the storm is only half on land, half on water. so the big flair up is here over the gulf stream. the water's warm and the storm is only half done because it's only half on land. now here's what has changed. this is 20 plus. no question. but now we're here at 12 plus. there's conway. she's expecting this foot of rain to run back into myrtle. that's why they're not lifting any of those restrictions. victor. >> all right. chad meyers watching for us. we'll check back with you throughout the morning. thanks so much. and we just got in some breaking news that there have been two additional deaths attributed to florence now, bringing the total number to seven. we'll get more information from state officials about where those deaths occurred and under what circumstances.

we go to cnn's nick valenciaing conway, south carolina. >> good morning, michael. this is potentially going to be the future as that rain continues to pour down on us. we know the story throughout the week has been north carolina. it was hard hit as hurricane florence made land fall as a category one. the story is the rain. as that storm system hoevs over us, here's what has been left behind in conway. and these are the homes here on this flood plain. this has been flooded in the past before. but as we understand they're especially concerned about this road. they've closed it to the public but we're very close to the river just a couple of miles away and what they tell me is as that water drains town, it's going to come through the river and that waters to the go somewhere and now as we esee it this morning, it started to go here. a lot of concern for the mayor. they had an emergency curfew. and i want to fwifb you a sense of what we're seeing here. that road was not underwater when we got here just an hour ago. it may not seem like much right now but it is, as whe

nick valencia was there and filed this report. >> reporter: the water here in conway is slowly seepingsame communities that were already hard hit after hurricane florence made landfall. in fact the same communities that president trump visited earlier in the week, well, it is under water again. officials said at its peak the water was rising at about 3 inches per hour. they said in one area they measured it had gone up more than a foot. what they are concerned about is the bawhack cam river. and the biggest concern, a coal ash pond, they brought in an inflatable dam to shore it up to make sure that none of the con damage nant con damage nants get into the water, but they are expecting a messy few days. >>> and we did a story on a family there that they basically drilled the door shut to keep the water out from coming in. and i've been in touch with them, it turns out that they rode the storm out and went to sleep, woke up two hours later, the water was up to their knees. their home flooded out. that is in north carolina. and in south carolina, it is so bad. >> and you are from conway.

nick valencia is back with me from there.have been telling me last hour it is good that the traffic is a little bit lighter here today. do we know that's because most of the folks evacuated yesterday or are there concerns that too many are staying behind? >> reporter: that's what local officials are telling us. they are under the indication that most people have left. that is not essentially what we are hearing on the ground. i wanted to show our viewers what is happening in real time here. this is the main highway out of myrtle beach. we are about 20 miles inland. we are standing in the middle of 501 as all four lanes have been reversed to try to get people out as quickly as possible. occasionally this traffic builds up. they are trying to get west inland as far as possible. you see who is helping here, the first responders, local police, state troopers as well as the national guard. it was earlier that i spoke to the mayor of myrtle beach. she was urging people to get out now. now is the time to evacuate. she indicated that

our nick valencia live in myrtle beach, south carolina this morning. nick, what do you say? >> reporter: good morning, john. according to the latest forecast, this storm, this massive hurricane may have an even bigger impact to the south carolina coast than initially expected. i spoke to the mayor earlier, and she tells me that the hospitals are now being evacuated, the nursing homes along the coastline as well are being evacuated to get the elderly out of the way of this massive storm and onto sacred ground. she told me first responders will likely go door to door in some cases throughout the neighborhoods to make sure people have evacuated and left. for others who have decided to take the risk and sticking this out, make sure they have what they need to ride this storm out. the mayor is stressing to get out now because emergency facilities, medical facilities will not be available if you need it. a lot of people listening in myrtle beach. >> now the town of myrtle beach town manager. thank you for joining us. what's your concern at this hour? >> really for us it's the stor

cnn's nick valencia has the latest now from conway, south carolina. nick?best way to describe it is a slow motion disaster. the water, just hour by hour, creeps into their homes. going up at a rate of 3 inches per hour. already 2 feet higher than it was just the day before. this river is not expected to crest until monday afternoon but most have evacuated. this is the same community president trump visited earlier this week. the flash flood waters receded but now they're back and as i mentioned, that crest is not happening until monday afternoon. >>> the city of lagos, known as nigerian silicon valley opening offices in the last year but with the technology sector still dominated by men, this week, cnn hero created a free program to help disadvantaged girls fill that gender gap. >> i was surprised to see the condition. the plan for the future. i believe girls shob given an opportunity. what you can't see, you can't aspire to. >> to learn more about the program and the inspiration behind it, go to cnnheroes.com. i'm ana cabrera in new york. i'll see you one

cnn correspondent nick valencia is in south carolina. it appears that you're far out of the woods. have a long way to go to get to their homes, recovery, et cetera. >> reporter: the water is coming up inch by inch, hour after hour. they have been told all week in conway it was coming. earlier this week this area wasn't underwater, had flash flooding after hurricane florence, residents had enough time to come in here earlier this week to bring out their belongings. some didn't take the cautions from local officials seriously enough. this man in this home said water started getting into his home early this morning. he was here at 5:00 a.m., trying to get out belongings that he could. he just pulled out an rv awhile ago. residents in the area, this is ground zero according to the city administrator. they're seeing every hour water go up inch by inch. we had to push the vehicle back towards that neighborhood. you could see, give you a sense, fredricka, i am underwater, the photographer is underwater. you see those individuals assessing water and when it will finally eventually get to t

nick valencia, thanks very much. ♪ > >>>. >>> i'm jim scuitto in washington. the restraint is over.resident trump is on a tear this morning defending brett kavanaugh and going after his accuser christine blasey-ford saying his supreme court pick is under attack by democrats. if it is as bad as she said, charges would have been filed by her or her loving parents. i ask she bring those filings forward. he adds, the radical left lawyers want the fbi to get involved now. why didn't someone call the fbi 36 years ago. the lawyers claims kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school are now negotiating her terms to testify before the senate judiciary committee. we are learning more about the deal breakers for both sides, more on that in just a moment. i want to go to abby philips at the white house here. this is quite a mark a truly remarkable change in tone by the president, directly attacking ford. kavanaugh's accuser. what happened? >> reporter: that's right. this is a big shift from where he was at the beginning of this week. when he was focusing his remarks on brett kavanaugh being

our nick valencia is live in myrtle beach, south carolina with the very latest. nick?er: yeah, good morning, john. you can check out the waves. they are starting to get a little bit closer to shore this morning. we just got off the phone with the local mayor here. she said this storm is massive. it is a very large storm, and for those who are not planning to evacuate, she is urging them to evacuate now. and she just expects the coast guard mato be there. they're going to be going door to door in these neighborhoods to check on people who may need things ahead of the storm, make sure things are locked down. but one thing she said was there won't really be any medical facilities or emergency rooms for people who decide to stay. the emergency centers will be closed down, so if you're watching this from anywhere here, she is warning you now. >> vladimir putin says his country has identified the remnants of the nerve attack. more on that next. cts? what about a dedicated service team of trading specialists? did you say yes? good, then it's time for power e*trade. the platfo

somewhere below is our nick valencia, based in myrtle beach. >> yeah. the beach as of 8:00 a.m. eastern. this beach is officially closed by police. i ran into the representative whose district this is. he tells me there has been an estimated 60% evacuation rate. he wishes that was more. he says there is about 100% of the tourists that have been asked to leave and they have left. he is worried about the rain totals. 10 to 12 inches of rain expected here. this is what we can show you what's happening right now. this is low tide. but what you are seeing here is this hurricane as it approaches the carolina coast is sucking that water out into the ocean. very concerning message given to me earlier from the mayor as well telling me that if you have not evacuated yet from this area, you only have until about 1:00 p.m. she's asking everybody who is in myrtle beach to get out by that time. another curfew will be put into place. last night she enacted a curfew. it will be earlier today starting at 7:00 p.m. going until 7:00 a.m. no one will be allowed into our ou

nick valencia joins me from georgetown, south carolina, where two of these rivers, i believe, meet.ere and what's the real danger to people living in the area. >> good morning, jim. these waters are the final remnants of hurricane florence, made landfall nearly two weeks ago and yet we're still dealing with devastating factors. this has been such a slow-motion disaster here, but this is the end of the road, and the reason they're so worried about it because it sits at the confluence of multiple rivers. projections say this community could get up to eight, perhaps even ten feet of water. and they're taking unprecedented precautions here. we're at a press conference yesterday with the south carolina d.o.t., and you may see behind me these aquadams which are essentially water filled dams, and interestingly enough, they're using the water from the overflowed river and pumping it into the dams to try to protect the integrity of u.s. highway 17, which is essentially the only way into this community from coastal carolina. at worst, they're expecting perhaps not only being cut off by river

nick valencia is in myrtle beach, south carolina. what are you seeing there? >> well, despite those mandatory evacuations, you know, you're always going to have people who decide to stick it out. we're joined by a couple of those people here. you are local residents. let's see if i get it right, kaley -- candice burrows, laura and jackson randolph. you're sticking it out. come in here so you get on tv. you're sticking it out. you think that's the smartest thing to do? >> i do because we're well prepared. >> what makes you well prepared when the governor is telling you to get out, the mayor is pleading with residents, please, please, get out of here. >> we have things boarded up. we got a lot of supplies from walmart, jen rarlts, so we're good to go. >> have you been through a major storm like this before? >> we have been through a couple. we weren't here for hugo, but we have been around. we feel secure, like we prepared. we have our kits ready. we're ready to ride it out and hope for the best. we're keeping an eye on the forecast. if something changes and we

you saw where nick valencia was last hour. it is only going to get worse. they have -- it could be wednesday, it could be thursday, it could be beyond that by the time we truly see the worst of it. as we come up here, i'll show you where the water is just coming out of the roadway. again, this is just the first one -- one of the first signs of localized flooding that we're starting to see in this area. but, erica, as i mentioned, the worst is really still very much yet to come. >> all right, we'll be watching for that. scott mcclane with the latest for us out of conway. want to turn now to north carolina. cnn's brian todd is in onslo county, looking at some of the damage. what are you seeing? >> well, erica, we've seen a lot of street flooding. i just came out of the emergency operations center and spoke to several officials there, including the county manager who said that basically this area is just, has just never seen a storm -- >> i think we just lost brian, we'll get back to him as soon as we can. i may have heard brian again. we are going to get back

kaylee hartung and nick valencia are in the carolinas.ntalists say ash is likely spilling into the cape fear river, but duke energy is down playing that claim. what's the story? >> so, fred, it's too early for anybody to be saying with certainty that coal ash has gotten into anything. duke energy said yesterday as soon as that dam to the cooling lake was breached, they began taking water samples. the results from the samples are expected to be returned later this evening, and then this situation will be much clearer. but at this time they say that the two coal ash basins, those basins are in good condition, they say, and those dams are intact. they say there is no visible sign of nicole ash getting into that cooling lake where the dam breached. all that being said, while the situation still very uncertain here, duke energy shared with us that what has gotten into the river at this point, some other byproducts of coal combustion. they're lightweight hallow beads and they say in their experience the beads have no environmental impact, at le

cnn's nick valencia got a bird's eye view of the still rising waters above conway, north carolina. than a week after hurricane florence made landfall, a small community here in south carolina still dealing with major flooding. we're high above the skies of conway, south carolina, and we wanted to give you a bird's eye perspective of what residents are still dealing with here and just take a look for yourself. this subdivision here is near the river, but now most of it is under water. earlier we were in this community and saw residents as they were desperately trying to sandbag their homes, residents that didn't think that they were going to get any water, and now that water is starting to creep into their homes. at its height, we're told by the local emergency management that the walkccamaw river is rising o feet. the river has sort of stabilized just a bit, and it's gone up just a foot. they are still not expecting this river to crest until sometime early tuesday. the national guard is on hand as well as local resources to try to assist residents who are still desperately clinging

. >> nick valencia with that report.ple in the carolinas try to recover from hurricane florence, another tropical system is brewing for the caribbean. and meteorologist karen mcennis is watching all of that. she joins us now. what are you seeing, karen? >> rosemary, hasn't made its way to the caribbean just yet, but it is on its way. and as it moves closer towards the caribbean, it's going to gain some strength. it was a tropical storm intensity. now it is just essentially a tropical depression, barely supporting 35 mile an hour winds associated with it. take a look at what the national hurricane center is suggesting. looks like as it goes into the next 12, 24 hours, it starts picking up some intensity. the water is warmer here. there's nothing obstructing it. there's no sheer. so it's a favorable environment. it moves into the caribbean as we go towards friday. so this is many days away. and we're looking at the potential here. it's pretty low latitude, that perhaps it will start to we can enagain. computer models, the

our nick valencia is not far from there. he's on the dauphin islands and joins us with the latest.: anderson, we were -- >> obviously we're having some connection problems. that is a problem when reporting on hurricanes with the weather. we're going to try to get nick back. let's see if we do have

nick valencia, we talked to you last hour with the guy that's hunkering down. is that the exception from folks you're talking to or are most planning to stick it out? >> reporter: you know, we want to talk to congressman tom rice that represents the district. he was telling us the majority of people that are here potentially are those that decided to stay or slowly starting to leave. he thinks a lot of people left, is that right, congressman? >> yes. the tourists get out on any warm weekend day or summertime day, there are multiples of residents here and tourists are gone, and so the residents, a lot of them i think are staying around, watching the tv, and seeing the path of the storm. i think most of them will leave well before the storm is anticipated to get here. >> you're joined by your son, lucas. you have family here. are you worried as local residents? are you planning to leave? >> we're getting out of the evacuation zone which the governor recommended. this is a large, potentially devastating storm. what the governor has said i think is exactly the righ

authorities finally granted our nick valencia access, permission to visit a detention center.e calls the black hole. take a look. >> reporter: this is rural georgia, home the stewart detention facility. one of the lathest immigration detention centers in the country with over 1900 detainees. we were given rare access inside but on the outside we're not allowed to film beyond this point, only inside the interview room where we're about to meet a detainee. death follow the 28-year-old hector nearly his whole life. now in the united states is he still so scared of being killed he asked not to be shown on camera. he says back home his sister was raped and later murdered. one day after witnessing a random murder himself, he feared he would be next. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: hector fled north crossing through mexico into san diego where he asked for asylum. he was detained and sent to philadelphia. once released he settled in north carolina with his family. he was told he would have regular home visits from i.c.e. agents but he missed a visit. that landed him here a

. >> nick valencia, thank you so much. >>> let's talk about what the president's comments with the panelere, obviously, when it comes to this pending storm, we're all hoping for the best and hoping the trump administration does everything it can do. but the president saying that puerto rico was an unsung success when the latest official government death toll from the government of puerto rico, and let's remember, these are american citizens. that's a u.s. territory. is 2,975 dead. that is an unsung success. >> no, it's an unsung inaccuracy. to go from 64 to make that kind of leap in the thousands, not to mention the number of people and families who had to relocate completely off the island, not to mention the fact that their economy is now on life support. and electricity is not all the way functioning. it's far from a success. and the fact that donald trump today would spend more time singing his own praises rather than really leaning into a conversation with people in leadership there to figure out how they can really overcome and really have a success story for this particular storm,