>> i see the water is up to the railroad trestle. a lot of debris out there. heavy things that shouldn't be this close to buildings. there's the catamarans that are tied off, they are almost stretching their ropes. >> were you expecting it to be this bad? >> we knew it would be bad. we had a lot of friends from trent river baptist church and the post office that decided to leave. but where we're at, we have four stories in our building. we can go up higher if we have to. and the trouble in getting back after all this water subsides from new bern, you still have the outlying areas where the water stays even longer so it's a choice of, you know, do you leave and not be able to get back or you come back, you're halfway and are stuck again. >> are you going to try to ride out the whole storm or are you in touch with authorities to try to find a way out? >> right now we are planning on staying. we have sufficient supplies and a refrigerator and canned goods. we also have a lot of candles and batteries. we've got some good people in the building also that stayed wit

you can see the railroad trestle that crosses the bridge and the massive pile of debris that's come downt trestle. look at how high the water is. you can get a sense if you go off to the left, look at the light pole and there you can see, they're trying to move traffic across the bridge, people are stopping because the water is so high that's the commotion you're hearing. you can see the water on the light pole flood stage is 35 feet last observed height, 59.75 feet it will increase at 61 feet overnight. let me show you a picture from 2016 this is what the trestle looks like when rivers are at normal levels then video from two days ago this was as the river was beginning to rise and video from today. we saw csx checking out rail lines, back out here live. you can see the debris pile is getting bigger, water keeps rising we have seen it happening. the evacuations are still existing for the surrounding area, we won't see the crest until overnight. >> given the fact the river hasn't crested yet, are folks able to evacuate and get out of harm's way or are they hunkering down and bearing for

it's a railroad trestle that crosses.rom fayetteville come here and see that much water, this is a level that has been completely unprecedented. back in matthew, it got right below the trestle. it is now hitting the middle part of that trestle. just to give you a perspective that over there is a little ways off the river. that's supposed to be a parking lot, and you've got a street light that is almost completely submerged. that shows you just how much water is accumulating here. this river is expected to crest overnight around two a.m. that's going to be the most critical time. up north there is another river, the little river that is flooding. it is dumping so much water into this river here, and that is the river where we've seen rescues, over 80 rescues so far in the last few days. for the most part, the search and rescue crews around here say that a good mile stretch has been evacuated in this area from people living close to the banks, and they're pretty confident they're not going to have to do very many rescues. a

>> i see the water is up to the railroad trestle. the debris that shouldn't be there. there are catamarans that are stretching their ropes. >> were you expecting it to be this bad? >> we knew it would be bad. we had a lot of friends from three rivers baptist church and the post office where we work that decided to leave, but where we are at, we have four stories in our building. we can go up higher if we have to, and the problem getting back after all this water subsides, you still have the outlying areas where the water stays even longer. it's a choice of, you know, do you leave and not be able to get back or do you try to come back, get halfway and you are struck again? >> are you going to try to ride out the whole storm in your condo right there or are you trying to find a way out? >> right now we are planning on staying. we have supplies, a refrigerator and canned goods. we also have a lot of candles and batteries. we have got good people here in the building also that stayed with us. >> well, you sound calm. we hope you're okay. we're glad you have got the supplie

you see all the debris pushed by the raging river up again the trestle of the railroad. to give you a perspective of how high this water is, let me show the light post typically on the side of the river. the river is expected to cre tonight at 59 feet right now. flood stage start at 42 feet. it's way, way above its flood stage. and one of the reasons why this is such a problem, a few minutes aso this bridge crowded with onlookers hoping to just see what was happening i their city and what the danger might be. now you can see the police ofcers from fayetteville moved everybody off. this is still a real threat to this town. and it's a situation that's playing out around north and south carolina today as people ar m still trying e supplies, resources, knows who evacted are tryingo get back to homes. and stores and restaurants and gas stations are trying to open up. >> tre are not a lot of resources for businesses. and so we are thankful the adminiration early on came o and gave the emergency declaration. we've been in contact with them. and so any area that is we can do to

railroad bridge which might not hold under pressure. >> all that debris backing up on ose bridge is going to be a strain on those trestles. >> reporter: but some of the state's infrastructure is holding. lsght here behind me, you have r e brand new hope mills dam that controls the water coming from the lake. had it failed, it would have sent water rushing downstream, flooding homes and businesses, but it appears it's done its job. james gray today removed plywood from the local optometrist office right next to the dam. and being this close to a body of water... >> yes, very close. t reporter: it could have been worse. >> it could have been terrible. the creek right here behind us comes up into our parking lot. >> reporter: five days after florence made landfall, parts of more than a dozen rivers in the state have reached a stage of major flooding with three more expected to peak in the next two days. ch thank you very much. ma reporter: in wilmington, many residents remain displaced and took advantage of relief tstribution centers for supplies in the city that for days had been largely isolated. wahers are adjusting to the isfth day o