u.s. eastern seaboard bracing itself for the arrival of hurricane florence the category two storm is expected to make landfall late this evening or early tomorrow morning officials are warning that florence will probably be the most dangerous hurricane to hit the region in a generation an estimated ten million people live in the storm's path around two million from virginia the carolinas and georgia have been told to leave low lying coastal areas the predicted four meter storm surge and heavy rain could calls widespread flooding. well our correspondents my as well you know joins me now from elizabeth city in north carolina good afternoon to you miles so we're getting closer to florence making landfall what's the latest there. we're actually here friends already feeling the at the first tendrils of the edge of the storm brushing us is a much windier grayer day than it wasn't even gotten some rain already you can see we're standing on a river that believes out of the atlantic ocean it's been extremely choppy all day and just on the other side there are some houses right on the water that are ve

u.s. eastern seaboard is getting ready for the arrival of hurricane florence the category two storm is expected to make landfall late this evening or early tomorrow morning almost a two million people from virginia the carolinas and georgia have been ordered to leave low lying coastal areas officials are warning that florence will probably be the most dangerous her country hit the region for a generation they predicted that for me to storm surge and heavy rain could cause widespread flooding on the loss of electricity to millions of households. they don't correspond that much weight i say elizabeth city north carolina welcome by what's going on that. well feel as you can see the hurricane is not even here yet it's expected to make landfall sometime late tonight or possibly early tomorrow morning but conditions here are getting very windy the water is rising underneath where i stand right now people are starting to batten down the hatches a little bit although life is still going on in the town around us we saw one one street in the downtown area that was starting to board itself up but there ar

u.s. eastern seaboard is also bracing itself, this time for the arrival of hurricane florence. the category 2 storm is expected to make landfall late this evening or early tomorrow morning. officials s are warning t that florencece will probably be the most dangerous hurricane to hit the region in the generation. 10 million people live in the storm's passion and 2 million from virginia, the carolinas, andeorgia, have e been told to leave low-lying g coastal areas. the storm surge and heavy rain could cause widespread floloodi. our correspondent my slalater joins me- minus waitete -- maya shwayayr joins m me from izababeth city.. what i is the latestst t there? maya: we are actually here already feeling the first tendrils of the edge of the storm brushing us. much windier, grayer day that it was, and we have gotten rain already. you can see we are standing on the river thahat leads out t toe atlantntic o ocecean. it has b been extremelely choppl day. there are houses on the water that are in severe danger of flooding. there is this park, and there are people out enjoying t t day

u.s. eastern seaboard is bracing itself for the arrival of hurricane florence the consecrate two storms expected to make naan full late this evening or early tomorrow morning almost two million people from virginia the cattle linus and georgia i've been ordered to leave low lying coastal areas officials are warning that florence will probably be the most dangerous hard to come to hit the region for a generation he predicted for me to storm surge and heavy rain could cause widespread flooding and the loss of electricity to millions of households and they don't because of all that much weight in north carolina she explained how communities are preparing. the hurricane is not even here yet it's expected to make landfall sometime late tonight or possibly early tomorrow morning but conditions here are getting very windy the water is rising underneath where i stand right now the biggest concern throughout the week of preparations has been the prospect of flooding and flash flooding this is especially true in south carolina which is expected to take the brunt of the hurricane but even around here there

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u.s. eastern seaboard is bracing for the arrival of hurricane florence the category two storm is expected to make landfall late this evening most dangerous hurricane to hit the region in a generation four meter storm surge and heavy rain could cause widespread flooding and millions of households may lose electricity. let's go right to d.w. correspondent my ash waiter she's in a lizabeth city north carolina hi mario so big warning there storm expected to make landfall tonight what are you seeing and what are you seeing in terms of preparations. well sumi as you can see behind me this is part of downtown elizabeth city contains i'm told one of the best bars in the city and it's all boarded up now we arrived here just as they were finishing putting up the final boards to protect some of these houses here. around the state people are sort of starting to batten down the hatches they've been granted a bit of a reprieve because the storm has slowed and it was expected to hit today and now that's been delayed till tonight or possibly even tomorrow morning but that doesn't mean that people are tak

bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ >>> we've been focusing on the storp on the eastern u.s. seaboard .rn to the storm barrelling the southeast asia. typhoon mangkhut is moving a kos thailand and china where it is blamed for deaths. they have been evacuated from their home. that's how many is are been evacuated. the storm clean-up ha begun in hong kong where fierce winds have up rooted treeses and smashed windows there. rescue efforts are are under with the in the philippines where at least 54 people now are confirmed dead in the typhoon's aftermath. landslides caused many of those deaths. and you can see that seems to be what they're working with right there in that video. >>> our matt rivers joins us now from beijing. hello to you, matt. the storm has been extremely dangerous from start to finish. >> reporter: yeah, that's exactly right, natalie, three different land falls now for this typhoon. now in southern china where it continues to dump rain and flooding is a major concern in southern china at this point. as you mentioned, four people so far confirmed dead in main land china as

continue despite critics. >> hurricane florence is now a category 4 storm as it approaches the eastern seaboard of the u.se system is expected to make landfall late thursday in virginia or south carolina. and could cause as much as $27 billion in losses. a million people are being warned to leave. drew keenan is watching this. i hear hurricanes are pretty common this time of year but this is actually a very big, historic one. >> we haven't seen one hit this part of the country in decades and it's being called extremely dangerous, possibly being upgraded to a cot fware 5, which is the most dangerous we have. let's go to bloomberg right now, we're looking at satellite pictures now they can view from up above. again these storms change by the hour and what we have right now is four storms, we rarely see this. we've got a tropical storm paul, zach, but this is the big one, florence. as mentioned it is barreling toward the east coast of the u.s., the carolinas, which are a very big area of homes along the coast, and virginia. let's go back into some video to take a look at how people in those areas are prepari

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that would make it the first of the season to strike the eastern seaboard. and while the u.s. braces for that storm, today rain pounded parts of the northeast and ohio valley delaying sporting events and flash flooding this weekend turning deadly. our steve patterson has more. >> reporter: tonight millions battling surging floodwater, torrential rain across the country. in north texas severe flash flooding turned fatal. saturday a teenage mother and toddler drowned in fort worth, their car swept off the road into 30-foot deep water. al han droe juarez says the current was too strong. >> the car tried to cross the panel and the car was swept away. hours later, a man in his 70s also drowned after his car was submerged. >> we found the vehicle 300 yards downstream. >> reporter: farther east constant rain, from kentucky to new york. slow moving storms have put 5 it million americans under the threat of flooding. in chicago a man died after a wave swept him into a lake. all this as the southeast scrambles to prepare for hurricane florence. >> i am worried about it. >> reporter: the

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u.s. border patrol. investigators now trying to determine if there are more victims out there. >>> developing news on the eastern seaboard, devastation from tropical storm florence. >> drone footage of rising flood waters in north carolina. death toll at nine, expected to rise. latest on the damage done. >> reporter: good evening. the staying power of this storm is unbelievable. still getting wind gusts over 30 miles an hour. been that way more than 48 hours. but big issue now is rain and plodding pace, moving two miles an hour. also a massive storm. still stirring up the atlantic here, giant breakers out there and also wreaking havoc inland as well. a day later, effects of florence no longer measured by wind or water. >> oh, baby, no. >> reporter: storm blamed for nine deaths, including mother and infant in wilmington. lost a bit of its power, none of its punch. >> we face walls of water at coasts, along the rivers, across farmland, in cities and towns. >> reporter: stalled over the carolinas, the massive system continues dumping record numbers of rain, many areas measured by feet, not inches. >> we're going to see area

u.s. border patrol. investigators now trying to determine if there are more victims out there. >>> developing news on the eastern seaboardn from tropical storm florence. >> drone footage of rising flood waters in north carolina. death toll at nine, expected to rise. latest on the damage

u.s. remains positive. the outlook comes as the ecb continues to wind their stimulus. toricane florence continues churn towards the eastern seaboard. it is feared up to 3 million homes and businesses will be without power. 75% of its says customers could be cut off and it could take weeks to restore services. as many as 4000 businesses could be hit. haveino authorities required evacuation measures as the tropical storm continues to grow. warning centeron says it has sustained winds of 290 kilometers per hour. it is also expected to hit taiwan, i want -- hong kong, and southern china. local news 24 hours a day and on tictoc on twitter, howard by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than a hundred and 20 countries. this is bloomberg. david: coming up, japanese and morgan stanley holds long-term optimism over that market. jonathan gardner will join us. rishaad: what has changed their view? inflation weighing on spending but could it also pose political risk? secretary benjamin to, is here? . ♪ rishaad: this is bloomberg markets. david: let's have a look at the markets in japan. as we enter the last part of the morning sess

eastern seaboard. genie: much of the press is covering that climate change may not be resourceful for hurricane florence. solange: it's a good thing the u.s. president encourage the people to evacuate, he is complicit in playing on the risks of climate change which is making the storms so much more deadly and damaging. because they are more apt to lingering drought more rain, which creates even more potentially deadly flooding. the timing of the storm couldn't be more ironic or sad, just this week, trump rollbackck restrictions on methane gas emissions. methane is one of the worst greenhouse gases out there. gases -- gases contribute to, change. the boston globe picked up on this issue, in a cartoon, it has trump saying is rollback some environmental policies are the transparent of normal citizens covered in opaque and breathable air. climate change being discussed in the east of the united states and the searching but also in the west as california is getting set to host the global climate action summit in san francisco. leaders for multiple states and business leaders are gathering there as well as the mayor of paris. california has vir

u.s. it could make landfall. if you have interests along the atlant atlant atlantic seaboard,ll jackson from atlanta to the eastern shore and the jers shore, late next week, thursday, friday timeframe, this story could be a problem. doesn't look like much. but there's a lot of tropical moisture across the midsouth. at was from tropical storm gordon. and that is going to provide a chance for rain this weekend. future weather for today, a dry start, more s than enoughshine to get temperatures close to 90 degrees again today. after 4:00, 5:00, showers and storms are bubbling up and making their way towards the d.c. metro area. we could have a pop-up shower as early a 3:00, 4:00, 5:00. steadier rains will impact bsh days t weekend. saturday and sunday. high temperaturesown the 70s. warmer weather, the early parts of nextweekend. and we're keeping a close eye on florence. let's go over to first traffic now. >>> good morning. a couple of problems that just cleared out of the w re. silver spring was one of them. northbound georgia at forest glen. now, we'le northbound and southbound. no issues right now on the beltway.ce

eastern seaboard. a million people are told to leave. >> let's get a quick check of the averages and how they ended the session in the u.s., the first trading day of the week. we are still continuing to see trade tensions between the u.s. and china, president trump insisting a trade work with china will create more manufacturing jobs in the u.s.. the dow falling for the second consecutive session. if the s&p 500 was able to hold onto gains, halting for sessions of losses to gain .2%. still some weakness among stocks, apple falling for a fourth consecutive session, the longest losing streak since april. other stocks like amazon and also that down. still the nasdaq up .3%. a bit of a mixed picture in the u.s., setting things up for asia, sophie. sophie: that is the case. we are bracing for a mixed session in asia after eight days of losses. tech remaining the achilles heel as we inherit that mood from wall street. that could mean the tech heavy kospi is in for pressure and the worst may not be over for the hang seng. geopolitics also on the boil. the e.m. exited. that is showing signs of letting up. goldman sachs' latest models are warning of

eastern seaboard. thank you for that. it will be a few days before our area could bete imp by hurricane florence. but preparations are in place. the u.snav has ordered about 30 of its ships out to sea. the uss dwight d.r eisenho left norfolk yesterday. the ships will go to part of the atlantic where they are better able to with stand the storm. >>>im hanley is o his way to north carolina to cover hurricane florence. he'll start filing reports on evacuations starting tonight and bring us live coverage as florence comes ashore later on this week. mp >>> antant commemoration, 17 years later, 9/11 remembrances are familiar but no less emotional. >> right now, president donald trump and the first lady are honoring the passengers and crew members who died in the pla crash in western pennsylvania. >> flight93 crashed yards from where we stand, jus 20 minutes flying time from the united states capitol. through their sacrifice, the 40 saivd the of countless americans. capitol from our a devastating strike. >> president trump signed a declaration patriot day 2017. to thank the men and women who gave their lives fighting for freedom. >>> hundred

u.s. coast. this is a category 4 storm at the moment, it is packing winds of 140 miles per hour. it is on track to be one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the eastern seaboardrence could still intensify into a category 5 storm by the time it makes landfall, which is predicted around thursday night or friday morning somewhere along the carolina coastline. so let's check out this video of hurricane florence from space. the international space station not a shot of it churning in the atlant atlantic. look at how huge that is. >> that is a very big storm. people need to pay attention this morning. more than 1 million people now under mandatory evacuation orders in coastal areas of north carolina, south carolina, virginia, that includes the entire south carolina coast as of noon today. in north carolina parts of six coastal counties and hatteras also being evacuated. president trump is urging people to heed these warnings. you can already see signs that folks are paying attention. we've seen boarded up homes, long lines at gas stations, people running out of fuel already. those gas stations and shelves, of course, left bare at hardware stores and super markets.