u.s. states of florida georgia and south carolina have issued evacuation orders as harakah dorrian approaches as many as a 1000000 people could be forced to leave their homes the powerful storms currently pounding the northern bahamas and is forecast to hit america's eastern seaboard by tuesday. returning home to a scene of devastation look at this really have everything. everything to. hurrican dorian's advance across the northern bahamas has been slow and relentless clocking winds of nearly 300 kilometers per hour it's left a trail of destruction flattening buildings crushing cars and downing power lines. a stone search trick and severe flooding across parts of the island chain the wind as far as focused as expect arrian to remain a category 5 storm as it moves towards the u.s. of a night into tuesday president donald trump has already declared a state of emergency is a. one of the largest we ever see of actual real hundreds of miles on water from the eye of the zone and the only florida gentian is waiting for. their predictions differ about when and where that landfall won't be communities

u.s. states of florida georgia and south carolina have been ordered to evacuate their homes as one of the most powerful hurricanes ever approaches the atlantic coast you see it right there hurricane dorian has been pounding the northern bahamas and is forecast to make landfall in the u.s. by tuesday. it may have been downgraded to a category 4 hurricane but dorian continues to do its worst. decision he scores were bashing the bahamas the 2nd strongest storm on record has crushed cars snapped trees and ripped the roofs off homes floodwaters continue to choke roadways making it dangerous for residents to survey the damage the slow moving storm is expected to keep thrashing the island chain but henry and prime minister hubert minutes called the devastation unprecedented tweeting during remains an extremely dangerous storm our focus right now is rescue recovery and prayer just to the west and up the coast the southeastern u.s. is bracing itself and taking no chances airports canceling thousands of flights. we had a change our original flight we changed it again yesterday we changed again this

u.s. states of florida georgia and south carolina have issued evacuation orders as hurricane dorian approaches as many as a 1000000 people could be forced to leave their homes the powerful storm is forecast to hit the eastern seaboard of the united states by tuesday dorian is currently pounding the northern bahamas. hurricane dorian slammed into the southwestern bahamas as a huge category 5 storm packing winds of nearly 300 kilometers an hour officials warn storm surges up to 7 meters high could be life threatening in the low lying island chain bahamian prime minister hubert mini's said parts of the island where dorian made landfall were already flooded. is already under water. and. the difference as to the beginning of the st louis ocean begins. to storm us weather officials called dorian quote the strongest hurricane in modern records for the northwestern bahamas the storm's huge size and power become apparent when seen from space. like indies nasa images film from the international space station meteorologist say dorian might be back out to sea away from the eastern u.s. but it might also s

u.s. states of florida georgia and south carolina are under threat from the storm as it slowly moves towards land war than a 1000000 residents on the southeast coast of the u.s. have been issued with evacuation orders and just one of the stories and bring you hong kong's and battled leaders announced the formal withdrawal of the highly controversial extradition bill which triggered months of protests millions of people have been demonstrating since the bill was proposed 3 months ago those are the top stories the stream is coming up next looking at this summer's protests which took place in the russian capital moscow so that story coming up and then more news after that stay with al-jazeera a sea of it later. protests in moscow continue for the 8th straight weekend as president vladimir putin's control of russia slipping on for me ok and i'm really good you're in the stream whether you are in russia or outside joining us via twitter or our live chat on youtube. thousands of russians in moscow have taken to the streets this summer demanding a fair democratic process during sunday city council

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u.s. states of florida georgia and south carolina have issued evacuation orders as hurricane dorian approaches as many as a 1000000 people could be forced to leave their homes the powerful storm is forecast to hit the eastern seaboard of the united states by tuesday dorian discovered the pounding the northern bahamas. returning home to a scene of devastation this green you know everything know everything down hurrican dorian's advance across the northern bahamas has been slow and relentless clocking winds of nearly 300 kilometers per hour it's left a trail of destruction flattening buildings for forecasters expect dorian to remain a category 5 storm as it moves towards the u.s. overnight into tuesday president donald trump has already declared a state of emergency is. one of the largest we've ever seen. hundreds of miles all war from the items. were. all. their predictions differ about when and where that landfall will be communities from florida to the carolinas are preparing for the worst many have been stocking up on supplies and shattering up homes and buildings in what's become a familiar

u.s. states of florida georgia and south carolina they've issued evacuation orders as hurricane dorian approaches as many as a 1000000 people could be forced to leave their homes the powerful storm is forecast to hit the eastern seaboard of the united states by tuesday and dorian is kind of be pounding the northern bahamas. hurricane dorian slammed into the southwest as a huge category 5 storm packing winds of nearly 300 kilometers an hour officials. up to 7 meters high could be life threatening in the low lying island chain bahamian prime minister. said parts of the island where dorian made landfall were already flooded. the difference. to the beginning of the street. u.s. weather officials called dorian quote the strongest hurricane in modern records for the northwestern bahamas. the storm's huge size and power become apparent when seen from space like indy's nasa images film from the international space station meteorologist say dorian might be a back out to sea away from the eastern u.s. but it might also slam headlong into the southeastern coast as we just don't know when exactly it's going

u.s. states of florida georgia and south carolina are also under threat from the storm more than $1000000.00 residents on the southeast coast of the u.s. have been issued with evacuation orders and want to get out while there's still time. south african brands are face reprisal attacks by protesters in nigeria and zambia after a wave of xenophobic attacks against foreign owned businesses in south africa i carry a sizable boy call it an african economic summit in cape town at least 5 people were killed in the violence that gripped john is back i'm pretty sure early at this week people in power is coming up next takes a look at hong kong sama of defiance that's it for myself in the team here in london but more news from doha by a strong. after 25 years of affording the world's waste china through the global recycling industry into chaos. the growing pressure of agreement skies it is resulting in change we bring you the stories to the shaping the economic world we live in. counting the cost on al-jazeera. every 3 months of the protests have been like. what began as opposition to rick fishman ru

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hurricane dorian has battered the bahamas with winds of 300 kilometers an hour to category 5 storm is now moving toward the u.s. where the states of florida georgiaand south carolina have issued evacuation orders as many as a 1000000 people could be forced to leave their homes. several bodies have been recovered during a rescue operation off the coast of california after a commercial diving boat called fire dozens of people are still missing and feared dead the 5 crew members aboard survived the incident. this is good news from berlin as always you can find the latest headlines around the clock at w dot com or you can follow us on twitter at w c. and coming up next close off with an in-depth look at germany's struggling car industry i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day i hope to see you that. will germany's car industry survive. electro mobility is picking up speed. around the world the market but he calls good. but germany has been putting on the brakes. the automotive powerhouse is stuck in the slow lane. running on empty. posts. cause for. the quiet melody resounds michael light of the mood. and ensued r

u.s. east coast the states of florida georgia and south carolina have issued evacuation orders dorian is tied for the 2nd most powerful hurricane to ever be recorded in the atlantic ocean and it is one of the hardest to predict the models used by meteorologists continue to update and reissue the expected path of the storm which we see there but even now dorian could just as easily veer to the west and collide with florida instead of skirting the coast of the carolinas and going out to sea to die all right for more on this now we want to pull in the media ologists who is following the storm with us matthew compute she he is watching everything from washington d. c. good evening to you matthew i understand correct me if i'm wrong that there are more variables to consider. more than we would usually be considering when it comes to predicting dorian's path we've heard of the bermuda high being a factor but that's just one of the what are these variables that are making it so hard to predict. yes of the remuda high is off the east right now and it's been sitting there and the question for a while

taking any chances and agalloch rogers era puts an lucie florida let's go to jay gray who is live for us from savannah in the u.s. state of georgia north of florida but still very much possibility that it will be within the path of. this hurricane now as we mentioned there there the storm has weakened for now but presumably people there are prepared for whatever does happen. yeah absolutely has i'm we're right in the middle of the forecast path here in savannah georgia this is been such an unpredictable storm and right now unfortunately continuing to linger over the bahamas and you have to feel for everyone there who has taken this beating for more than a day now if it does eventually start to move a bit more quickly and right now it's just lingering there it would kind of mirror the coast no real landfall expected perhaps much later in north carolina but that would be late in the week if it moves and continues like forecaster believe it will it would be off the coast here sometime late wednesday into thursday evacuations have been ordered here and people have moved to higher ground more than a 1000000 people leaving from florida

of the u.s. >> florida, georgia and the carolinas declaring states of emergency ahead of hurricane dorian.e in moments. >>> first, we begin in texas where five people are dead after a traffic stop turns into a shooting ram package. more than 20 others, including three law enforcement officers are hurt. we're live in

in the u.s., five states in a state of the emergency. florida, georgia, south carolina, north carolina, and virginia. millions urged to evacuate. $25 billion in damages. that's the estimate of the cost of this storm. but those jumps typically change. mike tobin is live in tybee island with more. reporter: the last we heard from the governor of georgia, he's trying to address the people who aren't taking this storm seriously. he says the storm will park itself offshore and dump water on this part of the country for 24-30 hours. so the evacuation order remains on the beach. you can see a lot of people who are not respecting the evacuation order. some people are taking a nap. others are playing out in the water. most of people walking around. we have seen people boarding up the windows. we have seen people sandbagging. the sandbagging also not extensive. we talked to a lot of people who said they want to wait out the storm and see how things develop and make a decision. most of people we talked to said they want to ride out the storm. >> we'll wait and see

of the united states. >> several governors have ordered people to evacuate now as it slowly moves to the u.s. >> reporter: evacuation orders in florida, south carolina and georgia. to the list. dd north carolina the governor governor declared a state of energy. this is a pace of 1 miles an hour. right now the storm is parked over grand islands bahamas. because of the size and strength and the fact it is not moving, dorian is causing catastrophic damage to the bahamas. >> reporter: this is what it looked like when dorian pummeled the island yesterday. the form surge was 18 to 20 feet higher than the normal levels. the governors of several states, florida, georgia, south carolina have called for evacuations. homes and business across florida are boarding up as shelters start welcoming people that are preparing for the worst. mandatory evacuation orders go into effect 9:00 our time this morning in georgia and south carolina. they ordered 800,000 people along the coast in the state to leave now. in the airlines have cancelled 1,000 fights along the southeast coast, many of them in florida. the surge and the hurricane forced wind are expected to pummel florida's eas

of the united states and weather experts are hoping the hurricane will avoid a direct hit on the u.s. but millions of americans are worried and they're making last minute preparations the governors of florida georgia and south carolina have ordered mandatory evacuations of their coastlines let's bring in jay gray he's live for us from hilton head dots and south carolina jay what are you seeing over there how worried are people. well it certainly got the attention of people here especially when you consider thursday of last week the entire state of florida was in the forecast cone source dorian was concerned you didn't even think about the carolinas now today there's a mandatory evacuation order in effect on hilton head island where we're standing that concern really growing across this potential strike zone now if the storm follows the current track you would likely brush should get florida's outer edge not making landfall but the state would feel the effects really starting late this evening and if it continues and would eventually make landfall in this area that would likely be sometime wednesday night into thursday morning so millions of people right now very tense watching this storm to see wh

of the united states where experts are hoping the hurricane will avoid a direct hit on the u.s. but millions of americans are worried and making last minute preparations now the governors of florida georgia and south carolina well they've ordered mandatory evacuations of their coastlines more now from our correspondent and the guy like a who's life for us this hour in miami what's the latest from the bahamas and. well we're just hearing from the prime minister of the commonwealth that abaco island where dorian 1st made landfall on sunday has unprecedented devastation we've got reports that the airports there are virtually underwater but the big story at the moment before class is a hurricane dorian has basically stalled over ground but i am of the eye of the storm which is enormous and very well formed is just offering barely moving they think that it will remain that way for the next 36 hours now there were some problems in the last few days of residents ignoring the pleats of officials to get to shelters and places like nassau and grand bahama the biggest island. but some of those people simply ignored those instructions to get to higher ground so you know you dealing with a place here

of 180 miles an hour as it's slowly creeping toward the u.s. it made history as a category 5 storm in the bahamas. states of emergency in florida, the carolinas, parts of georgia in daytona beach, mixed levels of preparedness. some boarding up, and getting out of town. but others are hoping for the best and planning to ride out the storm. revolution. >> welcome back. governor kim reynolds is doing some incredible work to boost jobs and skills. i spoke with her recently at the iowa state fair. take a look. >> welcome to iowa. it's great to have you here. >> i've been thinking about this, wanting to come here, it's such an amazing thing. were here, look at the. >> you are in for an incredible time. i'm here every school day and there's over a million people who visit the iowa state fair. it's a great way for us to showcase agate and industry and our heritage and celebrate iowa. you're famous for the food. i'll get into that later, but what's the serious point of this. why does it exist and why has it become such a big thing. >> is something we do every year. it becomes a tradition. i started with my folks and we would load up and come to the state fair. i think

of the united states with experts hoping the hurricane will avoid a direct hit on the u.s. but millions of americans are worried and they are making last minute preparations the governors of florida georgia and south carolina have ordered mandatory evacuations of the coastlines let's turn to jay gray who's live for us this from the hilton head island in south carolina how x. how bad are the expecting it to be. peter it could be very severe this is the 2nd most powerful storm in the atlantic in recorded history and while you talk about this thing not making landfall it looks like it will get close enough that some of these communities along the coast are going to feel hurricane force winds see the driving rains and deal with the storm surge some erosion on the beaches there are those mandatory evacuations in place from florida through south carolina including here on hilton head island everybody needs to get off of this silent today others who may ride this thing out preparing by gathering food water and medicine that they hope will sustain them through at least a week of hospitably not having power some could be isolated by flooding now we expect this thing to make its move as you talked

is taking any chances and gallacher al-jazeera puts an lucie florida let's go to jay gray who is live from savannah in the u.s. state of georgia now so jay although hurrican dorian has weakened for now it still remains a potent threat how are people there preparing for it. well and has them because it's slowed a bit they've got time to prepare though that's going to quickly run out here there are evacuations in place not only here in savannah but really from florida through the carolinas more than a 1000000 people asked to move to higher ground until this storm passes and that's one of the concerns that those who have evacuated watch this and it doesn't move and things linger and they say maybe i've got to get back maybe this thing's not coming at all forecasters as well as 1st responders warning that's not the case and that people need to be patient and wait this thing out you've got others boarding up placing sandbags in areas to block the water they expect to come here the port is closed or you're in savannah most of the businesses as well it's just a big waiting game has a that millions are playing right now very tense but

of the atlantic and away from the south eastern u.s. but parts of coastal florida and georgia could see rainfall as the storm's outer bands rush the coast. >>> golden state warrior klay thompson is pledging his support for the bahamas and calling ton the trump administration to do the same. the nba star's father was born in the capital city of nassau. he has pledged to donate all the proceeds from his upcoming celebrity golf tournament to hurricane relief efforts after making the announcement on instagram. thompson went onto express outrage at the trump administration for not welcoming bahamas to the u.s. he wrote "i have been so lucky to visit my family in nassau since childhood and in those times, i have seen countless americans use the bahamian islands as their playground for letting loose and vacationing. now we turn our back on the people who welcomed us with open arms when we lost everything." the trump administration is not granting temporary protected status for them. that would allow them to work and stay in the u.s. florida senators marco rubio and rick scott have both called on the president to change that rule. >>> in other news, the son of o

u.s. mainland. >> don't make any assumptions, remain vigilant. >> chris: states of emergency declared in florida, georgia, and the carolinas, as residents get ready and get out of the way. president from canceling a trip overseas to monitor the potentially monster storm. >> not looking good and it's one of the biggest hurricanes we've seen in a long time. >> chris: we will have live reports on the ground and get an update on the federal response from fema acting administrator pete gaynor. and we will discuss the threat to those in the storm's packed with florida senator rick scott. then. >> americans workers aren't interested in little slivers of change. >> chris: on this labor day weekend, the impact of the president's trade war with china. we will sit down with afl-cio president richard trumka. it's a "fox news sunday" exclusive. plus. >> i thought the ig report was incredible. but i have total confidence in bulbar to do the right thing. >> chris: we will ask our sunday panel about the fallout from the ig report sharply criticizing former fbi director james comey. all right now on "fox news sunday" ."

u.s. meanwhile the governors of georgia and south carolina ordered a mandatory evacuation of the state's coastline and agalloch a report from miami in florida where durian is expected to hit next 3. hurricane dorian packing sustained winds close to 300 kilometers per hour is battering the bahamas this is one of the most powerful storms to hit this nation and it's predicted to linger for hours with coastal surges in excess of 6 meters despite pleas some residents have decided to ride the storm out a decision officials say could put their lives at risk that is not a good idea we're asking you to reconsider that decision and to seek shelter in the west alternatively before the weather becomes too severe to come into freeport this is not a time for us to seek to resist forecasters say dorian should turn north hugging the east coast of florida once it passes over the bahamas but risks remain florida georgia and the carolinas are making last minute preparations even if dorian remains on its predicted path strong winds heavy rains and storm surges could have a catastrophic impact even the slightest deviation with a storm this large ferocious and s

florida. ok let's go to gray who's live for us in savannah in the u.s. state of georgia are they all prepared for dorian's arrival. if they're not peter it's too late to carry out those preparations we've had a band of rain move through and it's just going to get progressively worse the conditions over the next several hours here we're right in the middle of that forecast path and most here in savannah who have been told to evacuate it looks like they have for the most part there are those who are going to ride this out and we've seen plenty of them but yesterday they actually loaded buses up and moved people who didn't have another way out into shelters outside of the potential strike zone here we'll see this storm continue to move mirroring the coast and if it does make landfall it looks like at this point peter it would be by the end of the week and that would be in the outer banks of north carolina is the expectation that once it gets there or north of where you are it will be as strong as it was when it swept to the bahamas right. no i just don't think it's going to

of the u.s. and find out how cities in florida, georgia and south carolina are getting ready. we're back in just a moment. >>> people along the southeast coast of the united statesn high alert this morning. hurricane dorian lurching closer and it's packing quite a punch. a powerful category 5 hurricane, it's creeping across the bahamas right now. >> maximum sustained winds of 170 miles or close to 300 kilometers an hour. the storm destroyed buildings and ripped the roofs off houses in the abaco islands before moving on to grand bahama island. well, residents all along the u.s. east coast are bracing for dorian's impact, and for many under threat, this isn't the first storm they've endured. >> cnn's ana cabrera spoke with a family in wilmington, north carolina. they remember what it was like when a powerful storm hit there less than a year ago. >> i really don't know what it think. i'm just kind of on edge right now. i'm trying to get prepared for it. >> how are you preparing? >> well, we're just trying to get perishables, getting water, getting flashlights, getting the necessity things that we need so we can be better prepared than last year. >> so last year the

u.s.. florida power & light saying it had 17,000 utility workers ready to respond to outages. states of emergency in effect for georgiaorida, south carolina, and virginia and the track of the storm from the wall street journal as of last night, we will try to keep you updated on that. some comments on facebook already on our question, are we too reliant on government aid? yes, we are, personal responsibility for extra food and water, preparing us to be the best of our ability. have the glenn beck survivalist kit i bought two years ago. i don't want to have to rely on the government, so i take care of my family and help friends if needed. this is the clearest example of the need for organization. we choose government as an organizing tool to develop, maintain, and advance society. , brockmer head of fema long, was on face the nation on cbs. the headline on the hill, we have to stop looking at fema as 911. here is some of what he had to say. [video clip] faceshink fema unrealistic expectations by congress and the american public and the standards by which we declare emergency declarations need to be increased. 50% of th

of the u.s. >> florida, georgia and the carolinas declaring states of emergency ahead of hurricane dorian. live team coverage in moments. >>> first, we begin in texas where five people are dead after a traffic stop turns into a shooting ram package. more than 20 others, including three law enforcement officers are hurt. we're live in odessa, texas where police are still searching for a motive. mike, good morning. >> good morning, pete, jed and todd. exactly a month since the last incomprehensive and sudden outbreak of bloodshed and it happened again, it's happened again in texas. five people are dead. 24 have been shot and that includes three police officers and a 17-month-old girl. it was 3:13 p.m., state troopers with the texas department of public safety pulled over a truck for failure to use a left turn signal. the driver slowed down, didn't stop and put a rifle out the window striking a texas state trooper. >> we have an active shooter. >> negative. in a vehicle sphwhr what is the status of the trooper fnlt they're working on the trooper right now. shooter is in a toyota headed hd wes

georgia and florida. the centers for disease control says the number of vaping cases has surged to 805 in 46 states and the u.s virgin islands, up from 530 reported last week. sales of vaping products are sinking. some dispensaries report customers are choosing ed eible and traditional weed. >>> uber is stepping up efforts to get electrical vehicle charging site to promote the use of electric vehicles. the ceo sees the agreement as a great opportunity for everybody involved. >> we're wanting to work with them to figure out where do we build more fast chargers so ride share drivers have convenient, reliable charging near where they live and near where they're driving people from place to place. >> evgo has 1200 stations in 34 states. charges are compatible with all fast charge capable ev models on the market. >>> nasa create add simulation of what it would look like if we could could see as a black holman into lates gravitational ways. black holes have huge gravitational pull. so it's powerful, not even light can escape from it. insanely fast, hot carousel. the carousel is a bright halo of matter. nasa's visual

of the cone. it's possible we don't have a u.s. landfall from this storm while still impacting four states, florida, georgia, south and north carolina. so let's start this evening. as we look at the core of hurricane force winds offshore for georgia, by the time we move into tomorrow morning, we're looking at south and new york wi -- north carolina for the potential of storm surge conditions. we'll track it as it gets closer to the coastline the next few days. >> we hope it stays off the coast. megan, thank you very much. >>> newly released video shows the boat burning on the vessel monday morning. we're also learning about the 34 people feared dead. megan talked to a man who lost five members of his own family. she's in stockton, california. meg, the family is hoping for answers today. what do you know? >> reporter: good morning, the national transportation safety board is joining the investigation. its final report could take months. yesterday we talked to dominic selga. his family was on the boat and they took a trip on the boat every year. >> you don't want to believe it. you want to hold onto that 1%, but at this point the hear

u.s. coast is very uncertain. it may not make landfall at all but just hug the coast. the governors of several states, florida, georgia, and south carolina involving calls for evacuation. across florida are boarding at this shelter. start welcoming people who are preparing for the who's. >>> this is actually the most nerve-racking part. the anticipation. >>> in florida, people have been ordered out of the low- lying areas in mobile home parks from palm beach county to daytona beach. mandatory evacuation orders go into effect at 9:00 hour time -- our time in georgia and south carolina. emergency officials order more than 800,000 people along the coast. the governor. >> airlines have canceled more than 1000 fights. -- flights. cut their labor day holiday plans short. florida residents evacuated by air taking any flight they can get out of the state and away from the storm. forecasters with the national hurricane center say the effects of hurricane dorian say tropical storm force winds could reach florid pam and mike, back to you. >> hurricane dorian on our website for you at ktvu.com. you will also be able to get update

florida ok let's cross live know. who's live for us in savannah in the u.s. state of georgia jay how long do they think it's moving so slowly until dorian gets to near or actually where you are. it's going to be several days probably wednesday evening into thursday morning is when we'll see it off the coast here in georgia we're right in the middle of the projected forecast track right now so we're right in the middle of where this storm is likely going to mirror the east coast of the u.s. never really making landfall until perhaps much later in the week somewhere in the carolinas but close enough to the shoreline that it's going to cause major problems we're going to see hurricane force winds driving rain storm surge in many areas beach erosion may also be an issue especially in florida they are starting to feel some of the effects of the storm this afternoon that's going to intensify through the night and then again it's just going to march up the coast here more than 2000000 people now from florida through the carolinas have evacuated moved to higher ground and it's become

in on the southeastern united states, with hurricane warnings and storm surge warnings in parts of florida and georgia and the carolinas and virginia tonight, today the u.s. government in the midst of that stumbled into a station that we have never seen before. we have never seen anything remotely like this before. this is usually the time in the show where i would try to come up with some sort of clever story to lead up to this. maybe a little historical anecdote to put it in perspective to help us understand what happened -- what it means today that this strange thing happened. i tried to show one of the other times that a u.s. president has done something like this. that's what i would do at this point. i cannot do that tonight. because the u.s. president has never before done a thing even remotely like what president trump did tonight in the context of this storm. i don't know what would count as relevant historical context here if i tried to make up that story. so we just gotta take it at face value and try to assess how we deal with this coming from the top of the federal government now. today, the president of the united states did what he called

u.s. mainland. >> don't make any assumptions, remain vigilant. >> chris: states of emergency declared in florida, georgianas, as residents get ready and get out of the way. president from canceling a trip overseas to monitor the potentially monster storm. >> not looking good and it's one of the biggest hurricanes we've seen in a long time. >> chris: we will have live reports on the ground and get an update on the federal response from fema acting administrator pete gaynor.

southern states are bracing for possible impact with mandatory evacuations announced for parts of florida, georgia, and south carolina. >> breaking news off the coast of southern california. the u.s. coast guard is in the mid am of a rescue operation assisting a boat in distress. the coast guard says there are numerous fatalities. >> i'm tired of the dying. >> a man went on a shooting rampage in west texas killing seven people and injuring dozens of others. >> i didn't get to tell her how much i loved her before this happened. >> president trump called the shooting a wicked attack but did not say he would support any new gun control laws. >> as strong as you make your background checks, they would not have stopped any of it. >> protests in hong kong continued for the 13th straight weekend. protesters used burning barricades near hong kong's airport. >> all that -- >> serena williams advanced to the u.s. open quarterfinals. >> and all that matters. >> i just want to say if they're still here, you guys raised an amazing player. >> competition combined with kindness at the u.s. open after naomi osaka defeated coco gauff. >> i'll learn a lot from this match. she has been so sweet to

u.s. as it churns towards the east coast. hurricane and storm surge warnings are in effect from florida to north carolina where it could make landfall. ainsley: moments ago the governor of georgia expanding a state out now. steve: we're getting a clear look at the extent of damage in the bahamas now as people have been able to travel in and get out. reports say more than 13 hours homes were heavily damaged if not destroyed. >> just overwhelmed with sadness the fact that it looks like 90% of the homes are gone. i may have counted 50, maybe. brian: you are not going to believe the overhead shots there too. jillian meally is live in georgia. jillian, everything seems to be boarded up, you said? jillian: yeah, everything is completely boarded up here. and i want to tell you what we have been feeling throughout the morning. we have had one significant band of heavy rain coming through in the last few hours. aside from that heavy band though, it's been pretty much a light rain that's been consistent for the last hour or. so no strong wind gusts just yet but as you guys very well know and janice has been talking about, conditions are supposed to deteriorate throughout the day. take a look behind me her