we have been sending through the united states coast guard, who have been incredible. they are on the bahamas right now. they are helping with the bahamas. the bahamas was a big section hit like few people have seen before. but we are helping in any but humanitarian way. we've been asked to help by the government of the bahamas. we have numerous helicopters and we are sending some people to give them a hand. they need a big hand and was going on over there. it's incredible. few people have seen anything like that. i must tell you, over the years there have been some hurricanes that were bigger and stronger and more powerful that hit us very hard, also. i would maybe like to start -- kevin, if you could say a few words about where we are, and i will ask the admiral to talk about what you are doing in the bahamas. then we will get back to south carolina, north carolina, and what we expect. okay? thank you. >> yes, sir, mr. president. we have the acting demonstrator from fema on the line. he's been in florida yesterday, in georgia right now, headed to south carolina. touc

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coast guard to issue an urgent bulletin. >> all stations, all stations, united states coast guard. coast guard received a report of a cargo ship vessel golden ray capsized with 23 persons onboard. >> 20 were rescued overnight. the vessel had just left port on its way to baltimore when it overturned in st. simon sound. images show smoke billowing from the ship. >> the black smoke has ceased but we're unable to determine specifically without going inside whether the fire is -- has been completely extingui extinguished. >> reporter: investigation and rescue operations both taking a backseat to a more urgent task, stabilizing this massive 650-foot vessel, still listing off the coast of georgia. sarah harman, nbc news. >>> an unimaginable crisis is unfolding in the bahamas tonight as thousands wait to be rescued from areas completely destroyed by hurricane dorian. hardest hit, great abaco island, less than 200 miles from miami. kerry sanders is there for us. >> reporter: after days of chaos and panic, today an orderly exodus from the abaco island for the weary and fatigued. >> i can't wa

coast guard has been dispatched to rescue survivors, at least 47 so far. >> you can see a united states coast guard helicopter behind me. another military helicopter. they've been running patients in and out they've been rescuing from abaco. rememb >> reporter: states of emergency have been issued from florida to virginia. the storm has now weakened to a category two, but its wind field is getting larger. >> the next couple hours is the critical time for the surge that happens on the east coast of florida. >> reporter: abc news is spread out. gio benitez is in new smearna. >> we're looking at the possibility of the storm surge meeting high tide. flooding is very likely. >> reporter: more than one million people have been ordered to evacuate. >> it's important that residents heed those calls. get out now while you have time, while there's fuel available. >> reporter: rob marciano is in melbourne beach, florida. >> it's 100 miles due east of us, a tornado warning has been issued for our county. these winds are only increasing. >> reporter: earlier today, my colleague kaylee hartung was in

this problem goes away and they can take care of everything. >> reporter: you're looking at united states coast guardicopter that's preparing to take off. it's loaded with members of the bahamian national guard. the coast guard is taking these guardsman to the abaco islands. i said what is their mission s it security? she said rescue, rescue. they are still in a rescue mode right now. as it pertains to the chef, it's incredible to see t resources that he himself has brought in in order to distribute the food. he says i can't be tieing up resources like the u.s. coast guard who need to get in and rescue folks. i need to bring in my own resources. that's why he's hired those ships and boats and helicopters. he said when you come into a disaster zone you have to have empathy and a will to just get it done. >> ham and cheese sandwiches, two c planes and amphibious vehicles. what is he expecting to encounter when he's out there? >> reporter: just getting ingte place and finding place to land will be a challenge. he was so intense. at one point he said don't give me any of that fancy food we send to restau

coast guard airlifting the injured and those with medical conditions to the capital nassau. you can see a united statesopter behind me. another military aircraft helicopter. they've been running patients in and out. they've been rescuing from the abacos. >> reporter: government officials saying there are areas first responders cannot reach and over 60,000 will need food and clean water. >> our thanks to marcus. he mentions they will need food, clean water, also tents, tarps, as they deal with the aftermath here. we knew it was going to be bad. in the light of day we are seeing just that. >> we absolutely knew it was going to be bad, especially after the storm just lingered there. i can only imagine for the people there what felt like an eternity. and then once the storm finally starts moving away, being able to see the extent of that damage. marcus and his team have done an incredible job out there covering the damage, the storm, really showing us the stories as they're unfolding on those islands. >> and he and his team have now safely made it out of abaco islands to nassau, where we're going to see ev

coast guard to issue a bulletin to other ships. >> keep a sharp lookout and report all sightings to the united states coast guard. >> 24 people on board. 20 already rescued. the coast guard said so far there are no signs of any active leaks coming from the ship. investigators and the ntsb are still working to determine the cause of the accident. >> to our other top story. the workweek begins under a dark clad of a major runway closure. that is forcing -- this is forced by major construction. this is by the day's inn and could account for 1200 canceled or delayed flights in the first three days. thom jensen is live at sfo with the map that is a big problem at the airport. thom? >> reporter: it is very ugly, marcus. more than 400 delays or cancellations on day one on saturday. nearly 500 yesterday and today as we take a look at the flight board, more cancellations and an airport spokesperson told us more than 100 delays and 100 cancellations already this morning. if this map holds true, we could look at as many as 1300 flights delayed or canceled in the first three days of the 20-day project. the runway in question is 28-l. sfo is

experiences i name is reaching and i served honorably in united states marine corps for 4 years planning this clearly chokin i served in the united states coast guard i was harassed and sexually assaulted i was administrative leave discharges no benefits after 9 and a half years of service women should not bear their burden that is not part of what we should have been doing to do our jobs for time a criminal activity we're talking about a vicious. attack that it is criminal it isn't assault. almost none of the cases means court martial and all of the ones that do almost none of them result in convictions teams to me in all the time times that i've looked at these things the command is the one who has so much discretion i think our advocate should actually be civilians once at work or in the military i think we should have actual units civilian units it absolutely tears in my inside to think that this has been going on for as long as it's been going on and we've never addressed all people in the military most know if you are a perpetrator of sexual assault against someone else military will be to you you're going to be held accountable the world is

as theurrently serving chief historian of the united states coast guard auxiliary. he has taught at the united states military academy, shepherd university, and the graduate school of norwich university. 2008, mark served as the visiting senior lecturer of war studies at the royal military academy at sandhurst in the united kingdom. he is the author of eight books and he currently has two other books in the works. his presentation today is taken from his most recent work, "the seventh west virginia industry." with ---authored co-authored. [applause] thank you. give my presentation, i want to give you a little background about the seventh virginia infantry regiment. that is how it started out. it was recruited in the summer and fall of 1861, primarily from the north central part of west virginia. let me bring up a map. north-central west virginia, and also monroe county, ohio and ring county, pennsylvania. greene county is here, monroe county is here. the recruiting area is basically this area, plus a little bit of greene county and monroe county, ohio. service was ab

coast guard air station clearwater after they returned home. we could not be more proud of their dedication, as well as their service. again, thank you to the brave folks of the united states coast guard for always being ready to keep america and our neighbors safe and secure. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. without objection. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. i rise to congratulate winston-salem state university, wssu, in north carolina's fifth district on its recent ranking by money magazine as the nation's best public historically black university for value. the publication considered 26 different measures of value, including affordability, education quality and graduates' record of landing well-paying jobs. many institutions do not make timely completion of college a priority. leading to increased debt for the six out of 10 students who take more than six years to graduat

coast guard has planes delivering aid helping with search and rescue missions. >> you can see a united states coast guard helicopter behind me. another military aircraft helicopter. they've been running patients in and out. they've been rescuing them from the abacos. >> reporter: the prime minister realistic but determined. >> we are in the midst of one of the greatest national crises in our country's history, bahamians especially abaconians are resilient. >> they need water, food, tarps and generators. >> let's take a closer look at where accuweather is headed. adam del rosso is tracking the storm. we're continue to track hurricane dorian with maximum sustained winds of about 110 miles per hour as it slowly moves to the north at about seven miles per hour. heavy rainfall, strong winds already along the florida coastline. those conditions are going to extend northward into the georgia coastline as well as the carolina coast into the day tomorrow. by the time we head into friday evening, it will be sitting off the virginia coastline before moving into the canadian maritime as we head into the

but the destruction from the storm is so widespread that even with the assistance of the united states coast guard and border patrol there are still places in the country that rescue teams have yet to reach one of the biggest challenges in delivering disaster relief to survivors of hurricane dorian has been limited access to the areas worst hit by the storm only up until a few days ago this airplane for example along with freeport airport were sitting under at least 2 meters of flood waters. it's been several days since the storm passed many of the people we've met seem to still be in shock but nonetheless grateful to be alive when it was not below. freeport bahamas. the turkish newspaper who says it's revealed how the suspects behind the murdered of journalist from all her shows a conspired to kill him her show as he died inside saudi arabia's is stumble consulate last year the reports based on the testimonies a 15 suspects in saudi chords and says the group is claiming it was not given direction i say crowns prince mohammed bin solman up to use a military action in northwest nigeria their govern

but the destruction from the storm is so widespread that even with the assistance of the united states coast guardand border patrol there are still places in the country that rescue teams have yet to reach one of the biggest challenges in delivering disaster relief to survivors of hurricane dorian has been limited access to the areas worst hit by the storm only up until a few days ago this airplane for example along with freeport airport were sitting under at least 2 meters of flood waters. it's been several days since the storm passed many of the people we've met seem to still be in shock but nonetheless grateful to be alive when it was not below. freeport bahamas. and orients now head in canada after making landfall in the eastern province of nova scotia more than 300000 people are without power and coastal towns have been told to expect heavy rain and flooding roofs have been ripped off houses and a crane toppled. saudi arabia's king someone has replaced the energy minister with one of his sons prince abdullah. at some one of the most important positions prince abilities will replace khalid al

. >>> the united states coast guard is leading a rescue and recovery effort off the coast of georgia, cargo ship carrying thousands the cars capsized. the ship is tilted on it's side. at least 20 crew members were rescued. four are missing. >> california could soon have the power to close vaccination loopholes, they would let the state deny exceptions that seem suspicious. >> there are bus route diversions. >>> the westbound east shore freeway, traffic is sluggish coming out this morning, you will see brake lights as you head into berkeley this morning, on the richmond san rafael bridge, expect plays, a slow ride through the maze near the toll plaza, slow and go out 880. things are better at the san mateo bridge, moving better into the toll plaza. >> here's our interests island camera, just a stunning view with the sun rising over the bay bridge, clear skies and patchy fog this morning, this afternoon, cooler than average temperatures, 84 in congress cord. 72 in oakland, 67 for san francisco. below average temperatures tomorrow. temperatures warming up wednesday, thursday and especial

we have a lot of people helping, and we have most importantly the united states coast guard, which has done so incredibly well in texas and florida. and in puerto rico in the last hurricane, the last big one. admiral, if you could say a few words? thank you. >> we are ready, domestically, from florida up to the carolinas for the coast guard part of the dhs/fema team. we are ready to roll there. in the bahamas it's been challenging. the abaco island, in the northeast, it reached the bahamas on monday. first, helicopters got in there. we have rescued probably 50 folks to date. we are just starting to get a sight picture on grand bahama island and freeport, the center of gravity population wise in the northern bahamas. today we will start to have a fuller picture. that's the region where it dorian sat for almost 36 or 48 hours and pounded the region. we suspect the impacts to be severe, sir. we are rendering life-saving support, humanitarian assistance. we are working with the office of foreign disasters and that the lead agency here, on providing urgent support, cbp, air marine counterpa

coast guard airlifting the injured and those with medical conditions to the capital, nassau. >> you can see a united states coast guard helicopter behind me, another military aircraft helicopter. they've been running patients in and out, they've been rescuing from the abacos. >> reporter: government officials saying there are areas first responders still cannot reach, and more than 60,000 will need food and clean water. it is a dire situation here. people are in desperate need of food and water and they are hoping that that aid will come in sooner rather than later. david? >>. >> we hope so too. marcus moore in nassau tonight. marcus, thank you. and at this hour, hurricane dorian is on track to ride the coastline of the u.s. from florida up through the carolinas, and the newest track has it actually coming closer to the u.s. than the earlier tracks. so, let's get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee, live in jupiter beach, florida, tonight. those winds reaching up further from the eye of the storm? >> reporter: 175 miles from the center of the storm. that's what we're feeling the tropical storm-force wi

but the destruction from the storm is so widespread that even with the assistance of the united states coast guard and border patrol there are still places in the country that rescue teams have yet to reach one of the biggest challenges in delivering disaster relief to survivors of hurricane dorian has been limited access to the areas worst hit by the storm only up until a few days ago this airplane for example along with freeport airport were sitting under at least 2 meters of floodwaters. it's been several days since the storm passed many of the people we've met seem to still be in shock but nonetheless grateful to be alive. and with. freeport bahamas a turkish newspaper has revealed new details about the matter of journalists inside saudi arabia's consulate in istanbul last year the report is based on suspects testimonies and statements given to a saudi course in january 11 suspects were indicted in saudi arabia for hotshot g.'s mehta the u.n. human rights office has questioned the kingdom's ability to conduct a fair trial let's bring in c.n.n. correspondent in istanbul so we learning anything

the relief effort is ramping up, this is the united states coast guard, coming into the worst affectedurricane dorian. the devastation he continues for mile after mile. homes, shops, a hospital, and the port, all damaged or destroyed. many who were injured in the winds of 200 mph and the rapid storm surges are being flown to the capital nassau for treatment. this is what the hurricane did to the home of ramon. with his mother had had to run from their car into the house when the storm hit. he also saw his neighbor's house lifted up by the winds. my island is finished. everything is gone. no banks, no stores, no nothing. it'll take at least four to five years to complete only myjob. i don't know how long it takes for the rest of the island but nothing is here. nothing at all. everything is gone. just bodies. a british ship the rfa mounts bay is also helping with the relief effort getting urgently needed supplies including shelter and hygiene kits to the tens of thousands of people on the abacha islands who now have nothing. the needs are great, from clean water to medicines and generato

but the destruction from the storm is so widespread that even with the assistance of the united states coast guard and border patrol there are still places in the country that rescue teams have yet to reach one of the biggest challenges in delivering disaster relief to survivors of hurricane dora. it has been limited access to the areas worst hit by the storm only up until a few days ago this airplane for example along with freeport airport were sitting under at least 2 meters of flood waters. it's been several days since the storm passed many of the people we've met seem to still be in shock but nonetheless grateful to be alive. and was not below i'll just freeport bahamas still ahead on al-jazeera 6 years on from a devastating earthquake out in a peano's are struggling to rebuild their houses pray. how the typhoon season is really picked itself and gets another one is heading for japan doesn't look very big admitted lee this is typhoon farside which in the next . 12 to 18 hours ago to make passage somewhere across honshu with tokyo being in the risk area about time we get to monday it will be th

but the destruction from the storm is so widespread that even with the assistance of the united states coast guard and border patrol there are still places in the country that rescue teams have yet to reach one of the biggest challenges in delivering disaster relief to survivors of hurricane dorian has been limited access to the areas worst hit by the storm only up until a few days ago this airplane for example along with freeport airport were sitting under at least 2 meters of flood waters. it's been several days since the storm passed many of the people we've met seem to still be in shock but nonetheless grateful to be alive when it was not below. freeport bahamas. a u.s. sent turkish troops started patrolling a so-called buffer zone in northwest syria because crossed the turkish border into an area that used to be controlled by u.s. backed kurdish forces turkey's boosting its military presence of along its border with syria and is pushing displaced syrians to return home. is in hot near the turkish syrian border. the start of joint patrols between the u.s. and turkish military is are being seen

but the destruction from the storm is so widespread that even with the assistance of the united states coast guard and border patrol there are still places in the country that rescue teams have yet to reach one of the biggest challenges in delivering disaster relief to survivors of hurricane dorian has been limited access to the areas worst hit by the storm only up until a few days ago this airplane for example along with freeport airport were sitting under at least 2 meters of flood waters. it's been several days since the storm passed many of the people we've met seem to still be in shock but nonetheless grateful to be alive and that man was not below. freeport bahamas. well earlier i spoke to walter caught a what ing and he's the america's regional director of the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies i began by asking how his organization is coordinating such a large recovery effort we have different kinds of supplies is based only darwin. we have some. water. systems and we are also beginning blankets on other kind of relief i think is the support in that aids but o

. >> we've been here in the unified command at with the united states coast guard and it will continue to to be a unified effort as we switch to santa barbara county and fire as the incident goes on and with we go into a recovery mode. >> there is no chance of rescue? >> presently the coast guard is full efforts in a response posture right now p we're still in the response phase. >> that mean divers in the water looking at the wreckage? >> i don't have any additional information about that. >> what can they be doing at this point? >> they're conducted shoreline searches for any available survivors. >> can you tell us where it was from the shoreline? >> about 20 yards from my last footage. >> no word of anyone that made to shore otherwise? >> i don't have initial information at this time. >> 34 unaccounted folks. >> are there divers in the water? >> i don't have that investigation. >> the vessel has been in full compliance. we're working to deliberately with the vessel owner operator who is with us at this time, working on a plan to conduct further assistance for his vessel. >> it is a

the united states will assist in recovery efforts and the coast guard is already helping with rescue efforts. >> we have been sending through the united states coast guard who have been incredible. they're on the bahamas right now, and they're helping with the bahamas, the bahamas was a big section that was hit like few people have seen before. we've been asked to help by the government of the bahamas, and we have numerous helicopters and we're sending some people to give them a hand, they need a big hand. >> let's get the update on the forecast. tom seder is in the cnn severe weather center with me now. what are you expecting? >> you mentioned a couple things in your lead in that we're going to touch on, we're going to touch on hugo in '89. that's an important threshold for charleston harbor. we have warnings that now extend from savannah georgia to the outer banks to the border of virginia. when you look at this infrared imagery, i want you to look at the colors of white near the core completing a circulation. kind of making that circle a little stronger possibly. we have winds at 1

but the destruction from the storm is so widespread that even with the assistance of the united states coast guard and border patrol there are still places in the country that rescue teams have yet to reach. one of the biggest challenges in delivering disaster relief to survivors of hurricane dorian has been limited access to the areas worst hit by the storm only up until a few days ago this airplane for example along with freeport airport were sitting under at least 2 meters of flood waters. it's been several days since the storm passed many of the people we've met seem to still be in shock but nonetheless grateful to be alive. i'll just freeport bahamas doron is now pounding in newfoundland and on the other side of the world japan is being threatened with a typhoon is rob tell us about it is an eye for false colors on satellite picture just because investigating its strengths and sometimes you get an interesting picture of the i mean a comet that is blowing a kiss and japan or whether it's a tadpole or a fish that are the way that is the size of the target and in the next 18 hours it will be pro

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the united states coast guard continues to assist the bahama government in the search and rescue mission. and private organizations are stepping up. >> the water filtration was the first priority or the. we knew we needed to get fresh water on the island. they are delivering hot meals to shelters where survivors are being housed. they received 16 children on saturday. all hurricane survivors. the young four months old. we don't knowwhat happened to their parents. but here they have a roof over their head and food and people caring for them. they say i am my brother's keeper and doing whatever they can to try to help each other after the storm. >>> japan is being hit by a strong typhoon that killed one woman. it hid near tokyo with 134-mile- an-hour winds late yesterday. that is equivalent of a category 4 hurricane. 2million more were told to prepare to evacuate. >>> three firefighters are recovering after battling flames in a warehouse in downtown los angeles. it took three hours for the crews to put out the flames. nearly 200 firefighters responded to the scene. they were able to keep t

family or a company that's volunteered to get people or coming after being rescued by the united states coast guard. the area over here you can see people walking into it now and some people in there sitting seeming to get treatment. this is one of the areas where we've seen the u.s. coast guard helicopter land on the back side of the building and unload people into the area there. they receive some treatment and ambulances pull into the area to take people to the hospital who need additional treatment. we met one women this morning who survived the hurricane with her 5-year-old son and 5-week-old baby and used her body as a shield to protect the infant child and grabbing blankets and sheets to shield them from flying debris. here's more of what she had to say. >> crazy. it's like all the houses are destroyed everywhere. the shops and everything. we had to survive. some people had to swim. our roof came off where we were staying and we had to run in the storm and try to find the nearest shelter. >> reporter: where will you go next? >> we don't know as yet. that's the next plan. as soon as we regist

we have been in unified command with united states coast guard, harbor ventura and it will continue to be a unified effort as we switch to santa barbara county and fire as the incident goes on and we go into recovery mode. >> there is no chance of recovery mode, no chance of further rescues? >> presently the coast guard has all efforts in a response posture now. we're currently still in the response phase. >> divers looking at the wreckage? >> i don't have any additional information regarding that at this time. >> response efforts? >> search and rescue activities, yes, ma'am. >> what are they doing at this point? >> they're conducting shoreline searches for any available survivors. >> what is the distance from where the boat was to the shoreline? >> approximately 20 yards from my last brief. >> at this point no word if anyone who made it to shore. >> i don't have any additional information at this time. >> 34 unaccounted for folks on board. >> are there divers in the water? >> i can't answer that question. i don't have that information. >> is the boat operated -- >> one question at a t

we have a lot of people helping and most importantly the united states coast guards which has done so incredibly well in texas and florida and puerto rico. admiral, if you can say a few words about that? >> we are ready domestically here from florida to the carolinas part of the dhs theme. in the bahamas, it has been k challenging. flight crews got in there. we rescued 50 folks to date. we are just started to get the site picture of freeport. today we'll have a fuller picture. that's the region where dorian just pounded the region. we expect the impact will be severe, we are rendering life saving support here. providing urgent support or air marine counter parts and we'll see where this evolves in the next 24 hours. >> and even from puerto rico to areas that'll definitely get hit if you look at north carolina and south carolina and georgia. >> we are in south florida, we are working on supplies in the bahamas and maritime bridge for coast guards which are challenge right now. we have not gotten into freeport. there are no open airports there. aiv got to get a network in place to start

we have been sending, through the united states coast guard who have been inkrcredible, in e bahamas right now. they're helping with the baha s bahamas. bahamas, a big section of the bahamas was hit like few people have seen before. we're helping in a humanitarian way. we've been asked to help by the government of the bahamas. we've had numerous helicopters and we're sending some people to give them a hand. they need a big hand in what's going on over there is incredible. few people have seen anything like that. although i must tell you, over the years there have been some hurricanes that were bigger and stronger and more powerful that hit us very hard also. but i just maybe would like to start, kevin, if you could say a few words about where we are, and then i'll ask the admiral to talk about what you're doing in the bahamas and then we'll get back to south carolina, north carolina and what we expect. okay? thank you. kevin? >> yes, sir, mr. president. acting administrator pete gainer from fema. >> let's get the latest on dorian's path as we're watching it track up the florida coast

i came back with admiral brown, the united states coast guard and some of the other folks. and they were saying that the new coast guard. how good a job has the coast guard done during these hurricanes? [cheers and applause] and i said, admiral, how good is the coast guard? he says, "it's the finest in the world, sir." they had to keep going on a shoestring. we have a brand-new coast guard peered we had to do it. we had to do. there's always time for the other, but we had to do it. with taking care of the great people that work in our military. we gave them a raise, a beautiful raise. [cheers and applause] and i also got other nato members to pay an additional $100 billion over the last year and a half that they weren't paying. they were delinquent. they were supposed to protect them, and they don't pay. i said, you don't do that. you got to pay. we are negotiating with a lot of them. think of it. we have these immensely wealthy countries and they are pain a fraction of the cost to defend them. how does that happen? and you know what the biggest excuse is? can, you got to p

but the destruction from the storm is so widespread that even with the assistance of the united states coast guard and border patrol there are still places in the country that rescue teams have yet to reach one of the biggest challenges in delivering disaster relief to survivors of hurricane dorian has been limited access to the areas worst hit by the storm only up until a few days ago this airplane for example along with freeport airport were sitting under at least 2 meters of flood waters. it's been several days since the storm passed many of the people we've met seem to still be in shock but nonetheless grateful to be alive when it was not below. freeport bahamas. saudi arabia's king someone has replaced the energy minister with one of his sons prince abilities been salma it puts him in one of the kingdom's most important positions and abilities will replace khalid awfully who was dismissed as chairman of the state owned oil company around co few days ago the company's preparing for a much anticipated stock listing joint u.s. and turkish patrols are getting underway in northern syria never area

coast of the united states. so i have all the assets at my disposal. i'm bringing in assets from other parts of the coast guard. got to tell you this is an extremely powerful storm. catastrophic winds, there will be a storm surge, there will be rain. and the local citizens if they haven't finalized their preparations, they need to do so now and listen to their state and local emergency managers. >> it was less than a year ago hurricane michael hit the florida panhandle. what were some of the most important lessons you learned about preparing for a storm like this, and what should people do differently this time? >> i think the most important lesson is they need to understand what their preparations are. they need to complete those preparations and they need to listen to their state and local emergency managers. they know what they're doing and they have the citizens' best interests at heart. >> vice admiral scott buschman, thank you, sir, and sending you all the best in the days ahead. >>> we have more breaking coverage just ahead here in the newsroom. we'll continue to follow the track of hurricane dorian as

mariners are requested to a keep a sharp look outand report any possible sightings to the united states coast guard>> reporter: the 34 passengers were below deck in an area used for sleeping. >> roger, are they locked inside the board? roger, can you get back on the boat and unlock the doors so they can get off? >> reporter: all crew members escaped. >> the crew was already awake and on the brj and jumped off. five people came aboard a pleasure craft known as the great escape. >> you don't have any fire extinguishers or anything? >> reporter: it's possible they were trapped by flames. >> the fire was so intense even after it was put out, you know, we were not able to actually embark the vessel and look for survivors. >> reporter: the conception is owned by truth aquatics which does boat charters. the boat left saturday on a three-day cruise and was scheduled to return this evening. the vessel is in good standing and the owner operator is cooperating with them at this time. james cole's brother works on the boat but hasn't heard if he made it off oklahoma. >> he's the gallie cook. it holds about 30

unified command consists of united states coast guard, georgia department of natural resources and gallagherepresenting the responsible party. currently, we're mobilizing resources, activating our area contingency plan and taking all steps necessary to mitigate any potential pollution. in addition to the pollution, we're also looking at the salvage piece and, again, our strategy -- leland: put up pictures of the boat. >> the same parties to affect salvage as quickly and safely as possible. leland: where a large cargo ship called the golden ray overturned and caught fire. the coast guard reporting they saved about 20 people, 4 crew members still missing during the fire and ensuing smoke that was on that ship that caused the coast guard to abandon their rescue efforts. we'll watch this. back to georgia as more events warrant. >>> meantime this weekend, even traditionally liberal members of the hollywood crew are taking on their own over calls to blacklist conservatives. this is kirstie alley on twitter. she's saying: i refuse to be part of hollywood who can't see that not working with republic

our friends in the united states coast guard have deployed resources and we've seen reporting that they'reng rescues in support of the bahamian government and of course the state department and u.s. agency for international development will be the federal leads for supporting the bahamas. but the imagery also reminds us here state side just how powerful this storm is. how seriously we have to take this storm. not become complacent, remain vigilant. follow the instructions of state and local officials especially as it relates to evacuations. if you're ordered to evacuate, heed that instruction and get out. >> david, thanks for joining us. fema deputy associate administrator for response and recovery. we appreciate your time. >>> coming up next we are watching hurricane dorian as it is making its way closer to the southeastern coast. we'll speak with an official from nasa about how it's responding to dorian. you are watching "velshi and ruhle" right here on msnbc. look at that image. wow. ♪ applebee's handcrafted burgers now starting at $7.99 now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. now s

i came back with admiral brown, the united states coast guard and some of the other folks and they were saying that the new coast guard -- how good a job has the coast guard done during these hurricanes? [cheers and applause] and i said, admiral, how good are the new coast guard cutters and they said they are the finest in the world. weth have the fight -- they had old, broken equipment that they had to keep going on a shoestring. they have brand-new coast guard cutters. we had to do it. we had to do it. there's always time for the other, but we had to do it. we've rebuilt our military, we've taken care of the great people that work in our military. we give them a raise, a beautiful raise. they were so entitled to. and i also got other nato members to pay an additional $100 billion over the last year and a half that they weren't paying. they were delinquent. we are supposed to protect them and they don't pay, i'd say, you can't do t that. you can't do that. you've got to pay. nato. now we are finally making immensely wealthy countries pay the cost of their defense. we are negotiating wi

i am going to now turn this over to captain monica rochester of the united states coast guard, los angeles sector, and she will give you a briefing on the rescue effort that was undertaken this morning. yeah, my name is sheriff bill brown, common spelling. >> thank you. >> good afternoon. i'm captain monica rochester, captain of the coast guard sector of los angeles/long beach. we have been fully involved with this incident since 3:30 a.m. we continue to have coast guard vessels continue our search and lines of santa cruz island.ore we also have our coast guard aircraft that is also engaged and providing cover to ensure that we have the full swath or full breadth of the area to be searched. we have also provided a safety zone which is approximately a mile which provides safety to the responders so that we don't have interference from other vessel traffic or any other incursion into the area where the incident has occurred. additionally, we have also established a 3,000 foot ceiling for a temporary flight restriction so, again, this is all to protect the first responders. this isn't a day t

we have been sending the united states coast guards who have been incredible.w. they're helping with the bahamas. the bahamas was a big section that was hit like a few people have seen before. we are helping in a humanitarian way. we have been asked to help by the government of the bahamas. we have helicopters and sending people to give them a hand, they need a big hand. what's going on over there is incredible. few people have seen anything like that. what i must tell you over the years, there has been some hurricanes that were bigger and stronger and more powerful. i just may be like to start, kevin if you can say a few words of where we are and we'll talk about what you are doing in the bahamas and we'll get back to south carolina and north carolina and what we expect, okay? thank you, kevin. >> we have administrator on the line as well. he's been in florida and now he's in georgia right now, touching base on emergency managers with all the states that's in the path of dorian. dorian remains a category two. a powerful and large storm. we are worried the sign

but the destruction from the storm is so widespread that even with the assistance of the united states coast guard and border patrol there are still places in the country that rescue teams have yet to reach one of the biggest challenges in delivering disaster relief to survivors of hurricane dorian has been limited access to the areas worst hit by the storm only up until a few days ago this airplane for example along with freeport airport were sitting under at least 2 meters of floodwaters. it's been several days since the storm passed many of the people we've met. seem to still be in shock but nonetheless grateful to be alive. freeport bahamas. and dorian is now moving over the east coast of canada and made landfall as a post tropical tropical fike low but still brought with it 150 kilometer an hour winds and heavy rain i reckon warnings are in effect for nova scotia and you finland. russia has held regional elections after weeks of protests because because tens of opposition candidates were banned from from running the vote is seen as a test of the popularity of president vladimir putin and his

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