we are here with the sheriff of volusia county. >> we take you down beach street, one of the most flood zone areas in the county with 5 vehicles, 26 miles of barrier islands. we are keeping our fingers crossed we don't have a major flood event and evacuate a lot of people. >> tried to explain the threat with storm surge and how the river where low-lying flood prone areas are. >> how a fax river in the intracoastal waterway, our most southern town, everybody in that flood area, we have been out here all night, we don't have to go in and have high water rescues or deputies and medics in high winds evacuating by medical needs. >> you put a light over there, that is the leading coverage, you can use that to go in for hostage rescues but putting it to use for a natural disaster situation. >> high winds, a contingency of deputies and medics back there. >> what were the rescues you had to do along this route we are on our? >> we evacuated probably 50 residents all along this stretch. >> calls coming in tonight what are you hearing? >> we are under state of emergency. some the client, decides t

basically here in volusia county they have said if you are along the beach in a low-lying area, there will be, the police have told them they need to get out and get out now. they are hoping people leave tonight but if not they have to leave tomorrow morning. here in downtown daytona beach, a mixed level of concern. some businesses taking no chances boarding up, sandbags, closing until further notice, others risking it and hoping the storm passes the area. reaction from locals as much of the same. >> it's actually the most nerve-racking part, the anticipation. your adrenaline kicks in and you just go with it. >> this is a hurricane. we deal with what we have to do. make sure everything is ready to go. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] this is the men who represent the eighth district of florida. thanks for joining us tonight. you are right along coast in the central part of the state, people here, especially with a storm like this and all the buildup as it moves so slowly can they hear so much about it but they don't move until it's too late. they don't take it seriously enough. wha

it definitely looks like it is the calm before the storm where you there are in volusia county.storm is already having serious impacts on travel, even businesses. but unfortunately there are already reports of people taking advantage of this state of emergency. >> reporter: it is true. we heard today about two men who were actually loading and filling sandbags at a road construction site in daytona beach, and we are told those two are the first people to be arrested for looting here during this state of emergency. also i was watching and monitoring those live press conferences that happened throughout the day, and one official actually talked about someone stealing a generator right off the street, and live on tv that official said, you know what, what you didn't know, those city-owned generators -- yes, it was city owned -- they're equipped with gps trackers so we know exactly where you are, so anyone else thinking about doing this, don't do it, and whoever did that, we're going to find you. so that's happening. as far as those travel messes, well, you knew this was coming. so

yeah, that's what we could be watching tuesday night into wednesday morning for areas from volusia county, flagler county, duvall county. the brunswick, georgia, area, look at a map the way georgia is, this little pocket, see the indentations here, backwater areas, that's where the water is going to pile up and could see problems with storm surge and would be more wednesday morning. if it coincides with the high tide cycle, it would be worse. south carolina, the only difference i have here is because of the potential at least to be closer to the coast, i have you in the moderate category for wind impacts. you know, we still could be dealing with some widespread power outages, if we get that closer to the coast. and i think, if anywhere, we're going to get widespread power outages, north carolina is the most guaranteed, with that closer to the coast path. i'm not so concerned about the storm surge there, if the storm hopefully will be moving fast enough it won't be anything too crazy. that's almost similar to what happened with matthew. here's our map showing the 4 to 7 foot surge areas ar

a hurricane watch is in effect for volusia county and so is a storm surge watch. the way up to the georgia border on the east coast of florida. so you can pretty much set your clock to that. and you could see tropical-storm-force winds arriving on florida's treasure coast as early as late tonight. and, of course, you have storm surge in places like jupiter inlet forecast to be between 4 and 7 feet. there's a number of evacuation orders that have been issued. volusia county, indian river county, duvall county, nassau county, and st. johns county. they've all issued new orders today. of course, martin, palm beach, brevard, st. lucie, had issued orders already. we also have a number of counties that issued voluntary evacuation orders. osiola, glades, okachobee island. if you're in an area that has flooded in prior hurricanes and you're given a voluntary evacuation order, you really need to seriously consider heeding that and evacuating. you know, when the water gets high, there's not a whole lot you can do about that. and given the uncertainty of the storm, it's bett

volusia county under a mandatory evacuation order. to the east of i-95 and east of the intra coastal. so families just as of last night i was speaking with some of them who had been checking into a hotel. you know, the frustration that you heard gabe talking about, that's shared by many families here, wondering, you know, is it worth it, do i really need to move inland, but doing it just to be safe. that's been the advice of emergency managers here and even as far north as jacksonville where we have been ourselves. so right now this morning, though, we have not seen very much in the way of rain. we have seen some winds picking up here. and the concern about the winds is keeping those bridges open that go over to the intra coastal. i just checked again, they are still open, we're seeing a few cars go over across and come back, but not very many people on the streets because, again, we have a curfew still in effect until 6:00 this morning and plans are for that curfew to go back into effect tonight, again, at 6:00 for another 12 hours a

>> rick: we have just been told by volusia county officials expect tropical storm force wind gusts sometimeht and we could be feeling those tropical storm force gusts over the next 24 hours. the beach patrol and others have tried to protect the downtown here and the homes and businesses by building up the berms here along the beach. this was a cut where you could walk right out to the ocean. they have pushed all this sand up, hoping to protect against the storm surge which has been predicted to be 3 to 5 feet over the next day or so. that's on top of a 2-foot higher than norma lifeguard stands off. as you head down into atlantic beach and neptune beach a lot of the businesses have already closed and many of them will be closing soon there is a curfew that goes into effect volusia county for any area east of the river starting at 6:00 tonight. if doug could zoom in over there and show some of the businesses that have already boarded up, dana and guys, i mean, the town has shut down for the most part. we do see some people out here but a lot of folks are -- there is nowhere really for them to

abc's elizabeth hur joins us now from new smyrna beach in florida, volusia county.along the coast are bracing for dorian's impacts. but even before the worst of it, we know that some of them are feeling some of the storm's effects. there have already been power outages and flooding as we mentioned. >> reporter: that's right, janai and kenneth, good morning to you. and we are hearing at this point thousands of people do not have power this morning. in fact, earlier where we are staying, we also lost power. but thankfully we are back online. but at last check, at this hour, more than 10,000 people do not have electricity. and according to officials, it is partly because of the strong wind gusts that we have seen all day yesterday and through the night that have led to those power outages, as well as some huge swells along the coast. janai and kenneth? >> we know as dorian makes that crawl up the coast, the attention turns to georgia and the carolinas. those states are preparing for life-threatening storm surge and dangerous winds. and we know even virginia is getting

there's really not anyone around because this area, officials have warned us here in volusia county while it may not make landfall here, the eye of the storm will only be about 30 to 40 miles off the coast, which had means we here will most likely get some of that  real devastating wind and rain over tomorrow afternoon and then going into wednesday. hurricane dorian strikes the bahamas, hitting the island with 12-foot storm surges and winds gusts topping 200 miles per hour. multiple people have died in the bahamas including a 7-year- old boy. >> we are in the midst of a historic tragedy. in parts of the northern bahamas. our mission and focus now is search and rescue and recovery. >> reporter: officials say they can't even begin to assess the damage until the storm moves west. with the u.s. in its site, dorian is expected to at least hug the coast. prompting evacuation orders. >> we want to evacuate in blue skies. if you waited when it was raining and storming, people are living too long. >> and they are prepared to hunker down and get them all there. >> just in case you're out there fo

>> like everybody else in volusia county. >> reporter: but many have left their homes and businessesehind. >> mandatory evacuation is now in place. please collect your belongings, vacate and seek shelter. >> reporter: in boynton beach,os of nursing homes being moved inland. everyone bracing for what's to come. >> and joining us now is meteorologist greg dutra from our abc powerhouse affiliate wls in chicago. we're seeing tons of scenes of devastation. some of that's because it's come to this menacing standstill which you say you've never seen before. >> i have ever seen a system stay stationary this long, zero miles per hour. update after update after update. overt island of grand bahama. unfortunately for that island i think it's going to be a place that never looks the same again. highest point is 40 feet above sea level. the storm surge has been 235 to 30 feet. >> you say it's rudderless because of the high pressure system. >> we talk about steering currents. the steering currents help move the storm. the high to the east broke down and since it broke down there's nothing to steer

. >> like everybody else in volusia county. >> reporter: in south carolina all lanes of this highway now lead away from the coast. many people in charleston are bracing for severe flooding. our steve osunsami is there. >> so many families here deciding that they're going to stay put, they're getting their sandbags ready to keep the water out. >> reporter: and in georgia, where 400,000 people are under evacuation orders, the governor is warning them don't take any chances. >> even with all this preparation, we still cannot stress enough that hurricane dorian remains a significant threat. >> reporter: flooding remains the greatest threat. some forecasters are saying certain areas could get up to 15 inches of rain with the storm surge reaching seven feet. kenneth. >> that is a lot and it's still not too late to evacuate. serena marshall, thank you. >>> let's take a closer look now at where hurricane dorian is headed. >> accuweather's adam del rosso has been tracking the storm all night. adam, good morning. >> reporter: janai and kenneth, go devastating images coming out of the bahamas a

we met lenny glover also we >> like everyone else in volusia county. >> reporter: but tonight, so many have already left their homes and businesses behind. we've now made it more inland but just take a look. even here, business after business is just boarded up. people are listening to those warnings. it's a ghost town here. >> mandatory evacuation is now in place. please collect your belongings, vacate and seek shelter. >> reporter: in boynton beach, police going door-to-door. patients at hospitals and dozens of nursing homes are being moved inland. in south carolina, all lanes of this highway are now leading e s tonight, many in charleston are still filling sand bags. our steve osunsami is there. >> people are deciding to stay in many inst getting sandbags at locations all across town. >> reporter: and tonight, about 8,000 troops standing by up and down the coast, emergency vehicles in position. >> let's get to gio, live from new smyrna beach, florida. and you were telling us a short time ago, there are still people who are evacuating tonight? >> reporter: oh, absolutely, david. a lo

volusia county, brevard, counties up the coast are under mandatory evacuations. is a massive storm. how close will it come to the shores? many of the people are taking this threat seriously. category 5 designation will get a lot of people's attention. local officials are worried about storm surge. hotels are closing down. the governor addressing tourism during his news conference saying of course tourism very critical to the state of florida. labor day important. his priority is public safety. again, waiting for the effects of dorian and waiting to see just how bad it will get in the coming hours. back to you. . >> i can see the wind picking up as we speak. gabe, thank you so much. about three and a half hours to the north is northbound's julia bagg in jacksonville peach. what's the situation where you are? >> reporter: well, phillip, the beach is closed here as well officially as of early this morning. let me show you what's happening here. bulldozers working to push sand to shore up the dunes. they are trying to shore up weak spots here. they want to keep the s

we have a tropical storm watch up toward flagler and volusia county line.still going to bring with it a lot of surf. we talk about surf this time of year, people swimming. this is not a good spot to surf up toward jacksonville. we are talking about rough surf. we are seeing relationship current to be a concern. the impact, unfortunately the greatest impact will be around the bahamas, areas that have been impacted by dorian. eventually we see the impacts dough creasing and heading wether offshore. head forward. rick: hurricane dorian inflicted tremendous damage ripping homes and communities apart. it also separated thousands of people from their dogs. now an organization is going in, rescuing the pups and reuniting them with their owners. reporter: tears of joy filled priscilla's eyes the moment she saw her dog emma since hurricane dorian crashed into her home in the bahamas. the humane society of the grand bahamas reports having almost 200 dogs when the hurricane hit. the storm killed over half of them. dramatic video shows her granddaughter wading through

volusia county, india river county, duval county, nassau county and st. john's county all issued new orders today. of course, martin, palm beach, brevard, st. lucy issued orders already. voluntary evacuation orders in osceola, glades, okeechobee island. if you're in an area that has flooded in prior hurricanes and you're given a voluntary evacuation order, you really need to seriously considering heeding that and evacuating. when the water gets high, there's not a whole lot you can do about that. given the uncertainty of the storm, it's better to err on the side of safety. the brindges are still open to motorists and if there are changes, we will announce that. palm beach international will stop all service tomorrow and atlanta melbourne international plans to close monday evening. we're monitoring every road in the state, fdot and traffic has not been abnormal. in fact, i think the nonhurricane-related traffic has been less than we typically would have on a labor day weekend. we obviously will make accommodations to make sure those subject to evacuation

7 feet from anywhere from about the indian river area northward, especially up there towards volusia county, duval county, new brunswick, new jersey. i have wind gusts and also inland flooding in the minor category. with the storm being offshore, i don't think that's going to be a huge concern in areas of east coastal florida. let's talk about georgia's impact, 20this is just for the coastal area. same thing for you. the biggest concern is right along the backwater ways and along the coast, the possibility of that 4 to 7-foot storm surge. up into south carolina, you do notice the potential here the storm surge at least moderate. we'll have to see how bad. it depends on the track further to the north. with the more rainfall we get, the more prone areas of flooding in north carolina and south carolina. that's about three days away. this is the area of concern, chris. the storm surge of 4 to 7 feet all the way up here to coastal south carolina, back down here towards stewart and palm bay. by the way, if it people remember with matthew three years ago, the storm surge was 4 to 7 feet. we're exp

impact of hurricane dorian, i want to turn to joanne magly, the director of communication at volusia county and she joins me on the phone. >> hello, rosemary. thanks for having me. >> now, you're based in daytona beach. what's the situation on the ground there right now and how are you preparing for storm surges and flooding from hurricane dorian? >> well, the one advantage of this slower-moving hurricane is that we have had a few extra days to prepare. right now currently we are experiencing the tropical storm force winds and the biggest impact we're going to get is going to come around 3:00 a.m., and it's going to last maybe until 9:00 a.m. for the biggest impacts, but we're expected to see about 17 to 24 hours of sustained winds. so we've been preparing for quite some time. this morning we did issue a mandatory evacuation order for residents on our barrier island and those who live in mobile homes and on the eastern portion of the county, and at the same time we issued the emergency curfew for the cities and the unincorporated parts of the county that are on the east side of the halifax

volusia county, indian river county, duval county, nassau county and st. johns county.se mountain -- martin, palm beach, brevard saint lucie issued orders already. we have number of counties voluntary evacuation orders. if you are in an area that has flooded in prior hurricanes, and you're given a voluntary evacuation order, you really need to seriously consider heeding that and evacuating. when the water gets high, there's not a whole lot you can do about that, and given the uncertainty of the storm, it is better to err on the side of safety. the coast guard is beginning to lock down some movable bridges to marine traffic, but to be clear, these bridges are still open to motorists, and of course if there's any changes to that, you know, we're going -- we will announce that. palm beach international will cease all commercial air service beginning tomorrow and orlando melbourne international plans to close on monday evening. we're monitoring every road in the state, fdot, and the traffic has not been abnormal. i think the nonhurricane related traffic has probably been le

the bridges are back over peep in li in lieu volusia county.ice are telling me they are not seeing significant damage. the main impact we are seeing igt height here with this surf and the big concerns, stephanie, we where hearing from the county and county leaders this year is beach e proegs. thars something they'll have to deal with after to ydorian passes. look how quickly they come up and how high it comes up. al doij yous thing. you can see this kpield here on the cake there. you want to take much care. that's why these beaches are closed. there are no life guards. if somebody gets in trouble and gets pulled out here, there are not people around here to help save them >> good to see those bridges back opened and people are safe. let's go to shimon, she's in ormond beach. how are things looking there? >> reporter: >> reporter: the scene is similar to what she was describing there. we feel there is a category two storm less than 100 miles per hour, oes of east of us. you can see the waves pounding the beach back there. we are in a parking lot

these include advent health in volusia county, cape canaveral, cleveland clinic south in martin countysamaritan medical center in palm beach, stewart sebastian in indian river and halifax psychiatric north in volusia. cleveland clinic north martin is a partial evacuation. if you're involved with the health care facility, continue inputting your emergency updates into our emergency status system. it includes generator, utility information, evacuation status, emergency contact. if there is a need for something and you're updating us, we have people monitoring that all the time. we have people in a variety of agencies that could then respond accordingly and obviously we want to do that. we have the gas stations along the evacuation routes, we've confirmed are going to remain open. some of the gas stations in the evacuation zones you may see some of those start to close soon. but the ones on the routes are going to remain open. i've expanded the suspension of tolls to include roads in and around jacksonville like the first coast expressway and the i-295 express lane, and of course we suspe

now, this is volusia county. it is the size of the state of rhode island here in the united states, and mandatory evacuations are scheduled for monday at 10:00 a.m. officials here tell us that those mandatory evacuations will be issued for individuals who live in the barrier islands and low-lying areas. and also those who live in rv parks as well. but officials also tell us that they're telling their residents that if they want to evacuate and to a safer location, that they should, that they do not need to wait for that evacuation order to be issued. rosa flores, cnn, daytona beach, florida. >>> another mass shooting leaves multiple people dead in texas and once again people are asking, whasking what can be done to stop the violence in america? we will discuss that when we return. >>> we have new details about the man who killed seven people and injured 22 others in west texas. >> according to "the new york times," the 36-year-old had been fired from his trucking job a few hours before the shooting rampage took p

managers, they're telling me just more than a thousand people taking refuge in shelters all across volusia county. and it's unclear just how long they'll have to be there, it's unclear when those bridges will be able to reopen if they are, in fact, deemed safe enough. and just right now, kind of as you see the winds kick up kind of without warning here as we are in between these bands, dorian just off the coast here, and residents have been watching this storm the past week, being in suspense, looking, of course, in horror at what's happened no the bahamas and taking precautions, not taking chances here after seeing what's been happening. so daytona beach, people have taken shelter, as i say, and also in some of these hotels that are farther inland that have remained open because most places are closed, buildings and restaurants and businesses boarded up for safety as people can see the fury of this storm. so we're watching and waiting here in daytona beach, thankful that it is off the coast but still too close for comfort. stephanie? >> all right, thank you. now to south carolina where state eme

now i'm in volusia county. this county is the size of rhode island.als say that mandatory evacuations will be issued tomorrow starting at 10:00 a.m. for anyone living in the barrier islands. rv parks, mobile home parks and low-lying areas. but, fred, officials here tell us that any individual, anyone can evacuate now. they don't need to wait for the mandatory evacuations to be issued. >> yeah, very good point. very good point. get ahead of the crowds. rosa flores, thank you so much. much more on our breaking coverage of hurricane dorian straight ahead. >>> plus, live in odessa, texas, the scene of yet another deadly mass shooting. new details on the gunman. e! eww! gotcha! hide-n-stink protection. lysol spray kills 99.9% of odor causing bacteria at the source unlike air fresheners. lysol. what it takes to protect.® (door bell rings) it's ohey. this is amazing. with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, are you okay? even when i was there, i never knew when my symptoms would keep us apart. so i talked to my doctor about humira. i learned humira can he

here in volusia county, they're expected to last for 24 hours, tropical storm winds, sustained windsd so that is what officials want to remind people is that once these conditions are here it's going to be too late. victor? >> rosa flores there for us in daytona beach. poppy a poppy, as i send it back to you we just got an update from our colleague nick valencia and he spoke with a guest where he and his team are stationed and there's a guest actually checking out of the hotel and going back home. more of that narrative of the preparation fatigue. it's been several days and that storm has been parked over the bahamas and some people are going back home. authorities are saying that is the wrong thing to do. >> absolutely match they should just look at the images of the destruction and see what is headed their way. victor, great reporting. we'll go back to you in just a minute. we'll move a little bit north of daytona beach now to st. jordan's county. they're trying to control that flooding. the mayor now of st. augustine joins me. mayor whereby let's just begin on how you prepare. how

joining us from daytona beach in volusia county, nice to talk to you this early in the morning.here are you? >> reporter: we are ready to go like you said in your introduction. we've been at this since last thursday. we have gained time. it is in god's hands how far close to the i will jog. the closer it jogs in it will cause more damage. >> what scares you the most right now. >> reporter: the unknown. we don't know what to expect. the police chief and the sheriff for almost 14 years, we had a no-name storm in 2009 at 25 inches of rain in the area and crippled the beach. i've been here through irma and matthew. you have to sit back and see. look at those pictures from the bahamas it makes your head sink. they all have families and yet starting this afternoon they will be away from their families and houses to protect everybody else. >> once we start ramping up, that is the first thing we preach, you don't help your family first, we have been boarding of homes of deputies and dispatchers, make sure sandbags, we were asked which houses were sandbag and boarded up the windows and m

here in volusia county, mandatory evacuations will start at 10:00 a.m.usinesses. so everyone along this barrier island, about seven miles long, all under mandatory evacuations at 10:a.m. so are rv parks, low-lying areas, anyone living in a mobile home. the other thing we might see later, double red flags on the beach. you're allowed to drive on this beach except not today. individuals are not allowed to drive on the beach. the gates have been closed. once those red flags go up, then all aquatic activity must stop according to officials. poppy, shelter will be open starting at 10:00, of course, that's when the mandatory evacuation goes out. there's about 34 across the county. officials told me they will need about eight or nine to start. from there they can open other shelters. it's schools her in this county that double as shelters. poppy. >> thank you very much. ominous warning, those dark clouds just to the other side of you. thank you very much. the chaos surrounding deadly west texas shooting this weekend. in the middle of all that first responders a

now, back here to volusia county where i'm live, it's about the size of rhode island and tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. officials tell us they will issue a mandatory evacuation order for the barrier islands. anyone living in rv parks or mobile home parks, ana, and officials say they don't have to wait for this evacuation order. if they want to leave, they can do so now. >> okay. rosa flores, thank you. we'll check back. the southeastern u.s. all along the coastline is bracing for what's to come. let's talk about south carolina where people are stacking sandbags and securing property and with us now is the mayor of charleston, south carolina, john teklenburg. you pointed out earlier the power of this storm is already one for the history books. it's also grown larger or wider today. what are you anticipating there? >> thank you, ana. as powerful as this storm is, we hope it diminishes as it heads north, we are serious about this storm. we will have impacts to south carolina and so the city of charleston has put in place emergency operation personnel and out there securing our property, asking

volusia county is under an evacuation order from the low-lying areas, the mobile home parks and anywhere that floods. a lot of folks are watching the weather map and seeing the storm expected to skirt the coast and not come ashore. i'll tell you this, if they're on the barrier islands, if they don't leave before the winds hit 30 miles an hour, the bridges and cause ways will close. they'll have to ways until after this storm passes. we have seen precautions being taken including at the airports. ft. lauderdale airport closed. palm beach closed. the airport in daytona shutting down at 6:00 p.m. along with others. we've seen national guard troops being activated here, 4,400 spread out with thousands on stand by. there's boats and helicopters and high water vehicles. florida power and light have staged 17,000 line workers and personnel on hand just in case the storm is bad here, neil and the power goes out, they'll be ready to roll in once the wind passes. again, nobody knows for sure how bad it will be. they're all on stand by. the worst may not get here another 48 hours, neil. >> neil: in

now, this is volusia county. it is the size of the state of rhode island here in the united states and mandatory evacuations are scheduled for monday at 10:00 a.m. officials here tell us that those mandatory evacuations will be issued for individuals who live in the barrier islands and low-lying areas. and also those who live in rv parks as well. but officials also tell us that they're telling their residents that if they want to evacuate and to a safer location, that they should, that they do not need to wait for that evacuation order to be issued. rosa flores, cnn, daytona beach, florida. >> so, again, yes, residents on florida's east coast hoping for the best, but, of course, preparing for the worst. and they have been warned. storm chaser aaron j. jack is joining me now from vero beach, florida. aaron, thank you for being with us. are you starting to feel the effects of this storm yet? >> yeah, i mean, we're definitely just now this afternoon, you know, it was a big -- a difference between the last 24 hours w

we just got an update from county officials here in volusia county, and they say that they are expectingrce winds tomorrow at about noon to 1:00. that also means that they're expecting heavy range, they're saying between 4 and 6 inches. and also a storm surge of 4 to 7 feet. but the evacuation order is along this 47-plus mile island. it also includes low-lying areas. anyone living in a mobile home park or an rv park. and victor, if you see around, there are some people still taking pictures like you were just mentioning where you are, there's some people here. but this is what officials are saying should not be happening. individuals should heed that warning and they should go ahead and evacuate. we talked to some people here earlier today who actually live on the mainland. take a listen at what they said. >> so we've decided to stay, just hunker down. so we got a lot of the provisions last week when we thought it was going to be here yesterday. we did the ice, water, food we can eat. we got all the stuff inside already. and just hope for the best. >> and as we take another live look her

mandatory evacuation orders further to the north as well, volusia county, brevard county.a, of course. georgia, south carolina. many communities there are also on alert for this and some of those coastal communities are also be issuing mandatory evacuation orders. in all more than a million people, the race is on to get out. ali? >> gabe, as always, stay safe out there. i know you know how to do that but stay safe out there because this is going to get more serious regardless of whether or not that hurricane comes on shore. thank you, gabe gutierrez in jensen beach. i want to talk to al about this. al, this is the strange part about this storm, right, it may never -- the eye of the storm may never hit america. >> right. >> but that's not the problem that a lot of people are going to face. >> no, it really isn't. the problem is that as this cone starts to push up and you will see again it stays here and what's been keeping it -- what's been mind-boggling, ali, this is moving -- it's forward speed has been 1 mile per hour since 5:00 a.m. >> very little in nature moves closer

winds right to the coast here in that hurricane warning area from jupiter inlet northward to volusia countythe potential for hurricane-force winds. a bigger storm means it moves more water around. that win increase the storm surge. we've extended the storm surge watch all the way up through the georgia coast where we're expecting to see 4 to 7 feet of y inundation above ground level and that's what's driving the evacuations that local officials are asking for in those areas. >> reporter: mike brennan, we'll let you go back to crunching those numbers so we can get the new update. we really appreciate you being with us. now, this data that we're getting is coming from hurricane hunters, from these planes flying through, above, all around hurricane dorian. the information they have been sending back is saving lives. when we come back, we'll speak to one of the people flying in those planes through the storm. cnn's special live coverage continues right after this. so, every day, we put our latest technology and unrivaled network to work. the united states postal service makes more e-commerce de

have the cone of uncertainty, still includes palm beach, moves up melbourne, the space coast, volusia countye the cone through coastal areas of carolinas. we haven't crossed anybody out of this. they still think if it's off the coast, it could be a category 2 hurricane all the way up to carolina. our computer models, some of them are offshore, but we have enough little squiggles here towards northeast portions of florida, the space coast north wards, a matthew-type path, that we still have to very much prepare and even evacuate tomorrow in some portions of florida. the winds will have an impact, high chance of tropical storm-force winds. the question is how much of the hurricane winds will be offshore. most of the rain should be off the coast of florida. but we could still have rain problems ahead in the coastal areas of north carolina and northeastern portions of north carolina. we still have a couple of days left before the storm comes to the u.s. mainland. stay tuned to msnbc. >>> hi, i've richard lui, thanks for being with us. we continue to follow the breaking news out of west texas. at

more than a thousand people right now in shelters across volusia county, 15 shelters here. has been a curfew, a nightly curfew in effect that will go back into effect starting at 6:00 tonight. residents perhaps breathing a sigh of relief but remaining vigilant here. >> thank you. i want to take you now to kathy park in charleston, south carolina which could feel the effects of dorian later this week. now, it is sunny where kathy is but already more than 800,000 people along the coast are under mandatory evacuation orders. so, kathy, my first question to you is, are people there listening? so many are still recovering from florence, which really wasn't that long ago. now here we are with dorian. are they actually leaving? >> steph, good morning to you. that's right. mandatory evacuation orders went into effect yesterday at noon. and a lot of tourists were leaving the area. this is a big tourist attraction, you have the water, the restaurants, the shops. a beautiful area so they had to cut their trips short because a lot of hotels were telling guests to leave around the nan h

our friends from all of volusia county, the palm bay area, and then a little sliver here right along the jacksonville coast. the trend for any of our models on shore is gone. they are almost all in excellent agreement off the coast. this would keep the core of the hurricane off the coast. what does that mean? it means the strongest winds are off the coast. it means the highest rainfall is off the coast. notice how finally they're all in really excellent agreement that's why i was telling stephanie a couple minutes ago it doesn't look like there's going to be any changes. we are pretty lock neighborhood this forecast. can there be a surprise? of course. but i'd be shocked at this point if this doesn't remain off the florida coast line. as far as it goes for the florida areas, i like to think minor, moderate, major, historic. the bahamas has gone through an historic hurricane. for the florida east coast, it'll most likely end up being a minor hurricane, possibility of maybe moderate if we get a storm surge up the coast. for our friends in florida it's been a good day to keep it off the

and this will be the peak of the storm from areas of volusia county southwards, palm bay, ft.and jupiter. windy conditions, almost like a tropical storm is right on top of you, even though the hurricane is off the coast. as far as the wind speeds go, we're at 110 miles per hour. it's a category 2, but if it goes up a tiny bit more, it would be a category 3. the perspective that it was at one time 185 makes it seem that much weaker. but this could do a lot of l damage if it was to move onshore up here in the carolinas. and that is the potential. and that's the next question. hurricane center as it off the coast safely of georgia and off of florida. but that cone of uncertainty still includes charleston, georgetown, myrtle beach, wilmington, the wrightsville beach area, emerald isle, and then heading offshore as we go throughout the day on friday. and one of the things that we'll be watching, too, is how close does it get to areas like nova scot scotia, and we still have nantucket close to the storm, but that forecast has actually improved. and one of the things we watch is our

mandatory evacuation orders in effect here and also in other communities up the coast brevard county, volusia countyright now according to the governor. and we actually just spoke with one of those evacuees a short time ago. she was an older woman. her and her husband were going there because they lived in the low-lying area. they thought there was a possibility of flooding overnight and into tomorrow. they just didn't want to take any chances. she actually described this storm as -- she used the word stealthy. because this has been an unpredictable storm in that several days ago a lot of people here in florida expected this to cut right through the state. then of course it took that north and east trajectory. at least that was the projected path. a lot of people here though really want to see it take that northerly turn and they won't breathe a real sigh of relief until that happens. but as al and the director of the national hurricane center were saying this thing is moving at just one-mile-an-hour. it's slow and so many people here waiting and watching to see what happens. about 4500 members of t

in effect for palm beach, saint martin, rivard, volusia, st. john counties.a near miss or devastation are both possibilities. >> we are within 20 miles of an apocalyptic hurricane coming ashore on the treasure coast. if it does what the models are predicting, we will be okay. if on the other hand it wobls 20 miles, 30 miles, that's not a lot, we will have landfall. >> joining us, vero beach mayor, thank you very much for being with us. we expect a hard right turn north but if that does not happen, worst case scenario, what do you prepare for? >> first of all, thank you, dave. and our prayers in vero beach go out to the people in the bahamas. it's just devastating. i can't believe how bad it is there. i can't imagine 20 foot storm surges and what it would do. in vero beach, today is the day for following through on the plans that you already made. we have mandatory evacuations starting at 8 a.m. this morning. our shelters -- special need shelt der opens at 8 and other shelters at noon. we have additional time. everyone should be prepared at this point. this is

volusia county sheriff said he spoke to one of the victim's families. >> they are he can stat ecstatiice has not responded to a request for comment. for cbs this morning. miami. watch. how millions of americans' private images and information >>> a mild and pleasant day across the bay area. we will have that sunshine, temperatures seasonal, if not a little below average for this time of year. check out highs, 78 in concord. 79 in livermore and san jose. 72 in oakland and upper 60s for san francisco. cooler, cloudier tomorrow, also chance for showers for the north bay tomorrow morning. we warm up as high pressure builds in through the work week, and into the weekend. >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by the all new 2020 lincoln aviator. performance comes in lots of flavors. there's the amped-up, over-tuned, feeding-frenzy-of sheet-metal-kind. and then there's performance that just leaves you feeling better as a result. that's the kind lincoln's about. ♪ ocean spray farmers harvest we save every drop of rain. study every bite of frost. because the good things we

won't be allowed to go to the barrier islands as mandatory evacuation orders from in effect to volusia countyat the beach. primarily they're watching the dozens of surfers taking advantage of the rough waves out there that are pounding against this fishing pier also closed today. we have no way of knowing just how bad it will go here but authorities are taking precautions. that includes closing major airports. commercial flight operations at palm beach international and fort lauderdale international have ceased. no more flights in and out of those two airports. daytona beach airport is shutting down at 6:00 tonight. 4400 national guard are mobilized across the state. thousands more on stand by. airmen and soldiers with equipment and helicopters, boats, high water vehicles staging in 17 locations across florida. florida power and light also pre-staging utility trucks from as far away as illinois and they have 17,000 line workers and other employees who are also standing by ready to move in, roll out, repair downed poles and lines once the winds subside. no one knows if any of it will be necess

evacuation orders in effect for palm beach, martin, saint lucy, ri vard, indian rifr, volusia, martin county sheriffs warning a near miss or devastation are both possibilities. >> we are within 20 miles of an apocalyptic hurricane coming ashore on the treasure coast. if it does what the models are predicting, we will be okay. if, on the other hand, the storm wobbles 20 miles to 30 miles off its current path, and that's not a lot, we will have landfall. >>> steady stream of power trucks arriving in florida. they are being stationed all over the state. at noon today orlando, melbourne, ft. lauderdale will suspend commercial flights and close the terminals. >> joining us on the phone, palm beach county florida mayor mack bernard. appreciate you joining us. the track of the storm remains unclear. we don't know where exactly -- you know, where it's going to make landfall. despite that, are people heeding the warnings? as we just said, there is a mandatory evacuation for your area, have you seen people leaving? >> we have not seen people leaving in palm beach county, but we are making sure all of

. >> thank you, madam speaker. , year ago on october 2 volusia county, florida, lost one of its greatestpublic servants, dorothy heugel. sheafs servant leader who dedicated more than two decades of her life serving our community, working tirelessly to improve the lives residents in our area. she served as councilwoman before becoming mayor of port orange. she then headed to the florida house of representatives, it was there that she fought for education and financial literacy, encouraging high school students to take courses on money management. dorothy didn't care about the spotlight. she preferred to be quiet, yet effective. she was always on her a-game and she truly cared about her constituents. dorothy didn't see people as republicans, democrats, or independents, she understood the need to work with everyone and she truly cared about her community and the people she represented. dorothy would put up welcome signs for people in our community who often planned nths in advance to travel to florida's capital in tallahassee. sheafs true example of a servant leader. she fought to inspire o

jillian: a report out of volusia county, a man in daytona beach apparently arrested for trying to breaking ready to be prepared and find shelter for the hurricane. what do you say to that? >> men and women of indian river county were out all night long. we're all over the barrier island. if someone thinks they will commit a crime during this state of emergency. we will take them to jail. they will spend the entire storm in the jail. the judicial official is enforcing no bond for those types of crimes. we'll continue to enforce the law here. jillian: major, thanks for joining us. send it back to you guys. steve: jillian is live in vero beach. i got a text message from greg norman, who unhad kerred down in his house on jupiter island. one of the things he is commenting about, is the fact, we haven't talked about this, that particular island is where thousands of sea turtles go to lay eggs. ainsley: i thought about them, yes, the loggerheads. steve: according to greg norman, thousands and thousands of unhatched turtle eggs did not survive because of the storm surge, all the churning of the

. >> reporter: a hurricane watch is now in effect in volusia and brevard counties, but hundreds and hundredsastline, laura, could be affected by this storm. they just don't know where or exactly when. laura: and, rick, we just keep hearing too don't let your guard down. when people see that eye, they say, oh, it might go north, you can't let your guard down no plater where you are -- matter where you are. >> reporter: it's proven to be unpredictable, and it could turn almost any which way, but most likely up north. laura: rick leventhal, thank you so much. stay e safe. mike: in the wake of yesterday's texas shooting rampage, democrats are pressuring mitch mcconnell to take up background check gun legislation when congress returns to washington next week. nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house tweeting: p enough is enough. every day the gun violence epidemic inflicts a devastating toll in communities across america, this time in west texas. the senate gop must end its obstruction and finally pass house-approved legislation to hashtag engun violence. i'm joined now by reuters white house corre

volusia, st. john's are all implementing evacuation plans, and we expect flagler, duvall, nassau counties will bencing their plans very shortly. it's important for people to understand if you're in an evacuation zone and you're given an order to evacuate, please heed that call. this storm at this magnitude could really cause massive destruction. and do not put your life in jeopardy by staying behind when you have a chance to get out. and you still do have time to prepare yourself and to make sure that you and your family are safe. in terms of the evacuation routes, i've directed our secretary tebow to suspend tolls on the florida turnpike, alligator alley, sawgrass expressway, and the beachline in south central florida. after that i received a request from orange county mayor to suspend tolls around the beltway, 417 and 429. i've grant thad request. we're monitoring traffic and the shoulders are ready to be opened if need be. right now the traffic is relatively stable, and so use the normal lanes. if we end up having backup, then the shoulders will be opened. but, of course, the shoulders bring w

situations, here in brevard county under hurricane warnings, winds of 74 to 110 miles per hour, this is a very serious situation, we have mandatory evacuation orders for brevard, volusia of east central florida. with that in mind state is under emergency, tolls have been lifted, barriers have been removed so shoulder lane open for those want to go evacuate. barriers island on the coastline, those are at high-risk for the storm and the storm surge anywhere from 4 to 7 feet in the bahamas, water levels rose quickly and something similar could happen here, the other concerned right now with hurricane dorian its sheer size and moving slowly, we just got the latest update from the national hurricane center saying that it's moving at 1 mile per hour, so will it get stronger, so we are going to continue to monitor this storm as it just inches along closer to our coastline and hear from eoc and we can monitor everything, the roadways, the emergency response and that storm, for now we will send it back to you guys in new york. >> amanda, thank you very much, please stay safe. 2020 democratic hopefuls, slamming president trump's policies. >> the problem is too few people too mu