a sudden loss of power as you see there in wilmington, north carolina. lights out suddenly. more than 300,000 homes are currently without power in that area in north and south carolina. meanwhile, in the bahamas, devastated by dorian. another level of devastation. people are camping out at the abaco airport to get out of the disaster zone. this tiny island is serviced by small propeller planes that carry only 16 passengers at a time. many survivors say they have nowhere to go and are just waiting for help. >> we'll talk a lult bit more about the abacos and what's going on in the bahamas in a little bit. first let's get a quick update with nbc news meteorologist bill karins. bill, we had talked about this over the course of the last couple days that hurricane doran strengthened to category 3 just before it kind of hit the carolinas and the north coast of georgia. it's down now to a category 1, but what are your expectations for the more dangerous parts of this storm which is the storm surge, the rain, the flooding, all of that? we're not in the clear. >> the flash flooding is

officials are expecting upwards of 700,000 could lose power here in north carolina by the time this is all said and done. reporting live in wilmington, north carolina, kenneth craig, kpix 5. >> by this time tomorrow night, dorian will be out over the open ocean, but as he saw from kenneth lives are, still windy, still wet be 80 mile-per-hour wind got into the round charleston today, 70 mile-per- hour wind got in wilmington , but the storm is beginning to peel away. as mentioned earlier, it's now down to a category one. but it is still hurricane. 90 mile per hour sustained winds near the center, and the center of the storm is within 30 miles of the coastline by night not make landfall. it still a big storm. by tomorrow night, it is north of virginia. by saturday morning, it's east of boston, where there is a tropical storm watch out for the islands east of boston, including martha's vineyard. the storm is pulling away from the east coast tomorrow. beach erosion all the way north into canada is likely, and it will go down as one of the strongest storms ever indialantic. >>> weekend events, castro valley fall festival, nothing but suns

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. >> an early morning tornado in wilmington, north carolina, one of several and a first taste of deteriorating conditions as a reenergized hurricane dorian marched northeastward, setting its sights on the coastal carolinas. this ominous scene at frying pan tower, 32 miles off cape fear, north carolina. unlike north florida, whose concave coastlines skirted major damage, the carolinas are exposed and vulnerable. the barrier islands jet out towards the warm gulfstream, an area known to sailors as the graveyard of the atlantic. 1 million people in two states are under a mandatory evacuation. the bahamas death toll now stands at 20 and is expected to rise. the u.n. world food program has purchased 8 tons of ready to eat meals and is organizing a long-term air lift. the task is overwhelming with 70,000 people in need of immediate help. and now, new evacuation orders near virginia beach as dorian spins northward, new england, a distant target. lou, we're standing on the banks of the cape fear river here in downtown wilmington, north carolina. you might be able to make out the battle

as you saw contessa browe in wilmington, north carolina. >> hurricane doctor yan flood water still lapsge. a second hurricane in less than three years from moving to north carolina from pittsburgh. but she weaered better than her neighbors because she bought a flood insurance policy soe sheoesn't live in the fema designated zone. john meyer has the pictures to prove how swamped he got. >> are y anywhere near a river. >> no where near. >> near the ocean. >> about six miles from here. and about 30 feet lower >> did you have flood iinsuran. did not. i have the deed and the survey from a mortgage back in the 80s as very clearly stamped on it this property is not in a flooorzone. >> years big insurers avoided offering private flood insurance. it was seen as too risky.w but nie insurers are moving beyond the fema famously singated flood maps and new tech to analyze data and risk. chubb factors in property characteristic detai. mapping and modelling toeasure exposure to storm water and storm courage summary judgment. new tools to assess individual >> that how house has a that house and that ho

as it passes by 40 miles away from wilmington north carolina. wednesday are are gusting 40 to 50 miles per hour. would not be surprised of 80 or 90 mile-per-hour wind gust tonight. skirting the coastline of the carolinas. sustained winds 115 miles per hour is a strong category two hurricane. it will move up the coast of the next couple days. he was the track. it will pass by virginia by tomorrow night. tropical storm watches are out for eastern massachusetts. the storm a category one by then will pass by at the cape. coming up this weekend. dorian is still not done. it might make landfall in canada by sunday or monday. for as the thing that changed today is the temperature inland. it is a dozen degrees cooler to the low 80s. san jose 74. san francisco 55. 59 tonight in fremont. 57 napa. 59 san francisco. sunrise 5:43 am. one sure flow has been with us. it is going to get stronger. once it is elevated that is where it stays for 3 to 4 days. the flow coming in from the ocean. northwest flow of air. the ocean is running warmer than average. little

kenneth craig, cbs news, wilmington, north carolina. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," anthony masonith democratic presidential candidate andrew yang about his signature plan to give every american adult $1,000 a month and why he says the american dream is dying by the numbers. >>> plus actor orlando bloom joins us in the studio to talk about his new amazon drama "carnival row." >>> and in our series "a more perfect union," we'll meet a man in new york city who's using his love of archery to help his community. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com by vitac -- www.vita >>> live from the cbs day area studios,

stores boarding up in wilmington, north carolina, as homeowners deal with the flooding. the governor urging residents to hunker down. wtvd's diane wilson is there. >> the heavy wind and the rain are here. several tornadoes throughout our area this afternoon and it's only expected to get worse as dorian continues to pummel the coast and make the eye here to wilmington. >> reporter: a waterspout whipped up the outer bands of hurricane dorian destroyed homes at this mobile home park along the north carolina coast. the town manager in emerald isle saying the damage on the barrier island was concentrated just inland from the atlantic ocean. abc's rob marciano is in nags head in the outer banks, north carolina. >> another fierce rain band is getting in. i got an alert to shelter in place from dare county so it's time to hunker down. >> reporter: and here in downtown charleston, the power went back on late last night. many of the restaurants say they're going to open up later today or tomorrow. kenneth, janai. >> megan, thank you so much. >>> a closer look at where dorian is. >

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was not available to black men in wilmington, north carolina who were sold into --very in 1866 by thishe civil authorities in that county. available to persons, black men and women who are acquitted, and this has continued relevance to our society, who were acquitted on criminal charges, but because they could not pay jail fees, were kept in jail. some were kept in jail so long, languishing in jail so long, they could never get out because the fees kept accumulating. they were given a choice -- they could sell themselves or stay in jail. >> learn more about reconstruction and lesson for today's civil rights debate with historians eric phone or and -- eric phoner and thavoilia glymph. >> next, on american history tv, the congressional black caucus posts a ceremony marking the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved africans to arrive in british north america. participants include house speaker nancy pelosi, house minority leader kevin mccarthy and historian annette gordon-reed. this was held in emancipation hall in the capitol visitor center. >> forward, march.

for more on how the residents of wilmington, north carolina, are dealing with hurricane dorian we're joined by phone by the mayor of wilmington, north carolina. we just heard from bill karins by noon tomorrow this storm could already be in your history books. what do crow expect to wake up tomorrow in terms of the consequences that have already landed on wilmington? >> a lot of rain and we're getting it right now. and of course probably some downed trees and hopefully not power lines but possibly power lines will also come down. it'll be the second time in a year we're dealing with the hurricane and now we're dealing with dorian and it's -- you know, obviously our citizens are kind of weather weary but we're ready to go and we'll hunker down and put our assets out on the streets as soon as this storm passes. >> i know you have a lot of experience as a coastal city in the carolinas dealing with hurricanes and anticipation of hurricanes. but did you do anything differently this year based on last year's experience? >> we did. last year we just we were cut off from the world for four day

joining me from wilmington, north carolina, nbc cal perry and katie beck.ory evacuation in the out every banks, what's the weather conditions where you are? >> reporter: well, we're definitely seeing the wind pick up, chris. we haven't seen the rain yet. we're expecting to see that later today. there are some folks, some residents here on the island, that are going to stay put. they're going to try to weather this storm. as for the tourists, the visitors, they made their way out of town yesterday. and it is pretty much a ghost town on the outer banks right now. there are no hotels or restaurants open. very few people on the roads right now. and as you can see, these conditions aren't so bad right now, but as the evening progresses and dorian makes her way here, we are going to start to see significant rain. as you said, the storm surge is what people are most concerned about here, the flooding. and 4 to 7 feet is significant for this area. they do prepare. they have been through storms before. there are a lot of homes that are risen and on stilts in this ar

right now making its closest pass to north carolina. wilmingtonnorth carolina will be dealing with the i wall of a category two hurricane the next couple hours. when gus 65 to 70 miles per hour at the coast. title flooding. there was coastal flooding. there is regular flooding from the rainfall. 15 different tornadoes in north carolina today with likely more coming tonight. for us cooler weather., weather. san jose 76. san francisco 67. concorde 87. santa rosa 82. concorde 60 tonight. redwood city 60. the ocean is running warmer. not like san diego county. the ocean water just west of san diego is 78 degrees right now. an all-time september record. it is bathwater in southern california coastline. castro valley festival this weekend. sunshine and breezy. 75 degrees. opera in the park sunday coding eight park san francisco 67. the breeze will be around especially saturday in chinatown for the moon festival. sunny and mild middle 60s. pollen count stays high. we need rainfall to wipe this out. we don't average that much rain in september. less than

. >>> just a sort time ago hurricane dorian made landfall at north carolina's outer banks. we are live in wilmingtonolina. how are the conditions there? >> it is a very different story right now than it was earlier this morning and overnight. as you can see the sun is coming out here in wilmington north carolina. folks waking up this morning grateful to know the worst of the storm had passed. overnight we are getting some pretty strong winds and rain. hurricane dorian continues churning up the coast of north carolina. the storm's wrath, hugging the coastline bringing whipping winds, torrential rain and damaging tornadoes. this twister in white oak north carolina is one of multiple tornadoes touching down on the state. >> oh my god, look at that. tell another one in rosewood county, scattering debris across the neighborhood. i water spot turned up this coastal town of amaral i imperial storm also hammering south carolina on thursday. trees and downed power lines littering the road, water inundated the street. cameras were rolling when this livewire came in contact with floodwaters downtown. downtown.

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correspondent doug mckelway is live tonight in wilmington, north carolina. >> an early-morning tornadon wilmington, north carolina, one of several in the first taste of deteriorating conditions as a reenergized hurricane dorian marched northeastward setting at sites on the coastal carolinas. this on the scene, unlike north florida whose concave coastline skirted major damage. the barrier islands jut out toward the warm gulfstream and an area known to sail years as the graveyard of the atlantic. 1 million people into states are under a mandatory evacuation of those who stay can expect no help during peak hours. >> we boarded up and turned everything off and did everything we can do. >> dorian's eye wall will come closer, perhaps making direct contact with land. and, pummeling south carolina's low country. 50 trees down and trust in a power out to over 200,000 but when it's not as strong as many expected. many properties are still damage since hurricane florence that stalled here resulting in rainfall that measured in feet, not inches. 2 out of three area shelters ae full. >> we have abo

todd pyro in wilmington, north carolina but we begin with aishah hasnie, as dorian slams the coast. we can barely see. can you hear us? >> reporter: i can hear you. this is incredible. i've never seen wind or rain slamming us around quite like this was nothing like charleston, south carolina. the wind is picking up the rain and slamming it around. it hurts my face every time it's maxon to me and particularly when the wind gust is really bad it literally knocks the breath out of me, hard for me to speak because it suctions my mouth. there is rain and water getting into every crevice, my ears, my eyes, my nose, inside my jacket. there is no protection from this rain and wind. i don't know if you can see the trees whipping behind me but that is how strong these wind gusts are. we are worried about these power lines, these light poles that keep the moving around. because the ground is wet and the wind is so strong we've got to watch that. around these areas there's a curfew in place. atlantic beach is on a tiny little island. hopefully folks either evacuated because it is just a sliver

you're looking at live video from wilmington, north carolina.here of the winds. but even though the center of the storm has not crossed the coastline,

morgan norwood is in wilmington north carolina with a look at the damage. >> hurricane dorian turningrm four people died as the storm made landfall over north carolina. abc meteorologist rob nearby. >> hurricane dorian making landfall just 30 miles to the south, winds here absolutely ripping. >> reporter: the storm's high wind sending water rushing down streets, swallowing cars and surrounding homes and businesses. rescue teams racing to the scene while officials claim to airlift survivors to safety. >> the danger right now is the rising storm surge of four to seven >> reporter: on emreld isle, noe was hurt. >> it was a deafening noise. you could hear the wind but other than that, not like a freight train and gone. >> reporter: meanwhile in charleston, cleanup begins. businesses that brave the storm ready to reopen. >> for the most part, we were fortunate. >> reporter: now before and after satellite images. rescue teams transporting some of the injured from hard-hit marsh harbor to the hospital. >> i was buried in water like this and my legs were trapped amongst the wood. >> reporter:

surge warnings are mounting in place for myrtle beach, south carolina, for north carolina's outer banks and the city of wilmingtonon what is now a category 2 hurricane, fox correspondent doug mcelway in wilmington, north carolina. >> an early morning tornado in wilm

as we are heading into the overnight tonight, north carolina is in the cross hairs. the eyewall will hit in wilmington, north carolina. toef toward morning, it will be towards the outer banks where there's an evacuation order in place right now. storm surge, of course, is a big concern across the carolinas tonight. they are looking at surges of up to six feet. flash floods and high winds are snapping trees and downing power lines. duke energy is predicting more than 700,000 homes without power across north carolina alone by tomorrow morning. one of the other notable things about hurricane dorian is that it has been spawning tornadoes. as if a hurricane this size and this strength isn't enough, it spawned 23 tornadoes thus far just across the care lolinas. there are watching in effect across north carolina tonight and into the early morning hours until sunrise. this is going to be a long night for that part of our country as this still very powerful storm grinds its way up the map from the carolinas and ultimately toward virginia. then there's also what dorian has left behind. most particularly in the

>> drew griffin, wilmington, north carolina, thank you, drew. let's get down the coast now to myrtle beach, south carolina. martin savidge is there. and he joins us now live. martin, what are the conditions like at the moment where you are? >> reporter: well, we've got the winds. there's no doubt about that. in fact, the winds really picked up around midday here. and they have only intensified into the evening hours. there might be a slight lessening, but it's only by a few degrees, and we've had the rain, no doubt. tornadoes, though, that was something that many people had not counted on. it began very early this morning. and those spinoffs have caused damage. they call them spinoff tornadoes. they're not like the ones you get in oklahoma, but -- >> wow. >> reporter: a very still powerful force, and scare a lot of people because the hurricane, they expected, but tornadoes just drop out of the sky and they really are hard to predict. they've got people on edge again tonight, don. >> absolutely. martin savidge reporting to us from myrtle beach, s

when we come back, we'll visit wilmington, north carolina. this is an interesting place. as the storm moves northeast, it's looking like it's getting ready to intersect with land and could be around wilmington, north carolina. you're watching msnbc special coverage of hurricane dorian. i'll be right back. $9.95 at my age? $9.95? no way. $9.95? that's impossible. hi, i'm jonathan, a manager here at colonial penn life insurance company, to tell you it is possible. if you're age 50 to 85, you can get life insurance with options starting at just $9.95 a month. okay, jonathan, i'm listening. tell me more. just $9.95 a month for colonial penn's number one most popular whole life insurance plan. there are no health questions to answer and there are no medical exams to take. your acceptance is guaranteed. guaranteed acceptance? i like guarantees. keep going. and with this plan, your rate is locked in for your lifetime, so it will never go up. sounds good to me, but at my age, i need the security of knowing it won't get cancelled as i get older. this is lifetime coverage as long as

. >> abc7 news reporter morgan norwood has the latest from wilmington, north carolina. >> reporter: hurricaneping the carolina coast line, the powerful storm lashing the southeast with massive waves and torrential downpours. her hurling more than a dozen tornadoes. >> hoe holy crap. >> reporter: ripping these mobile homes to shreds. more than 240,000 homes and businesses without power across south carolina. coastal communities under mandatory evacuations, north carolina's governor urging people to get out. >> get to safety and stay there. don't let your guard down. the eye of the storm will be close enough to cause extensive damage in north carolina. >> reporter: businesses boarding up. taking no chances as the same storm that battered the bahamas yet somehow sparing florida, flooding parts of charleston, including historic downtown. >> stay off the streets. it's very dangerous. >> reporter: in virginia, the military making preparations, sending their canines further north to wait out the storm. meanwhile, thousands in the bahamas facing total devastation and awaiting the long road to recover

drew griffin live in wilmington, north carolina, for us. drew, talk to me about the conditions in wilmington at this hour. >> reporter: it is going to be the big event here if it causes problem because of the low-lying nature of this area and the way it can flood in very quick timing, especially overnight what it's dark and you don't sense the water is coming up. it can come up quickly in low-lying neighborhoods. we've had a steady rain like this for about three hours. the wind is on and off. the bands are on and off, but the rain has not stopped, and that could create some very big problems, especially in this area that saw the flooding from last year from florence. so that is the concern right now here, don. >> i'm not sure if everyone heard you, but drew is saying that rain is the biggest problem where he is. drew, we're also seeing photos after a tornado touched down on the barrier island, emeril isle. what more can you tell us about that? what do you know? >> reporter: you know, first of all, i've got about a gallon of water in my ear,

hurricane dorian made landfall over the carolinas this morning, to jeff paul on the ground in wilmington north carolina with the latest from there. jeff? reporter: connell we are here in downtown wilmington north carolina when just a day ago this place was a ghost town with no cars out here. most of the businesses were boarded up kind of like this, you can see the tools are out and taking these boards down, as hurricane dorian moves past the coastal carolina communities, and past the united states. now, where this storm has had a big impact along the barrier islands of the outer banks, that's where there was a direct hit from hurricane dorian, we're told that from officials, there is the storm surge as well as flooding and damages from the strong winds but if you talk to a lot of people who live through hurricane florence last year, they feel very fortunate today that damages weren't worse. >> well the real deal last year was the practice, everything was ready for this one if it had been worse. we dodged a bullet with this one reporter: by the last estimates there were about 70 road closure s throughou

north carolina with all the latest. we leave you with one more live look at wilmington, north carolina. >>> hello, everyone. i'm alex witt here at msnbc world headquarters in new york. you're watching special breaking news coverage of hurricane dorian. the storm is battering the carolina coast as a category 1 right now. the outer banks bracing for the worst as the rain comes pelting down, there is fear about a life-threatening storm surge and damage from more than 20 tornadoes, and all of this comes with new pictures of the devastation that storm brought to the bahamas. the sto

carolina — underwater. a deluge of rain turning one of the city's main streets into a river. in wilmington, in neighbouring northarolina, high winds led to isolated tornadoes. no—one here is underestimating the potential danger. hurricane dorian is ready to unleash its fury on our state. the storm has regained strength, it is serious, and it can be deadly. they don't need to be told that in the bahamas, where dorian has already caused what's been described as unimaginable destruction.

center of the storm just off the coast of wilmington, north carolina. forecasters still warning of life-threatening storm surge, dangerous winds all along the carolinas. we're approaching a high tide, just after 1:00 a.m. eastern time tonight. that will affect many of the places in the path of this storm. these were the conditions several hours ago. this is 34 miles off the coast of cape fear, north carolina, on the old coast guard light tower and helipad known as the frying pan, as the storm closed in and old glory was struggling to hang on. and look at this graphic. this is the go satellite image from noaa of dorian as the sun set tonight. it shows just how massive this system is. put it this way. if you live in boston, new york, west virginia, western pennsylvania, it's cloudy where you are tonight all because of this one huge storm. from florida to maine, the cloud cover stretches along the east coast now. while the hurricane's eye has remained offshore, the storm has already caused so much damage in the carolinas. charleston was battered, heavy wind

liz: we just heard from doug mckelway in wilmington, north carolina.e was saying is they had to bring down cranes, he showed us the huge building cranes. these things can become projectiles, i'm sure. but let's talk about the business impact. what is coming in and out of the savannah deep water ports and brunswick deep water ports on a blue sky scenario type of day? >> yeah, absolutely. we are a 24/7 operation. on the import side, we are bringing in consumer goods, all the things that anyone buys in a store coming in mostly from asian locations, then we are also bringing in auto parts. we have different types of parts that arrive and we keep manufacturing moving parts off to like the kia plant, where cars are being produced in the united states. mercedes as well. mercedes auto parts. then conversely, on the export side, we have agricultural products that are going out and also proteins like poultry and things like this. it's a massive port. we handle about 50,000 to 60,000 containers a week. right now, we are in our peak season so all the christmas goo

that's in areas of wilmington, north carolina possible tomorrow, lawrence. >> bill karins, thank you very much for updating us. really appreciate it. that is tonight's "the last word." "the 11th hour" with brian williams starts right now. >>> tonight an and apparently with the stroke of a sharpie an attempt by the white house to rewrite weather history as we all look on. but as we say about so much of what we cover around here, we've never seen anything like this. that also goes for the exhausted professionals at the national weather service. >>> plus, after a summer off, house democrats are demanding the administration turn over documents about the president dangling pardons to officials who break the law in the border crackdown. >>> and the house republicans heading for the exits. two more today, including a 40-year veteran. what do they think might be on the way in 2020? all of it as "the 11th hour" gets under way on this wednesday night. well-g evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 958 of the trump administration. and in plain english, the first

reportera o ss through wilmington, north carolina thursday morning as hurricane dorian moves up the east coast, packing heavy rains and winds over 100 miles per hour. >> definitely see debris flying around in this. >> reporter: a possible twister was also spotted in north myrtle beach, south carolina. in charleston, the rain and winds lighted streets overnight. officials are bracing for even more flooding from a potentially life-threatening storm surge. >> it is too late to evacuate. a number of folks left, a number stayed but they are hunkered down inside and we asked them to remain that way for the rest of the day. today is dorian day. >> reporter: forecasters expect dorian to make landfall in north carolina sometime in the next 24 hours pic >> the latest forecast track is more dire. up to 10 inches or more of rain and coastal areas and 3 to 6 inches in central north carolina. >>> many have gone to shelters to ride out the storm . >> people are staying in trailers with trees coming down so it is always safety first. >> reporter: thousands were ordered off the georgia coast but the mayo

we are in carolina beach just a little bit down the road from wilmington, north carolina. e just gotten word that the governor of north carolina has closed off all barrier islands, all barrier islands are under mandatory evacuation right now. but as you can see, people are not heeding those evacuations. it takes effect tomorrow, but nobody's in any hurry to leave, they want to enjoy the last remnants of the sun and the surf. the water's absolutely delightful. that will change. we did speak to some people in local taverns around here, bars and restaurants during the lunch hour today, and several locals told the us they're planning on staying put anyway. of course, that's a hugely risky decision, beam know that very well -- people know that very well from hurricane florence which hit this area directly last year. came over this region of the coastal north carolina area and just sat still over the top of it, resulting in flooding. and what makes carolina beach where we are so vulnerable is not only the atlantic on the east side, but cape fear river on the west side. cape fear

it may make landfall around wilmington, north carolina, tomorrow evening as 90-mile-per-hour category 1. it heads towards nova scotia as we head into the rest of the week. we'll watch the southeast for a whole lot of flooding. we'll take a look at our local forecast coming up next. here is frances. >> starting off with bad news on the peninsula, southbound 101, an early morning fatal accident. the investigation continues. this is in menlo park, southbound 101 past marsh. looks like slowing in the northbound direction. there's also road work in the area in both directions of 101 this morning. here is a live shot of the san mateo bridge. that's westbound traffic on the right. so things are still flowing well across the san mateo bridge and the bay bridge toll plaza just has some of the lanes backed up, the cash paying lanes to the end of the parking lot. also a very foggy right across the golden gate bridge. >>> hurricane dorian is on the move, pounding florida with strong winds and bands of heavy rain. this is a live look from folly beach, florida. the camera is provided by surfline. r

dorian is battering the east coast of the united states we have live pictures from wilmington north carolina that is on the. the atlantic coast of the state dorian has killed at least 4 people in the united states by far the greatest impact of course was in the bahamas and as for the country's prime minister says his country has been devastated by a historic tragedy because of hurricane dorian at least 30 people are confirmed dead that number though is rising as rescue workers struggle to recover bodies nearly half of the homes on the worst hit islands of grand bahama are estimated to be destroyed or severely damaged but the u.n. says $70000.00 people need immediate relief shelter drinking water food medicine the damage has been catastrophic with one estimate putting property losses at $7000000000.00 that is without considering infrastructure and vehicles have satellite images showing the before and after of dorian's landfall it demonstrates the scale of the destruction on the island nation nearly half of the homes on and grand bahama are estimated to be destroyed or severely damaged and are

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so carlson is now on its way towards wilmington, north carolina. the outer banks look to be the main focus. some of these convexive bands. you can see it is much stronger actually on the western edge than it is on the eastern edge. that is where it is containing very heavy rain. as it moves northward, it will start to clip parts of north carolina and move north. then it should accelerate. that is the way it looks. we had our own thunderstorms yesterday as advertised. santa rosa. and then up into lake county. things are a lot quieter today but they really picked up yesterday. that tropical moisture and monsoon. that put a lot of humidity in the mix. much quieter for us now. the ownshore breeze is in place. 50s and 60s for your temperatures. we are looking for 60s, 70s. maybe 80s. yes, thank you, steve. >>> now to the deadly boat fire off the santa barbara coast this morning. search crews are returning to look for the body of the 34th and final victim. the other has been recovered. now, the ntsb says it could take up to two years to figure out what c

, expected to become a category 2 tomorrow evening. 105 mile an hour winds getting near wilmington, north carolina, making landfall, then it will move out over the open waters. the storm surge will be another big threat with this one. dan? >> sandhya, thank you. disney, the parent company of abc7 is donating $1 million towards relief and recovery efforts in the bahamas and you can help as well. it's been so devastated. donations can be made by calling 1-800-red cross. you can text the word dorian to 90999 to donate $10 or donate at red cross.org/abc. >> more than a dozen women are suing lyft. they are accusing drivers of sexually assaulting them. that tops our look at tonight's headlines. >>> the san francisco-based ride sharing company is being sued by 14 individuals who all say they were raped or sexually assaulted by its drivers. >> if lyft required cameras in their cars, the attack may not have happened. >> it would have shown my driver grabbing my phone away from me. >> reporter: lyft respond ed to the lawsuit with a statement saying, quote, we hold ourselves to a higher standard by designing

earlier in wilmington, north carolina. that storm hugging the north carolina coast, with winds of 90 miles or 150 kilometers per hour. dorian caused flooding in the carolinas and kicked off tornadoes and left hundreds of thousa people without power. >>> another look at the bahamas. look at the devastation behind. so much left behind there. each new day brings clear how bad the destruction is there. hundreds of people are still missing. the death toll has risen to 30. and the country's health minister warns the final number will be, in his words, quote, huge. let's get the latest on where the storm is and how strong it is with karen mcginness. >> george, something very interesting is taking place right now. we got an update from the national hurricane center. it is moving more quickly. the wind associated with this is lower. but look at this. it's been a week. the last time this was a category 1 was a week ago. and now, it looks like the northern edge of this eyewall, moving right in the vicinity of this cape lookout area. a

north carolina's outer banks. something we're watching into the night. the storm spawning those twisters. this one near wilmington, north carolina. homes in brunswick county ripped apart. hundreds of thousands without power tonight. winds lashing the shore, nearly 100 miles an hour and pushing the flood waters right into the streets of charleston. the new threats as we head into this evening and into tomorrow morning. we have the track here, and abc's steve osunsami leading us off from charleston. >> reporter: hurricane dorian is bringing tragedy to the carolina coast, destroying their homes is with tornadoes and frightening them with waterspouts. >> which way is it going? >> reporter: near myrtle beach, families who rode out the storm had to run from the twisters just after sunrise. someone drove this jeep up onto the beach, and the storm is taking it away, too. the high winds tore the siding off these apartment buildings. the people inside worried for their lives. >> all of a sudden, the windows broke loose. everything was swirling in our bedroom. >> reporter: this is what the storm left of this mobile home par

rob: team coverage with janice dean, todd pyro in wilmington, north carolina. jillian: aishah hasnie is in charleston, south carolina where conditions are getting worse. the storm is 80 miles from you and inching closer. >> i can feel it hitting me hard. every now and then i feel that big band of gusts and powerful rain but i'm standing in the middle of one of dozens of flooded streets in charleston and you can see it is coming up to my ankles. is going to keep rising in the next couple hours. this is a triple threat storm, storm surge, flash flooding, the warning going out a moment ago and wind gusts we are bracing for, 40 feet in front of me is the water. we are expecting it to breach and come into the street at flood them even more. people have been sandbagging all day yesterday and the day before. a lot of people say it is a category 2, we are going to be okay but category 3 now. listen to one man we talked to about how he was trying to protect his home. >> if you take a look at that event it will get above that. i don't think it will get as high as this top