effect. people are using the time now to kind of prep their homes, their boats to bear the brunt of this hurricane. it is a combination of things. it's flooding, storm surge, wind gusts. the list goes on and on. they have weathered a lot of hurricanes. they say they are prepared and they're willing to ride out the storm. we're continuing to kind of monitor the situation here. we're seeing some bands of rain showers. in fact, just an hour ago we saw lightning and thunder. we are starting to feel the impacts of taurean. . >> kathy park in charleston. we talked about where dorian is headed. how about where it has been? mariana atencio is in the bahamas. mariana, that area has been devastated. it is difficult to look at the pictures, the videos we are about to show you here. it's hard to look at. >> reporter: hallie when you see