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Correspondents, simone boyce in myrtle beach. what have you got for us? >> reporter: chuck, hurricane dorian has unleashed an unrelenting assault on the citizens here in myrtle beach, south carolina. you can see these massive waves, pounding behind me. the wind, weve been feeling sustained winds at about 40 miles per hour, and the rain is just stinging us. one bit of good news, though, chuck, we werent able to stand on this area before, this patch of sand, without being covered about up to our a...

Families, but as you can see this beach is slowly disappe disappearing. we were able to stand on this area right here it was just a bunch of sand earlier. now the water is coming up over my ankles. and the ocean just keeps rolling in and keeps encroaching. so this is exactly what we talk about when we talk about storm surge. and were already starting to see flooding in some parts of myrtle beach. ive heard reports of two feet of water in some residential areas and shopping complexes. so, that is...

Was ripped off and they were evacuated by first responders. were seeing reports of massive trees being overturned as a result of these tornadoes. so that is something that were going to be keeping an eye on for the rest of the day today because those tornado watches are still in effect here in myrtle beach, south carolina. and as you can see this water is right above my ankles right now and on parts of the beach here, ali, it is reaching the dunes so storm surge, you know, water and storm surge ...

Facilities, are there enough hospital facilities, are you seeing, you know, are there many wounded people at this point? do you have any sense of an accurate death toll at this point? >> so were only obviously able to confirm the five official deaths. we do believe that that number will increase. we know that there are many injured and the injured have the and are in the process of being brought to the capital to nassau for hospital treatment. grand bahama our second largest hospital in the comm...

Absolutely sure, she would do what he demanded. >> somebody pushed me down right when i got into the apartment. >> reporter: during the night, before the break-in attempt, she said, david brought strange men into their apartment. she heard an angry voice above her. >> he said, "ill make her follow directions." >> reporter: and then her story got even more harrowing. >> they took off my sweat pants, pulled them down to my ankles, and then they raped me. >> reporter: raped twice, she said sobbing,...

>> reporter: and then they knew. the victim had her name tatooed on her rib cage, ashlea harris. outside ashleas friends were totally in the dark. >> we were asking, um, if we could talk to ashlea or where she was at, they just said that shes unavailable right now. >> reporter: ashleas boss, chris cravey had just arrived and was trying to get some answers. >> for a couple hours, we just assumed that she was being taken care of. >> reporter: and while they waited for information, investigators we...

Point? >> yes, i was scared. >> reporter: the voice was coming from inside a walk-in-closet attached to the bathroom. herman moved closer. wedged against the door knob was a dining chair. he tugged it aside, opened the door, and there was sandra -- on the floor, tied by her arms and ankles, but alive. >> he said that she did not look well at all. >> reporter: as marissas mom cut sandra loose, her dad spoke. >> "wheres my brother? wheres your uncle?" >> reporter: the answer to that, unspeakable. ...

>> reporter: in the bedroom, open drawers, a tossed wallet. had this been a home invasion? and where was her uncle jaime? then she glanced to her side, and there, about 20 feet away from the bathroom, next to jaime and sandras bed -- >> i just saw his -- his ankles. >> reporter: and this was what? in a closet area off the -- off the master, huh? >> he was in a closet. >> reporter: so you just saw his feet. >> uh-huh. i didnt even know what had happened to him. i just know he was -- his ankles we...

Waist, the wrist, the ankles? how did they overpowered these cards? we dont know? but i june of the back story. in april, they allegedly set fire to house and burned to death a tucson man living inside -- allegedly paid 72-year-old frank bly. then the couple, blane and susan barksdale, if we to upstate new york where the refined hiding by police. arizona wants than extricated, but they only have so much money. rather than using trained deputies to buy the couple to tucson, it hired a private com...

You know, make sure the girls are doing okay. >> the parker girls were 8 and 11. >> i just told them the truth. shes missing. shes gone. they were devastated. >> the community was devastated. yellow ribbons, prayer vigils, and a huge manhunt ensued. dial was on the most wanted list. bobbi said she was in a texas motel at the mercy of randolph dial. >> he bound my wrist. he bound my ankles. and he beat me with a -- his belt. it was a very severe beating. very severe. what i remember him saying is...