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You didnt have the hope of it leaving. every update it was zero miles per hour, it wasnt going anywhere so the devastation and destruction didnt stop. it just kept pounding and pounding and so nothing could stand up to it, and the problem was, the wind was really bad but the storm surge was brutal, and the flooding that came in, the northern part of the island flooded all the way into town. homes were destroyed, friends, their homes, they flooded to their ceilings and they were in their attics w...

Cat five storm, now its hit warmer waters and the fear is that it will push that wall of water, that storm surge, into jacksonville and while the winds wont be nearly as catastrophic as they were before, the concern is that the winds and the rain will inundate the jacksonville area with water. this is the jacksonville pier. you can see the waves lapping up upon it. this were told is going to get worse before it gets better. were starting to hear from more of those that survived hurricane dorian ...

And praying for the best. >> shepard: you know, we look at these pictures, denise, from abaco and especially marsh harbor and across grand bahama. you wonder how anybody could have survived in certain neighborhoods. its horrifying. >> yes. there were reports coming in, you know, some -- the water was so high that they have to go into the attic of their home. they have to break out of the attics of the home. theres still people in the attics waiting to be rescues. if you look to the side, you can...

Story tall flood surge that left much of the island under water and residents without roofs or walls. death toll has risen to seven. the prime minister and leaders of the bahamas say the death toll could rise as they get to more areas. people in free port were trapped in attics and shelters destroyed. some of those people being rescued by jet skis and boats. authorities say at least 13,000 houses, 45% of the homes in grand bahama and abaco are damaged or destroyed. 60,000 people need food and cl...

Of them had just been clinging to roofs. dont even know -- th no words for pictures like this. your heart goes out to the good people of the bahamas. jennifer. >> yeah. its incredibly sad. i think about all of the homes in portions of the bahamas that arent very well built, you know. and you really hope that people got out of those situations. i know, when youre in an island, it takes you flying somewhere else or getting on a boat somewhere else to get out of the way of storms a lot of times. an...

It is truly destruction and debris as far as you can see. what have you been seeing? now, we have also traveled to >> reporter: well, so much of another hard-hit area where the island we are still not able rescues are under way as we to access because where there speak. used to be streets there are hundreds of homes people rivers. other places are completely clinging to roofs, stuck in blocked off like the downtown of attics. let me show you anothe way to free port where the main look at this. h...

Two stories, concrete, hurricane windows. we have a few friends sheltering with us, a few windows. my friend and colleague joe is here as well. were waiting until 11:00 because thats when high tide is supposed to come. thats going to be a key moment. at this point we definitely have been some of the luckier people in grand bahama. weve had some pretty strong winds but havent been dealing with things like sarah, whos a friend of ours. weve been seeing videos of people fleeing into attics, people ...

>> shannon: hurricane dorian unleashing massive rains and winds in the northern bahamas. sustained winds of over 140 miles per hour hampering any attempt at rescue efforts. authority is urging people to find flotation devices and grab hammers to break out to their attics and roofs if necessary. reports of death and catastrophic damage reporting from the island tonight. >> we are saddened. >> we are experiencing hurricane conditions like weve never experienced before. >> this is very deep water. ...

It has been downgraded now to a cat 3 storm, but it is still lashing the islands there with heavy winds and rain since it slowed to a near stand still over the islands. it is not going anywhere. the flooding is so bad, authorities are urging people to find flotation devices, grab their hammers to break out of their attics, if necessary. local officials saying theyve received a tremendous number of calls from people in their flooded homes, trapped there. a radio station reported it received more ...

Or right offshore, either way. going to have a category two the world that will look like? storm, category one storm right >> bad. along the north carolina i mean, the bahamas are already coastline. this comes out from an area flat. low-lying. were only like 50, 60 miles within noaa that gives flood from florida. prediction. moderate risk is across an ive been here 1 1/2 years. been to lots of the island. expensive area that well see really amazing people. the next few days. our communities have...