Page 2 - Devastating Hurricane Dorian News Today

Further from the center. the storm, as it gets closer and closer to the florida coastline, it means well feel more and more of the winds. the threats there, obviously, gusts that could take down tree limbs and electrical poles, as well. we cant forget about the potential of flash flooding. we have five inches of rain in the frosorecast. thats 120 millimeters. thats a lot of rain in a days time. stuart makes the closest approach in the next 24 hours in stuart, florida. as hurricane dorian comes. ...

Shelters in palm beach county. >> those people have gone to the shelters or elsewhere, then. >> weve been sounding the alarm for all of our residents. this is a dangerous storm, as were speaking right now. this storm is battering the bahamas. and our thoughts and prayers are with the residents of the bahamas. specifically, we have a lot of residents in palm beach county, and in south florida, that are bahamian. after this storm passes in palm beach county, we are looking to help the bahamas in s...

Wind damage in coastal areas, as well as damage to citrus and coastal areas. several large companies in florida will most likely be affected by this. the cruise line could take a hit. norwegian, carnival located in florida. energy provider next era energy has been hit. it serves 5 million people in florida. humana is at risk. that cost can increase as dorians track changes. president trump keeping tabs on hurricane dorian while on the golf course. the 289th day he spent as president at the tru...

Im dave briggs. 4:31 eastern time. we start with breaking news overnight. hurricane dorian doing something hurricanes rarely if ever do, stalling completely for a full day now over the bahamas. look at the radar. essentially just spinning in place as the storm completely flattens parts of the bahamas. in the words of the national hurricane center, dorian wont budge. >> when dorian finally does head for the southeastern united states, forecasters warn it could push a life threatening storm surge....

The mayor of palm beach county, florida, mac bernard, joins me now on the phone. thank you for talking with us. >> thank you for having me, rosemary. >> as your state braces for hurricane dorian. you have some evacuations for some structures and made shelters available. where do things stand right now? >> well, right now, the evacuations were for two zones in palm beechl county. thats for mobile homes and our substandard housing and low-lying areas that are prone to water intrusion and the barri...

Now, and might not move for five or six hours. dorian has weakened slightly to a category 3. it remains a powerful and treacherous storm. its blamed for five deaths in the bahamas and some people are unaccounted for. the prime minister says the destruction is unprecedented. hong kongs chief executive, carrey lam said she never discussed the possibility of resigning with the central government. thats after a leaked audio recording by reuters saying she would quit if she had the chance. lam said...

Then, it heads up to the north. we have a potential for this. it makes a complete hook to the right possibility. the other possibilities, it makes landfall some time on thursday, along the carolina coasts, south and north carolina are in play for that. 18 to 23 feet, some of the islands below that, you can imagine, the devastation. four to seven-foot potential. i want to show you this map. 119 gusting. watch the clock. tuesday evening. as we head throughout the day on tuesday and wednesday, stil...

Nick valencia is in melbourne, florida. lets hear from our meteorologist, adam cabrera, in our studio. the big news, youre sensing, from what youre seeing, that dorian could very well move, start to move, in five or six hours. >> it will start moving to the north. its too late for the bahamas. its been stalled, 24 hours, category 5 or category 4 storm winds. its dark. theres no power. all you can hear is the wind howling out there. the water, has been wous, going over the western part of the isl...

Makes you feel guilty almost. were proud of this town because people rally and they come together. >> little anderson is out of the hospital and her parents say she is expected to make a full recovery. >> yeah. those calls to authorities, to 911 talking about lamenting how life is not fair for him. glad to see that anderson is doing better. 27, 29 people overall shot there. we are keeping an eye on hurricane dorian still battering the bahamas before heading to the u.s. and another power play b...

Who shot 29 people saturday. he had failed a background check. now a 17-month-old shot, chaos is back home. welcome to our viewers in the united states, this is "early start." im dave briggs. >> im christine romans. it is 4 a.m. here in new york. lets begin with hurricane dorian breaking overnight. this hurricane doing something hurricanes dont ever do, stall, completely stationary for a full day now over the bahamas, just parked there. look at the radar, essentially just spinning in place as th...