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Lets get an update on dorians path. meteorologist adam klotz has the latest. >> reporter: still a powerful storm the we are seeing it we can, category 2 storm. those effects are being felt on the for the coastal wents at 30 miles an hour, at times 40 miles an hour. off the coast the buoys over the water, 75, 80 miles an hour. you will see wents intensifying to will get closer to land. outer bands of rain battering parts of central florida. this will move a little closer to the shore from now wit...

Force winds here and every so often, every 30 to 45 minutes we get an intense rain band that comes through precluded by a strong gust of wind, 40, 50 miles an hour at times. but it is nothing like the never ending nightmare that is unfolding just 100 miles to our east on the island of the grand bahamas. the devastation there is just unimaginable but the threats here going forward, specifically for stuart and the martin county region where im located, storm surge specifically along the coastal ar...

Need assistance, there is no relief in sight. patrick opponentma patrick oppmann, cnn, freeport. >> theres the situation for the bahamas. want to bring in cnn meteorologist derek van dam in stewart, florida and nick valencia. lets talk about the big concern for florida now, the likely storm surges, the flooding, how bad could this be and just how prepared are the residents of stewart for this? >> reporter: well, if they havent evacuated yet its too late, rosemary. in fact, the shelters, the evac...

One thing i want viewers to understand that with these weakening hurricanes, still a powerful dangerous hurricane. with a weakening hurricane the actual wind field expands. even though we have a storm that stays offshore the impacts will be felt. especially along the immediate coastline of florida, georgia and carolinas. here in martin county where i am, stewart is located. there are temporary shelters set up. they are closed down. no longer accepting residents here because the tropical storm fo...

Quicker than it is right now at the moment. threats here, storm surge. we have the potential for flash flooding, maybe a spin-up tornado or two, and strong gusty winds that could take down electrical poles as well as trees here around us. robyn? >> its still such a vulnerable coastline. thanks so much, derek van dam. so nick valencia is live this hour in melbourne, florida, and were going to go straight to nick there. millions of people under these alerts, under evacuation orders. how prepared d...

>> reporter: with the storm approaching medically dependent and special needs residents have e moved too from 90 florida assisted living facilities have already been relocated according to the governor. along the barrier islands which could get the brunt of the storm as it hits concerns that those who dont heed the "the mandalorian" orders could be cut off. >> its going to be difficult for us to get out to the barrier islands after the storm. we have a lot of partnerships with the sheriffs offic...

Winds. at least five people have been killed by the storm. it devastated the abaco islands, with major flooding and buildings torn apart by the winds. president trump has approved state of emergencies, as dorian moves closer to the southeast coast. his aides are keeping him briefed on the storm. kaitlan collins has the details. >> reporter: today, the president teeing up at his golf course, outside washington, as dori dori dorian approached the u.s. >> im not going to be playing much golf. >> ...

This storm wobbles to the west, the more intense the weather conditions become, especially along those coastal communities and they are so susceptible to any wobble of this particular storm. >> yeah, youre absolutely right. thanks for joining us. lets go to nick as we mentioned further north in melbourne, florida. and, of course, were talking about these storm surges and flash flooding but you were mentioning earlier that people now that they realize the trajectory of dorian will maybe take it a...

Conditions since we last talked? im looking at the foliage behind you. it seems to be a lot windier now than when we last spoke. >> yeah, the winds are definitely picking up in speed here but its remained largely unchanged from last time we talked. you know, i dont want to oversensationalize whats happening but the point is we understand that the storm as it makes its closest approach to the east coast of that within the next 24 hours we understand that that could bring in winds over 100 kilomet...

Unprecede unprecedented. >> many homes, businesses and other buildings have been completely or partially destroyed. there is an extraordinary amount of flooding and damage to infrastructure. >> so far grand bahama island has been getting the worst of dorian. cnn patrick oppmann has been there in the resort town of freeport. >> reporter: it has been hours now that hurricane dorian has been battering the island of grand bahama. and still the winds continue to rise. gusts of wind, hurricane force w...