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>> john, thank you for joining me. he is a former fema director for the southeast region. i want to bring in via skype, aaron jay jack, a storm chaser in orlando, florida. aaron, its always fascinating, but this one is unusual in that its powerful and it has stopped. it hasnt stopped being a storm, it just stopped moving in any meaningful way. >> yeah. you know, i spent the day today sitting on the coast just to the southeast of orlando just looking out over the ocean at the storm. yeah, it is a...

To there were those trucks that come zblodown. >> the convoys. >> everybody is ready for whatever happens. we would love it if nobody is needed. >> if its a minor impact through the u.s. and we can focus our attention on helping the bahamas, that would be fantastic. >> kind of amazing that on the map you showed, cape cod, nantucket arent even in there after a few days. >> people have been asking, interest in those areas. by the time it got up there, it would be a noreaster-type storm. it could b...

. were back with the latest on hurricane dorian. at least 21 people so far have been injured and five are dead in the bahamas. the storm is currently sitting, its really just sitting there in the atlantic ocean about 100 miles east of west palm beach. it moved only 14 miles. just hanging around the bahamas. forecasters predict something of a push overnight, however. people from florida to south carolina are evacuating their homes. disney world closing early tomorrow. the florida governor urgin...

Im ali velshi back with our breaking news coverage of hurricane dorian. the category 4 storm is at a standstill as it continues to pummel the bahamas with sustained winds of up to 140 miles an hour. right now, rescue efforts are under way on abaco island in the bahamas. officials confirm that five people are dead, dozens injured, across the region. the storms expected to pick up steam and head north sometime tonight leaving millions at risk from florida to the carolinas. in florida, shelters are...

Catie beck for us in savannah, georgia. on the phone with me is mayor "of palm beach gardens, 90 miles west of where the storm is right now. mayor, for the moment, things look a little better than they did a few hours ago for how palm beach is going to do and palm beach gardens is going to do in the next few days. >> we are fortunate that the storm is taking a northern turn. obviously we feel very sad for whats happening in the bahamas. here in the city, weve been just watching and monitoring. t...

Serious. >> its typically not the wind thats the most serious. its ordinarily the water. in this case, that storm surge, wave action, all things associated with a storm that stays offshore, it can not only cause tremendous erosion of dunes and all the protective mechanisms along the coast, it can actually at high tide come flooding in and flood areas and just cross over some areas and put water in other areas that it doesnt leave quickly. so there are just so many different impacts that a storm ...

Should they stay, go, come back? >> we told people to stay put while they were here. we felt we were not going to get the brunt of the storm. although when you look how close it is to us, you would think for sure its going to continue on its western path, although the reports continue to show moving northward. in the city, weve just been prepared with the emergency staff that have been well-positioned throughout the city. we have a number of stations throughout the city that have police, fire, a...

Going to get some decent rains. look how clear much of the country is. a beautiful morning to be flying or traveling. its chilly but the sunshine this afternoon will make it nice. little disturbance through northern new england. a lot of rain will be pushing through texas, another 1-3 inches at least. then theres a new developing storm in the southeast. it goes from a hurricane, it weakens and then a new storm forms off the northeast. its almost more like a noreaster type storm. on friday a soak...

Storm system back in the midwest. going to form a noreaster type storm. strong winds, 40-60-mile-per-hour winds. we have 3-5 inches of rain. should make interesting football. i know philadelphia has a game. jets have a game and patriots. could be rainy windy football. >> well be watching that over the weekend. ravens dominate on night football and lose their quarterback in the process. >> end of the era in the bronx. about people. people who rely on us every day to deliver their dreams theyre ha...

Want to turn to meteorologist. hard to complain about the weather here when you see so much devastation happening down there in puerto rico. >> i think we turned the page yesterday. over the weekend and monday felt like we were shouting into the wind about how dire it was in puerto rico. all the governors know, the congress, president, so now its just up tow what they can do and hopefully congress gets involved. >> they said they may wait until october. see if we can get that sped up a little bi...