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>> im not saying insignificant. i just think the discrepancy there is so glaring. i mean, i dont have the words to describe how alarming it is. >> i understand that. but i think that because of that discrepancy is why we continue to report on it and why the president is still fixated on it. we have new developments today. i think the illustration of that split screen of what is truly happening and then the imaginary world in alabama where something else is happening is really important to contin...

Just one town we had to do quickly. please tell me everybody left because the damage there was just not survivable. >> yeah. thats everybodys worst fear that the death toll of 30 is nowhere near what were going to find. patrick oppmann, thank you so much for your reporting that has revealed what happened on the bahamas. well check back with you through the program. information on how you all can help support the people there and get them the help they need, theres a list of nonprofits working to...

Here when the storm came behind bars. they certainly didnt stick around. there is nothing left in this town, and the people say theyve yet to receive any help from the government. like so many bahamians, they are waiting for that assistance to come. patrick oppmann, cnn, the town of high rock on grand bahama island. >> joining now to talk more about what happened with this storm is christy de la field. christy from mercy corps joining us this hour from nassau. thank you for being with us. >> tha...

Already had. 1 to 2 inches alone does not sound that bad. heres a look at the forecast track. it does take it out over open water but we do expect heavy rain bands across portions of the northeast. cities like new york, even boston will look for the potential for outer bands. the good news is its not expected to be as bad there as it was in the carolinas or even georgia and florida. >> allison chinchar, appreciate that. much better news for those along the east coast of the united states. the de...

>> death. >> -- the wake of death. the smell of death. thats what we are bracing for, that death toll to rise. >> exactly. okay. if we can get patricks line back up, we will get back to him. meantime, were tracking the devastation across the bahamas that dorian has left behind. and that immediate need for food and supplies. chef jose andres who helps these areas in so much need again down there helping feed survivors on the front lines. >> yeah. people are starving. plus democrats now demandin...

Missing. survivors are telling some truly heart breaking stories. adrian farrington, he is one of those stories. he says that he was caught wading in the water with his little 5-year-old son that you see there. he says he put his son on top of a roof to protect him and was climbing up to join his son, but be fr he could, a gust came through and pushed his boy into the surge water. and that was the last he saw of his son. right now he is being treated for broken bones that he suffered from and he...

This is an incredibly well built man. the man who built it washington smith is a builder. he knows what hes doing. thats probably how this house is still standing. but the most impressive things i can show you. he knew the storm was coming in. he got a 20 ton truck and put it in front of his garage to keep his cars from being taken away. the truck is not there anymore. its gone. we dont know where it is. where the sea carried it off. i dont see a leaf of green left. [ broken audio ] >> patrick, ...

They know that number will rise. body bags, coolers, morticians now being transported to abaco and other hard-hit areas. patrick oppmann on the ground in the bahamas with more. >> reporter: dave and christine, we are in the small town of high rock on grand bahama island or should i say what was the town of high rock. this is the clinic, and its gone, beaten down to the ground by hurricane dorians category 5 winds. we are only about an hour from freeport but it is another world. the destruction h...

Officials in the bahamas say that the death toll from hurricane dorian has now risen to 30 and hundreds, possibly thousands are still missing at this point in time. damage and debris have made it impossible to reach some areas until now. we have cnn correspondent patrick oppmann and his crew who have been slowly making their way through grand bahama island. the power of the hurricane leaving jaw-dropping scenes of devastation. >> reporter: how do we explain the power of a category 5 hurricane? t...

Have saved 164 islanlives on th islands and delivered supplies. the people im with are ready to save more lives. theyre noble people and ready to get to the people in a couple of hours when they get to marsh harbo harbour. >> thats going to be so well received. we were just talking to patrick oppmann who says theyre desperate for supplies. everyone from the prime minister on down, every government official has expressed how thankful they are for the support that the united states provided on the...