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Pile up on land here. >> the news overnight was the storm regained major category 3 status. passing off the coast of charleston. it may make landfall on the outer banks in north carolina. youre headed up there. what are the risks and dangers of that? >> up there the biggest danger up there is the surge. its wide open. and high winds those winds can come ripping off the ocean there. thats probably what theyre getting right now. theyre getting strong winds on the northern side of that hurricane ri...

Oppmann is dealing with in the bahamas. but this storm is making a more severe impact here than in florida. >> it looks like the wind is definitely picking up where you are. but those pictures from patrick oppmann are incredible. its hard to imagine when that airport could ever open again. hopefully they can remove the debris from the runway, but that airport -- that looks like they have to start over from scratch to rebuild that airport. john, well be back with you as soon as possible. for all ...

Supplies, or anything. food is running low. water is running low. supplies need to come in and they need to come in soon. >> pat wick, what a vision. what a vision at that airport. so much devastation. it is such a need to get that up and running as soon as possible. thank you so much for going there. i hope over the course of the day if that cant open at least the helicopters and maybe some boats can get in and get people what they need. thank you to you and your team for being there and the re...

Island. they dont have a whole hospital, theyve got a big medical clinic. and theyre unable to treat the most traumatic injuries and the staff are heroic working around the clock, not sleeping to deal with broken bones and get the most urgent cases evacuated out via helicopter, but its a tough scene right now and they need. they really need help. thats why its important when you get the pictures out, when you see a whole section of the city flattened like my footage shows then people on the outs...

You can see as im blown around here. the winds periodically picking up. in the next several hours, it will be getting worse. >> yes. some of patrick oppmanns reporting, weve seen theyre taking care of things but they need help. well be back with you soon. so for more information on how you can help. go to cnn.com/impact. they need you. all right. meanwhile, president trump appears to think that if you use a black sharpie on an official weather map, you can trick people in alabama into worrying...

Days of flooding. no one has begun work so far to clear the runway, and that debris will keep flights from landing at this airport, flights that could be carrying vital aid. patrick oppmann, cnn, freeport, the bahamas. >> that is just remarkable what he saw there. were going to get back to patrick and the bahamas in just a moment. coming up for us, though, with a hurricane bearing down on the united states now, the president of the united states seems obsessed not with his current track, but wit...

I know you say you guys are close to running out. what about the other people in freeport? >> you know how well we prepare for these storms, john, but tomorrow will be a week. ive got a great team here. we are sourcing stuff as best we can. we had a lovely breakfast this morning of peanut butter and crackers, were going to be okay. but for the average bahamian its a dire situation. we saw a line yesterday at kentucky fried chicken, the only restaurant open when we were doing a tour. but theres n...

>> final last message to the people in the city who might be watching? >> just stay put for another six or eight hours until this passes and then were going to clean up and get back to normal quickly. >> thank you very much for your hospitality. you guys are great even in the rain. >> thank you. >> so thats the situation here in charleston. the first high tide not quite as bad but the mayor doesnt want complacency because there really is a lot of rain expected and the tides could get worse as th...

More than 34,000 people on the coast of south carolina are without power right now. there is flooding in downtown charleston. a county official who we just spoke to feels the worst is yet to come. >> were seeing some flooding downtown in the city itself. and then in some of the outlying areas that normally flood. we, again, were surrounded by several bodies of water down here, so its not unusual to have flooding. were hoping that this thing will hurry up and get out of here, but the next high ti...

Insane and worried sick. even just on the island alone, much less on the other islands that werent as affected. she would disappear for several hours and say were still here, were okay. she tried to evacuate because the waters were rising. they couldnt get out because the waters were flooded the only street that could get out of that part. so they had to retreat and just wait through the night and take watch. because the high tide was rising while it was dark. >> thats terrifying. olivia, before...