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Desperate situations here on the island of grand bahama. patrick oppmann, freeport, bahamas. pay no attention to the man in the white house if youre looking for an accurate hurricane forecast. president trump in the oval office showing an early prediction of dorians trajectory. a closer look shows someone extended the target area to include alabama. its a false narrative the president has been peddling for days. that map was handed to him by the acting homeland security secretary. by the way, ...

Seem like that can happen very soon. it certainly wont be soon enough for the many residents in desperate situations here on the island of grand bahama. patrick oppmann, freeport in the bahamas. >> great reporting from patrick. one florida state rep has roots in the bahamas and has family that endured the storm. >> we need assistance fast. its going on right, right now. oh. oh. pray for. pray for us. >> florida state representative chevron jones joining us now. hes calling on the administratio...

Cnns patrick oppmann, he made it there to see what the storm left behind and it is nothing short of breathtaking. he sent in this report. >> we saw airplanes coming over this island along with helicopters. the first signs of any organized search and rescue effort. any effort to bring in help from outside of this island. we thought perhaps that meant the airport here was functional or had reopened. so we went to the airport and what we found watts total devastation. we are on the runway at the fr...

Devastating the island. one of the main entry points for tourists headed to the island paradise. our cnn team made it there on wednesday and described the damage thats breathtaking. patrick oppmann found this exclusive report. >> we saw airplanes coming over this island and the first size and organized church and any effort bringing help from outside of this island. the airport here was functional or had reopened so we went to the airport and what we found was total devastation. >> reporter: we ...

Gut-wrenching story. >> it came over the roof. i would imagine 21 feet at least. we were doing all right until the water kept coming up, and all the appliances were going around the house like a washing machine. thats probably when i got hit with something in there. my poor little wife got hypothermia and was standing on top of the kitchen cabinets until they disintegrated. then i kept with her, and she just drowned on me. >> im so sorry. >> i know, i know. >> what was the last thing your wife s...

Oppmann, whos been in the bahamas, been there throughout the storm and aftermath. patrick filed this update moments ago about the conditions there this morning. listen to this. >> reporter: the weather has cleared here in grand bahama, and that is so hugely important for this hard-hit island. ever since dorian slammed into this island as a category 5 hurricane, weather conditions have just not permitted any help to arrive, either by sea or air. finally, though, the skies have cleared. even thoug...

To begin flowing because time is running out. patrick oppmann, cnn, freeport, bahamas. >> well go back to patrick when he has more updates. so folks there are really just now beginning to grasp the enormity of the impact of hurricane dorian. yesterday we spoke to one bahamian lawmaker who sent out these videos. this one of -- i believe this was the freeport airport, completely under water. theres also a video that he sent from a member of his own family showing the massive flooding as they were ...

One of the most dangerouses a pecks of hurricane dorian is how slowly it moved over the bahamas, stranding so many people for not just hours but days in category 5 strength winds. the conditions were so tough that even military helicopters were forced to turn back. but with locals desperate for help, neighbors started taking matters into their own hands. cnns patrick oppmann caught up with a group of what became volunteers, trying to make rescues on their own. >> some we had to carry. some could...

Thursday morning. so we think this is going to be the most likely scenario for this storm when it comes to thursday across that region. >> pedram, thanks so much for keeping a very close eye on that. were going to check back in with you again very soon within this hour. appreciate it. well, cnns patrick oppmann and his crew have been riding out the storm in one of the hardest-hit areas, freeport, bahamas. entire neighborhoods are inundated, homes, buildings, and cars are destroyed. and many ar...

What it has already done is devastating. the bahamas this morning as the sun comes up there, only now are they beginning to truly understand how much damage was done. only over the last 12 to 20 hours have they been able to get out and see some of the places, towns wiped off those islands nearly completely. there is so much need and there is so much hope that today will be the day finally that more government resources can be brought to bear and get to the people who are in need. friends have be...