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Island today. in addition to that weve had some ships come through, some bad weather here. three ships off the bahamas right now, theyre going to be able to provide support and fly out there longer and get their boats in and maybe get a look at the land and get a better situational awareness of whats going on in grand bahama island and abacos. >> i should note i think youre up in virginia beach which itself is preparing from some impact of some kind. so this is difficult on many levels for you. ...

Wilmington, potentially the hatteras region, thats the likely scenario for thursday for this storm to make a landfall. potentially still as a category 2 as it skirts off the eastern seaboard. you see the models highlighted here, the spaghetti models, the concentration which kind of confined off the coast of georgia and south carolina and once you approach north carolina, that becomes the highest likelihood of landfall. still far from over and regardless of where it makes landfall, we know the im...

Speak to one of the hurricane hunters up in the air right now in a little bit. stand by for us and keep us posted. as weve been saysaying, the bahamas only now getting a sense of the real devastation. our patrick oppmann and his team has been there for days. they finally had a chance to get out and see the damage for themselves. patrick oppmann joins me now. tell me what youve seen. >> reporter: good morning. you know, it is the first day you can feel any sense of hope. the wind is not blowing d...

Bahamas this morning theyre beginning to realize just how much damage was done there and it is devastate s. it is devastating to see the damage. our patrick oppmann and the team rode out the storm in freeport. theyve been out to assess the damage. the sun coming up there, patrick. thank you for being with us. tell us what you see. >> reporter: i dont think ive ever been so excited to see a sun rise in my entire life. i think all the bahamians here on grand bahama are probably feeling the safe. w...

So we expect that that will be part of tomorrow. well just -- not so much the flooding portion, but assessing the damage that was done. they dont have any major reports of damage beyond that. >> leyla santiago reporting from fort pierce. thank you so much. in the bahamas, hurricane dorian has left behind a grim reality. entire neighborhoods are washed away. ordinary citizens are scrambling to rescue people who are trapped by floodwaters. cnns patrick oppmann is in freeport. >> reporter: don, t...

Rescue their neighbors, their friends, and each strangers -- even strangers, people theyve never met. it was harrowing because hurricane conditions are still battering much jet skis did flip during the rescue attempts. other times they said the water just was too shallow as the tide rose and fell with the hurricane to get to the houses. we saw dozens of people rescued. they were in awful shape. theyve spent days now without food or water, some of them hanging on to the roofs. some of them swimmi...

They were in awful shape. they spent days now without food or water. some of them hanging on to the roofs. some of them swimming in the water. some of them having seen their relatives carried off by the storm surge. we are hopeful, though, by the sight of a coast guard helicopter that flew over this island late last night, hopefully this morning more rescues will begin. weve been told by some volunteers rescuers that theyre working around the clock until anybody is safe and sound. dave, christin...

Of thousands struggling to survive. patrick oppmann is there. he has more. >> reporter: finally after days of being battered by hurricane dorian, we were able to get out and see other parts of the island. much of this island is still off limits. there are flooded roads, there are roads that are blocked by submerged cars. we did get to one area where a rescue mission is underway by volunteer civilians, people who are just going out in their own personal boats. their own jet skis, trying to rescue...

Of lynn armstrong. there are still people out there now on day three of hoping help comes to them. you just pray today is the day because they dont have much time left. >> howard armstrongs story is heart breaking and, patrick, i think this morning we fear there are going to be many more stories like that. thank you very much for helping us understand whats going on out there. well check back in with you in just a little bit. joining me now is vice admiral scott bushman of the u.s. coast guard. ...

All right. there is so much need on the bahamas. we are now getting a sense of how much damage was done now that the sun is coming up. patrick oppmann said the conditions there is much better. hopefully hell see some of those rescue and relief crews come in. we will tell you as soon as he does see them. in the meantime, joining me now in daytona beach, is vanessa shocky. you work in a store on the inner coastal waterway. whats the name of the store? >> nicoles beach street mall. were right acros...