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They turned the whole jet-ski because they couldnt hold their weight off. my brother was clearing off a tree and he made it out safe but we were unable to locate his wife at the moment. we hope shes okay. but the rescue goes on. we have a lot of people supporting us. everybody working as a team right here. its very hard but we shall overcome. >> how are you doing? you made it. youre safe. >> reporter: dozens have been rescued but many more remain in total desperation. as they spend their third n...

She just drowned on me. >> reporter: what was the last thing your wife said to you? >> im not going -- i think im going to die. and i said, no, youre not, and that was it. she took a little mouthful of water, and that was it. >> take a look at these before and after satellite images. before the storm on the left. after on the right. so much of the bahamas now covered by water, leaving tens of thousands of people struggling to survive. patrick oppmann there with more. >> reporter: finally after d...

Hours. we expect the north-mostly track at least the next 24 hours. the storm tries to pull away from the carolinas. once you get to the borders of north and south carolina, thats when we think landfall is going to be a possibility, sometime as early as tomorrow night, but as late potentially as tomorrow afternoon across portions of wilmington, maybe into the hatteras region. the models have wanted to shift the track a little farther toward the east, but it looks almost certain that portions of ...

Storm surge there in the low country. there have been evacuations. several people have moved off the coast inland because theres so much concern about this storm, and landfall is still very, very possible there. that would happen tomorrow, so well be watching this storm very closely for some time. thats where its going. where its already been, so much damage. we are getting a sense of the impact in the bahamas. we know of seven fatalities so far, but that number could rise and could rise signifi...

Through those waist-high waters trying to get themselves and their pets and their loved ones to safety. right now you have rescue teams moving in, racing against the clock because of all that flooding. disaster relief organizations expect to find tens of thousands of people in need of food and water. >> those waters rise so quickly and theyre hard to escape. cnn is covering the story like no other network can. our patrick oppmann is live ipfreeport. correspondent paula newton live right now to a...

>> 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 -- i got hit with something in there. and my poor little wife got hypothermia, and she was standing on top of the kitchen cabinets until they disintegrated. and then i -- i kept with her, and she just drowned on me. >> reporter: what was the last thing your wife said to you? >> "im not going to -...

To the country, leaving entire islands in ruins. at least seven people have been killed. homes are gone and hospitals crippled. people need shelter. they are drenched. they are hungry. the islands prime minister is asking for global help. >> i think we would need at this point in time were concerned about security, safety and food. so we would need a lot of water and dried food. ad whatever other assistance the international community can give. as you know, we will have to rebuild our infrastruc...

Have. the jet skis they have. they are dealing with horrible weather conditions. its not safe to be out in a boat right now. it the not safe to be out here at all, yet they say they know there are people out there, there are people who have lost their lives out there, we are told. theyve brought back at least one body and they say they will not stop until they get everybody. they have hours if not days of work ahead of them. >> incredible report from patrick oppmann there. florida is now feeling...

No aid has come in. that aid has to start coming in today, because there are still people out there waiting for rescue. they dont have much time left, john. >> the sun shining is a great sight. patrick oppmann, please tell us the minute you see one of those helicopters land so we know the aid has begun to arrive. well check back with you in a little bit. thank you to you and your team. joining me now is someone there was a great deal of mystery about in the last 24 hours. hurricane hunter josh m...

Waking up to the damage there. rescue crews not able to arrive on mass yet. there have been some coast guard operations. the skies are sunny today our patrick oppmann tells us and theyre hopeful aid will arrive soon. first, though, the 8:00 a.m. update is just in from the national hurricane center. so lets go to chad myers in the weather center to get a sense of where hurricane dorian is headed next. >> as you said likely up towards the carolina coast, thats where its headed. right now winds sti...