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>> look closely there, that is a flipped over vehicle just outside those -- that house. that persons window. this is hurricane dorian. this is what its already doing there in the bahamas, flipping cars, tearing off roofs. the first landmass its hitting on its way to the east coast of the united states. hurricane warnings are now in effect up and down the atlantic coast of florida. mandatory evacuation orders already issued for several communities. or will go into effect in the coming hours. dori...

Will be at risk. >> my goodness. patrick oppmann, be safe. thank you. the other big story were following. hurricane dorian, its a whopper. and then also out of west texas where a gunman went on a shooting spree that left seven people dead, another 22 injured. the chaoting scene playing out in two towns. midland, texas, odessa, texas. it all started with a traffic stop. when the gunman opened fire on the officers. and then the gunman then driving off and openly firing seemingly at anyone he cam...

Tremendous flooding for the carolinas. a lot can still happen. it could still make landfall in florida. were not out of the woods on that just yet. >> thats what we heard from the governor as well, prepare for that to happen and heed those evacuation orders. tom sater, thank you, youre going to continue to let us know if anything changes in the forecast. lets get to the bahamas where hurricane dorian has already made landfall. in freeport, patrick oppmann. patrick, forecasters really have no goo...

>> [ bleep ]. >> look at the big ficus thats just broken off. >> patrick oppmann is in freeport, bahamas. so those other, you know, portions of the island are really already getting hammered. and the damage assessments. its going to be awhile before that really happens. but describe whats happening around you. >> it will probably be days before help gets to those people, unfortunately. but it seems every time weve talked, and weve been talking all afternoon, fred, every time you come to me, the ...

But were on the third story of a building here. its high enough we should be okay with this massive storm surge, but many other people, fred, this is a storm thats already cost people their possessions, their belongings, and hopefully it wont take peoples lives, but it certainly has that potential. its the most dangerous storm the bahamas has ever had to confront. >> wow, incredible. patrick oppmann in freeport. thanks so much again. patrick reporting roughly 80 miles away in abacabacos, strucd ...

And cnns patrick oppmann is there for us in freeport right now which is yet to see the brunt of the storm. its making its way closer to patrick. we just heard that officials there are about to cut off water service on some islands, patrick? what are people being told to do? >> reporter: on this island, we actually just spent the last several hours filling all the sinks and luckily where were staying theres a very big bathtub. thats where our water reservoir will be. but other people have a much ...

Have much more time here, so throughout the day, we have been seeing people buying water, topping off the gas tanks in their car and doing everything they can to get ready, but the window is shutting at this point. conditions are beginning to deteriorate in the hours and days ahead. the real concern is what you were saying, the storm stalling out over us, 140 miles an hour winds. theres not a lot that can withstand that. you talk about a storm surge of 15 feet. the island where i am, one of the ...

Patrick oppmann, thank you so much. >> nick valencia is there at coco beach. folks are taking their chances and hoping for the best, arent they is this. >> they are. and hurricane matthew didnt make direct landfall on florida but it caused millions of dollars in damage because it grinded up the eastern part of the state. i mentioned this is a holiday weekend here. you see more people out than you saw this morning. people took their chance to come to the beach. i want to introduce you to some of ...

One of the last flights into freeport here in the bahamas. we were told that the airport would be shut down soon and people were not going to be able to leave because its even more dangerous to go out in a boat now, weve seen people actually taking their boats from the ocean into the land. trying to get them into areas where theyre less likely to be affected. so officials are saying now is the time to get ready. to get all of the items you need to ride out for possibly several days of very dange...

So officials are saying now is the time to get ready, to get all the items that you need to ride out for possibly several days of very dangerous hurricane if you are in the bahamas. and that it is going to be a rough ride ahead. but at this point, many people here dont have any choice but to get prepared for the worst. patrick oppmann, cnn, freeport, bahamas. and now karen maginnis is here. people are keeping a close eye on the possibilities of this storm. >> yes, and we have many potential po...