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Dorian is still a deadly, dangerous storm. and for more than 24 hours, its been sitting over the northern bahamas, pounding those islands and leaving desperate people wondering when the rain and the wind will ever stop. we know at least five people have been reported dead. and in the u.s., mandatory evacuations are under way in four states with the path of the storm still quite up in the air. well have more on that in just a few moments time. but another story were following here at cnn, it wa...

That weve felt since weve been out here. we havent felt a single drop of rain just yet, but we just felt a really strong wind gust here. that is only going to get worse throughout the morning hours. i mentioned the fatigue factor. what im seeing here is a lot businesses as early as yesterday hadnt really been taking the precautions or preparations. we saw limited sandbagging, limited plywood going up, no shutters deployed. that changed. just across the street from me, all the businesses here wit...

Looking for a potential landfall sometime on thursday and into friday as a result of that turn there. but it still has a chance for our good friends in the carolinas. there is still the chance it could go out to sea, but we have to prepare for landfall because some of the models are indicating that at least raking the carolinas with the potential of cat 2, cat 3 winds thursday into friday. it will be two weeks at that point weve been covering this thing. incredible. >> thanks so much. nick valen...

The grand bahama island and then along the florida coast. watch the clock here tuesday into wednesday and then into thursday, all the while hitting the east coast of florida with significant rain and the potential for storm surge as well. so double threats there in florida that will continue. is it going to make a landfall in florida? we dont think so at this point, which is excellent news, but we cant say that about the carolinas because basically the coast just juts out, so its going to run ou...

Were going to see pouring in over the next number of days and i think its going to be shocking for all of us. >> martha: we wish them the best over the next 6-12 hours all this continues to turn over that area and we hope that were going to get someone on the phone, give us a little bit more insight to whats going on there and we just -- you know, thoughts and prayers, it becomes a hackneyed phrase because it feels like we go there so often, but we certainly are praying for them tonight and we h...

Move from one side of a building to another. >> and one of the things about this storm is could really slow down over the peninsula and inch its way up which means hurricane force winds, the pounding rain could be there for some time which hampers your efforts. what message to do you want to get to people about getting ready now because there might be an extended period of time where you cant reach them. >> absolutely. preparation is key, and we ask our residents, our citizens to help us. help u...

We begin with rob in morgan city. rob. >> reporter: hey, charles, if you can hear me there, i dont have isp, i hope you can hear me, but were in morgan city, louisiana. ive lost my earpiece out here in this nasty storm weve got here. still barry is a tropical storm at this point here in southern louisiana. it could become a hurricane here at any minute. were about 75 miles east of new orleans which is where a lot of the attention for this storm has been because it is a low-lying area, very popul...

Homes with entire families inside lost in them. >> two generations of people, in some cases, all in one home and, unfortunately, became victims of the storm. >> reporter: none of them survived? >> none. the ones that we located, they did not survive. that is correct. >> reporter: first responders working in the overnight hours, searching for survivors. and were told tonight the searching will continue into the evening hours again. going home to home, combing through debris. it began sunday after...

I about 65 miles north of san francisco. just down this main road, which is still blocked to traffic, burnsville. three days of pounding rain have essentially turned this town into an island. and it could be another day before the roads in and out are possible. some 4500 people live here. those who did not evacuate are now getting around in boats and kayaks. so water is about 8 feet deep in some parts. too high for regular vehicles driven by regular first responders, so the national guard is her...

Temperatures in the single digits. with the windchill, the feel like temperature was negative for. its set the tone for what turned out to be a frigid, stormy winter. down south, typically warm areas like tallahassee were hammered with dangerous freezing rain and covered in ice. then, temperatures skyrocketed in late february, reaching the high 70s and setting new records in much of the north and the midwest. but what goes up must come down. plunging temperatures led to a whopping four noreaster...