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>> it truly has, shannon and unfortunately it continues to not move. this is the radar loop from the last 12 hours. i could go back 24 hours. 12 hours of seeing a massive category five storm, now a category four storm, not move is very rare and its sitting over the grand bahama island. if it over the abaco islands. this just continues to spin and it certainly is a nightmare for folks in that area. eventually it is going to turn to the north and maybe begin to affect the united states a little bi...

That was a satellite loop. this is a radar loop coming out of the national weather service and heres the i come in the center of the eye. this is the city, the town of freeport, 20,000 people normally there. you can see that its right next to the eye wall. theyve had six to 12 hours of hurricane force winds and storm surge, as much as perhaps 18 feet. and unfortunately with the hurricane stalled, thats what they are going to be getting for the next 6-12 hours. very concerned about whats going on...

Reporters but the main headline from him is, look, i know youre frustrated and this is a slow-moving storm, but be vigilant, follow the evacuation orders for those that in evacuation zones up and down the coast of florida. he said this storm is stalling very close to our coast and the decision -- the direction that it makes is going to make all the difference. where does it turn and when does it turn. were going to get to chad myers in the severe weather center now for a little bit more on what ...

So the florida is waiting for this storm as it barrels across the bahamas. of course, earlier this afternoon the bahamian prime minister confirmed that at least five people have been killed in the bahamas has at category 5 storm rolled through. now its a category 4 and were waiting to see what the impacts will be here on the florida coast, chris. >> thank you, gabe gutierrez, in cocoa beach, florida for us. now we turn to msnbc meteorologist bill karins who has the latest on the path of the hurr...

Right? from noaa to fema, hhs, dod and more. and remember, this is all about preparation and coordination, federal, state and local stakeholders all work together. and the president, mike, says they are ready. >> we will work very hard to minimize whatever the effect of whats coming at us. we dont even know whats coming at us, but a category five is something that i dont know that ive ever even a heard the term other than i know its there. thats the ultimate, and thats what we have, unfortunatel...

Much water. >> so lets talk about exactly what part of the storm you will be dealing with if we can see the radar loop just one more time. because if im correct, you will be dealing with the northeastern quadrant of that storm in slidell just northeast of new orleans. what do you tell people to do if they are planning to wait this storm out? because it looks like this will be a soaker. >> absolutely. so most people who live in this area understand what they are dealing with, you know, but each s...

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Sun is about to come out in destin, florida. the worst is over. lost all control at the moment. lets get to the big radar loop that weve been showing all day and see the movement of this storm from the satellite view. from weather 10, i guess it is. theres a local radar. here now -- mine is back working again. i want to show you where destin is. of course, it wont do it. mr. machine, could you please make the weather thing work? no. answer is no. but here we go. lets look over here. this storm i...

You would think the atlantic. right now we have the graphic behind you, we have extreme wind warning for major category 3 hurricane. its not like any other day. we would still be like we have a -- mind boggling. >> this radar loop that we show on television, its known in the trade as wall paper. its easy to get used to it. dont. this is a circulating hurricane. a defined eye over the state of georgia inland that came off the gulf of mexico. obviously, florida has born the brunt of this storm dam...

Welcome back to our continuing live coverage of tropical storm florence. im george howell in wilmington, north carolina. this storm has weakened from a full-blown hurricane to a very strong, still very powerful. you can see from the radar loop, it is a big blob. and its moving in. but at a snails pace. the storm also has proven to be a deadly storm. we know at least fife people across the region have been killed. also, a million customers without electricity. the recovery is going to be a slow, ...