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Rob: we had video that showed in land a street, water halfway up a stop sign on a street, there it is from one of our viewers, tremendous amount of water. are you seeing this storm surge where you are standing? looks like you are on a dock. >> reporter: i am on a seawall. over to atlantic beach, it goes out to see and seeing damage to the dark, the water and surge we get right here, it is only going to get worse as the tide rises, a lot of water in the capital of north carolina. a lot of boats b...

Wilmington. town of 105,000 people boarded up. not to suggest everybody has left. they have not. many people have stayed behind. they heeded the warnings and were ready here. where is that? lets give that a look. you know, it could be me. there is a lot of folks staying here. how far can i go, rob? okay. lets take a glance at that guy. as soon as you step out in front of that brick wall do you see what happens there? then you start to feel the force of these winds and the palm trees that blow an...

I know! i know! i know! i know! when did brian move back in? brians back? he doesnt get my room. hes only going to be here for like a week. like a month, tops. oh boy. wi-fi fast enough for the whole family is simple, easy, awesome. in many cultures, young men would stay with their families until their 40s. rob: hurricane florences i want is on the cusp of reaching the coast of north carolina, 100 people stranded in their homes in new bern, north carolina, some waiting help on their

Hurricane florence in full force along the coast. rob: jeremy decided not to eat evacuation warnings and joins us live. good to see you are doing all right, you have a smile on your face, what does it look like outside your window? >> it is really dark and pretty strong winds, trees are bent over pretty good. jillian: why did you stay? >> for the most part to stick around the house here and make sure nothing happens to it and also to try to work and help out after the storm. rob: theres a pictur...

So you dont die waiting. upmc does more living-donor liver transplants than any other center in the nation. find out more and get out of line today. >> bill: coming up on 10:30 on the east coast. still a hurricane, florence now amazing thing to feel the winds shift now from the east as janice was describing a moment ago. our coverage continues on "americas newsroom." i want to show our viewers, rob, i dont know if you can see across the cape fear river thats the u.s.s. north carolina, a battle s...

Warning, get on the road before the traffic and take care of our family. we view it as a vacation and trying to help their anxiety but certainly it is scary watching the cone even as it moves up above us, i went to school in north carolina, have friends there. it is scary. jillian: have you spoken to your friends in north carolina? have people evacuated? >> i have. i have a good friend there whose father recently had a heart bypass surgery. i was immediately thinking of everybody in hospitals an...

If something dire did happen i think i would be able to ride it out for quite a while actually. rob: a lot of people want to stay with the house and feel they can protect it. we appreciate you calling in and good luck to you. the storm is just about coming your way at this point. >> thank you. jillian: so happy. rob: he is in a good mood, given credit for that. live team coverage of this hurricane. lcome. ordering custom ink t-shirts has been a really smart decision for our business. - [narrator...

You this afternoon i watched the fire truck, two recreational buses in newbern and police officers knocking door-to-door to still get folks who had not evacuated out and the majority of them left but we still have some folks that dont believe you can have a tenant a half foot surge of water. our biggest priority is the safety of our citizens and that is what we are doing now. rob: for people not familiar with these types of storms, we are talking a 10 foot storm surge. amanda in the ocean rising...

Roofs. jillian: 200,000 customers without power throughout the state and in morehead city, life-threatening storm surge turning businesses into debris. the marriott on the coast could see 40 inches of rain. first responders saving 100 people that found themselves stranded in new bern, north carolina. rob: joining us by phone with an update is dana outlaw. you came on yesterday and told us what you were expecting and sounds like you were the epicenter of the problem. what are you seeing in new be...

Best but looks like the eye of the storm is pretty much right over my house, the storm is pretty intense right now. jillian: do you have a plan in case something goes wrong? >> my initial plan if something crazy went wrong like a massive tree goes through the house or something like that would be to make it to my next-door neighbors house. rob: how did your house very in flooding? you get a lot of rain, you had storms, you in a low-lying area? >> we are on a little hump. some people have issues ...