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Broad area of not only carolina beach but the county as well. some 108,000 people across the county are now out of electricity, certainly here in the city as well. cellphones have gone down, and it is just -- this is a storm that just wont quit. it is really impressive, wolf. >> yes, i want you to be safe over there. be careful, miguel marques, carolina beach, north carolina, for us. we will check back with you. obviously were going to continue to watch all of the hurricane developments as they ...

Waterway and theyve also got the atlantic ocean which has been like a table saw eating away with beach erosion on the atlantic side. on top of that, the rain everyone is getting as it comes from the sky, and then it is the wind fatigue. youve had win blowing from on the buildings, the stresses, but the fact that its now gone and turned them 180 is another thing theyre dealing with. so this storm, even though it was a category 1, now a tropical storm, continues to just beat and its the time and l...

Here. theyre telling us just what they were trying to do to get to these two people. they had to go -- first they tried to get access to them from the inside. they couldnt do that. then they came back out and had to cut through everything. they brought just a lot of heavy equipment to cut through this material. they had to cut through brick and the wood of the tree and other material to try to get to these two people. i saw them cutting through and then throwing out a big set of dresser drawers....

Separate addresses for explosions. no immediate information about the extent or damage about any injury or fatalities. were covering this story for you. well update you. well get more information. a very, very disturbing development in massachusetts that were following right now. were also following the very deteriorating conditions along the north and south carolina coastlines as hurricane florence comes in and get this, president trump decided to pick a fight over how many deaths were caused b...

They had another day of determination whether to leave or not. why they stay, why dont we just ask this fellow here. hes right here. are you staying? >> yes. >> reporter: why? >> well, you know, we just got four dogs, two cats and 120-gallon aquarium so well stay and ride it out. figure like, you know, if we can hunker down and get through it, were hopeful. we prepared. weve been all week preparing, securing everything, you know. >> reporter: gotcha. good luck. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: wolf, we...

Leave is rapidly closing, but despite a mandatory evacuation order, some residents are determined to try and ride out the storm. caylee, in north carolicarolina happens at 8:00 p.m. local time tonight with this evacuation order? >> reporter: wolf, there is one way off of the island that occasional beach sit occasional -- carolina island sits on, that bridge will close, or when storms reach 40 miles an hour. you just heard jennifer talking about the storm surge. you can see the line here, where t...

Questions swirling around the president. i also think theres a qualitative component to this, wolf, which he knows if they lose montana -- rather if democrats hold montana and west virginia, thats not a huge story. if democrats win arizona or a congressman orourke beats senator cruz in texas, it is a long shot, thats a big story and changes the narrative. >> do democrats really have a chance, mark preston? you have done a lot of studying of this. we assume the democrats have an excellent chance ...

Charleston, both directions are now facing away from the ocean as people try to get out of the path of this storm. its not just that there might be a hit here in myrtle beach, its the duration, a three-day possible event. as one official said, this is a thrill ride you really dont want to be on. 3,200 people spent the night in shelters as of last night, those numbers expected to go. so answer, yes, wolf, they are taking it very serious here and every business will shut down on myrtle beach at 5:...

Carolina coast. >> this is really life-threatening indeed. jennifer, thanks for that update. along the carolina coast, its the last best chance to get out before this monster storm moves in. not everyone, though, is heeding the orders to leave. lets go to cnns brian todd, in swan quarter, north carolina, for us. so brian, whats the latest where you are? >> reporter: wolf, these ferries represented the last best chance for hundreds of people to get off of north carolinas isolated barrier island...

Congressman chris stewart of utah, a member of the house intelligence committee. thanks for joining us. lets get to the issue. do you think the president should be calling his administrations response to puerto rico, the hurricane there last year, unappreciated, unsung success? >> well, before we talk about that, wolf, can we say -- you know, you and i think agree on some, disagree on other things, but we agree theres danger laying ahead for these people. our thoughts and prayers are with them. ...