gaining water intensity. it has been downgraded now to a category 1 winds 90 miles an hour. so 90-mile-an-hour winds nothing to mess around with. ten-foot storm surges we're hearing in some areas. some areas could get up to 13 feet. if it gets that high, that's up as high as a second floor where i'm standing now. again, that is the latest from the carolinas. we're going to continue coverage. this is cnn special coverage of hurricane florence. we'll continue our coverage up and down the coast. don't go anywhere. you'll see it first right here on cnn.