much of these next few days. the mayor of wilmington told our colleague they have had already about 100 calls for rescues, and they are trying to get to as many people as possible. but these are the kind of conditions that people will be navigating. a lot of standing water, rushing water on these streets. you don't know how deep it is. this is what causes injury and deaths in these situations, in the hurricanes. it is water on the streets. >> all right. brian todd's shot is taking trouble because of all this electric activity in the air and the wind and the force. communications are always a problem during storms. it is not necessarily a sign of distress for brian and his team. we are checking in as often as we can. people are doing this coverage as safely as possible. anderson cooper is of course stage there had in wilmington.