Into shore, its enough to continue to cause some flooding. Here is our forecast model. As we eventually make our way off the coast, it begins to break up and fall apart which is some good news. Currently this system moving in at about 3 miles per hour, its going to stay very slow overnight. It is not going to see until tomorrow until we see this thing pick up and move out of the are area. Shannon we know you guys are all around us. Still pretty windy on the carolina coast as adam was pointing out. Lets check in now with our Senior Correspondent steve harrigan, he is in north beach and will check in on his condition hello. The rain is falling and coming down steadily, its been falling for more than 30 hours. If more than 20 inches of rain has fallen but the heavy winds from that storm have gone away. Hopefully gone for good. Along the coastline, we saw
has been made of the fact that its going to be flooding. The surges, are going to be the real problem and thats going to continue through the weekend. What were you able to see as far as flooding and damage coming in off the beach from where you were last night . We saw the beach behind us disappear overnight. The ocean came right over the sand berms. It was a scary sight to see, the giant ocean coming up over the berms. The realization if you slept off you would be gone forever. The water was coming over today i especially at high tide. Even along the coastline was so heavy flooding, the rain hasnt stopped. When you heard the forecasters say 20 more inches, this is going to be unbelievable. Shannon we appreciate you being there on the front line, you and your crew stay safe. Saturated by water, North Carolina hopes that everyone has come to know and love so much have just begun falling Telephone Poles over and over again. The force of these trees when they fall down is incredible. Sadly we saw that a little bit south and west of here when it tree fell into a house and killed the mother and her infant child. The ground is so saturated, even winds like this become enough to topple those trees over. Not only can those trees be deadly but they blocked roads. Each one of them has to be cut up by chainsaw and moved out. Thats the beginning of any kind of Search And Rescue effort as they start to clear the road. The Fire Departments trucks can get through when we were over in atlanta beach a couple hours ag ago. They were trying to pick their way through neighborhoods to check on people over there. Thats just the beginning, then the power crews can come through. Then the cleanup can begin, its going to be an awfully long time. Shannon it certainly will. Thank you very much. We want to check over in wilmington and Senior CorrespondentRick Leventhal who has been weathering the element for a couple of days now. Can you tell us anything about the move they are . We First Responders are working around the clock. Its got to be exhausting for everybody at this point. There are a lot of weary people, who have been forced out of their homes and a lot of crews who have come in and waiting to be dispatched to bring the help to people who need it and clean some of the debris up who have now littered the streets of wilmington and the surrounding areas. We started our day in Wrightsville Beach, weve been there all week. They flooded to a level we never seen before. A storm surge at 11 00 this morning, Inundating The Homes in
that neighborhood around the famous. There. They flooded that whole area. Saw a lot of water and a lot of rain that continues to fall there and just to the west of wilmington, there have been a lot of issues with that as you heard leland mention the tree that came down, a lot of trees it came down all around this area. It could go much higher than that. When we left the the beach and drove over the bridge and saw the trees down and how dark it was and then came this way, every highway is out, they have state police and intersections with lights on. Its slow going in Treacherous Coag and they want to keep people off the roads until they get the situation cleaned up. Shannon i know youve been
involved in covering dangerous situations all over the world including many big storms and they are all unique how would you characterize this one . Its got a lot of fortitude. Its hung around a long time. Its moving very slowly and its taking a lot longer than people would probably like to see it take. It reminds me of a hurricane we covered in mobile bit potomac bay, it just dumped on that mobile bay area. This part of North Carolina is not equipped to handle that kind of water. Theyve been arraigned on so much this summer, the ground saturated cant handle all that extra rain and it hasnt stopped yet. Shannon you talk about that rain and one of the concerns we heard about was the fact that theyre going to be surges inland. Huge agricultural and livestock
areas, huge hog farms with thousands of hogs, killed but also the sewage from a lot of those areas contaminate the water supply. Have you heard any of those concerns . Ive heard about the concerns, we dont know if they will come to fruition but there are parts of North Carolina where there are more pigs than people. They have these big manure pits that could float. What we were told as the farmers were given permission to empty some of that out, spray it on the fields to bring the levels down just in case they got into dated with floodwater. It looks very likely they will. If that happens and the lagoons cant handle it, then all of that stuff washes downstream into areas where it doesnt belong and that could pose a health crisis. Thats something that officials are watching and worrying about amongst all the other things they have to worry about with
this rain predicted for days ahead. Shannon is something unique, leland and i talked about how the people there, those who decide to stay, those who are First Responders are helping they are very selfsufficient and tough and they look out for each other. Theres a sense of community. Are you seeing that for the people whose did stick around . It was pretty remarkable in Wrightsville Beach how few people decided to stick around. What im used to seeing this a lot of folks who say i dont believe the hype and im not going to leave my home. They do stay and for the most part they are usually okay but weve seen in many cases where there not. This storm, people took it seriously especially in Wrightsville Beach. I had people who said they never evacuated their homes but this time they were going to a large part because this saying was so
big and bearing straight down on that part of the coast and the predictions seemed consistent that the storm surge would be up to 13 feet. These folks knew that meant their homes would be underwater. The surgeon Wrightsville Beach was not 13 feet, it was recordsetting 5 feet above high tide but they didnt get as much flooding is as they thought thy would. That said, the streets were inundated and they were glad they didnt stick around. That town was deserted, it was remarkable how empty it was and eerie to go out and stand in the main drag and no one was there. We saw occasional Police Officers patrolling but no citizens we ever saw in that town. That was what set this one apart, where we where we were alone. Shannon thats good news for the folks who have to stay there and carry out those rescues and try to get to those
folks who need help. One other point about that, those folks who left they cant get back in until the Authorities Say its safe to do so. Im sure people saw the pictures in the videos we posted, they want to get back and check on their property. That bridge into Wrightsville Beach, it hasnt been reopened yet. Shannon thank you very much. First responders working tirelessly, youve heard Rick And Steve talk about them as residents who try to weather the storm find themselves in dangerous situations. The mayor of new bern North Carolina saying that already rescued 200 people. Rick telling us that its 360. Lets talk about it on the phone with the Assistant Chief of the wilmington fire department, tom robinson. Thank you so much for joining us, can you tell us about what your department has been facing over the last 24 hours. Within the city of wilmington we have a lot of places without power. Over 70,000 residents without power. Most of our intersections do not have power. Massive oak trees and pine trees that are down and houses that are damage. We have one Structure Fire which we believe was caused by a generator. Weve been kind of busy with that kind of stuff. Shannon do people leave and get out, are there people who need your help despite the warnings . Theres always those who decided to stay but we believe a lot more people heeded the warning this time because of the fact that it was such a large storm coming in. I think a lot of people were really concerned. They moved into shelters which was safer for them. Those of the one shannon what is it like for the men and women of your department . You have families and homes and things you have person worries about, you are answering the call and hows everybody doing . Hopefully we will be getting off in the morning and though get a chance to get home and Survey Damage they might have and get their houses back to normal. Separate with most of our families, evacuating and move and we dont have to be concerned about them being here. They pulled the long 72 hour shift. Shannon the Wilmington Police department put out a tweet about a curfew saying New Hanover CountyNorth Carolina in the city of wilmington are issuing an order for curfews to begin tonight at 10 00 p. M. Until further notice. Have you seen them complying with that, how does it help your effort those streets are clear tonight . It keeps them off the road in the dark, and you cant see the downed power lines. That number like that youre
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continues to be. The president on twitter says great job of First Responders and Law Enforcement, not easy, very dangerous. Tremendous talents. America is proud of you, keep it all going, finish strong. Earlier today, the president was joined by key members of his Team IncludingHomeland Security secretary kirstjen nielsen, getting the very latest fallout from the storm. The president was also working the phones. He said this earlier today, the president called lieutenant governor, mayor liles from charlotte, mayor jones from North Carolina at assuring each elected official that the federal government is ready and prepared to assist with anything their state and respective communities would need during this natural disaster. The president also receiving updates from a number of agencies and stakeholders regarding the impact of this devastating storm, those updates as you can well imagine do continue into this evening. Its also important to point out, part of the effort to mitigate the fallout includes that largescale procurement and distribution of materials, its going to be key tonight and in the coming days. Weve also received word the president doesnt want to get out there and make a visit to the region in the days ahead. As soon as the Cleanup Effort is complete, you dont want all of the Secret Service and all it takes to bring the president to the region to get in the way. Shannon that can be trouble until they get things cleared away. Well wait for your reporting on that. The Washington Post declaring President Trump complicit in the conditions that led to hurricane florence. Former Secretary Of State john kerry and the president are engaged in a war on words over two obama era Climate Change agreements that Trump Administration walked away from. President trump made it clear the reason he pulled out of the Paris Climate The Court is
because they believe the term was or unfair to american businesses and taxpayers and would hurt the economy. He said he would at some point negotiate a better deal. The paris accord is a nonbinding treaty. Its a voluntary pledge signed onto by 195 countries. Critics say many of those countries are not living up to their end of the bargain. Speaking of the Global Climate action summit in san francisco, former Secretary Of State john kerry who signed the paris accord in 2015 lashed out at President Trump, watch. For the president to stand up for the American People and to say too much burden we have to get out of paris and withdraw American Leadership from an issue that is life or death is one of the single Greatest Acts Of Irresponsibility by the presence of the United States anywhere at any time. Former Vice President al gore and california governor jerry brown who are also at the conference agreed with
john kerry. Current Secretary Of State mike pompeo has yet to criticize kerry for his comments but he went after carrie for his recent meeting with a Iranian Foreign minister. He called them unseemly and unprecedented. He was telling them to wait out this administration. You cant find president for this in u. S. History. Secretary carey ought not to engage in that kind of behavior. President trump took a step further accusing him of engaging in illegal meetings with a very hostile iran regime. A spokesperson said the meeting with iran is not unusual, unseemly, or inappropriate. Shannon thank you very much. Rescue efforts are underway for residents trapped in floodwaters and parts of North Carolina. Lets take a look at the challenges theyre going to face. The rescuers, the people who are going to have to clean up behind this. Fox news medical contributor
dr. Marc siegel is here to weigh in. Great to see you. We talked about the flooding, it presents a big challenge. What happens to that water . People dont have electricity and filtration is down for a while, what are some of the Health Concerns you would have . The flooding is not over yet, the more flooding we see the more power we lewis. We have 700,000 people already without power. You may not have the medical supplies you need or the respirator you need, or the d