Up steam and head nort. Exactly when is anyones guess. Awaiting the next move. Up to the carolinas. In florida shelters are maxing out. Many residents in the region evacuate the area. Including those in hospitals and elderly homes. Straight to meteorologist. Tracking this storm. We are going to say all night. It has been a week. Ten days. Almost two weeks. Were going to continue to watch this storm system into saturday. So we are not done yet. Right now its stationary over the northern bahamas. 120 Miles Per Hour sustained winds. I want to show you very quickly the retract. The eye of the hurricane. It its starting to split apart. Starting to lose the force. But as it goes back into open water, it will gain steam once again. Unfortunately these bands are very heavy. And theyll cause that storm surge in the major flooding across southern florida. We just got the latest update from the National Hurricane center. I want to show you something very quickly. Downgraded to a category 3. Were not concerned about the intensity here. The energy is split apart across the storm system. The flooding is going to be prolonged. As it makes its way to the north, look at this. It goes back to a category 4. Its going to gain the intensity with the open water. Were talking about temperatures in the mid80s to upper 80s. Gaining force here and thats a big problem for storm surge in the flooding for southern florida. Were not going to see the eye of the hurricane hit the coastal areas of florida. But that doesnt mean that left side that left quadrant is really going to enforce that storm surge. It will le main a cat 3 into wednesday. Sustained winds of 125 Miles Per Hour. I know were not thinking about a land fall. But this is too close for comfort for me. For the carolina coast. This is outer banks. 105 Miles Per Hour for thursday. If we can escape that, it will make its way offshore. A difference here, jersey. Youll feel the left overs of Hurricane Dorian. So well see the storm surge. I want to mention here west palm the elevation in this area is 13 feet. A storm surge of two to four feet on top of a high tide that will come in around 5 00 a. M. Thats going to see significant flooding. Also miami is about six feet. Those lower elevations that will be the big story throughout the afternoon. Along with the very gusty winds. We still have the hurricane watches in warnings that are in place. I think this will start to get extended for southern georgia. To South Carolina. And north carolina. In the next 24 to 34 hours. Well see the winds the really going to pick up and allow the storm surge to be in place. 53 Miles Per Hour. Early this morning. That is the huge story. This will go back to category 4. With that intensification. We said we have been talking about this storm. For a good part of two weeks. Why is it moving so slow . Its painfully slow. Like a mile an hour. We have never seen a storm system stall out for this long. Its been sitting over the grand bahamas for 20 hours and some spots. 36 well to the west here. Well have that hugeichael. If you remember that storm system in 2016. It wasnt the eye of the hurricane that was the huge problem. It was the surge it was the flooding that caused over a billion worth of damage. For florida. And 14 fatalities in florida alone. That is something that just because were not seeing land fall. Still a big issue. Okay. So much to talk about. 20 hours. Just scrubbing the bahamas. Thank you so much. The bahamas as you can tell, the full brunt of the hurricane. Death toll stands at five. That could rise. The wind and rains here have ripped apart as many as 13,000 homes. Covering the storm for us. The water continues to rise. Sfwl the bahamas torn apart. Dorian a slow moving monster. Swallowing homes and mangling cars. Pushing an angry sea onto peoples doorsteps. A chilling play by play. His home on stilts no match for a two story storm surge. Far beyond anything we have imagined or ever experienced. Prayers for a family as dorian turned deadly. My grandson dead. Thats it. The grandmother in tears. After she said her grandson drowned seeking shelter. Conditions remain so bad the coast guard couldnt move in. Rescuing dozens. Many fearing the worst. Whats your biggest fear . My sons safety. His son part of the military stationed in ab co. The weather is picking up. Since then, silence. The storm came and all communication was lost. Nothing. Flooding is among the big concerns. With cars submerged as dorian dumps foot after foot of rain. The severe flooding. And we fear for the lives of many. The bahamas Prime Minister says help is on the way. Stresses hes never seen such a powerful storm. Its disheartening. Its as if were fighting war. With the enemy having all the weapons at its disposal. And we have nothing. Hopeless. The only thing we have is god. So we can pray. Wow. It is remarkable seeing the pictures. Dorian is churning at a snails pace. Forecast ers expect it is going to get dangerously close to florida. The National Hurricane center predicting dorian path will be turning east with the storm cone moving just off the jacksonville coast. From our station in miami. In daytona beach. You have been doing duty on this storm for quite a long time. What are you seeing now . Its dark. But it doesnt look like a lot of storm surge at this point from the water. Youre right. Early quiet this morning. Very few people out and about. We are under a hurricane warning. What that means is were expecting sustained winds of at least 74 Miles Per Hour. You heard even if dorian doesnt make land fall in florida its not expected to at this point, we are still expecting some serious impact of winds and potential storm surge. So mandatory evacuations have been ordered. They began yesterday. For areas along the beach here, the coastal side. Just east of the intercoast. Where we are now. This morning there are more than 1,100 people in shelters across the county. 15 shelters open. They do have capacity for plenty more. They can take another 2,500 people. So right now, in just speaking with Emergency Managers what they dont know is how long will they be under this hurricane warning. As we have been talking about dorian moving so slowly. Theyre not sure how long we will be under this hurricane warning and have to be bracing for these conditions. When it comes to evacuations, there are concerns we have heard about bridges being closed and the like. Is it possible that people who want to get out will not be able to . Might they have passed a certain window . At this point they still have a chance to leave. If they want to. As late as we were seeing people coming into the hotel. Who retreated from the beach side. The decision here would be to close the bridges once the winds reach dangerous levels. We havent yet gotten to that point. Okay. Thats good thus far. Thank you for the late night duty. Unlike the bahamas where it is too late in many spots to get away. Adds we have been hearing. Most of the southeast coast is on edge as dorian creeps towards the u. S. 1 million reds dents from florida through the carolinas are warned to get out before its too late. Dorian could dump up to 15 inches of rain onto the carolinas. Were tracking the storm in charleston. You were able to see the report from julia. It looks to be very similar where you are. Good thing. Calm, quiet. Good morning to you. It is relatively quiet. Believe it or not. Some of the bars are still open at this hour. We have seen a handful of folks walking in and out of the downtown area. Obviously this is top of mind in the region and evacuations for the coastal areas in South Carolina. That went into effect at noon yesterday. So we saw a couple of things. Visitors heading out around that time frame. The hotels began telling folks actually leave. Because they were also part of the evacuation. Which we are in right now. The danger zone. We saw the residents getting ready yesterday. The lines werent significantly long. Nothing like in florida. But people were starting to get ready. We saw businesses stocking up on essential supplies like water, generators and today is essentially one of the days one of the last days to get ready ahead of the storm. We may see longer lines. Interstate 26 which is a major corridor here. Traffic was actually diverted in one direction to help evacuees get out here and get out of the region without any gridlock. No issues yesterday. Things might be different yesterday as folks monitor the situation. And kind of make sure that they are able to get out at timely manner. Officials are saying use this time now while the weather is favorable to get ahead of the storm. Hurricane 2016 left a some scars in this region. Something that still top of mind. Folks know the damage that hurricanes can do. In this region. Flooding is a major concern. Were along water here. Told that when theres rain in the forecast, there is flooding even in the downtown area. Just this past summer were told the water got to the door of the businesses across the street. We are in the low country for a region. For a reason. This region is susceptible to flooding. When you add in the hurricane conditions, the situation could get worse. Perfect storm. Low country. I was reading the paper, headlines are that the government at the moment a lot of institutions are closing ahead. Trying to prepare for what might happen. Because of the schools being low country as well. They are planning to be closed throughout sometime. Do we know how long . The entire week . That will cause problems. Absolutely. Thats right. Theyre monitoring this situation. We know they will be closed starting today. The storm is supposed to get here between wednesday and thursday. It depends on how much damage we see after the storm passes by. Hopefully it doesnt do too much shifting and makes land fall in this region. We can see significantly see damage in the area. For sure. From charleston, South Carolina. The bahamas traus millions of tourists every year. Officials urge visitors to leave in the days ahead of the storm. Joins us on the phone. Ed field the Vice President of Public Affairs for the island. With a welcome to you. We wonder how things are going where you are. Hows the resort handling everything . Like i said earlier, atlantis and the island and are actually doing well. We have a couple challenges with power. Supply issues and are temporary. Were doing immensely well compared to our brothers and sisters in the family island. The picture you have up is not atlantis. Its the were standing as it was prior to storm. Ed, given how large dorian is, what kind of heads up were you given . You must have been within the cone of uncertainty. What did that do to your operations . Well, we have a hurricane plan that we exercise. We were actually just on the edge of the cone. So we were prepared like we always are for the storm. We really never got the kind of storm winds that were associated with this monster storm. Sometime we had Tropical Storm winds and heavy rain. Up to that we hadnt received any issues. Of course, with the bahamas Meteorologist Office and the Weather Channel and msnbc and others. We know where the storm is. A week in advance. And we prepare. Very close watch. Any people take off earlier than planned . Because they were heeding evacuation warnings or just fearful they could get caught there . Na saw never had Evacuation Orders or even suggestions. However obviously people make their own decisions. Quite a few guests left early. Some of the airlines decided to actually schedule flights a day early. So people took advantage. That makes sense. Things are going well for you there. Were glad to here it. 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This was near santa cruz island. Dozens are feared dead following a boat fire. Rescue crews recovered eight bodies authorities fear the death toll could be as high as 34. We have the latest. Good morning to you. Good morning. This is the home port of the vessel the conception. People are out here placing flowers and candles. And unfortunately in this Community Hope is starting to fade. For any other survivors being found. Off the coast of the california island frantic call. That made a coming from a conception the 75 foot boat fully in flames. Over the radio a man identifying himself as the captain telling the coast guard dozens of passengers were trapped below deck. 34 divers on a scuba excursion. Crew members awake on the upper deck jumped over board to and swam to a nearby boat for help. Passengers remained trapped. Witnesses describe hearing explosions during the fire. The charter boat had been out fitted for scuba diving. With pressurized tanks and propane tanks. Authorities say it its too soon to know how the fire started. The burned out hole finally sinking after sunrise. 60 feet off the coast of the island. Devastating. Tragic. Res kus cuers searching the shoreline. No sign of survivors. A difficult time ahead. Investigators try to figure out what happened. That is a difficult time. For sure. Thank you. Investigators vealing some new details on that texas highway shooting spree that left seven dead and dozens injured. The 36 yearold was on a downward spiral and terminated from his job before the rampage began. He made rambling phone calls to the police and fbi tip line. Before most victims had time to run, they found themselves pinned down in a hail of gunfire. A Officials Say the suspect, seth ator had a criminal history. Failed a background check. And should have never owned the assault style rifle used to kill seven and wound 22. Just got shot. Hours before the shooting. He was fired from his job. He was on a long spiral of going down. He didnt wake up saturday morning and wake into the company and it happened skbl after police tried to pull over the suspect for a traffic violation. He opened fire on officers and civilians. Before he was eventually killed. Investigators later swarmed his home. Where neighbors say he was often armed. The house barely livable. It was a dirt floor. No running water. With several still hospitalized, carla burn lost her brother in the rampage. That left seven dead. My brother was slaughtered. Like he was nothing. In his car. At a stoplight. With his wife and children on the way to get family pictures taken. This tight knit Community Also came together to remember the postal employee. The truck driver and the afghanistan veteran who survived a battlefield. But died at home in odess a. Heartbreaking. Thank you so much. On the Trump Administration walking back a plan to end deportation protection for sick immigrants. Announcement after the administration halted the protections for sick migrants earlier this month. This decision was met with backlash from immigrant advocates and congress. Monday the u. S. Citizen ship ann process. That allows migrants in the country illegally to avoid deportation for compelling reasons including critical medical care. Panic over night at the airport. Between 150 and 200 passengers fleeing terminal a after they were told to evacuate by attendants. According to Port Authority officials a Flight Attendant approached two men at gate 30 and grew concerned after talking with them. She hit an alarm and alerted people to evacuate. After an hour, the airport sent out a tweet saying there was no threat. And passengers and employees are rescreened as a precaution. Passengers returned to the terminal to begin searching for luggage. The two men have been identified and are being questioned. As well as the Flight Attendant who triggered the alarm. Just ahead. 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