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We have seen preparations. they have been happening the last several days. officials on the ground are expecting catastrophic flooding in the coming days. we spent all day today on the lumber river on the banks. it is steadily rising. it is expected to peak higher than people experienced october of 2016. yes, people evacuated their homes. i saw there are still folks near the river choosing to stay put. at this point, authorities saying that is not smart. >> all right. polo sandoval with the latest. just to give you a sense where we stand, we know there are more than 960,000 customers across bo...

Are happening now. at least 400 people have been saved, and more than 960,000, almost a million people in north and south carolina are without power. almost two feet of rain has fallen in some areas, with forecasts closer to 3 feet looming. after more than a million were put under mandatory evacuation, there are more areas now facing the same orders to get out. let's turn to cnn kaylee hartung in rocky point, north carolina, where i know more people are trying to leave. what are you seeing? >> yes. that's right. i'm told any given day it is about a 200 yard walk to the river from this property...

Rain and obviously the river front and that surge just sort of all factors converging here and a lot of the downtown, a lot of neighborhoods look like this. we are literally, you know, a stone's throw from i-95 right in the center of downtown jacksonville. the financial district looks very similar to this. but right now, as i said, the tide has gone out. these water levels are significantly down from where they were but come tomorrow morning, come daylight, it will look much more flooded as it was here today. lawrence? >> katie beck, thank you very much for joining us tonight. appreciate that....

People got in touch with us last night and said you guys should show the situation in coconut grove so we're glad you're there to report on it. tell us what is going on. >> reporter: for one thing, miami-dade county as a whole is in the dark including coconut grove. 960,000 homes lost power. they restored power to 150,000 of them but still, that means many, many thousands of people are in the dark tonight. now right now, we're at coconut grove marina here, a marina in this neighborhood and you think about people who can afford a boat. this is where they keep them. this pier belongs to shake a ...

With us last night and said you guys should show the situation in coconut grove, so we're glad you're there to report on it. tell us what's going on. >> reporter: well, for one thing miami dade as a whole is in the dark. about 960,000 homes lost power. many, many thousands of people are in the dark tonight. now, right now we're at the coconut grove marina here. and when you think about marineas you gem think about people who can afford boats. this particular pier belongs to shake aleg, and that is a well-known non-profit here in miami. what they do is they help people who have physical challen...