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Braking discovery tonight. we were on the scene, a prayer as a mother and her daughter did not survive the tree crashing down. millions in the path. we begin with gio benitez in new bern, where water was rising so fast, the families trapped, rescues still under way. >> reporter: florence raging ashore before dawn. hurricane force winds turning debris into projectiles, driving rain flooding streets, and in new bern, north carolina, a ten-foot storm surge submerging cars and trapping hundreds in their homes. call after call for help. >> it's starting to get deep out, folks. >> reporter: jay schr...

We're down and took seven hours to get down here which is normally a two-hour trip. we are traveling around flooded roads and lots of rivers rising and trees down and power lines down. and multiple dangers. on the coast the wind is still blowing and it's going to be one of those that continues to be a news story every day. getting close to the middle of central north carolina, eastern north carolina and there's lots of flooding going on down here. lots of issues around and more tragic stories we're hearing. the big issue is letting this clear enough so that we can get supplies in and trucks ca...

Ways. now, some good news over the last hour or so, the city of new bern has said that they have completed all of their water rescues. they are still working on what i think will be a fluctuating final count, around 400 or so rescues. but every call has been answered. folks who needed help have now gotten out. so a huge relief for the residents of new bern and their families spread out across the country and a little bit of a break for city and state officials here who can now turn their attention to other parts of the state getting hitted by this slow motion storm even now. >> and that is cru...

Rainfall itself. not as much as it is the tidal surge from the hurricane. there are some areas along the river in low lying areas that are flooded and people are having to be evacuated even in some of the outlying neighborhoods outside of the city. there are rescue operations that are continuing. we do have the u.s. coast guard involved with actually flying evacuees out to memorial hospital where they are being driven to shelters by our city transit buses. >> so with those evacuations and rescues, is the weather right now or the conditions, have they gotten a little bit better so that they can...

And with the people in any of these towns where the flooding is starting and people are quite worried, including chad myers who has been telling us for days about this storm surge. that is not survivable for many people. the thought that so many people are trapped right now on the upper floors of their roofs waiting for people to come rescue them is scarey and heart-breaking. we're waiting for updates for authorities on the ground to make sure those 150 people you heard from the public information officer that are trapped, as we speak, are going to be able to get to safety. >> and they're coun...