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They' they've prepositioned folks all throughout the east coast in anticipation of this storm. they have supplies ready to go. so people are working hard. they're working long hours. but they tell me, you know, please get the word out that, you know, listen to local officials. that's the most important thing right now. because those officials really know what's happening on the ground. they know their neighborhoods, they know the people in their communities and really listen to the local officials. >> lars anderson former fema official. lars, we'll leave it there. thank you, sir. >> thank you....

Overnight, bahamas prime minister grateful for the international aid. >> i want to assure you that more help is on the way. >> reporter: bahamians also pitching in as much as they can. a first step on what will be a very long road to recovery. >> we're happy to be alive. glad that my family is safe. you know, we can rebuild. we will re build. >> reporter: those who are being rescued are being staged at the airport in nassau where they're all provided immediately some liquids. because everybody shares the dehydration problem. those that have been banged up by the storm or worse are getting imme...

Likely pale in comparison to some of the stuff that we have already seen come out of the bahamas. after a massive storm like dorian when it was a cat five where it just hung out over the bahamas for more than 40 hours, how long does it typically take to even get a real picture of what's needed on the ground? >> you know, it takes -- it takes a long time in these -- in these -- after these disasters. and, you know, one thing a lot of people out there want do the right thing to help the people in the bahamas. but really right now cash is king. you know, find an organization to donate to. there a...

In georgia. but let's turn our attention now to charleston, south carolina. it's 70 miles from the center of the storm. hundreds of thousands there as we understand it, have already lost power. kathy park is there right in the thick of it as she has been for several hours now. and, kathy, charleston is the area i know reasonably well. it is also an area where on a random tuesday afternoon if they get some serious rain those streets get flooded. i can only imagine what hours of torrential rain will do to charleston. >> reporter: craig, that is absolutely right. this area is already very prone t...

We'll have another check on the conditions there in north carolina in a few minutes. as hurricane dorian moves along the north carolina coast, president trump seems to be working off a doctored forecast map. sitting behind in the oval office on wednesday, the president held up a map from last week showing the storm's projected path. but, it appears someone drew a smaller black circle on that map to stretch out the projection to include alabama. before dorian arrived, president trump said and tweet had it could hit alabama, among other states. but alabama was never in the forecast track. >> you...