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Outer banks, and you know that's a vulnerable area along the coast, they could see quite a bit of storm surge, as well as erosion which they don't need whatsoever with a possible landfall later in the week. >> gorgeous area but indeed vulnerable. thank you so much. we'll stay in close contacts with you. i'm back on when she said one mile-an-hour is generous. a generous pace. let's go to victor blackwell. he is live in hutchinson island, florida. victor, how's it looking out there? >> reporter: yeah, the wind has certainly picked up here along jensen beach in just the last couple of minutes. ...

An hour. the "boumty" and her crew were 90 miles off of cape hatteras. then they were given an order to don their survival suits and abandon ship. two choppers were larged into the teeth of 58-mile-per-hour winds and low visibility. >> there was a lot of rain and wind. fortunately going out there, it was a tail wind, so we got out there pretty quick. >> reporter: they spotted one crew member floating in the water. rescue swimmer daniel todd was lowered into the churning ocean. >> being down there in those waves is like being in a washing machine. we have these waves hitting at you from every s...

>> in the water. >> reporter: the distress call came in last night. the ship had lost power and was taking on water, some two feet an hour. the "bounty" and her crew were 90 miles off of cape hatteras. then they were given an order to don their survival suits and abandon ship. into two life rafts. spotted first by coast guard c-130, two choppers were launched into the teeth of 58-mile-per-hour winds and low visibility. >> there was a lot of rain and wind. fortunately going out there, it was a tail wind, so we got out there pretty quick. even though 180 miles we had to go. >> reporter: they spo...

Over waterways in the midwest and the great lakes. in fact, this nasa photo shows the great lakes over 75% frozen. an ice jam spread as far east as pennsylvania. with warmer temperatures expected, these communities are bracing for the worst. >> incredible images. so when is the thaw supposed to come that those rivers -- that the residents are so worried about? when is that supposed to happen? >> reporter: well, the forecast for here, anderson, at least another week of temperatures nowhere near the freezing mark. but by about thursday the temperatures supposed to run up to the 40s and go into t...

Communities are bracing for the worth. >> incredible images. when is the thaw supposed to come that the residents are so worried about, when is that supposed to happen? >> reporter: the forecast for here, anderson, at least another week of temperatures nowhere near the freezing mark. but by about thursday, temperatures will be in the 40s and 50s and that's when we can see the big trouble here. >> it looks like you're in the middle of a churning ocean that just suddenly froze. gary, thanks. susan hendricks has a "360" bulletin. an international arrest warm has been issued for viktor yanukovic...