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They were all pounding and pounding. it was just terrible. that's the bathroom. bedroom there, a bedroom here. >> she was laying, floating. i checked her out, she had died on me. >> dorian hit grand bahama with 200-mile-an-hour gusts, and a storm surge over 20 feet high. when we first met howard, he had just been rescued by jet ski. he had just seen his wife lynn die in front of him. >> my poor little wife got hypothermia. she was standing on to the up of kitchen cabinets until they getting grated. she just drowned on me. >> i'm so sorry. >> i know. >> reporter: like thousands, howard was left...

>> all of your friends. >> well -- >> that was good. right? >> you grew up in the bahamas. you go there as often as you can to see family. you were there labor day weekend thinking maybe a nice time and obviously dorian hit and i know you lived through some storms before. tell us -- >> correct. yes, that's right. >> thank you, mekhi. i'm melting inside. can you just talk about -- surviving through this and how you managed to comfort mekhi through such a terrifying or deal? >> yeah. dorian was absolutely horrifying. a very terrifying storm. you know, as a mom, even as an adult it was really sca...

That out lasted hurricane dorian is taking a new turn tonight with a report commerce secretary wilber ross threatening to fire top staffers according to the "new york times. citing three people familiar with the discussions late tonight, the commerce department tells nbc news that's false and that the an initial comment and tweet from president trump about alabama's risk from dorian. >> alabama is going to get a piece of it it looks like poor alabama, please be careful, also. >> reporter: the president later displayed a map with what looked like a sharpie line drawn through alabama added to th...

Flattened neighborhoods looking for hundreds of people missing. amid the growing crisis and tragedy in the bahamas, we're getting a story of one man's strength, determination, and courage. i want you to picture this. the roof being ripped off your home. water up to your chin and rescuing not only yourself but your 24-year-old son who has cerebral palsy and cannot walk. now imagine doing all of that and being blind. that was the reality for a brave man i spoke to named brent lowe. >> well, everybody's doing well now. we're doing pretty fine. i found my son yesterday. he's in the shelter with hi...

Home. water up to your chin and rescuing not only yourself, but your 24-year-old son who has cerebral palsy and cannot walk. now imagine doing all of that and being blind. that was the reality for my next guest. lowe. thank you so much for being here with us. your story is a testament to your strength, your determination and your courage. i can't even imagine. how is everybody doing? >> well, everybody's doing well now. we're doing pretty fine. found my son yesterday. he's in a shelter. with his aunt. so i'm going to see him as soon as i leave here. >> okay. that's good to hear. that's good to...