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Followed those orders, but so far we're not hearing of anyone having to be rescued. it's going to be to a point very soon where they're not getting out. wind speeds, they stay hunkered down until after the storm. watching the waves is what we're doing now, brianna. >> first responders need to stay safe as well when things get really bad. martin savidge in myrtle beach, south carolina, thank you so much. with each day we are seeing more of the damage that hurricane dorian left behind in the bahamas. these are images that were captured by cnn's paula newton and her crew on man-o-war island in ...

Got briefed on. so it does happen, we correct it. it's important that we acknowledge when we make mistakes and make the corrections. but it's -- again, you have to stay focused on the origination of the message from the hurricane center. we don't embellish, we don't add to it. we don't offer our own opinions because quite honestly that's -- our job is to deal with the information they're presenting and make these decisions. >> let's talk about the storm. obviously right now we're keeping our eye on the carolinas, but let's talk about the bahamas because the damage there is just incredible. the...

Hours today. we've already had over a dozen tornado warnings so far today. we've got one active tornado warning right now and it's all because of these outer bands pushing onshore. even if they begin as a waterspout, they can still make that on land. we've already had one report of damage that was originally from a waterspout that moved onshore so you have to be very careful with a lot of these storms, especially these that can be short-lived tornados. they pop up really with so little notice, so please keep that in mind. in addition to that threat, you also have the threat for incredibly heav...

Ocean ends and the beach begins. the water will continue to rise, combination of the storm surge and the winds because in this particular area of the beach, we're pretty much running north and south, which means we're getting the full brunt of the force right at the time of the waves are at their highest. so that's not only going to be a problem for erosion but also likely to damage some of the boardwalks, the piers that are here and any of the waterfront buildings nearby. if you break any of those peers, if you get debris in the water, they're like battering rams and will just accentuate that...

I'll come on down here a little bit out of the wind and rain and talk to a seafood restaurant owner named brett. he was witnessing this with us as we were watching that transformer down there. you saw it along with us. that was very violent. what was going through your mind? >> yeah, no, it was a giant fireworks show. i didn't know if it would shoot down the water and come to us. it was loud and scary for sure. >> reporter: were you worried about some of the currents here -- >> there are a punch more power lines up here. i was afraid some of those may come down and hit us. >> reporter: you've ...