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We pray for those who have lost loved ones and for those who are still hospitalized. Even during the weekend when the actual reporting slows down a bit, we continue to see record high case counts. And we continue to be concerned with our percentage of positive tests. And there hospitalizations. We are watching closely to monitor hospital bed capacity. As well as icu bed capacity. Right now, our hospitals do have bed capacity and that is good. But as dr. Cohen will tell you, that can change really quickly. As we see North Carolinas upward trends, we must redouble our work. Detecting and isolati...

Departments especially in the counties experiencing the highest growth. Lee, mecklenburg and weick are our particular concern. D over the weekend i talked to Vice President depends about North Carolinas concern in numbers and i asked him in the federal government to help us with increasing our testing sites and his capabilities, especially focused on these counties. Another focus will be testing all nursing home residents and staff and this testing is ongoing. I now will ask our secretary of health and Human Services doctor mandy to share an update for us. Doctor cohen. Thank you, governor. Sl...

Covid19 in North Carolina. 1498 this morning, we have confirmed positive cases and unfortunately, this virus has now taken the lives of eight north carolinians. As a state, i know we are keeping their families and loved ones in our prayers. Our stayathome order is in effect now. I know it is hard, but prevention is still the single most important thing you can do right now. Prevention. It means maintaining physical distance from each other. Washing hands, coughing and the elbow, though simple things. They are simple, but they can save lives, including your own. It is vitally important that eve...

Well talk to the mayor of new bern North Carolina on rescue efforts. So far florence claimed at least seven lives including a woman and her baby who were killed when a tree fell on their home. Nearly a Million People are without power at this hour well have an update from the regions major Power Company welcome everybody glad to have you im neil cavuto and were keeping track of all of this as fast as we can. Jonathan siri in a hard hit writesville beach, North Carolina. Jonathan . Reporter hi, neil were still experiencing some winds, but the good news is that theres really no structural damage...

Rainfall rainfall. Lets listen in live. If you arent watching for them, you are risking your life. I have several important warnings this morning. First, to the people who have evacuated, if you are safe, stay put. We know people are anxious to get back home. Dont go back until this storm passes and you get the official all clear. Second, know that water is rising fast everywhere, even in places that dont typically flood. This system is unloading epic amounts of rainfall. In some places, measured in feet, not inches. Many people who think the storm has missed them have yet to see its threat. R...