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>> it truly has, shannon and unfortunately it continues to not move. this is the radar loop from the last 12 hours. i could go back 24 hours. 12 hours of seeing a massive category five storm, now a category four storm, not move is very rare and it's sitting over the grand bahama island. if it over the abaco islands. this just continues to spin and it certainly is a nightmare for folks in that area. eventually it is going to turn to the north and maybe begin to affect the united states a little bit more. currently sitting 85 miles away from the very outer bands there, running into portions of f...

That was a satellite loop. this is a radar loop coming out of the national weather service and here's the i come in the center of the eye. this is the city, the town of freeport, 20,000 people normally there. you can see that it's right next to the eye wall. they've had six to 12 hours of hurricane force winds and storm surge, as much as perhaps 18 feet. and unfortunately with the hurricane stalled, that's what they are going to be getting for the next 6-12 hours. very concerned about what's going on there in the northwestern bahamas. we won catastrophic damage in the bahamas from dorian. does...

Reporters but the main headline from him is, look, i know you're frustrated and this is a slow-moving storm, but be vigilant, follow the evacuation orders for those that in evacuation zones up and down the coast of florida. he said this storm is stalling very close to our coast and the decision -- the direction that it makes is going to make all the difference. where does it turn and when does it turn. we're going to get to chad myers in the severe weather center now for a little bit more on what he said. he said i know it's slow and you've been hearing about this for days, but don't let your ...

So the florida is waiting for this storm as it barrels across the bahamas. of course, earlier this afternoon the bahamian prime minister confirmed that at least five people have been killed in the bahamas has at category 5 storm rolled through. now it's a category 4 and we're waiting to see what the impacts will be here on the florida coast, chris. >> thank you, gabe gutierrez, in cocoa beach, florida for us. now we turn to msnbc meteorologist bill karins who has the latest on the path of the hurricane. this has been so frustrating for literally millions of people who have had to make decision...

Right? from noaa to fema, hhs, dod and more. and remember, this is all about preparation and coordination, federal, state and local stakeholders all work together. and the president, mike, says they are ready. >> we will work very hard to minimize whatever the effect of what's coming at us. we don't even know what's coming at us, but a category five is something that i don't know that i've ever even a heard the term other than i know it's there. that's the ultimate, and that's what we have, unfortunately. >> reporter: now, we have had a chance to take a look at the latest radar loop with winds...