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He will see the devastation first-hand. forecasters warning the cape fear river in wilmington is expected to crest today bringing more flooding. officials urging people to get to higher ground. here is north carolina governor roy cooper. >> crisis in north carolina continues. catastrophic flooding and tornadoes are still claiming lives and property. my most important message is first. for many parts of north carolina, the danger is still immediate. floodwaters are rising as rivers crest and they will for days. >> eric: lieutenant governor dan forest joins us on the telephone about the situatio...

People and downgraded to a tropical depression. it is dumping heavy rains on the region as it moves inland. here's the governor urging residents to stay vigilant. >> my most important message is first. for many parts of north carolina, the danger is still immediate. floodwaters are rising as rivers crest. don't make yourself someone who needs to be rescued. again, stay off the roads especially south of 64 and 73, 74. many roads in our state are still at risk of floods. roads you think are safe can be washed away in a matter of minutes. >> more than 20,000 people are stranded while they await n...

2018 in the fephilippines is whe it made landfall first. when the typhoons hit the philippines, they are a constant threat to the people. that is the main reason for the deaths you see. rescuers there going through those landslides hoping to find people alive, natalie, but they certainly have their work cut out for them. >> absolutely. so many of the people that were in the brunt of the storm in the philippines worked in agriculture and many of their crops have been destroyed. so that is another unfortunate situation they have to deal with. back to china for a moment, matt. how long might this...

The past couple of days, and ali, you were in myrtle beach and wilmington had damage. now the areas further inland are having to deal with it as well. they may be dealing with a few days as the rivers crest in places like lumberton. gabe, thank you for that coverage. let's go to kal perry in wilmington. >> reporter: wilmington is now an island. this community is cut off from the rest of the state. this neighborhood look it hard. i want to bring in hunter who is here trying to help clean up and get people back into their houses. it seems like this neighborhood took it really bad. what are you...

Crest, and they will for days. >> the remnants of hurricane florence have moved away from north carolina fwurk danger is far from over. blamed for at least 20 deaths in north and south carolina, including a 1-year-old boy swept way in floodwaters. roughly 500,000 homes and businesses are still without power. some good news to report -- officials able to open up a route and get supplies to wilmington cut off by floodwaters. however, hundreds of primary roads remain closed. see that hole? that's why you can't drive. dap haves failed or on the verge of failing. marianna intenseio joins us now. lo...