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Wilmington, north carolina, but the outlook is bleak. the governor said we are a state that is hurting. the state will hurt for some time. they still have thousands of people in shelters and hundreds of roads closed. the long-term impact is beginning to be calculated. the north carolina area relies on tourism and agriculture. fields have been inundated. 3 million chickens killed and 5,000 hogs dead. the people of south carolina may still have the worst to come. the last spot on the trip here for the president on wednesday was conway in south carolina where officials say they don't think the ri...

Being warned not to go back to thundershower homes. this has to be very difficult for those >> reporter: absolutely. you know, evacuation orders, jim, have been lifted but people are being warned it is still dangerous, and i can attest that it is still dangerous. hundreds of roads are closed, still in north carolina, it is very difficult to get around. we have tried. a journey that should have taken two hours yesterday took us about seven. and you know, the governor up here has said we are a state that is hurting and here is why. 13 rivers still on major flood, hundreds of roads closed. nearly...

In the new book, "we fed an island: the true story of rebuilding puerto rico one meal at a time." i spoke with jose andres just before the broadcast. >> jose, your efforts there, first of all, how are they going? how many people have you been able to feed so far? >> i think by the end of today, we did 80,000 meals. we have two kitchens, one right here in wilmington, another one in raleigh. we have three more ready to go if we feel we need it. but you know, in wilmington we've been able to feed different counties, more than 20 shelters in the area. so so far very happy of the response i see on ...

I spoke jose just before the broadcast. jose, your efforts there, first of all, how are they going? how many people have you been able to feed so far? >> i think by the end of today, we have 80,000 meals. we have two kitchens, one right here in wilmington, another one in raleigh. we have three more ready to go if we feel we need it. but you know, in wilmington, we've been able to feed more than 20 shelters in the area. so so far very happy of the response i see on the feeding front and all the help, all across the area, i'm able to be driving by every day. >> what's the biggest difficulty? bec...

Cause flooding in communities far away from the coast. >> water level is the biggest one. and then secondary would be downed tree, power lines, anything to prevent our vehicle from getting to them. >> reporter: new hanover county which includes wrightsville beach in wilmington has nearly 200 roads closed, and public schools will remain closed this week. the few stores that are open have long lines of people waiting to restock on food and supplies. >> i'm hungry. we didn't get enough food. line for food in the rain. [laughter] >> reporter: but some people are taking matters into their own hands...