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Storm surge. i know as you're traveling around, you've got to be hitting the coast lines, right? how dangerous a threat is that as this storm comes through -- there's a gust. as the storm comes through over this multi-day event? >> yeah, that's the big danger. storm surge is a major concern. it's the number one killer in hurricanes. that's why we always emphasize how dangerous it is and you need to get aways from that coast line. in this case, you had a category 4 hurricane. and even though it weakened, it's still going to possess the big storm surge waves just like hurricane katrina was on a ...

>> steven, you know, i know that a lot of things have been prepositioned that are ready. we know that fema has some 1100 emergency personnel in place right now prepared to search and rescue after the storm pushes through. we know that there are some 300 ambulances that are already in plates, a place. according to the army corps of engineers, 100 generaters are here, 15 more on the way. how important is that, that prepositioning of these assets in a storm like this? >> it's extremely important, especially during our post-storm recovery. we will need those assets to help us recover and help our ...

Breaking news coverage continues here from wilmington, north carolina. i'm george howell following hurricane florence as it pushes into the u.s. east coast. right now moving at about 5, 6 miles per hour at a snail's pace. and take a look at what it did here. the wind strong enough to rip off the roof of a bp gas station. again, very strong winds. this is not something to take for granted. this storm packs winds right around the eye of the storm, 90 mile per hour. wind gusts can get up to 120 miles per hour. here where we are live right now, i have to tell you we've experienced some of the stro...

There sight-seeing the damage that's out there because we have to get our resources out, get the power lines situated because we're going to have some downed power lines we know and trees are going to be down. so give us the opportunity to get out there, assess the damage, get the roads cleaned up, get the roads accessible and then get out there when we tell you you can get out there. >> natasha, that is important because there will be a lot of debris and damage presumably after this. >> and i already saw a downed tree earlier today and that was before even the worst of this hit. you were ment...

I've got my balance here. these wind gusts come and go. we felt some of the strongest wind gusts so far that we felt in wilmington maybe around 60, 70 miles per hour. this storm moving at a snail's pace right now, around 5 to 6 miles per hour, moving toward wilmington. we will eventually feel the eye wall of that storm. to our understanding, according to our weather department, around the eye wall can get around sustained 90 miles per hour. very strong winds, wind gusts getting up to 125 miles per hour. and don't discount the storm surge. that is something that everyone along the coast line wi...