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More rain expected in the carolinas, officials now warning the biggest problems will play out over the next few days. they expect extreme storm surge and high wind to hit areas already devastated. a massive floodwaters and downed power lines. north carolina congressman, ted bud joins me now on the phone. thank you for being here i know you're very busy. and if i may, i want to start with you because i know that you and the emergency crews are expected floodwaters to rise substantially overnight as they did. how did you feel seeing it for the first time? >> thank you, arthel for having me. we f...

Up. with 2-1-1, the app, people are calling for help. a lot of the cell towers are still working so we do have battery power, people can call in. they give the address and they have a good mapping system so they can go right to the house. also, people have said they've not made contact with some family yet so they can tell first responders exactly where to go. let's not underestimate, there's lots of government help and also friends helping out. arthel: deftly takes family, it takes volunteers to help and congressman, before i go, i know that you've gotten a lot of support from president trump...

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I'm getting text from family, friends and other congressman in eastern part of the state. they are feeling the brunt right now. five feet of standing water. new bern, wilmington, absolutely devastation. 712,000 people without power right now. that is our priority but in the coming days this will shift to the west. more where i am in the central part of the state. we have to be careful because this is so widespread. we have not seen the peak flooding at. we expect that around noon tomorrow as what is being predicted. the high wind is mostly over but it doesn't take a lot of wind to topple -- ar...

And their families. we believe all americans should be able to retire with the confidence, dignity and economic security that you want. >> from here, the president traveled to the caramel country club to help raise money for two republicans that face tough battles. ted bud, a first term congressman from north carolina's 13th district and mark harris, a baptist pastor that won the republican primary in may. adding to the uncertainty, neil, is a decision earlier this week by a panel of three federal judges that determined that the current congressional district boundaries in north carolina are u...