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Working on this. duke energy said 20,000 crewmembers from 17 different states get the lights back on in this area as he said. they multiple challenges. i can explain. this is one example. you give us power line here, right? if you follow this power line down in there, the poll is down in the middle of this thicket right here. that is really swampland. at one point, the water was over my head. that's going to take a while, so they will put up some temporary lines right now so that the 25 people who are in this little area right here are able to have electricity, because it has been out since as...

The coast guard, national guard, marines have been conducting rescues. we are learning yet another person died from the storm, bringing the death toll to 18 people. that includes a 1-year-old swept away in floodwaters. >> we are working now and doing everything we can to prevent more deaths. swift water rescues are going on right now. more than 900 lives have been saved by first responders. >> this, look at this. that is what utility crews have to go through to try to get the power back on to people who are, frankly, freaked out and rightfully so. kerry sanders is where people are told to stay...

Government's version of the gener genocide in 1994. and tropical storm florence is expected to move out of the area on sunday, but this disaster is far from over. you can see already that it has claimed 13 lives. and there's the extensive damage up and down the coast that will take weeks to clean up and repair. utility crews have been working around the clock as florence made landfall as a category 1 hurricane. right now more than 1,000 are -- i don't think that number is correct, but there are thousands without electricity. many residents in the storm zone are discovering dangerous floodw...

Open if necessary. across the state, 700,000 people are without power. we appreciate the utility crews for north carolina and beyond who are here to help restore power. but people need to understand some areas are likely to be without power for a while. i know they are work as hard as they can. eric: the governor highlighted the swift boat rescues. 900 lives have been saved with those rescues. tell us about that. they have to preposition shallow boats that can go in a few inches of water to try to truck in people out of their -- trying to pluck people out of their homes who have been stranded....

Impeding utility crews who are trying to restore power, so don't get out, particularly in southeastern north carolina. don't operate a generator indoors. be alert for warnings and flash floods, tornados, high winds. and if you need nonemergency help, dial 211. those using video relay services should dial 888-892-1162. and the ready nc app has information about shelters and i'm also grateful to have monica mcgee to provide american sign language interpretation for us. this storm eventually will leave our state. we in north carolina have been through tough storms and this one is sure testing us....