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we are carrying out search and rescues across the state. there have been at least 700 rescues confirmed as of thursday. >> first responders are doing targeted searches. going home by home, checking to see if people are okay. there will be many more rescues that are added. the absolutely expect to have -- from the surrogate. so far, at least 19 people are confirmed dead. >> there was a significant number of people that remained on the island during the catastrophic weather event. right now, it is important for us to go ahead and say, are you okay? it will take a few days to get to a...

Chinese system that you can have a leader of a country at 1.4 billion people banished for 11 days, and there is no explanation, no mention of it. not even any attempt to try to address the rumors that were spreading like wildfire around the world. the united states, europe, and of course in india. from the chinese perspective, it didn't really matter to them. it doesn't matter what happened outside. they controlled so much. the narrative inside china from the media, to the internet. the political views of people themselves. if they speak out, they can very well be punished. it just goes to sho...

Reporting in orlando, florida, ryan young, cnn. >> we have been tracking the storm for hours. karen, the key question, where is it headed? >> it would be wonderful if we could absolutely nail that down. we know somewhere along the south carolina coast, all of the computer models are in fairly good agreement. i want to show you this, it should be making its way on shore. also to coastal georgia. now, we are seeing the rainfall pick up. that is a lovely beach area on the southeastern coast -- 62 miles per hour. let's get into the nitty-gritty here. it is at about 170 miles to the southeast of ch...