faster. >> they revealed the most expensive phone ever. >> thank you for joining us. i'm christine romans. >> i'm alex marquardt. live pictures of hurricane florence bearing down on the carolinas. the winds starting to pick up. that shot in kill devil hills, north carolina. "new day" starts right now. frerz -- now. this is cnn breaking news. >> good morning. welcome to your "new day." it is thursday, september 13th. 5:00 in the east coast. alisyn is in new york. i'm john berman in north carolina where hurricane florence is beginning to bear down on the east coast, alisyn. as we drove here today, house after house on the beach side here boarded up. most, but not all, have gone. they are ready for a harrowing