Island for several more hours. The Prime Minister there in the bahamas saying so far the storm has killed at least five people. We have our teams stationed this morning from the bahamas all the way up to the carolinas where according to that new guidance, the hurricane could be heading. Lets start, lets start with that new guidance, my friend in today show colleague, al roker standing by. Al, what are you seeing . Whats the new guidance telling us about where this storm is moving . Its interesting, craig. Here we go. This just in at 11 00 from the National Hurricane center. It is now a category two storm. Make no mistake, lets not Pay Attention to the categories, okay, because question still get a lot of damage out of this. Its 105 miles east of fort pierce, florida. Right now winds are at 110 Miles Per Hour northwest at 2 Miles Per Hour. Lets not lets not go to the next graphic just yet because i want to point this out, craig. We are looking at even though its weakening, its starting
The stakes couldnt be higher. The vast majority of New Hampshires political movers and shakers have not endorsed anyone yet. That means a good speech or a good showing this weekend could earn candidates critical support in the months leading up to next years all important first in the nation primary. In fact, eight, eight of the candidates are already in the Granite State Holding Events in nearly a dozen different towns tl throughout the day. Lets bring in the reporters with them. Our own mike memoli is with the Biden Campaign in laconia. Vaughn hillyard is covering Kamala Harriss campaign in manchester. Michael, lets start with you. Joe biden knows the process well. This is the third time this man is running for president. Lets be honest. The last two times they were a strikeout. So heres his third shot. Is it a charm or what is he really risking . Well, stephanie, first goit to say nothing makes me happier than when the center of the political universe is here in New Hampshire. We ar
The death toll has risen to at least 20 now as rescue workers are making their way to the most devastated areas of that island chain. Weather watches, weather warnings now extending as far north as massachusetts. Were checking the Current Conditions from our correspondents along the path of dorian. Al roker standing by for that 11 00 update. Well go to him in a moment. But we start in the low country of charleston, South Carolina. We start there. Dorian expected to get dangerously close today to the peninsula on which that city sits. Msnbcs ali velshi has made his way there. What are you seeing right now, buddy . Reporter well, were probably within the band of the worst of it for charleston right now. High tide is at 2 00, but weve got that northwestern part of the storm coming in pushing this surf in. As you can see, its a little choppy over here. You can see over there by the pier were within a few feet of the bottom of the pier. We probably have a little bit more water to come in he
Hurricane will be the absolute beating it left in the bahamas. Video shows miles of debris where homes and businesses once stood. More than 1300 homes were completely destroyed. Everyone is under water. Recovery efforts are just getting started. This morning the official death toll is seven, but looking at the video, you have to imagine that number could rise dramatically. Well get an update on the forecast in just a moment, and we have people in the bahamas as well as all along the east coast. I want to go first to msnbcs Morgan Chesky in the bahamas. Morgan, you and i have been speaking for a couple days, and the big issue for nasa was how themp goi they were going to get to those northern islands. Where are we on that . Theyre definitely there now, bringing dozens of people where theyre brought to hospitals behind me to receive that much needed medical treatment. We do know there was a clinic in marsh harbor, one of the first places where dorian made landfall, where a lot of people
Pictures of the crane. That there is in halifax, nova cars. Reporter do you feel amazingly fortunate to be scotia. Standing here . Oh, yes, sir, thank god to be now, this is what we dont know. Alive. Thats the biggest thing of it we dont know in terms of the all. Reporter but youve lost number of injuries in that everything . Yes, sir. People gave me this, what i have collapse. On. Thank you. Well have more details when we we have our life. Get them right here on msnbc. Thats the only thing we have now, the worst of the damage is left. All our family, we still here, now behind dorian but these are thank god for that. The images from the bahamas that are gradually andthe islands, 4 on the east coast, this is the view from above an Ocracoke Island in North Carolina. Tens of thousands do not have power. Helicopters air lifted food and water to stranded residents of the North Carolina outer banks on friday after they suffered catastrophic flooding but the governor says overall the collecti