and then almost every half hour there was another tornado warning that was being alerted to the public. frightening to many, because they knew to anticipate a hurricane. but these kind of spin off tornadoes as they re known are really something that no one could predict. any strike very quickly. they re not as severe as the oklahoma or kansas variety. but they still can do a lot of damage, and then they re gone. the fear tonight is that people won t be able to see them, only hear them. as well as dorian itself as that fury is being unleashed here in south carolina and will move on to north carolina, hundreds of thousands of people without power. and many of them wondering, when will dorian finally be gone, poppy. and that is the increasing danger of the storm that s so slow moving and sits. and sitting there is what caused that destruction in the bahamas. marty, for you, i mean you re a big guy and you re having a hard time holding your ground.
it alone has rescued 201 people at this hour. 11 different helicopters are being used for the search and rescue missions and support. outfront now seaman villa rodriguez he has been supporting the u.s. coast guard relief efforts in the bahamas flying over the damage since tuesday. thank you for doing that appear for being with me tonight. this is video you shot showing some of the coast guard rescues taking place in the bahamas. how many more people from your assessment do you believe need to be rescued? yeah, thank you for having us. we have been developing rescues since day one. we have around 200 people rescued until this time and we have assets on air looking for any way to provide assistance to the bahamian people best way
stores that are flooded and broken down to get food and whatever they need. and we we have no way no help where we are. there is no one focused on the central abaco. no power, no water. it s just you get what you get. you get what you get. i m so sorry you shouldn t have to go through this in the aftermath you should have all the aid you need. we ll keep spotlighting in story. i m so sorry we wish the best for you and your family. thank you for calling in. of course. outfront next breaking news, the white house out tonight with yet another reason why president trump said alabama was in the path of hurricane dorian. the thing is why is he talking about in and tweeting about this when you have the tragedy in the bahamas that you just heard from our last guest? why isn t that top of mind? and hurricane dorian bearing down on north carolina as residents are told to seek settler right now. the state s governor is with me. what he is expecting tonight.
wearing a hard hat. you have covered a lot of hurricanes. does this one feel different? well, the thing about in that s so amazing with this storm is how long it has persisted. you look at what it did with puerto rico, and then what you saw over the weekend in the bahamas, how this storm has still held itself together. it s nothing like what it was when it struck the bahamas, but still a powerful storm that has continued to keep millions of people wondering and worrying about where it s going. and that worry continues tonight. there is a curfew in many parts of in county that s in effect, which means until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow people are going to be just hunkered down hoping for the best. martin savage in myrtle beach, south carolina. thank you so much, marty, you and your team for braving that to bring us that reporting ton. we appreciate it. and the destructive storm
for nfl redzone. click, call, or visit a store today to learn more. breaking news tonight, out of the bahamas, the minister of health is warning the death toll there from hurricane dorian will soar, say, quote, the public needs to prepare for unimaginable information about the death toll and human suffering. the current toll, 23 people dead.