florence because as we have all seen it s a large area that has been affected. arthel: it s a great idea because not just you do have people who did try to evacuate and they found themselves leaving but then where do they go and perhaps they got half way to where they thought they were going to go, that s actually a great idea that you have the additional shelters set up, we are showing pictures right now of door to door rescues underway, are more residents showing up ms. baker, also is how is everyone holding up emotionally in those shelters? absolutely, a disaster is complex and complicated. i have been in south carolina over the past few days and talked to people who went through hurricane katrina and here they are years later going through florence. they are concerned about what their homes would be like and we
wanted to come out and make sure everybody was doing okay, there was a troop of boy scouts that were coming out to help people and set up cots because they knew this was going to be a long rough ride, really, we will be there to help people, we have mental health volunteers through complicated time, we are here that are here to listen and a shoulder to cry on and that s what we are going to be here to do in recovery from hurricane florence. arthel: my heart sank a little bit that those folks went through katrina and now this, i can t imagine, is the red cross, ms. baker getting the financial help, is there any way we can help those watching? yes, the people that can see this here, whether they live in an affected area or not it can
eric: rick, thank you so much. arthel. arthel: joining me now on the phone is holy baker, ms. baker thank you for taking the time to talk was, if you can tell us how full are the shelters and if you have any room for more people? thank you so much for having me. yeah, absolutely we, do have hundreds of shelters opened along the carolinas and other states and we have around 20,000 people staying at them, i wouldn t say that they were pull and actually we will never turn someone away, people are always welcome to come to red cross shelter where they will find a place to sleep that s safe, they ll find comfort and we will make sure that they are fed and it s a place to really ride out the storm and take those first initial steps in figuring out what you re going to do next. now, of course, you have your hands full and you re providing a lot of much needed help, is