. all right, this breaking news. the governor of south carolina is declaring a state of emergency ahead of hurricane dorian barrelling down the coast. new details show the track of the storm shifting east, which means the coasts of georgia and carolinas are now in the possible strike zone but floridians are still being warned the storm could still have catastrophic effects. many gas stations are dealing with long lines and shortages as drivers prepare for dorian. law enforcement play a key role in everything from search and rescue to evacuations and door-to-door checks. joining me to discuss, jonathan wackrow. he is also managing director of tineo risk. nice to see you. usually the traditional duties of police can be very different during a hurricane.
you ll be able to see where this thing is headed over the next 24 to 48 hours. notice the span here. this is sunday 8 a.m. we re talking about 24-hour difference and then a 24-who a h-hour diff here. that s going to be slowing down. bahamas will have 140 to 150 winds and then there s the turn. on the west side it s impacting with florida. a lot of it going offshore but it such a powerful storm, we could be looking at significant effects and eventually, this is way to early, but the carolinas but the time. we get into the middle of next week. right now hurricane dorian is closest to the bahamas. patrick oppmann is there. what s happening? well, the sun is out. it is an otherwise beautiful day. but there is that eerie calm.
people know what is on the way. the prime minister was on television saying this is his final warming, time is running out, if people are going to make preparations and move from where they are, so many islands are low lying, people have been evacuating this island. the highest point of land is own 30 feet high on the island of grand bahamas. people are being encouraged to go to hospitals and other shelters if they need to. the elderly are being encouraged to go to hospitals if they need any kind of care because the lights are going to go out for days if not longer and emergency rescue personnel are not going to be able to reach people to get them out of harm s way once this very powerful storm begins. so even though the people in florida might be getting something of a reprieve from the storm, in the bahamas, it is going to dramatically change the
landscape here and for many of the people who live in low-lying areas, talking about a storm surge a few minutes ago of 15 feet. that is much of the island where i am standing. so it is going to be destructive and very dangerous. okay. keep us posted. stay safe. patrick oppmann, thank you so much in the bahamas. now let s go to florida s east coast as people have been preparing for this storm for days but they could still feel the effects even if dorian doesn t make a direct hit. what are they bracing for? how are they preparing? reporter: this is the emergency operating center for vero beach. people are feeling better but the problem is they re not sure because, as we know, that cone of uncertainty, as we call it, is still places this area, this
have been destroyed the death toll is expected to rise as rescuers search through the rubble. to nato films from a far as it wreaks havoc in alabama. and this is what it left behind. the devastation it is all too clear to see in the small community of god one of the areas west hit in the county. here the violent twisted destroyed everything in its path. the damage here is significant i would put it in the category of catastrophic based on the destruction of the homes we sing. for those in the eye of the storm it was a terrifying experience. and