area down to morehead city where i was was the noose river that s caused all the flooding in new bern, more than 100 people under rescue right now according to officials telling me this morning 375 yesterday. and then, of course, the newport river that the is main one that dumps into the boat bay in morehead city where i was standing on sea wall yesterday. this is the newport river over in this distance right here and it s overtaken this highway 70. now we are watching in a distance really with tremendous uncertainty as this woman drags her literally her life belongings through this floodwaters. it s difficult to want to just take your car. i m here with my own car. and i want to drive it in and try and help her. we re trying to do everything we can with people and we are, like everyone else, working on limited power. limited gasoline. you see there is no power out here. nowhere to go. you can t go to a gas station or walmart.
florida, for the first time since irma arrived. they have no idea what to expect once they open the door. do you have this locked, honey? i didn t lock it. ahh. it s ruined. reporter: it has just taken this couple a matter of seconds to learn their home suffered catastrophic damage. oh. [ bleep ]. reporter: it s a nightmarish chaotic scene, and smoke detecters beeping, and their life belongings destroyed. at its highest point the