weather. but ana, that ll be just one problem to have to deal with. we don t have to worry about it making landfall there at all. that sounds like some good news. karen mcginnis, thanks for that update. now, as the bahamas brace for what could be this other powerful storm, hundreds are still missing, thousands remain homeless two weeks after dorian hit as a category 5 hurricane. right now 50 people are confirmed dead, but officials say that number is expected to keep rising. nearly 4,000 evacuees have fled to south florida. for those who can t leave, there is hope. my next guest is the founder of mercy chefs, which continues to serve thousands of meals a day to evacuees in nassau. garry leblanc, thank you so much for joining us. we know there s so much need there already after hurricane dorian. how have you been preparing for potentially more bad weather heading that way. well, we got a couple more of our chefs on the island. we re continuing to expand our operations here.
only when you book with expedia. mercy chefs, bet you never heard of them. founding chef gary leblanc and his team did just that in the aftermath of hurricane florence, providing roughly 4,000 meals a day to those working around the clock to keep people safe. they will serve thousand more meals this week. mercy chefs, some great americans. i bet they could use your support. that wraps us up this hour. i m stephanie ruhle.
cupboard at my restaurant. there are others. especially as a community. everybody can t use the same thing. you know? for some folks it s easier to bring cases of water or diapers. whatever that non-perishable item is. for others, easier to donate in other ways. so we have financial donations going to the mercy chefs and also larger businesses donate cases of vegetables and fruits and it s easier for us to get that to them. so a restaurant can say, you know what? i want six cases of lettuce. send six cases of oranges and they already worked some of the companies that are already delivering to houston, and will soon be delivering to beaumont. we were just able to help organize. getting on the same page. wow. an amazing colossal undertaking and i know folks are so grateful you re doing that, and you do, indeed, have a heart of gold by doing that. and, of course, a great chef, too. tiffany derry, thank you so much. all the best to you and your