This is cnn tonight im don lemon. What was Hurricane Florence is now a Tropical Storm. And were now hearing that it has killed at least five people in this area. This Tropical Storm is battering the carolinas tonight. Were told that more than 500,000, maybe up to 850,000 people are without power right now. They are concerned about major storm surges and also catastrophic flooding in the area. I want to take you out here on the beach. This is where the major problem where storm is rolling in and theyre concerned about flooding. This is what weve been seeing all day, the storms moving from the north and coming south down the shore here. One of those places being hit hard is where Miguel Marquez is in, in Carolina Beach. All day, you have been getting inundated with water and wind. Tell us what youre seeing. Yeah, this has been 36 hours of just hell in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, don. The wind is still blowing very, very hard. The rain is coming in right now, were not seeing a lot of
This is new day weekend with Christi Blackwell and victor blackwell. Tropical storm florence brought catastrophic flooding and the worst is on its way. Florence is creeping across the carolinas right now, just 3 Miles Per Hour. Already 13 people have died. Meanwhile, 800,000 customers do not have power this morning in both states. And hundreds are still stranded in their homes. The storm has dropped 40 inches of rain since making landfall friday morning. It could be three to five days before the water levels peak. And that could pose problems to those along the coastal communities and the dozens of rivers stretching among the states. This morning three of the People Killed were killed by the flash flooding. And we know downed trees and power lines are still a very big concern there. Kaylee hartung is in fayetteville, North Carolina. First of all, what are things like where you are, kaylee . Reporter christi, when florence barreled through here with the eye coming through wilmington on
Around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Were following two major breaking stories on the carolina coast. The first confirmed deaths in the Hurricane Florence disaster. At least four people have been killed including a mother and a baby whose house was hit by a falling tree. Hours after florence made landfall it is now a Tropical Storm and on a slow, a very, very punishing crawl. Rescuers are scrambling to reach people trapped by lifethreatening storm surges and catastrophic flooding. More than 600,000 customers right now, they are without power. Also breaking, prosecutors now say Paul Manafort is already giving them information after entering new guilty pleas as part of a deal with the special counsel. The president s former Campaign Chairman agreeing to cooperate on, quote, any and all matters. A potential game changer in the russia investigation. We have our correspondents, analysts and guests standing by in the disaster area of this
Joins me live. And with rescues under way. What we know about the damage caused by hurricane florence. Its still a very hairy situation out here. But all in starts right now. Good evening from new york, im chris hayes. Tonight on another staggering day of news were tracking three huge stories, Tropical Storm florence, now downgraded from a hurricane, which is still battering the carolinas as it slowly grinds its way inland, already resulting in at least five deaths. And newly surfaced Sexual Assault allegations against judge Brett Kavanaugh who is on the brink of being confirmed to the Supreme Court. But we begin tonight with the single Biggest Development in the entire course, a special counsel Robert Muellers investigation, Donald Trumps Worst Nightmare just came true. Paul manafort has flipped. Paul manafort has flipped. The president had floated a pardon for manafort, openly urged him to stay strong, tweeting last month that his Campaign Chairman refused to break. Such respect for
Pouring rain in the area through monday. We have Live Team Coverage tonight. Jonathan hunt on the ground in South Carolina where they are starting to get some of this, the brunt of this as well. The head of the coast guard is joining us on the massive rescue operation they have underway but we begin with chief meteorologist Rick Reichmuth who is here with the forecast and what to expect. Rick we have a long ways to go with the storm. Some of the impacts are lessening. The winds are coming down, strongest winds, which is good news. But they were extreme. Look at the numbers. 106 Miles Per Hour was recorded at cape lookout. 105 in wilmington close to where it came on shore. Those are the places where there is a station to read a reading like that. Who knows other stronger winds could be in places in between that. You get an idea of the storm now. This is organized and they are saying how amazed they are with how organized it is holding together. It has plenty of moisture around it. The w