declaration in north carolina. this is as the state is bracing for up to six inches of rainfall. we are going to talk about it with the democratic candidate for senate in north carolina, jerry beasley. and we are talking about the state of the race, less than 40 days until midterm elections. i am simone sanders townsend, and i have something to say. unprecedented, biblical, just a few words to describe the impact of hurricane ian. now taking its place as one of the worst natural disasters in our country s history. in just a few minutes, we are expecting an update from florida governor ron desantis, which we will bring you live. this week, hurricane ian slammed into florida s west coast, just shy of a category four hurricane. with winds of 155 miles per hour. ripping through south florida. then, coming back to slim south carolina and now, north carolina. we are hearing from residents who survived. we shouldn t be alive right now. we shouldn t be alive right now with that sto
shelter area where people will find refuge but what else is happening? reporter: well, we re actually see the preparation at play here for the american red cross. we re used to see volunteers at crisis scenes. preparations began days in advance as the storm was churning north toward san bernardino. behind me are volunteers who not only live in the area but also volunteer their own time to provide food, water, shelter. this makeshift disaster relief center is a high school cafeteria here in redlands, california. there are services for the elderly and there are animal services. san bernardino county has sent numerous officers here. they don t want people to evacuate because you don t want to leave your pets. for many of us, pets are members of our family. they don t want residents to
period. so that means that these grounds are still saturated and there is continued risk of more trees falling down. so officials incurring residents to stay vigilant as these cleanup efforts kick into high gear, simone. liz mclaughlin and florida, emily ikeda in south carolina. thank you both very much. i want to bring in florida states but shall run. michelle, i, thank you for bringing us. i see you are standing in what looks like a shelter area. so talk to me about what is happening. how are people faring in some of the hardest hit areas? how are you taking care of folks? well, symone, it is so good to be with you,, and so good to be with you. i am actually in pinellas county democratic office. in pinellas, we actually fared a little bit better than our counterparts down in southwest florida. so what i did is i sprang into action. i think, for me, and i think that you understand.
we are dealing with a delusional man that has been lost in his own ideas and he has sent people to die on our territory and our people are dying as well. this man will not stop before anything. threatened nuclear plants, the biggest nuclear plant in europe was threatened because they were bombing it. nobody is safe. it is not ukraine versus russia. this is the battle of the world against one person that has to go. harris: and you stay and capture us and make sure that we know that message. you give us a window of time to make a difference. i want to go to your next video now that you took inside of a shelter area where i see a lot of children. and you talk about making that decision with your wife every day do we stay? there are other families clearly like you. what will make a difference for all of you when you wake up that day and say no, it s time
investigation. i m sorry, hahn. for the coke family, the pain, too much to bear. father linen able to put his son clay s loss into words. the 29 year old inside the amazon warehouse friday when the storm moved in. over the phone the navy vet told his mom he was helping coworkers to shelter. just minutes before the twister struck. knowing that clay told others to get to safety it doesn t surprise me. not at all. that s who he was. that s who he was. cope, one of six workers killed, ranging from 26 to 62. the three tornado nearly caught the football season sized building in half. 40 foot walls collapsed, causing the move to cave in. amazon told nbc news all 46 workers inside were instructed to move to a protected shelter area as soon as sirens went off. but not everyone made their. arguably there is