could be some time before that ferry service is resumed. the big concern here, as it has been since the first forecast of the storm came into play, is what happens to highway 12. called a highway. just a two-lane road. as you know, the only way to get to hatteras. that could be washed out by the storm waters, can be washed out by sand and sea grass. in storms past it s taken days or weeks for residents to get to those communities to the south. certainly our three and ouou with our friends and family back home. with dorian away from the bahamas we are getting a sobering look at the damage left in his wake. late thursdays the official death toll rose to 30 with thousands more missing. the bahamas health minister told rachel maddow that number will raise even higher. a number of deaths. we have been somewhat slow to
hurricane irma is churning up with devastating category 2 force and sustained winds of 100 miles per hour. the eye of the storm passing along southwestern florida slamming naples on its way towards cities like fort myers, tampa, sarasota. at one point during the day water levels in naples increased by seven feet in just 90 minutes. this as residents in those cities all the way up to the state s capital of tallahassee are bracing for the storm. we have been covering this for a long time. the storm isn t even half way done through florida. flooding has begun in miami as surging storm waters has pushed into the financial district. flood waters on major streets throughout the city are
of you in the storm waters. what were you doing there? just showing the experience with my friends on facebook. i live on the water. like our apartment is the last apartment before you get to the river. our living room looks out on to the river. wow. so we decided to stay in here. we have plenty of water and food. we wanted to experience it. we re floridians from birth, so this isn t our first hurricane. given all that you saw, angel, with the storm s power, the anger of the storm over the weekend, i m sure you were watching it on television, you were seeing it barrel through. why make the decision to stay? i m looking at video right now that i believe you also shot of your neighbors with their dog trying to evacuate. why not just heed the warnings of city officials and get out of there? well, at the time, i mean, you know, when we looked at our options of where to go, we were
low tide. last night this water was covering the parking lot out into the street. in kt if a, police had cones on that street to warn drivers not to drive in that water. the governor just gave an update here this morning about the conditions they are facing. there are still flooded areas inland from here. more than 800 rescues have taken place over the last 24 hours, and sadly there have been seven storm-related deaths here in north carolina. the good news, as you can see, the sun is starting to peek through the clouds which will help dry things out as the remnants of hurricane matthew make their way back out to sea. the focus now is going to turn to assessing the damage. there are more than 700,000 customers without power in north carolina alone right now, so they will be assessing the damage and waiting for the storm waters to recede further. that way they can look for any more people that may be missing in those communities, so it s going to be a long week ahead here in north caroli
other people. they are keeping an eye on the situation. the emergency operations center have been activated to help those. terrible, terrible situation. kelly wright live for us this morning. thank you for the update. extreme weather. storm waters receding in tampa after heavy rain forces drivers out. a similar rescue at a nearby mobile home park as well. 40 people helped out of their homes. up to a foot and a half of rain has fallen in this area in the past two weeks. there may finally be relief in sight. maria molina is here. if you live in florida you are used to the storms that tend to fire up during the afternoon hours. in florida it has been a little on the unusual side in central florida. we have had a persistent frontal boundary across starts of the