To the country, leaving entire islands in ruins. At least seven people have been killed. Homes are gone and hospitals crippled. People need shelter. They are drenched. They are hungry. The islands Prime Minister is asking for global help. I think we would need at this point in time were concerned about security, safety and food. So we would need a lot of water and dried food. Ad whatever other assistance the International Community can give. As you know, we will have to rebuild our infrastructure. Well, as the bahamas struggled, dorian is rolling on. The hurricane has gotten weaker over the past 24 hours but its not weak. It is now a category 2, picking up speed and size as it lashes the u. S. And cnn is covering this hurricane from both sides of the storm. Patrick oppmann has been right in the middle of the devastation in the town of freeport, bahamas. And derek van dam is in jensen beach, florida, along the states east coast. First we want to go to our meteorologist here Pedram Javah