for your reporting. we have been reporting all day about the storm in south carolina. record-breaking 8.7 inches of rain fell during a 24 hour period over the weekend in columbia. the national weather service has been reporting that as well. it was this hurricane joaquin that also spawned some of this weather system, creating this impact here. that hurricane also to blame for what resulted in the waters off the coast there. a desperate search for that cargo ship carrying 28 americans on board. the coast guard now believes that el faro sank to the bottom of the ocean and they have notified the families of that. >> for our search planning efforts, we are assuming that the vessel has sank. we believe it sank in the last known position. we are still looking for survivors or any signs of life, any signs of that vessel. >> the el faro was last heard from on thursday near the bahamas crooked islands. family members are still holding out hope.