And sarah has the weather. Good morning to you. Lots to talk about in terms of the weather. Snow and ice warnings as well as strong winds and potential flooding around the east coast. A full forecast in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story the army is on standby to help evacuate communities along the east coast, where a tidal surge is expected to hit. The Environment Agency has issued seven severe Flood Warnings, meaning there is a danger to life. Andy moore reports. All along the east coast, floodgates have been closed in preparation for the storm surge. Gale force winds are combining with high tides to threaten coastal defences. In jaywick, in essex, there is a severe Flood Warning, meaning a risk to life. The Emergency Services have arrived in force. The residents are being urged to leave. Evacuation centres a re being urged to leave. Evacuation centres are on standby. Weve got exceptionally strong winds, between 40 exceptionally strong winds, between a0 and 50 miles an h
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a category 5 hurricane, destroying thousands of homes and leaving vast areas underwater. officials confirm to nbc news that the death toll in the bahamas is now up to 20. rescuers used boats and jet skis to continue their rescue efforts. the u.s. coast guard is assisting with those efforts, rescuing dozens and air lifting many to medical facilities. jensen burrows is a lifetime resident of the bahamas who rescued a mother and two children. he will tell us the story of those rescues in just a moment. but joining us now by phone from nassau is the bahamian minister of health, dr. dwayne sands. dr. sands, thank you very much for joining us tonight. good evening, it s a pleasure to be here. tell us what the latest conditions are in the bahamas. well, at this point things have returned to normal. if you were to look outside, it s a clear, sunny day today.
surge. mass evacuations are already under way. ali velshi will give us a live report from charleston, south carolina tonight, in just a moment. storm warnings have now been lifted in the bahamas as residents are beginning to assess the catastrophic damage after hurricane dorian stalled over the bahamas for two days as a category 5 hurricane, destroying thousands of homes and leaving vast areas underwater. officials confirm to nbc news that the death toll in the bahamas is now up to 20. rescuers used boats and jet skis to continue their rescue efforts. the u.s. coast guard is assisting with those efforts, rescuing dozens and air lifting many to medical facilities. jensen burrows is a lifetime resident of the bahamas who rescued a mother and two