PLEA DEAL WITH ROBERT MUELLER. A PLEA DEAL THAT COULD CAUSE ALL
KINDS OF TROUBLE FOR PRESIDENT
TRUMP.
TRUMP. LET’S BEGIN WITH THE HISTORIC
WEATHER.
WEATHER. EVEN BEFORE HITTING LAND,
HURRICANE FLORENCE A CATEGORY 2
STORM IS MAKING ITS PRESENCE
FELT WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 110
MILES AN HOUR AND WIDESPREAD
FLOODING ALREADY.
FLOODING ALREADY. OFFICIALS WARN THAT FLORENCE
COULD BRING SUBSTANTIAL STORM
SURGES OF UP TO 11 FEET.
AND MORE THAN 10 MILLION PEOPLE
LIVE RIGHT NOW IN THE STORM’S
PATH.
PATH. TENS OF THOUSANDS HAVE ALREADY
LOST THEIR POWER.
WHILE NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR
ROY COOPER MADE THIS PLEA TO
AREA RESIDENTS.
AREA RESIDENTS. >> TO ANYONE STILL UNWILLING TO
TAKE THIS STORM SERIOUSLY, LET
ME BE CLEAR, YOU NEED TO GET
YOURSELF TO A SAFE PLACE NOW.
AND STAY THERE.
>> WE’VE GOT REPORTERS ALL OVER
THE COAST.
THE COAST. LET’S START WITH GADI SCHWARTZ
WHO’S IN BEAUFORD, NORTH
CAROLINA.
CAROLINA. GADI?
GADI? OH, MY GOSH.
>> Reporter: THIS HAS BEEN THE
SITUATION FOR THE LAST FIVE OR
SIX HOURS.
SIX HOURS. THIS ISN’T THE WORST OF IT.
WE EXPECT THE WORST OF IT TO
COME TONIGHT.
COME TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WE’RE SEEING,
THEY’RE ABOUT 50, 60, MAYBE 70
MILES AN HOUR.
TONIGHT WE’LL SEE WINDS OVER 100
MILES AN HOUR.
WE’RE ALSO GOING TO SEE HIGH
TIDE.
TIDE. AND WE’RE GOING TO SEE A STORM
SURGE.
SURGE. SO THOSE THREE THINGS ARE GOING
TO BE POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC
AROUND 11:00.
AROUND 11:00. BEAUFORT IS JUST ACROSS THE WAY.
THERE ARE REPORTS OF HOMES
ALREADY BEING FLOODED BY SOME
STORM SURGE.
STORM SURGE. YOU WERE TALKING A BIT AGO ABOUT
THIS BEING A CATEGORY 2
HURRICANE.
HURRICANE. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE DISMISSED
THIS AS A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE,
MAYBE CHOOSING NOT TO EVACUATE.
THIS IS THE STRENGTH OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS, NOT THAT
HURRICANE, THAT 100 MILES AN
HOUR-PLUS HURRICANE WINDS.
THOSE ARE COMING.
THEY’RE CLOSE TO US AND THEY’RE
GOING TO RAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH
NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
SO RIGHT AFTER THIS WE CAN SEE
ON THE RADAR THEY’RE APPROACHING
OUR LOCATION SO WE’RE GOING TO
FALL BACK.
FALL BACK. WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GADI
SCHWARTZ.
SCHWARTZ. HANG ON THERE, SIR.
LET’S BRING IN KERRY SANDERS
FROM CAROLINA BEACH.
I’VE SEEN YOU EVERYWHERE, BUT
THIS IS SOMETHING.
LOOKS A LITTLE CALMER WHERE YOU
ARE.
ARE. >> Reporter: WELL, THAT’S
BECAUSE I MOVED TO A PROTECTED
AREA.
AREA. QUITE FRANKLY, I’VE BEEN GETTING
BEATEN UP.
BEATEN UP. I’M SOAKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
I WANT TO TAKE YOU TO THE
ATLANTIC HERE.
ATLANTIC HERE. YOU CAN SEE THE FORCE OF THE
ATLANTIC.
ATLANTIC. AND WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
THIS, BUT MAYBE WE CAN EXPLAIN A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CONCERN
ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE
STORM SURGE.
STORM SURGE. AN 11-FOOT DOME OR WALL OF WATER
THAT WILL COME OVER THE SAND
DUNES, OVER THE BOARDWALK THERE,
AND THEN WILL COME IN.
WITH THE FORCE OF THE ATLANTIC
BEHIND IT, IT POTENTIALLY WILL
DAMAGE, TAKE PORTIONS OF HOMES
AND BUILDINGS.
AND BUILDINGS. WE’RE IN WHAT IS ALLEGEDLY A
CONSTRUCTED BUILDING HERE THAT
IS DESIGNED TO HANDLE UP TO A
CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE.
SO WE FEEL SAFE WHERE WE ARE.
THE REASON YOU DON’T SEE THE
WIND BLOWING ME RIGHT NOW IS
BECAUSE WHILE THAT IS THE
ATLANTIC, THE WIND IS ACTUALLY
COMING FROM THIS DIRECTION.
SO I’M SLIGHTLY PROTECTED.
BUT AS THAT WATER COMES IN, IT’S
COMING IN WITH THE HURRICANE.
IN FACT, THE EYE IS APPARENTLY
RIGHT NOW FORECAST TO COME HERE
IN CAROLINA BEACH, RIGHT ABOUT
HERE.
HERE. WE’RE GOING TO SEE THE STRONGEST
WINDS AND POTENTIALLY WE MIGHT
EVEN SEE THE EYE WALL COME OVER.
OF COURSE, THAT WILL COME IN
BETWEEN 4:00 AND 10:00 A.M.
BECAUSE OF THE SLOW SPEED OF ALL
OF THIS.
OF THIS. BUT IT’S THAT CONTINENTAL SHELF
OUT THERE THAT STARTS ABOUT 60
MILES AND IT’S 120 FEET AND IT
JUST SLOPES RIGHT UP.
SO AS THE WIND PUSHES THE WATER
ON THE TOP, IT BUILDS IT UP.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS
ULTIMATELY THE STORM SURGE THAT
FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE DEALING
WITH, BUT NOT TOO MANY FOLKS
HERE BECAUSE THANKFULLY MOST OF
THEM EVACUATED.
THEM EVACUATED. >> CAN A HUMAN BEING STAND UP
AND SURVIVE AND NOT DROWN IN A
SURGE?
SURGE? OR DO YOU HAVE TO BE OUT OF THE
WAY TO SURVIVE?
>> Reporter: NO.
I’M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT I WAS
IN THE BEGINNING OF A STORM
SURGE DURING HURRICANE MATTHEW
AND THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN
STAND IN A STORM SURGE.
I HAD TO DASH, FORTUNATELY GOT
BEHIND THE BUILDING.
BUT I GOT TO TELL YOU, WHEN THE
STORM SURGE IS COMING IN, IT’S
PROBABLY GOING TO RIP UP
PORTIONS OF THE BOARDWALK THERE
BECAUSE OF THE FORCE OF THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN.
ATLANTIC OCEAN. THOSE BOARDS ARE FLYING AROUND,
THERE’S OTHER DEBRIS IN THE
WATER.
WATER. IT HITS YOU, THERE’S ABSOLUTELY
NO WAY -- AN OLYMPIC SWIMMER
COULDN’T HANDLE IT.
IT TAKES OUT PORTIONS OF
BUILDINGS AND DEPENDING ON THE
CONSTRUCTION AND MAYBE THE AGE
OF THE CONSTRUCTION, WE HAVE
SEEN LIKE HURRICANE, I THINK IT
WAS IKE, THAT LEVELED AN ENTIRE
PORTION OF GILCHRIST BEACH.
THERE WAS ONE HOUSE LEFT.
SO IT’S NOTHING ANYBODY COULD
WITHSTAND.
WITHSTAND. THAT’S IMPORTANT.
THAT’S IMPORTANT. BECAUSE SO OFTEN PEOPLE SAY, I
WANT TO STAY.
I WANT TO PROTECT MY PROPERTY.
THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN DO.
YOU CAN’T PROTECT A SINGLE
THING.
THING. >> MOST PEOPLE, I GUESS, IF
YOU’RE TRAINED TO DO IT CAN
BREATHE UP TO THREE MINUTES OR
SO.
SO. BUT EVEN IF YOU COULD STAND UP
DURING THESE SURGES, HOW LONG
DOES THE WATER STAY AT THAT
LEVEL?
LEVEL? >> Reporter: WELL, LET ME TELL
YOU THAT I RECENTLY DID SWIFT
WATER RESCUE BECAUSE I WAS DOING
A STORY WITH THE TEAMS IN
UPSTATE NEW YORK.
THE IDEA OF STANDING IS ACTUALLY
DANGEROUS
DANGEROUS DANGEROUS, TOO, BECAUSE YOU HAVE
THE WATER MOVING.
YOU THOUGHT IS TO STAND UP.
BUT YOUR FEET DOWN THERE GET
STUCK ON SOMETHING AND YOU CAN’T
GET OUT AND THE WATER IS COMING
OVER AND DOWN YOU GO.
SO THERE IS ALL TYPES OF METHODS
TO PROTECT YOURSELF WHERE YOU
COME UP ON YOUR BACK, PUT YOUR
ARMS OUT LIKE THIS, BRING YOUR
FEET UP AND THEN BRING YOUR ARMS
OUT AND BEGIN TO PADDLE.
I’VE GOT TO TELL YOU, THESE MAY
BE METHODS, BUT I DON’T THINK
IT’S POSSIBLE BECAUSE YOU’RE
GOING TO HIT SOMETHING.
YOUR HEAD’S GOING TO GET HIT.
YOU MIGHT GET KNOCKED OUT.
THIS IS REALLY WHY THEY SAY,
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE
FALL BACK THOUGH SHELTERS.
GET AWAY FROM WHERE THE STORM
SURGE IS GOING TO BE.
UNLESS YOU HAVE A SECURE
LOCATION LIKE WE HAVE HERE.
>> I THINK YOU MADE THE POINT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
KERRY SANDERS WITH THAT PUBLIC
SERVICE WARNING.
SERVICE WARNING. GET OUT OF THE WAY.
LET’S GO TO GARRETT HAAKE WHO’S
IN NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA.
IT LOOKS LIKE A BEAUTIFUL PART
OF THE COUNTRY.
BUT RIGHT NOW, NOT A PLACE TO
VISIT.
VISIT. ZBLILD PROBABLY STAY AWAY FOR A
COUPLE OF DAYS, CHRIS.
BUT IT’S INTERESTING.
THERE’S A LOT OF OLD HISTORIC
HOMES HERE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE
FOR 200 YEARS.
PEOPLE ARE SAYING MY HOME HAS
LASTED THIS LONG, MAYBE I DON’T
NEED TO LEAVE.
BUT WHAT WE’RE EXPERIENCING NOW
IS SOME OF THAT STORM SURGE.
THIS TOWN IS WRAPPED ON TWO
SIDES BY THE NOOSE RIVER.
THAT NOOSE HAS BEEN TIGHTENING
ALL DAY, IF YOU’LL FORGIVE THE
PUN.
PUN. THIS IS PRESSING FURTHER INTO
THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE NEIGHBORHOODS. EVEN ON THE STREET I’M STANDING
ON NOW, WE HAD TO ABANDON ONE
LIVE SHOT LOCATION.
IT WAS TURNED INTO AN ISLAND.
IN THE LAST HOUR I THINK OUR
CAMERA MAN CAN LOOK HERE, THE
MUD HAS PUSHED UP A HOUSE AND A
HALF LENGTH IN THE LAST HOUR.
WHERE WE HAVE NOT REALLY SEEN A
TON OF RAIN SO FAR.
WE’RE ON THE EDGE OF THIS.
WE’RE A BLOCK AND A HALF IN FROM
THE RIVER AND EVERYTHING IS IN
HERE.
HERE. EVEN FOLKS WHO LOOK LIKE THEY’VE
BEEN HERE FOR 20 OR 30 YEARS IS
HOW FAR INTO THE TOWN DOES THE
RIVER GO?
RIVER GO? IS THIS A STORM LIKE THEY’VE
SEEN?
SEEN? OR WILL WE HAVE SUCH AN AMOUNT
OF PRESSURE AND WATER PUSH INTO
THE TOWN THAT IT’S BEYOND WHAT
PEOPLE HAVE SEEN IN THE LAST
COUPLE YEARS.
COUPLE YEARS. AND FRANKLY, CHRIS, WE’RE IN
THAT SAME GUESSING GAME
OURSELVES NOW TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT IF OUR SAFE HOUSE, THE PLACE
WE’VE CHOSEN TO STAY TONIGHT, IS
GOING TO STAY SAFE ENOUGH.
>> I’M LOOKING BEHIND YOU.
WHY ARE THERE LIGHTS ON THE
HOUSES.
HOUSES. ARE PEOPLE STICKING IT OUT?
>> YOU KNOW, I’VE GOT STREET
LIGHTS ON HERE.
BEHIND OUR CAMERA POSITION,
THERE ARE FOLKS STILL IN THEIR
HOMES.
HOMES. I WAS TALKING TO THEM BEFORE WE
CAME ON AIR TO SEE WHAT THEIR
PLANS ARE.
PLANS ARE. BUT I DON’T THINK THERE’S
ANYBODY LEFT IN ANY OF THE
HOUSES BEHIND ME.
THE POWER IS STILL ON HERE.
THIS IS A PLACE THEY’VE GOT
UNDERGROUND LINES.
UNDERGROUND LINES. IT’S NOT BEEN BLOWN DOWN BY THE
WIND.
WIND. AT SOME POINT, I’M SURE THAT
WILL NO LONGER BE THE CASE.
THE LIGHTS HAVE STAYED ON, THE
WINDS HAVE STAYED LOW.
THAT’S PART OF THE REASON PEOPLE
AREN’T MORE PANICKED AT THIS
POINT.
POINT. BUT THIS WATER, I’M WATCHING IT
COME.
COME. AND IT’S COMING SLOWLY, BUT IT
JUST KEEPS COMING.
I THINK THAT’S GOING TO BE THE
STORY IN THIS PART OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST.
CAROLINA COAST. >> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
GARETT HAAKE.
GARETT HAAKE. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. LET’S TURN TO BILL KARINS TO
FIND OUT THE LATEST.
BILL, YOU’RE THE EXPERT.
WHAT’S COMING?
WHAT’S COMING? >> LOOK AT GARRETT AND WE ALL
HAVE THE LIGHTS ON HIM LATER ON,
ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
THE HIGH TIDE OF THE NOOSE RIVER
THERE IS GOING TO BE ABOUT 30
MINUTES PAST MIDNIGHT.
THE WATER LEVEL THERE IS
EXPECTED TO BE THREE TO FOUR
FEET HIGHER THAN WHERE HE’S
STANDING RIGHT NOW.
THINK HOW CLOSE THAT WATER WILL
BE TO GOING IN THOSE HOMES.
THERE’S A PICTURE OF THE
BEAUTIFUL HOMES THERE.
THAT WATER IN THE ROAD IS GOING
TO GO UP ABOUT THREE OR FOUR
FEET ADDITIONALLY.
FEET ADDITIONALLY. THAT WILL BE INTO THE FIRST
FLOOR LEVEL OF THOSE HOMES
THERE.
THERE. THAT’S ONE OF THE BIG CONCERNS
THERE ON THE NOOSE RIVER BASIN,
THE TRENT RIVER, THE RIVER BEND
AREA THERE.
AREA THERE. I LIVED IN NEW BERN FOR A COUPLE
YEARS.
YEARS. I WAS STANDING THERE WHEN BERTHA
HIT.
HIT. IT’S ALREADY AT THOSE HEIGHT
LEVELS.
LEVELS. TOMORROW WE’RE GOING TO DO IT
AGAIN AT THE MORNING HIGH TIDE
12 HOURS LATER.
SO LET ME GET INTO THE LATEST
WITH THE STORM.
STILL A CATEGORY 2.
IT’S BEEN WOBBLING AROUND A
LITTLE BIT HERE.
WE’RE STUCK IN THIS OUTER BAND
WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
WE SAW GADI BEING BLOWN AROUND
THERE IN THE MOREHEAD CITY AREA.
NEW BERN IS WELL INLAND HERE.
THIS IS NOT JUST A COASTAL
EVENT.
EVENT. IT’S EVEN FAR INLAND WE’LL SEE
THIS FLOODING.
THIS FLOODING. I’M SURE THERE WILL BE WATER
RESCUES TAKING PLACE FAR AWAY
FROM THE COAST AND INLAND AREAS
WHERE THOSE RIVERS ARE GETTING
BACKED UP.
BACKED UP. THE WINDS ARE RAMPING UP.
WINDS GUSTING TO 63 HERE.
54 IN HATTERAS.
ISN’T TOO BAD.
WE’RE WAITING FOR IT IN
WILMINGTON AT 47.
SO THE STORM IS CURRENTLY 90
MILES EAST/SOUTHEAST OF
WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON. LANDFALL PREDICTED BY THE
HURRICANE CENTER MAYBE 8:00 A.M.
TO NOONISH OR SO.
IF IT STALLS OUT A LITTLE LATER
THAN THAT.
THAN THAT. HERE’S THE 2:00 P.M. POSITION.
ALMOST OVER TOP OF WILMINGTON.
THEN IT KIND OF RAINS ITSELF OUT
AND HEADS DOWN TOWARDS THE
MYRTLE BEACH AREA.
SO THE KEY TIMES ARE THE HIGH
TIDE CYCLES.
TIDE CYCLES. THAT’S WHEN WE USUALLY HAVE THE
MOST FATALITIES, WHEN THE MOST
DAMAGE IS DONE WITH THE STORM
SURGE.
SURGE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IS COMING
CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT FROM 11:13
P.M. HERE NEAR WRIGHTSVILLE
BEACH AND UP THE COAST.
THAT’LL BE THE HIGHEST WATER
LEVELS WE’VE SEEN SO FAR WITH
THE STORM.
THE STORM. NOW, I JUST SAW SOME NEW
INFORMATION THEY ARE CALLING FOR
THE HIGH TIDE TOMORROW MORNING
AT 11:00 A.M. TO NOON TO BE
HIGHER THAN THE ONE TONIGHT.
SO AT FIRST IT WAS LOOKING LIKE
TONIGHT WOULD BE THE WORST.
THAT’S NOT THE CASE ANYMORE.
WHERE EVER THE WATER IS TONIGHT
AT MIDNIGHT, IT’LL PROBABLY BE
AN ADDITIONAL FOOT OR HALF A
FOOT HIGHER TOMORROW MORNING.
THAT’S THE PROBLEM WITH THIS
STORM, CHRIS.
STORM, CHRIS. IT’S ONE HIGH TIDE CYCLE AFTER
THE OTHER.
THE OTHER. SO WE GET THE HIGH TIDE COMING
IN, WE GET DUNES TAKEN OUT,
DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURES.
THEN WE’LL DO IT AGAIN WHEN
THERE’S NO DEFENSES.
AND YOU GET THE WAVE ACTION ON
TOP OF IT.
WE’LL DEAL WITH THIS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. BUT A HUGE AREA, ALL THE WAY
THROUGH SOUTH CAROLINA IS GOING
TO GET TWO FEET OF RAIN OUT OF
THIS.
THIS. YEAH.
YEAH. IT’S TOO MUCH WATER TOO SOON.
IT’S A WATER PROBLEM.