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Official Describes Hurricane Florence Rescue Efforts In Hard-Hit New Bern, North Carolina

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson checks in with a spokesperson for Craven County, North Carolina, as emergency crews attempt to respond to more than 100 calls.
Rescue workers from the Township No. 7 Fire Department and volunteers from the Civilian Crisis Response Team use a truck to move people rescued from their flooded homes during Hurricane Florence on Sept. 14, 2018 in James City, N.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

As Hurricane Florence slams North Carolina, the riverfront city of New Bern is already feeling the impacts. Emergency crews are attempting to respond to more than a.

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