1. “A crisis of epic proportions.”

At least five people are dead in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian pummeled the islands for more than two days. The death toll is expected to grow, one official said. Frantic calls have poured in for help, but many police and government vehicles are submerged from the storm surge and flooding rains. About 60 percent of the land is under water.

Dorian is now inching toward Florida as a Category 2 storm. Forecasts put the hurricane “dangerously close” to the Atlantic Coast, where it is expected to move slowly northward along Georgia and South Carolina. Here’s the latest and maps helping to track its path.