Hurricane Joaquin Bears Down On The Bahamas

Hurricane Joaquin is bearing down on the Bahamas. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson checks on what the conditions are like, what is expected and how residents are faring, with two guests in the Bahamas.

Capt. Stephen Russell is director of the Bahamas' National Emergency Management Agency, based in the capital Nassau, and Kwanza Bowe is co-owner of a restaurant on Stocking Island in Great Exuma, Bahamas

Forecasters say the storm could go on to make landfall somewhere on the East Coast of the U.S.