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As Hurricane Dorian heads for the eastern Florida coast, NPR's Ailsa Chang checks in with the mayor of Panama City, Fla., — which was devastated last October when Hurricane Michael hit the panhandle.

With maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph, Dorian was a Category 1 storm when its eye crossed over Cape Hatteras. It is now moving northeast at 24 mph.

Forecasters warn, "Dorian is anticipated to remain an extremely dangerous major hurricane ... into next week. Florida and Georgia have declared emergencies along the wide possible path of the storm.

"We acknowledge that there are many missing and that the number of deaths is expected to significantly increase," Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said in a statement late Friday.

This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter describe the play DORIAN at Irish Classical as "fabulous," almost unbelievable in its excellence." DIAL M FOR MURDER (RLTP as Shea's 710) has, like DORIAN, a great cast, direction, costumes, and set. In the 'burbs Lancaster Opera House has CHESS with stellar performances while O'Connell & Co. has PIPPIN, also with strong voices.

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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Coast Guard Vice Adm. Scott Buschman. As Atlantic area commander he is overseeing the Coast Guard's work related to Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas and U.S

On Wednesday Tropical Storm Dorian strengthened into a category 1 hurricane. The storm is close to both the eastern edges of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The prime minister said five people were killed on Abaco Island. The Category 3 storm sustains 125 mph winds with "life-threatening" storm surge levels expected on Florida's east coast by late Monday.