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>> reporter: they have to. they have to leave them up. it takes a week or so to take them down. even then they would clawing the streets, wolf, and they want the streets open for people to evacuate. more than 20 of these cranes in the city behind me, everywhere you look, you see they have. we see at least ten from this hotel balcony right here. its a sign of the progress in this city. they are built to withstand 145 mile an hour winds. as you have been reporting, wolf, irma is going to hit as a ...

>> pretty much parallel to the peninsula, bisecting it and it also will stay on land for more than 24 hours, which is unlike andrew. andrew came on shore in dade county in 1992 and then that system just continued to move from east to west and it moved out into the gulf. now, this storm will be tracking right up the florida peninsula as you can see a very powerful category 4 storm, winds of 145 miles an hour expected at 8:00 a.m. on sunday morning. >> a lot of people in the field have said we liv...

This 155 marker. a category 5 starts at 156. it doesnt give anyone the ability to collapse. moving closer to cuba, it could have eye interaction with cuba, i dont think it will make a big deal of strength. we have it making that northern turn and making toward florida. 145 storm moves into the keys of florida. here is the long track on this, this is why it is not just a concern. it is an all florida storm. . watch what happens as it as it

Drinking, they were having a good time. whats your advice to them? >> first of all, there are psychologists that could probably help you from making comments like that because its just crazy. this is a storm that weve never dealt with. its one of the worst storms that has ever hit the atlantic and they need to get out of there. yes, it may be less than what weve been looking at at these 185-mile-an-hour winds that have been going on for a while. it may bouncing off of cuba be reduced in intensit...

Is on the scene for us. john, there are a lot of construction cranes dotting the city skyline. what happens to them because potentially if they collapse that could be a huge danger? >> its a big fear here, wolf. there are more than 20 of these cranes up around the city. it is a sign of the progress in miami and a booming economy here. there is a lot of construction going on. these cranes are designed to withstand 145 miles an hour winds. the problem is irma is going to hit as a category five sto...

Weather vane. we have aid video of what its supposed to look like in puerto rico. theyre supposed to sway. when winds get north of 145 miles an hour, very, very dangerous. one of the building officials in miami this week put out an official statement saying, i would not advise staying in a building next to a crane. in other words, if you are next to one of these cranes and one of these high rise buildings, you might need to evacuate because it may not be able to withstand the strength of the sto...

Dismantle them, so that is why they are still standing. one particular note, the booms, you can see the arms up top. they cant tie them down. why not? if they tied them down, it would serve like a sail and offer too much resistance and pull everything down. so they are designed to swing like weather veins, which can be disconcerting. you can see one of these cranes swinging in the wind. that is the way it is supposed to react. again, if it gets higher than 145 miles an hour, it could be a real p...

Back. >> were giving all of this to you. its yours. >> thank you. >> evacuation tips as traffic builds and gas dries up. >> jeff rosen reporting for us this morning. sam champion is also reporting for us today. he is in miami beach. you have been through storms before. talk about the context here. what do people need to know? and compare it to what youve seen in the past and youve been covering these things along the coast. >> reporter: all right, yeah, all that is true and i have indeed been th...

30000 pounds and the concern is they could topple. and that is built to withstand 145. people are took to seek shelter in the stair well of the buildings. there are concerns about the toppling. that might seem dramatic, but the present damage is mundane. that comes from storm courage and could be several feet. 90000 people are under evacuation unders and for those who havent evacuated. the concern is storm surge and if you havent left we cant safe you. dire warnings in the low- lying miami beach...

Weeks to dismantle them and get them on the ground. now its too late. cant tie them down. the cranes way 20 to 30,000 pounds each. city officials say they can withstand gusts up to 145 miles an hour. hurricane coverage continues after this. patrick woke up with back pain.