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Coming. in we werent getting surge yesterday. not only were we not getting surge, we were getting a sucking effect of the water out of the bays and out of this path that maybe you cant see because its dark. but all the water got sucked out of it well, now, as you can see, thats what they call storm surge. it is now surging back in because were getting the wind right from the gulf, right from the west as the back side of this storm comes through and it counter rotates. its a counterclockwise rota...

After the hour. why went to griff jenkins earlier and the shot froze in naples, florida. griff, are you able to hear us now? >> i didnt hear you, brian. i would never give you the silent treatment. if i could add on ainsley is asking about how long its going to take. the ceo of florida power and light said a few days ago when we were in miami in anticipation of this event said this is likely going to be the most difficult power restoration in the country. florida power and light is the third lar...

Pray. i dont see prayer as a last resort it should always be a first resort. ainsley: as irmas new at this day siege raises on. people got hammered by the storm and 90% waking up without power there. griff generagriff jenkins joins us live. >> good morning guys. finally light coming up here. were getting a look at what this was here in naples. that is a catastrophic wind event power lines, palm trees and pools of standing water. rising flooding. not necessarily storm surge but certainly rising f...

Sparking rapidly rising life threatening water levels. storm surges that could climb up to 15 feet. >> 10 to 15 feet of storm surge, i dont know how anybody survives that pray. i dont see prayer as a last resort it should literally be a first resort. >> literally pushing up against the window to prevent it from possibly breaking. in. brian: as multiday siege rages on. live team coverage from across florida to miami fourth in of tampa. steve: most of the state waiting for the sun to come up so we...

The authorities, guys, are telling people to stay sheltered in your place. and if you were evacuated, absolutely do not try and get on these roads and get back to your property to assess it, because its a dangerous situation right now. brian: all right. thanks so much, griff. well see. and a lot of those people in naples, they pretty much were hit first and relatively surprised. if you told people on thursday naples is going to get slammed they will say no, its really on the east side and ends u...

Is jose. it meanders but some of the tropical models are showing perhaps an east coast impact. landfalls around 9:10 cudjoe key. major hurricane. some of the wind gusts in naples 142 miles per hour. i mean devastation there in the naples area and marco island 130 mile-per-hour success spand -- other rather gusts. tornado threat will be ongoing today because of the right-hand side of this storm. we have seen many tornado worn storms for florida. we had a tornado warn storm for jacksonville. it is...