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Going to do so there is that complacency, when is the storm going to his, for a lot of people who have been through this they just want to get this over with. >> we learned how to prepare better. the hardest part is it is not moving, just taking forever to get an idea what to do. if we have to bug out we are going. >> just want to get dorian over with. a lot of praying. tropical storm, hurricane, we have our shutters up. >> reporter: some of the folks we spoke with appreciate the extra time to g...

Sunday. went and visited fema on sunday. they are absolutely committed. i talked to every cabinet member and made sure that they are going to provide every service that florida needs. >> john: senator scott, thank you. senator tim scott. senator, from your point of view, in south carolina, you can only watch and worry, i suppose. >> tim: while, this is certainly a time of reflection. 30 years ago this month, hurricane eagle came through our state and left 27 dead. one of the lessons in that hurr...

Going to make landfall there is a sense of complacency, putting sheriff deputies and others at risk? >> that is a great point. we have been hammering this message since last thursday and people get the hurricane affect. it becomes white noise. nobody is listening anymore. that is one of our biggest concerns. they think this will be nothing but a little wind but it is not. look what happened in the bahamas, the eye of the storm a few miles off the coast, there is the potential for catastrophic da...

The better part of five, six days. a number of folks in our hotel are evacuees. is there any kbecertain about complacency? >> at first there was some complacency. but what i can tell you that seeing this monster of a storm, the folks have heeded to our evacuation orders. we have evacuation zone a and b which is our mobile homes, our substantive houses and also the berry islands. we believe the folks have heed to our concerns, so now were ready to ride out this storm. >> one of the things thats a...

When the storm gets closer and closer, it is only going to get higher. the complacency we are talking about, the storm is taking days and days. the local sheriff, mentioning people who are getting complacent. >> the storm is nothing to play with. we all have our hopes and prayers. it is still too far away for us to absolutely say that with certainty. we are asking everybody to please take this opportunity to finalize preparation for your home. >> trace: one thing we should point out, saying that...

Stalled some place, we dont know when. but i would say sometime late tonight or maybe the middle of the day tomorrow. >> every person ive spoken with about dorian, they bring up francis and jean in 2004, of course the two storms that hit back-to-back within two weeks. dorian is off the consistent and francis came a shore. do you think this is giving people a false sense of complacency that there wont be a u.s. or florida landfall? >> im a little concerned about that, but not majorly concerned be...

Already shut down or looking to. combat complacency and hope that people are seeing what is daytona airport is scheduled to happening to our neighbors in stop all flights two hours from the bahamas. by the way, our thoughts and now. wind gusts in excess of 50 miles prayers go to them. i cant imagine being under this an hour reaching juneau beach, florida. storm as long as they have. that is the problem with this unbearable. storm. the national hurricane center >> neil: and just hugging the direc...

Well, that is leading to complacency and the local sheriff here in the county, he has a message for those people who are sort of taken a foot off the gas right now. >> this storm is nothing to play with. we all have our hopes and prayers that it is going to stay off the coast, it is still too far away for us to absolutely say that. so again, we are asking everybody to please take this opportunity to finalize preparations for your home and then go to one of the shelters. >> emergency officials ar...

School tomorrow, monday morning. where children are prepared to jump out of a window or how to react when a gunman enters a classroom or that student in santa fe, texas, in the aftermath of that shooting when asked by a reporter were you shocked, were you surprised, she said no, i expected it to happen sooner or later. weve got to shock ourselves out of this complacency and complicity taking place. >> when little kids were killed in sandy hook people thought thats it, these are little kids. but ...

Is serious, people stay home and have hurricane parties and get caught like what happened in louisiana they didnt leave or didnt even see the significance of the storm until it was too late. but you also, there is a significant economic impact when ever basically a state shuts down because something is coming and we hope and pray this thing turns north, obviously, but the question, do people get tired of that? i dont think theres an answer, but we have to be careful every day when we do that. >>...