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Home or not to come until the evacuation is lifted. >> this was the exact situation -- obviously its a different kind of storm -- that new orleans was facing before hurricane katrina and the mayor there delayed mandatory evacuation for that very reason. he was concerned about affecting tourism. you made the decision, though -- its a tough decision, because it can impact on tourist dollars and obviously on residents lives. how many people are in your city? >> oh, in my city is about 10,000 people...

Youve made the decision, though, and its a tough decision because it can impact on tourist dollars and also obviously on residents lives. how many people are in your city? >> oh, in my city is about 10,000 people. in carter county we have about 60. but during the tourism season we have about 180,000. >> and when are you -- how bad are you expecting it to get? i mean, what have you been told by your folks? >> well, weve been -- we have a control group, which is all the mayors of the county plus t...