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6.5 million people in florida without power tonight and some places may not have electricity for weeks. lets discuss now. robert goal, the vice president and chief communications officer with florida power and light. he joins us now. and i just want to warn our viewers theres a little bit of a delay, so please be patient with this interview. thank you so much. governor rick scott discussed the power outages at a briefing earlier today. lets take a listen before we discuss. >> we have about 65% o...

Enforcement is using baker acts to get some of these people off the streets in some cases. >> our law enforcement has gone above and beyond all around the state to do everything they can to keep people safe. youd have to reach out to them at the local communities to see what each local community has done. but i can tell you that ive traveled the state for the last, what, five days, and ive met with law enforcement, and they are very committed. every life is important to them, and theyre -- i thi...

Approaches 17 feet. the lake currently is 13.6 feet. based on current lafl forecast at this time, we have no major concerns with the dike, but we remain in constant contact with the south florida water management district and the u.s. army corps of engineers to monitor this. shelters. if you are evacuating from the keys, you can shelter at florida international university. we are working hand in hand with the counties to ensure that shelters are available for other communities who may need to ev...