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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ will: remnants of ian continue to devastate the southeast. >> videos and photographs dont do the devastation any justice. >> it looks like a bomb exploded frankly. >> we ve been through irma, wilma 15 years ago, this is something i have never seen in my life. >> i need you to get up in there and i will hand her to you and you need to hold her. >> i dont know what else to do. >> only thing we can do is pray. will: a shelter in place warning issued in florida after a poss...

from the national hurricane center, but first live in tampa, nicole valdez. hey, nicole. >> ainsley, brian, steve, good morning. florida attorney general saying this is the storm we all have feared. she called the chance of us seeing anywhere from 5 to 15 feet of storm surge, detrimental for the tampa bay area. and unfortunately we are seeing the impacts of hurricane ian across florida. brand-new video from the florida keys, you are already seeing flooding beginning in portions of monr...

Dunes are unnecessary. >> to say you have to have a dune system when the citizens dont want it is a big issue on citizens rights. >> it is not about losing the beach front view. >> it is the cost of the system. and 150 yard beach and half consumed by the dunes. >> governor christie disagree. >> to towns like mar gate. you are amongst the most selfis jersey. >> now the republican actions using imminent demand to get the properties. >> we are not taking their land or doing anything but building a ...

About this in new jersey a has been over the years are they worth it or not, and sandy settled that score. in the towns that had the army corps of engineer dune systems, the damage was minimal, but in the ones that didnt, the damage was complete. and so now there is no longer a debate in new jersey about whether we should have them as a safety precaution. so that is number one. i pitched very hard to president obama that that is one of the things to be included in the aid package, the ability to...

Over here, the bay here and you see over my shoulder, were talking about one of six seaside communities on the northern barrier islands. that includes seaside heights, toms river, includingining bric township. these areas are under a voluntary evacuation. i want to bring in the maybe. this is like a one-two punch for these people. >> yeah, from a psychological standpoint, its tough. people are just getting over four months out from sandy and now weve got to go through what we consider a pretty b...

Problems to deal with. what are you looking for now? >> today at high tide was really what -- what we were worried about, we didnt know how much washover we would get or -- luckily we have robust dune system. we didnt have the washover. we have a high tide this evening around midnight. so were concerned with that. once we get through that, well gear towards recovery. >> shepard: thanks, chief. thank you for all youre doing. yeomans work. sometimes it can be thankless work. i know that doesnt mat...