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Taking selfies, lots of pictures of themselves, including these two folks im xroined by here. this is brian and felix. you were out there. what made you go out there today? >> well, i mean, this is kind of a once in a lifetime event. the last time a hurricane of this size came through tampa, i wasnt even born yet, not even a twinkle in somebodys eye at that point. >> reporter: what was it like out there? >> muddy. kind of smells like the bay, but otherwise, everything is really calm. >> reporter...

Way along the intercoastal waterway, thats where its getting water now. some spots will get 6 feet, then all of a sudden theres water in everything. >> chad, we want to start checking in with those reportersen the east coast of florida. bryan todd is standing by in west palm beach. how are things there? >> anderson, were getting pounded with some of the early stages of hurricane force winds here. were now in the window in the next several hours where were going to get the most intense storm surg...

Right number. you guys especially from cape coral, punta gourda southward, youre 10. and even more youre 10. i know there are people hanging out on that island. i dont know get it. at some point in time that window is going to stop. youre not going to be able to get off the island at all. the entire island is going to be covered in water. theres not going to be any roadway thats not wet with saltwater. and if youre in a high rise, all your equipment down stairs is going to wet. everything electr...

Could happen in tampa bay, that is some really startling stuff about the vulnerabilities of where you are and development of water level and how the infrastructure is sold. a lot of those principles apply here. everything has changed here, my friend. the difference in those 200 miles between the two of us right now, this is headed your way, of course, but its really different right now. were in that snap, crackle and pop phase where the trees are starting to come down, the transformers are start...

Planes entire electrical system just catastrophically shut down, no radio, no transponders, no pinger, no way to send a stress call, everything electrical was dead. colonel, youre an experienced pilot, youve had things go wrong but does that sound plausible that everything would just stop? >> all the scenarios out there from hijack sabotage and landing in pakistan and iran this is certainly one of the most plausible. there are a number of actions to an electrical bay. when the electric goes out ...