some other guests in a second. but mayor, first to you and you were mayor last year when hurricane michael hit. obviously you ve been there for all the other storms over the last few years. as a leader when a storm like this hits, what s most important? yeah, well first of all i want to wish my governor, governor desapt s and his administration and my fellow floridians, godspeed a all of us make preparation for the impact of this storm. i will tell you as mayor of the city of tallahassee i drew a short straw. my city hadn t been hit by a hurricane in over four years but in one year we got hit by a hurricane twice. we have a sense of lulling ourselves into safety and thinking because as we re not as rehearsed at these storms that we can always ride it out and it will be okay and life will turn immediately back to normal. listen, trees will come down,
first, three months after hurricane michael hit florida, many residents are struggling to clear debris to allow the rebuilding to begin. volunteers are still there too and making a difference. here is this week s impact your world. there is so much water and so much force it picked the gun safe up, went through the wall. i m from oregon. i m the volunteer member from team rube con. it s a disaster recovery organization. we are 70% veterans, 30% civilian. i m here doing disaster recovery from hurricane michael. the recovery process is just beginning. it will take another six months to clear the debris piles up and down the highways. this is the largest operation here in florida that team r rubicon has done. there are 1,300 work
the razzies are already out honoring the worst. president trump and the first lady were nominated for their appearance in the political documentaries death of a nation and fahrenheit 11/9. the president for worst actor and melania for worst supporting actress. the president faces big name competition. john travolta, johnny depp, will ferrell and bruce willis. and the oscar nominations have been announced. who will be going for the gold? we have the announcements hot off the press next. first, three months after hurricane michael hit florida, many residents are struggling to clear debris so the rebuilding can begin. volunteers are making a difference as we see in this impact your world. there is so much water and force it picked up the gun safe, went through the wall. it s crazy. i m bill blair from oregon, a volunteer member from team
today, florida s governor rick scott and the head of fema is walking through what is left of coastal towns, and the hurricane michael s town climbed to 18 people this weekend. we go martin savidge in mexico beach, and what are the officials saying today and what are you hearing from the people who live there? well, you have two different stories. of course, you have the officials saying that they are doing the best they can to bring some relief, and some residents frustrated and they are frustrated that they didn t see it fast enough. this is a different view of the mexico beach that we are showing you to day, and it is a marina side, but it continues to show you the incredible power of the wind and the water and how they have devastated literally flattened in many places this community. governor rick scott was in the area. and he was touring not just this beach community, but other points inland. we should stress that this is is a regional devastation and not just one community. her
welcome back. i want to show you now what beach towns up and down the florida coast look like and sound like this weekend. watch and listen closely. those beeps that you are hearing are the only sound over to the wind, those are smoke alarms. their batteries are still alive in nearly every home and hotel still standing and without power since hurricane michael hit. when the sun goes down in mexico beach, it is pitch dark and the only thing that you can hear is the wind and the beeping. here s the same place in the daytime. new images from mexico beach, and look at the amount of odestruction. the long cleanup are process is just beginning. heavy equipment is attacking piles and piles of debris and rubble from the thousands of houses and buildings that blew apart in the storm.