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That have been releasing water, got so much as a result of the rainfall. consequently, they have to keep releasing it and the flood waters will stay hey another month. pretty crazy. you can see a light there? that is not power. that is a gas lamp there. thats why you see that on. i leave you with something. we continue our paddle here. you can see vehicles. numbers just came out on vehicles. we think 500,000 cars damaged or destroyed in this storm. that would top katrina and super storm sandy, w...

Think could brush by them do the same thing. what does that allow the governor to do in the meantime? >> it allows him to preposition the state assets and put the federal government on notice that there may be a situation that the resources will be outstripped in florida and surrounding states and enable the president to issue a declaration. the key to this process is allowing the ability of the federal government, even states, to preposition necessary assets. for this storm, which may be the wo...

I can start with with who left and who stayed. >> neil: i commended you for putting the fear of god and letting them realize this is a real danger. i talk to you about this at a time when irma is barrelling in on florida. its a category five storm right now, mayor. already the keys have been urged to evacuate of tourists and residents to maybe follow. what do you make of that and the preparations and advice you might offer for floridians? >> i would say leave early. irma is at a category five. f...

Or so either will not or cannot be rebuilt. i dont need irmy or anything like that coming close. >> neil: i can well understand. my best to you, mayor and your fine people. its been horrific. that is putting it mildly. c.j. wax, the mayor of rockport texas. its one of the lesser options and routes that hurricane irma could follow, to hit the gulf again. its among the half dozen or so scenarios that show its potential path. right now a category five killer storm headed right for florida. more aft...

You can replace it. you cannot replace the family member, the loved one. get them to safety and do it early. >> neil: you know, out of abundance of caution, were getting word, mayor, the dolphins wont be playing their home game sunday due to hurricane irma closing in on the city and state. a lot of people have not gotten used to this. they havent had to deal with this in a dozen years. harvey came along to remind that its rear and now jose, another hurricane coming up in the atlantic. what do yo...

That makes a difference. its the second most powerful storm weve ever seen in the atlantic basis. the strongest winds are 190 miles an hour. so were knocking on the door. this is a powerful storm. we see the watches and warnings there. the lesser antilles stretching to puerto rico. well continue to track this as it moves further and further to the north. as it runs over the islands, it will lose the wind strength. it will run over land and weaken it slightly. so you see it dropping from a catego...

About 210,000 meals already there. this early, theyll add to that and personnel already on the ground. >> neil: were looking a tractor trailer shots from space that look how massive this thing is and how quickly it could be moving. fema, i would imagine after harvey, it was already stretched for bucks before harvey hit. i would imagine all the more so now. theyre prepared for something like this? >> it is indeed. i wont worry about the money. congress always finds money for fema when its for ind...

As it runs that way, it will run through florida. take a look at the differences. youll see the models here. the turn on the eastern side, others show a turn on the western side. were figuring out where it will go. it makes a difference. the right side of the storm is water. if you turn up through the gulf, the heavy rain and wind damage will be in the middle of florida. something were paying close attention to. >> neil: thanks, adam. you know the drill when we get these things. people buy up st...

Weve moved quite a few times. but the animals in this storm are very disturbed by this whole scenario. their environment is very disturbed. a lot of them are staying with other people to try to remain safe and dry. this woman said she took in her sisters two animals as well as her five, so she has seven animals inside the house which i imagine is a bit chaotic. i wanted to tell you, too, were joined by another neighbor whose name is casey. he lives just one door down from leslie. casey, you were...

Intermittent, and we know nearby there is a storm continuing to brew and significant amounts of rain. san antonio is in flash flood alley, so we have continued to have work to do to make sure people are staying home, stay off the roads, making sure first responders can clear a path to the work they have to do as we continue our work regionally to welcome evacuees and make sure they have services they need. >> i know looking at the prediction of meteorologists, what, a foot of rain is headed your...