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Well as the cooperation with local and state officials has gone well. hes been very proactive on twitter which is his favorite mode of communication to communicate with the people who have been affected by those storms throughout the country. i think the response both by the white house and the other state and local officials has been quite positive. >> jon: the bush administration was tagged with an abysmal response, what happens after hurricane katrina, this administration taken that lesson? >...

They dont know where thats coming from. there are people that need help here. areas need to be searched. they tell us that they have not put that number out there. in fact they think that number is completely false. we are getting some mixed information coming from some of the reports. monroe county says, you know, can you go with what we are telling you which is we do need recovery. we do need a supply chain here. we do need to do some door-to-door in some places. its not as dire as some people...

Aniojis. you can move them with your face. heres an example. >> the happy puppy. check out the physics in the ears. the pig. weve got a chicken. boc, boc, boc. >> shepard: the iphone 10 has a portrait selfie mode and wireless charging coming next year. it will put you back about a grand. thats where it starts. theres a new watch and all kinds of stuff. gerri willis is here. lets start with the watch. self-contained. you dont need your phone? >> it operates separately. you can go running, see you...

Mayor, do you want to add anything? >> we are in recovery mode and rebuild mode right now, but im so grateful for what occurred yesterday. we -- it would have been nice if people werent in the areas that were affected by the surge. but the first responders just stepped up and did their jobs. and neighbors helped each other. i mean, what i saw on the ground yesterday was nothing short of what the definition of this should be all about. >> reporter: major, theres frustration when you say people yo...

We got back to jacksonville to get prepared. >> your house wound up underwater. >> yeah, luckily its two levels. i was able to get most of my belongings upstairs and all that but the lower level was flooded out. >> mikes house was flooded last year and matthew but he says this time around it was three times worse. the mayor says floridas largest city is in recovery and rebuilding mode. mandatory evacuation order has been lifted. most people have left the shelters. some businesses are reopening. ...

Commemorative ceremony at the national 9/11 pension memorial. 9/11 pentagon memorial. steve: meanwhile it was 16 years ago today that rudy giuliani led this city on the darkest day in the -- thats interesting, in new yorks history. he joins us right now on the phone. mr. mayor, good morning to you. >> good morning. how are you? steve: where have you been lately? >> i had a knee operation and im still doing physical therapy and recovering. i will probably be back next week in full mode. brian: mr...

Jacksonvil jacksonville, a fornd tcle, aa e jacksonville, a fornd tnd or fo quick are response in jacksonville and rescue mode to save as many people as we could. and it is hard to believe that the most devastating damage is in key west and jacksonville, and that is not the way it is predicted. so throughout the district, we have, you know, in this district a lot of people are on food dependence program, and so it is very important that we petition the federal government through the state of flo...

Mode, as is everybody on this team. you know, were deployed. were ready. our assets are prepositioned. were just waiting for daylight to come to start the rebuilding process. but as you have talked about, we can replace palm trees, people can replace roofs, but we cant replace your life, and so thats why weve been so aggressive about evacuating and evacuating early. we have a curfew in place right now because we want to make sure that we can get in there at the crack of dawn, when as soon as it ...

When this is typical sam, seen big storms you see for days and days on the highways leading into the area, utilities trucks and line, electrical line trucks, tree cutting trucks from days tans places. in full response mode now. sam? >> reporter: absolutely. ali, exactly what you want to hear. what people in south florida want to hear, because today -- remember, ali, when you and i talked a day, two days ago we shed this would be an all-florida storm. this storm, irma, landfall in the keys, in so...

Its too disgusting to think about. but were here all morning for you, chris. well keep an eye on things as they develop. it was a dark and stormy night and still is. bill, the reporting very important. you, however, are essential. i know you and the team are going to keep safety as a priority. you said youre seeing things are downed already. does it give you a little bit of a perspective on how low the tolerance is in the keys, how much they can take there without really getting into catastrophe...