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Marco island, we have one little spot -- what corner, do you know exactly where you are, steve? >> reporter: yeah. were right on fifth avenue, and props to the -- [inaudible] for having an amazing, safe hotel and for taking us in and for taking in first responders. this is the hotel of choice for your category five hurricane. [laughter] shepard: steve harrigan, be by the inn at fifth. another prop for the inn at fifth right there on fifth avenue very near downtown naples. so thats the heart of t...

To wait and see if it actually does happen, shepard. shepard: i think it will. janice dean is with us watching. janice, this is the front edge, the leading eye wall, we presume. >> reporter: thats exactly right. if you look at the radar, you have the strongest winds right now over steve harrigan. and were saying 115 mile-per-hour sustained winds right mow from the national -- right now from the national hurricane center. thats their latest advisory. and as steve mentioned, i think around 4:50 p....

Trash and debris. that is definitely happening here along st. pete beach. this area was under a mandatory evacuation. if youre still here, its too late. police tell us theyre not going to respond. when the winds hit 40 miles an hour, it seems like were probably at that point right now. everything weve been reporting on and have seen on your shows in the past couple hours is on its way here to st. pete beach. shepard: matt finn live for us. matt, we appreciate you. thank you. ive just gotten this...

But the -- as we see some debris fall there. the wind has abated, and the wind has aa baited as well. im not seeing that clear sky weve seen in the past when the eye of the storm goes over, shepard. shepard: im watching it on the radar. the eye is a little shaky, a little wobbly. a straight-up look in just a minute might show something a because the eye of the storm, the eye of hurricane irma is passing over naples and north naples right now. >> reporter: its just one more way that these storms ...

It. we are going to get another update, a full update at 5 p.m. eastern time with the full coordinates and whether the storm will continue its weakening trend. certainly, that seems to be the case, which is good news. but this is a storm surge story with all these vulnerable coastlines. so thats an ongoing threat especially as we get into the tampa bay area. shepard: no doubt. look at wsvn interviewing someone on the streets in florida. listen to this. >> here we go. were going to let you get in...

We have catering, steve. you know, watching you is unpleasant. >> reporter: im going to take that as a compliment. shepard: you should. >> reporter: but this is, you know, its, it can buckle you a little bit, but it cant knock you off your feet yet. its, waters about 6 or 7 inches, and its beginning to pool. its dark and theres not a soul out. weve seen a few people walking around earlier in the day. now no ones out. and in the distance people are sort of like shadows or figures, because the vis...

To come, shepard. shepard: we can hope not but, certainly, theres much more storm to come once it passes by there in names, theyll certainly get the backside of the storm. griff jenkins is in naples as well just up the beach, i believe, just a little bit. griff, how are you guys holding up? >> reporter: shep, its really coming hard now. i know im only a few miles away from my colleague, steve, but this tree right here just snapping off. you can see the water behind us. this is the strongest wind...

Shepard: fast approaching 12 minutes before the temperature of the hour. live on fox news channel, and our continuing coverage of hurricane irma as it makes its way north. its made a second landfall in marco island, florida, at 115 mile-an-hour maximum sustained winds, continues in the northward direction, is now slam into naples, florida, expected to move north and hit fort myers, florida, shortly. some crazy waves in northeast miami-dade that weve been watching along a marina from wsvn-7. they...

Most of those people have left or evacuated. a few stubborn or experienced people deciding to stay here. but right now first responders are not answering the call under these conditions and certainly understandable why not. very dangerous to be out on the road moving arounding under these conditions. but certainly, they will be out perhaps performing water rescues throughout the night if we do get such a storm surge of 10-15 feet, shepard. shepard: steve, did you say its calmed down just a littl...

Now there, joe? >> its raining pretty good, probably blowing 35, maybe 40 knot, definitely starting to pick up pretty quick. shepard: have you ridden out a storm before? >> i have. ive been in a few storms but never experienced anything to this degree. thisll be a first for me. shepard: any second thoughts at all? >> ive spent, ive been on here the last few nights, definitely spent some time thinking, but i think when its all said and done i think it was the right decision, and i wouldnt want to...