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But at the majority of them which, of course, are much smaller, youre supposed to make a four-way stop and a lot of people are not doing that at this point. i want to explain where we are right now. we are in coconut grove and at one of the marinas here. take a look. these boats were pushed into this area. this is a clump of trees here thats sort of lining the bank. these are the boats of a nonprofit here. its called shake a leg. they basically take people who have disabilities out on the water....

These special needs out on the water. of course, that is not going to be happening. they say theyre in a major rebuilding process at this point because irma has hit them hard. like so many other people here in this community. were not just talking about boats but about peoples homes. there are so many trees down on the streets here blocking some of the roadways, some of them landed on homes. that part of the recovery, the cleanup is just beginning here and, of course, with no electricity, o it c...

Thank on. joining us is carlos aveal las. he is the fire chief in st. augustine florida. tell us what the situation is is the this hour. >> good morning. thanks for having me. i tell you, crews have been really swamped and busy all night. this area was devastated by hurricane matthew only 11 months ago, and sadly, were repeat thg right now as we speak. we have hundreds of residents still displays as a result of matthew or that are in the rebuilding process but overnight last night we saw signifi...

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 ...

Angeles to play the chargers where they dont play until next sunday. so theyll keep them safe and away from the storm. the jaguars play the texans in houston and they will stay in houston after the game. theyre going to monitor the storm, evaluate the storm in jacksonville monday to see if its safe for them to return. tampa bay also in the path. so the series is moving from tampa to new york to the home of the mets. funlly, the u.s. virgin islands have been devastated and the rebuilding process ...

Hour, youll have structural damage to all of these buildings. and it is going to rain 6 to 12 inches, you will have damage to facilities in florida. >> up to 20 in places, as well, were hearing. sheldon, to build a building that can withstand a category 5, are we talking about a concrete bunker? >> caller: for the most part, you are. i think like ive said, the building codes are much more stringent today, and there will be in some cases less data bank than would have been. the winds are powerful...

That are still around? how serious is the pollution and perhaps toxic pollution from some of these chemical plants? and will it be a continuing health hazard? >> chris, in any type of flood, especially any type of hurricane-based flood, there will be issues about contaminated water.it could involve chemicals, it could involve waste. people need to be very cautious as they go through the rebuilding process.understand that the water has been contaminated separate from that you are talking about ch...

Means that the measures taken did not pose any additional risk to the community. as of last night, "the wall street journal" reported there is still 13 superfund site still flooded. those are places where toxic chemicals have been improperly abandoned as the government takes measures to stop from escaping and spreading. several dozen other superfund sites are not damaged to the point of putting anybody in danger. greg abbott warning texans eager to return to submerged houses and cars the water i...

Waste, that can pose real health hazards. we caution everybody, as you begin the rebuild and cleanout understand your homes, buildings, any area where the flooding waters have come across your pros, there is potential of dangerous dirt and grime left behind. >> should people wait to know the answers to what really is left behind before they go back? >> no. as we cured around houston yesterdays we saw in typical texas fashion, people are getting back to work. what people need to do is just be ver...

Pete: in the coming weeks, many texans will return home to begin their long rebuilding process. fraudulent contractors looking to make a complete up by selling that have been demanding cash up front. here with ways to avoid getting scammed in hosted catchy contractor. good morning. its hard to imagine this happens but it happened on a much larger deal. >> its unbelievable theres people that would take advantage of those in the most dire situation of their lives or the health pouring into the sta...