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Do you have any of your rescue workers on the ground in mexico beach, todd? before we let you go? >> we are in lynnhaven. no, we dont have any in there. we are bringing in some plans, some drones. coming in in the next hour or s so. we have heavy lift drones to come in, s.w.a.t. somebody on the ground. we could be going and driving supplies. that is a resource that we have that is new technology. that is what we are working on right now, trying to see who may need a medical supplies? we need to ...

I know this has to be very, very frustrating. i know you just want to go home, check on things, and to begin the recovery process. we are working as quickly as possible to make that happen. first we need your help, your patience, and your understanding that before you return, we have to make sure things are safe. and law enforcement and rescue workers are able to save lives. this also applies to families that are sheltered. it is not safe to leave your house, dont believe it. it dont take a chan...

Recovery. but we need every family to help with this. listen to local officials. we could still have flash flooding and tornados. we heard of two devastating tornados in gadsden county. the weather is still extremely dangerous. do not take a risk. be safe. we also need people to be very safe with generators. do not put a running generator in your home. it is not safe. do not get out on the roads until you are told it is safe. we need the roads to be open for first responders and search and rescu...

Others. we cannot thank them enough. as i said earlier today, we are deploying a massive wave of response. we will be sending help from air, land and sea. this includes thousands of responders for power restoration, medical search and rescue, law enforcement, food and water distribution, and every other critical resource. i was briefed by the u.s. coast guard today and they are prepositioned in tampa and mobile with critical assets an resources. along with our thousands of rescue workers, local ...

Area. 50% took him up on that. what were the percentages in your town? >> about 40% in my community. that was at the first conference when the governor expressed the need to evacuate. at that time it was reported 40% of the people from apalachicola had heeded that call. a lot more people took it seriously and started to leave as the warning went up. i believe about 20% decided to hunker down. >> neil: any rescues that need being done now? >> none reported. the call went out if you decided to sta...

Obviously, you -- everyone will hit the road in the morning but whats the plan for this evening? and for the areas -- it is still moving through and still very strong. >> it is. and when the dust storm surges could still happen. search and rescue is number one. people will be out there, all of our great rescue workers in our first responders, we cant thank you enough in this great state. all of our serifs from the panhandle of the way down to citrus county have been talking to all of them, and t...

Rescue and recovery. but, we need every family to help with this. listen to local officials. we could still have flash flooding and tornadoes. we heard of two devastating tornadoes in gaston county. the weather is still extremely dangerous, do not take a risk. be safe. we also need people to be very safe with generators. do not put a generator in your home, its not safe. do not get out on the roads until you are told it is safe. we need the roads to be open for first responders and a search and ...

We cannot thank them enough. as i said earlier today, we are deploying a massive wave of response. we will be sending help from air, land and a cd. this includes thousands of responders for power restoratio restoration, medical search and rescue, law enforcement, food and water distribution, and every other critical resource. i was briefed by the u.s. coast guard today and they are prepositioned in tampa and mobile with critical assets and resources. along with our thousands of rescue workers, l...

Our first responders are heroes in leaving their families to help others. we cannot help them enough. we are deploying a massive wave of response. well be sending help from air, land and sea. this includes thousands of responders for power restoration, medical search and rescue, law enforcement, food and water distribution and every other critical resource. i was briefed by the u.s. coast guard today and they are pre-positioned with critical assets and resources. along with our thousands of resc...

Buildings, power lines and thats the real risk here, andrew gym up, the mayor, hes up against it here this hurricane is colliding with his own political ambitions. hes running for the governor of the state as the mayor of tallahassee. hes trying to do better than what happened last im in i time, two years ago under hurricane hermine, when he said 90% of the electrical grid was impacted by trees falling and the hurricane. the hurricane will be two-to-three times more powerful than hearn hermine. ...