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There are people here who are tonight theyre not watching this broadcast. they have no electricity. theyre sitting in their dark homes. some of them dont have rooms. some of them are still in shelters. some of them are staying with friends. theyve spent most of the day in lines trying to get some gas or trying to get some cash or trying to get some food in the supermarket or trying to get some water or just trying to get some information about what the next couple of days hold or when those supp...

City officials say some parts look like a war zone, but it could have been worse they say. randy kaye has the latest. >> our main objective is we want the roads open. >> to open the roads in naples and collier county, the north kol year fire rescue is on a mission. they call it push and clear. >> imagine how long it would take to us chain saw that. >> wed be in one community a whole day just cutting trees. this is a super effective way for us -- we call it push and clear. >> they had to wait for...

Governor said and other tasks requested of us. >> also like to thank the governor for his tireless efforts in the hurricane and also all the major roadways are open. we ask for your patience as we begin this recovery process. thank you. >> the highway patrol has 1700 people working working 12-hour shifts and doing everything we can to keep the roads open. the most important thing for everybody we want people to be safe. theyre trying to do that every day. everything we did on the evacuation now ...

Engineer assets on the ground, continuing to do search and rescue, debris removal as the governor said and any other tasks for us. >> well hear from the highway patrol. >> also like to thank the governor for his tireless effort in this, all major roadways are open. we ask for your patience as we begin this recovery process. thank you. >> david, the highway patrol has 1700 people, working 12-hour shifts, doing everything we can to keep the roads open. i want everybody to be safe. thats what theyr...

They will be doing sling-low operations as needed. and wean have engineer access on the ground, continue to do search and rescue, and debris removal as the governor said and any other task placed before us. that will be all, sir. >> and i would like to thank the governor for his tireless efforts in this hurricane. also, the major roadways are open. we just ask for your patience as we begin this recovery process. thank you. >> the highway patrol has 1700 people working, they are working 12-hour s...

The damage in naples has been september 11th. . >> our main objective is we want the roads open. >> to open the roads in naples and collier county, the north collier rescue is on a mission, they call it push and clear. >> imagine how long it would take to us chain saw that. we would spend a whole day just cutting trees. this is a super effective way for us -- we call it push and clear. >> they had to waited for the flooding to recede first and the winds to calm down. but theyve been at it ever s...

Lets listen. >> i want to thank the national guard for showing up. i want to thank highway patrol, we had 1700 officers keeping the roads open. we had traffic, but the truth is, it never stopped. we had to open up shoulders in places in the state. so they have already, the d.o.t. opened up all the highways. all return routes are open again. were working to make sure theres fuel on them. well be getting the fuel trucks out. next i want to thank the federal government. it starts with president tru...

Longer you wait. there are voluntary evacuations in broward county. i cannot stress enough do not ignore evacuation orders. remember, we can rebuild your home, you can get your possessions again but you cant get your life back. regardless of which coast you live on, be prepared to evacuate. the storm can change. right now the track is on the east coast. it can change. folks on the west coast cant be complacent. traffic, i have know many of you are in traffic and it is frustrating. please be pati...

>> we are going to do everything we can to keep all the evacuation routes open. the highway patrol, the national guard, fdot. everybody is part of keeping those roads open. if we see too much traffic, you will be able to drive on the shoulder. we are not there yet. well have that. we are going to make sure people can get out. if you have a question, if you are looking, go to fl511.com. it will tell you the routes. cameras and information where the bottlenecks are and we are following that and wo...

If it you live in the zones and still home. leave now. the roads are going to get worse the longer you wait. there are voluntarily evacuations being ordered in collier county. brower is ordering mobile homes and low-lying areas. i cannot stress enough, do not ignore evacuation orders, remember. we can rebuild your home. get your possessions again but not get your life back. the regardless of which coast you live on, be prepared to evacuate. this storm can change. right now the track is on the ea...