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The news we got just over the last 15 minutes from the national hurricane center is that sustained speeds of two miles an hour short of a category 5 storm. tell me how that changes the dynamic. >> it changes the dynamic because if anyone did not evacuate, they are in trouble. they are. their life is now being threatened. if you know someone who has just been, your dad, your grandpa, your uncle who doesnt want to go, zone a, zone b, they need to go now. some places around zone c may be wanting to...

That was unpredicted and a direct landfall of the eye wall with this particular storm no matter where it is-t hits is going to be a catastrophic event. we are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. >> the evacuation order, i believe just came this morning. is that correct? and if so you could speak to people who feel rushed and they dont know where to go? >> yeah, i mean, we have two different evacuation zones in our city. zone a and d. we have zone c and d. so our recommendation if yo...

Have boarded up. none of us have ever had to truly evacuate. we have never gone to these extremes to get batteries and ply wood and sand bags and rush for anything to cover your windows. >> let me just ask you -- i have video that you shot that you have given us. i have that running on screen. we saw something that looks like a greenhouse. is that your home? >> thats my personal back porch. the patio back there. everybody has their patio furniture inside. we pulled everything in. i dont have a s...

>> reporter: the station here usually has three trucks, they have gone up to six, they had trucks come in to help and assist here. we just actually, i think they got a call about somebody being stuck under a tree, so well go and take a look at what that looks like. stephanie and ali? >> vaughan, i want to bring in bill karins. bill? just quickly from the jacksonville area, the sheriff tweeted out and said attention everyone in zones a and b along the river, evacuate now. they have opened up th...

Hopefully protect their homes before they either evacuate or while they stay and stay inside. oscar delgado, the best use for his baby stroller on a day like today was to haul sandbags to the car. his fiancee said concern with her and her friends is starting to surge. >> a little overwhelming to see her go through it. as a parent i dont really care what happens to me. i care about her. especially with harvey, you can never be too prepared. >> miami-dade county has five evacuation zones, a and b ...

>> yes. so between the beaches and then the river and the pockets and estuaries and canals, the reason we extended our evacuation order yesterday into the third zone which was zone c was because exactly of that concern. so we evacuated the three zones. almost half of our population, and we are now encouraging people to stay tight until this thing moves through. dont go out of your homes. and we will be prepared -- we are prepared on the back end to get in and make sure that people are safe. >> m...