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Forecast just like we have, and it does appear this storm has moved south. >> good morning and thank you for your coverage. we just recommended to our viewers, especially those in virginia, remain vigilant. as you know, these storms have a mind of their own. we have some very low-lying areas in virginia on our coast. theyre vulnerable to flooding, a lot of rain, loss of electricity, so we have several zones, four zones in virginia we have ordered a mandatory evacuation for zone a. were asking in...

They need a lot of help to get out. theyre waiting by the phones to hear them. if they call, they will do everything they can to help you get out of zone a. this area where we are here is in that low lying zone a. it could get five to ten feet. very dangerous not for the seniors in the area there. were going to see what its like getting people out of their homes here in world famous yam beam, casy. -- katie.

Evacuate this morning. a lot of people trying to hold out thinking its going it turn, wont hit me. are they following these orders? >> reporter: theres a lot of stress and worry, john, in south florida as people brace for this storm. now, the good news is, its that according to florida highway patrol they are seeing a lot of vehicles. a lot of people heading north. thats the only way that you can evacuate out of south florida. there is no going east or west. that is a sign that people are heedin...

Now, when it comes to evacuations, as you mentioned, miami-dade is under a mandatory evacuation for a few areas. zone a., along the coast. multiple areas, including this island you might see to my right which is -- on the south side, and then theres also the barrier islands where im standing right now in miami beach. all of these areas including areas where people live in mobile homes. those under a mandatory evacuation. our friends to the south, in monroe county, according to the governor, more...

Billions of dollars, what theyre not telling you is theyre giving it back to themselves. look at where we live at. they put us in zone b where all around us, to the north, south, east and west, is zone a. but all that land nobody lived there. so where the regular people live l live nobody is getting paid. we got the oil and it looks like florida got the money. >> bp executives are claiming, at least in the story on "60 minutes" theres been a lot of fraud when it comes to the payout. >> bp wanted...

Street, battery park city, much of that underwater. i was there earlier today. we watched the promenade where people frequently take a walk in the evening, completely covered with water. some 10,000 people live in battery park city. it has now been designated zone a. that means mandatory evacuation. about a thousand to 1500 of the people who live there, though, decided that they were going to tough it out. they remained there. at this hour many of them do not have electricity, probably most of t...

That is virtually complete. bellevue hospital has lost power but at the moment is going, is freighting on backup power. coney island hospital has been evacuated. the department of health is sending people to each of the hospitals and chronic care facilities in zone a. weve had significant challenges at many of our hospitals and health care facilities. fortunately as of now there has been no storm related fatalities at any of them. there are more than 6100 people in our emergency shelters, and im...

And they will continue to work around the clock to get their systems fixed. our administration will move heaven and earth to help them so we can get back up and running as quickly as humanly possible, but the damages they face really are enormous. heres the information that we have as of this moment. regarding con ed and the mta, the most resent report has approximately three-quarters of a million new yorkers without power. there are something like 326 buildings and public housing developments w...

Possible. im having a mental block. yesterday i ordered an evacuation of residents and businesses in the area designated as zone a in our coastal flood plan, so let me reiterate what i said yesterday for everybodys safety. its also for the safety of the first responders who might have to rescue people who remain in zone a and whose own lives could be put at risk because of that. if youre still in zone a and can find a way to leave, leave immediately. >> mayor bloomberg talking about the conditio...