tide coming up and the concern of course, is first, not quite the destruction that we saw in typhoon haiyan last year. but flooding, because this storm is moving so slowly across the philippines, it is taking its time. it's giving every location it hits quite a pounding. but also a lot of rain. sheets and sheets of rain coming down every single second here. and it is reluctant, nonstop. so with that comes the risk of flooding and landslides, robyn? >> i was just going to say, this is a huge storm, 40 million people could be affected by it. just tell us about where you are. that seems to be at least a focus now for authorities. there is also a volcano, geographically the area where you are is very vulnerable,