but at 1:00 which was predicted to be the worst, it was only a 7 1/2 foot tide. so we're just thrilled about that. we got a few hours here to pass the wind that we're seeing right now. and they're predicting a heck of a lot of rain. in about six or eight hours we'll be through this and ready for recovery. >> you said you wanted this city to be a ghost town, why? >> so people would be out of harm's way. and late last night as i went around, it was just that. people were out of the streets. they were safe. they were either out of town or hunkered down. and so i'm so proud of our citizens for responding to that call for safety and staying out of harm's way. >> i know about 300,000 people or more actually evacuated the coastal areas. that call was made fairly early. did that go as orderly as you wanted it to? >> absolutely. governor mcmaster make the call early. we supported that decision and helped with the reversal. that gets a lot of folks out of