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How much does that complicate the response for you? >> well, the hard work right now in terms of notification, our partners in the virginia department of emergency management, the governor's office are trying to get the word out as best they can. the localities are giving messages. we've kind of got it easy right now compared to the tough job they have to get the word out. while they're doing that, we're doing our preparation so we've got our people in place. but as you've been talking about, people just need to listen. they need to understand how serious this storm is, they need to heed the w...

>> so, cotton, in a storm of this magnitude, there's always the fear that people will not heed official warnings, that they're going to stay behind, stay in their homes. how much does that complicate the response for you? >> well, the hard work right now in terms of the notification, our partners in the virginia department of emergency management, the governor's office are trying to get the word out as best they can. the localities are giving messages. so for us, we've kind of got it easy right now compared to the tough job they have to get the word out and let people know how serious is. wile...

Issue of life or death. >> it's tough to leave your home, we understand that but we've been trying very hard all week to get the word out to people that this is a life-threatening and extremely dangerous storm and we hoped our shelters one hour after the mandatory evacuation started yesterday, we have a good number of people at our shelters right now, roughly about 2,500 people. we expect the number to increase into the evening hours and we told people it's never too late to evacuate and if they have any doubts and their safety or their families' safety they need to make those moves and get ou...

Being reassured that it's going to be a flood zone this time. >> reporter: police are pleading with people to seek shelter. and those shelters are making room by carting out bulky bags of donations. >> so, what we're trying to do is clear out a shelter in there so the people that aren't evacuating can have a place to stay. >> reporter: while regina is sticking it out, her neighbor says he didn't stay for sandy. and won't stay for this one either. >> hopefully it's not going to be as bad but we're not going to stay. we're not going to stay. got to think of my family first. >> reporter: winds co...

Effect tomorrow morning at 10:00. they need to plan to evacuate. for people who aren't evacuating, right now, they have to have a plan in place both to secure their homes, they have to have everything they need to get through a hurricane, and they need to make sure that they are prepared the day after a hurricane. write down all of the information that they need because there's a very good chance they're going to lose power. be sure that they have the numbers that they need, and communicate that to their families outside of florida as well, so that everyone is aware what have they'll be going ...