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Getting pushed out to sea. it will come back around as irma goes um the coast and then pushes that water back in. right now you know your typical hurricane. pelted with ever-increasing winds and rain as irma slowly make the her way up the coast. the west coast of florida, john. the west coast. back to you. >> reporter: unbelievable. unbelievable, drew, that ub are on the west coast. part of florida where this storm has not even delivered its greatest wrath yet. we're getting it here in miami. up the dproeft whecoast from wh west palm beach where brian todd is hanging on. brian? >> reporter: we...

Beach, as the hotel we were staying, they've had to jam towels underneath all the windows and doors because they're having leakage. and that's just one small spot. you can see what the street looks like. it is completely covered in blinding rain. and, again, to put this all into perspective, this is not as bad as what going to be happening to the west. we're here trying to warn people what they will see on the west side of the state. we did speak with the mayor of miami butch. he says the response in his city, he's very pleased with it. he says pumps are working. they've been able to control a...

Palm trees. you can see what's happening to us. we got a little water on our lens. our camera can no longer zoom anymore. everything soaks in. not just through our gear but throughout the city. police are saying do not come outside. no longer responding to calls and vrn been able to do so throughout the day because of the dangerous conditions and they've cut off all traffic. anyone trying to get in and between miami beach and miami is not happening. those bridges and streets are closed, because of all of the hazards here, john. >> reporter: ought. kyung lah at miami beach. this is the heaviest...

Significantly. my team that was in the public works center was hunkered down. i heard some of your coverage prior to this. we had about 26, 20 people in there, in a hurricane resistant building that had just left that structure for the first time, about 30 minutes ago. we still have significant wind and rain events going on. we have cross-functional teams that are out trying to assess the damage and determine what is needed to begin the recovery process, but it is still tropical storm-force winds and blinding rain, and now the bad part is, this storm is stalling, and it is then going to return...

What we have now learned tonight. and made in america is back. tonight, the success story that might have passed you on the highway. good evening, and it's great to have you with us here on a monday night, and we begin with the severe storms at this hour. emergency teams are on the scene tonight after what's believed to be a tornado hitting maryland not long ago. cars upside down, buildings destroyed, all part of this storm system. blinding rain, and damaging storms from the south all the way up through new york. you can see the damage coming in from the scene in maryland. there were high ...