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In while they still can, while it's still safe. again, authorities say things can get really ugly really quickly and it comes down to how far west hurricane dorian goes. right now it is only about a hundred miles or so off in that direction, of course, battering the bahamas as we speak. the concern is with this huge population on florida's east coast how close it will get to florida's coast. we'll be dealing with this for several days. travel troubles are already mounting. several airports in florida, fort lauderdale, palm beach are shutting down today. and there are many more than a thousand ...

Patrick oppmann, thank you so much. >> nick valencia is there at coco beach. folks are taking their chances and hoping for the best, aren't they is this. >> they are. and hurricane matthew didn't make direct landfall on florida but it caused millions of dollars in damage because it grinded up the eastern part of the state. i mentioned this is a holiday weekend here. you see more people out than you saw this morning. people took their chance to come to the beach. i want to introduce you to some of those tourists. jen huber, what's going on? your family came here on vacation. how have you been a...

Officers and officers fired back. not sure what that was. we'll get a little bit further back from the fire there. police officers have used tear gas, a mainstay this summer, and they have also been using water cannons, shooting out water with blue dye to identify protesters. all of these gatherings are illegal. demonstrators came out anyway. smaller numbers. not the families we saw in the park. these are the people out here ready to fight. that's exactly what they're doing here on the streets of hong kong. i'm will ripley for cnn. the track has changed but the danger remains, florida as wel...

Ended up coming today. >> was the airline pretty reasonable? we heard some airlines were waving change of flight fees. >> they sent out an e-mail saying even if you bought it from a separate company they were able to change it. so we called the company and they were good about switching it for us. >> it looks good pretty now because it's beautiful. what made you get on the plane to come down? >> i didn't want to be in classes. >> college student. >> we're just kind of banking on it not hitting, like, earlier. >> driving around the area, around coco beach, have you seen preparation going on? ar...

Say how long does it take to evacuate? how long does it take? what are your access points? roads to get people out? and you make the decision this is tough because this one appears to be turning but we don't know. everybody in florida is trying to figure this out. you've got to take care of your self, get your water, your food, download the fema apps, tips to get ready and afterwords, shelter and things like that. go to the fema apps and they will keep you informed. going to the american red cross, talking with shelters to open up around the state, we opened 700 shelters, unbelievably helpful ...