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Direct hit is the big concern. >> and now is the time to get ready. leyla santiago, thank you so much for being there for us. i appreciate it. president trump tweeted about the storm today and it was quite a contrast from his remarks when puerto rico was in harm's way. he trashed the commonwealth, as you will recall. here's what he said about florida. "hurricane dorian looks like it will be hitting florida late sunday night. be prepared and please follow state and federal instructions. it will be a very big hurricane, perhaps one of the biggest." the president did cancel a trip to poland so ...

So for businesses, especially here at the port where we are right now, they're already expecting to see changes in tourism. >> how else is the community preparing? and i ask this, leyla, because i was actually surprised to see video of long gas lines already. >> reporter: right. well, the first thing i noticed when i got here was the fact that many stores are already limiting the amount of water that people can buy. i spoke to the folks over at the city of coco beach, and they tell me tomorrow they're going to bring in two truckloads of sand so that folks can make their own sandbags and prepar...

She was counting on this for her business. that is changing already. so for businesses, especially here at the port where we are right now, they're already expecting to see changes in tourism. >> how else is the community preparing? and i ask this because i was surprised to see video of long gas lines already. >> reporter: right. well, the first thing i noticed when i got here was the fact that many stores are already limiting the amount of water that people can buy. i spoke to the folks over at the city of coco beach, and they tell me tomorrow they're going to bring in two truckloads of sand ...

Quickly. today we did see people picking up water. stores were definitely limiting how much water anybody could buy at one time. but we saw people doing that. we saw waste management going around, and residents were told to go ahead and start picking up any tree branches or debris that could become dangerous if winds pick up. we are expecting tomorrow in coco beach for two truck loads of sand to come in so folks can make their own bags and protect their property. given what you just heard from derek, i suspect tomorrow there are going to be some pretty long lines like we saw today in some area...

These are live pictures of the pier at coco beach in florida. picture perfect now, but please do not be deceived. because there is a very dangerous storm heading right at florida. you can see it there on the radar. it's still hundreds of miles of away. hurricane dorian is a category 2 storm. it's expected to be a strong category 4 with catastrophic winds when it makes landfall on florida. meteorologist chad myers joins us now. what do you see? >> hurricane hunter almost into the center of the eye right now. they are making progress out there. that c-130 doesn't go very fast out there.