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Damage. we seen a business owner unlock the doors to his swim suit shop and walk in. he's trying to figure out what it looks like inside there. there's uncertainty, but the sense here is optimism. the sun is shining. there isn't a ton of damage, but there are feelings of the pain. >> people need to be careful though. when you walk through, you know, tree branchs could still fall. things are without a doubt weaker following a storm like this. >> reporter: absolutely. >> the ground is still saturated. it's not dry. be careful around trees and when moving around, do it slowly. make sure power lin...

Power lines in different parts of the city. and we're being very careful not to drive in situations where the wind gusts are particularly high. but the other thing we're watching all day, just behind me, that bridge goes over the flint river which runs right through downtown. it has flooded in hurricanes and tropical storms here in the past. the good news is that most of the build-up around it is essentially park land. but those are twoprobably the t things we're watching today to see how long we'll keep power, when really, we're not supposed to start to see the brunt of the storm until noon. ...

That's zero activity today. >> as a side business, katie can start taxicab confessionals in that suv. >> it's a great shot. thank you for the great reporting. i will say, stephanie, yesterday, rightly so, everybody time there's a big hurricane, there ends up being discussions about the safety of reporters. and certainly in my mind, i no e what we do to keep our reporters safe, and i've spent six or seven hurricanes out there and know how we think about it, but talking to mario in miami beach yesterday did give us all a little bit of pause. i made a comment to mariana that i meant in the best w...

And we're actually here with the battalion chief here. and we have been with him for now just about an hour driving around where there's still a lot of the concerns. we just drove up right behind us here where there's a downed power line. and the concern is, tell me about what the situation is behind us, what we saw, and what other situations are out there that people are running into. >> well, this is typical after a storm. you're going to have downed trees and power lines. behind us we have a downed power pole. and the hazards are obviously electrocution hazards. we ask our residents and vis...

Can you see anyone around? >> i think we lost david bauerlein again. oh, there he is. are you there, david? we are having trouble getting david bauerlein's line there. you have a river supposed to flow out into the atlantic ocean. the river is flooded because of the rain or up about a foot. i want to bring in bill, i see him walking over here, the river is flooding or is up about a foot because of the rain, and then it can't get out because you've got this high tide that's about to come in. >> right. the storm surge with the high tide, we had a foot of rain, and it's all pinpointing right over...