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Generally happens -- i've been down on the boardwalk earlier today and also later on at night, and you can see the water now rising even at low tide. so it will come through floors of stores and also residences down there on the waterfront. >> we were talking earlier, mayor, about how in some places in north carolina there have already been putting out water rescues, that there are people who are on the roofs. obviously every time we have a storm like this there are people who don't heed the warnings. did most of the people in georgetown do what they were asked to do? did they take the advice ...

People trying to get out of town. however, we always have people just stubborn and don't heed the warnings. they don't listen to the reports and they just put themselves into this lull of it won't be that bad. we have gone through it before. that is what really concerns me. we have people who are going to try to tough it out because they think this is just going to be some wind and rain and that is so not the case with florence. >> it will be wind and wind over a 24-to-48 hour period and storm surge and rain the likes of which few people in the area have ever seen. what will happen to those pe...

A big concern for those deciding to stay. wolf? >> nick, what are some of the hazards for those who don't evacuate, don't heed the order? >> reporter: it goes without saying, you're not only putting the first responders' lives in jeopardy, you're also putting your own life. you were talking about downed power lines, downed trees, there are heavy wind gusts, as well. the epa right now is monitoring nine superfund sites along the east coast, making sure that hazardous material does not spread. it's something that can be very nasty that comes along with the floodwaters and these hurricanes. unfor...

Warned residents, use an abundance of caution, called a voluntary evacuation. you had taken it so far to say those that don't heed that, may want to write their social security numbers on their arms to identify their bodies. how many took you up on that? >> neil, we -- last wednesday when the national weather service met, our forecaster here in corpus christi, forecast that harvey was going to reach category four, we issued a mandatory evacuation. we estimate that president 60% of the community heeded the warning and left. we're estimating about 30% actually remain. if you add those two, you'r...

Road they call the deadly highway. >> on this rescue beacon we have signage in english, in spanish and in tahona. we have a pictogram at the bottom which shows what someone should do if they're not able to read these languagings or if they're i willlliterateilliterate. >> reporter: spending for these measures is controversial, in arizona and beyond. >> the president won't use now what he has to enforce the law. so we want to give him more to what? not enforce the law more? >> reporter: others say protecting migrants exacerbates the problem. >> children a thousand miles from their parents, they...