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I'm quite sure that the local fbi field office is probably already offered some degree of assistance. you will likely see them helping process the crime scene. the fbi has particular resources and personnel in assets that can -- that can do that on a very large scale effectively. you know, things you've seen like at the -- the way the fbi handled the boston marathon bombing, other places like that. we have a multiple blocks-long crime scene. so i am sure that offer of assistance has been made but the local police may not be in a position to really receive that assistance yet with all the thing...

On an emergent basis. everyone else at this point will have to wait until they can do that. but people rode out this storm. their homes are now completely gone, entire neighborhoods. i mean, this is the sort of stuff we see everywhere. 80 to 90% of this a large pors portion of it is completely gone and it will be a long, long time in rebuilding here in mexico beach, florida, just enormous damage. what you're looking at now is across 98. 98 is the main drag that goes along mexico beach. there are giant chunks of 98 that are now gone as well, completely washed away. there is literally nothing le...

Far. you can see the water here on the roadway and how much it's come down. this little girl is having a great time, a lot of people coming out now. they have pretty much dodged a bullet here. they have about 200 businesses and homes that are completely inundated. they had to evacuate an elderly center early this morning in the overnight hours. they did on an emergent basis. they were concerned, not sure how high the water was going to go. they were expecting 49 feet above flood level. flood level here is 26 feet. it hit 54.5 feet today, it crested. cities downstream are now facing it. columbu...

Here. it's come down about 2 feet so far. you can see the water here on the roadway and how much it's come down. this little girl is having a great time, a lot of people coming out now. they have pretty much dodged a bullet here. they have about 200 businesses and homes that are completely inundated. they had to evacuate an elderly center early this morning in the overnight hours. they did on an emergent basis. another one they did it just because they were concerned. they were not sure how high that water was going to go. they were expecting 49 feet above flood level. flood level here is 26 f...