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Pretty good. it's starting to rain a little bit but not quite bad. i believe irma is about 110 miles out and she's about to smack us right in the mouth. >> so, jon, again, there were mandatory evacuations orders in place for the entire florida keys. why did you decide to stay? >> we decided to stay when we first knew the thing was coming. we were on the fourth floor of a concrete condo. the hurricane is not going to knock down the concrete condo and we're on the fourth floor. i'm a chef, so we obviously have plenty of water, plenty of mood and we're ready to ride it out. >> i'm not hearing you...

Believe that when day break occurs tomorrow we'll be able to get the helicopters out of the hangers, provide the danger assessment and life rescues as needed. >> what's your number one concern for a storm of this magnitude? >> for a storm of this magnitude it's the combination of catastrophic winds, we heard 185 miles per hour and possibly 140s or 50s when it makes landfall in florida. that combined when it rives in colorado state with the storm surge which innone dates coastal regions that produces life threatening damage. as long as with civil authority such as monroe county who you had on e...

By a long shot. there's going to be real pressure for some kind of public testimony. we've heard democrats say that already. and so i would imagine that that's not going away anytime soon. >> i doubt it, after this meeting with congressional investigator investigators. great to see you. and keeping a close eye on hurricane irma as it moves closer to the united states. florida the governor rick scott with a new update holding a press conference top of the hour on the latest on evacuations orders and following this monster storm headed towards south florida. we'll bring that to you live. on wi...

After what happened with ike, i think most people in texas would gladly rum resources as quickly as we can get them. >> congressman, thank you very much. we're going to get back out on the road down there. nbc's gabe gu tear rez is in corpus christy. gabe. >> reporter: katy, good afternoon the we're here in texas near where hurricane harvey is supposed to make landfall later on toemt. and really most of the residents here have gotten out of dodge as the mayor urged them to do yesterday. there are not mandatory evacuations orders in corpus christy. just some of the surrounding low lying areas, ...

Potentially disastrous flood manage the wake of the violent storms in the nation's midsection. the mississippi river town of west alton, missouri, with we are told is being evacuated. tom sader is joining me from the weather center, and showing the pictures there before the commercial break, there is trouble there. >> randi, i know the area well, and born and raised in st. louis, and some are saying, is this 1993? many may remember the massive flooding. if you is seen the city flag, it is red, but you have the three rivers coming together, and you have the merrimack river, and the missouri and...