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Hour. that has been downgraded by 5 miles per hour. it has increased its speed twice. instead of moving to the northwest, no 2 miles per hour. those who do the hurricane hunting in the skies above, dorian, however, has been so stubborn. you think about it parked over the bahamas for 18 hours. five dead left in its wake. a deadly storm already, but what does it do next? there are millions up and down the coast who are waiting to figure out what happens today, tomorrow, thursday, possibly friday. ultimately, do we all get a break and watch the storm take a familiar pattern, is that high-pressure...

Preparing for these types of storms. what are you paying attention to right now? >> to me, i never have a lot of confidence in the forecast tracking until the storm starts to pick up its forward speed. the question is how far the storm is going to draft west, which the further it goes west, the more that the impacts are going to be seen along the florida coast, in the expansion. the winds are expanding well beyond the center of circulation. it is important for floridians and those living along the coast not to just pay attention to the track or the aircon, but look at how far the winds extend....

Florence took a similar path in the caribbean. it was a strong category 4. i was standing here on the east coast, east of jacksonville, on a beach 4 miles south of here. hurricane floyd, in the closing hours, striking the east coast. slowing down suddenly, took a different turn. weekend, then took a right-hand turn due north, and nearly missed the entire east coast of florida. we felt some wind and some churn, but the story later became a ran soccer over north carolina, and the flooding that ensued over the next three or four days was of epic proportions. the point of this is that these storms...

Priorities. the two having described that, at what point can you make the decision that you have avoided the worst-case scenario and you can reopen the ports? >> we will not reopen the ports until after the storm has passed. it will pass north of us, and once we know that it is clear, we will work closely with the coast guard. they have the ultimate say over opening and closing. we will have to do a survey assessment to see if there are any bottom issues that may be an issue for any ship coming in or out. once we have that cleared, they will make a decision to reopen the port, at which decisio...

Storm. on michael, that came up slowly. giving people to think about that. it is a killer. we have to be so careful. >> bill: you. brock long was with us. talking about battle fatigue. over labor day weekend, people were glued to their tv, trying to figure out what is this room going to do now. a lot of times when they tune in, senator, nothing changed. how do you fight against the battle fatigue that many might be feeling? >> i think you're right. a lot of people have never been through it. we've got people down here, tourists. the other thing, bill, they see this. oh, yeah, that's the way it...