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so we called him. hi roger, this is randi kaye from cnn, i was calling to see, we are at the emergencies operation center and wanted to speak with you, give you an opportunity to speak with us regarding the questions about the timeline and the evacuation orders for the county. if you could give me a call at this number i would appreciate it, thank you. a representative called me back later to say he declined our interview request but did call us by phone by another attempt to reach him that he supports all of the decisions that were made. we also tried to connect here with lee county emergency manager coordinator. she did not return our call. >> hi this is stacey, sorry mr. call but sleep is a message of okay. back >> later declined to speak with cnn. >> officials here, despite their decision-making say that ultimately, it is up to the residents. >> certain percentage people will not heed the warnings regardless. >> we cannot force them to leave their. holmes >> resident cnn spoke with sounded mix about the
a 7 day state of emergency in the area. and we can speak to journalists roger maynard in sydney now hi roger bring us up to date what is the latest that's been happening. well they predicted that this would be a day of catastrophic conditions and judging by the pictures that are coming out of so many parts of australia is a scene sequel that certainly confirms that view here in sydney blazes broke out in the the northern suburbs barely a 20 minute drive from the city albert rich and the the fireman the far posters were on to it immediately within minutes a hercules aircraft flew in and doused the entire area with pink slime fire retard and dust the flames almost immediately so that emergency was over and but but but have been many many other fires breaking out all over the area out further west in the western suburbs of sydney the fires up in the blue mountains
>> this is the special of the take two programs on sneak preview. hi gene. >> hi roger. i have a favorite seat i like to sit in, last row sort of off to the side. >> not just kind of reading or speaking criticism, but acting out these rows. >> i always choose a seat that's twice as far back from the screen as the screen is wide. >> and because they could get agitated, that raised the temperature of the movies they were discussing. >> tremendously boring, boring from beginning of the movie. and i just to want compare this -- >> no, no, wait a minute. he's not boring at all. >> fabulously boring. >> fabulously boring in the beginning -- >> there was something almost transgressive and exciting about seeing on tv somebody say, about a movie, what you might always want to say to your friend or girlfriend or your mother or your sister, no, you're wrong, it's not a good movie. >> that's the way people do
>> the perfect matching of opposites, siskel and ebert, laurel and hardy, oscar and felix, really made sneak previews a sitcom about two guys who live in a movie theater. >> this is the special of the take two programs on sneak preview. hi gene. >> hi roger. i have a favorite seat i like to sit in, last row sort of off to the side. >> not just kind of reading or speaking criticism, but acting out these rows. >> twice as far back from the screen as the screen is wide. >> and because they could get agitated, that raised the temperature of the movies they were discussing. >> tremendously boring, boring from beginning of the movie. and i just to want compare this -- >> no, no, wait a minute.