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these businesses really rely on the labor day weekend holiday to goose their bottom line. they are going to be taking a direct hit. i'm going to bring in angela over here. she works a few minutes over at the water's edge cafe. i understand you guys are starting to prepare. you're noticing that customers aren't necessarily coming to dine because they are afraid of what's to come. >> they are out there getting hurricane supplies, getting their houses ready and that takes their extra money. we have jetty park that's right by us. it's usually loaded for the weekend by now, it's far from that. so it's far from that. i'm sure campers won't be coming. >> you're typically saying this area ahead of a holiday weekend is packed with campers. >> right. >> clearly everyone thinned out. >> it was supposed to be a really big weekend for our bait shop and cafe. it's still going to be all right but it will just be a little different this year. >> how are you guys preparing?
by labor day, it's expected to slam into the state of florida with winds of 125 miles per hour or worse. and while southern florida is well acquainted with these big storms, the part of north central florida currently in dorian's cross hairs has never been hit with a category 3 hurricane despite records going back nearly 170 years. we'll go to cape canaveral and the weather center. the entire state of florida is pretty much inside the cone here. tell me what's going on there. >> reporter: chris, good morning to you. that's right. the governor of florida has declared a state of emergency in 26 counties and asked folks to stock up on supplies that will last about seven days. folks are listening to that warning. yesterday we saw folks heading to the grocery store as they're stocking up on extra food and water. also hardware stores seeing their shelves cleared out. generators, flash lights, as well as other hurricane
accommodation. it does go through people's mind. for the rest of us saying, why didn't you leave, folks have to think about that. >> yeah, it's pretty rough if you don't have extra money. most of my next bill's paychecks got spent up on hurricane supplies. >> yeah, we've heard that from a few people. sarah, we hope you stay safe. stay in touch with us so that we know you're safe and riding out the storm in panama city. according to bill karins, the worst of it is behind you now. please stay safe. sarah shelley in panama city. more on hurricane michael and the other story we're watching. wow. the dow is now down by more than 600 points today. almost 700 points. we'll give you coverage on that when we get back. you're watching special coverage to msnbc. and... adjourned. business loans for eligible card members up to fifty thousand dollars, decided in as little as 60 seconds. the powerful backing of american express. don't do business without it.
but this weekend time to prepare and get to the store for your hurricane supplies which you should have had at the beginning of the season anyway. >> i always ask this, which has more accuracy rate, the american or european model? >> the european model. their computers are stronger. >> brace yourself on the east coast. thanks, bill. still ahead, mattis makes a surprise visit to troops in afghanistan. plus, what the caution to moscow could mean about the next steps in that country's civil war. this is a story about mail and packages. and it's also a story about people. people who rely on us every day to deliver their dreams they're handing us more than mail they're handing us their business and while we make more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country, we never forget... that your business is our business the united states postal service.
have your hurricane supplies for the middle of next week just in case you need it from southern new england all the way down to the coast and we'll narrow that cone as we go throughout the weekend and into next week. a major story obviously next week. today we're watching flash flooding. 27 million people. be prepared. illinois, indiana into the ohio valley, you are going to get drenched as much as five to seven inches. everyone else in the way, d.c. and cooler finally in areas of new england. we don't know exactly where florence is going to hit, but it will look like to have an impact on the east coast. a time frame of wednesday to friday during next week. keep that in mind for travel plans. somebody have cruise plans changed because of that impending storm. we'll be right back here with more on "morning joe." ♪
then there's this, very important rope, to secure any boats on the water as many people get ready for whatever irene might bring. >> we stay prepared, 12 months out of the year. >> reporter: how do you do that? buy ahead of time? >> i got a big box out in the garage that i keep hurricane supplies in. and i got shutters and everything at the house. we're ready to go. >> got batteries in the enclosesel. -- closet. other than that, we're waiting. >> reporter: a lot of people picking up what they need and they say if they don't use it for this storm, there's always the next one. jon and jenna, back to you. jon: robert jordan reporting for us from miami. jenna: looks busy there. jon: it is. i lived there 15 years. they hadn't had a big storm for 15 years and then came hurricane andy. jenna: and this is the biggest one the united states will see they say in three years. it's strengthening as it
blowing into nova scotia this morning. it caused blackouts and knocked down trees there. so far, there is no word of severe damage or injuries. this ireport shows the power of the winds hitting the province up there. back here in the states, this labor day weekend won't be the washout a lot of people feared along the coast. susan candiotti has more from cape cod where some are asking if the governor there overprepared. >> reporter: not at all. he's saying all the agencies involved worked very well together. doesn't have a price tag for all of this yet. says that will come maybe in a week or so. in the meantime he's saying that residents in particular did the right thing by buying their hurricane supplies ahead of time, staying at home and not clogging the roads by trying to evacuate. one of the people met along the way, 88-year-old georgia. she decided to ride out the
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