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Strongest hurricane ever and Authorities Say it still poses a serious threat. The big concern now is from the rain and mudslides which would be caused from that rain which is still falling across many parts of this country. Mexicos president has expressed some cautious optimism. In a video a few hours ago addressed to the nation he reminded everyone to remain caution. Puerto vallarta was expected to bear the brunt of the storm. Our Martin Savidge was there reporting and he now brings a sigh of relief. Rain has been falling on Puerto Vallarta for a number of hours now but what they did not get ...

Rainfall. john? >> reporter: yeah. i think you're right, karen, when you say the word here is it could have been a whole lot worse. we still don't know just how bad patricia was because it is so dark. as the sun comes up and we see the outlying areas, we'll get a better idea of what damage has been left behind in the wake of patricia in the next few hoyers. thank you so much for keeping us informs of what was going on. of course, if you'd like to help anyone who has been impacted. we have groups who are vetted to help the people here. that's at our website cnn.com/impact if you'd like to help....

john, to tell you the truth. i think the manner in which they communicated it is time to move, and those that did, i think, are happier hothoteliers and those hotel rooms. having that communication with enough time for you to react and the right message, i think that's crucial in these type of situations. >> reporter: that was carl emberson speaking to me a short time ago. to get the size and scope of the storm, we need to go above. nasa took some images. one was taken at noon eastern time on friday.

The whole eyewall from inside the eye and it's a pretty good picture, clear skies. we didn't have any of that. we could see lightning flashes, and that was pretty much it. >> reporter: in so many ways it seems hurricane patricia is one for the record books. we'll have much more of our coverage of the storm, fred. but back to you in the meantime. >> thank you very much, john. absolutely amazing to hear from that pilot who flew into the eye of the storm. we'll check back in with you very shortly, but first we have some other stories to quiet you up to speed on. one person is dead and dozens ot...

Recrennelly after the downgrade, they reminded people that despite the downgrade, the storm is still dangerous. that was a tweet they put out there. you know, a lot of people are relieved that it's not as bad as they thought it would be, but they're also saying, you know, look, you need to still take precaution, take shelter, and we're hearing that from the aid groups, john. >> reporter: okay, laurie. thank you for that. well done on finding the happy dog story out of the hurricane here. and cnn's impact your world team has compiled a list of resources who have been affected by this storm. for...