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Market so there can be a national clearing house for example to acquire and distribute this medical gear. there shouldn't be a situation where governors are telling us they're being out bid on the open market by the federal government. that wouldn't happen if there was a centralized system. that's on medical equipment. another huge issue is testing. we're not going to be able to get back to work, back to normal, until there is a massive increase in the number of tests available and the turn-around on those tests and public health experts are saying that is going to take a federal, coordinated ...

Surge water is going to push water into those access canals all the way from the space center north to jacksonville. when it gets to jacksonville, it'll get in the river and flow south. so the surge water damage i think is the biggest and people should heed the advice of the local government and evacuate. remember, you own your own evacuation. and that is the problem if people do not evacuate out of low-lying areas. first responders are going to do everything they can to get to you but it may take a while because we're dealing with such a big, powerful storm and the lights will be out, chris. ...

What damage has been done. tracking dorian, still a category 5 storm. we'll see it category 5 over the next several days. tuesday we see the decrease into a category 4 storm. we are confident that the steering mechanisms are still in place, that we will see the turn. we'll see that turn to the north and also to the west. category 3 storm off the coast of florida. we'll talk more about that a little bit later but we still have major concerns along the coast. you need to prepare now. >> thank you. we will keep checking in with you. i want to bring in retired general who served as commander of jo...

Lot of parts in the south were left unprotected. now locals are left paying the price. rev, back to you. >> all right, mariana, thanks a lot for that report. the gulf coast region has never fully recovered from the material damage and the human cost of hurricane katrina in 2005 according to the department of commerce, it remains the single most catastrophic natural disaster is u.s. history. more than a million people displaced in new orleans and throughout the gulf. more than $120 billion drained from the region. now as barry lashes the louisiana coast, veterans of the katrina response 14 year...

Winds we're going to be busy. so we're going to have that chance to rest and gear up, plan for the next go. >> reporter: if you're stuck on this island and you can't get off, it's 45-mile-an-hour winds. what do you recommend people do if they need emergency assistance? >> wait. that's it. there's no other option. >> reporter: there's nothing else they can do? >> nothing they can do. >> reporter: good luck deputy chief childress. wish you the best. and back to you, stephanie. >> thanks, matt. i can't believe we're seeing someone right now in the water. a surfer off oak island. please, sir, get ...