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Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for parts of florida, georgia and south carolina. julia bagg, you were at a costco, people were stocking up on water and trying to stock up on gas. what's the scene right now in jacksonville? obviously the sun is up, but looks like people -- no one is on the streets. >> well, geoff, you know people who had been perhaps hoping to spend a holiday weekend at the beach here, those plans are canceled. in fact, the beaches here now in the jacksonville area are closed. emergency managers closing them even sooner than they had expected. they thought perhaps...

10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. in the morning. even alcohol sales suspended at 10:00 tonight. >> julia bagg, thanks for that. all right. let's turn to the mass shooting in texas on saturday which left seven people dead and 22 others injured. authorities say the rampage began after the suspect was the subject of an afternoon traffic stop between midland and odessa. the gunman shot the trooper who initially stopped him. and continued west. opening fire at motorists and pedestrians as he drove by. the gunman at some point abandoned his vehicle. stole a u.s. postal service van and he was eventually ...

Getting everything out of the yard and we're going to ride it out. >> reporter: you're going to ride it out, all right. best wishes to you, sir. thank you for speaking with us. that's what's happening here, beaches are closed, jo. >> nbc's julia bagg, thanks so much. joining me on the phone, the direct of tourism and aviation. thank you for being on the phone with us. we prooshgappreciate this. >> you're very welcome, jo. thank you for having me. >> how are the people of the bahamas doing today? we've seen pretty disturbing videos, a lot of social media kag indicating a tough situation. >> jo,...

Time closing that as of midnight this morning. no one allowed on the beach. they're also urging people to stay out of the intercoastal as well. schools are closed across the jacksonville area here in duval county. of course, they would have closed anyway for labor day but they're now closed through wednesday. also to the south of us the same thing in st. augustine. even alcohol sales are going to be suspended going into 10:00 tonight. also a curfew going into effect at 10:00 between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. that going forward until further notice. now to be clear about the evacuat...

>> all right, mike brannon there from the national hurricane center. thank you. joining us from jacksonville, florida, nbc's julia bagg. julia, you've been covering the storm all week for us. you're in the northern part of the state right now. how are the preparations going? >> reporter: well, jo, we've seen the preparations happening all around town. people boarding up businesses, boarding up homes. here on jacksonville beach, know, i want you to get a look at the surf behind me. because it's very strong right now and actually the beach is closed. however, there are people out here, surfing, ...