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Enough of a push. it almost feels like you're on the motorcycle going as fast as you can with the jacket blowing but it doesn't stop and you add the rain it's just amazing with the power that it has at this point, anderson. >> and it's so interesting, how you know, the bands of this storm kind of push you back for a little bit and then they'll dissipate and you kind of feel like oh, it's going to be calm for a while and then another one just comes along and the wind keeps switching the droek itire it's coming from, at times horizontal, not as much in naples, florida, earlier when chris and ed ...

Raised to 26. that's the death toll we know of for the island. so mf of those islands have been decima decimated. he is in clearwater just west of here. in this darkness it's so dangerous out there for people. it is a surreal feeling to be in the dark and not know what is coming at you. >> that's an kplept point. you talked about the idea of being in a vortex. we're under a large concrete overhang. they make sure that the camera is protected and safe because sometimes it acts like a sail

Punta gorda here in tampa is a big issue but again the uncertainty is frankly frightening at this point. we'd like to have a better handle on exactly the formation of this storm and exactly the movement of this storm. as tom said it is moving at a good clip. i think he said it was in the 12 to 14-mile-an-hour range. yesterday it was about 8 miles an hour, 6 to 8 miles an hour, very slow moving. the fact that it's moving quicker is also certainly good news, but that uncertainty, that is the headline right now, and the concern. we're going to take another break. more ahead. w super stay matte in...

Strength somewhat that force wrapping around the eye of the storm isn't as great but you're still going to have a surge no matter what and it's still completely dangerous. it's almost splitting hairs at this point. it's just trying to get a handle on where this thing is going and how much longer it will contain this strength. anderson? >> all right, tom, thank you. i appreciate that detail. i want to go to drew griffin in ft. myers. drew, i don't know if you were able to hear tom giving a sense of where you're at in relation to the rest of the storm, what lies ahead. how are things, what are y...

Now it is swirling all around us and of course it is dark in most places so what you're really seeing here is the wind whipping us around. my photographer is standing next to a concrete post, why he's able to stand straight up to get this shot but sometimes you stand with a wide base and the wind whips through you and the other times it comes back and circulates around you. we've been talking to folks first responders who are here at the hotel where we're staying and they talked about the idea that this does not translate very well on television, when they walk outside and see the force of the...