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Go a cemetery tomorrow. >> wasn't there a cemetery nearby they could have gone to? >> it's an hour away. it's not that hard to do this. >> let me ask you this. you're smarter than -- your satire always covers up and officer -- offers up an explanation. it's not just fun. what is his politics? is this the stuff out of popeye doyle and french connection? i would rather be a lamppost in new york than the president of france? is this just dumping on foreign countries something for the people back home? >> first of all, it doesn't play well for the people back home. because as when we wouldn't have...

Of the way so my photographer can get a better look for you guys. what's remarkable is how little water there was despite the fact that there was flooding. we could see the base of that lamp post. beyond it, there is a bench. we saw the full bench with its legs. there plants that are just a little bit in front of this lamp post here. that area is completely flooded. we could see the sidewalk and this is this moved up in the span of a few hours. the mayor was here and we showed him our picture from 10:45 and he said that water is moving so fast. keep in mind, during hurricane matthew, the cape ...

Welcome back to cnn's special coverage of what is now tropical depression florence. we are down a little bit from where we were when we joined us at the top of the hour. i want to give you a sense of how quickly the waters are moving. this is cross creek in a downtown park. keep in mind during matthew, this creek feeds into the river. they are expecting it to hit 62 to 65 feet. this lamp post over my shoulder, when we came to the park about four hours ago, we could see the base that was lamp post. you could walk out to it. i would not advise that now. we have seen people walking through this p...

>> laura: hurricane florence currently smashing into the carolina coast line. for more and what is happening, let's go back to fox news correspondent leland vittert, who is still morehead city, north carolina, still holding onto the lamp post. leland, still you are friends with the lamp post. >> still very good friends, about to part. much to the happiness to both you and my mother on this one. the storm surge keeps coming and if you are really getting a sense of the power of the water here. that is what is the destructive nature that florence will bring bright not only here, but farther inlan...

>> laura: leland, when do you make the decision to pull off that dock there because you got about -- looks like a lot less than 1 foot before that water starts rolling over you, my friend. what happens when that the lamp post gives way? that is not a good situation. >> the lamp post is a couple of feet in the concrete. once as water comes up here over this, the idea of slipping and being that water is not one that i think -- a risk we are going to take. that is about the time that we pull out. >> laura: leland, please, please be careful. i don't like the looks of you out there. although, you d...