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Isa? >> what seems that people here have been heeding those warnings we were hearing there. we're in miami beach and this is what normally is the party atmosphere area. it's been quiet at the moment. it's quite obsolete in many ways. michael bertran is the owner of a restaurant in miami and he is staying open and joins me now on the phone. explain to us why you are staying put when everyone else pretty much is leaving? >> well, we made a decision with everyone's safety on our minds to stay open as long as we could to provide a service for people in this time of need to provide a hot meal and y...

Are extremely grateful for the service that you are providing and the attention you're give. michael, thank you. all the very best. >> thank you, guys. now daisy works at a resort in the turks and caicos and riding out the storm there and joins us now by phone. and daisy, tell us what you are seeing, what you are hearing where you are. >> we're in seven stars resort here in grace bay. it seems to be one of the safest places to be on the island at the moment. at the moment we are waiting it out. there's strong winds. a lot of whistling going on. but again, like i say, we feel very safe where ...

Wasn't just a hurricane, that was a hurricane with tornados in it. and this is where the devastation really came from, from their experience and their explanation. >> and, michael, you are in many ways our eyes and ears on the ground. tell us the stories of people you have been speaking to. you are saying that almost 100% level of destruction there. what stories are you hearing from the people on the ground? >> some of the stories are people speaking about that you know, one part of the roof got torn off and they had to go into the cupboards with their family and their kids and had to put blan...