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Most people wouldn't, but again they're important and we need them. one of them is mike scantlen, he's been out following this hurricane, chasing this storm. he joins us from wilmington, north carolina. what have you been seeing since you've been out there? >> it's really starting to wrap up here. we're getting some gusts in the 90sinate rain bands. we're going to be waiting quite a while for the worst of it to get here. it's weakened quite a bit, but there's still going be some devastating storm surge and rainfall as it comes ashore. >> so mike, listen, you've done this before. in your experi...

Are you there, mike? all right, we lost, mike, we'll see if we can get him back. there you are. >> i'm back. we've got cell coverage going in and out. it reminds me of hurricane harvey last year, it was a lot stronger obviously, but once it came ashore it came apart and athat's what's going to happen the this storm, unfortunately. >> i think this is topsail beach you took this video. explain to me this, mike. >> it got a little hairy and we got forced out. police didn't want us there because it was going to get too dangerous, and they were right. we were pushing the envelope there, but high ti...