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We have nothing. >> reporter: just about 7700 people live in the east georgia county where donald trump won more than 68% of the vote in 2020. notices for public hearings went out last september, advertising a move to make voting, quote, easier and more accessible. >> well, we probably had about 15 to 20 people at each public hearing. >> reporter: election director bolton says the board pitched the reconciliation center as being big enough to support social distancing and voting equipment while also allowing the county to reduce staffing and travel needs. >> i mean, i don't see how making thin...

Staffing and travel needs. >> i mean, i don't see how making things better is such a bad thing. >> reporter: but freeman, a former school board member, says most of the people she meets knocking on doors didn't know about the proposal until last month. she and other voting rights activists believe eliminating all but one precinct in a 250-square-mile county that's nearly 30% black in an election year is just another example of voter suppression in georgia. >> i think it's meant to disenfranchise people of color. i think it's meant to disenfranchise the poor. this is about good old boys, their ...

Down toward key west. in addition to that, the navy is chipping in an entire aircraft carrier. it's all hands on deck to try to get in there and really assess the human toll of irma, wolf. >> the "uss lincoln" on the way. bill, thank you so much. let's talk about this devastation in the florida keys. it is enormous. we're joined on the phone by monroe county commissioner david rice. thank you for joining us. based on what you've seen and heard, what's what's the level of devastation in your county? >> one of the great problems we have, as you just heard s communication. so, while i'm 100 mil...

Other in central brevard county. we do have fire crews that have responded to those but for the most part we have emergency c w crews off the road because it is far too dangerous for them. we have such dangerous conditions with a category 4 hurricane that means our people cannot be out in those dangerous conditions. for the most part, the folks from brevard county fire rescue and that includes firefighters and paramedics, for the most part, they are off the road in limited circumstances at risk to themselves, some crews are going out when able. we have to report we have some 35,000 people with...