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Was a 5 for about 16 hours. was a 4 when it made landfall. the size of that storm, 180 miles wide, and the destruction was complete to homestead, and the tip of florida. now look at this. this is irma. category 5. longest running category 5 in hurricane history. anywhere in the world there has been no tropical cyclone that has been stronger longer than irma. size, 370 miles across. the state of florida is just 140 miles across. at just about its widest point. now, craig, you can't compare these two storms. and even though the categories may be similar, the storms are not. their destruction wil...

House briefing any moment now on the federal response. we're told that's going to happen roughly 30 minutes from now. when it does, we will go there. but we start with sam champion, msnbc weather contributor in miami beach, monitoring irma's path of wrath, if you will. sam, what are you seeing now? what can we expect over the next 12 to 24 hours? >> hey, craig. everything is on track for the models that we have seen. and the forecasts that we have had for the past few days. now remember, we use two models and they're both in agreement this is a florida storm that will strike the tip of florida...

Over the next couple of days. working a little bit north of cuba, may interact with cuba a little bit on saturday. if it does, we could have a wobble in strength. and that wouldn't be good for cuba to get that direct eye right there. now, then we see that storm take a turn to the north. category 4. making landfall. sunday, about 8:00 a.m., in the central keys of florida. then here's the real problem, craig. watch the long-term track of this storm. you've got a category 4, about 340 miles wide. an eye that's about 70 miles wide. and it goes from the tip of florida to the top of florida. and the...