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Irma. and every storm is unique. you have wet storms, you have wind storms, you have fast movers. you have slow supersoakers. but what is happening to the bahamas, you know, i'm a native floridian, i'm 44, i personally haven't seen anything like what's happening in the bahamas right now and we should all wish for dorian to move north as quickly as possible and die at sea. >> yeah. the idea of a cat four, cat five storm sitting on an island like the bahamas, you know, 30 feet is the highest point on the island -- in the bahamas, that's an extraordinary thing. i don't know that i've heard of tha...

In the king tides. you could look at the ocean and don't really notice this is particularly a king tide, but it is the highest tide of the summer occasion with this storm's approach and already you have the inland water ways at their max capacity because of heavy rainfall and that's why the mayor here says that you've got to be vigilant. here is what she told us a little earlier. listen. >> if it starts to track north, we'll be on the southwest side of that storm, which is typically a lot less impactful than that northeast side, which is the tighter side of the storm. as a native floridian, i'...

On the house side, one competitive race the democratic haves been targeting. starting to get returns here. vacancy. open seat i should say the republican incumbent is aside. decided not to run for re-election. two counties coming in here. hillsborough, half of the population. carries population by couple of points in the 2016. good news have gotten out ahead with half of the vote counted. probably when you look at the district, might need to be ahead by a little bit more. looking to be a republican area. we expect here. the initial indication may be positive for republicans. in that competitiv...

It's just, you'll see beams and it's probably, i don't know, two feet high. we keep bumping our heads. there's cables. wires. i don't know how much you can see. but it's a cinderblock house. it was built in 1956. those type houses, i'm a native floridian, they are sturdy. they hold up to just about anything. so we're safe. we're fine. >> when the storm came, i mean, did you -- did you hear the house, you know, creaking or shifting or moving? i imagine being underneath the house could be scary if you hear that kind of stuff. >> no, what made us get under here quickly is large limbs beginning to...

Phone. >> yeah. it's just, you'll see beams and it's probably, i don't know, two feet high. we keep bumping our heads. there's cables. wires. i don't know how much you can see. but it's a cinderblock house. it was built in 1956. those type houses, i'm a native floridian, they are sturdy. they hold up to just about anything. so we're safe. we're fine. >> when the storm came, i mean, did you -- did you hear the house, you know, creeking or shifting or moving? i imagine being underneath the house could be scary if you hear that kind of stuff. >> no, what made us get under here quickly is large li...