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Needed enough gas that i couldn't get any in key west. >> where are you headed? >> i'm headed to. some relatives in lake mare rry. i need this far to get to orlando. i have enough if i cut the speed back a little bit from 70 because i get better mileage at 65. >> you know, best of luck to you. i'm glad you left the keys. that's the message we have been local wall to wall coverage here. we have been telling people the keys, they need to get out. this is the situation here as you can tell. tons of people trying to get gas, really trying to get out of irma's path. back to you guys. >> a lot of pe...

Notice the orange here, the hurricane force winds. they do work their way across the peninsula from west coast to east. we're going to see the potential for a lot of wind damage and power outages. currently, the winds are also picking up. look at the current wind gusts. they're getting pretty strong at miami beach and especially in key west. some of the wind gusts climbing well over 100 miles an hour already. and the storm has not yet worked its way in that vicinity. another huge threat is the storm surge when the water rushes inland. and this is going to be a big factor with hurricane irma be...

Media as you mentioned. maybe they feel they have quote, unquote, been through this before. what do you want to say to them tonight? >> anyone within the sound of my voice that is in a mand doatory evacuation storm absolutely still needs to get out. you have this evening that you can evacuate, get to higher ground, go west, go to an emergency hurricane shelter that are open and available. burr it's essential that you not leave yourself vulnerable in the path of devastating storm surge where there are no emergency personnel that are going to be available to help you if you remain in the path of...

As we're getting closer to potentially landfall. thank you for the update. let's get a view from the potential path of the storm as chad was laying out. impact is just hours away in puerto rico. rosa, we just got this update on the hurricane track. we also got an update a short time ago from the governor of florida. how serious is he taking things? >> he is taking this very seriously. he is asking residents to take action and make sure they listen to local authorities. there were two specific updates from the governor's briefing. first of all, officials here in miami-dade county are asking a...

Or so either will not or cannot be rebuilt. i don't need irmy or anything like that coming close. >> neil: i can well understand. my best to you, mayor and your fine people. it's been horrific. that is putting it mildly. c.j. wax, the mayor of rockport texas. it's one of the lesser options and routes that hurricane irma could follow, to hit the gulf again. it's among the half dozen or so scenarios that show it's potential path. right now a category five killer storm headed right for florida. more after this. ♪