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They'll be big so we can deal with the volumes of voters. that's the only option. if you've driven around anywhere here, the devastation, i have people in here working today. they don't have a house. >> and they need the volunteers too, dana. that's the other issue. they need the bodies to staff the 44 polling places and they don't have enough people to do it. >> they only have 19 days until the election. rick, you tagged along with a power crew. where do things stand restoring power? >> it's a complete rebuild of the electrical grid. gulf power has 7,000 utility workers on 16-hour shifts work...

Trees snapped like toothpicks. emergency responders are working to restore power and bring back gas and other supplies. mike tobin is live on marco island. >> we have this remarkable phenomenon when people applaud for the power crews. the work is typical across the state. the tree guys show up. they get the brush out of the way. in this case, they are clearing away a tree that knocked down this power line. these guys are just about to wrap up. as soon as they get the debris out of the way, the power crew is expected. lee county powers going to show up. you've got so many people starting to los...

How it loops like this and how it's making that turn. so the hurricane center, eventually, possibly, the outer banks could go into the cone of uncertainty. all of our long range computer models are taking this and all these squiggly lines are our runs. this is the path the hurricane center has. look at this, just parallel to the coast. that is about the worst of it. what's more important in the forecast for jose is the power forecast. we need good weather down here. showers and storms in florida. it's going to be hot, too. everyone without power in south florida, humid and low 90s. you can ima...

Officials were concerned about that. this is fairly significant damage. we have 800,000 people that don't have power. it's going to take a while for things to get back to normal here, and that's why they're stressing patience. with wilma, we were without power in my home for two weeks, some people for four weeks. i know fpl has done everything they can to make sure that isn't the case now. we already saw a power crew go into that building as we hear the fire alarms go off. it looks like they're assessing the power situation while they can. remember, they can't put those buckets in the air when...

You can see a drone. cars are actually driving around the drone it was smoking in the middle of the treat. it was a cratey scene. bill: the fire department had to close down two lanes of traffic. power crew repaired the damage to that power line. martha: breaking details in the showdown between the united states and china. the latest rift came when a u.s. ship came within 12 miles of the latest island in the u.s. china sea. china has been building those islands. beijing calls the u.s. moves there illegal with our ships saying they will take the steps necessary to protect their