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Going to ride it out. how big of a mistake is she making? >> well, if she's anywhere in coastal sections, i'd say that is a pretty big mistake. >> she's in a mandatory evacuation zone in homestead. >> that's absolutely one of the worst places to be. if you get a hurricane andrew type wind field, that is actually a death wish. i would not wish for anybody to be in that area. i would evacuate. >> i appreciate your time. thank you very much. safe travels back. good luck. i know that obviously is incredible delays as thousands and thousands of flights are going to be canceled. i want to go to the ...

He road out hurricane irma there. i know you have been waiting for hours. you were there in the category five storm. we have some video that you were able to get when you were in the midst of the storm. what were conditions like? >> well, we were actually very lucky. the storm that passed 25 miles to the north of us. but there was high winds and heavy rain and hundreds of thousands of people here without power at the moment. even the airport, we're on generator power and as you said, we've been on a five hour delay to get a flight back. a lot of tree damage and infrastructure damage. but the d...

It is headed toward south florida, but the impacts will be very different. if you're outside of the eye wall, the impacts will be different than the catastrophic impacts received right in the immediate eye wall. it is such a large storm that the impacts will be widespread. >> it will be widespread, but the reality of it is to the point that reed is making. 10, 15, 20 mile shift one way or the other could make a huge difference. >> well, yes, it will as far as the absolute line of the worst impacts. but again given the size of that eyewall, it's not going to make that much difference. it's goin...

Florida bracing for a direct hit from hurricane irma. millions in its path. miami right now directly right in the center our tom satyr saying what will be the worst of this storm. the florida keys, one of the state's most vulnerable locations is under mandatory evacuation. bill, what is happening where you are. >> reporter: erin, a whole lot of nothing. it is a beautiful night it is shaping up to see as you can see the sky one of your typical key west sun sets. people send their vacation savings on to watch with a drink. but it is a ghost key as they have seen evacuation levels unmatched in re...

Of gotten our shutters up in our home and perhaps intend to ride it out there, but you worry. you look at the map. my house might not be flooded but basically all the streets around it could be. not just from winds -- not just from the rain but canals overflows nearby. it is still an open debate and it is not clear there is anybody you could go in florida to avoid this. it could impact the everglades, up to broward even into central florida. this is a big, ugly, powerful storm. a lot of people i hope are heeding the warnings and getting to higher ground. >> and senator before you called in, we...