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On pushing the water north. we have a lot of vulnerable communities south of that. there is a lot to worry about with the wind and with storm surge in a state that's already very low and even at it's highest point we have mountains in florida obviously. you can do things to protect yourself from wind. it's very difficult to protect from the water. you basically have to evacuate and we're hoping people are heeding those warnings. there is still a lot of areas that remain that i'm worried about it. >> i know this is personal. what is your family doing? are you and they going to ride out the stor...

Heeding those evacuations and getting out of here and getting out of the path of this thing. this is a deadly storm. it's like andrew, except it is massive. so the impact is going to be that much more widespread. >> when you look at the eye of the storm and talk about it could be striking where you are, 25 miles wide and we look at it from space and those pictures that are impossible to turn away from. it is easy to see. what does the eye tell you about what is about to happen where you are? >> well, this storm is also undergoing eyewall replacement cycles as well. it could be going an intensi...

We're saying it is already because it's been spinning with the wind strength of 185 miles an hour for longer than any storm in recorded history, what does that alone tell you, that it has been able to sustain that strength? >> well, it's absolutely unprecedented. not only is it the strongest hurricane to ever be recorded in the atlantic ocean, it is sustaining it for an incredibly long period of time and it will pile up that water for a long period of time. hurricane harvey intensefied at the last second. this one is strong for a long period of time. and here you can see there is all kinds of ...

Rational. >> my plans is to just stay here, see where it takes us because since this house stayed here for andrew i'm pretty sure it will hold this hurricane for now. >> senator, what do you tell her? she's getting to the point where if she changes her mind, she's not going to be able to get out. >> i think it's a bad idea and i hope she's watching so she knows why. andrew was a different storm, devastating in its own right. but all these storms are very different. this storm is coming from the southment i don't know if she's near the water areas or the coast. and because of the size of the st...

The storm is totally cleared. so she could find herself days before emergency workers and supplies and things can get to him. so i think she needs to put all that in perspective and understand that's a significant threat and storm because it has a unique aspect. >> there is no place i feel comfortable telling people is not going to impacted. how do you get energy crews and medicine down until the storm is cleared and the roads are opened. >> senator, i appreciate she hears you. i hope anyone else who is making that wrong decision hears you as well takes advantage of these last hours to get out...