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Holmes sitting in for tony harris here in the cnn newsroom. le. >> >> we are on day 67 now of this gulf oil disaster and there have been so many tolls taken on the economy and also the environment. all, it's taking more of a human toll literally. stress from the crisis being blamed for the suicide of a charter boat captain in alabama. folks say allen kruse couldn't handle losing his business and shot himself yesterday on his boat. also, bp says it spent more than $2.3 billion on the disaster, including everything from containment and relief well drilling to money bade for claims and damages....

31,000 people have already left the florida keys. families lining up in cars desperately trying to beat the storm north and irm a's possible historic hit is not the only hurricane tonight. jose is trailing in irm a's wake on its path and hurricane katia is in the gulf of mexico. our teams of reports covering this are with us. i want to begin with tom satyr, who is tracking the latest track of this storm. and, tom, where is it going? >> well, it looks like the worst of it right now in the turks and kay koes. they are looking at possibly a 20 foot storm surge. on these islands, that's devastatin...

I know everybody is to get back in florida. i see the keys are open for residents. exercise safety. what we need is some continued patience by those waiting for assistance. there is a tremendous level of response being mounted from the federal, state and local municipal governments. i think an unprecedented level of cooperation and everybody is trying to get out there and help the citizens of florida. >> bill: what is your message from the coast guard, admiral? >> the coast guard as part of homeland security is here supporting the recovery operations if florida, virgin islands and a tremendous...

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Home before the storm. we are showing some of the video that you and kelsey took earlier. what are the conditions right now at your hotel? >> it's unbelievable. it's just -- the winds are horrendous. we went outfront and i had to come in. >> and i know you are both about, what, two minute walk from the beach and, you know, you're at sea level, if not below. obviously, you know, we're talking about storm surges of 20 feet. how high are you all able to go up. are you safe where you are? >> actually, we went up. we were 60 feet up. we actually went inland and went up on a hill. so we don't have t...