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>> chris hayes in naples. nights in a hurricane are no fun, whether the hurricane has kind of passed through there hours earlier or not. nights are no fun. and the people with battery operated headlamps usually rule the roost, as do batteries and generators. i want to read just this about power. florida power and light says 3.2 million of its 5 million customers are without power. that's about 65%. this is a state of about 20 million people. and remember, when we say customers, the number of people is far higher. customers is a power hookup and can mean families of multiples. al roquer er roke...

And, you know, we're going to see the storm surge after we start seeing the winds and the sustained winds decrease in their strength. and so people have got to remain -- those who were in the shelters remain in the shelters. those in their homes need to stay in their homes until we give that signal that we've made sure it's clear and safe for you to either come back into the area or to come out of your homes and start assessing the damage. >> there you were minding your own business and thanks to some forecast models, very late in the game, through no fault of yours, you were handed this storm...

We're still looking at passage here some time around midnight to maybe 1:00 a.m. so we still have some ways to go before we end up seeing irma make its way past us. and that will be good news. and we wouldn't see that storm surge until it gets either parallel to us or to our north, brian. >> al, as one of the best known faces in the weather business across the country, i'm curious to get your -- i guess there is no better word for it, your review of the storm so far. its performance versus predictions and how you think the state of florida did in launching the largest mass evacuation in its hi...

I put an x on the map where the disney complex is located. just to the north of there is seaworld and the universal studios. this center which we thought was going to be going over the top of tampa 24 hours ago is now almost heading for the disney complex in the orlando area. it looks like the highest winds. we still have a category 2 hurricane that's over land that's doing significant tree damage and some roof damage. you just watch the center of it. head into the north here and it looks like it's going to go in the general direction, almost right in between, but that puts the disney complex,...

Hurricane comes and basically picks up what is now debris and redistributes it. >> cal perry, thanks. stay on it, please. and a lot of what we've learned about these communities has been through the mayors or city managers who have been kind enough and generous enough to join us over the phone. we have another with us. mayor george credikos. >> we're very blessed here so far as you all were saying earlier. the path of the storm is going to come right through tampa bay. tampa-st. petersburg, clearwater. it has shifted to the east and we feel sorry for our friends and neighbors in orlando, but i...