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That's florida you are seeing there but the damage done in st. thomas and st. john is much more severe than anything we have seen here in the mainland and we'll be hearing more about that as the week goes on. officials in florida assessing the damage and will be for a long time. part of the florida keys appeared devastated. storm surge left massive flooding in jacksonville, florida, where flooding there set new records after the st. johns river overflowed. more than 8 million people in the southeast without power and 6.5 million of those people are in florida. tonight, florida governor rick sc...

Harvey, the federal response priority was to rescue people trapped by the enormous flooding. in the state of florida, what's been the priority for the federal government? >> a number of priorities for the federal government. now because the storm is ongoing our priority is life sustaining in the keys taking a considerable amount of our attention right now. what you're see in florida and more broadly speaking acomparative area, narrow operations kpired to what we have now. a large-scale area of operation. we're trying to do marshal resour resources where needed. it's a priority effort. worried ...

John? >> in the immediate aftermath of harvey, the federal response priority was to rescue people who were trapped by the enormous flooding. in the state of florida, what's the priority for the federal government? >> there are a number of pray orits, right now the priorities is life saving, life sustaining and the keys are taking a considerable amount of attention right now, but what you will see in florida and more broadly speaking is a comparative matter, houston and harvey, and what we have now is a large scale area of operations and what we're trying to do is marshal the resources where th...

Restoration personnel have been activated to help restore power as quickly as possible following the storm's impact. it's not yet clear when people in florida will be able to return to their homes. >> now, though, the message is not to rush re-entry. flood conditions, problems that would be compounded by your re-entry. listen to the local officials about evacuation and how to stagger the re-entry for a reason. >> irma is currently in georgia heading to alabama tomorrow. its winds weakened to 45 miles per hour. the affects of irma are being felt as far north ads charlesto, north carolina. irma ...

Emerged without the catastrophic damage residents feared. you're looking at an aerial shot of key west here. more than 6.5 million customers state wide lost power. tom bossert said returning power to the state is a main priority and the restoration effort will be the largest of its kind in u.s. history. he also warned floridians about returning to their homes too quickly. >> now, though, the message is not to rush re-entry. there are still dangerous conditions downed, electric lines, flood conditions. problems that would be compounded by your re-entry. listen to local officials not only about ...