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And florida has gotten to be a heck of a lot better than it used to be. if we look at the response we had in maria and irma, it was really outstanding. we want to duplicate that kind of effort again for this storm. i'm sure that he did not intend to campaign during the hurricane because i've heard him say he's not doing that. he's working, and by the way, he was here last night, and we had a chance to visit with him, and he said exactly that. so that's one of those it's on auto pilot kind of things. >> last hour here in our network, tallahassee mayor responded to the fact that his opponent, ro...

>> actually, i wasn't ordered to get out. i'm not in the evacuation zone. i'm about a mile inland, so all the businesses along 98, highway 98, and beachside are in the evacuation zone. so i wasn't required to leave. and i'm not in a flood zone, so -- and also, you know, craig, we weren't expecting a category 4. like this whole storm happened in like a two to three-day, you know, period. we were expecting a cat 2, so, you know, i think it caught a lot of people, you know, by surprise. >> caught you by surprise. if you had known it was a cat 4, would you have gotten out? >> oh, absolutely. i'd m...

People that have been through this before, other government officials from other areas offering help and understanding. if you're going to live in a beautiful place, there's always some kind of problem. even now, i'm on the beach here behind the motel looking at some things, and this has got to be one of the most beautiful sites in the world. it's just a shame that it's so destructive. >> mayor michael thomas. i know you've got a lot to do. i'll let you get back to it there. mayor michael thomas. we'll check in with you a little bit later as well. the mayor of panama city beach there on the ph...

The rain really start to pick up here. again, as you've been talking about, craig, and as al has been mentioning, the potential for this deadly storm surge, at least nine feet expected here in apalachicola could be made worse by the tide later on today. but hundreds of thousands of people in florida ordered to evacuate. we spoke with the mayor yesterday, he estimated about half of his town decided to stay, but again, apalachicola, historic town here in the florida panhandle. at this point it's a ghost town. you've seen a few people that decided to ride it out. as conditions get worse, it is go...

Joining me now on the phone, christy allen. christy allen is a resident of port st. joe who decided to hunker down and ride out the storm. christy, i understand that you just lost power. describe for me the conditions that you're experiencing in port st. joe right now. >> hey, craig. actually, it's a lot like kerry described, you know, just wind gusts and the wind bands and the rain coming in. it will be calm for a few minutes, and then next thing you know we're getting belted, you know, with the wind and the rain. so, yeah, we just lost power. it started raining here in port st. joe about 1:3...