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like a freight train. we're seeing record-breaking and terrifying storm surges throughout florida and ft. myers, the water is so high pickup trucks are almost completely submerged. water levels have risen more than 6 feet in the last switch ho -- seven hours. let's get to tom sater in the cnn weather center. an updated forecast should come any minute now. what should we expect? >> it was just handed to me. forgive me for reading off. we still have a category 4 hurricane and five miles east of punta gorda. it will stay at hurricane strength through orlando. this will rake the entire p...

That this -- that they're prepared? >> well, you know, fema is still hiring people, but fema made a great move on puerto rico. they got there early, they went in big, they had stuff prepositioned. it's a different situation in florida where you've got all the capacity from the industrial base in florida with the support of the governor. but you also have the u.s. military, u.s. northern command is going through the planning, they have given be prepared orders to back up that governor with air, land and sea capacity as required under usr north out of san antonio. they're leaning forward. so the...

Well, we'll have these -- this stuff prepositioned. having said that, craig, there was quite a number of assets that had been preplanned, prepositioned in other parts of the state around the country and we're ready, set, go. ready, set go, we just had to wait for the rain to stop, the wind to stop, the flooding to -- >> got it -- >> -- to subside to get to the affected areas. >> any idea at this hour how many people in your district are missing or trapped? >> well, of course, they're claiming the number of upwards over 20 people. but they just found a van with they think six bodies. and housto...