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Neil: they always look at florida wherever you are in the south, a hurricane judged by katrina standards. it did ultimate devastation after the fact. that was one that hopped over the state of florida, got into the gulf and the rest is history. most restrictive storm in united states history and resulted in 1800 death. former hurricane katrina task force commander lieutenant general russell joining us via skype. thank you for coming. what do you think authorities on the scene regardless of party, mayors, fema officials, what should they be thinking right now? >> they should be refining estimat...

There is a way to determine where you are in those zones would go to our website, we should be able to point you in the right direction so you can find out if you are in a flood zone. neil: best of luck to you and your folks. a couple quick updates, florida has delivered 860,000 bottles of water to affected counties. they are ready to go for distribution. when it comes to the logistics ahead of the storm they are out of it. will dorian leave a path of destruction like we saw with katrina in 2005? katrina's commander on what people should be doing now to make sure that doesn't happen again. tha...

Use it wisely. >> it slows down mightily as it begins to turn limit and that has given some floridians hope that maybe it dodges the state a little bit and focuses on the carolinas. it is a slow moving storm. given the experience you have been through many hurricanes, slow moving storms whatever the caliber their strength leave a lot of flooding and rain behind them. how do folks prepare for that? >> one is prepare, don't lose your guard regardless, and a cone of uncertainty. stay vigilant, don't lose your guard and make sure you are ready.

Be safe. and the fellow to echoes that from the weather joe bastardi. you were telling me during the break-- great to see you in the flesh. this happened before. >> you look at matthew 2016 one of the storms we look it, it was supposed to go to florida. it's almost impossible for storms moving that angle hit north of west palm beach and jacksonville, if they don't hit there, they parallel the coast and along the shore and the next shore is the carolinas. first up is the bahamas, grand island could get devastated. and it's a formidable storm. third is the carolinas, and the fourth is new englan...

Good to see you, joe, thanks for coming. >> neil, thanks for having me, man. always a treat for me. neil: same, my friend. what do you do, monitor the weather reports. and your neighbors and friends, what are they doing? i've been living here 30 years and jept, florida, you prepare for the worse and pray to god it makes a u-turn and goes back out to the ocean. neil: right now it does have a slightly eastward direction here, but i guess they worry about flooding and all that. most floridians no matter where they live are well-prepared and know the drill and what to do. are they alarmed by this ...