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Southern keys. they're checking for road conditions down there to see if it's still safe for everybody to return. other areas where they're doing search and rescue operations possibility for casualties. the communications are down. we were down there trying to use the satellite phone. it's a difficult place to operate. that's why they're bringing in infrastructure to get the services in there before they let people back to the lower part of the keys, neil. >> neil: to your point, hard to say what's going on. adam housley in key largo. islamorada is letting people back in. the major encouraging...

Sailboats like toys. unbelievable stories to be told here including a gentleman who actually started a nonprofit organization. he actually took these sailboats behind me. you can see some of the smaller ones, there are nine of them in total. six of which are actually on the shore here behind me. the other three are behind me in the marina, sunk with only the top of the masts visible right now. unfortunately that nonprofit is no longer operational with this being the case. their boats have been destroyed. we have had the opportunity to talk to people returning to miami beach, and the good news ...

Are a big tourist attraction, and this is one of the only places on the planet where you have crocodiles and alligators, and we saw them, too, last night, and you have to swim if you want to survive. people are being allowed back in if they are business owners or residents, and what do you think they will find, and even if they come back with the spirit here in the keys, no gas or power for a long time. >> yeah, i think this is a very hard reality that they are about to meet. in terms of the resilience. these are the most resilient people you will meet in america. it's unbelievable what they g...

Florida. that's as far as you can go. they shut the road down there at that point. further south, there's major problems in cudjoe key as well as summerland key. they don't want anybody to go further. it's frustrating for those trying to get in there and see how their homes fared in marathon and areas south. you're seeing major fema response here, federal response, state response. the caravans are one after the other. it slowed down a little bit tonight here on the state highway which runs south u.s. 1. it was for about five or six hours, it was the right lane is where the locals drive and the...

>> jon: as we've been reporting tonight, millions of florida residents across the state are without power and making recovery from irma all the more difficult. one of those residents of hollywood, florida, he joined us during our friday night coverage ahead of the storm. he and his family left their powerless beachside condo today looking for a place to stay that has electricity. did you find one, danny? where are you now? >> hello, how are you? we are staying at a holiday inn here. >> jon: you were able to find a hotel room, that's actually kind of surprising. >> what happened was we called a...