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Dorian to come closer, it has been a trying time for folks, especially those who haven't been through a hurricane before, there are a lot of nerves and they've been coming down to the beach to see what they're about to encounter. >> it's a little scary. and it's not even here yet. that's the scary part. seeing this and it's not even here, so what's it going to be when it gets here? >> a priority for the city is getting vulnerable people to shelter. cities using buses to transport disabled folks on the homeless population. more than 8,000 people are in 124 shelters right now across the state of...

Workers you mentioned in the earlier segment clearing roadways so emergency services and utility workers can get to people and get the services back online as quickly as possible. >> julie: the road clearance, those are the most critical teams. there are evacuation orders in place. once those evacuation orders are done and the winds get to a certain speed in some places over 45 miles per hour emergency crews aren't allowed to enter those areas. those people braving the storm are stuck. it is up to you guys to clear the roads to get to them after the storm. when do you get the all clear? tell m...

Receiving another update. >> and people certainly keeping an eye on what happens with that. we'll wait to hear from you then. so around the united states, people are headed to florida right now, they are headed to do whatever they can to prepare for it. take a look at this scene from the atlanta area. my co-worker took this picture of crews headed south. the license plates were from as far away as indiana, ohio and the state of michigan. other states are also helping out. in pennsylvania, 50 utility workers from allentown went down to florida on friday. and then from kentucky, about 40 duke ...

As it moves north, it's affecting a lot of folks. >> yes, it is. it's going to keep affecting people well inland from the coast. some of the flooding threats will be into northern mississippi, arkansas, possibly even the tennessee river valley. yeah, this is affecting a huge group of people as these storms often do. >> when can the crews get back in there, those brave utility workers out there every time during such a situation, whether a tropical storm or hurricane moving through. also, there are the services on the ground, justin. american red cross right in the middle of it. how are the ser...

Conference from officials tonight. we'll bring that to you live as soon as it happens. these details are just coming in. we know what happened next door to city hall. and the operations area of the municipal center. >> that's what the police said. describe this as the operation building of the city the public works area. so it's probably some of the utility workers and the road workers. some of the other folks who really keep the city running perhaps. these were the victims. inside the building. a school administration building next door as well. they were placed on lock down. there's a courth...