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Evacuation after asking them to leave, et cetera, you find that the average bahamian would want to stay in their community and rebuild. we face challenges not as bad as this before. we've faced many hurricanes where areas and communities were devastated, and communities tend to come together and rebuild. our homes are built at a very great standard. our building codes were built to withstand about 150 miles per hour wind. we never expected that we would one day encounter wind velocity as high as 180 to 200 miles per hour, but we will take that as a lesson and we will even build our -- strength...

At least seven people killed and officials expect that number to rise. the country's prime minister went on a reconnaissance mission bit u.s. and found the airport underwater and said the area around it looks like a lake. the red cross says 62,000 people are without clean drinking water and 60,000 people will need food. here's more from the prime minister on msnbc last night. >> building codes were built to withstand about 150 miles per hour winds. we never expected that we would one day encounter a wind velocity of 180 to 200 miles per hour, but we will take that as a lesson. >> let's go to b...

But floridians to step up the rest of our state if it's needed. >> commissioner of the florida department of agriculture and consumerer services. we'll be watching along side you. and the mayor from florida, a suburb of jacksonville near the state 's border with georgia. thanks for being with moo. what have you been hearing from your staff, emergency services in your city and area? >> so right now what we're looking at is a mandatory evacuation 8:00 local tomorrow morning. my city is part of an island connected by the mainland by two bridges. when the wind velocity is sustained, those bridges ...

So right now there are people throughout the city without power. there are downed trees and power lines blocking roads, and that's going to be a concern, especially, ana, if there are folks who need emergency medical attention. >> okay, natasha chen, we'll check back with you. thank you. barry lumbering ashore in louisiana as a category 1 hurricane. pretty much immediately weakened to a tropical storm. those terms have to do with wind velocity, and that's about the last thing people are worried about. the biggest worry is the water that barry is carrying. how much rain, how large a storm surge...

Around awhile, this one was far more devastating but at least fast. you can count your blessings as strange as that is. >> it did move quickly. the day that it struck, we were waiting for it to come in about noon. came in about noon. by 4:00, it was gone. they talked about it was going to linger throughout the afternoon. came in late in the evening and still with us through the night. so it did pass quickly. we were fortunate that it took a westerly turn toward the end. i'm fortunate for my friends in bay and gulf county. they got the worst of it. we were very fortunate from that perspective. ...