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Situation for rescue and put their own folks at risk. and so we know that there are folks in the really high risk zone a, evacuations, owens who did not evacuate. some have called in and those people are being logged and there will be a response but it is likely going to take a little time for the storm to move forward. >> representative rainier, when you talk to first responders what are they telling you about what that response looks like and how they assess a hierarchy of need given that there will be so much need. >> i, alicia, i think it's a wonderful to be with you. one of the things tha...

City of of sarasota was turned off as the area is bracing for what will be, they believe, widespread flooding. joining me now is the mayor of sarasota, eric arroyo. thank you for joining us this evening. this wasn't supposed to happen to your city, but florida was obviously under a watch. water has been shut off, but the bridges have also been closed. i'm wondering, mayor, how are you feeling about all the preparations thus far. will it be enough? >> you know, our main priority at the city of sarasota is the safety of our residence. we called a local state of emergency and activated emergency ...

16. that number has gone up. they're only 3 feet above sea level. if you surge that much, it's going to be up against their gutters or higher. are all of those people gone? >> reporter: that's a good question. we don't know. we understand from the officials that they evacuated zone a, the coastal communities and the barrier islands, they did say they were heeding those warnings. we were not able to get into those communities because of the evacuation orders, but from what we understand they did -- they did evacuate. of course, there are people who believe, you know, it's not going to be as bad...

The news we got just over the last 15 minutes from the national hurricane center is that sustained speeds of two miles an hour short of a category 5 storm. tell me how that changes the dynamic. >> it changes the dynamic because if anyone did not evacuate, they are in trouble. they are. their life is now being threatened. if you know someone who has just been, your dad, your grandpa, your uncle who doesn't want to go, zone a, zone b, they need to go now. some places around zone c may be wanting to get away, especially if you're in one of those river chamts where the water is going to get shoved...

That water out, and as it approaches closer, all that water comes with it, right? and there you go. it empties out first. then behind it a rising wall of water. what do folks do in that situation? if they're experiencing it, and that water is rising so quickly, it looks like the prepass to a tsunami there. >> well, in this particular scenario you described, we have called for evacuations for zone a and zone b. folks should be gone right n nowp >> people are being warned that