fox news alert florida now feeling the effects of hurricane irma. it's whipping miami in the keys. it's a category three storm approaching mainland. hurricane warnings in effect for millions of people across the state. i'm julie bandanna and this is the fox report >> good evening to you and good evening to everyone watching across the country. i'm bill hammer live along the river walk where we have seen extraordinary measures of patients playing out in the faces of so many hundreds of people we've encountered over

the past 24 hours. there is a mandatory evacuation that went into effect yesterday. most people heeded the warning. these gentlemen have not. everything's okay. we will take care of that. that evacuation order came for reason because the storm is changing. with that we have fox coverage out in key largo where the brunt of irma is coming on short. we begin with meteorologist janice. take us through what the storm is doing now. what you have >> it still a category three hurricane. i want to point your attention to this very well-defined i credit just popped off the northern coast of cuba after being onshore and being disrupted by land. the storm needs the fuel of the warm water to strengthen and we think that's what's going to happen in the next

12 - 18 hours. about a hundred miles ahead and we've got 90-degree temperatures in the florida straight. there is no reason why we are not going to have a strengthening hurricane, perhaps even strengthening as it makes landfall. it's deftly on the horizon for the storm probably within the next apm advisory. i want to mention the tornado watch affect. the storm is particularly dangerous. with these landfall systems we have tornadoes spread their typically weak but we can see sexual damage. millions of folks are in the tornado watch. sunday morning, here is the timeline we think around 7:00 a.m. it will make its first landfall on key west and then making a second landfall

around the dinner team hour for the naples, fort myers area. remember we been telling you all day, the worst side of the storm is the right side of the storm and unfortunately this whole west coast of florida will feel the potential of catastrophic storm surge. the only way i can put it. if you are in low-lying areas, you could be overtopped with incredible amounts of water as it just continues to be ushered in from those counterclockwise wins. toward the florida panhandle in georgia could see the potential of a hurricane on monday. here's the track. the new advisory at eight. category three right now but strengthening as it makes landfall over the key west and close to fort myers tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening. then into tampa bay, again with the potential storm surge of upwards of 15 feet, and again that could cause catastrophic life-threatening damage and that's why people are being sold get out while

you get out while you can. your preparations need to be completed. the hurricane force wind got tomorrow morning for the keys was. were talking about 6:00 p.m. on sunday. these are hurricane force winds. by the way, tropicals force winds into georgia tomorrow afternoon. we haven't even talked about rainfall. the storm surge, you will hear us talk about this through the duration of the storm because this area is so vulnerable. were talking eights 12-foot storm surge in all of these areas underwater. that goes for the everglades, ten to 15-foot storm surge. the heavily populated area of

the tampa bay area in st. petersburg. this could be catastrophic for them. that's why the storm is so important to monitor. listen to your local officials. if they tell you to get out, you have to. it's a matter of life or death. back to you >> many people are listening to the warnings that you have put out in the governor put out. so many have heeded the warnings and left. not everybody. a few people will write about. in the meantime, back to new york >> we apologize. obviously we can't control the crowd that did not evacuate. hurricane irma is expected to hammer the florida keys, an area that could see storm surge between 10 - 12 feet. that is life threatening. adam is live from key largo with the latest. where you are, certainly that is starting to see the outer bands. we been getting rain and wind already >> we really been getting hammered this morning when the

power went out. it was just wind at that point. it has been relentless. i would say we have 30 - 40 consistent gusty winds. are you. a couple of the docs are underwater. there's votes behind me smashing into a cement dock. there are several sailboats out here. we are on the ocean side of key largo that have broken loose. the keep coming over this way. i know at least three have smashed into the rock jetty where we are located. to my left you can see there's one there right now that is just drifting. it's already smashed into one of the other ones. it's been taking on water for a while. it's tilting at almost a 45-degree angle.

we are just at the beginning of this. we have a number of hours to deal with here and everyone in the keys is worried about the dirty side of the storm which is the right side if you're looking at that hurricane map. that's the side that will eventually go in to jupiter. were feeling it right now. it sure will get ugly over the next 12 hours or so. i know there's not a lot of people in the keys. this time people did take the warning for the most part. they are happy with the number of people that did evacuate. even with that we've seen people out taking photos, one or two here and there. of all the hurricanes i've been to, this is the fewest number of people i've seen, during a hurricane. that's good news. especially as the water comes up to the edge of the area where i'm standing were expected to have five or six people were -- five or 6 feet where i am standing >> they are still holding on.

those votes will rip free. that causes a whole another level of damage with rising water. have you talk to any vote owners that decided to leave their votes there? they're not to be there when they get back >> we been here for a couple days. some got their votes out. others were lucky enough to find someone to get it out of the water. there's some canals here. there just isn't enough space or time, even with the warning to get all these votes out of the water. if you look over here, the problem i have is the break loose. once that water comes over the land, those votes will come on the land. we've seen other votes and tsunamis. the votes will follow suit. the worry is all these votes

coming in. were hoping the storm surge predictions are not there. we fear the storm surge predictions are cracked in the, sure. that blue one out there is out of sight. if you were to stay another 20 minutes you'll see it smashed into the coast >> wow. incredible. thank you so much. live from key largo. joining me now is bill >> thank you. back here with the mayor, you've had your work cut out for you. how do you think it's going >> i think it's going well. we've trained for this. even though we had been hit in over 90 years, this is something we prepare for. as part of being a floridian and part of living on the water. were ready. it's time to execute.

people are counting on us. >> when people watch the radar, there's a certain anxiety that we all feel pretty sure you feel the same way. when you look at that now, do you feel good about your chances? do you feel less good, or are you really up in the air, not knowing >> i'm up in the air. we watch this wobble back and forth the entire week. that's outside my control. all i can do is execute on the plan we have in place. i will tell you the state and governor scott have been tremendous in terms of helping local jurisdictions from the federal level and local level, everyone is on the same page. we know what our plan is and now it's up to us because there are hundreds of thousands of people counting on us to go execute that plan and be there when they need us. >> and a lot of people have left and some people have chosen to stay. i don't know what you're feeling is about that, but everyone is here to make up their own mind.

it's pretty nice night here. it's a little breezy. the clouds are passing and leaving again, but other than that you would not know that monster lurks to the south >> you wouldn't and you would not know that right over there where i live may not exist and my house may not exist in today's depending on where the storm goes. i can't worry about that. fortunately most people did what we asked them to do which was evacuate. the others that are hunkered down, i hope they're taking precautions. if it's blowing a consistent 40 miles per hour, i can't send the cops and the firefighters and come get you. people need to make the right choices because they can't call us on 911 if the windsor bolt blowing that strong. i cannot put our guys at risk like that. i think people have done the right thing but we will certainly find out about 24 hours >> thank you >> good luck to you >> i really appreciate you coming out. i know you been working 247

>> let's get back to julia new york >> back to a moment. bill is talking to a lot of different officials were trying to cover pretty much every angle of the story. if there's something of concern for anyone watching from florida, if you have any questions, go ahead and send it to us and will try to get to those officials on the ground and get some your questions answered if we can. some your questions on twitter. i'll try to get them answered. rick scott is trying to answer as many questions as possible and he has a dire warning for residents to get out. it out now before hurricane emma arrives. some people are ignoring that advice. we will talk to one man who says he is not going anywhere. >> we are in shelters all around the county they have to get out. this is a tough state. we been through these things before. this is way bigger than andrew. we could see all the bacteria that still exists. polident's unique micro clean formula

works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher, brighter denture every day. for a cleaner, fresher, when this guy got a flat tire in the middle of the night, so he got home safe. yeah, my dad says our insurance doesn't have that. what?! you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. endless shrimp is back at red lobster. and we went all out to bring you even more incredible shrimp and new flavors. like new nashville hot shrimp, drizzled with sweet amber honey, and new grilled mediterranean shrimp finished with a savory blend of green onions, tomatoes, and herbs. feeling hungry yet? good, 'cause there's plenty more where these came from. like garlic shrimp scampi, and other classics you love. as much as you want, however you want them. but hurry, endless shrimp won't be here long. pbut he's gotup with as mucwork to do.ack. however you want them. so he took aleve this morning.

if he'd taken tylenol, he'd be stopping for more pills right now. only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just one pill. tylenol can't do that. aleve. all day strong. all day long. check this sunday's newspaper and save over $20 on products from aleve.

ostriches don't really stick their heads in the sand. a peanut is not a nut. and a real john deere... is actually real affordable. you learn something new every day. the surprisingly affordable john deere e series tractors. now you can own america's tractor for just $99 a month. learn more at your john deere dealer.

welcome back to a special two hour of the fox report. president trump and vice president pence keeping a close eye on hurricane irma from camp david. they prayed with members of the cabinet today. they talked about the impact of hurricane irma on florida and the southeast united states. >> there has been a mass exodus in so many towns moving toward orlando up toward the jacksonville and southern georgia. the governor last hour said 385 shelters are now open statewide. within 70000 people have sought refuge. there are still thousands if not tens of thousands of others who have sought shelter and hotel all throughout the state. one man you are about to meet,

chris, lives here in tampa. on wednesday of last week, five days ago, you went to get your mom in west palm, age 65 and you brought her to tampa thinking you were getting her away from the wrath of irma >> yes, exactly. earlier this week we had no idea, we knew it was going to be hitting at miami-dade and breyer county. i was gonna go down there and whether with her and then i decided i needed to get her out and come back to tampa. >> now you're here and you're staying on a building on the seventh floor and you're going to write it out >> irony at its finest. yes. that is correct. it changed so quickly, i had already been preparing for here, i was on 36 hours of no sleep when i got back and went to work. my intuition tells me we are in a pretty safe place despite

the certainty of storm surge. i think we will be okay. we live in a solid concrete building on the seventh floor, unfortunately >> when was a belt >> 2005. i'm fortunate to be up there in a feel for people on the first and second floor. my car is also on the seventh floor, full gas, if we run out of power i can still be connected with all the cell phone grids if they're not damaged. and pretty confident. if the windows break, were public in a set up the air mattress in the hallway with some chairs to get ready >> you may have talked to the mayor who just left here a moment ago. he's a great guy who has done a lot of work for the city. the point is, you are prepared if need be for escape roots. when you make that call >> that's tough. were staying. we are staying >> no matter

>> no matter, we are staying. >> you talk about the building being made of concrete and what happened since andrew 25 years ago that change the building coa codes. they changed them here in tampa to to a degree. what is your level of confidence right now. why not just go ahead and take the embassy suites up the road and hour and half >> i feel confident because i don't think this building is going to fall over. we have plenty of supplies to last us, and also there are people still here on the island, when things settle down and i will be here to help >> good luck to you. your mother's name is >> nancy. i love you mom. we'll be all right >> thank you so much.

julie, one other thing, earlier today around 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon there were 67 counties in georgia. 58 of the 67 were under a hurricane warning. i don't know if that has ever happened in the history of this state or any state for that matter. 58 of 67 is a continued threat. back here in a moment. back to new york >> thank you. miami is far from safe. we are to live on the ground with continuing coverage from hurricane irma >> any small shift back to the east has major implications for miami. were talking about a wide area, 20 - 30 miles and any shift could have dire effect on communities

we don't just want to watch games cable gives us. we want all the teams, no matter where we live- with directv nfl sunday ticket. we want falcons in new york. jets in la. bears in new orleans. or buccaneers in a quaint, little new england bed and breakfast. can you please pass the marmalade, charlie? i sure can, crazy pirate. switch to directv and get every game, every sunday with nfl sunday ticket. call 1-800-directv. i enjoy the fresher things in life.o. fresh towels. fresh soaps. and of course,

tripadvisor's freshest, lowest... ...prices. so if you're anything like me... ...you'll want to check tripadvisor. we now instantly compare prices... ...from over 200 booking sites... ...to find you the lowest price... ...on the hotel you want. go on, try something fresh. tripadvisor. the latest reviews. the lowest prices.

see the sun will set in about 27 minutes from now. otherwise a pretty nice day. within 18 hours that will change significantly. air traffic is at a standstill along irma's path. miami airport shutdown yesterday and that left a lot of passengers stranded. officials have been on site trying to help people get settled. fort lauderdale to the north, hollywood international airport was shut down for the weekend as well. that was expected. further north orlando closed at 5:00 p.m. about two and half hours ago. they canceled hundreds of flights. we will see how irma goes as to when air traffic goes back to normal in all those places. >> some people are riding out the storm despite mandatory

evacuation order. naples is about two hours west of miami on the western coast of florida. naples is an area where a lot of people didn't think they would be bearing the brunt of the storm and boy did the storm prove them wrong >> exactly right. a lot of people were actually treated from miami to naples. instead they are winding up in the heart of the storm. the city of 20000 is now getting the first taste of this rain and wind that could hammer naples expected for the next 24 hours. the city is a virtual ghost town, just journalist looking down the street waiting for a possible impending disaster. we see people boarding up the stores along fifth avenue throughout the day, even talking with a third-generation floridian, he said even he is frightened about what's to come. >> have been here since 1958. never seen one this big or

this devastating. i think it's going to be pretty bad. >> with conditions like this, officials are telling people, do not try to leave. at this point there has been some real problems with the shelters, more than 20 of them opened up. as soon as they open up another one, we see pretty quickly there are lines outside and there's a real concern about what naples could get hit with over the next 24 hours. perhaps devastating catastrophic wins and also a storm surge. people are talking about a new geography come monday if this area gets hit with 10 - 12 feet of storm surge. back to you >> thank you so much >> the caribbean islands are still reeling. now you see the daylight images come day after day and are bracing for impact for yet another hurricane josé. it's a category for now. it's following in the same destructive path as irma, if you can believe that.

traveling northwest of the atlantic, satellite images give us a good glimpse of those forces of nature from space. meanwhile, another hurricane now downgraded to a tropical depression as it moves further into mexico. that country is dealing with dual natural disasters. the other day and 8.1 magnitude quake that left dozens of people dead when it hit late on thursday >> hurricane irma decimating key west. rick scott is warning people in other parts of the state to get out while they still can >> if you have been ordered to evacuate, you need to leave now. this is your last chance to make a good decision. it's time to rethink what's possible. rethink the experience. rethink your allergy pills. flonase sensimist allergy relief uses unique mistpro technology and helps block 6 key inflammatory substances

with a gentle mist. most allergy pills only block one. and 6 is greater than one. rethink your allergy relief. flonase sensimist. ♪ and it's also a story mail aabout people and while we make more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country, we never forget... that your business is our business the united states postal service. priority: you upeace of mind.s we had a power outage for five days total. we lost a lot of food. we actually filed a claim with usaa to replace that spoiled food. and we really appreciated that we're the webber family and we are usaa members for life.

i'm julie and this is the fox report. bill hemmer will join me in just a moment. he is sharing this to our special for us and talking about hurricane irma as the category three storm approaches florida. it's on track to make landfall early tomorrow morning and it could strengthen before then. hurricane warnings are in effect for millions of people all up and down the state of florida. 6million people order to evacuate. that is the very most due to

natural disaster in american history. they're taking this warning seriously, boarding up their home and businesses before getting out. schools across the state closed earlier this week to help evacuees. in all 75000 people are ready to ride out the storm in government-sponsored shelters. this has been a very confusing storm to track. i want to read one of the questions from one of my followers. she writes why does the hurricane keep moving between cap three and cap five. what's the significance of the eye and its size >> we are at cap three, almost to cap four. during its lifetime it was a five. at this point in time it doesn't matter about the category. the storm surge is going to remain the same if it's a high cap three or cap four, and we

are expecting it to strengthen in the next couple of hours to a category four. okay, don't pay attention to the category is what i'm trying to say because either way we are still dealing with an incredible amount of storm surge in a very vulnerable area. in terms of the eye, this is a good indication of how strong the storm is getting. we have a well-defined eye and that's the significance of a storm that could be strengthening. pin sometimes we see a wide i and other times a smaller eye. it doesn't really make a difference when it comes to the strength of the hurricane, whether it's a big eye or a small eye. we are seeing that well-defined eye and that is an indication that we are seeing a strengthening storm. they go through structural changes and sometimes you see

fluctuations. the goes over a landmass it will weaken a little bit because of lost the source of the warm water. it goes through an eye wall replacement cycle which is what it's going to right now, it's the hurricanes way of strengthening again. it's breaking down a little bit and getting stronger. that's another indication of the fluctuation. the bottom line is we will see one of the strongest hurricanes they have ever seen in florida state history. it is going to bring the potential for catastrophic storm surge. already seeing wind gusts in excess of 62 miles per hour in key west. we have hurricane warnings now, more hurricane warnings north of florida into georgia. 18million people right now under a hurricane warning. we also have hurricane watch that extends up toward georgia and the south carolina coastline as well. 18million people under hurricane warning. that is pretty major. tornado threat also with the landfall in tropical systems we have tropical tornadoes and rotation with this and the threat, we have several storms

in and around the miami area and around the fort lauderdale area, and that could be dangerous. some of these tornadoes could be rain wrapped in you won't see you then. another added threat with this hurricane. the watches will continue throughout the duration of the storm as it moves northwards. sunday, expect landfall across key west around 7:00 a.m. our second landfall we are predicting around the naples fort myers area around 5:00 p.m. and again, the worst part of the storm is the right-hand side. all of that water, that wall of water from the counterclockwise wind will be shoved in the very vulnerable low-lying area including tampa bay which we are very concerned about. we have not seen a hurricane of this magnitude in probably a century. we could be dealing with a hurricane from georgia. there's the track, new advisory coming out at 8:00 o'clock. if i get any update you will hear it here. i do believe we will see a

strengthening storm. the pressure of the storm is certainly very low which indicates a strengthening storm. back to >> thank you so much and thanks to our viewers who have been asking questions. keep them coming. ask away. we will try to get your questions covered >> you just never know what these storms will do when they interact with land. we hold our breath and cross our fingers. 7000 active guard troops have been activated. there are 30,000 outside of florida on standby to help when they are called. with me now is the attorney general in the state of florida. you've lived here all your life. i imagine there's a little bit of anxiety >> i've lived through many hurricanes. this is by far the worst we have ever seen. i'm glad the people are listening. they've sold 30,000 pieces of plywood for people and you are

blasting companies for price gouging. what did you find out about those accusations >> a lot of them were very valid. almost 9000 complaints to my price gouging hotline. during a state of emergency, you cannot inflate prices and go after floridians are i'm going to go after you. the majority were against chevron. i said chevron, contact me >> what happens >> within an hour the bp was on the phone. they will pull franchises as a bad actor. they have executives all over the country in south florida going out to the badlands. a lot of these are franchises. 711 for instance, 39 complaints right here in tampa bay of them hiking up the prices of water. people desperately need water. corporate, i was on a conference call today. 711 called me.

they gave $150,000 to the american red cross and so far today delivered 100,000 free bottles of water to floridians to make up for their bad owners >> it is quite touching when you see humans interact with others at a time when they need each other. i think you have seen it firsthand >> i have. you see bad because that's the nature of our job. you have to police the bad people but you also see the good. home depot has countless trucks loaded up now out of state, waiting until the aftermath to get into our state. we'll have them escorted by law enforcement to get them down south, to help people rebuild. they were selling water. amazon, they been great. there is third-party seller but they've been incredible. ashley furniture reached out to me and said they are donating over $1 million in

furniture to help people rebuild in the aftermath. we see bad but we also see a lot of good. the airlines have been amazing as well >> quickly, 13 years ago a storm named charlie took a right-hand turn south of here and caused enormous devastation. what is your feeling as you look at that radar now, following stories like these, storms like these all your life. do you have a sense or just a gas as to where irma goes? >> i can listen to the eeoc and all our brilliant meteorologist, and that's what i do, but the sense is, a hurricane is completely unpredictable. it wasn't supposed to hit for charlotte. many people were there. yet, it took a sudden turn and wiped out an entire community, family that i love to last the entire house.

hurricanes are so unpredictable. people just have to heed warnings and if you're here, hunker down, stay safe, have water. no one's talking about generators. home depot called and told me that people, if you have generators, please put them at least 20 feet outside of your house facing away from your house and your neighbors house. so many people have lost their lives due to generators >> that's a great message. thank you for being here >> about to you and everyone else here. back to julie in new york >> thousands of members of the florida national guard reporting for duty. they're telling people to prep for this deadly storm >> is not only a dangerous stor storm, the storm has taken lives already and will take more if were not prepared. please take it seriously. so find a venus smooth that contours to curves,

flexes for comfort, and has a disposable made for you. skin smoothing venus razors. advil liqui-gels minis. our first concentrated pill that rushes powerful relief. a small new size that's fast, cause it's liquid. woohoo! you'll ask, what pain? new advil liqui-gels minis. this inot this john smith.smith. or this john smith. or any of the other hundreds of john smiths that are humana medicare advantage members. no, it's this john smith. who we paired with a humana team member to help address his own specific health needs. at humana, we take a personal approach to your health, to provide care that's just as unique as you are. no matter what your name is. has gotten to know our business so well that is feels like he's a part of our team.

with one phone call, he sets me up with tailored products and services. and when my advisor is focused on my tech, i can focus on my small business. ♪ a dell advisor can help you choose the right products with powerful intel® core™ processors. ♪

back here along the riverwalk, a lot of people heeding the warning to get out. some have not. all have different reasons for staying but if you listen carefully, most have an escape plan just in case. we have the fire chief and the police chief. it's good to see you both. to our viewers at home and the floridians who are watching, what you want them to know >> the city of tampa has 1000 police officer staged and ready to go. we are all on board, all hands on deck. we are prepared to go out there and do everything we can once the storm passes

>> have there been cases or incidents that you've had to respond too >> it's been fairly slow for us. people are getting off the street. it's after the storm that we are worried about >> what is your message >> we obviously want everyone to remain safe. the fire department is in place to respond to any emergency that we might have during this event. we absolutely want folks to listen to officials and with respect to the direction that we give we need people to be listening to that. we don't want people to be in the storm. we understand this is a very serious storm, one that none of us have ever been involved with before. >> to see you both know, we drove in here several hours ago and we were so prized by how deserted town was. people have listened >> in the hotel up the road,

it's amazing to me how patient people have been. i don't know how long that patients will last, but right now it's working >> we are ready to go. we will see how things go. our officers left their family today and they don't know when they will see them again. maybe tuesday, maybe wednesday. how is everyone going to hold up as the storm passes? this will be a marathon. it will be a sprint >> a marathon indeed >> i imagine the men and women who work under you have similar feelings about leaving their own families >> absolutely. we keep them apprised of all the information dealing with this matter but it still very important, communication is the key. keeping them advised of what's going on and where we are and meaning the game plan.

>> this hospital was rebuilt after the past storm. there are doctors and nurses working 247 and they're not leaving. what is our level of confidence >> the level of confidence is their degree of commitment to doing their jobs. were hoping for the best. it gives me great comfort to know they are there. >> with respect to that, that is a level one trauma center. it's all very important that we exercise these plans. we are very comfortable with the plan in place. we are very confident they

will be able to secure the patient in the hospital as a whole and we are prepared to respond to them to provide additional support should they need it >> good luck to you. what you tell your own families? >> hold on and pray. what else can you do. >> chief and chief, you made it easy for me. thank you men. back to julie >> bell, we have a twitter follower, brian mayfield asking a question maybe you can ask the question, did they make evacuating nursing homes a priority. they don't want a repeat of harvey >> sure, question from one of our viewers that wanted to know about nursing homes and if they were required to evacuate. you know? there was a lot of concern after harvey that some of the

seniors are not getting the help they need to in time. what was the status of that decision >> again we strongly urge them, if they were in level a evacuation zone that they be evacuated already. this is level a. we've encouraged them to do those. or to seek shelter had some of our shelters that will provide those special needs population >> thank you chief. back to you >> thank you so much. i appreciate it. we are tracking the path of hurricane irma as the powerful storm racist toward florida. thousands of people fleeing the area for safety. rick scott will be on fox news sunday discussing preparation plans for his home state as the storm nears. and i'm still not ready. the reason i'm telling you this is that there will be moments in your life that...

you'll never be ready for. your little girl getting married being one of them. ♪ ♪ endless shrimp is back at red lobster. and we went all out to bring you even more incredible shrimp and new flavors. like new nashville hot shrimp, drizzled with sweet amber honey, and new grilled mediterranean shrimp finished with a savory blend of green onions, tomatoes, and herbs. feeling hungry yet? good, 'cause there's plenty more where these came from. like garlic shrimp scampi, and other classics you love. as much as you want, however you want them. but hurry, endless shrimp won't be here long.

hurricane irma is supposed to be the happiest place on earth to shut down, disney has closed through monday. this is the fifth time disney has closed because of a hurricane. universal studios, legoland, and others also closing their doors. they hope to reopen tuesday of this week. >> crews are preparing to step in once hurricane irma passes. rick has more on that >> we are about 24 hours from when hurricane winds are expected. outside the speedway and one of the parking lots, this has turned into a staging area which is ready to respond if

and when the hurricane hits. there will be a need to restore power. hundreds and hundreds of truck have come here from across the nation, even from canada. 30 states have sent utility crews. these trucks right here are from new york. there are trucks from all over the nation. 16000 men and women rallied to come here to florida to be ready to respond. they're talking about 3.4 million customers after the storm goes through. they are positioning crews and vehicles, ready to respond in their adjusting those based on the path of the storm. they're not just bucket trucks, the orange ones are

from a landscaping company that's being brought in because of the trees that will come down in the trees will bring down the lines. that's the biggest problem. they can't repair the lines until they remove the trees and dig down the lines. there's a pile of utility poles. there's many more of those, hundreds and hundreds that have been staged here to be used to repair the poles that may come down in the storm. we heard more about the need for all of this from the spokesperson >> when we talk about a rebuild of the electrical infrastructure which is probably going to be the case along the west coast of florida, we will be out there 247 until each and every customer is back online >> again, they have 5 million customers in the state of florida and they expect 3.4 million of them, roughly 68, almost 70% of the customers in the state are expected to be without power. this team of workers will spring into action.

they had big charter buses here earlier to pick up all these guys and bring them to an area hotel. once the storm passes the load up, bring them back down here, give them a hot meal and send them on their way on these trucks all across the state >> rick leventhal, thank you very much >> julie, it is an amazing thing when you think about how frozen the state has become, whether it's the airports, the roads or highways or whether it's the towns where we are right now along the riverwalk in tampa. people have left. they heeded the warning. governor rick scott ordered 6 million to get on the move. i can't tell you that 6 million he did that warning but that was the order that was given. the sunshine state hangs over this area. where irma goes, we always find out together. live team coverage continues

throughout the night and for the next hour here on fox. stay with us, we will be right back. yfriends, three jobs... you're like nothing can replace brad. then liberty mutual calls... and you break into your happy dance. if you sign up for better car replacement™, we'll pay for a car that's a model year newer with 15,000 fewer miles than your old one. liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. i've always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. super poligrip free. it creates a seal of the dentures in my mouth. just a few dabs is clinically proven to seal out more food particles. try super poligrip free. ♪ trusted battery for your son's favorite toy?t maybe not. maybe, you could trust he wouldn't leave

the upstairs water running. (woman screams) .. only one egg with better nutrition- like more vitamins d, e, and omega 3s. and 25% less saturated fat. only one egg good enough for my family. because why have ordinary when you can have the best. eggland's best. the only egg that gives you so much more: better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. to to me he's, well, dad.son pro golfer. so when his joint pain from psoriatic arthritis got really bad, it scared me. and what could that pain mean? joint pain could mean joint damage. enbrel helps relieve joint pain, and helps stop further damage enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections.

serious sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders and allergic reactions have occurred. tell your doctor if you've been someplace where fungal infections are common. or if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failure or if you have persistent fever, bruising, bleeding or paleness. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. since enbrel, dad's back to being dad. visit enbrel.com... and use the joint damage simulator to see how your joint damage could be progressing. ask about enbrel. enbrel. fda approved for over 14 years. [ "livin' thing" by electric light orchestra ] ♪ sailin' away on the crest of a wave, it's like magic ♪ ♪ rollin' and ridin' and slippin' and slidin' ♪

♪ it's magic introducing the all new volkswagen tiguan. ♪ higher and higher, baby the new king of the concrete jungle. julie: the outer bands of hurricane irma whipping florida. 70,000 people are already without power. i'm julie banderas along with bill hemmer who joins us live from tampa. bill: the winds are brisk, but nothing like they will be the next 12, 18, 20 hours from here. the last hurricane to make a direct hit on tampa was 100