i'd like to bring in mark rylander, there is some concern here, because this is highly court made theed, right? law enforcement, first responders on the ground up and down the gulf of mexico, you are saying there might be complications right pow? >> well the law enforcement officers are ready. the officials are here from the federal, state, local law entities. here's where we will have complications. when day breaks, if people who did not heed warning and they decided they were going to stay around and wait out the storm, as soon as daybreaks, they been to get out, drive around, ma fufr through what's going to be on the ground. which is unknown, all off our txdot cameras are down. we can't see what the roads are like. if they start to get out. maneuver around, while at the same time, our officers and rescue teams are trying to get out, ma fufr around, we will have major, major issues. >> in addition to all of this, and you've we heard some of the reporting coming out of corpus christi. >> that is issues of crime. how is law enforcement ready handle this while they are trying to do the m

let's now go to mark rylander at the texas department of public safety's special operations command centerrpus christi. mark, we just heard from the fire chief there in corpus christi, sounds like things are pretty bad there. >> they are, john. as your brave reporters outside have proven, the winds are just torrential still. we keep thinking as the storm moves and more inward or inland, rather, we'll see winds die down. for now i'm telling you they are fierce. >> what are the reports you're getting of initial damage. >> they're still quite unknown. there's a few things coming in. it's hard to communicate between the towns. as you know there's a lot of services down now. the plan is as soon as the harsh part of the storm passes through the collective group of federal, state and local law enforcement and protective agencies will get together. they have their plan, they have their strategy mapped up and they're waiting until it's safe for them go to -- to go out by boat, air and land. >> you still power in corpus christi and it's amazing to me your power company is still keeping the lights on