no deaths at this time in brevard county. that gives you an aa that within the winds whip around and as you feel the guests which are here where we are on daytona beach they are at tropical storm force winds. at the higher end of tropical storm force winds, gusts actually. what is happening in brevard is that some is turn into tornadic activity. two confirmed tornadoes touching down in brevard county. we are getting tones of warnings -- sorry, fixing our lights. and things you have to be careful about, not only these gusts which can blow you over and blow he projectiles at you but also tornadoes. they have been a lot of warnings. such just touched down and some warnings. there is a sense, and here in volusia county, that there will be tornado damage after the storm goes by. by the way, according to our cnn meetolo me meet mete meteorology department, we are supposed to get the worst at 4:00 a.m. some linemen here, contracted to go out and try to take dare of some of the power that's gone out, an unprecedented number of people

it has cape canaveral, brevard county. emergency management was there. they told us two tornados have touched down in brevard county this evening, overnight and into the morning. and there were 40 tornado warnings during all of this. all they're getting, this major wind. in these cells there are tornados. so a lot of fear whipped up to try and make sure that people are okay. luckily so far when it comes to brevard county and those tornados, it is is still dark and they have to assess. they don't have any injuries. we are going to get an update from police about the rescue they just did here on daytona beach even in these dangerous conditions. chris? >> reporter: imagine to have to go through a hurricane especially in the dark. they're not going to know what they're dealing with for hours still yet to come. hurricane irma isn't going anywhere. you are expected to get hours more of this. let us know when to come to you, sara, when you have perspective from your vantage point. let's go to chad myers. you have been telling the story from duration. they have

monroe, home to the florida keys, parts of miami-dade, broward, palm beach, brevard and sarasota counties. and representing the 22nd congressional district including areas of broward and palm beach counties, joining us from boca raton, florida. thanks for joining us. i know you're incredibly busy. what is your biggest fear now? we're only hours away from this hurricane hitting florida. >> well, my biggest fear is over the things we do have control of. which is people's decision to follow or not to follow the mandatory evacuation that's in place for large parts of south florida. people who live in areas that are subject to mandatory evacuation have to leave and can't leave until tomorrow, it might be too late and can't think they'll simply ride it out and if there's a problem emergency responders will come to them, because they won't. so that's my big concern, and

in the city of venice the utilities have shut down the water. >>> brevard county sheriff's department reporting two tornadoes touched down. mobile homes destroyed and thus far no injuries reported. winds collapsing at least two construction cranes in miami, one swinging precariously over downtown another dangling over edge wood. >> a driver killed in a single car accident in orange county. first responders already executing rescues across florida. under way along the intercoast cal waterway right now in daytona beach. north miami beach tweeting this. it had deployed a personnel carrier to carry a mother and baby to a shelter. >> he did unfortunately say looting remains a big problem. but severe punishment is on the way. >> hurricane tearing through the tampa area over night. about 28,000 people taking refu refuge 45 shelters. all rez -- victor black well? >> reporter: christine, david, good morning to you. a bit of a change in the weather here. we had the calm of the eye. just a soft breeze, no real precipitation. we're start to go get what was an intermittent mist to being pretty ste

orders now in place for parts of miami-dade county, broward county, palm beach county, low-lying brevard county, and monroe county, as well. >> it is not just florida bracing for irma. georgia's governor ordering a mandatory evacuation for anyone east of i-95. that includes the city of savannah, it includes chatham county and other low-lying areas. in south carolina, a mandatory evacuation order, mandatory evacuation order takes effect saturday morning, 10:00 a.m. eastern time in the coastal counties including charleston. >> irma holding strong at category five, slamming turks and caicos overnight and now approaching the bahamas. meteorologist karen maginnis tracking the monster storm from the weather center. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> how long is the window for people to get out of florida now? >> it is closing so fast. i'm not sure that if i were living in south florida, i'm not sure that i would get in the car and try to make a run for it because all the services that would be available are so limited now. you can't even really buy an airline ticket. delta and american a

. >> brevard county sheriff's department with two tornadoes touching down in palm bay. two tornadoes, local homes destroyed but no injuries reported. irma's ferocious winds collapsing at least two construction cranes in miami. one of them swinging precariously over downtown. another dangling over the city's edgewood neighborhood. >> so far cnn confirmed one storm-related death. a driver killed in a single car accident in or not blg county. first responders executing rescues across the state of florida. north miami beach police department tweeting it had to deploy an armored personnel carrier to pull a mother and her 4-month-old child from their flooded home. they were though safely transported to a shelter. >> hurricane tearing through the tampa area overnight. about 28,000 people taking refuge in 45 shelters throughout hillsboro county all residents told to stay where you are. this is right there. right there at tampa area. let's go to cnn's victor blackwell. good morning, victor. >> good morning. the other reason they should stay where they are, there is a curfew. no

mandatory evacuation orders for broward county, palm beach county, low-lying parts of brevard county, and monroe county. that's the keys. >> it's not just florida bracing for irma. georgia governor nathan deal ordering a mandatory evacuation for everyone east of i-95 including savannah along with chatham county and other low-lying areas. in south carolina, a mandatory evacuation order takes effect saturday morning at 10:00 eastern. coastal counties including charleston. >> a new read on how strong is. moments ago the hurricane downgrading it to a very powerful category 4. by no means does this signal the storm is weak. slammed turks and caicos overnight. it's now hitting the bahamas. karen maginnis is tracking the monster storm from the weather center. that 5:00 update, the update we've been watching for all night showing 155 mile-per-hour sustained winds. still a very deadly storm. >> yes, it is still considered a major hurricane. category 3 and above. this stayed at cot gore 5 for the -- category 5 for the better part of three days. you would expect variation in intensity, pressure

two tornadoes were confirmed in other parts of brevard county. >>> a storm surge of one to three feetpected for the tampa bay area overnight. >> the wind and rain came down hard overnight. reporter shawn daily was watching the conditions at raymond james stadium, home to the buccaneers. >> first of all, look at the top of ray jay. can you see that with the red lights up there and the rain and the wind going across? i have never seen that before. it's almost like ray jay the bull is making a stew. it looks like steam is coming out of ray jay but it's just sheets and sheets of rain and wind. talk about it. this is a lull we're going through now. guy, this is a lull. this is one of those bands dennis is talking about. the trees are still whipping pretty good but every now and then it gets really, really rough. we'll try to stay up here as long as we can but it's tremendous conditions and, one more thing, dennis, is that howling. the howling of the wind we're hearing with more and more frequency. almost a deep bellow. like an angry old man. he's yelling, you know, and it's very, very chil

we received seven reports o tornadoes, including two in brevard county. the national weather service i working to look into this. it's important you check with local officials before returning home to make sure you can safely do so. don't go back -- don think just because this has passed you can run home. we got downe powernes acss the state. we have roads that are impassable. still across the state. we have debris all over the state. our goal, again, is don't put any more lives atisk. we aea went through this horrendous storm. don't put your lives at risk cause of downed pipelines, debris, impassable -- downed powerlines,ebris, impassable roads. i surveyed damage thrghout the west coast of florida and through the keys. here's what we saw. we saw the remnants of the storm surge along the west coast but we didn't see what we -- i didn't see the damage i thought i would see. we clearly saw homes that re messed up. we clearly saw roofs that were off. we clearly saw boats out of place and things like that. but i thght weould see more damage. there's stilllood

. >> reporter: brevard county's emergency management center is housed in a 50-year-old building. officials there will ride out the storm sleeping by their work stations. >> we than conditions may be bad enough that if they do leave they can't get back in. we need them here so we have them stay here. >> reporter: tampa's stunning waterfront draws millions of visitors and the occasional super bowl. but as irma takes direct aim at florida's third largest city, this bay also becomes its greatest threat. tampa fire chief tom forward says the system of bridges and causeways that connect the city might flood to deadly effect. >> when the bridges shut down, people cannot move any further. and the last place you want to be is up on a major highway, byway or thoroughfare, in a parking lot with no movement, and no one to come save you. and at that point, there is very little that anyone is going to be able to do for you. you've gotten yourself in a situation where flooding is apparent and actually occurring. that's a very, very dire situation. >> reporter: chief forward says that while the

we've seen some stretch over toward brevard county. currently nothing but i wouldn't be surprised if they spin up again as we track the storm to the north. for now a category two storm. there will be dropping to a category one storm as it passes the tampa bay area and heads to the north. it's running as far north as atlanta getting winds up to 50 and 60 miles per hour. the wind will continue to be an issue tonight. everything you're looking at here in this red circle, that is hurricane force winds including orlando. it will run up to the north near jacksonville before eventually winding down a bit. even everything in the yellow is still tropical force winds and they will run into north georgia and atlanta. you will see some high tides. it's likely rising in fort myer myers. as soon as the system passes through the tampa area , that will be a position where the tide will rise. looking at the storm surge of 5 - 10 feet and that's a base level. any waves crashing will be happening on top of that. >> we had a viewer asked on social media,

we also know that just an hour up the road, about 60 miles away in brevard county where cape canaveral is, where glass has the space huttle, there are two confirmed reports, two confirmed touch downs, sorry, of a tornado. and 40 tornado warnings. this is a massive storm. and we can still tell that because it is still pushing across florida. so much of the bottom half of florida. now coming up further north and still packing an incredible, incredible wind. [ inaudible ] >> sara is just so deceptive, isn't it? as you are telling us exactly how quickly it's changed. those wind gusts. please stay safe. we will touch base with you in the next hour or so. sara was saying it changes so quickly. that was category 1 and it is so powerful. such a strong, strong hurricane. it doesn't matter which way you slice it. it is damaging and it is very worrying. it is important you seek higher ground and you stay away from those strong winds. we want to show you footage of what hurricane irma has done in miami. we have seen some of the damage of trees being uprooted. take a look at this. normal streets t

many reports of hurricane-force gusts in brevard and lee county at this time.his will be updated at 11:00. but it's essentially unchanged from the previous forecast. we are expecting the system to move up the west coast of florida with significant impact. we have hurricane warnings for essentially all of florida except the western panhandle. the timing. south florida will continue to be under the gun for the rest of today and tonight, and we'll see the impact spreading into the tampa area tonight and continuing up the coast into the georgia and south carolina area. the storm surge, we are expecting values of 10-15 feet from the captiva area down to cape sable. at this point these conditions will be coming on that area in the next couple of hours. the high tide is expected around noon today and with the high winds on the front of hurricane irma we are seeing values up to 3 to 4 feet, and that may continue. so the east coast of florida is a storm surge threat and further up the coast as the storm progresses north. irma is a significant hurricane. rainfall as well

if you're in volusia or brevard or any counties along the coast, your local stations in orlando willl the specifics for you, this map shows when forecasters at the national hurricane center expect not hurricane force winds, this is when they think the tropical storm force winds will hit different areas of florida. so just around the keys tomorrow morning around sunrise, in the lower keys. by 8:00 around everglades city and then be 8:00 tomorrow night, everything south of the lake from the lake okeechobee south should have at least tropical storm force winds. that's from coast-to-coast. so lee county, collier county, down into the keys, miami-dade, broward and the palm beaches all with tropical storm force winds by 8:00 tomorrow saturday night. then by sunday morning, tropical storm force winds are well north of tampa approaching the orlando area. and then by sunday at 8:00 p.m., day after tomorrow night, by 8:00, the entire peninsula all the way over to tallahassee, almost to panama city beach area, tropical storm force winds have now reached the entire state of florida. speaking of

brevard and miami-dade, still 50%.s is a long time with the temperatures rising, anderson. >> some of the people on this block were saying they got the day of the september 22nd as well. temperatures are rising, no air condition. it's pretty miserable. gas supply obviously is an issue in florida as well. >> reporter: yeah. people have been talking about that consistently. when a gas station opens up, people run for it. we were with the coast guard today as they opened the shipping channels back up because so many people were wondering when that would resume in terms of bringing gas back into the port. so many people rely on the ports here. if you look behind me, you can see one of the tankers that came in today. several more coming. the port supplies so much of the gas for central florida and also the airports here in the area. but something to remember, they believe they never got to a critically low level, tankers have been going in and out of here. but you have to be electricity to supply some of these gas stations.

you see that red, including south florida, dade county, west palm county, brevard county, all the counties even over into collier, that's where we have hurricane warnings. they don't issue those just because it's convenient or because they want to frightening you on purpose, but it's for your safety. gas stations running out of gas. food is running short. so you could see some flooding. so you might ride it out. maybe lose your power. what are you going to do for gas? what are you going to do for electricity? these are the questions you need to ask yourself if you're planning to stay. all right. so we go through the forecast wind. this is the rpm. generally, it looks a lot different from our european model and our north american model. but it just let's you know what that wind field is going to be like this. is saturday overnight, european model. we have new data from the european model. it needs to be adjusted. it takes some time because it's a finer resolution. that's why we rely on this much more heartily. here we go. it's going to transition. now it moves across south florida. maybe ju

mandatory evacuations are in effect for parts of miami-dade, broward and brevard counties as well as farther north in low- lying areas of savannah, georgia and charleston, south carolina. interstates have been packed with cars heading north. many people worried about where they will actually end up when they run out of gas. we caught up with my cousin who lives in a flood zone in miami- dade county. she says fuel availability has been a major problem with main gas stations running out. she managed to find a gas station yesterday with fuel but waited nearly 3 hours to fill up her tank. she doesn't know how far it will take her. >> the turnpike is really packed right now. i think it's bumper-to-bumper. everybody is trying to leave at the same time. if i do decide to leave, i'm going to do it in the middle of the night. maybe at 3 or 4 a.m. sleep a little bit so i can then go. so where to go i don't know because orlando, i have family in oral, but i believe orlando is going to get hit also. >> and because irma may track up the florida coast, she says she is considering taking her family

i did confirm with the brevard county sheriffs department they had two tornadoes touch down. that's according to them. they have a lot of thodamage wi mobile home there is. so far, no injuries reported so that's good news. but they did have two tornadoes. it just kind of gives you the idea of how big this storm is because remember i was there earlier this week. everyone there was preparing for the storm. then they said, it's not coming here. it's going to hit the west coast. we talked to a lot of people in orlando who then said, hey, i'm going to go home because we're not going to get hit. and now they are geting hit with different activity caused by the storm. it may not be the rain, but certainly they are getting hit. something just hit me in the head. pim a little nervous about this light so back to you. >> get out of that area and get sol shelter and we'll check in. a short break. more coverage from florida, we'll be right back. discover card. hey. what can you tell me about your new social security alerts? oh! we'll alert you if we find your social security number on any

mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for parts of miami- dade, broward and brevard counties not to mention low- lying areas in savannah, georgia, and charleston, south carolina. interstates are packed with cars going north and many people are worried where they end up after they run out of gas. for days fuel availability is a problem with many gas stations running out. those with fuel left saw long lines that wrapped around the corner with people waiting up to three hours to fill up. >> got four vehicles and they are all full. so we got that gas for the generators. we got four generators. so am i scared? yeah. >> reporter: meanwhile, residents all across the state of florida are flocking to grocery stores to load up on food and water. some areas running out of those items and you can check out the line outside a home depot in miami where people had to wait for hours just to buy plywood to board up their homes. up north a friend of mine posted a video on facebook of residents in jacksonville told to bring a shovel and fill up sandbags as they prepare for the impact on monday. how

associated press in the miami area, two tornado -- the one we mentioned earlier that was on the ground in brevardcounty. it hit a mobile home community, palm bay police say at least 6 homes in the mobile home community have been damaged, no reports of any injuries there and hurricane centers with water levels are beginning to rise now in naples and they think the rise will continue. griff jenkins is live in naples now. griff, it looks like a mess out there. >> it is, shep, this is just the kind of conditions that you are talking about and why you don't go outside. you can see -- look at this tree, snapping on, the wind i'm not at what level we are but gusts at 75 miles an hour and janice dean talking about the storm surge being problem but the immediate threat to anyone that should possibly consider leaving their house which is the worst idea is that the trees have literally snapped in the last hour or 90 minutes. not sure you can see, there's a stop sign here teetering, you're seeing on the streets, it's beginning to flood a little bit. and we have lakes near us that are starting to gather, lago

. >> and my brother-in-law brevard we love you, we miss you be, and we will never forget.chard james. son, husband, father, cousin, friend, vietnam veteran, and the real life attica not a day goes by that our hearts don't hurt watch over our members of our military and until we meet begun may god hold you in the hallow of his hand. >> and cousin carol ann. on 9/11 our carol was strong, brave, and full of courage. not a day, a week, or a year goes by where you, your smile, and your laugh are not missed. may you keep looking down upon us. keep us safe, and keep us strong. >> montgomery horde. >> [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] and my god father richard s. gabriel you're always in our hearts you kept the whole family laughing and smiling at every time i see sunflowers i think of you. i brought them here today. and i just want to thank all first responders including those who died trying to save his and everyone else's live but also those in the path of a storm now batsering my home state of it'll. and those who very quietly and selflessly put their live on the

so it's basically to brevard county on the east coast, and basically just to the north of tampa on the west coast. so really, none of the state will be spared from hurricane-force conditions. we've been talking about the sheer size of irma. we know it covers nearly 70,000 square miles. and the entire state of florida alone, isa, is 65,000 square miles. so you don't need to be a mathematician to figure out what that means. >> no, you don't need to be a mathematician. you just need to look at the size of it, at the scale of it and comp pair it to previous hurricanes to really get a sense of how big it is and how seriously we all should be taking it. but let me ask you this, derek. we've been looking at really miami and it's peppered with these high-rise buildings, very modern buildings. when you're talking about the storm surge, how safe is some of these buildings? we heard officials basically saying you should be getting out. you should be seeking shelter, regardless of whether you think your building is safe or not. put that in perspective for us. >> well, a lot of these high-rise buil

we have four distribution centers open in brevard county, florida, these are inmates from the countyhat are servicing these distribution centers. overnight, 10,000 sandbags were filled, brought to the area. they quickly went out of them. and that's why right now we're seeing bagged one by one and load cars, maximum of ten per car. now this line, this is actually nothing compared to what we've been seeing today. we talked to people who said that they've been waiting for five, upwards of six, seven hours just to get their hands on ten sandbags. wolf, that's how dire the need is for this area to start shoring up their homes. however, i said that 3:00 mandatory evacuation in order tomorrow, wolf, i talked to a lot of people here, and no one has said they're actually going to evacuate. everyone has all of their different reasons whether it be that they have never felt a direct hit from a hurricane before or they don't want to wait to get back into their home once the storm has passed. but certainly, that warning is out there, it's just a matter if anyone's going to listen to it, wolf. >>

rachel brevard, and msnbc contributor charlie savage, the washington correspondent at "the new york timesof you, thanks for being with me. charlie, trump supporters showing outrage over the president teaming up, reaching out with the democratic leaders, nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, over this potential daca resolution here. you consider that move. does it bring about the possibility of alienating some of his base as some have suggested? or are they so die-hard trump that even this isn't going to faze them? >> that's the more interesting question in politics right now, is if we see president trump making more deals with democrats, of course he is confronting and he's complained about it on twitter, the fact that the senate has a filibuster rule and that means that at least democrats are going to have to come along with any kind of ma i juror legislation that passes congress. if he has to work with democrats to get over that hurdle so he can get things done. he likes to get things done and make deals. that's going to pull him away from an ideologically pure position. if this isn't just a one

here in brevard county, that means homes and businesses boarded up early against the elements., manufactured homes like the ones behind me are often most susceptible to hurricane strength wind and rain. in the coastal town of cocoa beach, many secured their homes before heading inland. >> i think everyone is more alert and just stocking up more. we're really going to prepare and go. >> reporter: despite the traffic backups, and gas shortages, governor rick scott urged people to leave while they still can. >> evacuations are not convenient, but they are absolutely meant to keep you safe. i'm glad so many are driving to a safe place. >> reporter: scott also pledged police escorts for gas station workers who stayed on the job, to get fuel to as many people as possible. meanwhile, fema says up to 100,000 people might need shelter in florida once the storm hits. this center in orlando cares for homeless people with special medical needs. its manager says all of the challenges posed by a monster hurricane are that much harder for those without homes or good health. >> sometimes they

way, it is best to not have people driving around, so if you really don't >> reporter: in coastal brevardnty, an entire chunk of roadway caved in. south florida's airports remain closed, and thousands of flights were cancelled today. there were also disruptions at the world's biggest airport, atlanta's hartsfield-jackson, as the storm heads in its direction. georgia governor nathan deal said the forecast looked better for the state's coastal areas, but issued a warning. >> we urge you to not get on the roads until you have been given clearance so that we do not have the kind of confusion that could result from a mass exodus. >> reporter: meanwhile, cuba is reeling after irma plowed over its coastline on friday as a category five hurricane. >> ( translated ): we never thought the floodwaters could rise to such a height. the water in our house was as high as to here at the beginning, and then it almost rose to the height of my neck. >> reporter: power is still out in most of cuba's capital, havana. here in orlando and across central fra, curfews are being lifted in different counties as the

we have seen several in brevard county over the course of the day, those will continue as we head throughhe overnight hours. the conditions are just right, especially in the front right quadrant of these storms that's where you see the tornadoes spin up, they are not usually long lasting but they will continue to move in area. i have seen several in the orlando area as well. currently category 2 storm. passing over the next really large metro area, tampa, that's going to be happening around 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning. still a category 1 storm, still very powerful winds as that continues to track to the north eventually becoming a tropical storm, running through atlanta, even atlanta could see winds 50, 60 miles-an-hour. this is going to be a powerful storm through florida as it runs into georgia as well. here's a look at the timing of this. you can see farther to the north bands of big rain continuing to batter areas like orlando, gainesville, jacksonville, farther to the north, runs you into early tomorrow morning so this will be a long-term event, and as it is on the move, pay attentio

we've received several reports of tornadoes including two in brevard county and the national weather service is looking to confirm the reports. if your family and your family have evacuated it's extremely important that you check with local officials before you return home to make sure you can safely do so. don't think just because this is has passed you can run home. we have downed power lines all a krot the state. we have roads that are impassable and still across the state and we have debris all over the state. our goal is don't put anymore lives at risk. don't put your lives at risk because of downed power lines and debris and impassable roads. this morning i had the opportunity to travel with the coast guard and admiral schultz has surveyed damage throughout the west coast of florida and the keys. i want to thank the coast guard for this opportunity. here's what we saw. we saw the remnants of the storm surge along the west coast and we didn't see -- i didn't see the damage i thought i would see. we clearly saw homes that were messed up. we clearly saw roofs that were off. we cle

but they say 20 buildings had their roofs torn off in brevard county near the palm bay area. and that band can cause a lot of problems as it goes up the coast. we've got the intense winds still with the eye. and then we've just got this huge wind field of tropical storm and hurricane-force winds, brian, that is going to cause problems through the night. we're almost up to four million people without power, or approaching that number. and that number is going to grow. it's not going to -- those power crews, i don't know, is cal still with us? we were talking earlier about how we're going to need so much help from other states and these agreements. this nice lady in indiana sent me this video, cal. you can throw it up whatever we do have it. is there convoys of these power crews from other states that have agreements with florida. and they are all heading toward the sunshine state. watch how long this video goes. these are all the crews that are leaving the families far, far away. this is indiana. >> indiana. >> and they're getting in these convoys and they're heading south. an

received several reports of tornadoes including two in brevard county. the national weather service is working to confirm these given this weather report if your family and you and your family have evacuated, it's extremely important to check with local officials before returning home to make sure you can safely do so. don't go back -- don't think because this has passed you can run home. we have downed power lines across the state. we've got roads that are impassable. we have debris all over the state. our goal again is, don't put anymore lives at risk. we already went through a hoar reynoldous storm. don't put your life at risk because of downed power lines, debris, impassable roads. this morning i had the opportunity to travel with the coast guard and the admiral to survey damage throughout the west coast of florida and keys. i want to thank the coast guard for this opportunity. what we saw. we saw the -- remnants of the storm surge along the west coast, but we didn't see what we -- i didn't see the damage i thought i would see. clearly we saw homes t

. >>> hurricane irma, brevard county, florida, just issued mandatory evacuation order.n seaboard of florida, which is expected to take a hit. check in with jeff flock, in miami. i think at a store with a line around the block. is that where you are, jeff? reporter: stuart, this is incredible scene, home depot parking lot. take a look. starts over here the line. bob, show him the whole thing. people in line, some with umbrellas to shield themselves against the sun. it is beating down. more than 90 degrees, in line to get plywood to shield homes against the store. i don't know they're going to get it. they're waiting on a big delivery here in home depot. some here since five this morning. people sleeping in the parking lot. the sun is beating down. this is a smart one. that is a young lady there. she is -- what are you doing under there? >> i'm in the shade, so i don't get burned. reporter: smart girl. >> yeah. innovator. reporter: you need plywood, i guess? >> yes, definitely. reporter: good luck with that. >> thank you. reporter: that's a first. i always have a first fo

we have seen where sam is will play out on the east coast from my friends in daytona beach through brevard county, jupiter, fort pierce. everyone knows someone in that stretch. they'll see what sam is going through, something you want to be inside for. you're going to lose power. it is a big incompetent convenience, not as life-threatening as long as you stay inside. when we track the eye, that's when people even inside could see damage to their property, and more life-threatening. those are the people when the eye comes through, head to a safe room, closet or interior bathroom, put the mattress on top of yourselves, if you get that 120 to 130 miles per hour eyewall going over your property, you don't know what will happen to your structure. >> folks in the keys wonder how their property and or favorite places or vessels faired. we are in the dark side of the moon period, it will be awhile before we know. >> hurricane force winds extend 80 miles from the center. it is only 40 miles past the keys. we still have four hours to go. maybe by end of the day before we get to sunset, probably get