. >> joining us now is david baumann waiting out the storm in downtown orlando, the led media analyst it for a oxford publication appear long-term resident of florida. he has lived through and covered a number of storms. david take us where you are now. >> stephanie abali i'm in the heart of downtown orlando right now. and it's sprising. there are a bunch of different establishments still open. there are plenty of people on the street. the wind is starting to pick up. the rain is drizzling at this point. but downtown orlando, the city of orlando is opened some public garages. i'm looking to actually put one of my cars in one of the public garages just to keep it safe. >> all right. what's the -- this is kind of surprising because we we saw the win forecasts for places there are a lot of inland places like orlando that will get high winds. it looked like an east coast storm now it's a gulf coast storm. but it's so big that folks like you in orlando are going to get the effects of a hurricane right over you. >> it's very strange. and it's strange to see so many people out right now. you