amazing. when you look at what andrew was, much smaller, you can fit probably two of these inside irma, really this is what we call with andrew more of an annular hurricane. it's smaller, it's compact. like a little cannonball as it moves through. but with irma, the winds are so spread outward, that's where the catastrophe comes in. much more damage can occur. especially if it's sliding from the south to the north instead of just cutting off a smaller slice of the southern florida in toward the everglades. >> tom sader, ed rapoport, thank you very much. one island nation that has been through so much over the years is about to face more. talking about haiti. paul is there for us tonight. i believe you're in the capital of haiti. >> reporter: absolutely on the north shore. we were supposed to be hit with the southern, and we've been lashed with wind. but it's heavy downpours that have been an issue. we've got a few more hours to