andrew. >> officials order mandatory evacuations for the florida keys and fort lauderdale's broward county. >> it's been frustrating. it's chaos out there. >> chaos amid dwindling options for escape. gas stations closing in the florida keys. rental cars are sold out, and flights are in short supply. the last plane takes off tomorrow night and it may be expensive. according to complaint online, one-way tickets rising over $1,000. >> hurricane irma continues to bear down on south florida with the impact expected beginning on friday evening. >> broward county's mayor is calling for local state of emergency is the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the atlantic ocean made landfall in the caribbean. this video was taken aboard a plane traveling through the eye of the storm as it intensified. on the ground, winds blowing and wondered 85 miles an hour in st. the island of st. martin in a