projections for storm surges have been reduced in some cities, like st. petersburg, which is in tampa bay, is now expected to see surging of 2 to 4 feet. and according to florida power and light which offers energy services to millions of floridans, more than 3.5 million homes have been left without power in the state. probably many mother than that. with me now in miami-dade county is msnbc's phillip mena. now are the conditions there at this point? >> reporter: right now we're in an intersection where police have blocked off a roadway. they're checking to make sure only residents get through there. they had problems with looting yesterday evening. miami-dade police made at least 29 arrests for looting. but 26 of those arrests were at one particular location, a walmart there. so, that's something they're looking out for. another thing police are out here doing, trying to identify road hazards, things like this. huge trees, downed power lines, anything blocking the road