so what we're seeing right snow probably the lowest the waters have been all day. around 2:00 a.m., that surge is going to come right back in and fill in this neighborhood. this process we're told could take a week or more for all of the waters to recede. their power outages here are substantial. almost no one in jacksonville has power, and nothing is open. so folks are really hunkering down in those shelters and trying to find the resources they can. some people are trying to come back and survey the damage in their home. not wise at this moment, especially with the tides coming in and out and being unpredictable. but certainly a long way from back to normal for is the t city of jacksonville. >> thank you so much. msnbc's catie beck. for more we're joined right now by the mayor of jacksonville himself, mayor lenny curry. thank you so much for joining us by phone. i have to tell you i'm not often in this mind-set, but i am impressed by the urgency with which the officials in florida led by the governor, governor scott have addressed this threat. they have talked about it as a serious threat from the first