Gets. Nowhere in the florida keys will be safe. You still have time to evacuate. The dire warning coming as irma is projected to be a category five storm with sustained winds as it crosses the florida keys this weekend. The video you see right now is a new video we got a moment ago. This is destruction in the caribbean island. Just to give everyone in the path a sense of what could happen, why it is so crucial to evacuate, the storm is deadly. It is record breaking and about to get Even Stronger before it hits the United States. Residents at this hour are still trying to get out of harms way. It is a mass exodus and one of the biggest in history. Right now it is the last call for people to flee. In a matter of hours it will be too late. And First Responders are warning they will not be able to save anyone during the storm once it hits. The stunning image that you see right there is from the space station. It shows irma, massive and terrifying, moving towards florida. Many times bigger than hurricane andrew was. Governor rick scott says all florida people should be ready to live. I love my family. Do not put yourself or your family at risk. If you have been ordered to evacuate and are still home, please go to a shelter. This is life or death. And Governor Scott is going to be out front updating us in a couple of moments. At this hour we are not only tracking irma but catching hurricane jose. We have reporters across irmas reach. We begin with alison in the cnn weather center. Alison, you are looking at the latest models, the forecasts just coming in. Right now is it fair to say it is nearly certain southern florida will be hit by this storm as a major catastrophic hurricane. All of the models have come together in the last several hours to make very clear what that track is going to be, and that track clearly includes florida and in the short term. So here is what we know. As of the last advisory, several things have changed. Wind gusts have gone up to 190 miles an hour. The Forward Movement is west at 12 miles an hour. This has slowed a little bit. But this is not uncommon. You often get a Slower Movement as it interacts with land, namely cuba and the bahamas right now. But it is sliding in between the two in some of the warmest waters in this area. That is exactly what every hurricane wants, nice warm water. That is big fuel for these storms and it is likely going to allow irma to intensify over the next 24 hours. We expected as well as the National Hurricane center to increase around 160 miles an hour winds, which is a category five storm, as it crosses over the florida keys. Then as it goes over the main peninsula of florida, likely a category four storm and quickly weakens as it makes its way to the north. Still likely to be awfully close to hurricane strength as it reaches over the Georgia State line. Storm surge is going to be one of the big factors. Were looking at storm surge of 5 to 10 feet. On the southwest side, its actually going to be slightly higher. Naples stretching down to key west 8 to 12 feet. This has to do with the drop off on the eastern side of florida it is a much sharper drop in the ocean when you are going from the beach. On the west side it is much more gradual. That allows the water to accumulate up much higher than it would on the eastern side. Thats why you are going to get much higher storm surge on that region. We have also added counties to hurricane watches and hurricane warnings. This is likely going to continue in the next 24 hours as we get closer to land fall. So even if you dont see your particular county under a hurricane watch or hurricane warning doesnt mean it is going to stay that way. Land fall as of this point is expected to be early sunday morning local time. However, many of these cities, including naplenaples, miami, k west will see some bands of this storm in a couple hours. Thank you very much. Of course, as every tiny little change in this forecast makes such a huge difference. As we speak the storms crippling winds, the rains are already pummelling cuba. This is a country ravaged by Hurricane Matthew a year ago. Patrick is outfront live in cuba in the midst of this. And patrick, it is really started to arrive. It has deteriorated almost in the last few minutes, erin. It went from a moment where were getting ready for a live shot. My camera man and i, and all of a sudden out of nowhere, this gust came in, the sky turned back. I didnt have a rain jacket on because we hadnt had a drop of rain fall all day. And then just this surge of water came and almost knocked me over. So just goes to show you how quickly and how unexpectedly things can change. We are getting a much weaker version of this storm because it is far, far off the coast. Florida is not going to be so lucky. Theyre in for a direct hit and they will see much worse conditions than what were experiencing right now in cuba. Were looking at the images right here of what happened a moment ago, patrick. I think what you are pointing out is it just came upon you suddenly. It is not as if you had any warning. Absolutely. All day long, you know, we saw the weather change. But it happened so quickly and so violently. When this storm is coming at you, you shouldnt be outside. You should certainly be near the water and you have to be prepared because it can change at a moment and you can be just completely overwhelmed by the sheer furry and power of the storm. Patrick, thank you very much. Reporting from cuba where that storm is starting to impact as it gets ready for that turn to miami and the florida keys. Thank you, patrick and i want to go now to reed, who has witnessed firsthand some of the most powerful storms in history. Reed, glad to have you back. We saw that image there of our reporter. He was standing there and all of a sudden the wind and the rain and literally unable to put a coat on. Now that storm is going to turn into warmer water and head to the keys. What is your biggest concern . Yeah. This is an absolute worth Case Scenario for the florida keys, this west ward shift that yesterday is just disastrous for south florida. That center will likely cross over the central part of the keys. Near march than. That would put all the upper keys in the stroing rouse part of the storm. And then also key west, also a storm surge from the other side, the gulf of mexico side as well. And the wind will be 190 miles an hour, stronger than any wind speed i have ever experienced in 20 years of storm chasing. It is incredible. When you think about miami and all the construction cranes, theyre built to withstand winds of 145. Were talking about gusts of 190. If that were to happen in miami, i think people can imagine the horrific destruction. You have been inside hurricanes, the biggest and strongest that have happened in history here. You have been in eye walls with 140 miles an hour winds. Why is irma different, do you think, reed . Well, all of these storms are unique. But irma is like all these storms but much stronger. Stronger wind speeds, winds gusting to 190 miles an hour. It is a sustained category five status. And its still going to be moving over very warm waters and also a lot larger than hurricane andrew, for example. So those impacts are stretch out further from the center. So it will likely have a larger eye when it impacts the keys and also spread out the wind field and potentially the storm surge impact as well. This is an area thats especially prone to devastating storm surging. Reed, you are right now of course in key largo. I know you have seen the National Weather service warning, this is as real as it gets. Nowhere in the florida keys will be safe. You still have time to evacuatement obviously you are a professional. This is what you do. I know you have an exit plan. What is it . You always have to have an exit strategy. You are constantly evaluating all forecast models. I have this instrument that measures wind speed and the pressure fall. It will record the data without us having to be there, so if this thing does get too strong we can still leave tomorrow morning. It is important for everybody to heed those evacuation warnings because this storm is absolutely deadly and the National Weather service saying nowhere in the florida keys is safe. We wish you luck and of course i know you have got a plan and that it works and you are safe. Thank you. I want to go straight now to the mie y mayor of miami dade. Were just here. This is going to be record breaking. Nowhere is safe. But there is still time to evacuate. Are people right now heeding that . Are enough people getting out . Yes, i think were having Record Number of people going into our shelters. Weve made provisions to open an unprecedented number of shelters, about 100,000 person capacity. So thats record breaking in itself. And, so, yeah, i do believe that theyre heeding the warning. I think also an unprecedented number of miamians ended leaving dade county going further into other states. Normally we look at these hurricanes as part of our life and we hunker down and do okay, but this hurricane is something different. It is a category five. Its been a category five for a long time and people are really respecting it. Also the images that came out of houston. That was an impression. So, yes, were getting prepared. We are prepared today and it was good to see that a lot of people have done their preparations. Traffic was very light, which indicates to me that they had already done what they were going to do and they were hunkering down for the storm. For those who have not, and were going to hear from some of them later this hour, but for those who have not, at what point is it too late . Because we know one of the worst places to be is on the road when a storm hits. At what point would you say, if you havent gone, you need to stay . It is difficult to say. How many people make that decision at the last minute. But i know that a lot of people have already made that decision and already left. The people that need to evacuate can evacuate into a friends house, coworkers, et cetera here in Miami Dade County. But, you know, thats for us and we have always said its the ours are the shelter of last resort. It is much better to be with friends and coworkers and family versus being in a shelter. Those that have no other place to go, thats who we shelter. We expect a lot of people to take advantage of our shelters. Where will you be . Obviously you will be leading a lot of disaster response. Where will you be when the storm strikes . I will be in our Emergency Operations center when the storm hits because as soon as the storm passes then it begins the process of recuperating and the restoration and also assessing damage and then getting our folks to respond to those most in need and then, you know, whatever it is that happened to Miami Dade County well make it right and thats where im going to be. It has to start the first minute after the winds subside. What is your biggest fear when you look at a storm here that is several times the size of hurricane andrew. It is going to get stronger as it hits the warm water. What is your biggest fear . Obviously a storm surge is the one that kills the most people, the storm surge. And the reasons for evacuation is because the storm surge mappmap and i want to make sure those folks move out because there could be a deadly storm surge coming from this hurricane and it could push a large amount of water inland. Obviously you have to worry about Property Damage. First thing, obviously, loss of life. But outside of that storage surge is loss of life, Property Damage and then our economic engines, the airport and the sea port, you know, and then everybody elses livelihood. So, yeah, there is a lot of things to worry about. I was here as the fire chief of miami when hurricane andrew hit and that left a lasting impression on me. This one this one, you know, i hope that somehow it turns off and goes back in the atlantic and leaves us alone but it doesnt appear thats going to happen rngs but were prepared for the worst and were going to pray for the best. Everyone is hoping all the modeling can say what it wants, but it could be wrong. Thank you so much, mayor. And next escaping the storm. Were getting here in the last hours for people to head inland and points north. Some are refusing to leave despite the dire warnings. Why . Why are they staying put . Plus thats a scene from the bahamas. 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The calls to evacuate have been blasted across south florida as the final hours tick down. State officials keep urging residents to move. Anywhere in the state, if you are told to evacuate, leave, get out quickly. Im a dad and im a grandfather. I love my family. I cant imagine life without them. Do not put yourself or your family at risk. Hundreds of thousands of people have hit the roads to escape the path of Hurricane Irma. But there is still the league of unshakable residents who refuse to leave. Like bob, he didnt evacuate for hurricane andrew and wont again this time. I went through andrew. This is just another wind and rain, i think. If you need help, theyre saying nobody can come for you. Thats okay. I can swim. Ive got guns. Ive got dogs. And a wife. Do you feel like you are taking a gamble, though . I think so. But i think when your day subpoena, your d is up, your day is up. They made it through hurricane andrew as well. After hes done selling the last hot dogs on the shelf, hell lockup, go home and wait. Its a fine line between bravery and stupidity sometimes. Sometimes, or foolishness, whatever you want to call it. Are you dancing along that line . Maybe. Well find out on monday, i guess. The other thing we heard is they have been seeing those images of the traffic congestion, the stories of gas stations running out of gas. That was another reason they felt very nervous making their way north, following the same path this hurricane would be taking and finding themselves stranded on the florida peninsula, making matters worst for them. Thats where we are tonight hours away from land fall. Just hours away and of course the window closing for anyone who changes their mind. I want to go straight to the governor of florida. Governor, i dont know how much of that you heard but some of these folks saying i survived andrew. And one man saying when your day is up, your day is up. What do you say to these people who say they are not going to heed the evacuation warnings . I think they all have a family and their family loves them. And i want every family to survive this. Heres the difference. This is much bigger. This is even gcovering our enti state. Its got 150 plus mile winds. Heres the big difference. The storm surge. We can see nine feet of storm surge. When this comes in, it comes in fast and takes over your entire house and goes out. It is very difficult to survive that. And, so, im going to do everything i can to get everybody in an evacuation zone evacuated. You dont have to all go north. We have shelters in every county, other than the county the keys are in. We have shelters you can go to. Were opening up more shelters. As we see this storm change, as we move to the west, were opening up more shelters, so everybody can shelter in their county, except monroe county. And you can shelter in miami dade. So i care about everybodys life. Thats my job, is to worry about everybodys life. Im not going to not spare any expense to save a life. But in the end, you know, when this hits, we cant save you. I mean, thats why like in the southern part of the state now were telling people if you are not on the road by midnight, dont get on the road. Were doing everything we can to make sure we have fuel, especially on our Evacuation Route to get people to where they need to go. But it is getting later and later. It is going to hit our state. Im asking people to evacuate and worry about their entire family and take care of your neighbors. If you see someone who needs help, go see and help them. And some of the people we have talked to, one woman i was talking to, there is this fear of the traffic, right . That they cant get out in time or running out of the gasoline. I know you have done a lot on the gas front trying to say you are going to escort gas in and escort them out. But it sounds like what you are saying is you really have a few hours left or you stay put. Right. In the southern parts of the state, if you are not on the road by midnight, dont get on the road. We have shelters in all of our counties, other than the keys. You can go there. We have an 800 number. If you cant get there because of fuel or whatever reason, call 8003423772. So just call the state emergency hotline. We will figure out how to get you out. But we cant do it during the storm. If youre in an Evacuation Route, get out now. I love my family. I cant imagine life without any family. Im sure everybody is in that same position. As governor, i am going to do everything i can to get them out. You can look at the traffic. You can look at the Traffic Cameras all across the state. Plus, we have information. You can go to an app called gas buddy. You can see where the gas is. Unfortunately, the ports are closing down so we will not get more gas in the next few hours. That of course gives the timing Everyone Needs to know. Governor, i appreciate your time. All of our thoughts are with you. Thanks. Thank you, byebye. Next, the National HurricaneCenter Warning that it may not be a survivable situation for anyone riding the storm out in the florida keys. Hes out front next. And the incredit images we are getting in. Our reporter just back. 95 of this island destroyed. That is what that looks like. We will show you the storm turns and accelerates into florida. And flying through the heart of Hurricane Irma. My next guest is flying through that storm and will call us from that flight. And im still not ready. The reason im telling you this is that there will be moments in your life that. Youll never be ready for. Your little girl getting married being one of them. You. Breaking news, an alarming new projection as were tracking Hurricane Irmas deadly march toward florida. Irma will slam florida as a monster category five storm. That would put irma in the same intensity as when it tore through the caribbean decimating entire islands. It was downgraded to a four and it will speed upcoming into florida. Exclusive new pictures of the destruction the storm is reeking. Live in antiga, which has been flt flattened by this hurricane. 95 of the island was gone. You were able to get in there after the storm. You saw the destruction. What does that look like . When you get the aerial perspective, erin, you are flying in and as soon as you see the edge of the land you see devastation immediately. Trees wrapped in aluminum roofs, homes just rubble. But i suppose what struck me the most is when you get on the ground and you talk to the people, you feel the desperation. I mean, people who are used to storms like this, used to hurricanes will tell you they have never seen or felt anything like this. One man describing it like a lion roaring. Another man evacuated tells me that he now is reminded that nature truly has the power here. All day long, we saw ferries going back and forth between barbuda and where we are right now trying to get the last few people out of there. And these are people who understand now the rath of the hurricane system and, you know, they have very little left, bringing just a few bags on these ferries, on these helicopters trying to get out in time before hurricane jose hits that same exact island. One would think that there is not much left to take out, but we will find out after jose makes his way through this area. Every time i asked someone, erin, i said, listen, Hurricane Irma not done yet. What would you tell someone in that path every single time the immediate answer was get out, get out quickly. Because, remember, this was a hurricane that claimed at least one life on barbuda and it was the life of an infant. So tragic. But of course in a sense what a miracle what when you look at the footage that there was not more loss of life. I mean, when you are up looking, you know, on the horizon, how stunning is it to just see destruction in every direction as far as the eye can see . Well, you know, many of the caribbean islands when you fly over them are mountainous. This is not like that. It is surrounded by that pristine, beautiful, caribbean water. And then you see land that is typically bright green, typically has buildings and structures that are just vibrant colors and people themselves who are so vibrant and then you arrive to what is desolate. We didnt see too many people around. We saw straw cats and dogs, some wild horses, i understand. So to go from the before and after and to understand that it is not over yet, that they have Something Else coming that way is amazing. And one of the interesting things when i talk to someone here, they say we will support our sister nation. We are brothers and sisters, only water in between. So they are at least finding some help on this island, erin. Thank you very much, leyla santiago. Ed, you see those pictures. I know they say a lot to you. You forecasted this hurricane which had weakened a little bit. It is going to hit florida as a category five. It is going to intensefy. Why . We are forecasting it to get stronger over the next 12 hours. But regardless, we are looking for a potentially devastating impact on florida. And the greatest concern is for storm surge. Got videos from some previous storms to show people what it looks like and what it can do. Were expecting a storm surge of five to ten feet. Thats the rise of the water along the water and perhaps even 6 to 12 feet on the southwest coast of florida. Here is our storm surge warning. The National Weather service has issued such a warning. The definition is life threatening indags within the next 36 hours and we have already concerns along the coast and for the florida keys. I know or my understanding is when we are talking about the florida keys that you had said it is not clear that it is a survivable situation for anyone who chooses to stay in the florida keys. Thats a i know you dont say that lightly. Right. And the keys have maximum elevations on the order of five or ten feet. Were talking about a five to ten foot storm surge. Thats the rise of the surge aboveground level. Were talking about significant waves, 15, 20 feet above that. And those waves will be extremely destructive to any buildings they encounter. And at this point anybody who is not left, encouraged to get out as soon as possible. You could have 25 to 30 feet of water above the ground in the florida keys in some places . Thats correct. If you add the waves on top, thats possible. And even without the waves, though, 5 to 10 feet will cover most of the islands there. And in terms of the actual strike itself, ed, obviously i know a little bit shift here, a little bit shift there could make a huge difference. It could make a massive difference, right . Right now i know the models are all converging. The storm is coming straight into florida heading up to miami. If there is a move 15, 20 miles to the east or west, how big of a difference will that make . It will be of extreme importance in the end. The problem is we dont know whether that will occur and which way it will occur. Everybody has to prepare florida for the possibility of category four conditions. If the storm shifts off a little bit in one way, maybe well get category one or category two and feel lucky about that. But there is still the risk of category three and four on both coasts of the southern florida peninsula. Ed, i appreciate your time and thank you. Next, the track of irma as it bores down a population in florida. The latest forecast from alison is next. And very few people flying directly into a category five hurricane. There is a reason for that. Some, though, need to do it. Our next guest is one of them. Were in the air right now hunting irma. Oh boy. Looking for adventure this labor day . Holy smokes. Oh man, thats pretty intense. Look no further than chevrolet. This is a fast car. I feel like i left my soul back there. Wow. This has power head to the chevy labor day sales event and ride out the summer in a new chevrolet. Current chevy owners can use labor day bonus cash to get a total value of eleven thousand six hundred dollars on this silverado all star. Or, get 0 financing for 72 months on all tahoe and suburban models. Find new roads at the chevy labor day sales event. Ditching the coverup for good . Thats cool. Showing off my arms . Thats cool. Being comfortable without a shirt . Thats cool. 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Nowhere in the florida keys will be safe. Alison is tracking this in the weather center. Where is the storm right now . The storm right now is currently in between the bahamas and cuba in incredibly warm water. Thats not a good thing. That will allow the storm to reintensefy. Winds 150 miles an hour. Keep in mind, thats only two miles an hour off from a category five strength. It is expected to intensefy back up to a category five storm. Winds around 160 miles an hour as it crosses over the keys. Then it will likely be a category four as it heads to the main peninsula. We have hurricane watches and warnings in effect for much of florida. These are likely to expand north ward as we get closer to that land fall time line. In terms of storm surge, were talking 5 to 10 feet. Were naples down to key west, you are talking 8 to 12 feet. So this is at least a single Story Building of a home that were talking about. It is not just irma. Were also talking about jose making its way to the lesser an tillies. The good news is it is expected to veer right, back out over open water, erin. Thats what everybody wants to hear. You dont want it to hit too many places right after they got hit from irma. Absolutely. When you talk about that storm surge, that surge, waves of up to 25 feet, a sense of why it is not safe to be near any of that. It is the storm surge and the winds. You are saying it could hit the keys at 160 miles an hour or so. Right on that category five line. At that wind speed, what happens . Just to give people a sense of why it is so dire. Yeah. Thats not only going to rip up power lines and trees and things like that, it is going to do significant damage to buildings. You have to understand there are a lot of high rises, hotels, condo complexes and things like that and the wind only increases as you go up. It is 145 at the surface. You get to a 30 Story Building, that goes up, say, to a nearly 190 miles an hour. This can do not just a little damage. This will do substantial damage. Youre talking roofs being ripped off of buildings, siding coming off, not to mention your smaller homes, say like mobile homes. This will not only take them off their foundation but may chuck them a few blocks down the road. This is going to be substantial with some of these wind speeds that we are expecting in some florida. All right. Thank you very much. And, you know, as alison is talking about these winds, whatever it may end up being, 150, 160 or more per hour, it is expected to intensefy. Joining me is richard, a flight director for the National Ocean yanic and atmospheric administration. He is flying through Hurricane Irma. I know you are gathering crucial data for all of us to understand whats happening and maybe stop it in the future. Tell me what you just saw. I know you were just in the storm. Well, first of all, thank you, erin, for giving me the opportunity to talk to your audience and just stress to everybody just how bad this storm is. Ive been flying Hurricane Reconnaissance for 21 years, and this is every bit as bad as what i saw in Hurricane Katrina in 2005. So people need to take this very seriously. We still have a storm that is right there on the borderline between category four and category five. I dont think that people need to worry too much about fluctuations and intensity. In other words, that it goes from five to four, that its necessarily weakening. It just means that the wind field is maybe just broadening. Maybe some of the energy from the center of the storm is spreading out, which is actually not good news, that that makes more storm surge. So what were doing right now is were flying up to 45,000 feet, dropping a pattern of 32 drop tons into the storm and even more importantly into the path of the storm and the parts of the atmosphere that will dictate where the storm goes and what we call the steering current. I dont anticipate based on what weve seen any kind of sharp unexpected turns that would spare south florida. So Everybody Needs to really, really Pay Attention to the latest advisories. And richard, you are literally there up on the front line. If you are saying that, i hope everyone is listening. We talked to some people that are not heeding those warnings. When you say you have been flying into these storms for 21 years and this one is different, what makes it so different . Why is irma such a record breaking storm . Well, irma stormed in a part of the atlantic where you typically dont get category five hurricanes. Irma is the strongest hurricane that we have on record, at least over the last 1,500 years to hit the Northeast Corner of the leward islands and it did an incredible amount of damage. And puerto rico was lucky because the worst of the eye wall stayed on shore. Some of the islands in the path may not be so lucky. They may encounter the full brunt of the storm. And im very concerned about the southern end of florida and whether it heads towards fort myers or across the center of the florida keys. It doesnt matter. Its got a wide storm surge and winds. People shouldnt worry too much about the exact movement, left or right, of the forecast track. They shouldnt feel like they have lucked out if it inches just a hair to the right or a hair to the left. It doesnt really get them off the hook. Richard, i know, you know, just to make sure everyone listening they hear the background noise thats because you are up in the air right now and i know yall have been flying through irma. Can you explain what its like when you go in when you are flying in the bands to gather this data, what is that well, in our p3 aircraft, which is what we use to fly at low altitudes, throw the teeth of the eyewall, and that aircraft, it is like a roller coaster through a car wash. I mean, its a very wild, just crazy ride through the eyewall. In the g4 aircraft that im currently flying, this airplane is up much higher. This is up at 45,000 feet. Even up at 45,000 feet, when you fly across the top of a storm as powerful as irma, you get a lot of turbulence. And that turbulence is caused by all of the mass of the storm thats being sucked into the center, into that eyewall, so the outflow of this storm is extremely vigorous up at 45,000 feet. So its very bumpy going over the top of the storm. The outflow is kind of like a chimney at your house, where the fire and the flame goes up and out and thats sort of exactly what goes on with the atmosphere. Up at 45,000 feet, we have the chimney of Hurricane Irma. And richard, from what you said youre gathering, i want to make sure everyone understands, you do not see any sudden move out. I know the window for that has narrowed. You are not seeing anything that would indicate some sort of a near miss or a salvation for southern florida right now . No. We have been very, very careful in analyzing all the data that we have gathered. We have dropped 28 dropsondes so far. We have sampled the atmosphere through the hurricane itself. And importantly, just to the north of where the hurricane is, in the area east of cape canaveral, theres a bermuda high out there thats dictating which way the storm is going to go. So we did a very careful job of analyzing how strong that High Pressure system is. And its holding strong. Its holding rock solid. So if that area were to weaken, that might allow the storm to turn to the right and spare florida. But theres no indication, based on the data that we just gathered, that is weakening any. So that block of granite that you might think of it that way that is north of the storm is not giving any. Not allowing it to turn right. Richard again, theres nothing im just say things nothing that ive seen here personally from this aircraft that would shed any kind of doubt on the Hurricane Centers forecast right now. The forecast track looks extremely accurate. Richard, thank you very much. We all appreciate you taking the time and good luck to your crew up there. As we said, they are flying over irma right now, gathering that data. Next, one man is staying put in his home, despite the dire warnings and the images of mass destruction. Why . Well, hell tell you next. Said . My livestream wont load. blows whistle technical foul wrong sport. Wrong network. See, you need unlimited on verizon. Its americas largest, most reliable 4g lte network. It wont let you down in places like this. 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My next guest lives in homestead, florida, and we told you his story last night. Hes been boarding up houses for free, trying to el hen h help his neighbors and loved ones. Its traumatizing. This aint no game. I feel for a lot of people that i cant get to because i am only one guy, my brother and i. Hopefully i made some type of change, i saved a life or two. Thats all that matters. Parts of homestead are under a mandatory evacuation. Hes not leaving and he joins me now. Joel, i know youve been doing so much to help others. You were planning to evacuate. But late last night you decided not to. How come . Well, maam, a lot of reasons why, maam. I created a buddy system where all my loved ones and my wifes loved ones as well evacuated, but it just didnt work out. Due to the fact that they have many, many years here in homestead and us being growing up here, we just, you know, decided that were going to stick it out and were not going to leave one another behind. So weve set up attack plans and a buddy system and making sure were able to ride this storm out as safe as we can. Just to make sure that were alive come monday or tuesday or when this does blow over. Its not just for us here in homestead, maam. Whoever is watch thing right now, take this serious. Dont wait until the last minute to get on the road. Listen to the governor. Get out of here now. If youre going to hunker down, make your plan of attack and have your secondary processing, plan a, plan b. Make sure everybody youre responsible for is aware of the drills and when they are given an order, to make a move that we have to make a move together. Because thats the only way we can survive this, maam. When you see the images, barbuda coming in, just the complete devastation. You were there for hurricane andr andrew. You are aware of this. We saw you tearing up yesterday trying to el h trying to help others. Are you afraid now that you decided to stay . I would like to answer that, maam, but i have to make sure i stay strong for my daughter and wife and loved ones. Everyone is afraid. The people that are here, they dont know whats coming. Its not about running last minute now, its not worrying about the Grocery Store right now, maam. Its about being prepared and making sure when this comes through youre ready. And with whatever comes, the storm surges, make sure you got your life vest. If you own a boat or you can share or you have any floatable devices, the aftermath is what is going to be horrible for homestead natives. Its just going to be catastrophic. And im sorry to say this, and if my daughter is listening to me now, shell know that im going to make sure that im going to do my best and give it all i got that were all alive come monday. Joel, we will talk to you then. You are in our thought. Thank you very much. Thank you, maam. God bless you all. Thanks to all of you for joining us. Our breaking News Coverage continues. Good evening from miami beach, where, as you can tell, just the first outer bands of the storm are starting to be felt. The wind has just started to pick up here over the last 15 or 20 minutes. But this is a faint whisper of the winds, the deadly winds still to come. Late today, we learned the worst, that Hurricane Irma is expected to grow again on its final approach to the area and when it hits the florida keys just a few hours drive from here, it may be a category 5 storm, a killer storm already. Not only that, the track now puts both coasts here at risk of