develops. right now all of florida, 67 counties understand a state of emergency as floridians brace for what could be the most destructive storm the state mass seen since hurricane andrew. particularly residents in south and central florida, as moilss say dorian's slow motion could bring massive amounts of wind and rain to those parts of the state. i want to bring in msnbc's reporter live in palm beach gardens florida. what preparation efforts are you seeing under wade where you are? >> people are not taking this storm lightly, ali. they heard it from the governor of florida. s in a multi-day event. have supplies for seven days at the very least. here along the eastern coast of florida, there is anxiety because people don't foe exactly where the storm is going to hit as we heard from michelle. so in places like balm beach fwardens, 14 miles north of west palm beach residents are making sure they are stocked up and prepared. and i want to bring in the mayor of palm beach garden, mark can