president macron, people of france, people of america, now is the time for strength, so let us be strong, let us be united, let us honor our past and face our future with confidence and with pride. and let the united states and france stand forever in solidarity for the noble cause of liberty and peace, thank you very much. [ speaking foreign language ]
of it was that there would be category 3 storm surge and a tropical storm. and so we are just dealing with that now. police, fire, contractors are here. neighbors are helping neighbors just doing everything that we can. first things first, make sure our people are safe. obviously it differs in different areas. do you know how deep the water is in some areas? oh, gosh. there are areas i was in today that you can t drive a major public rescue vehicle into. with major tires, high up off the ground. you ve got to take the big truck in, drop the boat in that the rescue guys take, and you have to go down the road, get these people in a boat, get them out and back to a truck and drive them out. and then get them to a shelter or to someone s home that can take care of them. so it s deep, it s serious, and
you start seeing just things that are not supposed to be in certain places. now, from about a thousand feet it s difficult to discern exactly the destruction that is on the ground, but as soon as we got to the nail air station in key west, it became very clear there was a lot of debris all over the place. you could see garage doors buckled, boats that have come onshore that were not supposed to be there. you also saw houses submerged, yachts submerged. anderson, just a lot of destruction. and again, this erie feeling because you don t see anyone there. there s no one there. let me ask you, i wanted to say those ijz because it s the first i m i ve been able to see it from that vantage point. the bridge in there, one road in, one road out, is that safe enough for relief supplies in because i know authorities were sending some vekds over today. yes.
the first time i ve been able to see it from that vantage point. the bridge in there, one road in, one road out, is that safe enough for relief supplies in because i know authorities were sending some vehicles over today. reporter: yes. we actually, you know, were on that main road from the naval air station to key west, and we were able to drive on it. now, of course, there s debris and we were with federal officials, with the u.s. coast guard and with the u.s. navy. but the latest that we heard from i believe the florida department is they re working to clear those bridges. and in talking to these federal officials, they say that they need to inspect the structural integrity of those bridges before anyone can get on them. all right. rosa, appreciate it. we re continuing to monitor irma as it travels over southwestern georgia tonight. coming up next, remembering the lives lost on september 11th, 16 years ago today.
it s very clear the message i communicated when it started to shift to the west. i said, please, people, do not think this is not going to be a mainly event. do not think this is not going to have major impact. we re not changing our evacuation orders. they re as serious now as ever. so, you know, we weren t surprised i wasn t surprised, my team wasn t surprised by such a major event. the development that was new was the type of it was that there would be category 3 storm surge and a tropical storm. and so we are just dealing with that now. policeman, firemen, contractors are here. neighbors are helping neighbors just doing everything that we can. first things first, make sure our people are safe. obviously it differs in different areas. do you have a sense of how deep the water is in some areas? oh, gosh. there are areas i was in today