already from hurricane irma and it hasn t hit us yet it s a storm of tremendous destructive power. meade all instructions, get out of it way, and government officials, i know you are work so hard, and i appreciate your bravery. safety has to come first. get out of it way. my administration is monitoring the situation round the clock and we are in constant communications with all the governors with the state and local officials. we are doing everything possible to help save lives and support those in need. we have never seen anything like this. together we ll restore and rebuild. molly: many floridians were left scrambling last minute to find
ordered to evacuate. now is the time to do the right thing for your family. molly: final preparations are being made in the tampa bay area. joining me on the phone is the clear water mayor. thank you for having me on. we had a busy day. instead of watching football we have been preparing for a hurricane. and not the miami hurricanes. molly: we were just listening to the government state an talked about the great concerns regarding high winds, storm surges, flooding. you are in the area expected to get the big monster storm. the governor has done a great job of crisscrossing the state to warn floridans.
and roofs being torn off buildings. we have seen confusion about the nature of where this storm is going to land. so we had people coming from the east coast trying to evacuate and they stepped into it. there has been a great effort by local authorities to open more shelters and get people to those shelters. the sheriffs have gone door to door with megaphones to get people out. the sheriffs and the first responders could be in danger themselves. government buildings in naples are not strong enough to survive more than a category 3 storm. we could see emergency responders being evacuated here tomorrow. molly: you were just standing in the floodwaters in harvey, now here you are waiting for irma. stay safe. mike: thousands of florida residents waiting out hurricane
you think the severity of the storm sconts be that bad. but this storm is. it s 400 miles wide. it doesn t make the hurricane gusts any less dangerous. we are talking about an area where we ll see this type of weather for 24 hours. we are just starting now. when you have that constant bombardment of wind and rain. 130-140-mile-an-hour winds. it can cause real damage. our photographer can zoom in on the metro mover. you can see one thing falling off because i don t see anymore. we are seeing some parts come off of that metro mover. parts of the palm trees are coming down it s part of the reason why this area was
after the strongest winds. do not think the storm is over when the wind slows down. local officials will let you know when it is safe. the storm surge will rush in and it could kill you. when it happens the storm water just rushes in and rushes out. with the storm s latest track families in the panhandle need to be on alert. in tallahassee we ll experience hurricane-force winds and families need to prepare now. if you have been ordered to evacuate, you need to leave now. this is your last chance to make a good decision. evacuations are in place in areas across the state. 6.5 million floridians have been