they told local hospitals, all of them, to expect or to prepare for casualties. we have three local stations. our local station cbs 4 for south florida is reporting as many as 40 students and a teacher are locked inside a closet inside the high school and that they have made contact. wplg, the abc station in south florida, is now reporting on word from parents. a mother said my daughter is locked in the auditorium. she texted me. she said mom, stay away. she said she s scared as she heard the gun shots. she said mom, i don t want to go to school tomorrow. another mother, my daughter texted me she s okay. the teacher locked the door and they re huddled in the back of the classroom. she s terrified but they can text. they re doing what the authorities told them to do. barricade yourself in the school. now students are being brought out by authorities.
letting pride overwhelm your decisions for your own safety. we will see what the future holds down here. it s going to be long rebuilding and there s going to be a lot of resources and a need for a lot of patience. thank you for having the courage to brave out the storm so you can get information out to people as soon as possible. wfor, a cnn affiliate, appreciate, brother. alisyn, another factor they will deal with. for the first responders, the heat, the humidity, and even at night it felt like it was about 90 degrees, and the sweat was immediate. you saw everybody we met, nobody had a shirt on last night because it s very difficult to be down here in the best of times in this weather at this time of year. now no power, no ac, no fans, no relief. understood. chris, i am so glad that david just gave us an update on the key deer because i already
chris cuomo here in big pine key. the owner of the home behind me telling me just one more story of how this community will come together to get through this. and went down to the winn-dixie and half was blown out, and workers were there giving out water and ice no questions asked. somebody that lived through the storm as a journalist, a great resource, a cnn affiliate, cbs 4 in miami. what was it like to make it through it here in the keys? chris, it was a pretty terrifying experience to be down there. where you are, i am surprised you are able to broadcast where you are right now. i know that s no small feat