worried her roof might collapse. elizabeth, were you on the fence about whether or not you were going to evacuate. i was so afraid either way, i didn t know what to do. a lot of people have that idea that they can just wait and see what s going to happen. and that s the problem, because if they wait to see, we won t be able to help them. reporter: and it s not just seniors refusing to leave, going viral online, some florida residents adamant about riding out the storm. our family lives right outside of tampa and we have decided to hunker down. for the people who are not from florida, right, i ve got these big old windows. i don t know if they re going to hold up. reporter: but most are taking the warnings to heart. major roadways have been jammed for the last 24 hours and tampa s airport, completely shut down operations at 5:00 p.m. tuesday. reporter: it was nerve-racking. i literally got the last flight for the day. you re counting your lucky stars right now?
aforementioned tim ryan in ohio, and the way he s conducted his campaign. do you think that if more democratic candidates for the senate and the house across this country spoke to issues the way tim ryan speaks to issues, that they would have more success? i think that the campaign that tim ryan is running is one of the model campaigns that all democrats should be paying attention and should be modeling for themselves. you have to meet people where they are. you know, i spent a lot of my time, my other life, in the country music space, going to other parts of this country, seeing people where they are, their communities, how they interact and talk with one another. we have got to get out of that beltway speak, that beltway mentality, and realize that most of this country lives between new york and california. and the way that they view the world and the problems and challenges that their families face is very differently than a lot of us here do. tim ryan has done an astounding job i