3,000 residents that are in the shelters right now. and also we also opened a special-needs shelter for our most vulnerable population where we have over 250 residents right now, adults, some of our seniors with dialysis or did he fib before i latetors if electricity goes out, it s basically a hospital that we have in the county. so we ve told all the residents and the shelters so we believe we ve been riding this storm appropriate. i so far so good, that sa what it sounds like i m hearing from you. so far so good. but we want our residents to know this is a major storm, please, if you don t need to be on the road, don t get on the road. you know, just stay home. so that way we can ride out this storm. we didn t know this storm was going to spend 40 hours in the bahamas, but as it moves north it s weakened but it s getting widened. so we want the residents to stay safe and ride out the storm. mayor bernard who had to cut his anniversary trip short to
eastern coast and this is just again a taste. a small teaspoon of what is coming with this flood of wind and rain and damage with this monster category 4 storm. our shot was down for a moment when we got the edge of an outer band. we have been able to re-establish here in a small moment of calm. we know more is coming as the eye wall approaches that will reach florida early sunday morning. mayors across this state are pleading with people who are still in evacuation zones to leave and leave now. don t get on the road, don t try to head to georgia or head further inland but get to the closest shelter. hurricane irma with sustained winds at 155-mile-per-hour, threatening storm surge, heavy rains, let s go back to the north coast of cuba where
left. they should have been on the road. i sent my kids to atlanta two days ago. so we could go ahead and handle it here. i m praying they get out. the freeway. we were showing pictures the governor has allowed some freeways to stay open to get gas to stations. talk about the freeways if they re open and good to help people get out. number two, availability of gas and other staples that people need. gas has been a problem. i have been on the phone for the last two days with the governor. and brian coop part of the emergency management team. they have been doing all they can. gas has been pretty sparse. throughout. you have to drive to get it. you know what, as of midnight tonight, we are not recommending that any of the residents get on the 75. if anything they need to go to a shelter. no more, don t get on the road
house and goes out. it is very difficult to survive that. and, so, i m going to do everything i can to get everybody in an evacuation zone evacuated. you don t have to all go north. we have shelters in every county, other than the county the keys are in. we have shelters you can go to. we re opening up more shelters. as we see this storm change, as we move to the west, we re opening up more shelters, so everybody can shelter in their county, except monroe county. and you can shelter in miami dade. so i care about everybody s life. that s my job, is to worry about everybody s life. i m not going to not spare any expense to save a life. but in the end, you know, when this hits, we can t save you. i mean, that s why like in the southern part of the state now we re telling people if you are not on the road by midnight, don t get on the road. we re doing everything we can to make sure we have fuel, especially on our evacuation
midnight, don t get on the road. it will not be safe for you or the law enforcement needed to protect you. again, if you re in those counties, if you re planning to leave and do not leave by midnight tonight, you will have to ride out this dangerous storm at your own risk. school buses are aiding in evacuations. take advantage of this service. i m a father and grandfather. i love my family. i can t imagine life without them. do not put yourself or your family in harm s way. if you have been order to evacuate and still home, please go to a shelter. i encourage everyone to check on your neighbors. if you know somebody in your neighborhood that is not evacuating and should, please contact them. today is the day to do the right thing for your family and get to safety. this storm is wider than our entire state. think about that. it s wider than our entire