with islands. so bahamas is a pretty large area, geographically. meaning there are certain parts of the bahamas that are under hurricane-forced winds and otheres are not. right now the tropical storm continue throughout most of the island but as far as the hurricane is concerned, their now moving across, just close of sheba. basil dean joining us there on the line. appreciate you taking the time to speak with us on cnn. of course we ll be thinking of yourself and everyone in the bahamas. you are watching cnn in our continued coverage of hurricane irma. we are in miami and we got 24 hours before it is felt. this what we re seeing now, the rains and waters being much
best for us to stay here as a family. kyle, thank you very much. joining us there on the phone. we wish you of course the best of luck for yourself and your family. and we ll have much more on hurricane irma. it s already being felt here in miami. we ve seen lightning. we ve seen the water picking up much more stormier than before. and of course the heavens have opened. we ll have karen maginnis really bring you the path of hurricane irma after a very short break you. are watching cnn, and we are, of course, the world s news leader. kevin, meet your father. kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin kevin trusted advice for life. kevin, how s your mom?
across the caribbean. the totality of distraction in some places is really mind-boggling. let s go now to isa soares in miami. you must be ready for it to hit there soon. yes, very much. you can see, mike, we re already feeling it. within 24 hours or so before it actually makes landfall here, we re already starting to see a change. not just in the weather, but in the mood here in miami. the heavens have opened. the winds have begun to pick up. our suv was actually shaking at one point. we ve also see to the right of me is the ocean. you can t see it. but it s much choppier. the waters are much more tempestuo tempestuous. that s a sign of things to come. hence why authorities have been telling people, police going door to door, telling people please evacuate. seek shelter.
there in miami. of course now the storm headed to where you are in florida. and this is a state of 20 million people. and, you know, and millions have been told basically get out. being told to get out, and what we re seeing what looks like a mass exodus. the national hurricane center, this is what they tweeted at 5:00. this is what they said. this is as real as it gets. nowhere in the florida keys will be safe. you will have time. you still have time to evacuate that was at 5:00, michael. people, officials now saying look, if you re leaving it this late, you shouldn t be leaving. you should be going and seeking shelter. the more than 30 or so shelters that have set up in place in miami. of course, officials keep on saying and just telling people very clearly we can rebuild your houses. we cannot rebuild your lives. and really trying to drive home
storm, hasn t it? it has been destroyed. in 1926 there was a massive hurricane that really designated miami beach. and the garden clubbers went around with little seedlings in dixie cups to refoliate miami beach. and that s essentially the roots of miami botanical garden today was those residents just walking around with little seeds, little cups with seeds in them to refoliate the beach and so that ses go to happen again. it s going to a replanting i m sure. and how do you feel than? you ve put your heart and sole into this place. a lot of people have. and we talk a lot about homes obviously and lives are paramount. but you must have an emotional attachment to the garden. yes, of course. and it was difficult to actually leave miami beach. and feel like i wasn t abandoning my garden, my place,