anderson? and just in terms of evacuations, i assume most people have left. most have. they are guessing about 600 people are still here just being out and about this morning near our hotel, lots of people out surveying damage. but everyone seems to be okay. they effected no rescues overnight. there s been very few calls for rescue. they had some ambulances and fire crews out, but so far everyone is all right here. anderson? miguel, i want to go to the director of the national hurricane center just to get an overview of where things are at. ken, thanks so much for being with us. can you just give us a sense of what you are seeing, what your concerns are? yeah, good morning, anderson. let s look at this. we have a large system here and not moving very far.
the terrain surrounding the homes is difficult to navigate. it s an urban fire, but it s also an area that s a wooded area that s been affected by all of this. it s a combination of challenges for fire crews out there on the line, in addition to the fact as we mentioned one of the water mains had been compromised. so for a time there, they were also dealing with low water pressure with these intense flames as they tried to fight the fire. look at the video on the right, look at the smoke engulfing the fire ladder. yep. you can see the kind of risks for the fire crews. it s just incredible. they battle on, despite the odds, because look at that. that picture is such a telling story, you see that stream of water coming out, seeming to have no effect at all. the fire truck, the firefighters are also in an area of risk, yet they march on in terms of trying to do their job. we heard from the fire chief at the beginning of the hour, let s hear what he had to say. we know we have