seeing the very deadly mudslides and flooding that follows and that is what concerns officials here. they re very blunt with us, don, saying we just do not have what we need in order to preside for people that are completely cut off by road and, perhaps, homes have washed away. it s early hours yet. it s going to take some time to really assess the damage. right now haiti saying, look, we could not have taken a direct hit. thankfully irma, hurricane irma did not hit us directly. paula newton, we appreciate your reporting. i want to go to bill weir now, bill is in the florida keys. bill, as i understand, you have someone with you who s going to ride out this storm. what is that all about? reporter: oh, don, you have no idea. not just a person, people. about 75,000 people call the florida keys home. one of the most unique neighborhoods anywhere in america. and living on these little chunks of coral inches above sea level comes with a certain attitude and that is never more evident th