closest that we got made landfall in naples as a category 5 storm. essentially the damage is still yet to be determined from this hurricane. and as we watch jose out in the atlantic we will still watch the potential for more hurricane activity as the peak of the season was yesterday. back to you. todd: janice dean back for us in the weather center. back to you. as the hurricane bears down on florida, local residents will be left to rebuild. as we learn nearly 60% of those in the hazard zones did not have flood insurance. so, what are their options now? here to break it all down, chairperson of the program in business and finance at the kings college in new york city brian brenberg. brian, thanks for being here. good morning. todd: unfortunately that statement is true. it s not like you can go out tomorrow and get flood insurance. this is a problem, of course, when the hurricane hits. it s too late for you to buy that insurance. so you have to look forward if you are in those zones
there is convergence on models. this is really an incredibly dangerous storm. we are urging people to follow the advice of the local officials. the governor has been very clear about evacuation orders and following those orders. we just urge people to do exactly what the local officials are saying. what are the biggest threats to life as this hurricane bears down on florida? this is an incredibly dangerous storm with potentially catastrophic effects. we are concerned about life safety, getting people out of harm s way. we want people to have emergency supplies at the ready, ideally three days of food and water, any medications that they take and download the fema app so you can keep up to date on the most current information. no storm on record as you know has maintained winds above 185 miles per hour for as long
months. the president signing a disaster proclamation for the state. and as the hurricane bears down on texas, a political storm in washington. president trump pardons controversial former sheriff, joe arpaio, who was convicted of criminal contempt. plus sebastian gorka, who down-played the threat from white supremacists is out tonight. we ll have all the latest on this busy might night of breaki news. chad myers is in the hurricane headquarters. we re going to get to martin first in corpus christi, what are you seeing right now? reporter: well, it may seem like the weather is slightly improved just by the fact that i am night not being beaten up so
escape vehicles or rather amphibious vehicles that are ready to help people escape their homes. the difficulty is if people are staying in their home once the hurricane bears down on us, it s impossible to get to you. they re really at that point more of a recovery effort than a rescue effort. it s so important to get out while you still can. another bit of good news, they re expecting the power to go out. the good news is that florida power and light already has more than 2,500 workers stationed at the daytona motor speedway which is just about two miles down the road from here so preparations are being made but it s so crucial that people at home do their part and not cause more problems for those that are trying to help out. boris sanchez live on the ground, daytona beach, thank you. please stay safe. still ahead, more coverage of hurricane matthew and more politics. a poll that could be very bad news for donald trump even though it has nothing to do with him. limited data? goug
category 2 hurricane? there s a second series of decisions republicans here in tampa are going to make about the auptdices and tone the convention may have as the hurricane bears down on another part of the coastline, not tampa, but possibly new orleans. they re so focused on today s issue, but i think come tuesday and wednesday, there s going to be a different set of considerations they re going to have to make and look at. you don t mention thursday and that s because we have from the gop perspective, mitt romney s speech there. do you think that will go forward as planned? is he capable of transcending his image with this speech, his image that appears as someone who is rather stiff, uncomfortable in crowds. do you think this is the biggest speech in his life? there s one speech, the biggest speech that is considered the biggest. that s a hope that by thursday we can erase because it s so