neil: they always look at florida wherever you are in the south, a hurricane judged by katrina standards. it did ultimate devastation after the fact. that was one that hopped over the state of florida, got into the gulf and the rest is history. most restrictive storm in united states history and resulted in 1800 death. former hurricane katrina task force commander lieutenant general russell joining us via skype. thank you for coming. what do you think authorities on the scene regardless of party, mayors, fema officials, what should they be thinking right now? they should be refining estimates on the impact of surge water. the fact the storm has turned will not necessarily eliminate dangers for most coastal