Island he was stuck and he needed to be the support team for the people down there, you know, that work for us, and make sure our restaurant was going to be safe. I was confident in his decision, but you never really know what situation they are getting into, obviously. We were hoping he would be back here in a matter of days and it looks like it will be a couple weeks at this point. Oh, my goodness. Its not as if you stayed behind in an entirely safe place, because you stayed in charleston, where there is flooding as a result of this. What is it like for you and your son . Its actually a daughter, but it was not as bad as what he experienced, but its nerveracking, and we live on the water in charleston and i watched the water come closer and closer to the backdoor, and i didnt think it was going to be as bad as matthew from last year, but it was worse, and it was not a hurricane, it was a tropical storm, and it was six feet from my backdoor and at one point i thought it would be comin
Lifethreatening flash flood emergency. Cities as far inland as far as atlanta at risk from this man assing Tropical Storm. Now jacksonville with floodwaters rising to record high levels. The storm surge in effect this hour. The flooding danger intensifying in a city that didnt expect to suffer so badly from irmas rampage. On the other end of the state, officials are now warning about a potential humanitarian crisis in the florida keys. A large section of the island chain has no water, no power, no cell service. 10,000 people who refused to leave the keys before the storm may need to be evacuated. The keys battered by full force of irma when it made landfall as category 4 hurricane on sunday. The electricity is out across much of florida tonight. More than 6 Million People, about twothirds of the customers, they are in the dark after irma zigzagged between the states east and west coast. The storm unleashi ining winds over 100 miles an hour and impacting major cities from miami to tampa
So our hearts go out to everybody whos going to be suffering down here for an unforeseeably long time. Kate . Absolutely. Bill, thank you so much, bringing us that really amazing perspective from the waters along the keys, as weve been traveling there. Joining me now to get some more perspective, Monroe County county commissioner, heather caruthers, the county that covers the keys. Thank you so much for jumping on. Can you hear me . I sure can. Thanks, kate. Whats the latest youre hearing today on search and recovery and how its going in your county . I can tell you the recovery effort seems to be going really well. Literally, as i was waiting to speak with you win got a phone call from a very close friend that i havent been in contact with. Its great to know that were starting to get cell service back, so ive seen cell service now from key west and also someone in marathon. That is huge. Hopefully people can start communicating with their friends and their loved ones. You know, were w
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