sandbar. and inundating some of the inner areas, the lower lying areas. but once the tides receded, then it started getting back out and we were table to get out of there safely. all right, you be safe. thank you, sir. i appreciate it. from one storm chaser to another, i want to go to mike theiss now. tell us what you re seeing? that s right, don. i can actually reiterate what anderson cooper said earlier sqand that bright flash of blue was a transformer. it sounded like someone fired a shotgun off right next to my car. conditions here definitely started to deteriorate more. winds are picking up. wave got heavy rains coming through. and i m watching the radar on the western eyewall, and it s
the back of their trailers and rescue people, and everybody here is ready. we ve had several days. this storm is moving so slow as it s been coming in. and now it s time to hunker down. and i did record a wind gust of 83 miles per hour several hours ago, and since then i haven t topped that. so it s kind of strange in a hurricane so far it s reported one of the highest winds in one of the outer bands. of course the core is not here yet. and once that eyewall and eye overtakes this area, which i think it will come over the beach area, i think it will be around 40 miles per hour according to what the national hurricane center is saying. okay, mike theiss, you be safe out there. i want to get now to my colleague ed lavandera in jacksonville, north carolina. wave been going to him throughout the evening. ed, it s been raining where you
just like a war photographer will document things that aren t necessarily happy times for people. i believe documenting hurricanes and passing it on with future generations with awareness helps save lives in the future. there were plenty of warnings given out. do you think people heeded those warnings? oh, yeah. these guys here did a fantastic job. they went through katrina and they weren t going to let their guards down this time. luckily it was nothing look katrina. but they were very prepared here. i think everybody did take this serious. and hopefully everybody is going to be okay. all right. mike, always good to speak with you, mike theiss, storm chaser there in biloxi, mississippi. appreciate it. thank you. new clues about the las vegas shooter. coming up, what investigators are learning from a handwritten
tom made the point storm surge 9 feet and northward. you know biloxi, i m sure you chased storms down there before. are people prepared? people arepry ired. they bent through hurricane katrina, but they re definitely prepared for this and i think everyone may be breathing a sigh of relief. mike theiss in biloxi. let s talk charlottesville. the last time these neo-nazis were there in virginia, riots broke out. tonight, very briefly, they returned. we also know that you can avoid drama by getting an annual check-up. so go, know, and take control of your health. it could save your life. cigna. together, all the way. let s get the lady of the house back on her feet. it could save your life. and help her feel more strength and energy in just two weeks. yaaay! the complete balanced nutrition of ensure
hi guys! aw yeah! see how access to j.p. morgan investment expertise can help you. chase. make more of what s yours. let me show you some new pictures now just into cnn. and you will see the door of a gold nugget casino, this is biloxi, right at the water s edge here. so mike theissen s the one who shot this. he s our storm chaser who s been off and on with us here on cnn. this was moments ago, mike. how many feet are we talking? mike theiss, this is brooke, you re live on-air. can you hear me? okay, we re going to work on