to heed it. take a listen. this is gonna be riding florida s coast for the next day, day and a half. some of these communities have experienced flooding with less than what we are facing now. you have different erosion issues that can make some of the structures unsafe with certain impacts. some people that we have spoken to told me they initially evacuated they went to places like south carolina and then told to evacuate there. so at this point they have come back to where they live. some places with evacuation orders have decided just to ride it out here in florida. ainsley, brian, steve? steve: all right, ellison, thank you very much. jacksonville just to the north of where she is ate have suspended all transportation systems and services. paratransit will only provide evacuation rides. so, in other words, can t get a ride anywhere unless you want to leave. brian: meanwhile janice dean has been tracking the storm and telling us the latest. what s the latest update we have gotten
parish, mariana atencio. i was looking at what the governor was saying in louisiana. just some of the numbers he brought out, nearly 3,000 louisiana national guard soldiers deployed throughout the state. also mentioning 172 coach buses, 22 paratransit, and 170 school buses available for missions there. they re trying to help people that have been in the area that you have been reporting from there in louisiana. have you seen them around? reporter: you can see, i think, one of their trucks behind me right now, richard. national guard trucks. and the effort here from what jay s package explained are those significant challenges, challenges like this road, highway 23 that we have been reporting on that is getting flooded because of that storm surge, because of the rainfall. and just because of the flooding that is coming from these neighborhoods that are completely blocked off because of this storm. sand bagging efforts are under way.