so that seems to be the worst of it, definitely that tree falling. it s a big pine tree. look, teddy, we are so glad that you have managed to make it through what seems to be the worst of it. thank you for taking care of all those people around you and be careful in the coming hours and days because there are still plenty of dangers ahead. thanks so much for being with us, teddy. thank you for calling. reporter: all right, joining us now is ken graham, the director of the national hurricane center. director, thanks so much for joining us. let me start with telling you what i m seeing, which is it does seem here in panama city beach, the winds have died down just a little bit. have we seen the worst of this already? for your location, once this landfall came through, you re on the back portion of that eye wall. it continues to move northward. what s interesting is relative to where you are is what you re going to experience when it comes to damage. looking at that previous video
we can go this time. reporter: are you one of the few who stayed? give me an idea of those who decided to ride it out? there s about 5,000 or 6,000 residents. we understand is 500 to 1000 still on the island. a lot of people that have been here a long time and have the experience to remain. everybody on the oceanfront needs to leave. nobody needs to stay on the oceanfront on north carolina. reporter: all right. skippy winter, old timer on carolina beach, has decided to ride this out as he has ridden out other storms. good that you have your generator since the power is out. thank you very much, and stay safe. caller:y yes, sir, thank you for calling. everything is fine immediately north, and the shoreline is catching the devil.
i mean, it didn t change john mccain and the inner fortitude that he had and you think about that ford fortitude to get to the awful experience of being a prisoner of war and that courage it took and he showed that throughout his life. kelly ayotte, thank you for calling in and we share the nation s grief with you. but for you it is deeply personal and thank you very much for taking this time. thank you. andrea, i want to say, for cindy and john s family and incredible people and i m just so sad for them. and for all of us tonight. a real loss for the nation. well, we all feel that same sense that this is an extraordinary moment, extraordinary family and they have shown such strength but the
that he had and you think about that ford fortitude to get to the awful experience of being a prisoner of war and that courage it took and he showed that throughout his life. kelly ayotte, thank you for calling in and we share the nation s grief with you. but for you it is deeply personal and thank you very much for taking this time. thank you. andrea, i want to say, for cindy and john s family and incredible people and i m just so sad for them. and for all of us tonight. a real loss for the nation. well, we all feel that same sense that this is an extraordinary moment, extraordinary family and they have shown such strength but the pain must be truly unbearable tonight.
that he had and you think about that ford tud fortitude to geo the awful experience of being a prisoner of war and that courage it took and he showed that throughout his life. kelly ayotte, thank you for calling in and we share the nation s grief with you. but for you it is deeply personal and thank you very much for taking this time. thank you. andrea, i want to say, for cindy and john s family and incredible people and i m just so sad for them. and for all of us tonight. a real loss for the nation. well, we all feel that same sense that this is an extraordinary moment, extraordinary family and they have shown such strength but the pain must be truly unbearable tonight. thank you very much. and with me now is andy card, former white house chief of staff under president george w.