jenna is live from pensacola. good morning. good morning. this the first time in five days haven t been standing outside in a torrential downpour. this has been the storm that wouldn t quit, soaking the south with rain. no let up this morning to the heavy rains and winds pounding the gulf coast, red flag warnings, the wind and rain unrelenting. the rain is punishing but more than that it s the wind. gusts exceeding 35 miles an hour, the type of winds you would see in a tropical storm. reporter: across the south dramatic scenes as the storm moved through. part of the causeway to dolphin island, alabama, water streaming over the sea wall. i looked out from the balcony and saw it out here and was like, whoa, that s getting a little close for comfort.
it appears the ferry was overbooked making it very difficult for search crews looking for missing passengers, arthel arthel. that s sad for sure. okay. john, huddy, thanks a lot for the update. well, right now new york republican congressman michael grimm says he will resign his office. this after pleading guilty to one count of tax evasion. he faces up to three years in federal prison. rick leventhal has more from our new york newsroom. a quick change of heart from the former fbi agent who just last week after pleading guilty in federal court said he was sorry but wouldn t quit, and then after meeting with house speaker john boehner yesterday, grimm announced he was done. his resignation statement reads in part, the events which led to this day did not break my spirit nor the will of the voters. however, i do not believe that i can continue to be 100% effective in the next congress and, therefore out of the respect for the office and the people i so proudly represent it s time f