bit ago and there was lightning near the eye wall. had transformer explode outside of the hotel. i was in the hotel room and it rattled the entire thing. we went outside and sparks were flying. we have seen transformer explosions out here. the wind is increasing. report of 60 mile an hour gust. and i'm on cocoa -- >> looks like we may have lost reed's audio there. he is on cocoa beach. he was talking able is a storm surge. they are vulnerable because there is the ocean on one side and a river on the other. if the storm surge reaches the proportions they are expecting, areas like cocoa beach will be extremely vulnerable. we will take a short break. when we come back, more on our continuing coverage of hurricane