destructive winds and rain. at least two people are already announced dead. one man in greensboro, florida and an 11-year-old in lake seminole, georgia. more than 850,000 people are without power across florida, georgia, alabama and the carolinas. we've got an incredible team of reporters. since yesterday, across the region, in the hardest hit areas. i want to go first to nbc's kerry sanders live in panama city beach which is 20 miles from where the storm made landfall. kerry, walk us through the last 24 hours. when you and i spoke yesterday afternoon at 1:00 p.m., you were standing on the patio of your hotel. your baseball helmet flew off your head. you couldn't even make it inside without the assistance from another guy. you have covered countless storms in your career. draw some comparisons for us. >> well, 150-plus-mile-an-hour winds are nothing to be toyed with. so you saw what happened to me