The sunshine state. take it seriously, and be prepared. in tampa, flights are grounded in several hospitals have already been evacuated while tamper general rolls out this aqua offense to repel the stormwater. outside gregg thompson s big ben bar, they are boarding up, and inside, it s last call. something you want to write about. what do you think about the people who ride it out? i wouldn t do it. to begin the storm? too big of a storm. nobody can come help you. tonight the clock is ticking. time is running out to get out, and a stretch of florida readies for a hurricane the strength of which they have ever seen before. taylor county is in the path of hurricane idalia. that s where we find christina watkins, an anchor for our affiliate. christina, thank you for joining us. i m sorry for what you re facing. what is it like there tonight?
Nature, a king tide expected wednesday, when the sun, moon, and earth to produce tides won two feet higher than normal. the view from the space station shows a dahlia is a monstrous size. but her destruction power needs to be seen up close. look at these villages in western cuba, submerged by rains just yesterday. very few people can survive being in the path of a major storm surge, and this storm will be deadly. first responders from missouri, virginia, and new jersey, already mobilized to the sunshine state. take it seriously, and be prepared. in tampa, flights are grounded in several hospitals have already been evacuated while tamper general rolls out this aqua offense to repel the stormwater. outside gregg thompson s big ben bar, they are boarding up, and inside, it s last call. something you want to write about. what do you think about the people who ride it out? i wouldn t do it.