from the cbs broadcast center in philadelphia this is cbs-3 eyewitness news . right now on eyewitness news , a grieving father remembers his four year old son. a live taken too soon by a deadly respiratory illness. good evening, i m diana rocco. natasha has the night off. health officials in hamilton township, new jersey, say eli wahler died after contracting enterovirus. tonight concerned parents gathered to talk about how they can protect their children. eyewitness news reporter matt rivers has the story. reporter: for the first time we re seeing photos of the child who died as a result of this virus. four year old eli wahler a student at yardville elementary school passed a it way his leap 12 days ago. his dad released a statement he was a beautiful mix of eagerness and tendency, need and striving, caution and surprise grounded in a pure unconditional love. sunday as hamilton township continued to mourn one of their own, parents gathered for a town hall meeting
reporter: with the storm approaching medically dependent and special needs residents have e moved too from 90 florida assisted living facilities have already been relocated according to the governor. along the barrier islands which could get the brunt of the storm as it hits concerns that those who don t heed the the mandalorian orders could be cut off. it s going to be difficult for us to get out to the barrier islands after the storm. we have a lot of partnerships with the sheriff s office and fire rescue where we re able to bring assets out to them but it s going to take some time. this is a slow-moving storm so we re concerned those folks might get isolated for a time until dorian actually passed and it s safe for first responders to get back out to them. reporter: residents in stuart are particularly vulnerable to storm surge and flooding. many live in low-lying neighborhoods near two rivers and a canal. chris geragos is closing up his house and getting out. flooding is
Where we re able to bring assets out to them, but it s going to take some time. this is a slow-moving storm, so we re concerned those folks might get isolated for a time until dorian passes and it s safe for our first responders to get back out there to them. reporter: residents in the town of stewart are particularly vulnerable to storm surge and flooding. many live in low-lying neighborhoods near two rivers and a canal. chris geragos is closing up his house right by a canal and getting out. flooding is the main concern, for sure. i mean, they release lake okeechobee and then it comes up, and if this thing hits on high tide, we re screwed. reporter: now, tonight, as officials try to get people offm off of these islands tonight, but they re telling them to drive te of miles and don t drive hundreds of miles. they are still concerned that too many people are going to get out on the road. their inclination will be to drive north. they re worried they re going to get stuck with the