The storm. Were doing whatever we can to help. Shepard lets get to it. Good friday afternoon from the Fox News Deck. Were tracking Hurricane Irma. Floridas governor says the window to escape the path of the storm is closing. With each updated forecast, the chance of a direct hit on some part of South Florida and then up the peninsula of florida are increasing. This as the head of fema says i dont know anybody in florida has experienced what were about to get. The florida says we should expect life threatening conditions from coasttocoast. He says this is a catastrophic storm like our state has never seen. Over 500,000 people there from mandatory Evacuation Orders, including miami, miami beach, the keys. Rick scott telling people to be
patient when dealing with crowded highways. He says more troopers are on the road to help with the flow of the traffic. He says the state has sent school buses to get residents out of dangerous areas. Some gas stations have long lines. Others have no fuel
other states have agreed to stay for at least 30 days, if longer, if needed, shep. shepard: trace, many of these out-of-state power company workers have helped with hurricane repairs over and over. they have. and florida would draw from southern states. but many of those are in texas. which is why florida requested crews from canada, michigan and other states. there s crews from indiana that have helped turn the power back on in florida after every hurricane since andrew. florida power and light has a mutual aid agreement with some companies like pacific gas and electric in can can and one pg&e worker says he can help. shepard: thanks, trace. officials in miami say they don t have time to move more than 20 construction cranes that