Senior executive advisor and former fema associate administrator and director of disaster operations. you are no stranger to this sort of situation. what is your assessment of the preparations in florida head of hurricane idalia making windfall? can you ever be too cautious in giving the storm is like this one? you might know, you had that the right direction there. you can never be too cautious. the state has never be too cautious. the state has a never be too cautious. the state has a lot never be too cautious. the state has a lot of - never be too cautious. tie: state has a lot of experience as we know, many decades of hurricane experience. in the preparations that they are taking eye those that do should be. looking at the part of the hurricane and looking at what evacuations need to be done by the residents and those in florida and away from the coastline, as you ve noticed, as you have noted the storm surge is going to be real. and thatis surge is going to be real. and that
Regions that are likely to hit first. were there as long as it takes little were going to make sure they they need. sure they they need. let s go live now to sure they they need. let s go live now to elizabeth - live now to elizabeth zimmermann who is a senior executive adviser and a former fema associate administrator and director of disaster operations. thanks indeed for joining us, elizabeth. you re no stranger to this type of situation. what is your assessment of the preparations of florida ahead of hurricane idalia making windfall? can you ever be too cautious when dealing with storms like this one? you might know, you hit that on the right direction there. you can never be too cautious that. there. you can never be too cautious that. the state has a lot of experience, cautious that. the state has a lot of experience, as - cautious that. the state has a lot of experience, as we - cautious that. the state has a l lot of experience, as we know, many decades of hurricane experi