Again, close to 12 hours here in palm beach county. over on this street, flagler drive along the intercoastal waterway, we saw three transformers blow about a block away from us. an intense blue concussive blast going up in the shy and shorting out the power grid here. that rescue, that was fortunate. they re going to go and reassess that apartment complex in the morning to make sure everyone got out of their safely. at this hour, don, we believe that they did, but they ll have to reassess that when dawn hits. brian todd, be safe out there. i want to bring in chief mike murphy of marco island fire and rescue. he joins us by phone. chief, we appreciate you joining us. a lot to talk about. when we spoke on friday night, you said you were bracing for a direct hit. and you got it. you were just out assessing the
People that are on the island will not be able to do that either. so we may have to set up a temporary shelter off island and get those individuals out. mike murphy, marco island fire and rescue chief. thank you, sir. thank you very much. when we come back, hurricane irma pounding florida from coast to coast as residents are warned that life threatening storm surges could come next. you can e custom t-shirts and other great products for all of life s events. get free shipping and on-time delivery guaranteed. [ all shouting, cheering ] start today at customink.com.