Forecast. very expensive to evacuate areas outside the forecasted track. dana: i m interested in that mission like how you try to figure out a way to be most efficient so that the government resources can be where they need to be. so, as i mentioned, there is big data voids out there in the ocean. the models have to kind of guess as to what it might what the weather might be in those areas. so when we go out and get data in those voids, the models can then kind of narrow down the uncertainty in their track. and if we know where it s going better, then we can focus our efforts, our preparation efforts and it can be less costly, less coast line that we have to worry about if we know better where it s going. dana: that s super smart and taxpayers appreciate it and certainly the people there in the area there as well. lieutenant commander nicholas morgan. thank you and stay safe. all right. thank you. appreciate it. dana: and now for a few other stories you should know about. i
The preparation efforts are in the infancy. is that a big deal, david? it will be if he does it. the think the question that needs to be answered is, is he following his own advice or going to follow the advice of the lawyers. and so much of what we ve seen lately in every realm has been that this president now is flying by his own lights and not taking a lot of advice. he s obviously lead lawyer quit. and so there are many, many legal people who will tell you, including people on the show, that they wouldn t testify if he had the option. and yet he seems to be moving forward. in any case, he should be preparing if there is any chance he will testify because this is not something that he can sort of bow guard his way through as he s done you mentioned his lead lawyer quit. what about the lack of lawyers.
Our cnn exclusive reporting tonight, president trump taking the first steps to prepare for an interview with special counsel robert mueller. and i ll talk about that with david axelrod, a former senior adviser to president obama. david, good evening to you from lovely and i m sure cold chicago. yes, sir. so president trump is starting to prep for an interview with the special counsel through a source said the preparation efforts are in the infancy. is that a big deal, david? it will be if he does it. the think the question that needs to be answered is, is he following his own advice or going to follow the advice of the lawyers. and so much of what we ve seen lately in every realm has been that this president now is
To the evacuation efforts and preparation efforts. this is not a time to take chances. this could be the worst hurricane to ever hit florida s space coast. the east side. residents, look what is going on in the stores. this is what we see when you get ready for a major hurricane. it is an indication of what won t be there for you if you decide to stay behind. matthew slamming into the bahamas. proving deadly. 15 people have lost their lives. let s start with team coverage. we have boris sanchez live in daytona beach. boris, what are you seeing in terms of preparations and people taking this seriously? reporter: chris, people have to take this seriously. more than 2 million people are under evacuation orders this morning. it will be the largest mandatory evacuation since hurricane sandy back in 2012. along the coast, mandatory evacuation orders. north in flagler county and
Taiwan bracing for a powerful typhoon that is expected to make a direct hit. typhoon soudelor is expected to strengthen before making land fall early saturday morning. taiwan is in the bull s eye there. and derek van dam is tracking this for us. derek? it looks like it will fall just south of typhoon s most populated city, taipei. but that doesn t mean that taipei will feel a major chunk with heavy rain and strong winds. some of the outer harbors on the island continue to brace themselves. all preparations should be done because outer lands are lashing the east coast. this is preparation efforts for boating and fishing industry. they have tied up, secured all of their boats as best as