THE RAIN AND THE WIND A LONGER GO ALONG OUR EAST COAST. NOW COMING UP IN JUST A FEW
MINUTES. BACK TO YOU GUYS AT
THE DESK. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
CAN THIS AND WE’VE BEEN
CHECKING IN FREQUENTLY WITH
TROOPER STEVE, WHO’S OUR BOOTS
ON THE GROUND OUT THERE IN
ORLANDO AS HE’S TRAVELING IN,
SHOWING US WHAT THINGS ARE
LOOKING LIKE WITH THE
FLOODING.
>> YEAH, HE’S HUSTLING FOR US.
HE JOINS US LIVE AT LAKE EOLA.
STEEP PART OF THE BAND SHELL
IS UNDER WATER. IS THAT WHAT
YOU GOT FOR US? CAN YOU GUYS
IS UNDER WATER. IS THAT WHAT
YOU GOT FOR US? CAN YOU GUYS
HEAR WE CAN HEAR YOU OH, I WANT TO GET A SHOT OF HIS BANJO. OUR PRODUCERS WERE
TELLING US PART OF IT WAS A I
GUESS, AIMED A LITTLE BIT. I’M
TRYING TO SEE THE STRUCTURE
THERE. WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
>> SO RIGHT NOW, GUYS, I’M
HERE AT LAKE EOLA AND THE
ENTIRE BAND SHELL. ALL OF THE
SEATS COMPLETELY UNDER WATER
RIGHT NOW, JUST TO GIVE YOU A
SOMETHING TO GET KIND OF A
LANDMARK TO SHOW YOU HOW FAR
THIS WATER IS. LOOK AT THIS.
THESE ARE THE MEMORIALS AND
THE PLAQUE HERE THAT ARE
DEDICATED BY THE MAYOR KNOW
THAT THIS IS HOW FAR THE WATER
HAS COME UP TO INCLUDE. WE
EVEN THE WALKWAY AREA, THE
ENTIRE SIDEWALK AROUND LAKE
EOLA. IT WAS AT THE LEVEL. THE
LAKE 2.
>> WITH THAT ILLUSTRATES THE
FLOODING THAT STEVENS HAS BEEN
DOCUMENTING FOR US. AND THIS
IS WHAT WE’VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT. THE FLOODING HAS BEEN
OVERWHELMING AND WE’VE SEEN
OTHER STORMS IN THE PAST.
CANDACE WAS ILLUSTRATING THE
DIFFERENCE IN SPEED 35 TO NOW.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THAT FLOODING?
STEVE, CAN YOU HEAR US AGAIN?
WANT TO GO BACK IF OH, GREAT
WAS THE STRUCTURE. THE
BANDSHELL ITSELF DAMAGE OR
JUST YOU HAVE THIS
OVERWHELMING FLOODING ICY
BEHIND. LOOK LIKE A SMALL LAKE
THERE. YEAH.
>> RIGHT. I’M GOING TO WALK
OVER TOWARDS WHERE WE NORMALLY
LIGHT THE CHRISTMAS TREE WHERE
MORNING RIGHT HERE IS WHERE WE
USUALLY GET OUT LIKE THE TREE
AT. I CANNOT WALK OVER TO THE
AMPITHEATER BECAUSE OF HOW
HIGH THE WATER AND THEY WOULD
BE UP TO MY WAIST. AT THAT
POINT, I’VE SEEN FISH ALREADY
OUT HERE IT IS RATHER
INTERESTING TO SEE EVEN THE
WEAR. SOME OF THE SCHOOLS
BRING THE WREATH THAT KID OUT
HERE. LAKE EOLA DURING THE
DAYTIME COMPLETELY COVERED 3
TO 4 FEET OF WATER AND THEN
PILE ON WITH ONE OF OUR
CREATIVE SERVICES MEMBER WERE
DRIVING AROUND. AND ALL YOU
SEEN ON TREES DOWN, LIGHTS
DOWN. BUT THIS IS THE THING,
GUYS. I’M THING AND YOU KNOW
WHAT I THOUGHT PEOPLE ARE
WALKING OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF
THE STREET WITH LIVE POWER
LINES DOWN LIVE, 3 LIE DOWN
AND THEY’RE TAKING SELFIES
WITH IT. YOU’RE HOLDING ON TO
IT. THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS
THING I HAVE SEEN WHEN IT
COMES TO THE GOT FIREFIGHTERS
ALL OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA
TRYING TO RESPOND TO CALL HELP
EACH OTHER OUT. AND THERE’S
PEOPLE OUT HERE PROACTIVELY
ALMOST PUTTING THEMSELVES IN
DANGER. PLEASE DON’T DO THAT.
WE UNDERSTAND IT. YOU’VE GOT
TO BE OUT AND ABOUT. NOW IS
NOT THE TIME. IT’S STILL
PRETTY WINDY OUT HERE.
OCCASIONALLY WE WERE JUST BY
THE COURTHOUSE AND THE WIND
COMING DOWN ORANGE AVENUE WITH
SO INTENSE. WHAT BLOWS MY
MIND? I’M GOING TURN THE
CAMERA AROUND HERE AND SHOW
YOU SOMETHING. LOOK HOW DEEP
THIS WATER IS THIS WHAT I WANT
TO LOOK AT THAT IN JUST A
LITTLE BIT HERE FOR YOU GUYS.
IT’S STAGE AND TO YOU SOME THE
LAKE YOU THAT’S THE SEATS GO
DOWN AND IT ALL THERE.
THANKFULLY, AT LEAST SOME ARE
AT THIS POINT. AND YOU CANNOT
EVEN WALK AROUND LAKE EOLA
RIGHT OPD IS OUT HERE, NOT
STOPPING ANYBODY, BUT OUT HERE
MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE
PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT THEY
NEED TO DO. AND AT THE END OF
THE THEY WANT YOU TO STAY
HOME. RIGHT NOW. ALL OVER THE
PLACE. YOU DON’T THINK YOU
HAVE FLOODING IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT’S GOOD.
BECAUSE THAT MEANS YOU’RE
STAYING INSIDE AND YOU HAVEN’T
EXPERIENCED IT YET.
>> I’M TELLING YOU THERE IS
FLOODING ALL OVER CENTRAL
FLORIDA. I’M ABOUT HEAD OVER
FROM HERE AND HEAD OVER TO THE
CITY OF THE IN VILLE AND MEET
UP WITH MIKE THERE ARE ACTIVE
RESCUES HAPPENING IN THE CITY
OF EATONVILLE PRETTY MUCH ALL
OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA. BUT
EATONVILLE GOT HARD HIT HARD