JEFF, GOOD MORNING. >> Reporter: HEY, GUYS, GOOD
MORNING TO YOU. LOOK, WE TALK ABOUT SURVIVING
THE STORM, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, BUT THIS
MORNING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SURVIVING THE EVACUATION,
BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE LEAVING AT ONCE, WE'VE
SEEN THOSE PICTURES OF MASSIVE TRAFFIC JAMS, IT CAN BE
INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING. WE CAME UP AT A CHOPPER HERE
OVER MIAMI THIS MORNING TO GIVE YOU A BIRDS EYE VIEW.
I WANT TO TAKE YOU -- DO A LIVE PICTURE OUTSIDE.
WHAT ARE YOU SEEING? YOU'RE SEEING SOMETHING THAT OUR
CHOPPER PILOT SAYS IN INCREDIBLY EERIE AND YOU NEVER SEE HERE IN
MIAMI. IT IS A GHOST TOWN DOWN THERE.
BARELY ANYBODY ON THE ROADS. AND HERE'S WHY.
I'VE BEEN TALKING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE IN MIAMI OVER THE
PAST 24 HOURS WHO ARE TELLING ME THEY ARE STAYING HOME FROM WORK
TODAY. THEY ARE NOT COMING INTO MIAMI.
BOARDING UP THEIR HOMES. PACKING UP AND TODAY IS DECISION
DAY. TODAY IS THE DAY THAT A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE THE STORM, BEFORE
THEY GET STUCK.K. SO YOU CAN EXPECT BIG TRAFFIC
JAMS LATER TONIGHT. THIS MORNING WE ARE ABOUT TO
SHOW YOU HOW TO EVACUATE FAST AND SAFE.
AS HURRICANE IRMA BEARS DOWN, OFFICIALS IN FLORIDA ARE
SOUNDING THE ALARM. ORDERING MASS EVACUATIONS.
>> YOU ARE TOLD TO EVACUATE, GET OUT, QUICKLY.
>> Reporter: BUT THAT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. LONG LINES AT JUST ABOUT EVERY
GAS STATION. IN SOME CASES, HOURS LONG.
>> A NIGHTMARE. >> Reporter: A NIGHTMARE.
>> I'VE BEEN IN LINES FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF.
BY THE TIME I GET THERE, I GET NOTHING.
>> Reporter: YOU CAN'T GO ANYWHERE.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO GAS. >> I HAVE TO STAY HOME.
>> Reporter: THERE IS A LINE OF CARS AT THIS GAS STATION THAT
WRAPPED BLOCKS AND BLOCKS. BUT THEY JUST RAN OUT OF GAS
HERE. IT'S HAPPENING ACROSS SO MANY
GAS STATIONS HERE IN FLORIDA TODAY.
SO NOW ALL OF THE CARS, ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE WAITING AND
WAITING AND WAITING, NOW HAVE TO GO BACK IN LINE AT ANOTHER GAS
STATION. THEN THERE'S THE TRAFFIC.
HIGHWAYS PACKED WITH CARS TRYING TO GET OUT.
THE EVACUATION ITSELF CAN BE DANGEROUS.
DURING HURRICANE RITA IN 2005, AT LEAST 100 PEOPLE DIED.
NOT DURING THE STORM, BUT DURING THE EVACUATION.
MANY RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND DYING OF HEAT EXHAUSTION.
SO IF YOU'RE EVACUATING AND STUCK IN GRIDLOCK TRAFFIC,
HERE'S THE QUESTION. DO YOU RUN THE ENGINE AND THE
AIR CONDITIONING? OR DO YOU CONSERVE FUEL?
EXPERTS SAY YOUR BEST BET IS TO RUN THE CAR AND YOU CAN RUN A
LITTLE AC FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES EVERY HOUR.
AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE SAME TEN MINUTES ALL TOGETHER.
YOU CAN SCATTER IT. AND EXPERTS SAY THAT SHOULD BE
ENOUGH TO KEEP YOU COOL, BUT ALSO KEEP YOUR CAR RUNNING
LONGER. BUT BEFORE YOU EVEN LEAVE YOUR
HOME, YOUR EVACUATION CHECKLIST BEGINS.
THE KING FAMILY LIVES IN KEY BISCAYNE, PACKING UP NOW AND
LEAVING TODAY. >> SUITCASE.
>> GOT IT. >> Reporter: BUT THAT'S NOT
ENOUGH. EXPERTS SAY YOU NEED A GO BAG
STUFFED WITH A FEW EVERYDAY ITEMS YOU MAY NEVER THINK.
DO YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE? A FIRST AID KIT.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, NO, WE DON'T. AND YOU ALWAYS NEED THOSE,
ESPECIALLY AFTER THE STORM. >> Reporter: BOTTLED WATER.
HAVE YOU PACKED BOTTLED WATER? >> YES.
>> Reporter: GOOD. PORTABLE FLASHLIGHTS.
AND SOME COME WITH EXTRA BATTERIES.
MORE FLASHLIGHTS. GRANOLA BARS.
>> DEFINITELY. >> Reporter: HERE'S SOMETHING
ELSE THAT MAY NOT BE AS OBVIOUS. YOUR MEDICATIONS.
YOU'RE GOING TO GRAB YOUR MEDICATIONS, BECAUSE YOU DON'T
KNOW HOW LONG YOU'RE GOING TO BE GONE.
>> RIGHT. >> Reporter: GET CASH OUT OF THE
ATM MACHINES TODAY WHILE THEY'RE STILL WORKING, BECAUSE IF
ELECTRICITY GOES OUT, THE BANK ATMs MAY NOT WORK, CREDIT CARD
MACHINES WON'T WORK IN THE STORES, AND YOU'RE GOING TO NEED
CASH TO BUY THE ESSENTIALS. >> ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
>> Reporter: GO TO THE ATM, TAKE OUT SOME CASH.
AND YOUR IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS. YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT THOSE
EITHER. YOUR WILL, BIRTH CERTIFICATES,
GET IT INTO A WATERPROOF BAG AND BRING IT WITHH YOU.
DON'T KEEP IT IN THE HOUSE. >> NO, IT'S HARD, BECAUSE YOU
DON'T KNOW IF THE HOUSE IS GOING TO BE THERE WHEN YOU COME BACK.
>> Reporter: AND BY THE WAY, WE'RE GIVING THIS ALL TO YOU.
IT'S YOURS. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU!
>> Reporter: AS THE TRAFFIC BUILDS AND GAS DRIES UP.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OTHER TIPS
FOR YOU, AS WELL. WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS, GO TO
THE STORE TODAY AND GET ONE OF THESE.
IT'S A MOBILE PHONE CHARGER. AND BY THE WAY, I GOT THIS HERE
IN MIAMI. THERE ARE STILL SOME AVAILABLE
IN STORES. JUST IN CASE ALL THE ELECTRICITY
GOES OUT, YOU CAN COMMUNICATE. AND THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE.
IF ALL THE CELL TOWERS GO OUT, THERE'S A SMARTPHONE APP AND
IT'S FREE, GUYS. IT'S CALLED ZELLO.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE USED IT DURING HURRICANE HARVEY.
IT ACTS AS A WALKIE-TALKIE SO YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE
IN THE AREA. PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY RESCUED IN