CNN: Florida Gas Stations Are Running Out of Fuel as Hurricane Milton Approaches

BERMAN A major challenge ░░░░░░░░ Florida residents racing to ░░░░░░░░ before Hurricane Milton makes ░░░░░░░░ And these gas stations ░░░░░░░░ stations running out of ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Matt Egan ░░░░░░░░ with us now How ░░░░░░░░ is this EGAN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ this is a significant ░░░░░░░░ People are running out ░░░░░░░░ time to get out ░░░░░░░░ the way of the ░░░░░░░░ and some of these ░░░░░░░░ stations are running out ░░░░░░░░ fuel So as of ░░░░░░░░ 00 P M last ░░░░░░░░ roughly one in five ░░░░░░░░ stations across Florida had ░░░░░░░░ fuel That amounts to ░░░░░░░░ over 1 600 gas ░░░░░░░░ And this is an ░░░░░░░░ bigger problem as you ░░░░░░░░ imagine in some of ░░░░░░░░ areas that are facing ░░░░░░░░ orders In the Fort ░░░░░░░░ region roughly a third ░░░░░░░░ the gas stations last ░░░░░░░░ were out of fuel ░░░░░░░░ almost half of the ░░░░░░░░ stations in the Tampa ░░░░░░░░ had no fuel Now ░░░░░░░░ says that fuel is ░░░░░░░░ but the stations are ░░░░░░░░ having a hard time ░░░░░░░░ up with all of ░░░░░░░░ demand from 1 people ░░░░░░░░ and 2 for people ░░░░░░░░ up tanks because they ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ their generators The best ░░░░░░░░ if you re looking ░░░░░░░░ fuel right now are ░░░░░░░░ go to the major ░░░░░░░░ stops or the big ░░░░░░░░ Now Florida Gov Ron ░░░░░░░░ he tried to reassure ░░░░░░░░ yesterday that the state ░░░░░░░░ doing everything they can ░░░░░░░░ bring emergency supplies to ░░░░░░░░ stations that need it ░░░░░░░░ a listen to what ░░░░░░░░ said Clip starts DeSantis ░░░░░░░░ have been dispatching fuel ░░░░░░░░ the past 24 hours ░░░░░░░░ gas stations have run ░░░░░░░░ Now there is no ░░░░░░░░ shortage Fuel continues to ░░░░░░░░ in the state of ░░░░░░░░ by port and what ░░░░░░░░ re doing to bring ░░░░░░░░ in on the ground ░░░░░░░░ lines at gas stations ░░░░░░░░ been long Gas stations ░░░░░░░░ running out quicker than ░░░░░░░░ otherwise would Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Now state troopers in ░░░░░░░░ are even escorting some ░░░░░░░░ the fuel tanker trucks ░░░░░░░░ the gas stations that ░░░░░░░░ it the most John ░░░░░░░░ of the point here ░░░░░░░░ this is all happening ░░░░░░░░ the storm After the ░░░░░░░░ the big thing to ░░░░░░░░ is how much damage ░░░░░░░░ done to the Port ░░░░░░░░ Tampa This is a ░░░░░░░░ port of entry for ░░░░░░░░ supplies into a port ░░░░░░░░ ends up supplying the ░░░░░░░░ state so we need ░░░░░░░░ watch that very carefully ░░░░░░░░ Yes Secretary Buttigieg Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Transportation just said that ░░░░░░░░ a major focus of ░░░░░░░░ today and will be ░░░░░░░░ Matt Egan thank you ░░░░░░░░ much EGAN Thank you ░░░░░░░░ BERMAN Great to see ░░░░░░░░