lester? > all right, miguel almaguer tonight, thanks very much. for those thinking about getting a rental car, that could be even more difficult. many people have been waiting here for several hours. here at miami this line stretches for several city blocks. more than 4,000 flights arriving at airports impacted by irma have already been canceled. > reporter: tonight a different kind of storm has already arrived at airports like this. > we're just at their mercy at the moment. > reporter: tonight we found passengers frustrated right back at the airport, many with nowhere to turn and no easy way to get home. > reporter: miami'sĮarly, dropping off their passengers. as a matter of fact, that's the place to go. given the storm's forecast where can people go to escape? > they need to go to one of our shelters, and they need to go quick. 25 years ago another deadly category 5 hurricane, andrew, sliced through florida, but irma's nearly twice as big as that storm and wider than the entire state of florida, making it harder for evacuees to escape the storm's path. > reporter: millions under a state of emergency up the east coast, florida, georgia and the carolinas. this is not a storm you can sit and wait through. > this is serious, and we cannot take chances. myers search and rescue teams are already gearing up. > reporter: amid fears of flooding and catastrophic storm surge on both coasts, in ft. > reporter: florida's attorney general saying her call center has taken more than 3,000 calls. they feel like they're being taken advantage of.

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