CAMEROTA: Time for CNN "Money Now." Gas remains scarce in Florida. The state is racing to refill empty stations to help these millions of drivers get out of the long lines that we've seen. Chief business correspondent Christine Romans is in our Money Center with more. How's that going?</s>CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN CHIEF BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: About half of the gas stations in Florida are dry at this hour and shortages are even worse in several major cities, like Gainesville, where 62 percent of stations don't have fuel. Now, many residents bought gas before fleeing the storm. That helped spark the shortage. Another factor here was Harvey. Hurricane Harvey. That storm closed many key oil refineries, disrupting America's gas supply. Now, fixing Florida's gas shortage depends on its ports. The state relies on oil tankers to meet fuel demands. And any significant damage could delay shipments. Now, so far Irma avoided a worst case scenario and thankfully, Alisyn, most major ports reopened yesterday, including the state's biggest in Tampa Bay. One of the first vessels to enter Tampa Bay carried fuel. And the port expects nine more in the next two days. Now, even as gas starts to flow, the next hurdle is getting it from the ports to the gas stations. And then there's the power problem. Nearly half of the gas stations in Florida still don't have power. You can't pump gas if you don't have power, if the lights aren't on, Alisyn.</s>CAMEROTA: Absolutely. So they have a lot of work to do. Thank you for the update, Christine. Great to see you. So people in The Keys rode out Irma for a variety of reasons. They stayed for all sorts of different reasons. And here's one to tell you about. Some stayed to protect animals, like dolphins. We're going to talk to them, next.
Race to Refill Gas Stations