are just four for a dollar. good morning. get out now. florida residents on the run good morning. get out now. florida residents on the run this morning as hurricane irma makes a slight shift to the west overnight. now putting the state's west coast in its crosshairs. >> hurricane irma continues to be a threat that is going to devastate the united states. >> still, no one's safe. the monster storm wider than the sunshine state itself. fears of catastrophic storm surge and mass destruction. popular areas look like ghost towns as people heed warnings to get to safety. officials warning key west residents that nowhere is safe. tens of thousands pour into evacuation centers.

between 5 and 6 million people told to evacuate. a quarter of the state's population causing traffic jams on major highways. >> we are running out of time. the storm is going to hit. as irma hammers cuba the death toll rises in the caribbean with hurricane jose following close behind. it's now just hours before irma makes landfall. "today" saturday, september 9, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news this is a special edition of "today," hurricane irma live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> look at those pictures. good morning. welcome to "today" this morning. >> in less than 24 hours irma is expected to make landfall in florida. the keys are expected to be the first part of the state to get hit. we have been saying it for days

now. again, folks, this is a monster storm. it's packing top winds of 155 miles per hour as it batters cuba right now. >> let's get to the latest headlines overnight. the storm's path has shifted slightly taking a turn away from miami toward the west. now florida residents on the west coast are in the direct path of irma. >> more than a quarter of florida's population has been told to evacuate. 5.6 million people were warned over the last several days that they should leave their homes and get to somewhere safer. >> the death toll is rising from irma. so far at least 23 people have been killed in the caribbean and police in broward county, florida, say one man died when he fell off a ladder while putting up storm shutters. our team is covers it you will. al roker has the latest on irma's path. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. this storm, we have been watching and waiting for the storm to turn. it's yet to happen. we still feel a little bit more confidence about where it is headed.

let's show you the exact location where irma is now. currently it's a category five -- i should say category four storm. it's just a couple of miles per hour below a five. 245 miles south-southeast of miami moving west-northwest at 12. it continues at a snail's pace at this point. we are going to watch it skirt along the cuba coast and get into the florida straits where the water temperatures are close to 90. that could add to strengthening. sometime sunday morning into early afternoon southwest florida will see 150 miles per hour winds possible, eight to 12-foot surge, 10 to 20 inches of rain. on the southeast coach from west palm beach to key largo, 50 to 70 miles per hour, 8 to 12 inches of rain. it makes landfall around ft. myers sometime sunday afternoon into the evening hours with 100 to 125 miles per hour winds. three to eight foot storm surge, 10 to 15 inches of rain. traverses the state as a

category three storm moving into the southeast monday evening. it's still a storm with isolated tornado threats all along its path. now storm surge is the thing that kills most people. here's what we see as far as storm surge. from tampa down to key west back to melbourne anywhere from 8 to 12 feet. to tampa bay, 3 to 5 feet. southeastern florida and the keys, 5 to 10 feet. we also have a surge map that shows you where we expect the surges of 9 feet or more stretching from naples down into the everglades. that's where we see the most deaths out of the surges. again, 10 to 15 inches of rain. the problem, guys, is with it slowing down it looks like it will come on shore with surges at the worst time around high tide. that could make the devastation even greater. >> my goodness. thank you, al. as al mentioned there, cuba and the bahamas feeling irma's effects now. time running out for florida's

residents to get somewhere safe before irma makes landfall there. lester holt is in miami beach. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, craig. miami beach under a mandatory evacuation order. the winds howled. they are blowing harder now. certainly not hurricane force, but we are feeling the storm. though it has taken a westward shift this area not out of the danger zone. they are anticipating the water to come rushing in here at some point as storm surge. we have talked about what's happening in the caribbean. cuba got hit when the storm went to a category five last night and entire islands without power. this is what's headed for florida. irma tore through cuba overnight as a category-5 hurricane. 155 mile-per-hour winds battering the island's northern coast. the monster storm slamming the

bahamas, as well. storm surges there could reach a devastating 20 feet. irma has left a trail of death and destruction through the caribbean. new pictures coming out of the virgin islands reveal catastrophic damage. it may take years to rebuild all that's gone. >> i can guarantee you that i don't know anybody in florida that's ever experienced what's about to hit south florida. >> reporter: in florida, it's time to get out of irma's way. >> we don't want people on the road when the storm starts to hit. >> reporter: the rush to get out has created massive traffic jams. it's one of the largest evacuations in american history. about 5.5 million people ordered to leave, more than a quarter of the population of the entire state of florida. and getting gas proving a challenge. >> long lines. this is the first one that had a decent line. >> taking about two, three hours to get gas. >> reporter: flying is no longer an option. south florida's major airports closed last night. those lucky enough to get a

flight out fear losing all they left behind. >> you never expect this to happen to you, you know. and when you lose everything, you lose -- you lose your possessions. you lose like -- separated from your family. it's hard. >> reporter: as for those who rema remain, an estimated half million people are heading to the more than 40 emergency shelters that have been set up. >> i had to bring my two elderly parents here because i'm just afraid for them. >> reporter: not only are residents of miami beach being asked to leave, the fire department making its own preparations to relocate equipment, fire trucks, and ambulances off the island. you don't want to put your people in harm's way. >> right. exactly. we definitely do not want to put them in harm's way as much as they'd like to be here. >> reporter: despite all the warnings, some people will not leave. >> i'm one of those people that you can call stupid or whatever. this is my home. i feel safe here.

and this is where i'm going to ride out the storm. >> reporter: under the circumstances, it probably goes without saying, but major college football games in the state are canceled this weekend, including home openers for the university of florida and florida state. back to you in new york. >> lester holt there with quite the ominous sky behind you at miami beach. a virtual ghost town. thank you. as irma shifts slightly west, some residents who thought they would be spared from the storm's worst are now planning for catastrophe. kristen dahlgren is in in ft. myers with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. to give you an idea of how attitudes here have changed, yesterday during the day i saw people out on their boats, out on the beach. i went to a shelter last night, it doesn't open until 10:00 this morning, there were already people lined up to get in. along florida's west coast, there is new urgency. what many thought was a miss has models shifting this way.

>> we're not as far away from the center as we had originally thought. >> reporter: grace and frank scrambling to finish prep on santa bell island. >> my family wants us out totally, but it is a little difficult to do right now. traffic, airlines are booked up. >> reporter: officials going door to door to make sure residents, especially the most vulnerable, weren't lulled into a sense of security. >> i'm thinking about my family, my wife, puppy. >> reporter: the biggest issue may be the storm surge. a wall of water coming ashore, leaving all these low-lying homes underwater. search and rescue teams are ready for anyone that doesn't get out in time. >> anything that helps us gain access to someone or something is on this vehicle. >> reporter: route 75 backed up for miles. gas supplies are dwindling. some places are running out of sandbags. this family from port charlotte

is evacuating but couldn't find a place to go. >> all the hotels in gainesville, lake city, all were booked. so there was not a room available, so we had to sleep at a rest area with our kids. >> reporter: while others can only hope they didn't wait too long. almost 2 million people call southwest florida home. when you add in tourists, the number goes way, way up. officials have been telling people here for days, don't pay attention to the center line. you're in the cone of uncertainty. their hope is that enough people got that message early enough. >> thank you. let's turn to florida governor rick scott, who is dealing with the hurricane that's going to impact his entire state. governor, good morning to you. sir, thanks for your time. shelters are set up. the national guard has been activated. i heard you practically begging residents to get out of florida yesterday. here we are less than 20 hours

out. where do we stand? >> well, we've worked very hard to try to get people out of the evacuation areas. i hope everybody is doing it. if you're on the west coast and you're not on the road by early morning today, it's going to be too late. we're continuing to open shelters all around the state. we're going to do everything we can to get people to safety. the keys are going to start getting hit today with the winds, this morning with the winds. the big thing i'm worried about is the storm surge. unbelievable storm surge. as much as 12 feet of storm surge. not going to survive it. if you're in an evacuation zone, you have to get out and get out now. this is a great state. people are resilient. they work together. they're strong. they help each other. we're going to make it through this. >> we want to help you out this morning. we understand you're asking for volunteer nurses? >> absolutely. we need 1,000 nurses. we have a website.

we need about 1,000 nurses and we need 1,000 nurses in our shelters now to help take care of those that, you know, the special needs and others that need some help. >> lo jgistically -- >> anybody that can help, we'd appreciate it. >> obviously, there are so many people trying to head out. so are you asking people who are in the area to go to the shelters instead? logistical logistically, how would this work? >> absolutely. yeah, absolutely. if you're in the area and you don't have to evacuate but you can come to the shelter and help these individuals, that would be outstanding. we need 1,000 nurses. hopefully, we'll get them. >> governor, we've got the information, by the way, for folks at home, the information is at the bottom of the screen, the e-mail, the website you mentioned. late morning, you're saying that's going to be sort of the deadline for folks to get out. does that mean you guys are going to start contra flow at that point, all lanes will lead

out of florida? >> what we're doing is making sure we get the fuel there. we're working diligently to get fuel on the highway. we've opened the shoulder from wildwood up to the georgia line. i'd add more lanes there. we have 1700 troopers working to keep the traffic flowing. we have local police and sheriff's office to help keep the traffic moving. but it is late. if you're not on the road on the west coast by noon, you need to get to a shelter. get to a friend's house if you're in an evacuation zone. get off the road. >> you said this is a catastrophic storm that your state has never seen. how are you feeling overall this morning? you've been talking with the media, trying to get the word out. in this moment, do you feel prepared? >> absolutely. we have great emergency management teams, great first responders. the federal government, i talked to president trump every day pretty much. fema is here. i have all the resources of the federal government. they're committed. we have all our resources. i've called up 7,000 members of the national guard. the big concern i have is our

individuals listening and get out of harm's way. we have to get out of the evacuation zones. you have to get to higher ground. you have to get to safety. the shelters are in safer locations. you have to keep doing that. we're prepared. we're resilient. we're strong. we'll help each other and get through this. >> florida governor rick scott, thank you for your time this morning and good luck. as we've mentioned, irma hit cuba and the bahamas overnight after leaving a swath of destruction across the caribbean. nbc is in the bahamas this morning. rehema, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. as the day begins here in nassau, the skies are gray, and that pretty much reflects the mood of so many people in the caribbean, and no more so is that true than in the island of cuba, where hurricane irma slammed into that nation overnight at winds of 150 miles per hour. it is expected to linger there during the day with a potential of creating devastation

throughout that island. people have tremendous reason to be afraid of what's happened because of what the storm has already shown it can do. 23 people have been killed as a result of this storm in the caribbean. the island of barbuda was essentially devastated, flattened by the storm. other islands of st. john's, st. thomas, st. martin, also homes leveled, pretty much nothing for people to hold on to anymore. here in the bahamas, the southern bahamas were also pounded by irma over the last day. they say that there may not be much for folks there to go back to when they have an opportunity to really go in and assess the damage. here in this area, a hurricane warning remains in effect for northeast and central bahamas where i am. we're expecting tropical storm force winds throughout the day. we've had thunderstorms and lightning and rain overnight. while people may say we haven't had the worst of it here, we're not out of the storm just yet.

>> the pictures are devastating. thank you. it almost seems hard to believe, but there's actually another major hurricane on the horizon. it could prove to be a double-whammy for those battered by irma. dillon is in palm beach, monitoring hurricane jose. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. yes, hurricane jose is a huge concern, especially for an island like barbuda. i'll show you the track in a second. here in palm beach, you can see the ocean is certainly getting much more churned up. this is a different picture than what we saw when we came in yesterday. the town itself is virtual ghost town. there are really not that many people who have decided to stay here and ride out the storm. just driving along some of the main drags in this area, everyone has boarded up shop. we certainly have seen restaurants and shops and everyone with the storm shutters on their windows. rightfully so, with this storm just less than 24 hours away now. we did now see the western

shift, so this area will not be hit by the brunt of the storm. still, we are going to see hurricane force winds. we are going to see a dangerous storm surge. there is still a lot of reason to be concerned. it is good that people have left this area and boarded up and taken their precautions. now let's focus on hurricane jose. i pointed out barbuda. that is an island that was about 90% destroyed with hurricane irma. now, it is interesting to note that without a lot of communications on that island, they might not know this next storm system is coming. it is a category 4 hurricane with 150-mile-per-hour winds. we have hurricane warnings once again in effect for antigua and barbuda. the conditions will deteriorate through the day today. additional three to eight inches of rainfall is possible. dangerous storm surge, flooding of up to two to four feet, and the winds up to 150 miles per hour. what is still standing, it's going to have a rough time with this storm system moving in. now, the track of this storm is going to turn more to the north

and eventually to the east. it is not taking the same path irma did. it doesn't look like it is going to be a threat to bermuda. for barbuda, it is going to be a rough day today. guys? >> dylan dreyer for us in palm beach. thank you. president trump is watching irma's path, as well. he'll be monitoring the storm from camp david. kristen welker is at the white house. >> reporter: good morning. president trump's message, the federal government is ready to deal with hurricane irma and the public should take the storm seriously. with his cabinet at camp david trying to show it is all hands on deck. at camp david this morning, president trump tracking irma, while trying to reassure the public, just before leaving the white house, telling reporters -- >> we're prepared at highest level. >> reporter: in his weekly address, urging everyone to take the storm seriously. >> i ask everyone in the storm's watt to be vigilant and to heed all recommendations from

government officials and law enforcement. nothing is more important than the safety and security of our people. >> reporter: later this morning, the president will get briefed on the storm, as he convenes a meeting with his entire cabinet for the fourth time since taking office. in addition to irma, the white house is monitoring another hurricane, jose, and grappling with the fallout from harvey. on friday, the president's homeland security adviser says the government has the resources to handle multiple national disasters and that the president's ready, too. >> i'm extremely comfortable with president trump's capacity to do so. he's dem staonstrated an abilit juggle these issues on a regular basis. >> reporter: help is on the way for hurricane harvey victims. the president signed a $15 billion aid package for them that was overwhelmingly passed by the house. the three-month deal includes funding for the government and an increase in the debt limit. the president stunned members of his own party by striking the deal with democrats. meantime, hurricane irma is

hitting home for the president, specifically his mar-a-lago estate in palm beach, the place he calls the winter white house. it shut down on friday. everyone there and in the surrounding area told to get out. mar-a-lago withstood powerful storms in the past with little damage. there are concerns for the president's estate in st. martin, in the path of irma. a spokesperson for the trump organization declined to comment on the status of the property but said the trump administration is monitoring. mexico has been dealt with a deadly one-two punch, with hurricane katia making landfall overnight as a category 1 storm on the eastern gulf coast, one day after an 8.1 earthquake struck the country's southern pacific coast. around 70 aftershocks have since been recorded. that quake, the strongest to hit mexico in more than a century. at least 61 people have died

with the death toll likely to rise. all eyes on north korea, with fears the nation would celebrate the founding anniversary with another intercontinental ballistic test. no moves have been detected. it comes a week after the rogue nation conducted itself sixth and most powerful nuclear test. in response, the united states is calling for vote monday on a u.n. resolution that would impose the toughest ever sanctions on north korea. the ntsb is investigating a helicopter crash that killed troy gentry. it went down friday afternoon in new jersey. it happened hours before a scheduled montgomery gentry concert. the pilot was also killed. he was 50 years old. it will be an all-american final at the u.s. open today, with madison keys and sloane stephens squaring off for the title and a $3.7 million cash prize. meanwhile, overnight, rafael

nadal moved into the finals with a sweeping victory against the argentinian. nadal will go head to head with south african kevin anderson on sunday. let's go to palm beach for a check of the rest of the country's forecast. dylan? >> looking across the rest of the country, we are dealing with frost advisories in the upper midwest with much cooler temperatures working into that area. also, in the northwest, still hot and still dealing with those dangerous fires in oregon and montana, where the conditions are very dry. the southwest, we have flood watches up for monsoonal moisture that . right now we're seeing low clouds, misty skies closer to san francisco and 67 degrees. highs climbing into the low to mid 80s around san jose. low 70s near san francisco. upper 80s in the inland east bay

valleys. notice san francisco, 80s tomorrow. valleys climbing into the upper 90s. hot finish to the weekends. we'll be tracking a chance of showers and isolated thunder early next week. >> reporter: and that's your latest forecast. guys? >> dylan, we're come back to you in a bit with lots more on hurricane irma's path. coming up, including major flooding fears in miami beach where residents there get concerned even on a sunny day. and disney world is about to shut down, as well. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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still ahead, we'll go live to lester, al and dylan as florida gets ready for hurricane irma. also, in orlando, theme parks are getting ready to shut down. jenna bush hager talks to some of the youngest victims of hurricane harvey. first, these messages.

good saturday morning to you, it is 5:56. here's a live look outside in downtown san jose. you can see some cloud cover there as we start our weekend. you made it to the weekend, and we appreciate you joining us.

i'm kira clapper. we're not hitting kind as hot temperatures but it's going to be hot. >> especially tomorrow. some spots will be in the upper 90s. we'll show you the temperatures right now in san francisco, 63. misty skies and drizzle. that's been the trend of the last few days, 67 in san jose. this afternoon we'll see 80s around san jose. low 70s for san francisco. upper 80s around the tri valley. look at the seven-day forecast, san francisco tomorrow 80s and a chance of seeing scattered showers and a chance of thundershowers moving into the bay area. valleys tomorrow, 97. we'll talk more about the chances of showers coming up a little bit later on. >> i thought we'd get a break from all this. we'll stay tuned. thanks. this morning people in florida are bracing for hurricane irma to make landfall tomorrow. hundreds of thousands of floridians were scrambling

yesterday to get out of the state on the last flights. we spoke to one man who came to the bay area to stay with family. he's one of the 5.5 million people who was told to evacuate. he caught one of the final flights to sfo. not everybody was so lucky to catch a plane before the miami airport closed. >> for me, it was really sad because some people that didn't get it. and doesn't have anyplace to stay so they move to a shelter or something like that. because irma is going to hit hard. >> flights out of the miami airport aren't expected to resume until monday at the earliest. and we have the scene last night at the baggage claim for american airlines at sfo. flight 167 from miami was full of people who are now relieved to be here in california. >> it was very scary and also the people. it creates a situation of like we're in a war.

i mean, people fighting for water. lines for gas. no money. >> several passengers we spoke with say they're staying with friends or family here in the bay area because they don't know when it will be safe to return to south florida. it is 5:59. coming up this morning on today in the bay, former president bill clinton was in san francisco. we'll tell you why he was in town. and the message he brought. we'll have that plus your top stories and the forecast for the bay area coming up at 7:00. right now we'll send you back to the today show. ki ki kira 6789. . #1 trusted. #1 awarded. it's got to be tide.

we are back on this saturday, september 9th. a live look at the satellite image of hurricane irma. she is a category-4 storm right now. a monster storm. nothing like we have seen before. we're being told by the national weather service, hurricane irma topping our look at the headlines this morning. the storm made landfall overnight in cuba as a cat 5. it's currently hammering both cuba and the bahamas. the path shifted slightly to the west, meaning florida's west coast residents could face a more direct hit than they originally thought. al and dylan will have much more in a few minutes. and in mexico, residents are recovering after a different hurricane made landfall there. hurricane katia roared ashore as a category-1 storm.

it's a one-two punch for residents after friday morning's earthquake and now the hurricane. at least 61 people have been killed throughout the country. and the d.c. classroom that got a surprise visitor on friday. former president barack obama stopped by. the high school students at mckinley tech were settling into a new year of classes when the former president stopped by to welcome and encourage them. the former president and first lady make frequent visits to schools around the world while in the white house. of course, we start with hurricane irma this hour. the category-4 storm sets its sights on the sunshine state. back to al in ft. myers. al, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. it belies what's coming to be this beach. in 24 hours, this is going to be a lot different scene. give you the coordinates and what's going on with irma right now. currently still a category 4 storm. but just barely below a 5. it currently has 155

mile-per-hour winds. it is moving west/northwest at 12 miles per hour. we'll get an update coming up at 8:00 from the national hurricane center. and right now, let's give a futurecast of the winds. you see they first hit over 80 miles per hour key west, marathon key, and continue along the western coast of florida. finally making landfall sometime in the afternoon. you see miami at 55 miles per hour. marco island, 105. they continue to make their way up and on into the state of florida. the surge, of course, also going to be a big, big concern. that's where the most deaths occur. we're looking at surges anywhere from 3 to 12 feet before it's all over. the new surge graphic map that comes from the national hurricane center shows that basically from naples to the everglades, nine feet or more. that's where the heaviest surge is going to be above ground. so guys, the rainfall amounts, 5

to 15 inches in spots. it's a lot going on in the state of florida. it's not a quick mover. it's going to be on the ground causing problems for about 24 hours. during that period of time, the threat for tornadoes will increase greatly especially here in southern florida. >> really quickly, i know initially there had been thinking that as the storm passed over cuba it might get weakened a bit. is that no longer the case? >> reporter: that normally is the case. however, between cuba and here in southern florida, there's a swath of 90-degree, almost 90-degree water temperatures. i would not be surprised if this doesn't restrengthen and possibly become a 5 again. it is not out of the question. >> all right. al roker for us there if in ft. myers. florida's world-famous theme parks are shutting down ahead of irma. katy beck is outside of disney

world with that part of the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, yes, it is exceptionally rare for walt disney world to close its doors. this is only the fifth time since the resort opened in 1971 that they have done so. it is not just walt disney world. it is universal studios and sea world. they'll be closed sunday and monday while the worst of irma is headed through orlando. they simply say that park-goers are not safe under these conditions and feel it necessary to close the attractions. as for hotels in orlando, they remain open and full of evacuees. at this point disney has said if reservations need to be canceled or rescheduled, there will be no fees for that. but getting out of orlando could be tricky because the airports here are closing at 5:00 today and also will remain closed through the duration of the storm. perhaps the only silver lining for disney is that this time of ye year, between labor day and october 1st, is the slowest period at the theme park throughout the entire year.

they at least are not having this hit during the busy season. guys? >> i guess that is true. catie, thank you. dylan dreyer's in palm beach with a look at the rest of the country's forecast. dylan, in terms of how it looks there now versus how it looked when you initially got there? >> reporter: >> reporter: the sun's up now, and you can see the sunrise here. the water has gotten a lot rougher since we visited this spot yesterday. the winds are picking up. the air is very, very humid. you know that the atmosphere is primed for the torrential downpours we'll see once this gets here. things are changing. there's a different feel in the air than we felt yesterday. elsewhere, let's look at what's going on. we have below-average temperatures and frost advisories in effect early across parts of the midwest. we also have monsoonal moisture in southwest. and the rest of the country looks pretty quiet. we could use some rain in the pacific northwest. we'll see a little, but inland into oregon and montana, we

still have dangerous fire conditions. the eastern -- most of the eastern half of the country is going to see a nice day with temperatures closer to home, much calmer forecast. the low clouds across the bay and coasts for the morning, 70 san francisco to oakland. low to mid 80s around san jose and the warmest spots climbing into the upper 80s. trending warmer to wrap up the weekend. look at san francisco, 80s on sunday. increasing clouds, a little more humidity by the end of the weekend. a chance of seeing some thundershowers. best chance will be monday, tuesday and wednesday. you see our valley temperatures, hot to wrap up the weekend. and that's your latest forecast. guys? >> all right. thank you. you be safe. just ahead, parts of florida flood even on sunny days. this morning, how miami beach is preparing for the worst case scenario as hurricane irma approaches. first, when i first started working with capital one, my dad called them up and asked for "the jennifer garner card"

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we are back on a saturday morning with one of the serious concerns that south florida faces as irma roars closer to shore. >> among them, miami beach which floods even on sunny days. what's going to happen when hurricane irma arrives? nbc's kerry sanders is in miami beach this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning. whether you accept or don't what scientists say, that global warming is raising our world's oceans, there's an undeniable fact on miami beach -- they've had to raise the sidewalks and roads from where i'm standing now up here because each on sunny days, as you pointed out, when there's a full moon there's a thing called a king tide. much of miami beach goes under water. miami residents are bracing for hurricane irma. the monster storm expected to dump massive amounts of water in a short amount of time. it's a worst-case scenario, officials say, for a city that already has a major problem with flooding. even, believe it or not, on

sunny days. from the florida keys -- >> can't believe you're walking through this. good doggy. >> reporter: up the state's east coast. flooding. >> it is atrocious. >> reporter: the leading cause -- it's not rain. it's that full moon visible even in the daytime. its gravitational pull aligned with the sun creating what are called king tides. the water level in south florida more than a foot and a half above normal. amplifying the king tides, say experts, melting glaciers which add even more water to the oceans. erin davey co-authored a scientific report projecting the growth of king tides. >> we've seen nine inches of sea level rise over the last years. >> reporter: nine inches? and it's continuing? >> it is continuing to rise. at a certain level every year. >> reporter: and because the franconia see of these events is also on the rise, governments in south florida are now plan, actually hoping that man can

beat mother nature. here on miami beach which is a barrier island, they're trying to build their way out of the floods by raising the roads higher than the highest tides. miami beach is seven-miles long and one-mile wide. the city has budgeted $400 million to lift about half of miami beach roads two feet higher, to lay as much as 80 miles of storm pipes hooked to pumps, and to build up seawalls as much as five feet. those walls designed to keep the water that's pumped out from flowing right back into the city. >> anybody who says global warming isn't happening is an idiot. >> reporter: it's a phenomenon facing coastal cities from miami to boston. and on the west coast, from washington state down to san diego. still even with irma on the horizon, the mayor of miami beach knows the limitations of preventive efforts. >> we've done everything we can to protect against flooding. with a hurricane of this strength, the potential tidal surge could be 8, 9, 10, 12

feet. >> reporter: this is what storm surge looks like -- >> reporter: likely worse than what we saw during hurricane matthew in jacksonville beach, florida, last year. and many people in the storm's path don't have flood insurance which is sure to be a problem once irma hits. >> only between 15% and 20% of people along the gulf have insurance. that's a serious problem. they're not going to be able to get insurance money. they're only going to be able to get low interest loans as disaster relief. and they'll have to pay that back along with their mortgages. >> reporter: a scary thought as irma takes aim for florida and the east coast. the city has budgeted about $500 million, a half a billion dollars, to try to solve this problem. they've been checking the pumps here this morning. with the roads raised as they, even with all of that, the storm surge will likely slosh over miami beach. >> kerry, you don't just cover florida. we know that you live there, as well. you also have the distinction of being one of our correspondent that's actually covered andrew

some 25 years ago. compare preparations for this storm to preparations back then, if you can. >> reporter: it is so much better. people are actually doing what they need to do. so many lessons have been learned from andrew. got to remember andrew was a last-minute turn. nobody knew it was going to turn as it did and devastate homestead. but people didn't evacuate and didn't take the hurricanes as seriously as they do now. i think that there's a much more professional leadership, all the way from the federal government to the state emergency operations centers. andrew was a wake-up call, and now the test is about to come. >> those pictures are devastating. thank you. coming up next, how you can help, how you can help the people in hurricane irma's path. that important information right after these messages. to most people, i look like most people. but on the inside, i feel chronic, widespread pain. fibromyalgia may be invisible to others, but my pain is real.

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we are back on saturday morning. as florida braces for irma you might be wondering what you can do to help. you might think because people could lose everything they will take anything but that's not the case. >> the center for international disaster information says in times like these the best thing you can do is send money to trusted relief and charitable organizations. >> why send cash instead of stuff? for starters survivors' needs vary. also, remember there are no transportation costs or fees when you're talking about money. cash allows organizations to spend their time providing aid rather than managing goods. >> while people donate with the best of intentions things like clothing, food and household items not only clog up the supply line, they can often go to waste. this surprised me. look at this, for example.

this was the scene at a donation center after the massive 2004 indian ocean tsunami. the contributions rotted. eventually all of this you are looking at had to be destroyed. >> if you are not sure where to donate, check the legitimacy of charities on sets like guidestar and charitynavigator.org. charity navigator has a list of trusted groups for hurricane irma relief. >> and local organizations understand the community needs and donations will ultimately help stimulate the economy. go to today.com for all the information you need. >> we can all do something. we have much more ahead as we track hurricane irma's path. we'll head back to florida where residents are getting ready for landfall. again, we are talking roughly 20 hours from now. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪

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good saturday morning, it is 6:26. here's a live look outside at clouds and fog over the embarcadero in san francisco. as we look towards the bay bridge, good morning to you thanks so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper.

i always say you know it's going to be hot everywhere else when it's going to be warm in san francisco. >> that's true, tomorrow, yeah, especially. at least it wasn't as bad as last weekend. >> oh, my gosh. i officially said i need to buy air conditioning. >> the way the weather forecast was last weekend, this weekend we have low clouds, 63. misty clouds. san jose, 67. afternoon temperatures around san jose, mid 80s. warmer than yesterday. inland today we may get close to 90s, 70s in san francisco today. tomorrow it will be an air conditioning day in san francisco. 80s making a comeback. what's interesting about the forecast, late tomorrow, we'll see a chance of showers, maybe even isolated thunderstorms. tropical moisture coming in. we'll have a closer look at 7:00. looking at that forecast we're lucky compared to what people are facing in florida. speaking of people in florida, they are bracing for hurricane

irma to make landfall tomorrow. hundreds of thousands of floridians were scrambling tomorrow to get out of the state on the last flights. we spoke with one man who came to the bay area to stay with his family. he caught one of the final flights to sfo. his sister lives in san francisco. not everyone was so lucky, though to catch a plane about the miami airport closed. >> i got an angel. but for me, it was really sad. some people that didn't get it and doesn't have anyplace to stay. so they move to a shelter or something like that. because irma is going to hit hard. >> flights out of the miami airport aren't expected to resume until monday at the earliest. and this was the scene last night at the american airlines baggage claim at sfo. flight 167 from miami was full of people who are now relieved to be here in california. >> it was very scary.

and also the people. it creates a situation of like, we're in a war. i mean, people fighting for water. lines for gas. no money. >> several passengers we spoke with say they're staying with friends or family here in the bay area because they don't know when it will be safe to return to south florida. 6:29. coming up this morning, former president bill clinton was in san francisco. we'll tell you why he was in town. that plus your weather starting at 7:00. right now we'll send you back to the today show.

good morning. irma takes aim. a monster category-4 storm shifting its path slightly overnight, out inning florida's west coast in the cross hairs. residents scrambling as the storm heads right toward them. >> i'm not as far away from the center as we had originally thought. >> more than five million people told you have to get out. that's more than a quarter of the state's population. >> we're running out of time. this storm's going to hit. >> overnight, the storm hammering cuba and the bahamas as the death toll rises in the akron. and another huge storm, hurricane jose, follows right behind. islands devastated already right in its path. now, the focus is on irma as it

takes aim at florida with landfall expected in less than 24 hours. today, saturday, september 9th, 2017. >> from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today: hurricane irma." with sheinelle jones, craig melvin, and dylan dreyer. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome back to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm craig melvin. a look there at some of the images that are starting to come in. >> you can feel it already. i'm sheinelle jones. all eyes are on hurricane irma this morning. check out the category-4 storm. it is massive. wider than the state of florida, and bringing top winds of 130 miles per hour. >> here's the very latest on the storm. overnight the path shifted slightly, putting florida's west coast in peril. of course, storm surge from the east to the west coast is a huge concern this morning. >> cuba and the bahamas are

feeling irma's effects right now. the storm made landfall in cuba overnight as a category-5 storm. already at least 23 people have been killed in the caribbean. and while miami's national airport remains open this there will be no flights coming in or going out of that airport. there's so much to get to this morning, our team covering it all. let's start with al roker. he has the very latest on irma's path. al, where is it? where's it headed now? >> a big change in with the 8:00 update from the national hurricane center. irma being over land in cuba has taken some of the wind out of its sails. it's still a category 4 storm, but now its winds are at 130 miles per hour. and the latest location, 225 miles south of miami, florida. it is moving west now. at 12 miles per hour. so, but it's still going to have to come out over land, i should say over those 90-degree water temperatures between cuba and

florida. and we could see some restrengthening again. it probably will still make landfall sometime sunday morning, southwest florida, causing 150-mile-per-hour winds, 10-20 inches of rain and 8 to 12-foot storm surges. southeastern part of the state, more of the same. winds not quite as strong and the storm surge not quite as strong. as we move into sunday afternoon, it makes landfall into the evening hours, 100 to 125-mile-per-hour winds, from sarasota, ft. myers, all the way down to naples. rainfall, 10-15 inches and stays a category 3 storm as it makes its way into georgia. with temperatures i should say with winds 50-75 miles per hour. and the storm surge is going to be the big story, that's where the most damage and deaths can occur. storm surges from tampa to key west, back up to melbourne, anywhere from three feet to 12 feet, right now with it slowing down, the good news is it will probably come onshore a little after high tide.

but even with that we're still looking at a wide swath that will see storm surges well over nine feet. and we're looking at rainfall amounts anywhere from 10-15 inches of rain. craig, sheinelle? >> al rocker in ft. myers, thank you. 5.5 million residents were told to evacuate. a large group of them heeding the warning, lester holt has more. >> conditions are deteriorating by the minute. we've gotten the frequent rain bands and the winds continue to pick up within the last hour they recorded up to 60-mile-per-hour gusts here. we've heard al and others talk about the shift to the west of the storm. officials fear that people may hear that and think they're safe on this side of florida. they are not. again, the width of the storm so broad, the entire state is at risk. this is what's headed for

florida. irma tore into cuba overnight as a category 5 hurricane. 155-mile-per-hour winds battering the island's northern coast. the monster storm slamming the bahamas as well. storm surges there could reach a devastating 20 feet. irma has left a trail of death and destruction through the caribbean. new pictures coming out of the virgin islands reveal catastrophic damage it may take years to rebuild all that's gone. >>ky guarantee you that i don't know anybody in florida that's ever experienced what's about to hit south florida. >> in time, itflorida, it's tim out of irma's way. >> if you're in an evacuation zone, you've got to get out now. >> the rush to get out has created massive traffic jams. it's one of the largest evacuations in american history. about 5.5 million people ordered to leave. more than a quarter of the

population of the entire state of florida. and getting gas, proving a challenge. >> long lines this is the first one that had a decent line. >> taking about two to three hours to get gas. >> flying it no longer an option. south florida's major airports closed last night. those lucky enough to get a flight out fear losing all they left behind. >> you never expect it to happen to you, you know what i'm saying? when you lose everything. you lose your possessions, you lose like separated from your family, it's hard. >> as for those who remain, an estimated half million people are heading over to the more than 40 emergency shelters that have been set up. >> i had to bring my two elderly parents here because i'm just afraid for them. >> not only are residents of miami beach being asked to leave, the fire department is making its own preparations to begin relocating its equipment, fire trucks and ambulances off the island. >> you don't want to put your

people in harm's way. >> right, exactly. we definitely do not want to put them in harm's way. as much as they'd like to be here. >> despite all the warnings, some people will not leave. >> i'm one of those people that you can call stupid or whatever, but this is my home. i feel safe here and this is where i'm going to ride out the storm. >> we are nearing the point that first responders will make that decision as to whether and when to start pulling units off. we did see a couple of police cars, they're still out here. but again conditions continuing to deteriorate here, even on the east coast of florida. craig and sheinelle, back to you in new york. >> and the change happened quickly. thank you. with the shift overnight of irma's path, florida's west coast residents who may have thought they'd be spared are getting ready for the worst. nbc's kristen dahlgren is in ft. myers, what's the scene there? >> this is exactly why you pay attention to the hole cone of uncertainty. for the past week people here

have been told you're in the cone it could possibly hit, so you need to get ready. the big question for officials now is whether or not they did that. what we are looking at potentially is one of the biggest issues here is the storm surge, you can see how flat this part of southwest florida is. that's the issue, we're looking at potentially six to 12 feet of storm surge coming through that would float cars, fill up first-floor homes. people need to finish the preps. we saw people getting ready and getting out yesterday. let's talk about gas. still available in some places here. but it is running out. some stations completely closed down. they have their pumps shrink-wrapped, not available. i talked to a couple who is in georgia. they said the traffic wasn't that bad as they were evacuating. but there are no hotels. no place to go. so people are having to rely on the shelters. i went to a shelter last night. it's opening at 10:00, an extra shelter that officials have had to open since we saw the shift

in the traffic. last night people were lined up to get in there at 10:00 this morning. it's an 8,000-seat arena. so there is room for a lot of room, but officials really saying you've got to do it this morning. get out, get to safety this morning. pretty soon it's going to be too late. >> kristen dahlgren in ft. myers, thank you. let's check in with dylan in palm beach with how the south is preparing. dylan, there's another big concern for the caribbean with hurricane jose. >> yes. certainly for barbuda, which was really destroyed by hurricane irma. so we'll show you jose in just a second. but we are here in palm beach, you can see the surf is getting much rougher than what we saw yesterday. when the storm was still far away. now that we're within 24-hour window of the storm approaching, winds are starting to pick up. we're going to start to see scattered downpours with thunderstorms on the very extreme outer bands of the storm. so we do have a 3:00 curfew

here, 3:00 p.m. so everyone who is still staying here needs to be indoors after that point. because conditions will rapidly deteriorate. driving around the main drag here in palm beach, everything seems to be boarded up. there are a couple of looky-loos trying to farkts before the storm hits, but everything is shuttered up. restaurants and shops have their metal shutters on to protect from the storm. but we did just mention hurricane jose. i want to point out barbuda, areas that has 90% destruction to their buildings from hurricane irma. now the storm approach something a category 4 hurricane with winds up to 145 miles per hour. barbuda once again under a hurricane warning. sametiguaantigua, with storm conditions moving through. if there's an up side to hurricane jose, it's not taking the same path as irma. it's going to turn to the north

and east and even spare the island much bermuda so we are going to see the storm have no impacts on the united states. but in the meantime of course we are bracing for irma. guys? >> dylan, thank you. other headlines this morning, mexico has been dealt a deadly one-two punch with hurricane katia making landfall overnight as a category 1 storm on the eastern gulf coast. that's happening one day after an 8.1 earthquake hit the country's southern pacific coast. around 70 aftershocks have been record recorded. the quake, the strongest to hit mexico in more than a century. at least 61 people have died from both disasters so far. the death toll is expected to rise. >> and it will be an all-american final at u.s. open today with madison keys and sloan stevens squaring off for the title and a $3.7 million cash prize. rafael nadal swept into the

finals with a win over juan martin del potro. he faces kevin anderson on sunday. dylan standing by with a look at the rest of the country's forecast. how is it looking around the rest of america? >> the rest of the country actually looks okay. the eastern half of the country, besides florida, looks like they'll see a lot of sunshine. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. the fall, crisp air is in place. and the southwest, we have the monsoonal moisture that will produce heavier pockets of rain. weak cold front will bring rain to the extreme pacific northwest. where they need it through oregon and montana where the fires are so large it's going to gray skies and a little bit of mist around san francisco right now. 63 and overcast around san jose. 67, the weekend starting off a little bit warmer inland. highs approaching maybe close to 90 around the tri valley and fairfield today. 70 san francisco to oakland and

trending even warmer tomorrow. so less of that marine influence on the weather. san francisco seeing 80s to wrap up the weekend. we'll be watching a chance of scattered showers and thundershowers early next week. full look of that in our forecast coming up in about 17 minutes. that's your latest forecast. guys? >> still ahead, lessons learned 25 years after hurricane andrew. is florida ready for irma? >> that's right after these messages. welcome to the neighborhood. i brought you this pie to see if you're weird. wow, that smells intrusive. it is. did you want to come in, maybe snoop around a bit? that's why i'm here. wouldn't it be great if everyone said what they meant? ooh, i smell onions! the citi® double cash card does. only citi lets you earn 1% cash back when you buy, and 1% as you pay. the citi double cash card. double means double.

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here they are, fearing they may be in the bull's eye once more. this is why so many people in south florida are nervous this morning. hurricane andrew, 25 years ago, andrew tore through the area south of miami. flattening almost everything in its path. marcene was 23 when andrew slammed into his family's home. >> the storm hit it was crazy winds, we didn't have any shutters. we just had tape on the windows. >> this time around irma could be even more devastating. put the two side by side. hurricane irma is enormous, much bigger than andrew. all flaf could feel the effects of irma. >> this storm is wider than the entire state. >> nbc's kerry andrews was reporting on andrew when the monster storm hit. >> the winds are gusting outside our car up to 165 miles per hour. the car is shaking as if there are ten people on either fender bouncing it up and down. >> andrew was the most destructive hurricane ever to hit florida. but irma could potentially prove

even more catastrophic. as it approaches the southern tip of the state this morning, it's already been named the most powerful atlantic hurricane ever. >> you need to stay in that enclosed room there. >> weather channel meteorologist brian norcross was working at wtvj, the nbc station in miami at the time, comforting scared viewers on the air for 24 hours straight. he said irma is likely to be worse. >> this is going to travel for hundreds and hundreds of miles up the state. where andrew only cut a path 25 miles wide. >> a quarter of a century after andrew, homestead is completely rebuilt. stronger building codes mean homes and businesses are safer and the science of forecasting hurricanes is better. but for people in irma's path, as the storm moves closer, the prospect of what's to come is still terrifying. now one thing that's important to note, hurricane andrew was never supposed to hit homestead as hard as it did. it made a last-minute turn.

as we see hurricane irma starting to track a little bit west, no one here is ready to let their guard down. they're all preparing for the worst. craig, sheinelle? >> good point. >> gadi schwartz in homestead florida. so many changes have been made in building codes over the last 25 years, hopefully the changes pay off. coming up, one last look at hurricane irma's path. >> but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪harry's meeting clients...

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back now on a saturday morning, we want to check in with al one more time. dylan dryer, and the latest on irma's path. >> irma, 130 miles per hour, knocked down during its time over cuba. but the 90-degree swath of water between cuba and florida, we could see restrengthening sunday morning it hits the keys. and then it continues along. now remember, just because

there's where it makes landfall, you've got to be careful, no matter where you are. in that cone it could be affecting you directly. so make sure you stay really, really vigilant. because we could see another wobble and the east coast could be in play again as well. guys? >> all right. good advice, al. let's check in with dylan, too. dylan? >> as al just mentioned, the storm still has a chance to wobble. we are here in palm beach where the wind has certainly picked up within the last ten minutes or so. we are based on the latest forecast going to try to move a little farther to the west. so we are still going to see some significant effects here with storm surge and very gusty winds, perhaps as high as 80, 90 miles per hour. but it will be interesting to see how that wobble plays into the role that florida has in the whole storm. guys? >> thank you, dylan, you be safe. that does it for us on this saturday morning. stick with nbc news all weekend long for complete coverage of hurricane irma. al will be reporting from florida with the latest on

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