idalia may change that from north florida to georgia. it will be a hurricane when it crosses the florida/georgia line. that is a big deal to see it extend further inland is game-changer and more areas will get a taste of strong wind. extent of having the wind toward the center is trend to watch, too. as you know, that forward motion starts to pick up, the wind can expand. we want as few folks as possible affected by hurricane force wind. sustained tropical storm wind will take out power, especially areas like gainesville, tallahassee, known for awesome, gorgeous trees, part of being in the south and why you love living here because of how beautiful it is with the large trees. they will come down. we've had a good swath of rain over the last four to five months, the trees are in saturated soil and you throw in the fact we have a hurricane blowing through, i think power outages upon be a big deal. >> britta, you mention big impacts, we have brandi campbell in tallahassee, we'll check in with her. all operations for the state, we have the g

florida's 21 million residents. two people have died in road crashes related to the storm. it weakened to a category 2 storm as it approached southern georgiay gray reports from gainesville in florida. >> conditions in gainesville have changed dramatically and driving rains and strong winds. that has given way after the storm pushed out of florida and moving into georgia. what it left behind is pretty severe damage. in this area, we have some power outages from trees that were do you understand. a lot of power has been restored. but along the coast that the storm did its most devastating work. flooding out many of the towns along the coastline and you have that driving wind, 120 miles an hour that made plannedful, ripping. and still causing serious problems and causing issues there and push into the carolinas and eventually turn out by the end of the day and back out over the water. one other thing that is concerned and still a concern here, tornadoes. there are warnings and that will continue for some time as well. i'm jay gray. >> president biden said the government is helping with relief efforts. >> federal teams on the ground are going

the state of florida and georgia _ get back on their feet? are the - get back on their feet? the state of florida and georgia are the two - get back on their feet? the state of florida and georgia are the two big | florida and georgia are the two big ones without power right now. they get a lot of resources from within their state from areas that were not impacted, as well as other states come in to assist them. power and utility companies are good at working together across state lines to get the power back on. that is the number one resource that is needed a lot of times. to get water, you have to have power first. elizabeth zimmermann, thank you for joining us on bbc news. more breaking news coming to us from georgia in the us, because former president donald trump has pleaded not guilty in the georgia election subversion case according to a court filing that has just been released. i will repeat that. there were four indictments around georgia. former president donald trump waiving a formal arraignment and pleading not guilty and that ele

. >> this will be a terrible event for north florida into south georgia and we've been focused so much on florida but the carolinas and southeast georgia are also going to feel this as a massive flood, we think, a flash flooding event with storm surge at the coasts. there is more to come. talking about tampa. a lot of focus on tampa bay. the storm surge, the height above the normal high tide is right about four feet now and looks like it will stay about that. could be six inchs plus or minus for the next few hours. high tide 1:30 this afternoon and then it will start going down. tampa bay and all the bays around are all filled to the brim here and overflowing into low lying areas and neighborhoods. it remains to be seen when this is all over they will go out and look at the various trees and everything trying to figure out how high the water came. i think we got lucky that the storm weakened a little bit on the right-hand side. the right-hand side of the storm as the storm is moving is where the water is pushed toward the coast. it weakened just right before landfall a little bit. that

it's not just florida but jarge a georgia /* georgia and north carolina and south carolina. na . major storm with winds at 125 miles per hour ex-p expecting landfall around 8:00 we're looking at catastrophic, life-threateni life-threatening storm surge up to 16 feet in some spots it will quickly decrease in strength but still bringing flooding rains and the chance for storm surge. it's later out of here on thursday we still do have 24 hours to get through here hurricane impacts, we're looking at storm surge, the number one take away when it comes to tropical systems, that's the number one killer. we're looking at historic storm surge along the big bend of florida, accompanied by large and dangerous winds. you don't want to be out and about in this. when you think of storm surge, think of it as a wall of water going over land. six to nine is dangerous, four to six is dangerous as well. the carolinas will see strong storm surge as well, and we're looking at the chance for destructive winds. winds gusting up to 90 miles per hour we'll be right back. per hour. we'll be right back. fr

florida. she joins us along the georgia border in jasper, florida. britta, how is it looking there? the eye has made it through. unfortunately the impacts have been left behind. i left gainesville early this morning. while we were driving north on interstate 75 away from gainesville, we saw a car that flipped over. we arrived on scene right after the accident. thankfully only one passenger. we did touch base with the driver. he was already out of the car saying he was okay. shook up. as we continued to drive north an interstate 75, we saw the prolific tree damage. this is a huge tree. we're in jasper, florida. again very close to the florida/georgia line. it extends all the way across this highway. we're literally off of interstate 75. they are several large trees that have gone onto the interstate but you can pass them. you have to be really careful because you will see some debris left behind. then we have these side highways that hook into interstate 75. something like this is hard to get around unless you are driving into the ditch. which this is saturated with mud. look how dee

both florida and georgia are experiencing significant power outages. we heard from fema of 300,000 and counting. serious flooding as well. areas in florida are now undertaking search ands are cue missions assisted by the national guard. we're going to go to simons island in south georgia. jimmy marlo is there. tell us what you're seeing as the storm moves through? >> reporter: i have been in the glen county area since yesterday. i started off the day in brunswick where folks were preparing for the storm by filling sandbags. a lot of people worried about localized flooding. we haven't seen any of that in the area. i started the day in brunswick. the story of the day really in the county has really been the wind. there's been a steady wind going from 20 to 30 nauts and i'm in an area that has a lot of trees. i want to show you what the wind has been doing to this area. we haven't seen very many downed tree limbs or trees. but you can see there's quite a bit of debris. and this is broadway street. we can take a look down this street. not very much debris o

a weekends in to a tropical storm of to causing flooding and power cops in the us states of florida, georgia on south carolina and a potential protest page and single pole. the election of a new president plays a series of corruption, and scandals. is the cost of living souls. the miller truly does in asia have removed diplomatic immunity from the french ambassador and ordered police to evict him within 48 hours. if i just government says they don't have the authority to expel silva and it's a he has refused to meet new jazz, new foreign minister appointed by the leaders of the crew. last month, dr. butler is following developments from paris to 4 phones as foreign ministry have told us that they have acknowledge this request from new jersey military leaders. they have seen it, but they say that those military leaders have no authority to makes dr. requests because they are not the legitimate the does of nation now ever since the crew to talk from has repeatedly condemned the actions of the military leads as they have us for present mohammed advising to be reinstated. there is no doubt that

over 300,000 people across florida, georgia, and the carolinas are without power. and while the carolinas will bear the brunt of idalia this morning, the storm is forecast to move offshore later today. a man in florida who crashed his car into a tree while he was trying to drive during extremely rainy conditions. that state was indeed inundated by rain with clear water beach both seeing 9 inches of precipitation. the state says it has inspected every bridge cleared by the stormed adding rescue teams are making good progress in finding and helping those who became trapped by flood waters. joining us live from charleston, south carolina, is nbc's wendy wolford. thanks for joining us this morning. give us a sense how things are in charleston right now. >> reporter: hey, jonathan. good morning to you. thankfully idalia's rain bands are starting to taper off here in charleston, and there is still, though, a tropical storm warning up in north carolina. and as you mentioned those power outages are extensive. more than 355,000 people in florida, georgia, and south carolina

as we're dealing with the emergency situation here in florida, we want to show you some live pictures tonight georgia and charleston, south carolina, where this is right here feeling the outer bands, and it is getting dangerous there tonight. here in florida idalia has cut off communities, surrounded them with water. rescues are under way. some are under curfew. search and rescue teams, along with the national guard, are in response mode right now. the only way to describe florida's big bend, small towns with big damage tonight, our first look at the incredible fury of hurricane idalia powerful bursts of wind, relentless sheets of rain, and devastating storm surge combining into a destructive force of historic proportions. >> i don't think anybody expected it to be this bad. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: the category 3 hurricane is the strongest to hit the big bend area in more than a century. landfall came this morning at keaton beach with maximum sustained gusts of 125 miles per hour homes here didn't stand a chance in nearby perry, this gas station toppled by fierce winds, and across the region, roo

florida. t that's a slight drop from an hour ago. in georgia, 112,000. lose to 460,000 customers in florida and georgia without power. the aftermath of this, now starting to dig out from 6,000 homes inundated in pascoe county north of tampa. real devastation in that county. you had two weather related deaths. separate car accidents. two men killed. those were the first known fatalities from the storm. also some reports of looting in taylor county, which was very hard hit. the governor alluded to that. so law enforcement has its work cut out for them in places like taylor county. and still, this storm is threatening, excuse me, large swaths of georgia and south carolina with really vicious, devastating winds and a possible flooding and it's only a tropical storm there. but still the storm has packed so much punch and is moving so fast that those areas in georgia and south carolina, especially near the coast, still pretty vulnerable right now. it was also interesting the governor said ten evacuated hospitals had to be shutdown during the storm. they hope to

florida. not just georgia where there are states or morgan city for florida. georgia, south carolina, north carolina and look at this almost 700 miles. and to traverse in the next several days. wreaking havoc in its wake. could see tremendous amounts of rainfall. but i mention the storm surge. and that's very vulnerable area here. around the big bend. the search is going to be well inland. a lot of folks moves to get away from this. that will be tremendous. this red shaded area. tornado watch goes until 6:00 in the morning. potential for traumatic activity. we're not be surprising. tropical air there. i will see it showing up. here's the category three. well over 100 miles from shore away for. it makes landfall maybe around 8:00. where? somewhere in the big bend area. cedar key, steinhatchee. might be some of these other coastal towns. certainly it's a possibility. here's another idea. right along the south carolina border. category one. going into wednesday evening with 80-mile-an-hour winds. all the rain be devastating and the south carolina coastal area coul

federal change on the ground are going to continue to work with the 1st responders in florida, georgia, south carolina, north carolina, to get people to safety. you've all been reporting this issue, not television or number of rescues already taken place. as i walked out of my office a moment ago to begin to recover from the impacts of the storm. chilion presidents and gabriel bork has launched a search plan to find the remains of people who disappeared during the military rule of, of the still pen of shay. it comes as the world commemorates the day of the disappeared and is the 1st time since the end of the finish, the regime in 1990, that the government has vowed defined to the forcibly disappeared. thousands of people were imprisoned, tortured and killed. drink finish is 17 years in power. all right, those who are headlines on alpha 0 then use continues right here, of to witness to state, to the new generation of young people and making demands to re balance society. welcome to generation change a global series to attempt to understand and telling the ideas that mobilize use around

los estados afectados son florida, georgia y las carolinas, que estÁn recuperÁndose de los estragos dersonas estarÍan bajo alerta de una tormenta vertical, conforme idalia salÍa de la tierra al mar, en florida, el gobernador ron desantis estÁn en las zonas mÁs afectadas, donde tambiÉn se van a registrar lluvias en las prÓximas horas. la fuerza de la naturaleza quedÓ evidente cuando los fuertes vientos de idalia levantaron un vehÍculo en plena autopista en carolina del sur. este vÍdeo muestra el torrencial aguacero que caÍa en el momento del accidente que dejÓ 2 personas con heridas leves. nos conectamos en vivo con lorraine caceres, quien estÁ haciendo un recorrido en la comunidad, y nos tiene mÁs detalles. lorrein: aquÍ hay total destrucciÓn, la fuerza de idalia entro con vientos de 125 mph, el oleaje, y los vientos arropar o la comunidad. hemos visto total destrucciÓn a lo largo de esta comunidad. por ejemplo, esta casa que quedÓ totalmente colapsada, pueden ver cÓmo el techo o esa parte de la casa quedÓ totalmente destruida, adentro, todos los muebles quedaron en el patio de la puer

it's close wide spread, flooding and damage in florida, georgia. at least 3 people have been killed in storm related incidents. president joe biden says the government is helping with the relief efforts. federal change on the ground are going to continue to work with the 1st responders in florida, georgia, south carolina, north carolina, to get people to safety. you've all been reporting this as soon on television or number of rescues already taken place. as i walked out of my office a moment ago to begin to recover from the impacts of the store. at least 50 palestinians have been injured by gunfire and take it as soft as rarely sold a storm. the city of novelist and is rarely officer and 3 is ready. so just so injured after lodge explosive device was designated by palestinian sizes. the 3 soldiers are in a stable condition and hospital ukraine has launched what appears to be the biggest wave of drone strikes into russia. since the start of the boil, targets include an airport which way the pulse of damage to military a cross disputed still in pres

and damage from high winds in florida in georgia, pockets are affecting hundreds of thousands and the clean up could take months. john henry ford's hurricane and dahlia swept into northern florida. is a powerful category. 3 storm it wins immediately, making their marks the mercurial i wall of the storm ripped off. this roof top be left another intact. next door. strengthened by the warm waters of the gulf of mexico dahlia. briefly reached category for level wind as before slowing as it roll the shore in florida is lightly populated. big bend region. the president promised federal help to effective states. i'm ready to mobilize that support they need. i don't think anybody can deny the impacts of climate crisis anymore. just look around historic slides mean historic slides on the edge of the storms path and the capital of tallahassee dahlia failed this century old oak tree under the governor's mansion. this picture posted by 1st lady casey to status who was inside at the time . the storm left hundreds of thousands without power utility workers are actively working to restore power in a

at least 3 people were killed in the widespread flooding and damaged from high winds in florida and georgia bar codes are affecting hundreds of thousands and the clean up could take months. john henry ford's hurricane and dahlia swept into northern florida. is a powerful category. 3 storm it wins immediately, making their mark the mercurial i wall of the storm ripped off this roof top, we left another intact. next door. strengthened by the warm waters of the gulf of mexico dahlia briefly reached category for level winds before slowing. as it rolled ashore in florida as lightly populated big bend region, the president promised federal help to effective states. i'm ready to mobilize that support for they need. i don't think anybody can deny the impact of climate crisis anymore. just look around. historic slides mean historic slides on the edge of the storms path and the capital of tallahassee value fail this century old oak tree under the governor's mansion. this picture posted by 1st lady casey does. that is it was inside at the time. the storm left hundreds of thousands without power utilit

impending landfall in florida but, as soon as that is dealt with, it will move on and expected to hit georgia agencies too. you may guess, so, fema and other federal agencies all have resources, people, commodities, supplies that are in florida. as well as georgia, south carolina, north carolina so fema is coordinating to the regional office to make sure that they have the resources that they have the resources that they have the resources that they need and the coordination that they need to be able to go in and respond as quickly as possible afterwards. as well as urban search and rescue teams that are on alert, ready to go, should they need to be to go out and find people that are missing. with the wildfires and the flooding that we have seen recently, you are an expert in this area, you know see a change in pace and the number of major natural disasters that ahead in the us? yes, right now it feels like we're getting bombarded every day with a new disaster, when you look at all of the hurricane is lined up in the atlantic coming towards the coastline there as well as those in the pacific,

we comes to a tropical storm off the causing flooding and our costs in the us states, florida, georgia and south carolina in sports. and louis hamilton commits his future to mercedes. and the big upsets at the us. i sent his last is fine list, casper. read his notes out. i don't see jet and the fast chinese player to think the news as minutes really does have informed the french government, the diplomatic immunity has been removed from french and boss of that tunisia. so then it's a, and i've instructed all sort to use to proceed with eviction. france has said they've does have the all 30 military leaders who remove needs as present from power on july. the 26th told the french of boss the last week that he had 48 hours to leave off to. he refused to meet with the june to appointed for an minutes. step discuss, straightened out to our correspondents in paris. natasha butler and the tasha. and quite extraordinary news, perhaps not unexpected. have given the recent events, but if we heard anything from from yes, a french foreign ministry have reacted. they have told us that they have seen

florida. forecasters predict the us states of georgia, north carolina, and south carolina will also see heavy is the expected path of the idalia, hitting florida first, then travelling all the way up to the carolinas before heading back out to sea. the national hurricane center says residents there should be prepared for long duration power outages, damaging winds and areas of flash flooding. satellite images show the storm approaching. you can also see another storm lurking off the southeast of the us — that's hurricane franklin, a powerful category 4, but it's expected to stay out at sea. and this is hurricane idalia, seen from space as it edges closer to landfall. earlier, i spoke with the national hurricane center's jamie rhome to break down what we can expect from the storm. thank you forjoining us. where is the hurricane at now, it has changed its trajectory a little and strengthened? it is currently _ and strengthened? it is currently 200 - and strengthened? it 3 currently 200 miles south—west of tampa bay, florida, maximum wind has been increasing steadily during the day it is now a c

it's expected to make land fall today as an extremely dangerous category for storm residents in florida, georgia and south carolina. have all been warned of the catastrophic impacts of strong winds and storm surge flooding. the calm before the storm. residents in the city of perry and florida, preparing for hurricane and don, is arrival businesses were boarded up and even inmate's from india by prison woodruff to den, to help fill sand bags to buffer against possible flood waters. but local still hope for the best we go through a lot of hurricanes. we pray. god turns them around, you know, fill them out. we believe that this is a safe place. our case comes still going to be safe place even anywhere. rushing, rain and high winds with the initial signs on florida is marco island the don't? it was making its way over to us tools on tuesday. as the impending hurricane chased residents away from the gulf coast, florida as governor, run desantis on residents, the crunch time is coming and it is going to have major impacts, particularly along florida's big bend region. so listen to your local officials

this was all the news about hurricane dalia as lashing florida and the southern u. s. navy, in georgia and south carolina, also have the cad states of emergency warnings of a life threatening storm surge floods. and high winds of the issue for most of florida is 21000000 residents. at least 2 people have died and right crashes related to the storm. and dalia has already caused widespread damage to in cuba, where at least 2 people were killed and be seen use corresponding j gray has more from gainesville in florida. as you can see, the conditions here in gainesville has changed dramatically overnight into the early morning. driving raines and, and strong when that's given way as the storm is pushed through and out of florida now and moving into georgia. what is left behind is some pretty severe damage in this area. we had some power outages, some fries that were down, a lot of that power restored, but it's along the coast line that this storm did. it's most devastating work. a wall of water 10 feet high or higher, pushing into areas. frankly, it's never been before flooding out many of

nearly 300,000 homes and businesses are now without power in florida and georgia. florida governor ron desantis urged people not to go out if they don't have to. >> please hunker down, wherever you are, don't mess with this storm. don't do anything that is going to put yourself in jeopardy. and there will be a lot of help coming on the back end of this storm. >> and we have now just learned that the storm has now been downgraded to a category 1 storm. and nbc's maggie vespa is in the middle of it. she joins us from tallahassee, florida, the state capital. maggie, what are you seeing where you are right now? >> reporter: we're kind of a metaphor for that downgrade. things have lessened in intensity here in tallahassee, which is good news for people here. not before these wind gusts topped nearly 50 miles per hour, knocking out power across the region. thousands of people in tallahassee lost electricity throughout the morning. power crews miraculously already back up out here across the area. restoring power. we got sandbags in front of business doors here, people did

it's caused widespread flooding and damage in florida in georgia. at least 3 people have been killed in storm related incidents. president joe biden says the government has helped him with relief efforts. tried to change on the ground are going to continue to work with the 1st responders in florida, georgia, south carolina, north carolina, to get people to safety. you've all been reporting this issue, not television or number of rescues already taken place. as i walked out of my office a moment ago to begin to recover from the impacts of the storm, shirley and president gabrielle voltage has lots to search a plan to fund the remains of papers who disappeared during the ministry of august of tennessee. it is the 1st time since the end of the pen, a shared regime in 1990, that the government has evolved to find the forcibly disappeared. thousands of people in prison, tortured and killed. you can a chaise. 17 years in power on lucas have been treated to arrest size across the world. the biggest and very just moving if the yeah. it's called the blue sys

florida highway patrol says there were two deadly crashes before the hurricane made landfall yesterday. and a man in georgia apparently killed by a fallen tree while trying to clear a blocked road. right now, the still powerful storm is slamming the carolinas as a tropical storm. but it hit florida's big bend as a cat 3 hurricane, bringing life-threatening storm surge, flash flooding, dangerous winds, and a lot of destruction. at this hour, over 310,000 people are without power across, as you can see, the effected areas of florida, georgia, and the carolinas on this thursday. >> brian: here we go. a brief tornado from idalia flipping a car off the ground in south carolina. we had to keep the sound down explicatives as can you imagine. before and after satellite images show the extent of the flooding in florida. >> rachel: grady trimble with fox business is live in hard hit keaton beach which is west of gainesville that's where the storm made landfall. grady, good morning. >> good morning, steve, rachel and brian. the good news in this neighborhood is that everyone we talked to said they heeded the warnings

this is an area that has a lot of poverty in florida and georgia.ll be there for sometime helping and we want to do it in jesus name. god loves the people and he has not forgot them. we all go through storms in life, the anchor is almighty god and his son jesus christ. >> rachel: so many things that make my heart filled with hope and joy. first of all, i love you are helping those who don't have insurance, looking for those in need. so many people are still in shock at this point. tell us how you help them spiritually as they are going through this. >> we bring chaplains from billy graham evangelism association wherever we deploy. chaplains go to homeowners, spend time with them, pray with them and sometimes just sitting down and talking. people want to tell their story. it is important to listen to their story and show interest in them. we have volunteers, army of volunteers going out through the community helping. we need volunteers. great time for church groups to come in. anybody has skills, strong back and arms, we need your help. >> steve: you

due to driving accidents in wet conditions, and more than 450,000 are without power across florida and georgia. florida's governor, ron desantis, warned 1.5 million people to evacuate tuesday night, but not everyone chose to leave. rescue efforts are widespread. officials say dozens were pulled to safety in a small motorboat in a coastal town where knee—high waters covered streets. fire and rescue workers are searching for those in need. 0ne boat rescued 75 people so far. governor desantis said there has been significant damage and crews are working to respond. idalia has moved on from florida their wake a path of destruction, and air the wind ripped down walls with ease, some homes all but hollowed out, leaving storm surge to pour in, washing away the everyday trappings of life. i everyday trappings of life. i don't think anybody can deny the impact of the climate crisis _ the impact of the climate crisis anymore, just look around, _ crisis anymore, just look around, historic floods, i mean historic— around, historic floods, i mean historic floods, more intense droughts _ historic floods, mor

due to driving accidents in wet conditions, and more than 450,000 are without power across florida and georgiaa's governor ron desantis warned 1.5 milion people to evacuate tuesday night — but not everyone chose to leave. rescue efforts are widespread. officials say dozens were pulled to safety in a small motorboat in a coastal town where knee—high waters covered streets. fire and rescue workers are searching for those in need. 0ne boat rescued 75 people so far. at his latest press conference, governor desantis said there has been significant damage and crews are working to respond. accordingly, the search—and—rescue accordingly, the sea rch—and—rescue operations have been search—and—rescue operations have been ongoing from the moment that the storm passed in the hardest hit areas and they are probably gone through about 70% of the areas that they need to to be able to check the people that are in distress and so far all signs have been positive. there is of course a lot of debris to clean up but we will get working with the local communities to ensure the roads are cleared and people can go b

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all around northern florida and into georgia and in the carolinas as well. as the storm moves bringing the wind and if rain, the concern in florida is still very much the storm surge along the gulf coast. yes, the storm has passed, but the surge continues. as the winds are still pushing the water inland towards shore and high tide in some areas is not for several hours. let's go to derek van dam who is in tampa who that be walking along the river all morning long. derek, what are you seeing now? >> reporter: john, it is so important to point out that a year ago when hurricane ian came through this general area, it actually sucked the water out of tampa bay that's over my left shoulder where people could walk out into the bay several hundred yards. that's what some of the locals here have been telling me about, they remember that. this is a completely different storm. we never want to compare one hurricane to the other because they bring their own stories, their own threats, but it's all about the position of where that hurricane eye wall goes. so with ian, t

friends have condemned to retain and dalia his head, florida and the southern us and has been downgraded now to the tropical storm. neighboring georgia and south carolina has also declared a state of emergency. warnings of a life threatening storm surge floods in high winds have been issued for most of florida is 21000000 residents. ukraine has launched what appears to be the biggest wave of air strikes into russia since the start of the war targets included in airports where reports of damage to military aircraft were disputed. russia hit the bank with strikes on the ukrainian capital key b julian presidents, gabrielle bora, cosigned, a degree for a decree, formalizing a search plan for the remains of people who disappeared during the military rule of, of go still finishing the truth and justice project as the world commemorates the day of the disappeared, and it's the 1st time since the end of the finish ever seen in 1990 the, the children government has trying to find those who went missing. thousands of people were imprisoned, tortured and killed during interstate 17 years in power, or latin america editor lucy, a new and is in t

. >> john: you'll eyes on florida and now georgia after hurricane idalia comes ashore as a category 3 hurricane, blasting destructive winds and life-threatening storm surge. the hurricane weakening to a category 1 but officials warn florida and georgia not out of the woods just yet. hello, john roberts, good wednesday afternoon to you. >> good to see you. it is a very rough day for pretty much all the south, i'm aishah hasnie in for sandra smith. idalia, making its historic landfall this morning along florida's big bend area, it is the strongest storm to hit that big bend region in 125 years. powerful winds pushing water ashore creating the potential for storm surge as high as 16 feet in some parts of that state. >> john: heavy rainfall covering roads and raising the threat of flash flooding across florida. more than 300,000 people are without power in two states as the storm hits georgia now and continues its trek toward the carolinas, prompting a tornado watch as well as tropical storm warning. >> aishah: c.b. cotton is live in savannah, georgia, where a state of emergency is curren

and now states of emergency not only in florida, but in georgia and the carolinas, as well. take a look tonight. the hurricane seen from the international space station. the eye developing there. the rapid intensification has now begun. florida's southern-most point key west, you can see right there, already being lashed by strong winds and driving rains. the outer bands also reaching fort myers beach, which, of course, is the last place that needs this. that's where hurricane ian did so much damage nearly a year ago. the winds also picking up in sarasota tonight. and in florida's big bend region, where the hurricane may very well make landfall, north and west of tampa, the vulnerable barrier island of cedar key boarded up. most everyone is gone tonight. at this hour, the newest track coming in just late today. a slight shift in that track. ginger will take us right through it. where it will now hit. hurricane idalia now about 200 miles from tampa, moving at 16 miles an hour. expected to make landfall north of tampa. so, let's find out where, and of course, we always know tha

least two people are dead tonight as hurricane idalia leaves a path of destruction across florida and slams georgiaand north carolina. the video after landfall is stunning. idalia hit florida's big bend region as a category 3 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour. tonight hundreds of thousands of customers are still without power. we're hearing stories tonight of survival. some residents who rode out the storm at home say they had to escape by swimming out of their windows. the national hurricane center's advisory is just in. idalia is now a tropical storm. but the risk of flooding, storm surge, and strong winds continues. and at this hour, there are reports of at least one tornado in south carolina. we have team coverage of this historic storm starting with cbs' omar villafranca in crystal river, florida. good evening, omar. >> good evening. some neighborhoods here in citrus county are still under water. this storm pummelled florida's gulf coast with heavy winds and torrential rain. and at its peak, more than 250,000 people were without power. hurricane idalia roared ashore at

the governors of florida, georgia, and south carolina have all declared states of emergency. e parts of florida's gulf coast under evacuation orders. as it winds pick up speed, the national weather service station in tallahassee warned that no major hurricanes have ever moved through the apalachee bay in recorded history. warning area resident, and i'm quoting them here, when you try to compare the storm to others, don't. no one has seen this. the storm surge could reach as high as 15 feet in some areas. that would be a worst-case scenario. the peak storm surge, similar to the peak storm surge for hurricane ian last september. national weather service warns, the likely be damaging storm surge up to 200 miles south of the idalia landfall, reaching down into tampa. that level if reached, could completely inundate many of the outlying coastal areas like cedar key florida. you could see how rough the waves are along the rebuilt sanibel island causeway, which of course, remember, was destroyed last year when in made landfall. so, i guess i would say, if you or your loved ones lived

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states of emergency declared in florida, georgia, and the carolinas. when and where will it hit?roker is here with the new track. >>> also tonight, new images of students jumping from windows at unc chapel hill to flee a deadly shooting the suspect making his first court appearance, accused of killing his academic adviser. but what was the motive >>> the major announcement from the biden administration the first ten popular drugs medicare is targeting for price cuts under a new law how much could you save >>> the price you pay, with the pause on student loan interest ending this week some borrowers, like this single mom, say they may not pay. what could happen? >>> and they're not only wnba superstars, they're also working moms how they're finding balance on and off the court. >>> good evening and welcome. as we come on the air tonight, hurrine

states of emergency declared in florida, georgia, and the carolinas. when and where will it hit? al roker is here with the new track. >>> also tonight, new images of students jumping from windows at unc chapel hill to flee a deadly shooting the suspect making his first court appearance, accused of killing his academic adviser. but what was the motive >>> the major announcement from the biden administration the first ten popular drugs medicare is targeting for price cuts under a new law how much could you save >>> the price you pay, with the pause on student loan interest ending this week some borrowers, like this single mom, say they may not pay. what could happen? >>> and they're not only wnba superstars, they're also working moms how they're finding balance on and off the court. >>> good evening and welcome. as we come on the air tonight, hurricane idalia has strengthened to a category 2 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour and right now, picking up forward speed, as it remains locked on a track expected to bring it ashore along florida's northwest coast to

idalia made landfall in florida as a category three storm, before charging across georgia.least two people have died due to driving accidents in wet conditions, and nearly half—a—million people are without power across florida, georgia and south carolina. now that the rain has mostly cleared in florida, the impact of idalia can be seen. this is footage from cedar key, filmed by our team on the ground there. as you can see, although the skies were blue and the sun was shining, the destruction is clear to see. live now to our correspondent helena humphrey, who is in ha rd—hit cedar key. what are conditions like where you are now? you like where you are now? have to keep in mind, her on you have to keep in mind, here on the big bend of florida, this is the worst storm they have seen in over a century, want to show you some of the destruction we have seen on the ground, if i move out of shot you can see behind me the roof of a gas station simply flipped and twisted off in those hurricane winds that came in early this morning, we are also down by the coast and people there say w

florida. she also announced that the biden administration is supplying over 1500 federal agents to georgia, florida, and the carolinas to help with support efforts. >> good afternoon, everyone. i want to apologize for the late start. the administrator was leaving with the president, so we wanted to make sure we had her with us before she came out, given the day. good afternoon, everyone. this morning, hurricane idalia made landfall in florida. our administration is prepared to support any needs that may arrive as italia florida and into georgia. personnel and resources from across the federal government are ready to assist. later today, the american people will hear directly from the president. he will speak about our efforts to respond to hurricane idalia and our ongoing commitment to helping the residents of maui recover after the tragic wildfires earlier this month as well. before i turn it over to the fema administrator for an update, we want to make sure all of those experiencing the effects of idalia or are on the path stay safe. if you are experiencing storm surge or flooding, do not venture

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so far, florida, georgia, and south carolina have all issued a state of emergency declarations.ational oceanic and atmospheric administration released these satellite images where you can see the massive nature of hurricane idalia as it gets closer to florida, as well as hurricane franklin, which is further out in the atlantic. on the ground in florida, these are pictures out of fort myers. idalia could bring up to seven feet or two meters of storm surge to the densely popular you -- densely populated tampa bay area. wind speeds are expectedo reach on hundred 25 miles per hour or 200 kilometers per hour. 49 of the state's 67 counties are already under some form of evacuation orders. prior to evacuating, residents placed sandbags around structures to protect homes and businesses from flooding and storm surges. ron desantis said in preparation, 1.1 million gallons of fuel are on standby, as well as 5500 national guardsmen and 250 starlike internet devices. . 40,000 workers are ready to's -- ready restore power. damages inevitable so evacuation is essential, said ron desantis. >> y

to driving accidents in wet conditions, and more than 500 thousand are without power across florida and georgiaflorida's governor ron desantis warned 1.5 milion people to evacuate tuesday night, but not everyone chose to leave. these are the latest pictures now that we can look at coming out of south carolina where the wind is whipping across the beach there is tropical storm idalia continues along the coast. 500,000 people are without power across several of the state so let's go live now to our reporter in florida. helena, what is the situation where you are? in this area where you are? in this area where i am, the hard—hit area of cedar key it is also without power tonight. of cedar key it is also without powertonight. h0 of cedar key it is also without power tonight.— of cedar key it is also without power tonight. no clean water cominu power tonight. no clean water coming in _ power tonight. no clean water coming in right _ power tonight. no clean water coming in right now. - power tonight. no clean water coming in right now. the - power tonight. no clean water i coming in right now. the se

. >>> right now, savannah is preparing for heavy flooding as idalia is moving through georgia, coming up from florida where we find lindsey reiser. are you starting to feel the impact? >> reporter: thanks for having us. we know idalia entered georgia as a category 1 hurricane this morning. some people in the state are without power. they have been experiencing high winds and flash flooding. here in savannah, we had heavy rain this morning. as you can see at the river, we see whitecaps but it's a lull in the storm. we are expecting to get tropical storm force winds this evening. between 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. is what the governor said. we will keep an eye on it. it looks like the strongest winds will be later this evening. >> thank you so much. we will jump to governor ron desantis in florida on what is his assessment. >> there are more than 250,000 accounts that are currently out of power and in need of restoration. as you would imagine, the counties that have the highest percentage of power outages are the counties in the main pathway of the storm. utility workers are actively working to restore power in