there's monday, some of the storm projections saying a category 3 for the florida panhandle, northern florida into georgia, the arrival of hurricane forced win gusts, there's the keys, that's around 6:00 a.m. on sunday, that's category 4, as we get into 6:00 p.m. sunday, category 4 around the tampa orlando area and the orange area is tropical storm, we are feeling tropical storm force wind. in the red shaded area, hurricane forced winds. monday at 7:00 a.m. into georgia, hurricane forced winds and monday afternoon, i mean, this would be incredible to see a category 3 hurricane into the georgia area. here is the track, new one coming out in a few minutes and parallelling the coastline, julie, mike, this could be potentially catastrophic, we can't stress it enough. listen to your local officials. listen to your local officials and heed the warnings. mike: technology is great. this thing can shift and people have to be alert. it could change direction at a moment's notice. >> right now we are seeing the north ward turn. i'm hoping forecast is wrong but we have to plan to the worst right

camille headed toward the florida panhandle. but she is capable of changing her mind. >> and externally dangerous storm is moving westward. and biloxi, the emergency operating centers have already put on full alert. both local civil defense directors. waiting, for harrison county and julie for biloxi. the hurricane flags go up, the warnings go out. >> the red cross centers will be open. >> bring your garbage cans inside. all windows should be nailed and boarded. all residents of the lower lying areas are advised to evacuate by noon today. johannesburg or jackson. >> transportation will be provided and shelter. please bring the things you will need. the adviceple take to get out and cars start screaming north. early sunday afternoon, camille camille brushes past. then it starts on the louisiana don't. -- louisiana delta. the river, the levees are beginning to crumble under pressure of went and water. finally, the levy rakes. -- the levee breaks. time to get out. now the few who linger are running for their lives north to new orle

a lady called camille supposedly headed toward the florida panhandle. this lady is part of a capable of changing her mind. >> people in from the weathered -- weather bureau. camille, a small but dangerous storm is shifting westward, small crafts should seek safe harbor. the emergency operating centers have artie been put on full alert. both local civil defense harrison waited for county which covers most of the mississippi coastline. as the hurricane fighters go up, the warnings go out. this is passed christian, copies and every request secure everything that is movable, all windows should be mailed and ported, a 15 figure expected. underlying areas, evacuate by new today to hattiesburg or to ask him. >> transportation will be provided and shelter. please bring all of the things you actually need and shelter. >> most people take the advice to get out. and cars start screaming north. early sunday afternoon, camille brushes past the mountains of the mississippi. at first she only blows a few shingles off the roof and then she begins ravaging the whole lou

rain all the way from the florida panhandle up to the nation's capital with heavy rainfall happening. all the way west beyond nashville and atlanta has seen up to 3 inches of raflt. rauflt totals from irma, more than a foot of rain on fort pierce. nearly a foot of rainfall in both gainesville and naples and a half of not of rain. 142 miles an hour. big pine key, 120 miles an hour. key biscayne, 99 miles an hour. and irma as i mentioned not f finished yet. irma a significant wind maker will continue to be a big time rain maker for the remainder of the week. >> plenty more to deal with and ahead we'll have reports from across the state of florida on recovery efforts on the aftermath of florida. >>> another lawmaker says he will not run for re-election. he wanted to spend more time with his family but he wrote i think america needs more unity and less divisiveness. bob corker says he's not sure if he will run next year. >>> new sanctions against north korea, nikki haley wrote they will work only if they will work aggressively. >> the u.n. security council agreed to new sanctions in respo

tonight, the next few hours will be crucial for those cities up the northwestern coast of the florida panhandle. tampa, right in the cross-hairs. a low-lying, extremely vulnerable city. >> and still talking about the impact to the east side of florida. tampa, melbourne, the coast already feeling hurricane force winds. orlando reporting in. and it's pulling away from the southern keys and miami, and the hefty stuff moving north. if you're in gainesville, daytona beach, southwest or southeastern georgia, you could have a tornado. keep the alerts on all night. and the hurricane moving up overnight through tampa, it will move up to the panhandle tomorrow, into alabama and tennessee. the storm surge, so many people have said it. the storm is still five-some hours away, but we'll be seeing the surge through tomorrow morning. >> and we want to go to rob marciano after this break. straight talk. if you love your phone... but hate your bill. do something about it! no, not that. straight talk wireless lets you keep your phone, number and 4g lte network... for a lot less... pick up a bring your own phone

unusual at the santa rosa correctional institution, a maximum security prison located on the florida panhandle. >> but today, there's a downpour inside c dorm, and it has nothing to do with the weather. >> well, an inmate break the sprinkler head on the cell in, what was it, 12, 10, i believe. we'll shut off the water to the cell to minimize the damage. have the inmate submit to restraints, and then we'll deal with the issue from there. >> the water is flowing from the cell of inmate troy wagner, who is serving 20 years for aggravated assault and attempted sexual battery. wagner says he broke the sprinkler head by accident. it all stemmed from an incident earlier in the day. >> i was angry and mad and i had slung feces in the cell. when i get upset and angry, i end up doing things like that. >> like that? you've done that before? >> yes, ma'am. >> really? so, what does that gain you? how does that help? >> it don't. it don't help me at all. it just puts me in more worse and worse and worse spots. >> wagner had spread feces all around his cell, including the sprinkler head, and he says he was o

forecasters said hurricane irma would continue up florida's western coast and move inland over the florida panhandle and southwest georgia. atlanta was under its first-ever tropical storm warning. >> sreenivasan: before irma hit, florida governor rick scott urged more than six million florida residents to evacuate their homes to get out of harm's way. many left south florida for points north, like orlando. that's where newshour weekend's ivette feliciano reports on the challenges facing some people seeking shelter. >> reporter: college student michelle song and her church group came this shelter today at a middle school in seminole county, north of orlando. >> the most important thing is they provide us food, so we don't have to worry about not having things to eat later. >> reporter: it can hold up to 160 evacuees, and when we visited, it still had room for people trickling in. walt griffin, the superintendent for the school system in this area, said his nine schools are sheltering 1,100 evacuees. >> i've checked out the food and the space at every single location, and it looks phenomenal. >> repor

coming back until that power is restored of course in places like jacksonville which is up in the florida panhandle there are warnings there from the mayor that those tidal surges may once again come into that city and it's already under water so that's something else to keep an eye on but certainly in places like miami the business owners are being talking to the hotel owners keen to get the message out that miami beach is almost open for business because remember tourism is the backbone of this state. and what is there may be a bit too soon to assess this but what is the general verdict on how well prepared the authorities were for this. well i think there are a couple of important lessons to be taken from this the first one is that the officials were ready they got those warnings out early most people here had about a week to prepare so they could board up the homes and that's very important but there is one caveat in all that not is that the devastation wasn't quite as bad as predicted so the next time a hurricane will come along and there will be one because florida gets hit by more hurricanes

landfall, anywhere from the florida panhandle to the carolinas. people stocking up on water and food, and shelves empty there. the families just witnessed the destruction from hurricane harvey in texas. chief meteorologist ginger zee has been tracking this all afternoon with us in the news room. where is irma right now? >> i take you to the maps and you can see that thing. the eye so distinct. this thing looks scary. we have time before it even hits those leeward islands, but hurricane warnings and a watch for the u.s. virgin islands, and puerto rico, and this is the track everyone is focused in on tonight, as it moves north of haiti and dominican, and cue back, and now south florida has made its way into that cone. florida, i believe is going to have impact in some way by this weekend. you can see the timing there as it's north of cuba that saturday afternoon. what's going to drive it? this is the big question. last time we were talking about harvey being stuck between two high pressure systems. this time, we have a driving high that is keeping i

anywhere there from the florida panhandle up to the carolinas. tonight already, residents in florida stocking up on water, on food, fuel, store shelves empty there. having of course, just witnessed the destruction of hurricane harvey in texas. the first hurricane watches and warnings are in effect tonight. chief meteorologist ginger zee has been tracking this all afternoon with us in the news room. where is irma right now? >> reporter: less than 500 miles east of the leeward islands, david. i can take you to the maps and you can see that thing. the eye so distinct. this thing looks scary. we have time before it even hits those leeward islands, but they are in the heart of it, and the next two days, hurricane warnings and a watch for the u.s. virgin islands, and puerto rico, and then it just keeps moving west. and this is the track and the cone that everyone is focused in on tonight as it moves north of haiti and dominican, and north of cuba. i want to take you wider and show how south florida has made its way into that cone. florida, i believe is

experts say the storm produced massive storm surges in alabama and florida's panhandle which caused extensive damage across coastal communities. and i know everyone is watching where maria goes as far as the southeastern u.s. what are you seeing right now? >> right now we think it's going to stay just offshore early next week from the carolinas to the mid-atlantic. one thing about irma last week, irma was an indirect hit. they never got into the hurricane force winds in puerto rico. still knocked out 600,00 to 700,000 people without power. so it's a direct hit with this storm. and you can see as we go back in time how it went over st. croix, vieques and, boom, right through puerto rico. if there's an eye trying to reemerge, it's the north coast as it's getting back into the atlantic. it may strengthen a little bit now. it has been weakening with the interaction of puerto rico, some big hills i'm afraid the pictures we see later today coming out of puerto rico will not be good. 140 winds, down from 150 this morning, still a healthy category 4, 930 millibars moving northeast at 12. a hurricane

family were able to get all of our hotels restaurants back going and will be open tonight in florida's panhandle flood waters have yet to recede and in some parts of the state tidal surge is still a danger florida is used to clean ups and power cuts the state is hit by more hurricanes than any other and it was a large and powerful storm but thanks in part to accurate predictions well practiced emergency plans and a storm that quickly weakened the devastation wasn't as bad as some predicted that may be a problem next time officials tell people to leave but for now the state's focused on repairing and rebuilding. well id joins us live now and as he was saying earlier the death toll from hurricane in the u.s. has now climbed to twelve just take us through the challenges and i suppose the post hurricane process that is now unfolding that. you know i mean the challenges the state face really depend on where the storm hit i mean here in miami you can hear a plane going over that hasn't happened in a couple of days that's a sign of just how things are getting back to normal here in the southeast we hav

family we want to get all of our hotels restaurants back going and will be open tonight in florida's panhandle flood waters have yet to recede and in some parts of the state tidal surge is still a danger florida is used to clean ups and power cuts this state is hit by more hurricanes than any other and it was a large and powerful storm but thanks in part to accurate predictions well practiced emergency plans and a storm that quickly weakened the devastation wasn't as bad as some predicted that may be a problem next time officials tell people to leave but for now the state's focused on repairing and rebuilding and gallacher al-jazeera miami beach florida. iraqi government forces are preparing for what they hope is the final phase of their fight against eisel the fighters are surrounding and their last remaining urban stronghold the town of how we judge morale in the iraqi army is high following recent victories but some iraqis are worried i suppose ideology will remain a threat long after it's defeated him and reports. this is the image the popular mobilization of forces in iraq want you to see

family were able to get all of our hotels restaurants back going and will be open tonight in florida's panhandle flood waters have yet to recede and in some parts of the state tidal surge is still a danger florida is used to clean ups and power cuts this state is hit by more hurricanes than any other and it was a large and powerful storm but thanks in part to accurate predictions well practiced emergency plans and a storm that quickly weakened the devastation wasn't as bad as some predicted that may be a problem next time officials tell people to leave but for now the state's focused on repairing and rebuilding and gallacher al-jazeera miami beach florida a meeting of the arab league in cairo has descended into a shouting match as ministers from qatar. the four states blockade in the gulf nation traded insults. foreign minister said the blockade by his country saudi arabia bahrain and egypt will stay in place until qatar stops interfering in other nations qatar's minister for state affairs said no evidence has been presented for the claims it supports terrorist organizations and called the embar

family we want to get all of our hotels restaurants back going and will be open tonight in florida's panhandle flood waters have yet to recede and in some parts of the states tidal surge is still a danger florida is used to clean ups and power cuts this state is hit by more hurricanes than any other and it was a large and powerful storm but thanks in part to accurate predictions well practiced emergency plans and a storm that quickly weakened the devastation wasn't as bad as some predicted that may be a problem next time officials tell people to leave but for now the state's focused on repairing and rebuilding and gallacher al-jazeera miami beach florida. u.s. president donald trump has described the latest u.n. sanctions against north korea as only a very small step towards dealing with its nuclear program the sanctions approved by the security council on monday where we could than the u.s. or originally wanted the draft was watered down to avoid a veto by either china or russia the new measures include restrictions on fuel supplies and a ban on textile exports from suggesting that much stron

weakening in strength, irma continues its churn flew florida packing punches through the panhandle. entering the state as a category 4 the keys took the first hit from the storm. hurricane-force winds ripping away roofs, testing the limits of everything in its path to the mainland. toppling cranes in miami and fort lauderdale and flooding streets. then a called hurricane fault occurred, temporarily sucking the water out to sea, stranding two manatees in sarasota. >> and kerry sanders helped rescue stranded dolphins. >> got to rescue. >> reporter: while irma made a second landfall near marco island, neighboring naples took the brunt. mayor barnett on the "today" show this morning. >> it was hard to describe the water, the water was swirling around and rain was coming in so hard you could barely see out of the window and it was just -- it was scary. >> very, very lucky. >> residents in the tampa area waking up grateful their homes were spared. >> i was expecting water. >> millions without power, likely thousands with severe damage to their homes as irma refuses to release its hold on

storm surge literally is probably the most deadly part of any storm which will wrap around the florida panhandle, hitting the east and the west coast of florida. so anywhere in florida truly people need to hunker down. authorities, meantime, expanding mandatory evacuation orders all over the state. in fact, hurricane irma as it shift toss the west, one place is now in full-on preparation mode, and that's the city of clearwater, and that's west of tampa. joining us now by phone is the major. mayor, thank you very much for talking to us. >> hi, julie. glad to be with you, although i'd rather be watching the pitt/penn state football game. julie: i'm sure a lot of people are. and unfortunately, a lot of people are already losing power, they can't watch television in the state of florida, and this hasn't even hit the land. this is one of the largest evacuations in the united states. about a 5.6 million people in florida, that's more than 25% of the state's population have been ordered to evacuate. including pinellas county where mandatory orders are in effect for level a and level b. my question to y

florida is an island. you have that one pipeline that feeds gasoline into the panhandle of florida. the rest is dependent on shipments coming into the ports. >> what do they do since a lot of the places where they get gas were affected by hurricane harvey, what do they do? >> right. well, they're going to suffer at this point. because the majority of the gas comes from gulf coast refineries, which as we know in the path of hurricane harvey, that supply is already limited. you're already dealing with low amounts of supply being able to avail itself to the state. now when we look at the ports, we have jacksonville in the north, canaveral in the central and everglades in the south. those are your three main imports on the atlantic coast, where irma is likely going to hit. you're going to see a disruption to vessel traffic. you're going to see these ports cut off from their shipments. it's going to get worse before it gets better as far as gasoline supplies. >> the governor said there are some federal restrictions as it relates to the ports and gasoline that he's trying to work with the

they're still tracking a category 5, still tracking as going straight for the most part up the florida panhandle worries you the most about the direction and its power? >> i think it's what you've been covering. just the size of the storm. it's going to be impacting the entire state of florida. so you really want people to be listening to their state and local officials, and heeding these evacuation warnings, taking them seriously. you can see how serious this storm is. >> one of the things, dan, that we have to watch out for, and sometimes as we are focusing on those who need to evacuate, there are also those who cannot -- and things that cannot be removed away from a storm. unlike the gulf where you can move oil rigs away in some cases, you have those resources and infrastructure on ground, like nuclear plants and right now we have about 10 or 11 nuclear facilities, power plants specifically, that are in this cone of uncertainty of irma right now. how do those locations that are so sensitive, prepare for this? >> you're right. that is a challenge. for the that the fortunately with a notice eve

park, also arrived on sunday night after driving 60 -some hours to eglin airforce base on the florida panhandle , the 130- members have a convoy of 11- vehicles... and lots of search and rescue equipment, including five dogs. no word yet on where they will be deployed. and the 129th- rescue wing of the california air national guard .. based in moffett field... made it to florida... there, the 120- plus members surveyed the damage from the sky they will be helping the hardest hit areas.. (steve) we are trackign the lightning storm here in the bay area.. this is a photo from hayward... meteorologist lawrence karnow is here. lawrence karnow: it was another warm to hot day around the bay area and muggy too. thunderstorms moved in late and continue to be a possibility tonight tnat and over the next few days. thunderstorms are coming up out of the south. they will be isolated but we could occasionaly see lightning and a few showers too through wednesday. you can see the area of low pressure off the coast. it will begin to slide north bringing unsettled weather across the area. highs tomorrow will be

florida keys. it is now back at a category 4 storm with 130-mile-an-hour winds. it could be even stronger bit time it reaches the panhandle. but, first, just hours away from pummeling the lower keys, has a storm surge warning in effect there, also for other parts of florida. storm surge warnings in effect throughout the entire state. the latest advisory warning, they could climb to 15 feet. let's talk power outages. they are rising by the hour. 253,000 power outages reported so far. officials say that number could soar into the millions after irma hits. florida's governor rick scott is asking those who still have power to charge their phones now while they still can. let's begin with philip mena, live for us in ft. lauderdale. it is raining, it is windy. what is the latest from there? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely, alex. it is coming in waves. we're seeing bands of gusts of winds and rain and as we anticipate the arrival of what we're going to be able to feel on this side of irma. you mentioned the power outages, there is a 74,000 that are out here in broward county alone, in miami-dade, about 150,000. so the vast majorit

of 130 miles an hour, widespread power outages are among the effects already being felt in florida's panhandlethan 271,000 people have already lost power. officials say that number is expected to be into the millions once irma has hit the state entirely. let's go straight to nbc's julia bagg. julia, you may have heard me talking with the mayor of the monroe county area there. it was mayor george nugent. i spoke to him. he is down in marathon in complete darkness. i told him about you when we last spoke. you were seeing power outages that had just happened. the transformers blowing. it looks even darker where you are now. >> indeed, alex. we, in fact, tried to move up a little bit to be able to show you a little more. where an area was lit just as you were speaking, not 60 seconds ago, the lights went out here again in this parking lot. it just makes things so dang trous be out on the roads. the good news is most people are not out here. we are being very careful. we actually sought shelter under an overhang. you're looking at u.s. 1. alex, you mentioned it, hundreds of thousands of people with

a team of 81 people in this large aircraft hangar near pensacola on the florida panhandle. 30 members arrived sunday after driving 60 hours with a massive convoy and more than 60,000 pounds of search and rescue equipment. they also had search and rescue dogs as well as drones. drones. some law makes suggested spending cuts to off yet is the emergency costs but that was quickly cast aside. >> we've had a tradition in america when it comes to disaster that one part of the country is hurt and the rest of the country steps up and aids them. >> meantime, president trump has hosted a dinner with democrats and republicans to jump start tax reform. the deficit continues to rise. >>> today, a democratic congressman from silicon valley almost introduce a much different tax proposal. >> it with give a tax credit to working families. if you are making up to $75,000, you would get almost 20% back as a refund at the end of the year. >> the congressman ro khanna of santa clara admit that most republicans will not support his plan but he thinks it will get strong support from his fellow democrats on

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toward the florida panhandle in georgia could see the potential of a hurricane on monday. here's the track. the new advisory at eight. category three right now but strengthening as it makes landfall over the key west and close to fort myers tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening. then into tampa bay, again with the potential storm surge of upwards of 15 feet, and again that could cause catastrophic life-threatening damage and that's why people are being sold get out while you get out while you can. your preparations need to be completed. the hurricane force wind got tomorrow morning for the keys was. were talking about 6:00 p.m. on sunday. these are hurricane force winds. by the way, tropicals force winds into georgia tomorrow afternoon. we haven't even talked about rainfall. the storm surge, you will hear us talk about this through the duration of the storm because this area is so vulnerable. were talking eights 12-foot storm surge in all of these areas underwater. that goes for the everglades, ten to 15-foot storm surge. the heavily populated area of the tampa bay area in

family we want to get all of our hotels restaurants back going and will be open tonight in florida's panhandle flood waters have yet to recede and in some parts of the state tidal surge is still a danger florida is used to clean ups and power cuts the state is hit by more hurricanes than any other and it was a large and powerful storm but thanks in part to accurate predictions well practiced emergency plans and a storm that quickly weakened the devastation wasn't as bad as some predicted that may be a problem next time officials tell people to leave but for now the state's focused on repairing and rebuilding and gallacher al-jazeera miami beach florida u.s. president donald trump is describing new u.n. sanctions on north korea as only a very small step in suggesting that much stronger action will be taken against pyongyang in the future north korea has also promised painful consequences for the u.s. . the force coming. by. will make the u.s. cell phone to create pain. experienced in its history a meeting of the arab league in cairo has descended into a shouting match as ministers from qatar on

major navy base along the florida panhandle, hurricane irma expected to bring high winds, but the risk of flooding and storm surge is unlikely. that is the headline from the pensacola news journal. orlando,oining us from lord. you will get the point -- florida. you will get the brunt of the storm later on. what is it like? caller: thank you for taking my call. peter, tell him we miss him on sundays. what has it been like? it was kind of scary earlier in the week when it looks like it was going to get miami and end up on top of orlando. our thoughts and prayers are with the folks in tampa and st. petersburg. right now it is light rain. there is some much more to orlando than the theme parks. i live downtown. we have a great downtown. you could not get on an elevator or go into a grocery store without people asking are you ready? be safe. brunt of thishe until about 2:00 in the morning monday morning. donenow, the governor has a really good job. the local weather guys, the local news have got a really good job of keeping everybody up to date. we really appreciate a couple of comments fro

it's moving towards tallahassee in the florida panhandle. then appears headed for georgia and alabama. cities like naples took a direct hit from the storm. there was flooding in miami and the florida keys. but in other areas, the damage was noted an baz ed aed an bad. the mayor of tampa told us they took only a glancing blow. right now the most widespread impact has been power outages. nearly 6 million people are without power as we speak. of the the two dozen storm related deaths, just one that we know of so far occurred in florida. as all of this is going on of course as you've been watching the country is marking 16 years since 9/11. the worst terror attack on u.s. soil. the president will take part in a moment of silence shortly. we'll have that for you when it happens. and in the meantime, we want to get the latest on hurricane irma. we do have a team of reporters spread out across the state of florida and we start with nbc meteorologist bill karins. you've been tracking the path. >> these pictures coming out of jacksonville. i was expec

as we said, the eastern florida panhandle mayk inches of rain.nce of this is really kind of fascinating as well. i've heard about this effect, but i've never seen it. we got some video, this is down in long island in the bahamas. because the intense low pressure, water is sucked up in to the hurricane. look at what happens. the ocean is literally sucked dry. >> goodness! i've never seen that. >> there is no water. it is now, in 24 hours replenished itself. but because of the combination of winds being pushed away from the shore and the sucking motion of the low pressure, it literally drained the ocean all around the island. >> that is incredible. you and i were speaking of something else yesterday. this hurricane is fed by warm water. >> right. >> i don't think folks -- i certainly didn't appreciate how warm. we're talking bath water. >> it is bath water. the water between cuba and the florida straits is 85 to 90 degrees. sometimes it is kind of a shallow layer. this thing goes down way, way lower than it normally over, you have what's called up-

app that can show all the power crews that have agreementwise florida that are amassing in the florida panhandlee are crews that are from north carolina, south carolina, probably tennessee. states have agreements with other states to send power crews to areas when they get in situations like this. i'm sure florida has agreements with maybe texas. they try to use somewhere far enough away. georgia is not going to send people to florida because they have pto worry about their own state. they will come into the state. usually it is one area to concentrate on. they have to go throughout the entire state. that will be one of the stories. it's not fair because the people that get power first -- they kind of go out to higher population areas and go out from there. some people may have to wait three or four weeks until their lines get reattached. >> i know a lot of power crews and they come from neighboring states, maybe not including georgia where they are waiting because they fear their own problems especially in the heavy pine tree regions of that state. one of the big rally points is daytona. power

there's a steady that was done of lakes along the coast in florida in the florida panhandle that go backthey can see when catastrophic hurricanes came ashore and wash ed what res so far inland that they put sand deposits in bottom of these lakes and what they discovered is that the big period for major catastrophic hurricanes was about one to 2000 years ago. not the most recent thousand years, so this is stuff that happens naturally. there are huge variations in when it happens. some years, we just went almost 12 years without a major hurricane strike, so it vair its naturally and to bring humans into this, i think is miss guided because even the united nations has said that it's unknown whether the little bit of warming that we're seeing globally is going to cause hurricanes to change much, if at all. >> liz: well thank you so much for coming on. we really appreciate it. just a point of housekeeping, the president will be traveling to naples, florida with the first lady to survey the damage from hurricane irma. thank you so much for coming on. we really appreciate it, sir. >> you're wel

the 81- member team is staying in a large aircraft hangar at egland air force base in florida's panhandle. they brought a massive convoy and 60,000 pounds of rescue equipment, dogs and drones. they rode out the hurricane inside the hangar. today they got their equipment ready for deployment. >>> dozens of celebrities took part in last night's telethon to raise money for the victims of hurricane harvey and hurricane irma. the "hand in hand" telethon aired on ktvu and many other stations across the country. it brought together some of the biggest names in movie, tv, music and entertainment with live broadcasting from l.a., new york city and nashville. jay leno, beyonce, jamie foxx, were among the long list of entertainers who performed. organizers say the telethon has already raised $44 million and that that number is expected to climb much higher. >>> funeral services were held today for a houston police sergeant who died during hurricane harvey. steven perez died two weeks ago while trying to get to work during the storm. the 60-year-old police veteran drowned after his car was overtaken

upshot, but what's helping here is it's going to -- looks like it will stay a little east of the florida panhandle it's quick. so storm surges with a category 4 or 5 hurricane can be up to 20 feet which is the most damage. storm surges cause the most damage. this -- because this system is staying offshore a little bit, because it's moving so quickly, the storm surge is forecast to be down around 10 feet. still a real problem. most of florida is like 6 feet above sea level. the southern tip of florida. but the idea being that it's moving quickly and as it gets for the north, julie, it's going to speed up. so quick movement, unlike harvey, which lingered for days, this guy is going to boom and up and it's going to move pretty quick. so the rain totals will be less which is going to help a little bit. and the winds damage will most likely be the biggest story at this point with this hurricane. >> were you saying 175-mile-per- hour winds right now. >> yeah. >> essentially would flatten buildings. what do you figure the wind speed would be when it hits florida? >> they want to drop it down to a categor

family were able to get all of our hotels restaurants back going and will be open tonight in florida's panhandle flood waters have yet to recede and in some parts of the state tidal surge is still a danger florida is used to clean ups and power cuts this state is hit by more hurricanes than any other and it was a large and powerful storm but thanks in part to accurate predictions well practiced emergency plans and a storm that quickly weakened the devastation wasn't as bad as some predicted that may be a problem next time officials tell people to leave but for now the state's focused on repairing and rebuilding and gallacher al-jazeera miami beach florida. well last week's earthquake in mexico was the strongest to hit the country in one hundred years in the south tens of thousands of homes were destroyed millions of people were affected but the nation's capital not its twenty million people fared better while well prepared when disaster struck david marshall reports from mexico city. to my mum and earthquake the feeling of terror triggers is a sensation mexicans are all too familiar with this wa

has been running loose on the southern coast, a lady called camille, supposedly heading to the florida panhandleerfectly capable of changing her mind. >> in from the weather bureau, camille is all but extremely dangerous, now shifting west to the mississippi coast. small craft should seek safe harbor. ♪ biloxi,lfport and emergency operating centers have put on full alert. a husband and wife team. , -- [indiscernible] julie for biloxi, the largest city. the hurricane flags go up, the warnings go out. >> the red cross shelters are being opened. gulfport, long beach and biloxi. >> bring your garbage cans inside, secure everything. tie it to fit -- all residents of the low-lying areas are advised to evacuate by noon today. to hattiesburg or jackson. >> transportation will be provided in the shelter. bring everything you need. >> most people take the advice and get out. cars start streaming north. ♪ >> early sunday afternoon, camille brushes past the muscles of the -- the mississippi. at first she blows is some shingles off of roofs, then she ravages the dome. upriver, the levees are crumbling under

we are aggressively working to move fuel to the florida panhandle in the north central part of the state you're in an evacuation zone, leave now i port everglades will be closing for safety and gas will no longer be resupplied and southern florida after the storm hits -- until after the storm hits. if you're -- again, if you're concerned that you can't get out because of whatever reason, traffic, fuel, whatever, 342-3557. we'll do everything to get you out. you cannot wait. shelters. last night i districted all schools to be closed. k-12, state colleges, universities, all closed. all state offices were closed effective today through monday. this is to ensure we have all of the space we need for sheltering and staging. floridians have to have access to every place they can for a shelter. shelters are available. you should follow the directions to go to a shelter that fits your needs. volunteers. over 17,000 people have volunteered to help in this. i think -- first off, i thank everybody for volunteering. we need more. i know we'll need more. i want to thank every one that opened their hea

you can see how it weakens to a category 1 going to northern florida, the panhandle, looking at heavy rain. we could see 8 to 12 inches of rain in florida. looking at wind gusts over 50 miles an hour. throughout the evening hours we're still looking at 60, 70, even 80 mile an hour wind gusts. back home we have our own weather to talk about thunderstorms offshore, hot weather, big changes to talk about coming up for tomorrow. eric? >> lisa, thanks a lot. first responders to the bay area are in florida tonight ready to help with rescues and relief from hurricane irma. the monster tomorrow is even impacting our very own colleagues. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live in san francisco. cornell, someone you know is in harms way. >> reporter: yeah, eric. and pretty concerned about a former coworker of mine named john who lives in southwest florida right in the path of hurricane irma. we skyped with john just a few minutes ago. >> here's the deal. my house is going to go right through the eye wall. i'm in the direct path of the storm. >> reporter: that's my former colleague john hunke

irma's power weakened to a tropical storm earlier today as it churned across the florida panhandle.s on track to sweep through georgia before veering west toward alabama. those states were scrambling to prepare. the national guard was on the scene in this orlando community where homes were inundated with murky floodwaters. other residents waded through knee-deep water to see the damage for themselves. like many areas of florida, this pine hills neighborhood regularly experiences flooding. but despite days of planning and pumping thousands of gallons from nearby lake, county officials say they've never seen water levels this high. rescues were also underway in jacksonville as the storm battered that area today. >> we have search and rescue teams ready to deploy. something that represents a white flag that can be viewed from the street if you are in this very isolated and very specific flood threat, which is along the river. >> reporter: governor rick scott deployed state resources to help. >> in jacksonville and northeast florida, storm surge is three to five feet on top of more than

after it hits the florida gulf coast, the hurricane is expected to head inland to the florida panhandle as well as southwest georgia by monday. evening just last few minutes we have watched a number of people coming to the shelter which was already at capacity. they are still taking folks in and other places to go. >> it has been something to watch the storm, orlando is in the middle of the state, tell me about the timing for the next couple hours.>> reporter: we are expecting this to make its impact here a little bit later on tonight, orange county has put together a mandatory curfew starting at 7 pm tonight, running through 6 pm tomorrow. that is in order to keep folks inside off the streets and hopefully out of danger as much as possible. we know all mobile homes have been evacuated here so this town is not taking any chances. >> i know a lot of people from miami, the keys, fort lauderdale south of you have moved north of the state, are a lot of those folks in your area or heading further north? >> reporter: we have met a few folks who are from the miami area, hoping this being inlan

they're at eglin air force bace on the florida panhandle... about 25 hundred miles from home in menlo park. (tiffany) take a look at this... florida deputies rescued two people who tried to ride out hurricane irma on an anchored sailboat. police were able to transfer the two survivors onto their boat. this happened in martin county on the east coast of florida - the opposite side of the state from where irma is hitting the hardest. but rescuers say the waters can still be trecherous throughout the state. (james) reporters brave the elements of hurricanes like irma to bring the story home for viewers. but they're only human -- and as one cnn reporter in naples, florida found out -- not immune to the elements. "this is the most severe gust it's pushing through. you can see the water, you can't even see 50 yards anymore to our right, due to the the amount of water that's being pushed along the street and filling up here.natsthe good news is we reported over the last days that many of the people here in naples evacuated this area. we didn't see but

family were able to get all of our hotels restaurants back going and will be open tonight in florida's panhandle flood waters have yet to recede and in some parts of the state tidal surge is still a danger florida is used to clean ups and power cuts this state is hit by more hurricanes than any other and it was a large and powerful storm but thanks in part to accurate predictions well practiced emergency plans and a storm that quickly weakened the devastation wasn't as bad as some predicted that may be a problem next time officials tell people to leave but for now the state's focused on repairing and rebuilding. and as you just mentioned there of course getting people back into their homes and build rebuilding are the priorities but there however are senior u.s. officials and in the includes the governor of florida who have deny that incidents similar to this in the past are in any way linked to climate change do you think that there is a sense that that debate is going to be reopened as a result of hurricane. i mean look regarding covering hurricanes like this for fifteen years i think in state

this is going to be a catastrophic storm that will encompass all of the florida panhandle. are expecting some 6 million people or more to be in the path and the threat of this monstrous hurricane, currently a category 4 as irma moves much closer to florida and the mainland united states. joining me now from key largo, reed timmer, he is a storm chaser for accuweather. you are what your organization calls an extreme meteorologist. you've been through a number of other major weather systems, but are you doing anything differently this time around because of the size and the strength of hurricane irma? >> i'm not doing anything differently. we always prepare for the worst case scenarios when we're out here chasing these tropical systems but we know this storm is very different from the rest we've chased. i've chased katrina, harvey, rita, ike, several hurricanes in addition to tornados and this one is a different monster. the wind speeds are much stronger. we measured 140-plus-mile-per-hour winds at rockport when we were there covering the eye wall of that hurricane. this is l

of other people across the state are still without power now if you look at places like the florida panhandle there are still problems up there with floodwaters not yet receding and in one case the mare of a city up there in the panhandle is warning that that surge could come in once again so depending on where you are in the state is depending on how quickly you are recovering and of course then there's all the people that have to get back home i live here so i know where people went for the most part they went to orlando some as far as atlanta some just flew out of state never of course got to come back we're seeing flights come in here in miami but very very sporadically nothing like normal so it is going to take days for those people to come back and if there's no power at their homes which is the case for many people it's not really worth the making that trip just yet so lots of challenges remaining here in the state of florida and so overall roughly how long the authorities think it's going to take and meet those challenges how long before everyone can return to their homes before they

significant damage and so from the standpoint we're not going to see a storm that stalls over the florida panhandle, or over florida for an extended period of time and dumps 50 inches of rain but you have the potential for significant storm surge but when you combine that with the destruction of the wind the damage could be much more significant than houston the last couple of weeks. >> so how much more complicated does that make the preparations? and how prepared can be be to prevent widespread damage? >> it's going to be difficult but the utilities have gotten good after hurricane andrew and i was down there after hurricane andrew in 1992, they put in a series of plans and they have been moving resources to preposition the resources but look you're talking about the potential for tens of millions of people to have their power impacted you're talking about 150 miles per hour winds you're talk about having to completely rebuild portions of the electric infrastructure that's going to be time consuming and have an impact on recovery and the economy. >> george it seems like fema's funding is going to

the entire state of florida now up to most of the panhandle as well as lake okeechobee looking at thening in place. that means they're going to experience the hurricane-like conditions as we go through say the next 36 hours. tracking irma and looking at the storm surge reports, it's going to be lower on the eastern coast. about three to five feet near miami. five to ten feet for the keys. that's starting to happen now. 10 to 15 in the southwest part of the tip of florida. this is going to be happening through this afternoon. notice still at a category 4, irma starts to ride along the coastline. then we start to move farther north. say around ft. myers, 6 to 10 feet of surge still possible. very dangerous conditions. and near tampa, 5 to 8 feet. 2 to 4 feet on the eastern coast farther north up through to jacksonville. we're looking at high storm surge. really on both sides of the state, but the western coast going to be worse off because it will still be a major hurricane all the way up, it looks like, through to tampa, where it could start to see land interaction and weaken to a cate

we saw changes here on the gulf coast in the florida panhandle just in the past few hours in terms ofal storm warningings that are potentially headed our way. we just don't know. i think right now everybody in our neighborhood is saying, we better prepare, not necessarily for hurricane but for tropical storm. >> a lot that needs to be done. what's the balance here between giving people information, telling them what might happen, worst case scenario and at the same time not scaring them because in the past we have heard warnings like this that had been this dire and then it turns out thankfully that they were a little bit much. >> let me be blunt, it's a whole lot better to have people afraid and reacting to what might happen then to make have some fish dead bodies. that's the worst scenario. it's not to have people frightened enough. the next time something happens, yeah, i remember before, when i think janice was talk about the storm surge, i could not focus more upon that because really the big danger, body of water moving at 10 miles an hour has the force of a 240-miles-per-hour w

this is affecting the entire state of florida now, and those areas that are want seeing much like the panhandle soon enough will because this is going to ride the western coast of florida. you saw the updated track a few minutes ago. very close to tampa for a powerful landfall before moving into the panhandle of florida and over to georgia. we do have the hurricane watches and warnings in place. yesterday, we talked about the extension of the warnings along both coastlines all the way up florida. the entire spot across florida now under that warning because of irma. these are areas in particular that are looking at the threat of major storm surge, high wind gusts, and heavy flooding rain starting now and just lasting throughout monday as well. let's talk about storm surge. we'll begin with the keys here. this map is showing us the potential for certain levels of surge. remember, surge is the rise of ocean waters as they move inland combined with tidal flow. you see these much higher than average waters move into land areas and typically areas like homes and businesses. so around this map over t