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it's 11:03 in the morning and the distance from the sand dunes to the gulf of mexico is about a50 feet. already this beach has been cut in half. it's 12:20 p.m. the full force of the hurricane is yet to hit, and already the distance between the gulf of mexico and the sand dunes has been reduced to next to nothing. the storm surge is coming. storm surges driven by wind as i was reporting today during hurricane michael's strongest winds, my safety helmet ripped off my head. off balance, i was steadied by the weather channel's jim cantore. the storm surge threat is not over. in some places it may exceed 20 feet and the power of those crashing waves could erode 75% of the sandy beaches. adding to the problems, the unique geography here, the corner of florida's gulf coast is shaped like a catcher's mitt. the area is subject to higher storm surges because of the shallow topography that extends more than 50 miles off the coast. that lack of depth means the water has nowhere to go but inland. in some areas that storm surge threat is now over but there could still be problems because an unusual

as it progressed northward and through the gulf of mexico, the water was very hot. 85 degrees. 's hot for the 7th, 8th of october, even for the gulf of mexico. it's cooled down now but not as much as normal. as it got closer to shore, the waters got hotter and shallower and the storms gained strength. rather than the storm we saw two days at, it came ashore at 155 miles an hour. right over tyndall air force base. i want to show you over here on this map where this thing is going. we have the report live from destin just a short time ago. here's the center of circulation. moves inland from panama city. over here is destin. destin and the emerald coast parkway. destin is seeing blue skies now for the first time. when this storm was down here, this is about where it developed. somewhere in this area. it was here. right over here. when this thing developed in the gulf of mexico, there was no way to know exactly where it was going to go. they knew a general area. but destin was certainly in it. so was panama city beach. had this storm jogged a little bit to the left, it would have be

and it is feared an ongoing oil spill in the gulf of mexico fourteen years in the making could become the worst environmental disaster in america's history. for the welcome she's gone three pm here in moscow you're watching r.t. international here of pain powers refusing to cancel multibillion dollar arms sales to saudi arabia in the wake of the killing of journalist. only germany has vowed to pull the plug on its weapons deals with riyadh while when french president was asked over his intentions he became irritated and refused to answer the question. i don't have to react to every single statement so i won't answer that question. if you're not interested in the issues related to this event don't come but this is not a press conference. and it's not a press conference to react to the german chancellor. i mean all that has nothing to do with this event nothing and. nothing so i want. ok let's get more details now from covering this story for a search charlotte it does seem at the moment anyway germany the lone voice on this one saying it may not proceed with ria. yes absolutely you hea

still to come a fourteen year long oil spill in the gulf of mexico could possibly become one of the was to in u.s. history but the story for you after this short break. i've been saying the numbers mean something they matter to us is over one trillion dollars in debt more than ten white collar crime champions each day. eighty five percent of global wealth you want to be ultra rich eight point six percent market saw thirty percent was one of your some with four hundred to five hundred trade per second per second and one rose to twenty thousand dollars. china's building two point one billion dollars a i industrial park but don't let the numbers overwhelm. the only number you need to remember is one one doesn't show you know four to miss the one and only. welcome back now is fit and no oil leak this going on for fourteen days in the gulf of mexico could become america's worst ever environmental disaster it was in two thousand and four when hurricane ivan slammed into florida's gulf coast severely damaging an offshore drilling operation just off louisiana. however the company in charge mana

old and getting worse with age are to have injured gives us the latest on the debacle in the gulf of mexico and we take a look at women in business around the world and in the u.s. dr jean's they know all of that directly ahead but first we had some headlines let's go. to the drama surrounding the new italian government budget process seems to be moving into the second act as prime minister conti's says he will press forward despite red flags from the european commission and a major credit rating agency on friday moody's investor service took note of mounting uncertainty and seeming instability in the latest mediterranean monetary melodrama downgraded to tell you a sovereign debt to one tear above junk movies also signal they did not expect to downgrade further that assessment came after brussels had again word italian leaders to abandon their camp pain pledges to voters on spending the european commission is pushing you states to keep budget deficits below two percent g.d.p. for his part the prime minister seemed to fight it here's what he had to say in rome. my leaps. for that is no chain

it is moving into the gulf of mexico yesterday the gulf of mexico is basically a bathtub of fuel forse storms it's like a steroid shot it immediately intensified that's what happened so you see that happen with some of these storms that move into the gulf of mexico it went from category 2, qu category 3, now a category 4 and it is still intensifying what kind of storm surge are we expecting? >> storm surge could be from 9 to 13 feet that is awful. that is for a wide range along the florida panhandle from the alabama/florida border down to cedar key, that's the main part. rainfall totals from 8 to 12 inches talking about winds, sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. peak wind gusts will be more than that. that will stretch up to southern georgia and south carolina where we can see power outages >> that is still dealing with the aftermath of florence. how bad will the storm be in georgia, south carolina? how much will it slow down once it hits land >> it will weaken but it will not slow down. it will get picked up by a trough and move. but we're talking about a place that has tons of t

pretty good agreement as you see it working over the gulf of mexico over the course of the rest of theweekend into the middle of the upcoming week. by the time to get up along the gulf coast a little bit of indecision where this would hit, but you are talking about a timeframe of around wednesday. you notice other runs over the gulf waters currently the tropical storm will intensify. winds right now 40 miles an hour will be climbing up the rent over warm water. by monday you're getting out into the gulf of mexico, the wind in the 60-mile an hour range, possibly 80 miles an hour is to get off the gulf coast. that's enough to make this a category one storm. 80-mile an hour wind. currently the florida gulf coast butter cone of uncertainty does stretch over towards mississippi, alabama and, not as far of rest orland but plenty of time to move around a little bit in the next couple days as it does strengthening. another thing depending on the speed makes a big difference of how much rain. potential rainfall days and days away. braver this makes landfall at least up to another six to eight i

i think your point is around that part of the country when you live off the gulf of mexico you have tot of the mind prepared for this. >> well, you do. and here in sopchoppy we are inland just enough we don't get the gulf storm surge but we do have our river coming through sopchoppy and residents on the river like me and we will get that push of storm surge so i'm sure the river's high now. i'm looking at it from the window. come later on today, probably across the back of the property. >> right. >> on our screen we are looking at live images of panama city. but speak to us about sopchoppy. you said you live on the river. how high is the water and are you worried about those rising tides? >> the river is over its banks and the house that we live, my house, was built in 1912. >> wow. >> so it is -- it is an older florida home with tin roof and solid wood which i think is doing well for us right now because it was built right. and it's made out of really, really strong wood, but with the river being behind us and years past we have seen the river get to within 20 feet behind our house wh

>> the gulf of mexico temperatures do vary from year to year, some years they're warmer than others. we do see a climate change trend, super imposed on that. the gulf of mexico ocean temperatures have been warming over time and so i think it is a combination of the fact that, yes, we do have a warming trend as a result of greenhouse gas induced climate change and due to the fact that just due to natural oscillations, the water was warm at this time. >> want to play something that craig fugate, the former head of fema, said a year ago when it came to this issue of storms, stronger storms that the united states coast was experiencing. take a listen. >> i'm tired of people debating climate change. it isn't about climate change anymore, it is about climate adaptation. we have to build for our future risk, our past is not the best indicator of what these risks have been. >> okay. do you buy what he said there and if so, what does that mean going forward? is the expectation that while we may have to know more or less hurricanes that each one of them is just stronger than what we're used to.

upwards of eight to 12 feet gulf of mexico toward the shore. winds over 100 miles an hour i think this is where most of the damage will be. on the inland areas, it will be wind, not rain. trees down everywhere. when i say everywhere, i'm talking from the tallahassee rea all the way throu georgia, all the way through the carolinas. of course, florence was such a huge storm. columbia, south carolina, raleigh, into southern portions of vginia tre down. for us, not too worried about our weather. what are we expecting? heavier rain near mountains. ay.ger changes coming on fr boy, do we have some big changes. for us, a mix ofnd sun clouds. temperaturewise, 83. our average highse cto 70. the heat index at2 miles an hour. 90. frederick and leesburg. kent county, talbot county, we've seen this cominghrough montgomery county. any showers are on the light to moderate. here come michael with temperature at 79 degrees. friday, 66. these are falling temperatures breezy.and rather it will feel a lot cooler by this time on friday. we can hav temperatures in the

right now it is swirling in the gulf of mexico. this is a live look there right now. and it's going to make landfall in the florida panhandle. mary is tracking the path. >> all eyes are on hurricane michael out in the gulf of mexico. very close to the florida panhandle there, about 100 miles away from panama city, florida. let's show you the satellite imagery of hurricane michael there. it is a monster storm. we're talking a category 4 storm that's just exploded. we are looking at it make landfall this this is a dangerous storm surge, heavy rain, hurricane- force winds. we are tracking the gusts now across the florida panhandle and the outer rain bands are already pushing across the florida panhandle. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> this morning, new details about a prominent bay area chef murdered in his fremont home. kpix 5's christin ayers reports, we now know the killing happened hours before he was set to leave the country. had plans the day he was kar murdered. the 56-year-old chef was well known and well liked in the indian food industry. he had worked for

an ongoing oil spill in the gulf of mexico fourteen years in the making could soon become the worst environmental disaster in american history. here at moscow's international stories. the u.s. president has harshly denounced the killing of saudi dissident journalist. in istanbul. riyadh's attempt to cover up the most the worst in history. and a very. original concept. it was carried out poorly and the cover up was one of the worst in the history of cover ups who ever thought of that idea. i think it is in big trouble and they should be in big trouble. following a parliamentary address by the turkish president in which he claimed to reveal but naked truth regarding the killing of the one said he had been mowed in a vicious violent political manna and what he called a preplanned operation carried out by the saudis he also said that all those responsible would be brought to justice the u.s. has announced it will revoke the visas of twenty one saudi citizens over the moda but no tough measures have been tabled in the same speech condemning the coverup total trauma reiterates the importance of maintai

in the gulf of mexico fourteen years in the making could become the worst environmental disaster in america's history. plus four degrees and raining sky. the u.s. president has denounced the killing of saudi. riyadh to cover up the most quote the worst in history. and a very. original concept. it was carried out poorly and the cover up was one of the worst in the history of coverups whoever thought of that idea. i think is in big trouble and they should be. so words follow a parliamentary address by the turkish president in which he claimed to reveal the naked truth regarding the killing over the wall and said jihad be demoted in a vicious violent political manner and what he called a pre-planned operation carried out by the saudis he also said that all those responsible would be brought to justice. now the u.s. has announced it will revoke the visas of twenty one saudi citizens over the moda but no tougher measures have been tabled in the same speech condemning the cover up donald trump reiterated the importance of bilateral ties with riyadh. the cover up was one of the worst in the history

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the gulf of mexico is a huge source of oil production in the u.s. bp and chevron began bracing for the hurricane monday, evacuating offshore production platforms in the storm's path. 75 have been cleared so far. about 11% of the manned platforms in the area, unlike oil rigs, production platforms don't move. companies shut down three rigs in the area. they moved eight others. that's cut off nearly 40% of oil output in the gulf of mexico. that's a big hit. it's stemmed natural gas by 28%. the production cut sent u.s. crude prices 1% higher yesterday, rising to just below $75 a barrel. oil prices already rising because of tight global supply and looming sanctions on iran oil. higher crude prices mean higher gas prices. right now the average cost per gallon is 40 cents higher than this time last year. >>> taylor swift using her acceptance speech for artist of the year at the american music awards to send a political message to her millions of adoring fans. >> this award and every single award given out tonight were voted on by the people. you know what

and his fate an oil leak in the gulf of mexico that's been ongoing for fourteen years could become the worst environmental disaster in american history. hello there welcome it's five pm here in moscow you're watching r.t. international now a key european powers are refusing to cancel multibillion dollar arms sales to saudi arabia in the wake of the killing of dissident journalist. he was murdered in the kingdom's consulate in the stumble at the beginning of the month france says it will impose restrictive measures if there's enough evidence of the con that the country was responsive. but when front french president. was asked about his intentions he refused to answer the question. and i don't have to react to every single statement. so i won't answer that question. if you are interested in the issues related to this event. but this is not some first. it's not a press conference to react to the german chancellor. i mean all that has nothing to do with this event nothing and. nothing so i won't let's put some context on that front one of the biggest sellers of the fence on this equipment

storms of the gulf of mexico at this point in october not read that this is severe. temperature in the gulf of mexico is still up around the mid— 80 degrees. october is a prime area. you have warm water eddies that circulate around the golf that feed the storm with energy. the problem was that the storm formed quickly, intensify quickly, so there was very little time to get ready for this one. and how bad is the storm? we shall wind reaching over mile an hour. it moved into georgia and this is the first time we have seen a category three hurricane move into georgia. it did that late this afternoon, early this evening. it is weakening but it is still a hurricane moving into south—central georgia. we are seeing reports of a high storm surge as well? it was incredible. if you are familiar at all with fishing very as a thing that final fish into a certain area. we had that situation in an area of florida to the east of panama city. it funnelled the water into the bay is in the rivers and streams and the storm surge was quite intense, reaching 13 feet. and then you had wav

north of 85 degrees, which is hot, even for the gulf of mexico here in the middle of october.ater is so shallow along that area. so the shallower the water, the more it heats up, the more energy you can get. this storm might get stronger as it heads towards the beach. especially as it heads over toward bay county and the area it did hit. sure enough this came ashore at a historic 155 miles an hour. strongest storm to hit the united states since 1969. i was 5 years old in 1969. hurricane camille had hit the coast. back then, people didn't have the forewarning that we have now. camille hit that coast and wiped from the face of the earth everything in south mississippi. it was gone. foundations of buildings were lifted and removed and they were down to nothing but sand. and for the next 30 years, everyone on the gulf of mexico compared every single storm to camille. your set back lines from the beach. how high you had to build your houses. how far above sea level your houses had to be on stilts. the ruler, the one that decided, was hurricane camille. all of a sudden hurricane kat

four, five blocks away from the gulf of mexico houses are under water. but i do not know anything about the casualties. the police cef was going around this afternoon, early ening to check on anybody who had decided not to leave and was just checking with a rescue hopefully that he would find people he could rescue. >> all right. linda, thank you for talking to us. appreciate it. best of here. >>> as the storm crashes its way inland, they are bracing for impact in florida's capital city and a big college town. matt bradley made his way to tallassee for us matt, what's the latest from there? orter: lester, this is one of the most powerful storms this city has ever seen and it's a double threat tonight, not f jum hurricane forced winds but from the threat of tornados and that will last until tomorrow ing, but the real problem here, is the trees. they are the pride and joy of tallahassee. they cover about 50% of the city and as you can see, they are going down all over the place and this is showing what is going on in florida's capital. just across the stre

an oil spill that's been quietly leaking millions of barrels of oil into the gulf of mexico now verges on becoming one of the worst offshore disasters in u.s. history joining us to discuss this are two producers so i thank you for being here you are covered these sorts of oil and gas things for years and we you know i thought when i was back in the day be long before you were born exxon valdez that was going to be the worst thing and then we saw deepwater horizon but then i wake up and there is this breaking news today about this oil spill that's been going on since two thousand and four what do we know that's correct not many people have heard of this spill and the biggest spill until now have been the deepwater horizon exxon valdez like you said and taylor energy spill is a largely unknown outside of louisiana because of the company's efforts to keep it a secret and the reason that they try to keep it secret is because they said it was they were trying to protect their reputation and their proper terry information but as it turns out taylor energy has been quietly leaking oil off the

the gulf of mexico a big source of oil production in the u.s.n bracing for the hurricane monday. evacuating offshore production platforms in the storm's path. 75 have been cleared so far. about 11% of the manned platforms in the area. unlike oil rigs, production platforms don't move. companies also shut down three rigs in the storm area. they moved eight others. that has cut off nearly 40% of owl output in the gulf of mexico. stemmed natural gas by 28%. the production cut sent u.s. crude prices 1% higher, rising to just below $75 a barrel. oil prices already feeling the pressure of tight global supply and those looming u.s. sanctions on iran. the higher crude proiices mean higher gas prices for you. right now an average cost for a gallon of gas is 40 cents higher than it was last year. >>> the boston red sox moving on to the american championship series. the new york yankees, they're staying home. the bronx bombers at home at yankee stadium, rallying for two runs off boston closer craig kimbrel in the ballpark of the ninth. but -- in the bottom

it came out of the gulf of mexico. that's one of the reasons. you don't have a lot of time to track before it reaches land. a lot of the storms come from africa, you track it across the caribbean and have days and days to see where it's going to go. when it's in the gulf of mexico, you have minimal time. so you have days. so it was around monday where we really started to see the changes. it did have things in place, wind shear. it kind of out lasted it. once it got past, that it got into the gulf of mexico, so bath water. that fuels the storm and then it didn't have the wind shear. there was nothing stopping it and it just continued to blossom. it was a scary situation. we really thought it could get to that category 5. >> thanks for that update. >>> late last night the mayor of san juan puerto rico tweeted trump played golf. it's about saving lives. >> i want to send our thoughts and prayers of our entire nation to everyone in the path of hurricane michael, especially in the florida panhandle. it's a big one. i'll be traveling to florida very,

right now i want to turn your attention to hurricane michael in the gulf of mexico. it is really not changing much in strength. hearmer wat g her it is moving gulf of mexico after it moved across western cuba. it is heading in the direction of the panhandle of florida packing maximum sustained winds of 90 miles an hour. it is moving to the west, northwest at 12. and on this track expect to become a major category 3 hurricane by wednesday morning making landfall across the panhandle of florida, eventually curving to this northeast, pushing across the south eastern united states and then weakening to a tropical storm. the biggest thing with this hurricane will be the following. dangerous storm surge up to a foot. isolated areas could pick up to 12 inches. life threatening flash floods are possible. large swells and rip currents. so if you have travel plans to the southeast, storm. live doppler 7 showing you clear skies. here's a look at those temperatures. pretty much in the comfort zone with 50s, 60s. earlier this afternoon we had 70s and 80s across the bay area, so it

this is a part of the gulf of mexico that's incredibly vulnerable to storm surge. the other part is the shape of the coastline. the water gets trapped. it has nowhere to go. it is not just right there where we could see 8 to 12 foot of storm surge. tampa pay to pensacola. this is just one example. you could be 10, 12 miles inland along these rivers and still see the storm surge. those rivers will flow backwards as the system gets closer to the coast. >> can you explain to us why governor rick scott has said, quote, we have never seen a storm like this hit this part of our state. those of us that don't live in florida, we think florida is used to storms like this. we know that dennis hit there in 2005. why does he think this one is so different? >> this one is different. one, it has been a long time since we had one in this area like this. you start getting into category three, you start looking at the storm surge here. i have so many examples i have been looking at this morning at how far it goes inland. we have to realize that people's evacuations, we always get pe

affecting 40% of oil production in the gulf of mexico, gaining the attention of oil markets amid internationalply concerns. we have an exclusive interview from london earlier today. liee don't have a sub squeeze. there is plenty of oil around, even earlier today. enough oil to supply what people wanted. what we have is a bit more of a fear factor, which is obviously severe. the rope bne crude oil. probably. or very little. to my mind we don't have a supply squeeze at all. vonnie: that was chairman ian taylor. guy: we have also been speaking to the former white house chief strategist a van and, who spoke to the bloomberg editor-in-chief a few minutes ago about the election. for have called this trump's first reelection and he will be impeached if he loses the house of -- the house. it's imperative that we keep the house. guy: interesting stuff. that was former white house chief strategist the ban in speaking to our editor in chief, john mickelthwait. we will be bringing you more highlights from that conversation throughout the rest of the day. forie: yes, we will watch more from him, particular

tropical storm michael is believed to be a hurricane tonight or tomorrow as it moves across the gulf of mexico. it's expected to hit the northeastern gulf coast sometime wednesday. a state of emergency has been declared in 26 counties in the florida panhandle. amber lee of our los angeles station is tracking the storm. >> trackingchts ispins i the gulf of mex itmesoength nexf days going from a category one to a category two by the time we head into tuesday night. it looks like it should be making its way over to the florida panhandle, weakening, becoming possibly a category one hurricane. the different models show the different forecast routes and we have four different routes that we're looking at. most of it headed toward florida. other one looks like it could make its way towards louisiana, maybe mississippi. we have another hurricane there is currently a category one there is sergio. it's going to lose some strength as it makes its way toward baja, mexico, becoming a tropical storm by the time we head into thursday. this will bring an influx of tropical moisture not just into southern cali

not already. >> because of the geography of the big band, the river on the east, the big band gulf of mexico on the west, the winds are coming up, as the hurricane approached going north, we are going to get the bottom side of the storm, that rotation from the west, that could cause a storm surge over there. that's right across u.s. 98. that's the only way out of here to the west side, that's closed. the rain, i'm telling you, it's hurting. there may have's and sheriffs are telling everybody by order, stay indoors, shelter and all day. this is why. it's way too dangerous to be outside. if we did not have the shelter of the hotel it would be life-threatening. that's a real fact. look at the trees, the rain is really picked up. this is a serious band of hurricane, it's picked up steam over the last three or four hours. it comes and goes, curfew and effect all across the panhandle tonight, they certainly would be concerned about looting as is always the case after a hurricane but simply they don't want anyone going outside until the all clear is given by the sheriff's deputy, law enforcement an

that's the image as it enters the gulf of mexico. it is a category 1 right now. fit the gulf coast where the panhandle of florida at 1:00 in the afternoon. that's just about an hour ago. it goes up the east coast. alix: it will go north of the citrus crops. hurricanes in florida are all about the oranges. cotton may be hit. we are watching that over the next couple of hours. the risk off sentiment is growing. this is how some strategists are positioning. >> the u.s. market is defensive. they are rotating more defensively within the equity markets. they are buying growth stocks. that is not a bullish position. >> we are beginning to see durations. i continue to see the u.s. looking good. >> fixed income is the biggest risk out there. to us, it's the biggest worry. bad news is happening. nobody cares. >> financials is a good place to be. some areas of the market show quality and good balance sheets. i think that's where you want to be. alix: joining us now is jillian emmanuel. he has a 3000 year in target. what is your call? julian: the move up in yields has greater

the gulf of mexico is a basin of water being pushed up on people. if you're still there when that comes in, you're going to die. >> reporter: florida officials hammering home the message. the storm surge alone can kill you, but it is now too late to evacuate. >> the time to evacuate in coastal areas has come and gone. the worst thing you can do now is leave and put yourself and your family in danger. >> reporter: we're still getting some pretty powerful gusts of wind here, and officials tell us this is still one of the most dangerous periods during the whole cycle of the storm. even when the eyewall passes like this, because this is when people are deceived into thinking they can actually come back into these neighborhoods and go back to their homes and assess damage. you've got downed power lines all down this street, and still people have tried to venture back. wolf, it is simply too soon to come back into these neighborhoods. >> brian todd reporting for us. we'll get back to you. millions of people are still in the storm's path. our meteorologist

it will continue to organize as it moves into the extremely warh water o gulf of mexico. the latest track now has winds of0 miles an hour. it has come up a little bit. moving to theor at about nine miles per hour. right around panama city as a category 3 hurricane. right now that would be a minimal category 3. still, the damage would be done toward the florida panhandle and then toward our region. ev toward the southeast. places hit by florence could be hit again by this storm. i'll update out what to expect a in our a and how this storm is going to have torsion bring some mor changes to our weather later this week. >> a lot of people just can't get a break down there. we'll see n

down the road about half a mile is the gulf of mexico. all of this, the water started rushing up the street. we moved our vehicles to this fire department which has been evacuated also. it gives you an idea of the area because the elevation is very low and only ten feet. the storm surge could be up to 14 feet and winds up to 145 miles per hour because we are on the east side of the hurricane and because of the counter clockwise nature of hurricanes, the winds on east side are the most dangerous winds. it is good to report to all of you is that we have not seen in this community in this small town which is a fishing village and a place where tourists come to enjoy the day, we haven't seen one civilian here. we have seen firefighters and police men. we see us, the cnn crew and hat is it. that is really encouraging news because we did not have a lot of advanced warning. most people seem to be gone and that is very good news. one other thing i want to mention is so many communities here are peninsulas and islands where you have to cross bridg

hurricane michael is gaining strength as it moves over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico. here's the latest. michael is expected to become a major hurricane by tonight and hit florida's gulf coastline tomorrow. a state of emergency has been declared in 35 florida counties, from the panhandle to tampa bay. and mandatory evacuations have been issued for some low-lying gulf areas. laura podesta is here in new york. good morning, laura. >> reporter: good morning. yes, yesterday residents spent the day preparing for the worst. and for those who didn't, these final hours are critical to board up and get out. by the time michael makes landfall, experts predict it could be a category-three hurricane with wind speeds of well over 110 miles per hour. gas stations along the florida panhandle are already running out of fuel as residents and tourists evacuate ahead of hurricane michael. >> we're going to get gas now e ouere. >> reporter: motorists were stuck in long lines yesterday as they waited to fill up their cars. others were stuck in traffic as they evacuated panama city beach. th

forecasters say it has strengthened into a category three storm as it crosses the gulf of mexico, generatingmore than 190 kilometres an hour. and, they're warning the storm surge could be more than 3.5 metres high. lebo diseko has the latest. battening down the hatches for what florida's governor is calling a monster storm. half a million coastal residents have been told to get to higher ground. the richest winds around 30 centimetres of rain, and storm surges as high as a single—storey house are expected —— rogers wins. this storm is dangerous. if you don't follow warnings from officials this storm could kill you. you cannot take it lightly. you cannot hide. there is nowhere to hide from a storm surge. it is impossible. get prepared and get out if an evacuation is ordered. every family must be prepared now. there are state of emergency in 35 of florida's 65 counties, as well as parts of georgia and alabama. there are fears about the impact on areas are fears about the impact on areas are still recovering from hurricane florence last month. despite the warnings, not everyone is leaving town.

beyond the bridge is the gulf of mexico and that's the natural outflow of the river.n long, the river was being blown and pushed back upstream because of this super high hurricane winds. last recorded-mile-per-hour i saw from apalachicola was 87 miles an hour. stronger gusts were stronger than that. it was pushing all that water upstream beyond apalachicola so in the next hours, days, we will have seen and it will reveal how much flooding all of that created here and not only here but far east of us and beyond. the storm surge here was of supposed to be 9 to 13 feet. it was 9 feet officially as the highest rating that we got for apalachicola. east of here, definitely other parts of the coastline which fortunately is very sparsely populated. fewer people impacted. there is a lot of forest land, state and national. a lot of the storm surge. search and rescue teams have been deployed by helicopter and boat, by the bay county sheriff's office, that's panama city which took a heavy hint as well. we are expecting franklin county where we are to also deploy search teams now

satellite imagery shows the massive storm churning in the gulf of mexico just hours away from its expected landfall. this hurricane has already battered the western tip of cuba bringing strong winds, heavy rain, and a lot of flooding. and tonight hundreds of thousands of people along florida's panhandle are under mandatory evacuation orders. residents rushed to board up their homes and load up on supplies. president trump has ordered a state of emergency in florida. >> we're already seeing mandatory evacuations in most counties across the panhandle. can rebuild your house. we cannot rebuild your life. >> hurricane michael now a category 3 storm, but it is xaning strength. our chief meteorologist paul deanno has been hcane's path, paul? >> it's the middle of the night and the storm is still getting stronger and likely will strengthen further as we head toward tomorrow when it makes landfall into the florida panhandle, likely as a category 4 hurricane. one of the strongest storms ever to hit the florida panhandle. as of this minute it's sitting 180 miles south-southwest of panama city. it's

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supercharged by the woman waters of the gulf of mexico hurrican michael blasted ashore battering southern florida with winds of up to two hundred fifty kilometers an hour residents in coastal areas who hadn't already heeded warnings to leave were told to stay put travel now just too dangerous. hurricane michael is the worst storm that the florida panhandle has ever seen or the worst power storms to ever make landfall in the united states. panama city felt the full force of her a concern on the slopes the wind was so strong and with these trees you can hear this about every tree cracking in breaking in the ranges hitting up against a house it is you could tell it was something major but again if you've never experienced a hurricane or a major storm trust me this is something that you never want to go through the dumbest thing i've ever built does it when you decide to stay for her like a jet engine. i mean the winds just super super high you can feel it in your hears like the pressure just changing it in a now fallen trees and power lines are among the hazards left in her a can michael's w

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