you could fit a couple of hurricane andrews inside of hurricane irma now. the path of hurricane andrew, if you could speak to that, stephanie, how different that was. the path of hurricane andrew over florida versus the path of hurricane irma. >> just to start off here for some facts for everybody, there's been three known category fives to make landfall in the u.s. florida keys 1935, camille in 1960. and andrew in 1992. andrew made landfall as a four, and thn they upped it to a category five at its ten-year anniversary. that's just some factoids for you. now to address your question. where that was coming in, so much smaller, which made it like a buzz saw. by the way, very much like charlie, which a lot of people will remember on the west coast, which is also a good one to talk about. that was small and a buzz saw, category four. it just kind of goes right over an area and moves out. andrew went right over south florida, destroying homestead like a buzz saw and kept going. the difference with this is this is coming from the south and going up the entire sp

in the caribbean as hurricane irma strikes. in the caribbean as hurricane irma strikes. powerful winds, massive waves, and now.. we are getting word of the damage left in it's wake. we have complete stormwatch-7 weather coverage, as thousands of florida residents evacuate and brace for irma's impact.. good morning washington. toss to eileen irma - remains a category 5 hurricane new intensity and track at 5am & 8am 2 other hurricanes in the atlantic (jose & katia - no impact to u.s.) here at home: - patchy am fog; sunshine returns today - dry & fall-like through the weekend today: partly to mostly sunny. breezy. highs: 73-76 winds: nw 5-15 mph tonight: mainly clear and cool. lows: 49-57 winds: w 5 mph friday: mostly sunny. ghs: 73-76n: nw 5 mph inous words from the the governor of florida-- telling residents prepare right now, as hurricane irma heads this way. the category 5 storm passed near puerto rico overnight-- and many forecasters say the u-s mainland, may be next. so here is some more about irma's impact. overnight-- the brushed past puerto rico and the dominican r

intensify from hurricane 3 category to hurricane 4.eeling right now what derek van dam was feeling in miami beach, those strong winds really packing a punch and that rain that starts hitting the sides of your face. that's just the outer bands of hurricane irma. this is just the outer bands. karen mcginnis has been keeping a close eye on irma for us. she joins us now. give us a sense of how slowly it's moving, the direction it's moving, and what we should be really concerned about in the hours ahead. >> we just received this. this is from the national weather service in key west, florida, from a member of the national weather service on key west. i will read the majority of this. everyone in the florida keys needs to remain indoors, hunkered down, in an interior room away from windows, and make sure you have proper footwear on, meaning no sandals, no flip-flops. we want people to know -- to use whatever they have to trprotect themselves. use mattresses, blankets, pillows, helmets, whatever. the worst is yet to come. the intense winds as

4 hurricane. its wind speed had slowed slightly to 130 miles per hour, that's because it made landfall in cuba overnight, and has been spending time over cuba, where it has been weakening a little bit, but it is expected to restrengthen as it goes back over water, before taking a slightly westward path straight through the entire state of florida tomorrow. nearly 19 million people are currently under hurricane watches and warnings in florida, and in neighboring states with evacuation orders extending to nearly 6 million people. this is one of the biggest evacuations in u.s. history. key biscayne, florida, small island near miami is preparing for the worst. joining me is the mayor of key biscayne, maya pena lindsey. you and i have been in touch, you are a barrier island and recommending people leave because you're not going to be able to help them once these winds pick up. >> that's right, we're in a mandatory evacuation zone and we in fact have evacuated in a high ridge in miami proper pretty clos

hurricane.s that date for a year? we send it hurricane hunters to fly over these storms and we also have unmanned vehicle assets flying above the storm that allow us to look at the storm and even send information to estimate wind speeds and that is very important for getting real—time readings on how the storm might identify. when you couple that with satellite data you get a better understanding notjust of precipitation structure and wind speeds but also the whole situation, the sea surface temperatures, weren't what might be warmer than create more fuel for this to them —— to intensifying get bigger than it already is. we have seen reports from the bahamas were the low pressure has sucked the ocean away from islands like long island. that is extraordinary to watch, the water has gone somewhere, how fast will come back in? that is an important forecasting question and we leave those to noah. we can monitor the potential surge and by looking at the distribution of water in these storms, with sat

, another hurricane.ort. chris froome is set to win cycling's vuelta a espana for the first time this afternoon and with it become only the third rider to win that and the tour de france in the same year. today's stage is largely a procession into madrid. having finished as runner—up on three occasions, froome called victory an incredible feeling. it is obviously moments like this now that makes all the sacrifices, all the time away from home, from my family, it is moments like these that make it all worth it. obviously it is emotional. it is such an incredible feeling. manchester city and manchester united are level on points at the top of the premier league. city's 5—0 thrashing of liverpool helped their goal difference but united remain above them despite the fact they could only draw 2—2 against stoke, a result that ended their perfect start to the season. i am not satisfied with the point because i think we were the team that tried to win, the team that were closer to winning, the team that got the r

we have a category four hurricane, a major hurricane.this intensity and this size affect a vulnerable population, usually extreme to catastrophic damage occurs and we are probably going to see that, unfortunately, with this storm. and you are in key west. give us an idea of your situation. are you inside? and are you worried about staying there? no, fortunately we are in a structure which was designed and built to withstand a category five hurricane. we are fortified and elevated so that my colleagues and i can do ourjob to help protect and serve the people the keys and also the first responders who are also helping to protect the citizens here. so we are safe, safe and sound, so we can do ourjob. but outside our walls, the wind is howling, we have ripping gales, and damaging winds, wind driven rain, and the water is rising. all right. thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us and to bring us up to date. i know you are extremely busy. chip kasper, forecaster in key west. on the line is tampa resident ron anderson. he also runs

wreaked by hurricane irma.respondentjeremy cooke is in the british virgin islands — which could be hit hard again within the next 12 hours. these islands are bracing for a second parcel hurricane injust these islands are bracing for a second parcel hurricane in just two weeks. that was when hurricane emma came through causing all of this devastation and since then it has been a race against time to make things secure and safe before hurricane maria arrives and frankly a race against time which simply could not be one such is the extent of the damage. fear now is any piece of the damage. fear now is any piece of this debris, the timber, roof sheets, household items, could become potentially deadly ammunition for hurricane maria as it is swirled around in some 100 miles an hour plus. people are hunkered down in their homes, hoping for the best but they know the hours ahead are going to be extremely difficult. really not much to do now but to wait for the storm to come. jamie cook, bbc news. meanwhile the uk task

i think that was after hurricane andrew. they know what they're dealing with when it comes to big storms. >> reporter: that's right, alex. hurricane andrew devastated this area. we've been driving around. let me show you what it looks like right now. we're seeing some of the outer bands of this storm. this is something people have been preparing for. a lot of people remembering what hurricane andrew did to this town. in fact, a little while ago we were driving by one area. it's almost like a monument to what happened in hurricane andrew. we're going to head out there in just a second and see if we can show you pictures of what happened to that live. i want to show you what we're looking at. these are the outer bands. that's the outer bands and that's way up here, that's where we are right at that blue dot. we're starting to see the storms and the outer bands drenching the area. we're not seeing the hurricane-force winds. one of the things hurricane andrew did to this town is it basically restarted the way people looked at bu

and now another powerful hurricane, hurricanejose, and now another powerful hurricane, hurricane jose fast approaching the same area. in a moment we'll hear from jane 0'brien, our correspondent in miami in florida. first the latest from the cuban capital havana. will grant is there. it's obvious the windy when you are but much worse on the northeast coast. that's right. if people thought on cuba they were going to avoid the worst of this storm, it's becoming very apparent that that's not the case for many communities along that northern coastline. hurricane irma hit with the full force of a category five storm. the first time that has happened on cuba since the 19205, which gives you a 5ense since the 19205, which gives you a sense of the scale of this event. the cu ban authorities sense of the scale of this event. the cuban authorities did try to move large numbers of people out of harm's way, but many have been left, particularly in the central province. there are many thousands of people there without power at the moment. that is flooding in that region, two, and where the tourists

hurricane irma is huge.r the hurricane ever read on before it was downgraded andy found that the eye of the storm —— and they found that the eye of the storm was several miles wide. that's why we have other destruction across cuba which we will see a steal at images but hurricane jose cuba which we will see a steal at images but hurricanejose is images but hurricanelese is—— ,- ———— — a similar track at the following a similar track at the moment and unfortunately hurricane jose, a category four hurricane, is getting close to barbuda which got flattened by hurricane irma a few days ago. it's one of a glancing blow to its tracking what are the north and northeast of barbuda. it is close enough that there is going to be some damage. that is still the idea that there could be some torrential rain and storm surges but i think the worst is probably going to be out at sea. that's not what we are seeing with her on —— with hurricane irma. the actually measured the sea surface temperature and measured the sea surfac

hurricane irma immense size makes hurricane andrew mild.n the approach of the deadly storm. we'll be right back. time's up, insufficient we're on prenatal care.es. and administrative paperwork... your days of drowning people are numbered. same goes for you, budget overruns. and rising costs, wipe that smile off your face. we're coming for you, too. for those who won't rest until the world is healthier, neither will we. optum. how well gets done. getting heartburn doesn't mean i means i take rolaids®. rolaids® goes to work instantly neutralizing 44% more acid than tums® for fast, powerful relief of your worst heartburn. i trust my rolaids®. r-o-l-a-i-d-s spells relief. >> tucker: a fox news alert, each hour brings hurricane irma a few miles closer to the state of florida. it is believed that this hour, the storm will be category 5 hurricane, the most powerful when it makes landfall in the u.s. on sunday. heading right up the middle of the state of florida. almost every city from key west in the south to pensacola in the north could sustain d

it's a devastating hurricane, a huge hurricane. make impact it here. there is still a little bit of uncertainty just where the there is still a little bit of uncertaintyjust where the eye will ci’oss uncertaintyjust where the eye will cross that make landfall. it looks likely to run parallel to the west coast of florida. extensive, heavy rain. this huge storm surge, once the hurricane moves through, we see the hurricane moves through, we see the winds driving in the water across the low—lying coastal areas. it continues to push its way steadily northwards within a couple of days it will weaken considerably. still a lot of heavy rain associated with it but just still a lot of heavy rain associated with it butjust taking a look at jose,in with it butjust taking a look at jose, in the rest of our frantic, at the moment we are expecting it to wea ken the moment we are expecting it to wea ke n over the moment we are expecting it to weaken over the next couple of days. it looks likely to for four or five days. it doesn't look likely it w

this zoo has been through hurricane andrew, hurricane wilma, hurricane katrina. >> these animals flockedhe restroom to escape hurricane andrew which blew through in '92. >> announcer: people aren't the only homeless victims of the >> reporter: and not the only ones without fresh water. >> we had things totally destroyed around here, yet the animals pretty much survived unscathed. >> reporter: today these pink flamingos are back in the bull's eye, but this time they'll ride out irma in a new concrete closure. ron mcgill is helping to relocate many of the animals. we first met ron back after andrew leveled the zoo. >> they're still very nvervous from the storm. >> reporter: and that's tochi. >> i took a photo immediately following hurricane andrew with tochi near a trailer that had fallen from the sky right next to him. yet tochi didn't have a scratch on him. >> reporter: this time they're catching these birds, clipping their wings and bringing them inside. while the bigger animals like these lions will stay where they normally sleep. >> it's something they feel secure in. these houses are

one -- out run hillcrest high school. -- out run hurricane jose. >>> for us hurricane irma will get you back on what's happening now, moving up the spine of florida. the national hurricane center down graded it to a quoit category one, sustained winds of 85 miles per hour. tomorrow night it will be a tropical storm as it heads in to georgia and the winds then will be below 74 miles an hour. rainfall rates, 4 to 6 inches an hour. storm surge 4 to 6 feet remains a threat over the next 36 hours. you want to get killed in a hurricane? it will be because of drowns because of a storm surge that catches you unexpectedly or all the rivers rising over the next couple days. when they get a tropical storm warning in atlanta it is unheard of. the first tropical storm warning they ever had in the city. the golden gate bridge tonight, concord has 81 degrees at this hour. look at san francisco. quarter after 11:00 p.m., 74 degrees out there. 77 in san jose. well, tomorrow it will cool. today temperatures spiked by 10 degrees to near 100 inland. tomorrow mid-90s. see that low down there? see the clouds

what we saw from hurricane harvey was there was a shelter there that started to flood during hurricane harvey. people had to be evacuated from that shelter and taken somewhere else, so how do you plan to deal with that, if, in fact, worst case scenario that happens to some of your shelters in florida? >> you know, this is really a science. whenever you think about where we are putting shelters. we don't intentionally ever put shelters, open shelters in buildings that are not rated for a shelter and we're working with our emergency managers to identify they're identifying these spaces, we're working together to make sure they are in places that are not in flood plains and that their precautions are being met. really when you think about what can happen? disaster can do anything. we can't control. that what we can control is we have other facilities and places on stand be i that we would relocate people if that need comes up. >> i think the word you keep hearing oempd and over again from officials and volunteers and aide workers is this is unprecedented in terms of the scale, as well as

victims for hurricane irma.sha lewis, fox5 local news. >> okay, we want to remind you fox5 is always on. we'll have continuing coverage on hurricane irma throughout our morning show and throughout our day and our other shows. our matt ackland and his photographer ronnie mccray they're heading to charleston south carolina today to bring us live team coverage. as always the very latest up to date news is on our web site as fox5d.c.com. >>> in other news this morning in our area let's head to prince george's county where a pregnant woman who was set on fire by her boyfriend is in critical condition this morning. police say a man threw flammable liquid on andrea grinage and hit her on fire. it happened yesterday afternoon in capitol heights. doctors delivered the pregnant woman's baby early because of her injuries. no word right now on the suspect's name but we do know police say he's going to face some very serious charges like attempted murder. >>> the search continues for a missing pregnant woman, pregnant maryla

cat 5 hurricane. take a look at hurricane jose. it's a major hurricane. that white line is what happened with irma. take a look at the cone here for jose. by saturday, we might be talking about a second major hurricane landfall on the same islands here in about a four to five day period. it's unfathomable when you see the pictures. >> category 3 behind a category 5. we'll be back to you. something to think about. if you've got friends on the west coast of florida, this was one scenario. it's going to be bad over here but not horrible. if they are right and we come up like this, that means marco island, naples, fort myers, cape coral up into charlotte county. all of you could face hurricane force winds. everyone. collier county and charlotte county and up into tampa bay. sarasota and tampa proper. listen to your local managers, your local warnings. this shift is going to mean changes for what happens in bonita springs. this means more water, more wins, more storm. the worst part of a storm, the circular i, counterclockwise, low pressure center. the worst i

the national hurricane center has now increased the hur had cane or changed the hurricane watch to a hurricane warning for south florida, to jupiter inlet southward, we're going to find the color fill in and get to the warnings. notice it's for all of south miami or south florida that is all the way up northward past west palm. the winds are approaching and the models are a little different. this is one model. we call it the rpm and it looks like it wants to slide it up towards the east coast of florida. it's in the cone of uncertainty when it comes to the national hurricane center's track. we still have a category 4 before land fall. now earlier the track was more east and came out and slammed into the carolinas more like this. so we're starting to see more of a northern and curvature off towards the northwest movement. doesn't mean much for florida right now because you're still going to see the entire state most likely have a land fall. keep in mind we still have a cone of uncertainty here. as we move on now and get in a little bit closer let me show you the difference of these tw

this hurricane is evolving.nder the influence of other factors, mainly, it's interacting with land. although it's not that sturdy. it's the keys. and they're looking at quite the storm surge in this region. the highest point around key west is 18 feet and the storm surge will be 5 to 10 feet. could see 10 to 15 inches of rainfall. there are a lot of things that will happen across the keys. none of them are going to be good. this is the rpm. this doesn't forecast where irma is going to make land fall. it shows you the overall wind field. goes past naples, tampa/st. pete. nobody is going to escape irma's path. no one. a lot of people have been second guessing why you move from the east coast to the west coast, did you go far enough to the north? the impact has been broad and wide. here we can see the outer bands here looking very impressive. still have that tornado watch out for south florida. and even over here in miami and ft. lauderdale you're looking at storm surge still here. you're looking at strong winds. i

irma still a very powerful hurricane but notice how the size has grown. we're talking about a very large hurricane, more so the impacts will be felt over a larger distance than they were experienced about 24 hours ago. a major hurricane movement to the west-northwest impacts today along the northern cuban coast and central bahamas. here's the onset of the hurricane-force winds and notice saturday evening we'll talk about those approaching the keys and also southeastern florida. landfall early sunday morning in and around miami. that's the latest thinking and, again, the up the coast here of florida but also over the inland areas and also still concerned about gusty winds, some cases damaging winds and flash flooding all the way into georgia and in toward south carolina. so, some big impacts coming up here over the course of the next couple of days. notice where the hurricane warnings are in effect and will likely to continue to be extended further north as we go throughout the daytime hours. damaging impacts continue into early week. we're also following

we have hurricane irma. category five major storm. and hurricane jose. likely to work its way away from the u.s. mainland. but the storm is bearing down on the islands. it's so tragic really to have one storm after the other. a major hurricane is 95% inhabitable and we have another storm headed that way. >> no matter how many people are affected. 10, 20,000 people. it's people affected by potentially jose. we hope it continues with the loop to the right. hurricanes have their own mind it appears. a lot of us every day folks might say. quickly, we're about to talk to the mayor of cape coral. near fort myers. with the new estimation coming out an hour ago. what does it mean? >> it's a more concerning track for cape coral. because of the location of the latest models that we're seeing. we're expecting the track to be more to the west coast of florida. that would affect the community more. currently the storm is away from florida. you mention the bands. some of the energy getting so close to the florida keys already. so yes, we'll see more storm surge in sou

hurricane irma... just a few hours from . >>> right now at 11:00, hurricane irma just a few hours from making landfall. it's already packing a serious punch. the news at 11:00 starts right now. good evening, thank you for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney. hurricane irma is intensifying tonight. a live look right now at tampa bay. this is one city now directly in irma's path. hurricane force winds whipping trees and causing dangerous surf at the coast. tonight, an urgent last-minute plea for 6 million people in the evacuation zone to get out. a look at irma's path right now which has shifted west in the past few hours, forcing people who thought they might be safe to take action. drivers scrambling to get on the freeways and evacuation shelters are filling up fast. long lines of people waiting to get into the shelters. 150,000 homes and businesses now without power. that number is expected to increase over the next 24 hours or so. we have live team coverage from the bay area to florida. let's begin in mi

hurricane irma is not finished.ined her wind speeds and is barrelling towards another british territory— the low—lying turks and caicos islands. the us sunshine state of florida will be nextin sunshine state of florida will be next in her sights. they are nervous after watching others injure her rat. in a moment we will speak to will grant rat. in a moment we will speak to willgrant in rat. in a moment we will speak to will grant in havana. first, the latest from laura bicker who is in portugal. there is so much damage, places cut off, are you getting a sense of the scale of this disaster? there is no doubt that hurricane irma is a terrifying force of nature and we did not feel the full force of the winter ski in puerto rico but even then, at times it felt and sounded like a jet engine was going off back outside and one resident in anguilla put it best, she said it felt like a nuclear bomb had gone off. when it comes to the damage in puerto rico and elsewhere are clear at this beginning but the problem with the hurr

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this is mike brennan at the national hurricane center with your 2 p.m. update on hurricane irma. elizabeth: all right. as you heard there, mike brennan from the national hurricane service, giving us an update where we know the storm is moving around 9 miles per hour heading in a north/northwesterly direction. the eye is emerging off the coast and they expect a direct impact at the florida keys, if i'm not mistaken, into tomorrow morning. he said there are life-threatening conditions along much of southwest florida. i want to bring in adam houseley. he is one of our correspondents, and he is down in key largo. adam, what can you tell us? are the conditions getting worse? >> reporter: yeah, elizabeth, they've gotten significantly worse the last three hours. power went out locally around 10:30 in the morning. i've got my wind meter out, we're on the ocean side of key largo towards the south about 55 miles south and west of miami if you were to go that direction. right now sustained winds here 30-35 miles an hour, gusts higher than that. we're, again, on the ocean side. over on the b

if hurricane irma makes landfall in south florida it will be the first hurricane to hit since willma since 2005. this is going to be new for a lot of people. >> a lot of comparison to hurricane harvey. >> also to hurricane andrew which hit 25 years ago, it destroyed 63,000 homes, stories of homes coming off their foundation, this hurricane has stronger sustained winds. >> i wonder how many resources are being diverted from hurricane harvey to hurricane irma. >> we have some east bay firefighters who came back from hurricane harvey and they are getting ready to go to hurricane irma. >>> first, a shooting overnight in san francisco, it happened at 22nd and california streets at midnight. a man had just gotten off a bus when he was shot. he was taken to the hospital. people who live in that neighborhood tell us this is unusual. >> it's the only crime that i have heard about like this. >> it's a quiet neighborhood but violence happens all around the city. >> we do not know if robbery was the motive for the shooting. as of this morning, police have not made any arrests in this case. >>> s

florida is no stranger to hurricanes. this is hurricanes season. hurricanes.rst for years. that's right. when talking about irma, they typically don't evacuate, people in the florida keys. i was speaking to somebody yesterday that said they typically have hurricane parties and right out the storm. this was so bad that everybody has been forced to leave, fire department, police officers, set and risky. there are still people that are risky. there are still people that a re left risky. there are still people that are left in the keys, they are hunkered down in high schools, etc. typically, they lived through these and try to stay in their homes. this one was just too big, category five barrelling towards florida. forecasters said they are guaranteed an opportune florida has ever experienced anything like this. —— guaranteeing nobody in florida. 0uron 0ur on bbc weather presenter louise lear has the latest on the storm's trajectory. bummer ravaged for the cuban coast for 2h bummer ravaged for the cuban coast for 2a was. that weakened the storm. its strengthened b

well, every hurricane is a bit different from every other hurricane.xtremely powerful winds. so the winds are the strongest recorded for an atlantic hurricane and that's what makes hurricane irma destructive. hurricane katrina where it was the storm surge that was high. in this case, it is the winds. we are looking at pictures. it is huge. that's right. it's a massive storm. it's likely to cause quite extensive damage across the caribbean as well as potentially florida in a couple of days unless it veers off to the east which we hope that it does. what's made this particularly so strong is it the journey that it has travelled? it's a combination of factors. so typically for a hurricane you need water temperatures that are above 26 celsius. sea surface temperatures at the moment are one degree warmer than that so that contributes. it did have its origins almost all the way to the east of the atlantic basin and it did travel a long way gaining strength as it travelled. another contributor is the lack of he will nen owe. it contributes to wind shear and i

with so many hurricanes this hurricane season, so many hurricanes this hurricane season, are you so many are you likely to be out there for some time? we have always been here. our role is to provide security to the overseas territories, we are here 365 days a year and territories, we are here 365 days a yearand our territories, we are here 365 days a year and our current employment is for three years, but there's always been a ship in the area to provide that support, certainly doing the hurricane season. we will leave it there, thanks for joining hurricane season. we will leave it there, thanks forjoining us. getan get an idea how it is progressing. hurricane maria has got a bit stronger, we are not talking at maximum winds of i65 stronger, we are not talking at maximum winds of 165 mph. it is not expected to weaken significantly over the next 24—14 hours. look at the progress of this, it underwent rapid intensification as when someone— five category hurricane as it the dominator. it has been to the us virgin islands are now has brought a reader in its sights, it is maintaining strengt

and if that is the case, hurricane irma will be the only a third of hurricanes to have made landfall as a category 5. so here, let's go ahead and focus on the impact and the path of hurricane irma, as it continues to move across the tropics and the atlantic basin. notice here, how it's not going to encounter any type of rough terrain. normally, cuba would be one to kind of just tear it apart. not the case for irma. so it's actually kind of a smart hurricane, if you will. moving through these really warm waters, being fed all of that latent heat. once it makes landfall in florida, of course, we're watching whether it will make a category 4 or category 5 landfall. it doesn't make the difference at all, because no matter what, it will be catastrophic. so, again, tracking hurricane irma as it makes landfall, some time this weekend in florida. locally, however, as i just told rosemary and vai, no complaints around here. we have an area of high pressure, a system keep everything high and dry. at least the next couple of days. a couple of clouds just to the north and west of philadelphia. o

despite all the warnings about hurricane irma, dr.o ride out the storm in his miami home. along with his mother, sister and teenage nephew. the family says they've seen it all before. >> we don't foresee that there will be any type of significant flooding. >> reporter: with the storm expected to hit miami directly, we had roberto check the malones' emergenciedly preparesness. >> as far as windows is concerned making sure they have shutters. >> reporter: they gave them tips on assembling emergency preparedness kit. >> having that gallon of water per person per pet per day, making sure you have nonperishable food. >> now, the big advice there is not to even try to do this at all. but for those who do try to hunker down they say taping windows doesn't help very much. make sure you don't walk in the floodwaters. you never know what could be hiding in them. also not to operate generators or grills inside the house, huge carbon monoxide warning there but to put this all in perspective. 25 years ago hurricane andrew hit florida killing more

hurricane harvey, hurricane irma, hurricane jose.ell, there's another storm brewing -- "a storm of silence." that's the title of a new report by the watchdog group public citizen, which looks at the media's failure to discuss climimate change in its wall-to-wall hurricane coverage. while all the television networks commented on the magnitude of hurricane harvey and extreme weather, virtually none explained how warmer ocean winds and many other issues. david arkush is with this. david arkush is the managing director of public citizen's climate program. tatalk about what you found, david. >> so we look at climate coverage -- coverage of harvey from eight days starting when it first hit texas on a friday and running through the following friday. we found a few things. the most interesting i think r, first abc and nbc news did not mention, change at all in the context of hurricane harvey. this is for -- we looked at eight days. i updated the research, -- nbc still hasn't mentioned climate change in any of its recent hurricane coverage. i

show front pages from hurricane impacted areas. news-press in cape and lehigh, yers many irma victims remain in the dark. below that, sub-head, day 11. the story notes nightfalls again hurricane irma battered neighborhood necessary lehigh still nd the power is is at her sa bellows house, lights a cigarette for the darkness. is taking away debris and rotting food wthem stench that has been in the air for days, a small sign of this ss, but bellows, night in this part of eastern lee county is getting impatient. it's just miserable, she said. the story on the front page of the news-press this morning. just a couple other headlines from other parts of the country. chronicle, the headline, fears of dam safety efforts trauontrol help from the army corps, that and e lead stories there this other front page from san rico, this morning. it is in spanish, the it is the dia.evo the headline, the drama of the living. we want to hear your stories morning. if you have been impacted by the recent hurricanes, 202-748-8000. others, 202-748-8001. tex

we begin with the national hurricane center issuing a hurricane warning for southern florida which extends from jupiter inlet on florida's east coast, southward around the peninsula to bonita beach and including the florida keys and florida bay. >> storm surge warnings also being issued in coastal communities. those surges could reach ten feet. mandatory evacuation orders for broward county, palm beach county, low-lying parts of brevard county, and monroe county. that's the keys. >> it's not just florida bracing for irma. georgia governor nathan deal ordering a mandatory evacuation for everyone east of i-95 including savannah along with chatham county and other low-lying areas. in south carolina, a mandatory evacuation order takes effect saturday morning at 10:00 eastern. coastal counties including charleston. >> a new read on how strong is. moments ago the hurricane downgrading it to a very powerful category 4. by no means does this signal the storm is weak. slammed turks and caicos overnight. it's now hitting the bahamas. karen maginnis is tracking the monster storm from the weather cent

it's from the national hurricane center. north miami beach, then you have north bay village and miami to the south. everything in blue is 1-3 feet of water. if you go south, you get more of the storm surge, the bright orange is 6-9 feet. that's why i was showing you the water level coming up. this does major damage. people think it's just the beaches, it's the dunes, it's not. it's well inland and yellow, 3-6 foot storm surge moving further in. >> and jose behind. we will check in with tom throughout the hour and ed rapoport with the storm center shortly as we get new information coming in. kay caicka kay -- heather and i spoke. you are stranded in a hotel in turks and kaicos, where are you right now and are you safe? >> we are safe, we are actually -- they had several buildings on the property and we are actually located on the third floor in the caribbean building. >> i know you have your 11-month old child with you, how is he doing? >> he is doing very good. obviously, he doesn't know exactly what is going on. we have bee

the national hurricane center placing a hurricane watch. they do not do this lightly. they just don't slap it up without considerable information. they know it costs millions of dollars to do this. not only for federal, state and local sources to get the resources in there, the aid and equipment but the evacuation procedure. businesses closing. this is a big, big deal. it will become a warning in the next couple of days. we're about two and a half days out. once that watch becomes a warning, we'll watch other watches getting posted up both coasts of florida. at the same time, these are kind of hugging the coast a little bit and all the models come together around savannah, georgia. but there was a difference today in the track. yesterday we noticed the shift eastward about 60 to 70 miles. today the track at 5:00 p.m. shifts back westward about another 15 to 20, which places miami in the worst possible place, and takes it due south and due north across the entire peninsula. when you have an eye right now that's 23 miles in diameter, that's where the winds are the strong

while floridians brace for the arrival of hurricane,rma, the know what team is also hurricane jose and its swirls in the western hemisphere. now, for the first time, the national hurricane center has brought nine forecasters together to monitor those storms from college park. >> three are from the national hurricane center, and they are currently doing operational forecasts for two hurricanes from this location. not been done before. >> if you'd like an up-close look, write this down. the know what center for weather and climate prediction is celebrating its fifth anniversary in college park with an open house saturday, september 16th. >>> the washington nationals are pitching in to help to let's go nation for hurricane harvey victims. now through september 17th, they will collect nonperishable foods, personal hygiene items, and cleaning supplies to send to texas. donations can be dropped off every day from 8 in the morning until and on game days, donations will be dropped off at the center fooled and home plate games. >>> some of them just returned from helping hurricane harvey victim

hurricane irma's immense size makes hurricane andrew look mild.ue to the very latest on their approach of this deadly storm. will be right back. >> tucker: this is a fox news alert. each hour brings hurricane irma a few miles closer to the state of florida. it is believed at this hour, the storm will be a category five hurricane. the most powerful kind when you make landfall in the u.s. on sunday. current forecasts show the storm heading right up the middle of the state of florida. almost every city from key west in the south to pensacola in the north could have dramatic damage. will keep tracking every dim development. hoping all the while and this is one of our biggest. more coverage throughout the night. try viewers in florida, godspeed. good night from washington. we will see you monday.

i've lived through hurricane andrew in miami, hurricane katrina, hurricane wilma andi hurricane katrinarricane wilma and i have faith in god. these pictures show conditions inside the hurricane to help predict its root. now millions of people across the caribbean are preparing for this potentially catastrophic storm. sarah corker, bbc news. 0n the line is the chief editor of the antingua chronicle, angelica 0'donoghue. how is it looking for you now?m how is it looking for you now? it is very windy. not a lot of rainfall so far but the wind is really picking up. have you been through this kind of thing before? i have. we had a serious hurricane back in 1995, hurricane lillis, that was one of the strongest winds we had, i was only eight years old but i truly remember what it was like. it took a while to catch up as an island. so you know what to expect, what are you know what to expect, what are you expecting? we are expecting serious winds and flash floods, a storm surge as well but to be honest according to all the meteorologists this storm is unprecedented so we can prepare for a hurri

we have a category 5 hurricane. we know already that gas has been limited or nonexistent at a number of service stations. you can expect power outages, expect floods. there's going to be lots of wind damage. why not leave? that is just good advice. noi to turks and caicos onward. slit the difference between the bahamas and the cat island, those are islands going to be on the right front portion of this hurricane. and because of that that's when we potentially see tornadoes, very strong storm surge. it's not 185 mile per hour, but we see these different fluc look at this. now we've got all the of the bahamas, the northern coast of cuba also west palm beach, martin county, dade county all involved with millions of people in the line of danger. and what the mayor said days ago was a nuclear hurricane. it is. we haven't seen anything like this in recent history. it was hurricane andrew back in 1992. a lot of people weren't even born then to remember the devastation from that. all right, here we go. these are hurricane w

hurricane irma now.cane irma downgraded to a cagetory 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 75 miles per hour. millions are without power. 160-thousand in shelters... as this storm batters florida. good morning washington i'm adrianna hopkins in autria godfrey. and i'm larry smith. we have a team of reporters covering this storm. let's start with stormwatch-7 meteorologists eileen whelan and veronica johnson 2am nhc update: irma category 1 hurricane - irma weakening, as it moves over the western florida peninsula - next update from nhc at 5am - increasing clouds from irma today - cloudy & cool tomorrow; few showers late - unsettled work week; warming late week today: sunny and cool start. increasing high clouds. highs: 74-77 winds: ne to e 5 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. lows: 54-61 tuesday: overcast. cool. a few showers late. highs: 71-75 winds: e 5 mph a live look at and rain in fort myers, florida from hurricane irma. right now brand new pictures are coming in. let's go to ryan hughes at the hurricane ale

remember- we have breaking hurricane breaking hurricane updates around the clock at wjla.com- and signbreaking news texts at wjla.com slash text. the wait is almost over. the nfl regular season is about to kick off in redskins nation. washington will host a divisional rival this weekend, but the party will start long before the game. good morning down at fedex field. john gonzalez and molly cochran out there right now. good morning guys! it's 5: and time for a check on weather. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. - dry & fall-like through the weekend - irma on the move as a category 5 hurricane - florida landfall ik sunday morning today: mostly sunny to partly cloudy. nice. highs: 73-76 winds: nw 5-10 mph tonight: mainly clear and cool. lows: 49-58 winds: nw 5 mph saturday: mostly sunny. another spectacular day. highs: 70-74 winds: n 5 mph after two of the worst weekends in decades, worst weekends in decades, born and raised incian, dr. rrural virginia went to vmi. trained at johns hopkins. an army doctor who treated soldiers seriously wounded in the gulf war. eighteen years as vo

this is a category five hurricane.ow as we trek it going into the next 24 hours, there it is still more hugging right along the cuba coast and then it looks like it makes landfall around the florida keys. already in the florida keys, we have seen some wind gusts as high as 55 miles an hour. this is before the hurricane even gets there and we are looking at perhaps making a second landfall in the vicinity of naples, florida by early saturday afternoon. here is a different perspective. this is the northern coast of cuba. there it is as a category five. it goes to the florida strait. warm water temperatures. that's what it needs. it is interacting with different land masses. it interacted with the turks and caicos and bahamas and made landfall in cuba. the trek shifted further west. now the western counties of florida. so saturated with many lovely communities and coastal areas that the storm surge here could be phenomenal. 8 to 12 feet. 10 to 15 feet. certainly possible. one other thing we don't typically mention until i

>> it's a category 5 hurricane. and for a lot of folks considering riding this out, it's not a good idea. you've seen it here what is happening over and over again, what is happening with the fuel. you're going to get food-wise and any kind of fsupplies. but right now, it is splitting the difference between cuba and the caicos islands. the winds associated with this, 165 miles per hour, with gusts up to 200 miles per hour. what is happening is an eyewall replacement cycle. we see that collapse a little bit. but that outer wall becomes more defined. so, that's why we may see it weaken just slightly before it gains that intensity back again. this is just one of the -- we could see it zigzag across the region. it's moving west-northwest. it's a mover. it's not like harvey that will spin around and linger and be stationary. this is a fast-moving system. that's the big problem because that wall of water, that storm surgery, at least now for south florida, could be between five to ten photo. but prepare for the possibilit

in the united states, the national hurricane centre says wind gusts of near hurricane—force are now being the florida keys. but president donald trump says he is confident florida is as well—prepared as can be. the bbc‘s aleem maqbool is in miami. there is little left for people to do in florida but to get somewhere safe and wait. this hurricane shelter, like so many more across the city, is packed to capacity. wejust decided, you know, we're going to leave, and then we got up and saw on the tv all the traffic backed up. they say it's backed up to atlanta. and we said, well, we've waited too late to leave, so we stayed. i mean, we left everything, you know. our furniture, our apartment. but, like i would say, you know, material things, we can build them again. i think the most important is the family, you know? well, after days of talking about it, after all the warnings, it is now starting to feel real for the people of florida. the skies have darkened, the winds have picked up, and in the coming hours, people here expect to be in the firm grip of hurricane irma. nasa has recorded this s

is also gearing up for hurricane irma.john mcknight... head of the golden state division of the salvation army...says he and nine of his memebers... are headed to florida to lead the disaster response. the team is expected to leave within the week. the salvation army already has crews in texas helping with hurricane harvey relief efforts. ( darya ) the house of representatives approved a nearly eight-billion dollar aid package for hurricane harvey relief. senate leaders are expected to vote this week to attach the bill to the controversial effort to raise the debt ceiling. democrats proposed attaching aid relief to a three month debt ceiling extension... and a measure funding the government until mid-december. president trump supports the democratic plan. republican house speaker paul ryan slammed the idea accusing democrats of playing politics with both the debt ceiling and the disaster. ( mark ) and kron 4 would like to thank you, our viewers, for helping the victims of hurricane harvey and making our telethon a success.

zoo miami has been through hurricane katrina, hurricane andrew, hurricane wilma, and those enclosures have proven to be very safe and sturdy during those storms. >> what about things like power, ron? i know you've got to have food refrigerated, different things for the animals. what a nightmare is that trying to feed all of them within this small, enclosed space, the kind of food they're expected to get. >> you're right again. we have an incredibly dedicated staff. we have ordered ahead of time extra food. we have generators throughout the zoo that have been checked over and over again. not just for the food but for the life system support. we have a large aquarium that if we're not filtering the water, everything will die in those aquariums, so the backup systems are incredibly important to the health of the zoo. we have ordered all the things. we have refridge rargerated tru freezer trucks on order. so these are lessons that we learned after andrew. >> ron mcgill, from this animal lover and the many who are watching and listening right now, we thank you so much for taking kay of tho

the big story all week has been hurricane irma, right now still a category 2 hurricane. look to the west though, high clouds moving in to southern and central california, and look at all the lightning strikes developing this evening. 390 lightning strikes, so a lot of instability to our south, and this will be a factor in our forecast tomorrow into our monday. current number, still very mild with 80s still toward concord and livermore. santa rosa 79, and a beautiful life i live camera looking toward san francisco. just a few high clouds tonight, but a beautiful picture out toward the bay. things begin to change overnight into tomorrow. we bring in the chaps of showers and thunderstorms in our monday forecast. here's what your forecast model thinks. probably have some more clouds here, and we have to bring in a chance of an isolated shower or thunderstorm. the best chance is looking at the moisture from the south monday afternoon into monday night. this is monday 8:00, but throughout the day monday we have a chance of an isolated thunderstorm. the best bet with the timing