the storm strengthened overnight. >> unfortunately hurricane michael is a hurricane of the worst kind. losses of life. >> reporter: forecasters are most worried about a probable 13-foot storm surge. >> without storm surge comes and you have no control of it. there is so much pressure and it pushes everything in and then it sucks everything out. >> reporter: michael is also expected to dump more than a foot of rain and lash the area with 145-mile per hour sustained winds. given the strength of the storm, nearly 400,000 people were urged to evacuate along the gulf coast. officials warn time has now run out. >> you have waited too long. you've got to hunker down. you veo elter >> reporter: for the most part, people have listened to the warnings, but some are staying put. >> never been through a hurricane before. i've heard lots about it. we will stay and see it out. >> reporter: florida has deployed at least 3000 national guard troops. search and rescue teams from states as far away as indiana and pennsylvania are also ready to help once the storm passes. >> it is humanity. it is going o

hurricane michael is children toward the florida coast. it will hit in hours. taking another look at this category 4 hurricane of the powerful winds whipping palm trees in this live picture in panama city, florida. if michael stays at a category 4 when it makes e strongest hurricane to hit the florida panhandle in recorded history. >>> sheriff's deputies in stanislaus county are looking for a man who allegedly uses his young daughter to help him shoplift. investigators say the man you see here has gotten away with it possibly dozens of times using his daughter to steal about $1,000 worth of items from dollar general stores in the past few months, things like household goods and food. >> grabbing items and placing them in her hands and going towards the back of the store putting her down and getting the items and concealing them on his body and then walking out. our primary concern is the welfare of the child. >> petty theft is a sdemeat il >>> 5:14. let's check traffic with jaclyn. >>> things are looking good for our north bay drivers. right now, we are tracking

hurricane michael is the strongest hurricane to hit the u.s. since 1969. slamming ashore just before 1:00 this afternoon, winds of 155 miles an hour. it was massive, and just shy of a category 5 hurricane. the stunk images of those powerful winds and rain. the palm trees barely able to stand against them. so many trues tonight, really everywhere you look, have been pulled from the ground. the winds ripping away rooftops. this home in panama city beach torn apart. and tonight, a portrait just beginning to emerge. the scope of the devastation, the flooding, the homes here in splitters. and right here tonight, you're about to see the moment that this roof here behind me came down in front of us and in front of all of those families. the recovery here will be staggering. this is hurricane michael barreling ashore. in panama city beach, the winds ripping the roof right off this building. and this one, too. the roof lifting up and tearing off, slamming to the ground. this region had never endured a category 4 hurricane before. we were on the air right as the out

reporter: this morning, the panhandle struggling to comprehend the devastation left behind by hurricane michael. >> terrifying, honestly. there was a lot of noise. >> reporter: one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the u.s. we're getting our first glimpse of this storm's raw power from above. drone video of panama city shows buildings including a school torn apart by the high winds. >> i saw an entire home taken off of its foundation and rolled down the street. >> so much debris. >> reporter: in mexico city beach, our ginger zee saw 155-mile-per-hour winds. the storm flattening the town just below her window. we felt the eye wall come ashore in panama city beach. >> the whistling and the wind just continues to intensify. >> reporter: as david muir witnessed its strength in nearby panama city. >> it's going to go. it's going to go. hotel that we have been standing out there, that was the shelter for a category 4 hurricane. that has now come down on those suvs. >> reporter: the storm ripped through florida toppling trees and knocking out power for an expected hundreds of thousands along the

z2x5 z16fz y2x54y y16fy >>> now at 4:30, tracking hurricane michael. the catastrophic category 4 storm landed hours ago on the florida panhandle and at damage. these are live pictures, by the way. >> incredible. michael is the strongest hurricane ever to hit in the month of october. satellite/radar showt's a huge mo monstrous system. >> let's get the latest now, doug, any new information? guys. you know, the one piece of information that i've been orying for the last couple days here, this of course, is an extremely strong storm, yes, onestf the stron to -- thee strongest to hit in october. one of the strongest to hit the u.s., period. ght now, it looks like it could be the fourth strongest ever, very clo to a category 5 hurricane here. the one saving grace that i see in all of this is where thisas hit. now, it's around panama city and mexico beach, but this area of florida, the panhandle of florida, is extremely sparsely populat populated. there's not a lot ople here, about 40,000 people here in the panama city area, and we have some pictures, only 12,

(ken) we're getting a live look in atlanta georgia as the rains beat down as hurricane michael hits the city (catherine) michael has michael has been causing damage and chaos....and it's far from over.. chief meterologist lawrence karnow has been tracking the storm...and joins us now... hurricane michael slammed the floriday coast as one of the strongest storms in recent memory. it continues as a powerful storm tonight bringing more flooding rains and powerful winds into georgia. the storm will move rapidly to the north east through the carolinas before moving back into the atlantic. it was mostly sunny but nice around the bay area today but cooler with highs in the 70s inland and 50s and 60s at the coast. on the satellite you can see high pressure starting to build toward the west coast. it will bring warmer weather and offshore winds this weekend. highs tomorrow will be a little warmer and in the mid to upper 70s with 60s at the coast. it will be much warmer on friday and thiis weekend with some highs in the 80s. fair weather will continue into next week. (catherine) police have arres

cameras outside the international space station caught a look at hurricane michael. e natiol hurricane center upgrade the storm early this morning. it is expected to make landfall later today. and these are live pictures from panama city. it has been raining for much of the morning andhe surfs aycking up. brock long his agency has nearly 3,000 people in the field ready to help with hurricane michael. >> so lauryn ricketts is joining us. this is no typically an area that mass seen a lhas seen a lo hurricanes in the past. >> and especially not this strong. i think early '70s we saw some of this magnitude. and a lot of people -- i mean the time has come and gone for people to evacuate. and i think a lot of people from at i've been reading early this morning stuck around becausehey haven't baby dealing with this type of situation. and you just blow it over. especially people around the big bend. this is no joke, it should come on as a category 4 hurricane in the next couple hours. look how you close the eye is right now. it is traveling at 14 miles an hour, so it has sped

michael makes landfall as the most powerful hurricane to hit the u.s. mainland in more than a quarter century. with winds clocking in at an incredible 155 miles an hour. >>> wall of water. michael's storm surgin undates coastal communities with as much as 14 feet of water. washing away homes in its path and inland. flooding fears as the storm's relentless rain continues to fall. >>> without power. hurricane michael has cut electricity already to more than 150,000 customers, a number that could grow into the millions as the storm churns north. one utility is warning that customers could be without power for weeks. >>> and catastrophic damage. michael is like a slow-moving tornado as it moves inland with potentially deadly winds, stretching hundreds of miles and now taking direct aim at georgia and the carolinas. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following breaking news. hurricane michael grinding across florida right now, heading toward georgia, after making landfall just shy of a categ

e>> right now a live look at satellite images of hurricane michael. it is moving quickly toward the florida panhandle. this is a very different hurricane than florence was and he said it will have an impact on our weather as we. so we'll check in with him in a few minutes. >> getting out of a house can be a challenge. it only gets hard where a door has a double sicylinder lock on itful it needs keys on both sidesnd it may have cost a woman her life. tonight, derrick ward explains why families install these locks and how they can cost you precious seconds in a fire.>> woman died after a fire in ft. washington this past thursday. they encounter ereered s fke and a 65-year-old inside the front door with a double cylinder lock meaning a key wasde n to open it from the inside as well as the outside. the victim was unconscious with a key in her hand. a tragic scenario with surprising friguency. >> behind the door with their keys in their hand. >> precious time lost looking for that keeflt it has already happen three times many prince george's county this. ye

and torrential rainfall already causing flooding. >> hurricane michael t ishe hurricane of the worst >> reporter: storms tracking inland, georgia declared a state of emergency in thearolinas dreaded michael's arrival. >> north carolina is staring down anotherer pl hurricane, less than a month after hurricane florida battered our state. threatening a life storm putting the entire southeast on alert. >>> our team coverage of hurricane michael continues now with doug and lauren. >>th standing by i storm center for us with a look at the storm and where it'sde h next. seems like the trajectory projections are spot on. >> they yohave. remember, i mean, a week ago on thursday of last week, i was saying there w storm coming through the florida panhandle upo our regio thursday and friday this week. that's what's happened. we had the track good on this. the intensity, though, you know, coming in as a strong category 3 as we thought, but it was close to a 5. absolutely. just that one miles an hour from a 5. you know, again, 155 miles per hour came on as a, stro powerful hurricane. >> you see in

our breaking news coverage of hurricane michael continues. now hours away from landing a devastating blow on the florida panhandle. in the last couple of hours, michael has grown to a category-four storm. that makes it the most powerful hurricane to hit the panhandle in more than a century. at least 22 counties have nearly 2.5 million residents under evacuation orders at this hour. mandatory evacuation orders in 13 of those counties. voluntary in another nine. florida governor rick scott calling michael a monstrous, dangerous storm that could kill you. >> if you're under an evacuation order, listen to it. leave now. do not take a chance. we're going to do everything we can to help you, but do not wait. >> people across the panhandle preparing as best they can. store shelves cleared out as residents stock up. 34 shelters opening according to the governor. several hospitals closing in the area forecast to take the hardest hit. we have live coverage from destin and apalachicola on the panhandle, and from the weather center where we start with cha

michael makes landfall as the most powerful hurricane to hit the u.s. in more than a quarter century. with winds clocking in at an incredible 155 miles an hour. >>> wall of water. michael's storm surgin undates coastal communities with as much as 14 feet of water. washing away homes in its path and inland. flooding fears as the storm's relentless rain continues to fall. >>> without power. hurricane michael has cut electricity already

this is what the full force of nature looks like in hurricane form. michaels now pounding the florida panhandle, threatening everything in its path. the sheer power of hurricane michael has started to hurl itself against the florida panhandle now. it is causing some devastation. some powerlines are already down. roofs have been destroyed as well. we're expecting this to go on for the next few hours, late into wednesday, with the winds going up to 145 mph. driving through the streets of panama city beach this morning, there were almost no other cars on the road. here and there, the odd neon sign still glowed, but many houses and businesses were boarded up after an emergency evacuation order. not everyone, though, had heeded the instruction. dave jackson decided to stay, despite having a homejust yards from the beach. are you worried that you won't survive? not really. not really — i've been a survivor all my life. what gives you the confidence that you will? god, and god takes care of fools. for residents like dave jackson, their next hours are likely to be lo

. >> bret: the sights and sounds of hurricane michael, the most powerful hurricane to hit the u.s. inland in nearly 50 years. this is our year fox news alert and i'm bret baier in washington. the florida panhandle has been bombarded by michael for hours, coming ashore as a category four and is still pounding huge areas in florida and georgia, packing a sustained powerful punch now as a category three system moving forward. upbringing for fierce winds, a storm surge and knocking out power to a region with millions of residents. we have fox team coverage tonight, and we are tracking the storm from the fox weather center in new york. let's begin on the ground, a long day for rick leventhal in panama city beach. >> this was a brutal and punishing day for panama city beach which was pounded by heavy rains and hurricane force winds. we are now getting our first clear look at some of the damages, a utility pole down here next to us. and if you look down route 98 which leads to the gulf coast beaches, a string of utility poles and power lines down across as major roadway. 88% of this county

we're continuing to monitor hurricane michael coming up around 11:07. we'll go live to florida with abc news with conditions on the ground right now. you can get updates any time on the abc news app and abcnews.com. >>> some other news right now. new at 11:00, a 34-year-old man is under arrest accused in a serious sexual assault at levi stadium. david gonzalez is in custody. santa clara police say at the end of sunday's 49ers' game against the cardinals gonzalez got into a fight with a 33-year-old man in the parking lot. investigators say he punched the man twice, including once in the head and then drove away. that victim is in critical condition. police tracked gonzalez down at his home yesterday. he's now facing felony charges. >>> san francisco police say six women are involved in the brutal beating of a 20-year-old man. this morning the suspects are all still on the run. police say the attack happened early sunday morning on mission near 29th street. the victim got into an argument with the women. it escalated to a fight. the man was taken to the h

hurricane michael, mostor powerl on record to hit the region, slamming into the coast. >> hurricane michael is upon us. now'she time to seek refuge. >> reporter: the catastrophic storm with triple threat. rodangerous storm surge, up to 14 feetjected along the coastline. destructive winds as high as 150 miles per hour, carrying buildings and knocking out power. and treorrential rainfall causi flooding. >> hurricane michael is a hurricane of the worst kind. >> reporter: with the storm tracking inland, georgia declared a state of emergency and in the carolinas, dreading michael's arrival. >> north carolina is staring down another powerful hurricane. less than a month after hurricane florencete bd our state. >> reporter: the life threatening storm putting the entire southeast on alert. and a live look at what continues to be hug swells out here, just off the shoreline. we've seen this sort of building and tearing apart throughout the day. it's norma as the storm moves inlistened, it's a lot of trouble in the next several that's the latest live here in panama city beach, florida. jay gray. back

that makes michael the most powerful hurricane to hit the panhandle in more than a century. at least 22 counties have nearly 2.5 million residents are under evacuation orders this hour. you see mandatory evacuations ordered in 13 of the counties in red. florida governor rick scott calling michael a monstrous, dangerous storm that could kill you. >> if you are under evacuation order, listen to it. leave now. do not take a chance. you don't know if roads are going to get closed. we're going to do everything we can to help you, but do not wait. >> people across the panhandle preparing as best nay can. you -- best they can. you can see store shelves cleared out as residents stock up. 34 shelters opening according to the governor's office. several hospitals closing in the areas forecast to take the hardest hit. cnn bringing you live coverage from apalachicola, panama city beach, and destin on the panhandle. and from the cnn weather center with chad myers. a new statement out from the weather service. what are we learning? >> and a new track and an unfortunate bump in the wind spee

hurricane michael expected to hit land in about six hours from now. sustained winds of 145 miles per hour. it has picked up speed as a crossed the warm shallow water of the gulf pick the governor warned people there could be storm surges of up to 13 feet. people who refuse to leave, despite mandatory evacuation orders, are told they have to write out the storm and perhaps several days afterwards. ray bogan will join us live from florida in our next half- hour. ray told us earlier he's heard 60% of the people in the area have decided to stay. i know it is a big vacation spot and i don't know if people have not been through a hurricane and they don't know how dangerous. >> unlike some of the other hurricanes, the winds as it hits landfall up to 145. >> it looks like it could strengthen more than that. there have been reefed con flights measuring 154 moving north and 15. it's not looking like it is stalling out but it looks to be five and a half hours. panama city it looks like it makes landfall and makes a jog to the left. tornado watches are out and th

brooke baldwin, live here in destin, florida, where we are covering the official coverage of hurricane michael, a category four hurricane, several miles an hour shy of a hurricane five. and john berman is at panama city beach, florida, just about 20 miles to my east. john berman, i'm going to send it straight to you. >> reporter: thanks, brooke, so much. panama city feeling the full force of hurricane michael. we have sustained winds of 100 miles an hour or more and gusts of 120 miles an hour. the physical landfall happened 30 miles east with winds of 155 miles per hour. as brooke was saying, that's just two miles per hour short of being a category five storm. when all is said and done, it may prove out that hurricane michael did makeland landfall a hurricane five storm. i'm walking around gingerly trying to make sure there is no flying debris coming my way. people have been watching for a few minutes and know that behind me there used to be this metal railing, this iron railing that was cemented to the ground here. it was uprooted and bent over and pulled the cement with it. that's just how s

first hurricane florence, now hurricane michael. the two storms presenting back-to-back tests for president trump's administration. today the president was briefed on the newest hurricane by homeland security and fema. he says fema has already moved touds of workers into place, but first responders have warned they won't attempt any rescues until after the storm has passed. it's just too dangerous. the administration has faced past criticism for its response to hurricanes, specifically hurricane maria in puerto rico. but the president says fema is ready to go. >> i really worry a little bit about south carolina, north carolina from the standpoint they were already saturated and they're going to get a reasonable hit. >> president trump says more fema workers and first responders are on the way. he says he hopes to visit some of the storm-affected areas sunday or monday. >>> let's give you a look at the satellite radar showing where hurricane michael is right now. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is keeping an eye on its path. he's goi

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brand-new update from the national hurricane center, and it is sobering. 145 miles an hour winds for hurricane michael. a powerful category four storm with signs that it could strengthen even further. this will be the most powerful hurricane ever to make land fall on the florida panhandle. i'm john berman in panama city beach, florida. alisyn camerota is in new york. this is our special live coverage of hurricane michael, which is a very dangerous storm. in some places, and that wind speed of 145 miles an hour catching some people by surprise as they wake up. we just spoke to people who have chosen to ride out the storm. they made that choice when they thought it was going to be a ka category two hurricane. it is now a category four. the governor has said the time to evacuate has come and gone. the time to take refugue is now. the roads are not safe. you need to be as safe as you can given the circumstances. again, we just got a brand-new update from the national hurricane center. so let's bring in chad mie yers. >> they're going with 145 miles an hour. we saw something around 155 a loft, but that doe

hurricane michael is likely the most powerful hurricane to sham into the florida panhandle. my colleague is in panama city, florida for us and will be with us throughout the hour, throughout the show. you have been getting drenched throughout the morning. how is it looking now? >> reporter: they just closed the bridge. i'm on panama city beach. the winds are already too strong. we are still several hours away from the most intense winds we will see, 145 miles per hour. all morning i was out on the beach itself about one mile from here. we could see the sea rising. it was already two or three feet higher than normal. we had to get off that beach. we had to move about a mile inland to where we are right now to ride out the storm on a little bit higher ground. they are expecting a storm surge of about nine feet. it will be enough to flood the coastal areas, the beach zone. the waterfront areas will see water maybe going into the first floors of some of the structures. the wind here could be devastating. 145 miles per hour sustained gusts in the gulf and it still has yet to make

thank you. >> reporter: but justice brett kavanaugh was never proven innocent. >>> hurricane michael s landfall. an historic hurricane here in the florida panhandle. >> winds ripping the roof right off this building. this is the catastrophic damage of hurricane michael. the storm surge in apalachicola taking over streets and homes. in st. joe beach, a family, including a father and son, rescuing neighbors from their roof shortly after the eye of the storm passed. the devastation on mexico beach as seen from above. hurricane michael making landfall at 155 miles per hour and this is what a strong category 4 hurricane will do. >> when the ceiling came down, four kittens came down with it. >> oh, you're kidding. >> four little baby kittens. my cousin took the kittens and said y'all aren't going to die on our watch. >> they are so young. >> they fell from the ceiling. >> have you been able to feed them anything? >> we had to get out of the house. >> we've got four kittens that need to be adopted. of course they need names. we're going to get you the help you need. we're going to find you s

hurricane michael getting closer and closer to making landfall. panhandle set to take a direct hit. michael a category 4 hurricane right now. the strongest to hit the region in 100 years. up next we'll talk with the mayor of one of the towns caught in michael's path. itis, you never know how your skin will look. and it can feel like no matter what you do, you're itching all the time. but even though you see and feel your eczema on the surface of your skin, an overly sensitive immune system deep within your skin might actually be causing your eczema. so help heal your skin from within. with dupixent. dupixent is not a steroid, and it continuously treats your eczema even when you can't see it. at 16 weeks, more than 1 in 3 patients saw clear or almost clear skin, and patients saw significant reduction in itch. do not use if you are allergic to dupixent. serious allergic reactions can occur. tell your doctor if you have new or worsening eye problems, including eye pain or changes in vision. if you have asthma, and are taking asthma medicines do not ch

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 the owner of mountain view's passage to india on and off for nearly a decade. >> he was really very kind hearted and very nice person and, um, very lovable. >> reporter: she last saw dominic sunday when he came to say good-bye before taking a big trip to new delhi, india, to see his family including his three daughters. he gav

hurricane michael explodes to a major category 3. new evacuations as the storm closes in on the anlorida panhe. and new forecasts of life threatening storm e. su ricane michael is a monstrous storm. and the forecast keeps gets more dangerous. >> tonight, the view from a cruise ship caught in the storm. al roker is here with the latest track. >>> the surprise exit catching even top white house officials ofguard. u.n. ambassador nikki haley is out. but why? and who's in the mix to replace her? >>> the final moments caught on camera before "washington post" journalist walked into the saudi consulate in turkey and never came out. richard engel with

gusts a a life-threatening storm surge of up to 12 feet in some areas. >> the national hurricane center now says michaelld be the strongest hurricane to hit the florida panhandle in over a century. the agency warns that locations hit hardest may be uninhabitable for weeks or even months. meteorologist bonnie schneiderhe is tracking storm for us from here. what's the latest? >> well, marlie and phillip,ri t now this hurricane michael is a major storm. a category 4 intensifi overnight. that's what happens when it goes over the gulf of mexico with those warm deep water. unfortunately this storm is jus barrelling right towards the florida panhandle. the dtance at thi hour, 180 miles to the south, southwest of panama city. look at the winds, 130 miles per hour, a category 4. looking at the forecast track making on shore landfall later n this afternoon, but those rain bands start today come in as early as this morning. then the storm zips out thickly. is one difference from florence where the storm lingered and moved slower. something to keep in mind the tropical storm force winds are coming in and we're like

(ken)now at ten: hurricane michael slammed into the florida panhandle with terrifying winds approachingrgory 5... splintering homes and submerging neighborhoods before continuing its destructive charge inland across the southeast. (catherine) it's the most powerful hurricane to hit the continental u-s in nearly 50 years... leaving at least one person dead. (ken) it's dropped from a once formidable category 4 and within the last 30 minutes to a tropical storm. good evening i'm ken wayne. (catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for pam moore. natasha chen has more on this record breaking storm. hurricane michael made history as it slammed into florida's panhandle and swept across the southeastgov. rick scott / -r- florida: "hurricane michael is the worst storm that the florida panhandle has ever seen. and one of the worst power storms to ever make landfall in the united states." the catastrophic, fast-moving storm smashed homes and businesses -- knocked out power -- and inundated towns with water.patricia mulligan/rode out hurricane in mexico beach, fl: "devastation. this is total devasta

we have team coverage of hurricane michael and the damage it's causing. porter steve harrigan is in macon, georgia. we begin though with our chief meteorologist bill martin and the storm's track. >> yeah. first of all, michael will never be a hurricane name again. because they are going to retire this name. it's historical stuff. right now it's a category 1. it's close to macon, not that far from atlanta. a major urban center. it is still a category 1 hurricane. and i'm going to tell you right now, i don't think i have ever seen a category 1 hurricane this far inland. i don't think -- i mean, maybe there has been. i can't remember one that far inland. usually they fall apart pretty quickly. the storm will weaken quickly and will drop down to a tropical storm within the next probably few hours but not before it does some serious -- not so much rainfall. but the storm surge. i saw pictures -- i have seen pictures from panama city and mexico beach and this is how it looks. you're not seeing pictures yet because we are having trouble getting pictures out. this

hurricane michael making its way up through georgia. o bring in now hurricane chaser mike theiss. he joins us now on the phone from panama city, florida. good evening to you. i hope you're being safe out there. you rode out this storm in panama city which got slammed by this hurricane. you've got some video. we're going to put it up now of a train that you saw after it was blown off its tracks today. >> that's correct, don. >> tell me about that. >> that was probably one of the most impressive displays of the power of wind that i've seen in the aftermath of a hurricane. and at first i didn't know what i was looking at because you can see in the video it's kind of dark. i pulled up to it, put the headlines on, and it was a train that was blown off its tracks. >> are you there, mike? i think we're losing mike. if you keep talking, we can see if you're in a better place. >> can you hear me now? >> yeah, i can hear you now. it's just amazing to see that considering the weight of a train. i mean that must have been some really powerful winds

we are athene, and we are driven to do more. >> liz: in many parts of the florida region, hurricane michaels bringing the same kind of catastrophic damage and flooding as hurricane katrina in 2005. it's not just the wind speed but the force of the hurricane wind. it does go up. it's the square of speed in the air density. now the brought force, the brought force of this hurricane wind is why nothing much in the way of buildings can stand, if they're at the shore, in the face of 155 miles per hour winds you saw the devastation that we just pointed out let's bring in 3-star general and former joint task force commander during katrina, he's retired lt. general, russel, general great to have you on thank you so much >> good to be with you. >> liz: general, so there's a lot of military bases we're counting 10 military bases, a number of like 700,000 soldiers and their families in the path of this hurricane. it's striking how much development and military bases are in the path of it general. >> absolutely, that's a strategic training place for everybody from our army rangers to special operations

cheryl: hurricane matthew category 4 storm, national hurricane center warning michael could strengthen before making landfall. lauren: another wild ride for stock market. dow down over 150 points. the nasdaq found green, rising 2 points. cheryl: the yield is still sitting at historic highs, 3.22%, that's a gain of 1 basis point. something to watch again today. lauren: how stock futures are going to respond. we are down across the board. nasdaq is down 17. cheryl: here we go again, europe stocks opening lower on heels of ims forecast, taking a look at index all in the red. lauren: in asia mostly higher but in south korea kospi falling more than 1%. cheryl: massive breach at google the company is rolling out two new products, should consumers trust them, fbn:am starts right now. ♪ lauren: 5:01 a.m. in new york, good morning to you, i'm lauren simonetti. cheryl: good morning, everyone, i'm cheryl casone. lauren: google and facebook are tone-deaf with new hardware when they have the security concerns. cheryl: yeah. lauren: big story this morning is the weather. hurricane michael is a cat 4

this is what the full force of nature looks like in hurricane form. michaelhe florida panhandle, threatening everything in its path. the sheer power of hurricane michael has started to hurl itself against the florida panhandle now. it is causing some devastation. some powerlines are already down. roofs have been destroyed as well. we're expecting this to go on for the next few hours, late into wednesday, with the winds going up to 145 mph. driving through the streets of panama city beach this morning, there were almost no other cars on the road. here and there, the odd neon sign still glowed, but many houses and businesses were boarded up after an emergency evacuation order. not everyone, though, had heeded the instruction. dave jackson decided to stay, despite having a homejust yards from the beach. are you worried that you won't survive? not really. not really — i've been a survivor all my life. what gives you the confidence that you will? god, and god takes care of fools. for residents like dave jackson, their next hours are likely to be lonely ones. the e

are states of emergency in alabama and parts of georgia and florida as the region prepares for hurricane michael carolinas as the storm crawls up the east coast, possibly drenching areas still recovering from hurricane florence. the president says his administration is at the ready. we are very well prepared. fema is ready. we're all ready. hopefully we'll get lucky, but maybe that won't happen. but we are prepared. despite warnings, not everybody is leading down. our house is hurricane safe. we have generator and plenty of water. we are good to go. already the storm has claimed 13 lives in central america. the effects have been felt in cuba. forecasters say this is the most serious hurricane in threat to florida's northern gulf coast in more than a decade, and the time to leave is now. hurricane michael has been steadily increasing in strength over the last 36 hours at authorities said that when it does hit this part of the florida coast, it will be a serious threat to life and property. some 120,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders. and 35 of florida's 67 counties have states of em

but this one, hurricane michael, will go down in history is notjust a strong hurricane but the strongesthurricane season does go until november 30 so there is still more time. are people drawing conclusions as to why we are seeing such unusual activity on your pa rt seeing such unusual activity on your part of the world? that is a good question but as opposed to florence which was talked about recently, this one had a whole different make up. it formed quite quickly, it had all the ingredients, warm air, warm water. the wind was not tearing apartand it water. the wind was not tearing apart and it had good steering so it was moving. it happened in the gulf and this is the time of year where we start to shift our attention back to the crew began and the gulf of mexico where those water temperatures start to say warmer later in the season as opposed to the atlantic. i would not say it is unusual to have this bigger storm in october because it has happened before in terms of the gulf of mexico but, certainly, sami people are moving towards water, so many more people are in harm ‘s way and ev

hurricane michael vertised to . joining my colleagues in anotherm an unobstructed and frightening view of michael at it's most ferocious. as i have my hand on this window, i can feel it bowing. 150-mile-per-hour winds howling like jet engines. it's like an airplane taking off. have you ever stood near the end of a runway? fellow hotel guests hunkering down inside hallways. as conditions worsened and safety the utmost priority, we barricaded ourselves in a room. we put this mattress in front of the window. you know, we want to be on the air but we got to take care of each other. we're going to do that. know that we're safe but we're going to have to sign off. finally, what seemed radar indicates, we seem to be on the back side of this thing. surveying from the covered overlook, we can see damage everywhere and one floor above in my producer's room, the hotel window shattered. >> this came up very quickly. this morning i was even questioning are we sure we're in the right place? was incredible. thankfully, my colls ble

hurricane michael has grown more powerful and is now considered extremely dangerous. the monster hurricane is set to blast the florida panhandle. >>> she's resigning, u.n. ambassador nikki haley made the surprise announcement. latest reaction. >>> and the latest investigation into a deadly limousine accident is unveiling new clues. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cdq in new york, i'm hena doba in for aaron marie green. life threatening hurricane michael is getting stronger has it moves towar coast. now an extremely dangerous kat category four storm it's expected to make landfall along the panhandle later today. it's expected to hit coast with sustained winds exceeding 130 miles per hour. while producing a potentially catastrophic storm surge of 13 feet, some 375,000 florida residents have been urged or ordered to evacuate in 22 counties. panama city is one of the locations under a mandatory evacuation order and looks to be in the crosshairs of this monster storm. nicole killian is there. nicole, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, hena. we'r

florida panhandle bracing for hurricane michael. hurricane michael is expected to strengthen to a category three by the time it hits the panhandle midday wednesday. states of emergency declared in florida and alabama. emergency officials have ordered evacuations in ten counties. some mandatory. others voluntary. florida governor rick scott strongly urging people to heed all warnings. >> every family must be prepared. remember, we can rebuild your house, but not rebuild your life. take this seriously. keep your family safe. >> meteorologist ivan cabrera is live in the cnn weather center. ivan, what is the latest on the storm? >> christine, i have been watching this spin all night. at time it is looked like it would -- at times it looked like it would explode. it is still a category one. we will get an update at the top of the hour for you. it is holding at gusts of 115. moving northwest at 12 miles an hour. not much as far as hurricane warnings. pensacola to cedar key. you have tropical storm watches and warning. you will have strong

of course it is hurricane michael. hurricane michael is a fast-moving, monster storm. it's leaving a trail of destruction moving across georgia tonight after pounding the florida panhandle. the national weather service is warning it is not over yet. this is a storm that is breaking records across the region. >> hurricane michael is the worst storm that the florida panhandle has ever seen. >> storm make landfall in the continental united states since andrew 26 years ago. the strongest to hit tallahassee in a century. and the first to cross into georgia as a cat 3 since the 1800s. one official saying, quote, we got punched in the mouth by this one. and as the hurricane batters the southeast, president trump decides against canceling his campaign rally in pennsylvania tonight. there were some questions about that, about whether a split screen like this would be a good look. but to be fair, to be fair, we do want our president to be able to handle more than one thing at a time. he did make calls to the governors of georgia and alabama from air force one. the white house pu

hurricane . but we are not seeing that her with michael. does that mean cities far inland are going to feel an actual hurricane? does that mean the response here has a change? >> what they did, they planned tremendously. they have a national incident management team in the state capital. they have bases in fayetteville arkansas which are stacked up with resources. they have 3500 national guard. they have 1000 power workers ready to roll into that area . so they can move those resources wherever necessary. the challenging part is that nobody anticipated it to be this damaging. the severe and so it has ramped up in a short period of time. hopefully people were able to heed the evacuation. florida is very good at handling these type of things. we need to wait and see us teams -- at sea as teams come in to see how much damage there really is. >> the concern here of trees turning into flying weapons there's also the concern about storm surge. >> yes, storm surge is probably the most damaging. we talk about winds the talk over trees and power line

hurricane michael grows into a category 4 overnight. it's forecast to be the strongest ever to hit the florida panhandle. our correspondents are all along the coast where a catastrophic storm surge could leave huge areas under water. >>> and florida governor rick scott and fema director brook long talk to us about this life-threatening hurricane. >>> the wife of the limousine driver involved in the crash that killed 20 people blames his employer for the accident. >> they should have been more responsible. you have a company where you have people's lives in your hands. that's unacceptab

viewers here in the united states and all around the world, our cnn special coverage this hour, hurricane michael, it is now a category 4. hurricane and it is headed this way as we await it. i'm george howell, live in dempt stin florida, and we are live in hong kong, as we follow a major political shake-up in d.c., nikki haley said she is ready to leave the trump administration. >>> the breaking news in hour, hurricane florence, rather, hurricane michael. keep in mind, it a strong storm compared to hurricane florence. left a great deal of flooding. this storm, it's moving fast, it's going to pack a punch, right now, it's a category 4 storm. the areas of most concern, panama city is right there expecting the eye of the storm. later today, later around mid afternoon, that is when they will expect to see the shear force of this storm. east of panama city, in the northeastern quadrant of the storm, they will see the winds, in excess of 131 miles an hour, and winds that will come and pack a punch. our meteorologist is following the story and many people are remembering the impact of hurricane florence

support thetime, we federal response to hurricane michael. we are also posturing. michael just went over -- it was one of our key control moves for the homeland defense mission. we were able to reposition our capable abilities to maintain, command, and control. as i mentioned, we are surrounding the storm. this is no small feat given the unprecedented size and strength of michael. windfall as a category four storm, but it will still be a category two storm as it tracks through georgia and will continue north to the carolinas as they still recover from florence. sarne area where focusing, capabilities. have pre-positioned the military capability and capacity to respond immediately from the north, from the south, from the east, and from the last with a full spectrum of dod capabilities. so let me give you some details. we have south, positioned to rescue teams with rescue capability to respond to requests anywhere in the affected areas. from the east, we have aircraft and water vehicles that are able to respond in the air or the ground to any immediate request for sea

we'll share our stories from here shortly, but first to hurricane michael. >>> here in alabama, we are under a state of emergency this hour along with parts of florida, as the hurricane has just been upgraded to major hurricane status as it makes its run towards the gulf coast with landfall still predicted along the florida panhandle tomorrow. tonight, the scramble to hunker down or get out. gabe gutierrez has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, time is running out before a rapidly intensifying hurricane michael slams into the florida panhandle. >> hurricane michael is a monstrous storm, and the forecast keeps getting more dangerous, and if you don't follow warnings from officials, this storm could kill you. >> reporter: 35 counties in florida and all of alabama under a state of emergency. michael already drenching cuba. royal caribbean cruise passengers shot this video on the storm's edge. >> hurricane michael's going to be a devastating storm. that's a part of florida that has not seen a storm of this magnitude in quite some time. >> reporter: today, a last-minute rush on supplies, bar

all eyes on hurricane michael.n this in a minute. >>> the i-team found out this person has been on e rad of police agencies for a while. scott m?cfarla >> reporter: law enforcement officials say theyom keepg face to face with a man named darrell shark. he has accused leaders of the catholic church of havingfi ncial misconduct issues and he's been getting arresipd mu times including in the house majority leader steve scalise. he was accused of claiming to be u.s. secret service. also for using office suites machines.used copying he served a brief sentence. a man with the same name and same age was jdt arr outside the vatican's u.s. embassy in northwest d.c. accused of making threats outsidehe embassy grounds, including saying there would be consequences and for making threats to beat and kill a witness. the defense attorney did not return requests fcomment. the news4 i-taken has been investigating people in power. we reveal a spike in threat investigations by the feds including a surge of people posting threats to e

sear se ian is on a plane flying through hurricane michael. he is flight director for the noaa hurricane hunters. >> good morning. it's a very strong hurricane michael. the pressures are still falling. the wind is still rising. this is a very dangerous situation for anybody in the path. as the mayor was saying, preparations should be complete and you need to hunker down if you are in harm's way. it is a relatively large storm, too. the impacts are further away just from where the absolute eye landfall area is. there are lots of trees. wind will be blowing and blowing hard and knocking trees down and power lines and that sort of thing. it will dump a lot of rain and flooding. make sure that you are staying safe and not driving through any flooded roads. this is a powerful hurricane, probably one of the strongest i have flown through. >> no question you are bouncing around a lot. you are up in the plane getting the latest data from the middle of it for eight hours straight which is remarkable. people went to bed last night looking at a cat 2, pos

hurricane michael was happening during this display? h, there's hypocrisy, and i think the president is trying to use social media to preppy pull for the hurricane, and you have see barack obama talk about what the administration is doing, and i don't think you can hold the president accountable -- >> my producer just told me the fatality had just risen for hurricane michael, and they are finding more people. the death toll is now 11 and that's up from six. obviously this morning as light comes up we have to prepare ourselves that things are going to get worse there. last word? >> you know, yesterday was an embarrassing moment. it was an embarrassing moment for kanye west and the country, and many african-americans are finding themselves in a situation where donald trump does not feel like superman, and donald trump makes people feel less than human and yesterday's display was disgusting and it won't stop our resolve to push on issues that are crucial like mass incarceration and justice reform, and we need to be having real substantive d