dorian category 4 hurricane. but now look at this. off the coast of jacksonville. off the coast of georgia. just to the south of charleston, south carolina. just to the south of savannah. going to be a very interesting scenario to watch this as these computer models continue to come in because it could bounce into the coast, could come out, follow that jet stream and just kind of curve up the coast. there are a lot of scenarios that can take place here. but none of them are going to be definitive. at least for the next several days when the computer models are going to be rerun and rerun. all right. this is the american model. this is a european. the two major ones that we look at. look at this. off the coast of savannah. this for the american one. here's charleston. but still the impact is going to be great. charleston floods very easily. so they start to see this rainfall, maybe six, maybe ten inches of rain is certainly possible. but also here's the european model. this off the coast of jacksonville. they are

hurricane dorian is tracking loon the same course as hurricane maria two years ago. category four storm, many residents are still trying to recover from. >> this is all that maria left. we were given $8 thou to you to repair. >> $8,000 to repair. >> and officials in san juan say dorian is not maria at least in terms of wind and having more impact on rivers because of the rain. >> very much more ahead in terms of planning, than we were two years ago, and our entire medical services organization is all powered by generators. >> reporter: puerto rico could see up to six inches and more mountainous areas could see up to ten. heavy rain already affecting parts of the british and u.s. virgin islands which forecasters say could see up to four to ten inches in just a couple of hours time. one resident capturing on camera a bright blue surge of electricity hitting a transformer in the midst of all of the rain. >> this is not a good place to be. in the next two or three days. the good news is, is this will be a very quick storm. this will come through in six or search hours an

advisory from the national hurricane center on hurricane dorian. all of florida is on high alert. the storm is headed right at the state. this is easily the strongest hurricane at this point headed towards florida the east coast in nearly three decades. dorian got even stronger overnight. it is now a category 2 hurricane, almost category 3 with winds approaching 110 miles per hour. by the time it makes landfall it is on track to be a catastrophic category 4 hurricane. >> we're also starting to get a better picture now just where dorian could come ashore. flooding and life threatening storm surges are now a concern. as much as a foot of rain could fall in some areas as dorian is forecasted to slow down significantly over florida after it's made landfall. >> as we said the 8:00 a.m. advisory just in. that means we have to get to meteorologist chad myers with all the new data. what do you see? >> john, hurricane hunter just found 110 miles per hour, so now that 130, 140 doesn't really seem like a stretch anymore if you're already 110 and you still have two or three days to go. but th

he just canceled a trip to poland, saying he wants to focus in on the hurricane. i'll speak with congressman don bier and our correspondents and analystless have full coverage. florida's governor has declared an emergency in all of the state's counties, and preparations are under way. what's the latest there? >> reporter: wolf, authorities are already warning residents here to get prepared. tomorrow they are bringing in two truckloads of sand so residents can make sandbags. when i have asked people what is your greatest concern, every single person has said a direct hit. >> we'll get it for you. >> reporter: tonight hurricane dorian is barreling toward florida, expected to be a category 4 storm, it's already causing hurricane-force issues for the sunshine state. >> it's a monday, but we had to make some sudden changes. >> why? >> because of the hurricane. >> reporter: as floridians prepare to hunker down or get out, the coming storm is forcing others to stay away from the labor day weekend, usually a season money maker for hotels and cruiseships. >> how much will

andrew and hurricane irma did here. we'll have to wait and see, but i suspect tomorrow you're going to see a lot of people waking up to this update and reacting. >> leyla santiago, thank you very much. joining me now is storm chaser aaron jayjack. aaron, so good to have you on. thank you so much. as a storm chaser, dorian has got to be a challenge for you. it's getting stronger. all of florida is in the cone here. it's unpredictable. what is the biggest challenge right now? >> like you said, don, i think the biggest challenge right now, everybody is having problems honing in on what location it's going to make landfall. it's looking like it's going to be somewhere in florida, but that doesn't mean the carolinas and georgia and maybe down to the keys -- you know, it could hit up in there in those areas. those areas aren't out of the cone potentially of danger as well. but right now the national hurricane center, they do have that cone of the most predictable area of where that hurricane is going to go coming right into c

>>> dorian is now a category 4 hurricane.hile it's uncertain exactly where it will hit, the storms eye tracking directly towards florida. the states bracing for dangerous wind speeds, flooding and so called king tides. that is a term used to describe exceptionally high tide putting low lying closal areas like miami for example at particular risk for flooding. joining me now the emergency manager. and fire chief. pete gomez. i'm glad you're here. miami beach commissioners captured images earlier today. there wasn't even any significant rain yet and you're already experiencing flooding. how do you prepare for an oncoming hurricane when you are already facing these kinds of challenges? >> you bring up a great point. the king tides has added a new mix to the regular tough situation. but we adapt just like we do with other things and asked the residents to be vigilant and stay out of the areas. and once we issue a declaration for evacuation and honor the requests. they do put themselves in a lot of dangerous because of the rising

it's a hurricane an emergency situation. florida gets hit with hurricanes alling the time.your argument is the president should turn a blind eye towards this, i don't even know what to say to that. >> that's not the argument, the question is the president's words. >> partisanship at its worst as at the worse time i think it's terrible. >> scott is making my argument for me. yes. he should respond to every hurricane and natural disaster where people's lives are in the path of that disaster the way that he is responding to florida. he did not do it to puerto rico. twice now what is the difference between florida and puerto rico or frankly between puerto rico and florida and texas when texas was in the eye of the hurricane also two years ago before maria and then after -- during maria as well? what is the difference, scott? the difference is that puerto rico -- most of the people there speak spanish have brown skin are hispanic and zero electoral votes. i'm sorry those are the facts if there is any other reason you can think of as to why the president treats the 3 million amer

because this hurricane is looking like this could be a record setting hurricane.be things change. we're hoping for one element that might happen and that's that it makes a right turn and goes up north just prior to or equal to hitting shore. that would be great. but that's a pretty small percentage at this point. >> afghanistan, he said the war was over. >> so we're bringing them down to about 8,600 in afghanistan. we're really a police force more than anything else. that's something we can win quickly if we wanted to kill a lot of people, which i don't. we're getting along very well with a lot of people in afghanistan right now. we have very good negotiations going on with the taliban. the taliban is saying they're going to do things. we'll see if that's so. we haven't made a deal yet. but we will be bringing it down to about 8,600. [ inaudible question ] >> we haven't seen that. [ inaudible question ] >> that's not good news. not happy about that. but we haven't seen it. i have not seen it. >> there were some u.s. companies contributing to the economic slow down

dorian is now a hurricane.ational hurricane center says the storm has strengthened as it nears the west virgin island. it's unleashing damaging winds and torrential rain and threatens to cause flash flooding and mudslides. forecasters say by the weekend the storm could approach the southeast u.s. coast as a major hurricane. former defense secretary jim mattis is warning that bitter political divisions have pushed american society to the breaking point. in an excerpt from his upcoming book published by the "wall street journal" today, the retired marine general says he quit the trump administration in 2018 when he realized his advice to the president, quote, no longer resonated. he signed shortly after mr. trump announced he's pulling all u.s. troops from syria. western troops are combing through an apartment building after a gas explosion caused it to collapse. at least two people dead, seven others, including children, have been injured. the tennessee valley authority long respected for providing good jobs and

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, still a hurricane.n shore flow, that's a lot of storm surge. >> it's pretty amazing how long we're going to have to point to this storm. >> that's five days from now, and six days off the outer banks? >> in a is thursday morning. we have a ways to go with this storm. >> yeah. we've been dealing with it for about a week now. in the meantime, many of those government planes that are flying around, trying to -- >> constant missions around the clock. at 5:00 p.m. you're in the forecasting business -- the predicting business. is it a category 5 by 5:00 p.m. >> they were just in the center of it, the highest reading it got so far right by the 2:00 advisory. we thought if it was going to go category 5, it would be at the 2:00 advisoradvisory. they'll wait and see until they get an official measurement from the hurricane hunters. we vrn the had that yet. >> really it doesn't matter, cat 5, cat 4. >> it matters when it's over the bahamas. >> i mean that -- >> it's for the history books and the headlines that say

but more intense hurricanes.ls mean more intense storm surge. and this is kind of the new normal we are facing as the climate is changing around us with the president called a hoax and what the administration has worked to dismantle and the efforts to respond to. >> he makes a very important point. as this hurricane moves across the atlantic, and if the waters are really very warm, it gains strength. potentially becoming a category four with winds higher than 130 miles per hour. >> yeah. and i think one of the concerns is basically the shape and kind of form of the storms as they continue to come up. you hear on capitol hill regularly and from democrats and republicans related to climate change to make sure there is action being taken and the administration is a different place for that -- or in a different place on that issue. but as it relates to this specific storm, people just want to know people are in the right place and willing to do what is need -- what needs to be done in this worst case scenario that th

the national hurricane center says it is now an extremely dangerous category-four hurricane capable ofht now it's churning in the atlantic with sustained wind speeds of more than 140 miles per hour. parts of the bahamas bracing for a direct hit. extreme flooding, life-threatening storm surge, all possible. >> now all of florida is under a state of emergency, but as of 5:00 a.m., the national

the west side of the hurricanes, hurricane helene ten miles south of cape fee and wilmington it was gettingind gusts out of the north and northeast of for norfolk, 160 miles per hour. and recently the western side is not as strong as past years. my father is that even though this is compact, it's not like the hurricane force winds are extending out 150 miles, that that western side will remain intact enough even 10, 15 miles off shore might be a category 4, but you get a hurricane 2 where you are anyway. >> no mandatory evacuation, but for the low lying counties in florida, and you're careful with. >> i would do what the experts say on that. i do the weather and they figure out from there. i've learned you don't go telling people what to do, but what i do, this is what i believe is going to happen and this is the best we can do, we tell our clients we've been on this since monday with this and we try to get people prepared. if you have an edge, even a 10% edge, you've got a chance to come out okay with these things. neil: all right. joe bastardi. good to see you. i didn't know that about yo

today it definitely looked like a hurricane. >> jack parish, our hurricane hunter. thank you very much, sir. be safe. we'll check back in with you. i want to get to san juan and captain eric king of the u.s. coast guard. he oversees both san juan and the u.s. virgin islands. so glad to have you, captain. dorian barrelled right into the u.s. virgin islands. what are you hearing about the conditions there? >> yeah, thanks for having me on. the -- fortunate i think comparatively for the most recently we compare ourselves to irma and maria. certainly were spared a blow from that. but our preparations for -- with -- for the storm didn't really change. we were still ready to take the impact on and we're set to go tomorrow to try to re-open the ports and waterways over there. >> you're in san juan now, correct? >> yes, sir. >> what are you seeing? >> we were fortunately spared, as you saw the track of the storm, it really minimal impacts here in the san juan metro area. certainly impacts to the east of puerto rico over into st. thomas, st. john and st. croix as well. >> ho

>> this hotel, in excess of $120,000. >> for this hurricane? >> yes, for this hurricane. two days in august. and then september, hit the first of september, sunday, monday. more, it is costing to the whole area. >> and we're at port canaveral, yesterday, they had two cruise ships here and today they expect three cruise ships here but already the port is saying after that, they are likely to see a bit of an adjustment of the itinerary. of course we are here as well, tracking the storm. along with the people, waiting to see what decisions will be made, as dorian makes its way to florida. amara, dave? >>> president trump canceling a visit to poland to monitor hurricane dorian. vice president pens will go in his place. sending this message to floridians from the white house rose guarden. >> we're ready. we have the best people in the world ready. and they're going to help you. we're shipping food. we're shipping water. but it may be that you are going to evacuate. we are going to see what happens. we are waiting. it does seem almost certain that it is hitting dead center. and

hurricane maria struck. you can imagine the fear that would come into not only officials, but some citizens here, when they see a storm like dorian being upgraded slowly by slowly and gaining strength over fear what it could bring this is not expected to be a maria type wind event here in puerto rico. the concern they have, is the amount of rainfall they could bring. they have tried to get people who have tarps for roofs, and people with infrastructure that may not be able to with stand even minor flooding, trying to get them into shelters. part of why they closed down school today. they of course closed government offices, just trying to make sure that even if the same devastation doesn't come, they are at the very least prepared and air on the side of caution, rather than being caught by surpri surprise. >> we'll stay in touch with you. the residents are concerned about what this may bring. remember yesterday, president trump talked about the fact that puerto rico is getting hit by another storm. he attack

as the second anniversary of hurricane maria approaches and we've yet to hit the peak of this hurricanerustration with the local and federal government still runs deep. around 3000, a massive increase from the earlier estimates which were as low as 16. the storm knocked out power to more than 90% of the island and it would take about a year or more before everyone had power again. after hurricane maria, many puerto ricans vowed to never be left in the dark again. and their ambitious plan starts at home. the island from above. blue tarps cover leaky roofs. some old power lines are in disrepair. it's been a year and half and puerto rico is still on the mend. how bad did things get here? >> very bad. soledad: joseph cordero's family lost their roof and power for nearly four months. >> all this area, the electricity goes fast. any wind, any rain, the electricity goes. soledad: even not in a hurricane? >> yes. soledad: but next time will be different. the corderos and many puerto ricans say they have a homegrown plan to recover from the new storms that will surely follow maria. they call it

hurricane dorian. why the entire state of florida should be on alert for a major hurricane. >>> and another move to keep immigrants out. this time the white house is targeting the children of service members overseas. >>> anger boiling over as the queen gets dragged into the b x brexit mess. what it manes for a no-deal brexit. >>> all right, all right, all right. how you doing? >> and the actor is now the professor. matthew mcconaughey is going back to school and we'll tell you where. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "early start." i'm amara walker. >> good morning, i'm dave briggs. it's thursday, august 29th. 4:00 a.m. in new york and in south florida. we begin this morning with breaking news. hurricane dorian intensifying as it heads straight for florida. wind speeds doubling with the last 24 hours. dorian is now forecast to hit the u.s. mainland as a major category 3 hurricane on labor day. the storm's latest track shows it shifting slightly west. why does th

but this is a monster hurricane. here in the bahamas, where you see that red-shaded area, hurricane warnings out across the northwestern bahamas. that will impact the freeport airport, probably impact the nassau airport as well. but look what happens here. tuesday, 6:00 a.m., we were thinking landfall. here are the winds around that core. well, it looks like it remains offshore. this is why it's become so frustrating for meteorologists, because the computer models are suggesting something different every time they run. you can see here, even going into wednesday offshore, will this happen? is it possible it could not make landfall across the florida coast? certainly is possible. and we've seen this time and time again. we saw it with matthew a few years ago. all right. here's what we're expecting. this is just kind of a compilation of the computer models. category 4 hurricane. kind of a mid grade category 4. it sits at 140 miles per hour. it moves over the bahamas, will impact that air with catastrophic damage. then

into a hurricane.ional hurricane center says it has now topped sustained winds of about 85 miles an hour. >> dorian is centered northwest of puerto rico heading toward the eastern side of the bahamas and could grow into a dangerous category 3 hurricane as it chugs toward florida. >> florida's governor is warning residents to make sure they have seven days of supplies if they plan to ride out the storm at home. and that set off a mad rush on grocery and big box stores. accuweather meteorologist adam del rosso joins us with more on the storm track. >> hurricane dorian continuing to churn, pulling northward away from puerto rico and the virgin islands. we'll have improving conditions there. however, the storm moving into very warm waters. there's not a lot of land for it to interact with. and that's going to allow it to strengthen as we head through the next few days. by friday morning a category 2 hurricane likely a major category 3 hurricane by saturday evening as it continues a westward track toward fl

hurricane dorian now threatening to smash into florida as a major category 4 hurricane. state of emergency has been declared for all 67 counties there. this could be the strongest hurricane to hit florida's east coast since andrew back in 1992. georgia's governor also declaring a state of emergency. this is what dorian looks like from space, and if you think that looks intimidating, remember the storm is right now only a category 1. our meteorologist derek van dam tracking the storm for us in the cnn weather center. derek, good evening to you. give us a send of how strong this storm could get and where it's expected to hit. >> yeah, don, if 130-mile-per-hour winds isn't enough to prompt you to listen to potential evacuations, well, then maybe the potential of a stalled out hurricane over the state of florida for several days and dropping copious amounts of rain is enough to make you act. that's the variables at play here. plenty of things on the table at the moment. we're looking at all possibly.what we know now from the national hurricane center, 85 miles per hour as yo

the national hurricane center said hurricane dorian shifted in the direction of florida and could hit the state as a major hurricane. >> you must have an evacuation plan. be sure tofill your gas tank. plan to leave to get to a safe area. >> the florida governor declared a state of emergency telling people to stock up on a week's worth of supply. >> you get ready and that is it. you can't do anything more. >> reporter: hurricane dorian could also move north into other states. >> it is difficult to forecast where the storm will go and how severe the effects may be. >> reporter: strong winds and heavy rain lashed puerto rico but two years after hurricane maria devastated the area, puerto rico appears to have been spared a direct hit this time. signs of hurricane maria's destruction remain, including 30,000 homes on the island still covered with blue tarps and a thousand roads still impassable. >> a lot about a hurricane coming toward florida but where? we don't know. within that cone of uncertainty, jacksonville florida, 328 miles to the south, miami florida, both are accurate forecasts.

he's with noaa, the hurricane hunters, the folks that fly in an around hurricanes to gather data and better predict these storms. he went up on one of those flights earlier today. he joins us now. jack, you're busy. i've give us an idea why you go in and check out what this storm looks like? >> we're putting a t-3 aircraft in the storm twice per day. my colleague was in this morning's flight. i'll be out there this afternoon between 6:30 and 10:30 p.m. this evening and we'll make multiple crossing patterns around the storm. generate three dimensional winds using the noaa doppler radar. those three-dimensional fields of wind go into the forecast model to continually improve the forecast in terms of both where it's going to make landfall and how strong. >> you say three-dimensional winds. you're concerned about temperature winds at the bottom of the hurricane, the ones that are going to affect the coastline the most is. that a fair assessment? >> very fair assessment. we certainly want to know what will happen in people's roof levels. what happens dynamically in the storm in three deme

winds right now, that's a major hurricane. forward movement northwest at just about 10 miles per hour. the track is still favoring a land fall point likely in the southern half of florida. that could change as well as the land fall time which right now is looking at late monday night into early tuesday morning. there's going to be a lot of factors as to what those answers to those questions will be. the when and the where. we still anticipate even more strengthening on top of what we had. we anticipate this getting up to a category four storm. it's expected to be a category 4 as it crosses the bahamas and approaches florida as we go into next week. the other question will be when does it start to turn north? this will be a huge question for folks along the west coast of florida as well as the panhan e panhandle. that will have big impacts as to what kind of impacts they get from this storm or do they get nothing on the panhandle? >> just to recap and correct me if i misinterpreted anything. it sounds like all of florida will f

the storm expected to make landfall ads a hurricane this week. first the tropical storm hit puerto rico today. >>> billions of dollars in company ownership on the line. the family blamed for helping spark the opioid crisis now in sttlement talks. >>> outrage at the attorney general. you won't believe where he's hosting a $30,000 holiday party. >>> and a twist in the chicken sandwich wars that has popeye's fans crying foul. >> no, we didn't have to make that pun, did we? >> we did. we just did. a hungry hump day. welcome to viewers in the united states and around the world, this isari "arily start." i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. 4:00 a.m. in new york. let's begin with tropical storm dorian expected to strengthen into the hurricane by the time it makes landfall in florida. the national hurricane center has updated the storm's track. it is expected to hit puerto rico near hurricane strength around midday today. late last night, president trump approved an emergency declaration for puerto rico to speed up delivery of resources. more on th

we still have a major hurricane.surge is still going to be a big issue for west balm beach, to daytona beach as well and major flooding. but look at this. it's well offshore. now, the potential landfall now for south carolina, hilton head island to charleston, you are now on our radar for a cat 2. but look how big the cone of uncertainty has increased. now instead of florida, we are talking about georgia, south carolina, north carolina as well. you're in on the mix of this. i do potentially think this goes out toward the outer banks. so, jo, we have been talking about this since last sunday. i can promise you, we will be talking about this next saturday. we're talking about a cat 2. not until thursday now. >> wow! we will be watching for the carolinas. hilton head, south carolina, you said? >> absolutely. >> thank you very much. >>> kathy park is in indian harbor beach. how are residents getting ready for the hurricane's arrival? >> jo, good morning to you. the governor issued a warning, saying this might be a multi-

the one thing about a hurricane is before the hurricane, it's nice weather. if we get a couple more days of nice weather, that should enable the major stores to stock up. again, what i don't want to happen is for residents to get complacent and say, it's never going to happen. this is a major weather event. residents, please, take it seriously. >> the other issue that i can recall just from being down there was gas lines. people not being able to get gas for the car. if there is a major evacuation, is it better for people to go ahead and stock up on gas, stock up on extra gasoline? do you worry about long lines and thick lines of cars and people trying to get on the road as the store is coming in? >> we don't know what the evacuation plans are yet. palm beach county will be handling that and we will abide by those. the county handles it. the evacuation routes are outside of our city limits. gas lines have started. that's more advantage of having time is people will have an opportunity to find a station. gas supplies are getting low as well. i'm happy to say t

the national hurricane center said today the now category 4 hurricane poses a significant threat to the northwestern bahamas and to florida. earlier today, before departing for camp david, president trump addressed the approaching storm. >> the hurricane is roaring in, it could be a big one. we're hoping it maybe makes a right and goes up north. but that's about a 5% chance. it's not looking good. and it's one of the biggest hurricanes we've seen in a long time. >> we will bring you a full forecast on hurricane dorian in just a moment. but first, we are also following news out of the white house on a number of fronts this evening. earlier today the president tweeted about a failed rocket launch in iran along with an image of the launch site. quote, the united states of america was not involved in the catastrophic accident during final launch preparations for the launch in iran. i wish iran best wishes in determining what happened. the photo, according to outside experts, would only be available to a government source, so it was classified. earlier today the president was asked about his

the hurricane will do what the hurricane does. you know, our entire federal family, our private partners, our ngos, d.o.d., we are preparing, coordinating with state and local officials right now in georgia to make sure that we're the best prepared. and that goes right down to the individual. tark the time now. >> this is the time to speak to people because they still have electricity and television service. they won't in two days. so walk us through what they have to be doing. >> you have to be making sure that you're able to be by yourself for three to seven todays. this is going to be a long major storm. again, i think wherever it makes landfall, it has potential to go up florida into georgia. rain, flooding, debris. it's going to be a large impact storm. don't dismiss just because you don't live on the coast. just because you don't live in west balm, tough believe it's going to impact you. it's up to you to take proactive action to keep you and your family safe. >> of course the geography of florida is unique. it's a peninsula

that's the national hurricane center's latest advisory as dorian, which is now a category 3 hurricanens strength and moves slowly toward the northwestern bahamas and then the entire state of florida. potentially hitting florida as a category 4 when it makes landfall somewhere between the florida keys and southern georgia. just to help you picture what all of these categories look like, in a category 1 hurricane, wind speeds range from 74 to 95 miles per hour causing some damage like a home's roof, large tree branches snapping. category 2 wind speeds are 96 to 110 miles an hour causing extensive damage. trees snapping, uproot

that is the adliest aspect of the hurricane. the wind gets the most coverag but the water, the storm surge, the inland flooding. as we have seen with hand florence in recent years, thatla is partiy concerning.d that the soil, moistureyo and windhave falling trees and lots of power outages. this is going to be a multi-hazard event for people from south florida allhe way up through north florida and the carolinas. >> a lot of people have to be concerned because the path of the storm is somewhat conservative. how difficult is it to predict oe direction of the storm? >> the uncertainthe forecast starts to decrease. we are well within that window now. starting to see some uertainty go away. a major hurricane is gng to be near the inland of the coast. whether it will be up the peninsula orlong the coast or off the coast, those are still coming into view.th is a worrisome enough that -- enough event that even the southeast states have to pay atntion. >> do you think people are preparing enough or see a complacency on those who have not

that the a catastrophic hurricane.n a year high tides are raising concerns about all of the low lying areas in and around miami which are already prone to flooding. congresswoman donna served as the president of the university of miami and joins me now. congresswoman, thank you for being with us. the fact this could make landfall during a king tide, how concerned are you to the degree that could magnify the storm's impact? >> very concerned. already miami beach is flooding. we've already seen the initial effect of king tides which of course are the highest of the highest tides. so we're very concerned and we're preparing for the worst. >> how are you preparing? >> well, we're doing everything we can both the mayor of miami-dade county and the governor have already issued warnings in the community and everybody is gassing up. they're boarding up their houses, they're putting their shutters in place. they're getting seven days of food and water because that's our estimate. this is going to go on for awhile from every evi

that's the national hurricane center's latest advisory as dorian, which is now a category 3 hurricane gains strength and moves slowly toward the northwestern bahamas and then the entire state of florida. potentially hitting florida as a category 4 when it makes landfall somewhere between the florida keys and southern georgia. just to help you picture what all of these categories look like, in a category 1 hurricane, wind speeds range from 74 to 95 miles per hour causing some damage like a home's roof, large tree branches snapping. category 2 wind speeds are 96 to 110 miles an hour causing extensive damage. trees snapping, uprooting and widespread power outages. category 3 you are looking at wind speeds of 111 to 129 miles per hour. that's what the storm's at right now, devastating to homes and power outages for days to weeks. category 4 which is the category dorian could reach, has wind speeds ranging from 130 to 156 miles per hour, and it means catastrophic damage, very important to remember. the scale is just about wind strength. the majority of hurricane deaths usually are caused b

i grew up in florida so i'm not a stranger to hurricanes and of course we've had a number of active hurricane seasons recently. as a u.s. congressman we had hurricane matthew where my district was the district most affected. it could have been worse than the path it ultimately took. obviously hurricane irma affected almost everybody in the state. you know, i have a lot of experience understanding how some of the wheels go in motion. we've done a lot with hurricane michael since i've taken office. this is something we didn't want to see a hurricane this season. i know jared and i both did what we thought we could in different respects to head that off but we also prepared for one. you know, and did a major hurricane exercise, you know, i would ask jared, hey, what's it look like in the caribbean? what's this? because we knew this is something that could potentially happen. so at the end of the day we'll be working really hard to do our best to help the folks in the state of florida. >> what can you tell us about cell phone coverage and how long people should expect it to go out? that was a big

tracking hurricane dorian now.sters say life threatening conditions are possible if and when it happens what they believe will happen and that is that this storm will come ashore as a category four. we'll go live to south florida as people stock up and get ready. plus, first plastic pollution and now toxic algae. the new and serious concerns over what is in the water in lake tahoe as we're at the bottom of the hour. the top of the news is next. >> shepard: bottom of the hour, top of the news. hurricane dorian is churning in the atlantic ocean. this is where it was the last time we got an update from the hurricane center at 11:00 right here. you can see since then, the storm has been moving i think 14 miles an hour to the northwest. it's gotten to here so far and we believe it's strengthening because the pressure has dropped. this is the cone of where they think it's going to go. this is the american model. so this would be friday morning and then saturday morning. these are 2:00 a.m. spots. sunday morning and then

the storm's been updgraded to a categoryi hurricane.dfall on sunday or monday.

since hurricane andrew. what are your biggest concerns right now? >> well, we are planning for a category 4 here in washington, d.c. that's our planning assumption and our biggest concerns now is that the clock is ticking and now is the time for residents of florida, south georgia to make preparations. if you're seeing some of those tracks, it could make landfall anywhere between key west and jacksonville and, again, even into south georgia, don't waste time today. make preparations and make sure you and your family are safe. >> given the scope of this storm and the potential impact i imagine it is hard to prepare for it because it is potentially so large. so your specific message to the residents of florida right now who may not have been out to the stores to buy boards or things like that, what is your message for them this morning? >> i think there's growing concern that no matter where the hurricane makes landfall, it could impact the majority of florida so if you've seen some of the tracks this morning,

as a result this is a category 1 hurricane. hurricane dorian as you can see on satellite and radar. let me put the symbol there, the tropical storm symbol changing to a hurricane symbol. this developed around st. thomas earlier today, increasing in strength. you can see the wind speeds wrapping around san juan with gusts earlier at 23 miles per hour. the winds will be picking up and accelerating with the system strengthening with a category 1 hurricane nearby. winds 75 miles per hour right now with hurricane dorian moving to the northwest at 13 miles per hour. that is the latest update as we come in closer. the track bends around and approaches florida. there is a lot of uncertainty to be honest. there has been a lot of change with the forecast track, the timing and intensity over the past 12 to 18 hours. right now you can see a category one hurricane moving to the north q at 13 miles per hour. along this track expected strengthing possibly to a category 3 over the weekend and beyond so that will be the concern as we continue to track this hurricane over the next few days. >>> polic

>>> hurricane dorian, the national hurricane center says it is now an extremely dangerous category-four hurricane capable of causing catastrophic damage. >>> a rapid intensification psych well this storm in the last 24 hours. >> we anticipate a lot of rain, losing power is a big probability. it's really, really significant. and you need to take precautions. >>> need water? get in this line. >> i think we're overdue. >> everybody in the state of florida needs to be prepared particularly in the eastern half. >> stressful. i've been through this a couple of times in the last 15 years, and this is the worst so far. >>> this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >> good morning to you. right now hurricane dorian which is already a strong category four is actively intensifying according to the weather center a few minutes ago. it's churning in the atlantic with sustained wind speeds of more than 140 miles per hour. >> parts of the bahamas are bracing for a direct hit. we know that. look at this thing. extreme flooding, life-threatening storm surge is what they're really

hurricane dorian a category 2 storm overnight is express warned, this hurricane could be deadly. rob: check that footage from nasa. the storm brushed past puerto rico and the us virgin islands and for the most part spared the caribbean. jillian: millions in sort of bracing for impact and stocking up on emergency supplies while they last. rob: janice dean joins us with the latest track, looks like it is slowing down. >> that is the big take away, it is going to slow down, lose its steering current. that is why we think it could bring the worst effect of a major hurricane all along the florida coast line. the whole state of florida under state of emergency, category for looming offshore bringing the worst effects, the major hurricane force windss, flooding rainfall in feet and storm surge that continues to pound the coastline. this could be a worst-case scenario. i will tell you a lot of uncertainty through sunday, monday, tuesday, even wednesday. even though florida is the bull's-eye we can't let our guard down in parts of georgia and the carolinas. here's the latest forecast trac

we know hurricane dorian will continue to strengthen into a major hurricane.t will be the top of the news as we head toward the weekend, especially by sunday and into monday. for us here in the bay area, we have a nice day out there. in fact, here is the live camera toward san francisco. we have cloud cover this morning but a bit of a break in the cloud cover, actually cleared things out nicely throughout late this morning and into the early portion of the afternoon. as we come in closer, we have clear to partly cloudy skies. it is mild out there. temperatures this morning, we're off to a warm start. san francisco, an overnight low of 64 degrees. it is a nice launching pad for a warm afternoon. right now it is 70. san jose, 73. walnut creek, mid-70s, and santa rosa, 79 degrees. football weather for this weekend, levi stadium, we're expecting mostly clear skies. temperatures at kickoff around 73 degrees, eventually dropping down to the 60s. it will be a mild evening in santa clara. this guy is just off shore. this has been cooling off the inland spots. not so m

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take a look here at hurricane dorian. there it is, very well defined eye, that storm a category 4 with maximum sustained winds of 140 miles or 220 kilometers per hour. it is still unclear exactly where the storm will make landfall. right now it is projected to hit melbourne, florida on tuesday and then go up the coastline, but that could change and it is a large slow storm. so we shouldn't concentrate on just one point. here is a look at the storm from the international space station. before florida, dorian will hit many parts of the bahamas. hurricane warnings are already in effect for the northwestern about a ham ma bahamas. the prime minister has issued evacuation orders for some locations and they are preparing for heavy rain and a lot of flooding. the deputy director of the bahamas director of meteorology talked about conditions earlier. listen. >> the good news for us is that looking at our satellite imagery, the eye is just slightly to the north of the province. but certainly it will continue to take aim for the ex

the hurricane center will come up with an update. hurricane warnings are in effect. there are no warnings or watches in effect for the u.s. just yet, offshore. storm surge, 50 to 20 feet in some spots. at least 15 over parts of the bahamas, and the waves are forecasted to be somewhere in the ballpark of 30 to 40 feet. offshore, but not offshore for the bahamas, they are the shore. some of those islands are sand islands that don't go over 12 feet tall. i think the highest spot is somewhere around 60 feet on grand bahama island. there you go. you put surge, rainfall, and there will be 20 inches of rain over the bahamas, it's going to sit there and rain. it's going to blow for days. you may be in the middle of it for a long time. it's the edges, the periphery, the eye wall, that will pound the town for such a very very long time. it's an amazing looking storm. i wish it was in some other ocean a long way from land but it's not. it's too close right now. >> a cat 4 status but a very high intensity category 4 with 150 miles per hour winds, that's 7 miles per hour shy of c