. >> a live look i-75 northbound. in is about ocala, florida.f you're familiar with the area, ocala south of gainesville on i-75. well north of the city of orlando and tampa, of course. ocala is a spot where two different major roadways come together just south of there and northbound in ocala is difficult. northbound is on the right-hand side. these pictures from news 6, wkmg out of orlando, our network news partners. we appreciate our new affiliation with wkmg. i used to work at news 6 in orlando and had some of the best reporting days of my life. i know their coverage will be invaluable for viewers. we look forward to shows casing their correspondents. traffic is nightmarish. the governor says traffic is not supposed to be pleasant. get in it, live through it and have plenty of gas and get to safety and hopefully come back to a home. don't wait to evacuate. that's the specific warning from the mayor of miami-dade county. he expanded the evacuation orders to include 650,000 people in miami-dade. country's biggest -- the county's biggest evacua

i-75 is one of the main highways into florida.nsportation officials say the santa fe river, which runs under that highway in alachua is rapidly rising. this could force them to shut down a 36-mile stretch of i-75. that would mean adding about 300 miles to some people's trips back into the state. search and rescue teams making their way to the florida keys today. people still don't have access to drinking water or electricity. in many cases, plumbing or anything else. an aircraft carrier is off of key west to help with rescues. and crews are still working to repair highway 1, the overseas highway there runs through the keys. local officials lifted the road block on the upper keys to allow some people in to inspect homes. fill keating is in cudjoe key with more. >> about 15 hours of sustained winds of 130 miles per hour ripped through this neighborhood on cudjoe key. here's one of the trailers that shredded and ripped apart. not much love here. if you look around the neighborhood, it's hit and miss. i'd say 90% of the homes have som

in all down i-75 on the west coast to florida.rt, i will tell you, this thing is so enormous. it's still going to the north in south carolina. charleston, for example, floods still happening. i mean, we are trying to be on the road to recovery down here in florida. but, in charleston, still flooding. you know, in isla palms. there was a tornadoes that touched down. isla palms was ground zero for hurricane hugo in 1989. tough stuff. south carolina kind of in the crosshairs right now. emergency management there with their latest statement. take a listen. >> right now our primary priority is sheltering and initial response in support of the counties. and then also planning for damage assessment and reentry as time goes on. >> to the south, georgia also tybee island. we spent the hurricane on barrier island. they just get hammered as the water comes in. tybee island one of them and even as far as to the west as atlanta. the word out of atlanta today is atlanta is pretty much closed for business as is much of florida. but we're trying

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we have stopped the shlder driving on i-75 all the way to the georgia line, because traffic is movingif there is a need to reopen and highway safety will do so immedialy. evacuations are meant to keep you safe. check real-time traffic information and evacuation routes at. our website fuel. -- evacuation routes at our website. as for fuel, all of the fuel ports in florida are closed for safety, and following the storm, eight troopers will resume escorting fuel trucks directly to guess stations across the state -- directly to gas stations across the state. we are hoping to bring more fuel to the state for storm response and recovery making our efforts to bring more fuel from neighboring states from the storm. we know that it ismportant, and we are doing everything we can to get more fuel in the state. stay prepared. every single florida national guardsmen that has already been employed, has been employed. we have so many members of law enforcement putting their lives at risk to help floridians get to a safe place and they will not stop until it is no longer -- until it is safe. we canno

chris, i just drove by the germane arena on i-75, there were long, long lines, and i know we'll talk to our drew griffin shortly outside there, there were long lines, hundreds of people waiting to get in. we'll be checking in soon, chris, to see if those lines are moving. a very severe situation here as it continues to be for you and everybody in miami. >> yeah. look, we're getting a band of just a taste of what is to come. i'm no fan of standing in the rain, but it's important to demonstrate something. if you hahaven't evacuated, if need to look out, look how much more difficult it would be now. we're getting gusts of about 65 miles an hour and now pretty i'd say medium level band of rain. dave, if you pan to the left a little when you get a chance, dave, look at the difference in the watt they're this wind picking up and the rain coming in as made. the storm surge now is easily overwhelming all of the docks in this area. and it's just a marginal uptick in wind, the addition of rain, and you know what, if you needed to hit the road now, you would be in a bad way because driving in t

this is i-75. people are trying to make their way back into their neighborhoods and survey what kind of damage their homes may or may not have need. this is i-75 in ocala, florida. also right now, irma on its last leg. the storm, which began as a category five hurricane, is now a tropical depression. the it. molly hunter is in naples with the latest. molly: irma is now out of florida and what remains is marching north. in her wake, she left a path of devastation and so many homes with out power. the storm's incredible force unstoppable. in jacksonville, record flooding. the swollen rivers spilling into downtown. the mayor offering this advice. put would remind folks to something that represents a quite flagged if we need to get you out. in charleston, south carolina, this lake overflowing. in atlanta, georgia, more than 1000 flights canceled. made landfall met once, but twice. damaged homes as far as the eye can see. boats shipwrecked. >> it's devastating. >> on san marco island, no power, no runni

on your right, there is a live look at i-75. you can see the steady stream of traffic heading north. miami arirport shuts down. >> and more than five and a 1/2 million people have been told to evacuate. shelters almost completely full as florida braces for impact. as irma turns towards florida people know time is running out. filling up before evacuating the freeways are full. >> if you are in an evacuation zone you need to go now. >> reporter: the storm has proved deadly in the u.s. british islands. florida home improvement stores running out of splice. grocery stores run out too as preparation continues. >> the price you pay for living in florida. >> reporter: no where in the florida keys will be safe. flights stopped and will not be expected to resume until monday. this man is trying to get to san francisco to stay with his sister. his flight last night away delayed four hours and then canceled. today he caught one of the final flights out. >> i got an angel but for me it was sad to saw people that doesn't get it. and doesn't

if the storm is taking that i-75 track north, guess what?t and that northeast quadrant, which is the most dangerous part of the storm. they are preparing. for matthew, they did not have to prepare much. now it is a different ball game. there will be a lot of counties and areas in florida, especially in the midsection of the state, that will be on their game. they will be tested. i think they are ready, do not get me wrong. expect to cover a lot more. then matthew or her >> jon: a lot of seniors have moved there. what do you tell your constituents and people across the state about taking care of the older folks? >> it has been an issue today. i met with some emergency officers i think john's county and they had an issue with one of the local nursing homes. they were going to have to evacuate their senior citizens and bring them to safety. that is going to be more of an issue in florida than it is in other states. that is a reality, and it is very important that we are taking care of our senior citizens and people with special needs. there are

i was on i-75 driving north, roads are empty. a couple of gas stations with gas. the storm surge, whether or not irma is going to churn up 3, 6, 9, 12 feet of water. not only on the coast, but inland on these waterways that are just prevalent throughout southwest florida. so, we're watching this closely as more and more shelters open. and more and more people heed the warnings to do exactly what their governor is telling them to do, which is to get out. victor. >> yeah, drew griffin for us in the west coast there in fort myers. florida is a very flat state. and people build right to the edge to get as much of that beautiful intracoastal and coastal view as possible. again, thanks to drew. >>> now, we're just a few hours away for a curfew that goes into effect for all of palm beach county. we're back on the east coast of florida. anyone still in the area must be off the streets by 3:00 this afternoon. that's about an hour's drive from where i am now to brian todd in west palm beach. brian, let us know how else the county is preparing. we saw those police officers o

. >>> first, out of the atlanta area, a tiger that was spotted along i-75 early this morning is now dead after being shot by officers in a neighborhood. there were several 911 calls about the tiger on the loose. there are reports the tiger may have gotten loose from a nearby animal sanctuary. >>> boeing says china to buy $1.21 trillion in planes. food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. we just want fast internet for one, simple rate. for all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all... for the this. internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. >>> welcome back, everyone. a good wednesday morning to you. we are looking at emeryville by interstate 80 this morning. nice bay area start. it's 4:55. >>> closer to reality, faa says the raiders new staid glum las vegas won't be a hazard to aircraft. it paves the way for officials in nevada to start approving construction. the faa was originally concerned the st

on the west coast we have i-75. east coast, 95, 27 the turnpike up the center. this storm will march from south florida up these highways as it moves north. even supplies that fema and the state are getting ready are not going to be able to travel south until this hurricane is out of the way. a lot of the initial response will be local responders that are in those areas and neighbors helping neighbors. as we found in previous hurricanes you cannot get on those highways until the winds get low enough so you don't blow off the trucks. >> what are you -- what is florida prepared to do? what is fema prepared to do for the elderly residents, many who do not want to leave? >> governor scott has been putting out 800 numbers for people who need travel assistance. there are special needs shelters and medically dependent shelters. but people need to heed evacuations. again, you don't need to drive hundreds of miles. the big thing is to get out of the storm surge areas and go tens of miles as shelters are being opened up across the evacuated communities. >> and when we thi

we started in north florida around lake city which is i-10, i-75. as we saw the shift yesterday we moved a portion of our folks down to the eastern coast towas treasure coast area and miami-dade. we also have them pre-positioned ready to move to the west coast. as the storm moves, we will move with it, but we will be restoring at the same time. >> let me just ask you finally, i know you guys must have done projections, worst case scenario how many people could be without power? >> well, we're looking at millions. there's no question about it. this is a really, really nasty storm and we're really pleased that so many of our customers heeded the warnings of governor scott and local, state and federal officials. our biggest concern right now is safety. we'll get through this, but our customers and your viewers need to make sure they do not touch wires, go out in water that could have a wire down. it's a -- it's a fact that most fatalities occur after the storm has passed. so we don't want to see anybody get hurt. and safety first for our customers. >>

kissimmee, ocala, really crowded on i-75, somewhat crowded northbound on i-95. there i see no contra-flow. when they tun all the freeways around, headed out, no contra-flow, they want to get supplies in. there's gasoline, oil, that's coming in over here to a port in mississippi. in south mississippi, right about here, they'll bring it all the way down into florida. no contra flow. southbound lanes, northbound lanes all open. north, you have to evacuate from charleston, savannah, you see there's a lot of traffic around i-95 here as well. always traffic in atlanta, always, especially right now coming up into the big city. traffic is still manageable. phil keating is watching this in fort lauderdale, hollywood international airport, jet blue doing good. how's airplane traffic in general? . yeah, jet blue is offering bliets at $99, telling the scheduled passengers hurry up and buy them, they're going fast. finding seats on planes at this point very difficult to do. if you do find one of the few seats available expect to pay double or triple. that's the demand. other

>> let me show you, this is i-75.ow, having been in a florida for a time, alligator alley goes east to west across the state of florida in the southern part and it's literally empty. this road was the main evacuation route just days ago. now nobody travelling as we head into bad weather and irma headed, obviously, for that west coast. we've been in touch, as we've been driving, elizabeth, moments ago, with the mayor, mayor bill barnett of naples and he says, we have been prepping for this storm for the last week and many of our residents have taken advantage of early evacuation. the city of naples is under mandatory evacuation and the biggest concern is the projected storm surge by this time, evacuation is out of the question. and to-- >> okay, it looks like-- >> possible that storm surge certainly an important part of the story. elizabeth. elizabeth: yeah, griff, i tell you i've been down alligator alley, and i've never seen it that way. and if you told me earlier you would have seen cars going eastbound, talk to you

i-75 in the tampa area saw a steady stream of cars today and the same story in miami, long lines of cars on the highways and at the gas pumps. >>> an education center turned shelter in miami had to turn away hundreds of people as it reached capacity today. the county had planned to open 43 shelters with room for more than 100,000 people by tonight. >>> scientists are astounded by this satellite imagery, three hurricanes stacked up in the atlantic, the first time in modern history we have ever seen this and a couple other firsts to tell you about. hurricane irma sustained winds of 185 miles an hour for 37 straight hours which has never been seen and those winds are also the highest on record for a storm in the atlantic ocean not including the caribbean sea or the gulf of mexico. >>> help is on the way to florida from the bay area. air national guardsmen left moffitt field today. kpix5's anne makovec was there for the sendoff. rsamina, 129th rescue wing - ays ready to >> reporter: this c-130 is full of air national guardsmen and women who don't know what they're about to face. 100 members

gridlock on i-75 south from tampa. >> this is what interstate 75 looks like right now. >> reporter: to sarasota -- all cars heading in one direction. and these cars stopped one woman trying to get to orlando. >> orlando is the only airport with flights available. >> reporter: at the ft. lauderdale airport, the mad crush to get out. so far, more than 1,000 flights canceled. american airlines canceling all flights to and from miami this weekend. here in miami, if you don't have a plane ticket, don't plan on getting one now. you drove here hoping you could get a ticket? what did they tell you? >> they told me all the flights are full. >> reporter: all major u.s. carriers now offering travel waivers for passengers in the region. airports taking precautions, too, after these images taken after irma hit saint maarten. the airport sustaining devastating damage. at least eight cruise lines cancelling upcoming trips. another 13 cruise ships changing course to avoid irma. >> amy robach with us live, and they are working on getting jets out of the hurricane's path, amy? >> reporter: it's true, da

evacuation routes are moving and we have stopped the shoulder driving on i-75 to the georgia line because traffic is moving. if there is a need to reopen this, fdot and highway safety will do so immediately. evacuations are not meant to be convenient, they are meant to keep you safe. check realtime traffic information and evacuation routes at fl 511.com. fuel. we are aggressively working to keep gas stations open and filled. this won't last much longer in south florida because it will be unsafe to be on the roads. while all the fuel ports in florida are now closed for safety as irma impacts our state, following the storm state troopers will escort fuel supply trucks directly to gas stations across the state. i waived florida motor fuel import tax for five days to bring more fuel to our state for storm response and recovery. this will aid our efforts to bring more fuel from other states after the storm. we know fuel is important, we're doing everything we can to get more fuel in the state. florida's prepared. every single florida guardsman that can be deployed has already been deployed to

. >> yeah, actually, as we were driving here on west on i-75, the only gas station we were able to find open there were no lines really there because there were really no vehicles heading in this direction, wisely. and you could get gas, but you can only get about $25 worth. there was another storm chaser actually getting gas. and you never really want to be heading in the stam direction that a storm chaser is heading, nevertheless here we are. but for the people in ft. myers, as we've been talking throughout the day, chris, the alarm bells are ringing. people know the clock is ticking. there's only about another half an hour that the shovel service is going to be in operation to even get people to shelter. so after that is done at 3:00 p.m. then it's really up to people to get themselves to shelters. and then of course as the weather starts to deteriorate, i mean, right now it's fine, but as it starts to deteriorate, it's going to be too late. and that's what city managers and the mayor, the fire chief, everybody we've been talking to is saying. look, try to get to a shelter now if you

the storm more than 200 flights have been cancelled ahead of hurricane irma we are heading west on i-75. people are scared and many of the evacuees we have spoken with don't know where they'll end up. >> we are going to drive to newport and hope for the best. >> we packed up our five cats and dog and we're driving up the west coast so wherefore it takes us there's no hotels anywhere. >> so their cars are filled with prie points high possessions and extra gasoline and their four legged friends. based on our journey so far it would seem that perhaps many people had heeded the warnings of officials and have gotten out of town early but we're just getting started on our trip. we still have to head north and we'll be reporting to you the latest in terms of the conditions out here as people evacuate throughout the day. back to you. >> morgan, thank you it's unfortunate we're having you on so often george given all the disasters that have come our way. he joined us often after harvey. tell us what preparations if any would be different in terms of what we have discussed in the past from the re

they've opened up the shoulders on i-75 it's the gas situation, three tanker ships with millions of gallons of gas in the area. promising police escorts to not only the the fuel as well. >> and and rebuild your house and get your possessions again. you can't rebuild your life and your family. >> all right, erica, and it's just getting start ed. and get breaking news and in nbc washington app. president trump is praising congress for acting quickly on package for hurricane harvey. the prent increases the debt ceiling and it keeps the government funded through december. some oppose tying disaster aid to budget. >> now, to breaking news and the suv -- and and didn't show up for the first day of school. so stay on top of that and bring you more right here. >>> details a about a former substitute teacher victimized them during basketball road trips. tracee is live where spates use to work. tracee. >> reporter: he worked here as a substitute teacher, parents new him well, and now there are -- and and so now, the prince georges county states attorney say they've got all these kids on video and the

i-75 just north of tampa. traffic moving there pretty well. if you're following this, if you're listening to us on the radio and you're hearing the storm track has changed and you're thinking about turning around, don't. that is ridiculous. you can not outrun this hurricane. it's wider than the state. we heard earlier from the gas station talking about shelters. some people being turned away from shelters. if you're jammed up, running out of the gas, trying to get to a shelter, floridadisaster.org/shelters. that's what the state of florida and officials are are directing people to. they want people to get there. that will have the latest information on shelters. to the airport. people trying to get out by air. miami airport has basically said last call. 10:30 was the last flight and that's it. they had a big jam up with the baggage towards the end of the tonight, that's it. so there's no point in trying to get to the airport at this poinpoint we've been talking about these cranes. there's 20 to 25 of them in miami. the reason we're concerned a

. >> i'm staying at my parent' house which is just a little east of i-75 for a lapd mark.e wall was going around about 4:00 or 5:00 p.m., it was the most intense wind and rain i've ever seen in my life. just astounding. >> tell us more about that. were you concerned for your safety? i mean, i know what it sounded like here. but it was worse in naples, i know. >> yeah. wind gust i believe tapped out around 140 to 142 miles an hour. it was, i wasn't really worried about any type of physical harm because the house i was in was very structurally sound. you know, doors were barricaded. there was shutters. so all that was taken care of. it was more of the stress of watching all the dewree and everything flying around outside and wondering when things would get back to normal. my own house is closer to the coastline. so i still haven't made it back there. hopefully when they lift the curfew in the morning, i will be able to check it out. but going through the time leading up and no power pretty much the entire day, leading up and until the eye wall, was very odd. >> i can imagine

this is footage of heavy traffic evacuating along i 75 north this morning. many are using it to avoid the impact zone and the worst of the hurricane. florida governor said he is working to keep traffic moving and bringing in more tankers to provide more fuel >>. >>> president trump signing a bull approving 15 hurricane harvey disaster aid. short term milks to bypass the debt ceiling as well as prevent the government shutdown this is only the first installment of what will likely be tens of bills of dollars in federal aid to the areas hit by >> recovery efforts continue where harvey left behind a trail of damage. storm ripped through neighborhoods leaving much of the city under water. thousands of homes destroyed by those heavy winds and flood waters, and inspectors are combing through to survey the damage. >>> three emergency departments are gearing up to head south, others helping coordinate rescue, here's matt ackland. >> reporter: there's a lot of help on its way to florida from personnel mere in the district of columbia. you have firefighters, members of

this sirveis i-75 north bound a folks are heading that way. it is 2:21 local time.ng the warning, many probably because the governor says get out, or you could lose your life. and that means 5.6 million floridians leading -- some of them heeding that warning coming from governor scott. these back-to-back hurricanes, we had aharvey and now irma, its reigniting the debate about climate. joining me now is peter glick. if you can, peter, put irma in context to the idea of the discussion around climate and climate trends. >> sure. i'm happy to be with you. i certainly wish the circumstances were better. >> agreed. >> we get hurricanes all the time. they're a natural part of the earth's climate. but part of the debate about climate change has been reignited with the presence of first harvey and now this monster storm irma. because of a growing realization that the fact that we're changing the climate, that humans are changing the climate, means that we're influencing the severity of some of these big storms. irma is a monster, and the warnings that we've all been hearing

florida's two largest i-95 and i-75 are parking lots as people scramble to get out. the anticipated impact including how more bay area crews prepare. >> sarah rosario with more on the preparations and evacuation under way this hour. >> reporter: a preview of what the u.s. coast can expect. >> florida will have major hurricane impacts with deadly storm surge and life threatening winds. >> reporter: the race is on to get out of the storm's path. at miami international airport a flight out of town is hard to come by. >> a ticket for $700. i refreshed it and it was gone. >> all are suspending service tonight. many passengers can do little but hope and wait. >> reporter: lines for gas are long and traffic is snarled. >> horrible. like everybody else. we're escaping the hurricane. god knows if it's better up there. at president trump's mar-a-lago resort wins are covered with plywood. there's one final push for supplies he is pegs generators and water. >> i have one case of water for us. >> reporter: the massive storm is taking aim at floor expected to make landfall saturda

it's east of i-75, zone c flood zone.o any kind of storm surge, but we went back there this morning, and just -- just really looked like those folks had been through a miserable night. they're not letting cameras inside, but outside we just met lots and lots of people who said their night was terrible. the day is going to be terrible. they're just huddled down in there, just waiting for the storm to be over. to be fair to the officials, they gave them safe shelter. they never promiseded a four-star luxury resort, and it is not. we're going to hear a lot of complaints, but like i said, good, at least we'll hear the people complain who have gone through this storm. anders anderson? >> it bears repeating. people were told to bring supplies. the shelter does have supplies, but they're told to bring things for at least three days. is that correct? >> reporter: absolutely. i mean, you know, you've got to prepare, you can't rely on the government to provide everything for you. and keep in mind everybody in the government has the

going back i-75 this morning.m of traffic that is headed back into the state to try to get back to it it's a long ride and been a long ride for them. look at this traffic. a lot of traffic on the bridge this morning i guess that's good news. what do you think? steve: all right. so where are you headed ultimately, jeff? >> naples. i think we will go all the way down to naples and just check communities out as we go along the way. i mean, you know, in tampa, -- here is your hurricane headline by the way. that's tampa bay times this morning. they were lucky. up there they were lucky. naples not so much. ainsley: my best friend lives in that area. she lives right outside of clearwater in dunn eden. their house is actually on one of the fingers, the water -- it's the main area and then they have built these fingers where they live. >> put your boat and all that sort of thing. ainsley: they are not allowed to go back into their neighborhood. they are allowed back into the tampa area but not back in their neighborhood. >

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right now we have activated i-75 from wildwood to the georgia line.rking to keep you and your family safe. realtime evacuation routes are under way. you can find shelter in your family unless you're in monroe county. if you don't need to get on the road, don't. if you're convinced, you don't have a way to evacuate because of traffic, fuel, or whatever it is, call the florida emergency information hot line. it is a dedicated hot line, we will do everything we can to help you get out. but you cannot wait until the storm hits. fuel, state law enforcement are providing gas stations to get to the stations faster. the law enforcement es kors have continued through the night. for gas stations and evacuation zones, we need you to stay open as long as you can. we will arrange police escorting for employees so they can get out safely. we need gas stations in the evacuation zones to stay open as long as possible. i worked with the white house, the epa, fema, i worked with everybody, the department of transportation, to get more fuel into the state and get it lif

we had anticipated that irma would move generally speaking around i-75. but it looked to me in the last few images that it is taking more of a jog to the west and northwest. we will continue to keep an eye out on that for you. so much to cover from stem to stern in nl florida. keep it here on cnn. >> karen, if it took a west coast turn, could it pick up more warm water or is that not a possibility? >> i think there is so much dry air in the system right now, meaning along the southern edge of it. let me see if i can fast forward through some of this. some rain totals, daytona and orlando, 6 to 10 inches of rain fall. you can imagined their downed trees, downed power lines and that sort of thing. what i think is the eye looks ragged from what we can see. you can see this is where the clearing is. not a clearly defined eye. doesn't look like something that will spin up. we have outer band on this eastern edge. this western edge is erode smed what. certainly the southern edge has dryer air. so i think it is highly unlikely but then again irma has been full o

we started in north florida around lake city which is i-10, i-75. as we saw the shift yesterday we moved a portion of our folks down to the eastern coast towards daytona beach and the treasure coast area and miami-dade. we also have them pre-positioned ready to move to the west coast. as the storm moves, we will move with it, but we will be restoring at the same time. >> let me just ask you finally, i know you guys must have done projections, worst case scenario how many people could be without power? >> well, we're looking at millions. there's no question about it. this is a really, really nasty storm and we're really pleased that so many of our customers heeded the warnings of governor scott and local, state and federal officials. our biggest concern right now is safety. we'll get through this, but our customers and your viewers need to make sure they do not touch wires, go out in water that could have a wire down. it's a -- it's a fact that most fatalities occur after the storm has passed. so we don't want to see anybody get hurt. it's safety fir

this is alive look near ocala, i-75, obviously the northbound for lane is on the right there.r in florida, clear in southwest florida down along naples and fort myers. once you get about ocala, a lot of people fondling onto that thing and all heading north. the good news is there's a little bit more time before it makes landfall. yesterday, 60 miles an hour. last night and this morning, 40 miles per hour. now the storm has slowed to 12 miles an hour. it's about to make its turn to the north. stay with fox news channel for continuing updates. a quick commercial breaks, and "special report with bret baier "special report with bret baier. " bill assumed his mayo was the best choice. assume nothing. just like the leading brand, kraft real mayo is made with high quality ingredients at a price you can feel good about no wonder kraft is so good. you for four years. you named it brad. you loved brad. and then you totaled him. you two had been through everything together. two boyfriends, three jobs... you're like nothing can replace brad. then liberty mutual calls... and you break into

right now, to ease congestion we have activated use of shoulders on i-75 from wildwood to the georgiaive safely and listen to law enforcement. they're working to keep you and your family safe. real-time traffic information and evacuation routes are available at fl 511.com. we're seeing bottlenecks at major highway junctions which brings up an important point. you do not need to evacuate out of the state or hundreds of miles away to be safe. if you do not need to be on the road, please do not travel. find shelters in your count i. you can visit florida disaster.org/shelters to find out where shelters are in your area. le we are coordinating with google emergency's response team to prepare to close roads in google maps in real-time in the event hurricane irma forces the closure of any roads in the aftermath of the storm. at my direction all tolls have been waved. this should help families evacuate quickly and safely. emergency centers to help direct evacuees with the most up-to-date information. visit florida's staff are all red cross certified and stand ready to assist as needed. these

some heeding that warning sooner, joining evacuees from florida on i-75 towards atlanta. >> irma proving already that it is powerful and deadly with at least 23 people killed across the care baep island. fierce winds up to 155 miles per hour with storm surges up to 10 feet high expected. now, downed power lines in puerto rico left nearly one million people without power. roofs were torn off buildings, and trees scattered across roads. tr three died on that island. in haiti, the impoverished nation was left flooded. for many in the caribbean, the worst may not be over yet. hurricane jose now closing in on the area. >> let's start first with msnbc's marianna atencio who has been tracking the storm and is live for us in miami. we heard from governor scott there saying, look, you got to get out. heed these warnings. leave now. you are in the path of the storm. from what i understand, you've actually found someone who has decided to hunker down. >> that's right. we're here in miami beach. this is a barrier island. it is especially vulnerable. the city's 100,000 residents under mandatory evacu

. >>> at 6:53, happening now, out of the atlanta area, a tiger that was spotted along i-75 this morningad after being shot by officers in the neighborhood. there were several 911 calls about a tiger on the loose. reports the tiger may have escapeed from a nearby animal sanctuary. >>> boeing says china is going to buy $1.1 trillion worth of planes by 2036. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ wow! nice outfit. when i grow up, i'm going to mars. we're working on that. some people know how far they want to go. a personalized financial strategy can help you get them there. see how access to j.p. morgan investment expertise can help you. chase. make more of what's yours. to j.p. morgan investment expertise can help you. here are the top stories on today in the bay... . ==laura/radar== we begin with breaking newas >>> welcome back. before you head out the door, here are the top stories. >> we begin with breaking news as we track hurricane irma. the category 5 hurricane is churning in the atlantic. this morning, we are getting first images from inside the eyewall. the storm is making land fall in st. martin. battered boat

i 75 is going to be critical to that effort. they are staging much of this stuff in orlando right now. medical teams, fuel teams and first responders may be coming out of orlando. we could see some real heroism overnight and in the next 24 hours, shepard. shepard: the degrading of conditions. how long ago would you say that started? >> 15 minutes ago. this was just fine to stand here now. next i will put my goggles on because it's picked up right after that warning. officials here have been on top of things. their websites, sheriffs going door-to-door. they been doing everything they can. this county is really not built for these kinds of storms. all the government buildings in the naples area can only withstand a category three hurricane. you might have a situation for first responders and emergency situation or evacuating themselves. they'll have to help people get they might have to help themselves. shepard: steve harrigan y with us in naples. live now in the extreme whether centers. three or four days ago you would've though

the major inter states and i-95, i-75, at times they've resembled parking lots the glowing red means those are places where cars aren't going anywhere. you can't leave if you can't fill your tank. this is a map of the gas stations around miami up to boca raton. ever black dot is a gas station that has no power. every red dot is a gas station that has no gas. can't fill up the tank if gas station has no gas. to help alleviate that particular part of the problem, florida has been issuing police escorts for gas truck to whisk them through traffic getting them to the gas station to get the gas in so the residents can fuel up and get out. it's tough at the airports where people have been looking to fly out. flocking to the airports trying to get a ticket to anywhere, whether they've got a ticket in their hand to go anywhere at all or not, whether there's anyone to sell them once they get there. joining us now were jack sieler the march of fort lauderdale florida thanks for joining us tonight. >> thank you very having me. >> can you tell us how are you looking ahead to the next 48 to 72 ho

some of the major highways, i-95, i-75, have seen gridlock and shelters are opening up in miami dade county. people are satisfying this very seriously. what makes this very different, this storm unlike andrew, which sliced through east to west, this one, the projected path could go from south to north. basically engulfing the entire state so there's no way to get out. some people are hunkering down. others are rushing north, trying get out of irma's path. >> bill carnes is at the nbc weather center. i wonder about florida. not tonight, the conversation about climate change. but it is a fact, florida has very low ground level. very close to sea level. it wouldn't take much for a surge to sweep that peninsula of the. >> that's an excellent point. this is completely different than harvey. this devastation will be caused by the winds and the storm surge near where the lavell will be. there will be areas hit so hard that they'll be uninhabitable for weeks. that's how bad it will be. we don't know where it will occur. i know it is frustrating people. we'll get a better idea in a couple day

shoulders on i-75 from wildwood to the georgia line.sten to law enforcement who are working to keep you and your family safe. realtime traffic information and evacuation routes available at fl-511.com. seeing bottlenecks at major highway junctions bringing up an important point. if you don't need to evacuate out of the state, hundreds of miles away to stay safe, there's a lot -- you don't always have to do that. there are shelters around the state. if you don't need to be on the road get off, go to a shelter. we coordinate with google emergency response team prepared to close roads on google maps in realtime in the event hurricane irma forces closure of any roads. in my direction, all tolls a all roads in the state waived. visit florida welcome centers transformed to emergency centers to help direct evacuees with the most up to date information and welcomes staff and all red cross certified stand ready to assist ars needed. if you are concerned you don't have a way to evacuate due to traffic, call the emergency hot line. 1-800-342-3557.

now, when i mentioned inland, once again, if you know florida, i-75, florida turnpike, i-95. that's where everybody lives. in the interior there's not a lot of people there and even key west, i was so worried about key west because this storm looked like it was going to go just to the west of key west, the most populated island in the florida keys. and just destroy everything we know and love down around the key west area. but it moved to the east and most of these islands are not all that inhabited. there is not a lot of people down here or a lot of houses. look where it goes. right up towards marco island and around the naples area. people in that region and we have seen a lot of damage in and around naples. one again, 142 mile an hour wind in marco island, 135 mile in naples. it goes to the east of ft. myers. this was huge. again, my parents live right here. i was so worried about their house. but they only got 80 mile an hour winds on the weak side of the storm. the strongest storm, notice, there's not even a town over here. this is the area that got walloped the hardest

traffic is bumper to bumper on both i-95 and i-75. and we've got more than 1,700 troopers on the roads to make sure that traffic is flowing smoothly. we also have the tolls across the state. those tolls have been lifted. just to make sure that people have everything they need to be able to get out of this area without having to pay for any tolls. they can get out as soon as possible. as the storm is headed this way. airports, a dire need at the airports for people to get out. flights are very high right now. people can't even get on flights. the airports are shutting down today. they'll have to find other ways to try to get out of the city. we were told that more than 1,600 flights have been canceled in and out of miami. and if you consider the flights into caribbean, that totals more than 4,000 flights canceled because of this monster storm headed to this area. a big concern once the storm hits is going to be the storm surge. depending on where it hits, it could impact both coasts of the state and that could cause catastrophic damage

we're at the florida turnpike and i-75 where two major roadways, the traffic has just been slowly movingtrying to get north of the area in enough time, and now to the conditions before they become worse. >> looks like it's going to be really bad up there as well as people try to escape. ben, we're going to get back to you, stand by for us as well. >>> coming up, latest forecast on when and where hurricane irma will hit florida. the growing threat of direct impacts on georgia, the carolinas, also breaking a cnn exclusive. stand by for details on why robert mueller's team wants to speak with remembers of the president's white house staff. i make it easy to save $600 on car insurance, so being cool comes naturally. hmm. i can't decide if this place is swag or bling. it's pretzels. word. ladies, you know when you switch, you get my bomb-diggity discounts automatically. ♪ no duh, right? [ chuckles ] sir, you forgot -- keep it. you're gonna need it when i make it precipitate. what, what? what? you myour joints...thing for your heart... or your digestion... so why wouldn't you take something fo

. >> on i-75 northbound stuck in traffic. >> reporter: since 1:30 in the morning. >> yes. >> where did you come from? >> miami. >> reporter: he documented that slow slog out of harm's way. >> 4:04 a.m. nothing. not moving. >> reporter: what's normally a six hour drives took him 20 hours. that line of cars stretching into the horizon is just a fraction of the total traffic jam. this thing spans 65 miles right now. but the heaviest traffic friday on i-95 just off the florida/georgia line. there are over 4,000 vehicles an hour, more than twice the normal volume. and in that river of humanity a thirst for fuel. here in the country's third alarmest state this morning, the vast majority of gas stations either closed or empty. and for who didn't get out a dire warning from broward sheriff's fire rescue captain, rod watkins. >> once the winds go up to 40, 45 miles an hour we are not allowed to go out. >> reporter: so they're on their own? >> yeah. >> reporter: and for so many folks here there is a literal deadline approaching. the drawbridges along the barrier islands will go up and officials

take a look at i-75. we pulled video of just northeast of tampa. this gives you an idea of what it's like trying to get out of florida. a lot of people ask me why traffic is moving both directions. they've got to get fuel south. that's why they have it opened up. in georgia and florida, all the tollgates should be open. all construction should have stopped to allow traffic to move. the airports are a mess, as well. miami airport, last call. 10:30 was the last night, that's it. nothing is going to move tomorrow or the next day. one of the other things that's been happening, we heard a lot about the gas issue is luggage. people are checking in for flights and not getting that luggage back. take a listen. >> i have two kids. i need to take care of my family. >> the previous storms across the state and we had an opportunity to go north or south to get provisions. there's no place to get provisions. >> i visualize myself going back to my konld md yicondominium an destroyed. >> go to floridadisaster.org/shelters. now to miami, you mentioned that people a

we expect more people coming up here off of i-75. >> so craig, one of the factors of concern for peoplerive. we've been showing the traffic. we got reports this morning that someone spent eight hours, went about 100 miles. people say they don't want to deal with that we know you have an expectation down here, the emergency management people. face the drive so you can survive. what do you say to people who look at the traffic and say, i don't want to sit in that. >> shorter distances. for most folks, literally just going inland a couple of miles changes the risk for you. so you know go, to friends and family. go to the shelters that are open. if you are planning to go long distance, leave early and give yourself time. that's running out. so if you haven't started evacuations in some areas, other than going short distances, it's getting too late. but for tampa and other areas, they still have time to evacuate. but as the mayor said, they just need to get inland to get out of the most dangerous areas. we're evacuating from storm surge, not from the wind. >> all right. and look, craig, let'

to ease congestion, we have activated shoerltds on i-75 from wildwood to the georgia line.safely and listen to law enforcement. they're working to keep you and your family safe. realtime traffic information and evacuation routes are available at fl511.com. receive b seeing bottlenecks at major highway jupgss which brings up an important point. you d not need to evacuate out of the state or hundreds of miles away to be safe. if you not need to be on the road, please do not travel. find shelters in your kcounty. visit floridadisaster.org/shelters to find out where they are in your area. we are coordinating with google's emergency response team to prepare to close roads in google maps in real time in the event that hurricane irma forces a closure of any roads in the aftermath of the storm. at my direction, all tolls have been waived across florida roadways. this should help families evacuate quickly and centers have transferred to emergency centers to help evacuees with the most up to date information. visit florida's welcome center staff are all red cross certified and ready