a category 5. that's the first time a cat 5 hit cuba since 1924. let's talk about what's happening now. the interaction with land has weakened it a bit in terms of irma. i don't think it's going to stay weak for long. location is 225 miles south of miami beach. that's where the center of circulation is. winds are at 130. it's just a category four at this point. the water temperatures as it crosses the florida straits, it's going to intensify once again and could see it get even stronger, 150-mile-per-hour winds when the storm makes landfall in the florida keys. also the potential of a second landfall somewhere in the vicinity of southwest florida. watching this closely, the cone of uncertainty shows -- we can see the track shift a little bit. now we're concentrating on the west part of florida, the west coast. notice the winds are picking up, the winds are getting stronger. with all that wind that the storm generates, unfortunately storm surge is a huge, huge factor. you can see -- this animation shows how high the water can go. because the track has shifted, going back to alex's initial question, southwest florida is likely to see a much higher stor

erin burnett outfront starts right now. >>> next, the breaking news, hurricane irma a category five stormtes. florida about to begin i v evacuations. >>> and vladimir putin warns of a global catastrophe. what is he talking about? >>> good evening. outfront tonight breaking news, hurricane irma, a category five monster on a collision course with florida. the white house issuing emergency declarations for the state and puerto rico. here

jonathan: irma is now a category five, barreling towards th jonathan: potentially catastrophic irma, and category five storm, taking aim at the u.s. florida is bracing for impact. temperatures on the way tomorrow in the next best chance of showers. nancy: a nightmare for winds downe house their protection, next. 11:00, abc seven news at on your side. jonathan: it could be one of the worst hurricanes in decades, irma a category five, the strongest on the scale. nancy: evacuations are happening in florida right now with store shelves bare, gas stations running out of fuel. jonathan: the u.s. bracing for the chance of more devastation. nancy: we start with steve rudin, an update on the storm path coming in moments ago. nationalom the hurricane center, arrived a few minutes ago. right now, looking at wind, maximum sustained wind of 185 miles per hour and wind gusts of 225. it is moving in its track to the north and west at about 15 per hour and will continue that track as we move through the next several days. track right now come it is a category five storm. that is a strong is a can get

irma. now a category 4 hurricane. and changes in our forecast that could bring a chance of thunderstorms by the end of the weekend. >>> also protecting more than just people. the special measures being taken to shield animals from irma. >>> hundreds of people marching in the east bay with a clear message for the president. we'll be right back. what if there was a paint... ...where each drop was formulated to be smarter... ...even smarter than that... ...so if a color didn't go on evenly, it would balance itself out to reveal its truest, richest state. if a paint could realize the fullest potential of any color... ...you have to wonder... is it still paint? aura interior from benjamin moo®e . only available at independently owned paint and hardware stores. >>> new video into the newsroom tonight. we've been talking about hurricanes but a waterspout in florida. this footage from ft. lauderdale earlier today. you were right there when that tornado warning came down. >> reporter: we were, in fact, we were in the middle of

irma left behind. guadalupe antigua, flooding like we saw from harvey. cars have sub merged. people trying to find something to salvage in a giant mess. irma is still a category 5. expect to see more video like these. there's another model at 5:00. just minutes away. we'll be following any developments right here. >> chris, thank you. it's 4:30 now. a mass evacuation is under way in south florida as potentially millions try to escape the storm. >> this is new video of the highway jam-packed with families trying to get out o

hurricane irma a category five storm, the winds have dropped to 180 miles per hour. even a category four or three, it's still dangerous, that is where the caicos islands are in and it's there as a category five in the afternoon and evening. spaghetti notes show a plot north to miami some move to the west and east. but up in here, the farther north we go the less agreement and certainty we have. and interest in florida and right in through georgia and the carolinas, they need to keep an eye on this because it could be a category four when it hits florida later on in the weekend. sun and clouds today and not bad. 73 tomorrow and sunny and nice and saturday bright and pleasant to start out the the weekend with a high of 71. we get milder on sunday and lots of sun and 74 degrees for a high on sunday and monday 76. we are back to 72 on tuesday and wednesday. and that is when rain from irma may arrive. >> we'll keep watching it. thank you. >>> quick break and more "action news" when we come right back. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fi

in the atlantic basin is expected to make landfall in the next few hours and it is hurricane irma, a categoryas the potential to cause catastrophic damage. we have sustained winds of 100 fight —— 185 mph but potentially gusting up to 220 mph and on top of that significant rain from any huge storm surge expected to push across the leigh wood isles. —— the leeward isles. closer to home we have a westerly flow developing and a fresher feel to the story next few days, losing that humidity and first thing in the countryside we could have temperatures in single figures. it could be a chilly start but there should be some sunshine to go with it. it is quiet, a dry story for many, a bit more of a breeze in the west facing cost which will drive in some cloud and scattered showers by the middle of the afternoon. not quite as warm, 15—17d, but with some sunshine in south—east areas we could add highs of 20 celsius. through into thursday, the wins will strengthen and we will have an area of low pressure pushing in from the atla ntic of low pressure pushing in from the atlantic bringing heavy rain into sc

a all eyes are on irma. right now it's a dangerous category 4 storm. de landfall on cuba as a category 5. this was the scene as irma pounded cuba with high winds and heavy rain. the storm now has its sights set on florida. this is a live look at miami. the hurricane is about 200 miles from the tip of florida, but you can see the weather has already taken a turn for the worst. irma is expected to strike the florida keys first tomorrow morning. first alert meteorologist krystal klei just received new information on irma and she is watching our weekend weather. >> here is hurricane irma. this is the radar picking up from the key west national weather service location. it does not stretch far enough to show you the rain bands on the back side. but now you can see a very well defined eye again swirling over cub cuba cuba, first time they have seen a category 5 since the 1920s. you can see the pockets of orange, yellows red, these bands moving through. an isolated tornado can't be ruled out when you get this motion over land masses. key west is likely the are

irma. category one but barely. 74 mile-per-hour winds sustained. categorizes a hurricane, category one. the winds here, 75. just barely in the category. the heavy rain is extending through georgia. take a look. the heavy rain is going to band out into parts of alabama to south carolina by 2:00 this afternoon. it should start to become a tropical storm. downgrading below that threshold. as we go into the evening hours, alabama -- rather, atlanta getting hit through alabama. montgomery to huntsville. tomorrow, bowing out. some going this way, some going that way. the some going that way makes its way to us soon enough. tuesday, spot showers particularly over delaware. it's really your wednesday, the on and off showers in the forecast. and this starts a trend of moisture we will hang on to. on and off showers are likely even thursday, even friday, it looks like possibly even saturday. there's the radar view. heavier rain progressing throughout georgia as well as tropical storm-force winds that will continue into the southeast through the afternoon hours. then tuesday, as well. here's a loo

a storm surge. hurricane irma was a category 4 storm when it reached the florida keys sunday morning. it weakened as it made a second land fall at marco island but officials say it remained a powerful and life threatening stor. >> mandatory evacuation. not optional. if you want to make a bad decision then you will make that choice. >> the center of the hurricane is creeping north along florida's west coast. naples wind gusts up to 140 miles per hour. downed power lines and tore roofs off buildings. miami was spared a direct hit but the city was still pounded by rain and a 5-foot storm surge. damage is widespread. construction cranes collapsed in the winds. in tampa bay they are feeling the evidents of hurricane irma's winds, rain and storm surge. the city is vulnerable to flooding and people here have been told to seek higher ground. >> if you haven't gone to a shelter the time to do so is now. >> reporter: millions are without power and millions more could lose it. residents are being warned it may take weaks before electricity is restored. last week 126,000 people were staying in 50

the research shows otherwise. >>> now to hurricane irma, the strongest atlantic hurricane in a decade churning toward the u.s. right now irma a categoryurricane packing 185-mile-per-hour winds. still too early to tell if the monster storm will make landfall on the u.s. mainland, but florida could be in harm's way this weekend. president trump declaring emergencies for florida, puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands to help with storm preparations. we'll have the full hurricane forecast for you in a moment. >>> the most immediate concern is for people in the north eastern caribbean. irma hitting barbuda this morning. a curfew issued for the entire territory of the virgin islands. they are under hurricane warnings including other islands of puerto rico. that's where we find george howell. are you finding that people are evacuating? often what happens with so many of these places, people become very complacent. >> reporter: good to be with you. so we understand the bahamas, the prime minister of that nation has ordered the largest evacuation in the history of the country, so you get a sense of what's happening here throughout the region

outfront tonight breaking news, hurricane irma, a category five monster on a collision course with florida. the white house issuing emergency declarations for the state and puerto rico. here is how irma tooks from the space station. it is massive. it is the second most powerful storm ever recorded in the atlantic ocean. the satellite image is just as ominous. the national hurricane center calls it a catastrophic storm. winds right now are up to 185 miles an hour. just think about that for a moment. 185 miles an hour. only one storm, nearly 40 years ago, was stronger clocking in at 190. and this storm is not yet near land. the governor is activating 7,000 members of the national guard. some store shelves already bare. mandatory evacuations have very begun. schools are about to close and at this tour, vir inislands and puerto rico are in irm a's sites. they could get hit tomorrow. tom, you say you have never seen a storm like this. >> erin, only one comes to mind. 2013 in the western pacific. that was super typhoon hi-yon. largest tropical system to ever make land fall and it took over 6,000

hurricane irma a category five storm with its eye on the caribbean heading toward the florida peninsula it's a really big storm. it's -- they're really taking it serious this advertisement now one of the most powerful storms ever recorded over the atlantic ocean. that storm still deepening and strengthening with winds stoppingy topping 185 miles per hour, the hurricane could bring waves up to 23 feet. >> a category five hurricane, yeah. >> yeah. >> it's really scary so you have to be prepared as much as possible. >> reporter: governor rick scott pre-emptively issuing a state of emergency in all of florida's 67 counties. in south florida gas stations running dry and store shelves emptying quickly. >> the line to get water goes around the whole supermarket. >> reporter: in miami the mayor sounding the alarm calling for evacuations ahead of the storm. >> this hurricane is far too powerful, possess far too great a threat for us to delay actions any longer. >> i'm going to board up the house and probably head north. >> reporter: in the low lying florida keys, mandatory evacuations. officials

really not a bad september forecast for us moving forward as we stay dry. now let's talk irma. irma now, a category might have 1 hurricane. just barely. 47 mile-per-hour winds calm few as hurricane force. winds at 75. heavy rain is going to continue to light up the map, extending all the way from alabama to it looks like parts of the carolinas as we get into the afternoon today. it's also light likely the storm -- also likely the storm will drop below the hurricane force threshold. heavy in atlanta at 8:00 tonight. it will spread and bow out by tuesday morning. some of the moisture slung our way. tuesday night we may start to see showers near delaware. particularly your wednesday, morning through afternoon, we should see on and off showers moving across the area. it's not going to be a total washout. nothing like what florida has seen. nonements, we will -- nonetheless, we will tap into shower potential by the wednesday forecast. looking at a different hurricane. hurricane jose. has been wakening over the last couple of days. the latest update at 105 mile-per-hour winds, puts it at hurricane status

and its hurricane irma, a category five storm with the potential to cause catastrophic damage. on top of that significant rainfall and a huge storm surge expected to push across. storm surge is where underneath this low pressure it literally less the surface of the sea literally less the surface of the sea to as much as 9—11 feet. closer to home, things are quieter with a westerly flow developing, so it is fresher feeling to the story over the next couple of days and we have lost the humidity. first thing in the morning in the countryside we could see temperatures in single figures, so it could be chilly but there is sometime to go with it. and it is quiet with a dry story for many of us. more of a breeze out with a west facing close. that will drive in cloud and scattered showers in the middle of the afternoon. not as warm here, 15—17, but with sunshine we might see 20 degrees. into thursday the wind will strengthen and we will see significant rain. an area of low pressure pushing into the atlantic will bring heavy rain into scotland, northern ireland, into northern england and

a potential landfall. well, this morning things have changed. computer models have sd further to the west. are seeing mentioned, but the track might . right now the center of circulation and category 4 irma beach. winds are at 130 miles p hour, so it has weakened a bit,. north-northwesterly movement at. let's a closer look at the track. can see how it's looking florida. a difference a day mak, because the storm had more timef landfall. earlier we were talking saturday. it looks like sunday. there's also potential for a double landfall, meaning it ha soaked in miami beach. what's steering this big system, irma? big bermuda high made a he difference in the track we're facing now, pushed it across the atlantic and pureed it further longer. high was strong enough . that's why we're seeing more of. eventually the storm will be picked up by the jet stream and lifted out. not going to ride t coast, alex. will eventually di >> i'm concerned about the keys tracks through the keys, if you northeast of the eye, is that o everything sort of marathon isd strength? the keys are so narroe quadrant stronger. we're talkin potential landfall of irma in this i havicinity could face th winds. though it's we

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a moment. hurricane irma is a category four. a major hurricane. the eye and the strongest winds getting close to the islands in the southern bahamas. looks like the storm will maintain category strength as it turns the corner and cuts into the southern edge of florida or west of miami if that mostly likely track holds through. the winds gusts will be strong in places like miami and fort lauderdale as the storm passes through. if the current track stays true. the storm stays over land instead of yesterday's track that has it out over the water. that would diminish the strength of the storm, that's a category two around orlando and tropical storm south of atlanta, after that it dies away. the spaghetti plot models are shifting further to the west. looks like it will be in florida that pops up. i don't think that one little outlier in our direction is going to be the deal. bright and pleasant tomorrow to start out tomorrow, 71, great afternoon for temple football in south philadelphia. mostly sunny and nice on sunday, high of 74. even monday looks gr

is now a category two hurricane with a maximum sustained winds irma is now a category 2 hurricane with winds at 105 mir, but it remains a dangerous storm with storm surges along the coast. irma is blamed for three deaths in florida. power has been knocked out to 3 million homes and businesses. >> jeff, as you said, part of the story is storm surges, and chief meteorologist eric fisher of boston. what do you see for the storm surges. >> it's an interesting sight. people are watching the water leave and huge spanses of beach open up that they've never seen before. we're seeing the flow around irma. look at the water line. it's unusual. the water heading out to the gulf and then a very quick ramp up, 10-foot rise in a couple of hours. when the wind comes around, that's when the surge gets very dangerous. walking around today, we want to make sure folks don't venture out. here you can see what happens. those winds offshore around the center. once the center of the storm passes off toward the north, the winds come around the other side and bring the water back in. we see the surge cont

irma continues to devastate the caribbean. we have been getting pictures in from all over. what you see here is the caribbean islands being battered by a categoryricane. that's the highest possible level — which makes irma the most powerful atlantic storm in a decade. this is the island of saint martin — officials warn most of the area is all but destroyed. this is antigua, very severe, home to 80,000 — luckily the islanders escaped major damage to their homes, and there have been no fatalities. in puerto rico, more than half of the island's 3.5 million residents were without power amid heavy downpours and strong winds. look at the scene is facing them as irma swept through, heavy downpours and strong winds. and anguilla and the british virgin islands have also been hit by the extreme weather. the hurricane sustained wind speeds of 285km/h, reducing buildings to rubble and left at least ten people dead. barbuda has been the worst hit. the tiny island there, as you can see. you can see here the widespread devastation to people's homes and communities. the residents on the island have been speaking to us. my my whole house caved in, and there we

minutes past the hour and hurricane irma, the most powerful atlantic hurricane in a decade hitting the caribbean with an eye on the u.s. right now irma is a categoryng 185-mile-per-hour winds. and the latest update shows irma could hit florida head on this weekend. >> president obama declaring emergencies for florida, puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands. we'll have the latest hurricane update for you in just a moment. >> the most immediate concern is for people in the north eastern caribbean. overnight a 36 hour curfew issued for the entire territory of the u.s. virgin islands. >>> and the largest evacuation in the history of the bahamas has been ordered. residents of six southern islands told to evacuate and the state department has issued a travel warning for the dominican republic warning of life threatening mud slides. calling irma a potentially catastrophic storm. >> so florida could take a direct hit and several south florida counties are in emergency mode. the mayor of miami-dade signing an emergency declaration. they'll begin evacuating special needs residents today. all county offices along with schools will be closed thursday and fri

the severe thunderstorm warning in the philadelphia area and irma, a category 5 hurricane the size ofexas. barrelling toward the united states. good evening. i'm keith jones. >> and i'm erin coleman. taking a live look at the philadelphia skyline. some clouds are moving in, but the brunt of tonight's weather is still approaching the metro area. >> let's get right to first alert chief meteorologist tammie souza tracking the latest with the storms. who is seeing the local impact right now? >> that would be all of our viewers out in allentown and reading. and berks county. we are going to be watching it move toward the philadelphia area. it's taking two and a half hours for them to kind of make their way through the storms. so all of these storms are making their way more north than east. they will make their way through philadelphia. the loigt yellow is the severe thunderstorm watch. that's until 9:00 tonight. the darker yellow, that's where we have the warnings for all of you in the lehigh valley and berks county. that's until 5:00. we're actually going to probably see these extend ed

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>>> our breaking news, florida bracing for a direct hit from hurricane irma, strengthening tonight back to a category 5. i want to get right to the weather center. karen, thank you so much for joining us. we got that forecast just about an hour ago. this thing is now a category 5 again, and it may make landfall at this particular strength. >> yes. even though it has interacted with some of these small islands, also north central sections of cuba, they have been what will lopped as the eye has been brushing along the coast there, it is still a remarkable strong hurricane. we saw it dip a little bit yesterday to a category 4, but we try not to emphasize just as the winds may fluctuate 5 or 10 miles per hour because this is a monster storm. we've been saying that over and over again. and for the folks who evacuated from south florida, good for you. i highly am impressed that you would take the initiative to do that, because this as it makes its way across the florida keys and into those southern counties of florida, there is going to be by this time tomorrow, we are looking at the eye of this hurricane

here it is, hurricane irma has just been downgraded to a category 4, so i'm going to go ahead and change in just one moment. here's the update. current sustained wind speeds, 155 miles per hour. so, again, hurricane irma is currently a category 4 and this is what it's forecasted to be as it makes landfall in florida over the weekend. however, this could change. so, of course, if you download the free nbc 10 app, you'll have more updates on that. as we get this into motion, notice one

irma, this is a massive storm, time is running out, be ready to leave. that is the warn from governor rick scott. 20 million people, as hurricane irma returns to category 5 straight. listen, in a matter of hours, this storm will blanket the state, that may be too soft. from coast to coast, fema said florida is never going to be hit like a hurricane before. many of them getting out. state or have already left florida. this could be one of the largest mass evacuations in u.s. history. the storm is still hundreds of whiles away from south florida. but the outer bands are already damaging power lines. you can see that the wind is picking up, that has caused the branches to break, take down the lines. officials say more than 10,000 people have already lost power this morning. we're expect be a new update on hurricane irma from the national hurricane center at any moment right now. it usually comes out at the top. hour. let's go to chad myers, in the cnn weather center. category 5, tell us where it's expected? >> yes, the storm is just leaving the coast of cuba. and cuba did take some stuffening out of the storm. bad news for cuba, but good news that the storm

adrianna: irma was downgraded to a category four but is still a wicked storm, 13 people confirmed dead in the caribbean. irma is expected to hit florida over the weekend, where every county is under a state of emergency. we have morning, learned several swastikas were found on the campus of georgetown university, one carved into an elevator at a dorm and other -- two others painted. the anti-defamation league released a statement saying -- "this racist and anti-somatic symbol must always be taken seriously and responded to appropriately." they went on to commend the university for their prompt response. larry: d.c. departments public cleared dozens of they call the flyers a curated collection of resistance art for the era. they placed 4000 throughout d.c.. >> you see it everywhere, on trucks, in alleys. it creates opportunities for people to stop and look at it and talk about it. larry: the department of public thes has no record of organization getting permission. is the only active commissioned sailing vessel in the u.s. military. originally operated by not see, germany, it was taken

irma now closing in on the american coast. miami and south florida could take a direct hit. irma expected to hit as a massive category 4. tonight, the deadly path of destruction already across several caribbean islands. americans trapped. images from barbuda and st. martin. ginger zee with the track just in, and it's not just florida. georgia ordering evacuations, states of emergency in the carolinas -- while here in florida tonight, a million people now told to get out of irma's path. gas pumps running empty. state police now escorting fuel tankers. >>> the other major news tonight. donald trump jr. answering five hours of questions on capitol hill. >>> the wildfires in the west, new reporting tonight, homes burning to the ground. >>> the video. the famous nfl player claiming excessive force, saying police had no idea who he was. >>> and breaking now. a massive security breach possibly affecting more than 143 million americans and your social security numbers. >>> good evening tonight from south florida where this evening as we travel through miami, you can see it everywhere. families, store owners, boarding up, gettin

a category four. and again this afternoon on marco island just south of naples as a category three. irma is now a category two with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles an hour. the keys have been swamped. they could get as much as 20 inches of rain before it's over. irma is blamed for three deaths in florida so far, after leaving more than two dozen dead in the caribbean. power was knocked out to more than three million homes and businesses statewide in florida. we have extensive coverage tonight from correspondents throughout this hurricane zone. and we begin with jonathan vigliotti who is in naples. jonathan? >> the wind has died down but in its wake a lot of destruction. we're about two and a half miles inland. and i want to show you a scene like this, trees like this brought down throughout communities around this region. you've got to imagine when the storm rolled in we were talking about wind gustses upwards of 140 miles per hour. at this hour right now we're told 85 percent of homes are without power. make no mistake about it, though, this storm is far from over. the surge still

a crisis has just got worse. tom? >> ian, thank you. >>> now to the new hurricane threat that could impact the east coast. irma, churning across the atlantic, as a category 3 storm. cheryl scott joins us from wls in chicago. where is this headed? >> we need to keep a close eye on this. it will continue to the west, and impact portions of the leeward islands. as we look at the about 790 miles east of the leeward islands, winds up to 115 miles per hour. will continue moving west, impacting puerto rico, the virgin islands, the bahamabaham. and you can see the models veering closer to florida and the carolinas. still six to eight days out from impacting the u.s. florida and the midatlantic need to pay attention to the storm. >>> and new footage today showing the ongoing flood situation in houston. and residents rummaging through personal items. and many still in need victor oquendo is in houston. >> reporter: a life-threatening emergency in west houston tonight. hundreds in flooded homes now under new mandatory evacuation orders, the controlled release of two major reservoirs expected to raise water levels even higher. >> if you've got water in your home, i'

at the tropics right now. , all the attention on ir-- of course, all the attention will be on irma, a category 5 hurricane, one of three active hurricanes in the atlantic basin right now. thankfully jose will stay out to sea and katia will not affect the united states heading west in. irma and south florida may have a rendezvous this weekend. oakland 73, santa rosa 76, san francisco 71. a couple radar images, more thunderstorms in and around lake tahoe lifting southeast to northwest. they will not impact the bay area. also notice a time lapse there, a few showers about 150 miles southwest of san jose. that's a sign that things are changing around here and there actually is a small shower chance for us in the bay area overnight tonight as an area of low pressure makes a close pass to our south. currently the radar is clear. average rainfall is beginning to ramp up for the month of september, less than 1/4 inch of rain. by october it's more than 1 inch of rainfall. we triple that in november. so it's almost time to begin talking about rainfall once again. tonight a couple scattered showers are p