we now our friend meteorologist jim cantore over at the weather channel in a video that's making the rounds on social media. >> jim's pretty strong. he stepped up and helped you on the air today and then was almost taken out by a 2 by 4 i am told. >> reporter: yeah. look. i worked with jim many years covering hurricanes side-by-side. we have become very good friends. it's the first time i can say, jim, i think you really saved me here. it was a precarious moment i was holding myself unable move because of the wiptd. when it caught me, it took me over to the concrete pillar. jim grabbed on to me, he was able to at least steady me. as i slid by the way into an area with a wall protective of the wind. he found himself balancing himself against the wind. we have a wind meter out there. if you told me that wind was 135, 145 miles an hour, i'd absolutely believe you. i'd say, very, very powerful strong, strong gusts that you know as you can see, i couldn't stand there. >> sadly, mike seidel, i let go of him, in south carolina. i think hilton head. he didn't travel far, luckily, but just the

off balance, i was steadied by the weather channel's jim cantore. the storm surge threat is not over. in some places it may exceed 20 feet and the power of those crashing waves could erode 75% of the sandy beaches. adding to the problems, the unique geography here, the corner of florida's gulf coast is shaped like a catcher's mitt. the area is subject to higher storm surges because of the shallow topography that extends more than 50 miles off the coast. that lack of depth means the water has nowhere to go but inland. in some areas that storm surge threat is now over but there could still be problems because an unusually high tide is expected late tonight. lester? >> all right, kerry sanders. knowing we were no match for the storm, my crew and i rode this out in our hotel, but even that proved dicey when the powerful eye wall blew through, turning our view of the storm into a risk simply not worth taking. within minutes, conditions deteriorated right outside my window. the power is now out. we were outside for a little bit. we're forced inside. hurri

that's weather channel meteorologist jim cantore, he till rying to keep him standing. >> utter devastation inex mo beach, where michael made landfall. storm surge there up to nine feet.es piecf buildings just floating by. and this is apalachicola. streets there flooded, power down and trees almost 400,000 people are without power tonight, just in orida. >> but miael's not done yet, folks. chief meteorologist doug kammerer tracking this storm as it moves through georgia michael still a mean one out there, doug. >> it really isguys. and this came onshore at 1:30, winds with il5 an hour. now down to 75-mile-an-hour winds, but still talking a hurricane here. you can see it has weakened considerably from the incredibly looking eye. now starting to see some degree regame on the east side of this meaning it is weakening, and will continue to do so as it moves on through. down.r, numerous tre they are getting a lot of damage records around parts of middle georgia, which ayo was hit a tornado earlier today from michael. right now, winds of es75 m an hour. and look at this. northeast at 20, it's mov

." >>> well, a florida panhandl sheriff's office wants no part of the weather channel's jim cantore.ow when the big guy comes to town, trouble is coming. he's been at the weather channel since the 1980s, and when he's there, strong storms usually follow. >> well, in anticipation of cantore's arrival for hurricane michael, the santa rosa county sheriff's office put up this poster. it warns cantore to stay out of their area, or he's going to be cited for trespassing. there is very small print at the bottom saying the threat is not real. officials really do like him. >>> lebron james is raising some eyebrows because of some comments that he made about his sons. >> yeah, james has two boys, 14-year-old lebron jr. and bryce who is 11, and while speaking to reporters, he called his boys nt a little r. take a listen. >> my 14 and 11-year-old drink wine. >> really. >> yeah, that's how mature they are. >> wow. >> they be driving next week too. [ laughter ] >> white, red? >> whatever dad and mom is having. put it on me, though. don't put it on mom. put it on dad. put it on dad. >> put it on da

the weather channel's jim cantore coming to kerry's aid there. kerry later said he was thankful he wore a helmet. he said he hit hisead during that scare and could have suffered a concussion without it. >> wow. it's now 4:05. while hurricaneichael hit, president trump was on the campaign trail. he's catching heat for refusing to postpone a campaign rally to deal with the storm response. take a look at this video just hours after michael barrelled into florida as a category 4 tlmorrow. shor after the storm hit, the president landed in erie, pennsylvania, to speak to supporters. repeatedly asked the president if he considered anncelling the event, but he said he did notpp to dioint his supporters. mr. trump did talk about the storm at theeginning of his remarks. >> i want to send our thoughts and prayers of our entire nation to everyone in the path of hurricane michael, especially in the florida panhandle where it's hitting and hitting hard. >> today we're hoping to learn about the president's plan to tour these damaged areas. according to the pres

thank you. >> now if you've ever seen the cantore guns in the t-shirt you know jim puts in his time ine gym. he pushes kerry to safety before going back to his position. cantore had his own moment in the middle of michael as he quickly had to dodge a piece of lumber that had blown off a structure. cantore, we're talking big winds. >> oh, absolutely. >> he didn't appear phased. >> no, but i've run into jim. he's like, i've got to go do some pushups. >> before the -- that's amazing. >> he's working for those moments. >> i need to know more about that. let's talk after the show. >>> our first logos to the level of security of kanye west's iphone password. it was a busy and surreal day as both kanye and kid rock visited the president separately. vice president mike pence famously a big kanye fan tweeted his thanks to the pair. president trump summoned the press to the oval office to watch kanye hold court on issues ranging from racism to slavery to jobs, guns, hillary clinton and his support for the president. >> i love this guy right here. let me give this guy a hug right here. i love thi

that other person we found out in t a shot isually the weather channel's jim cantore who came to his rescue. that storm quickly moving rth, and we're starting to get more damage reports, so, of course we'll keep you updated right here at the live desk. back to you. >> winds a factor in thestorm, thank you. >>> and we won't let you miss a single thing about this storm. we'll have team coverage, live coverage, and updates over the next three hours as we get them. if you have to step out, keep our washington app close at hand. sign up for alerts f t updates storm damage. >>> from the storm to a free fall. breaking news from wall street. the dow plummets more than 800 points. the drop driven by big losses for the big name tech companies that have been doing so well as of late, and shares afzon and netflix slid that interest up.es could be going for some time to come too. today's loss, the worst drop in the dow in 'sght months. ropped four of the last five sessions, and this is a breaking story. updates from wall street just ahead here, pat? >>>ew breaking in the d.c. mansion murder trial

kerry was about bwn away, and, in fact, the weather channel's jim cantore came in toelp rescue him back a into safe his helmet flew off in the live shot. ithbama now dealing hundreds of thousands of power outages. a story that we'll be sticking with. back to you. >> y gotit. thank you, erica. zblmp >>>resident trump is in pennsylvania now for a campaign rally. trump did n want todisappoint his supporters. >> before the president left town, fema briefed him on their hurricane response plan. blayne alexander was, of course, on that. >> reporter: with hurricane michael slamming the gulf coast moving inland -- >> had the pressure close to andrew. >> reporter: president trump and fema say help is inti po. >> food supplies, food chaining, working with all of the states. >> reporter: the presi briefed by homeland security secretary and the fema director, brock long. >> most intense hurricane that struck the area since 1851. >> reporter: among the biggest not enough people evacuated. >> we are concerned citizens chose not to heed the warnings, but we're prepared with search and rescue teams to

. >> man, the weather channel's jim cantore coming to kerry's aid there ker kerry later said he was thankful he was wearing a helmet. he hit his head ding that scare and could have suffered a concussion without it. >>> and while hurricane michael t, president trump was on the campaign trail. he's catching heat for refusing spto postpone a campaign rly to deal with the storonse. l ke a look at this video just hours after michaerrelled into florida as a catego 4 storm. shortly after the storm hit, the president landed in erie, pennsylvania, to speak to supporters. reporters reportedly president if he considered cancelling the event, but he said he did not want to disappoint the people who showed up. mr. trump did talk about the storm at the beginning of his remarks.en >> i want toour thoughts and prayers of our entire nation to everyone in the path of hurricane michael, especially in the florida panhandle where it's hitting d hitting hard. >> today we're hoping to learn about the president'plan to ur these damaged areas. according to the president's schedule, he is set to have a rally in ohio

. >> that was the wther channel's jim cantore, who happened to be nearby, coming to kerry's aid the. kerry later said he was thankful he was wearing a helmet. he said he was hit in theead during that scare, and he could have suffered a concussion without it. >>> and while hurricane michael hit, president trump was on the campaign trail. he isea catching for refusing to postpone a campaign rally to deal with the storm response. take a look at this video just ursar after michael blled into florida as a category 4 storm. shortly after the storm hehit, t president landed in erie, pennsylvania, to speak to supporters. reporters repeatedly asked the president if he considered cancelling the event, b he said he did not want to disappoint the people who showed up. mr. trump did talk about the storm at the beginning of his remarks. ye i want to send our thoughts and p of our entire nation to everyone in the path of hurricane michael, especiallyn the flori panhandle where it's hitting and hitting hard. >> today we're hoping to learn about the president's planto to these damaged areas. accordin

kerry sanders was in the thick of it and even an assistant with jim cantore. i was on tv with kerry for a portion of that. it was stunning. >> wow! thank you. thank you. >> i mean, did you see that? his baseball helmet flew off his head. kerry made it safely inside and sent out a tweet, thanking his long-time friend for coming to the rescue. nbc kerry sanders is back with me in panama city, florida. i know you and i spoke in the last hour and i spoke to you yesterday while you were covering that. it gave me chills then and it does now. walk us through the last 24 hours and what it has been like there. >> it's been incredibly dramatic. people thought they would be dealing with a category 1, then a two and it went right up to category 4 and to sort of show you what the after effects of a category 4 storm, i'm at a marina and probably a tornado spun out of this as well and came through here, but the damage we're talking about is extensive. these almost look like toys that have been tossed and then dumped. i had a chance to speak to greg eversol, who is here. greg

we were all feeling for you yesterday watching you struggle and jim cantore coming to your rescu rescue, and many more people needed to be rescue and put in danger. >> well, so many people who today are trying to now find loved one, and some of them separated because the communications are down and especially the verizon phone system is offline. you can see over my shoulder what 155-mile-an-hour winds do. it may be that a tornado came through here. i'm at a boat marina which has been crushed. let's look at the shots above as the drone is flying over. you can see the damage here. there have been a steady stream of people making their way from the neighborhoods, and coming down to see what the damage was like, mand of the people in the neighborhoods say that just getting out of their neighborhoods has been extremely difficult, because of the tree limbs that are downed, and power poles are down and live wires are down, and treating them as if they are live wires and that is what the power company assumes you to do, never assume that the line in front of you has no power. the authorities ar

the video going around, jim cantore had a two by four that flew maybe 10, 15 feet passed it. if it would have hit him, it would have been ugly. >> reporter: came across about 23 miles. the strongest winds of the hurricane are right next up to the eye wall. the winds have gusted, i would estimate, about 130 some odd miles per hour. one of the interesting things to note is because the eye passed to the east, the wind has been keeping some of the surf that u yo s -- you see behind me offshore. with the movement and circulation of the storm as it moves inland, we're going to see the wind coming from the backside pushing this water up onto the coast here. it's already tremendously high. it's going to come up to the sand dunes and maybe over. that's what leads to storm surge. the storm surge causes so much of destruction and damage. we have seen minor damage. it's very hard in a middle of the hurricane to get out and do much of a survey. the fire department says they have been receiving emergency calls from the residents who decided to stay put. about 24,000 chose to stay on the be

jim cantore from the weather channel thankfully nearby. he and i have covered storms side by side for many, many years. i'm thankful he was there to get me from tumbling down and possibly going into a swimming pool. so i'm okay. not sure i'd stand out there again like that. let's talk about the real power of the hurricane that i think is perhaps visible right here. let me go to a wide picture first of all. if you look at this wide picture of the marina here this is called the legendary marina. you can see the damage that happened. it's possible that there was a tornado. you do know that tornadoes spin out of the hurricanes. as we come back to this camera. just take a look here. we're talking about just millions of dollars in damage to the boats here. this is all the twisted mangled wreckage of what happened when michael made his way into this area. and it just goes on and on and on. what you can't tell on tv is the stench out here of the fuel, the gasoline and the diesel and the oils that have spilled here. it's going to take some time to