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this is going to be a mike tyson punch to the carolina coast.>> here is some drone video in north carolina and it's now a ghost town. everyone is evacuated. we have been tracking the storms. >>> an interesting turn as we look at the new track coming up. this situation may have gotten worse when it comes to what is going to happen over the next 48 hours. the outermost rain bands are moving to the outer banks of north carolina. that's an island that hugs the coastline down to south carolina is only 335 miles off the coast. it has gotten weaker. it's down to a category 3 with maximum wind of 105th in miles per hour. what changed? it will move into southern north carolina and sit right along the coastline and hugged the coastline all the way down to south carolina for about 36 hours. not just one spot along the coast. there's a potential for about a 100 mile long stretch getting pummeled by a major hurricane sliding down the coastline from friday morning until saturday afternoon. and there's going to be 2 feet of rain as well with the storm surge. nasa has estimated waves as high as 83 feet un

this is going to be a mike tyson punch to the carolina coast. >> a mike tyson punch to the carolina coast. these brand new pictures from space, the international space station showing the eye of this monster storm. at any moment the governor of north carolina will speak. he will take questions and give us an update of how things stand there. we will bring you his remarks live. millions under watches and warnings. flooding is the most critical threat. city officials with the message leave now or give us the contact information for your next of kin. nasa released this brand new image of the eye wall. the wind speeds are 130 miles per hour. let's go first to meteorologist chad myers. we got this update early, early this morning. it does show a really dramatic turn. >> it doesn't show as dramatic of a turn as the european model is implying. this is kind of like let's go someplace in the middle so we are not too far out. this could certainly change again in exactly 59 minutes when the next 11:00 output comes here. we will see the storm continue to grow in intensity. here is the same picture yo

this will be a mike tyson punch to the china coast. what can i say today which is the last day to evacuate? we really want to push that page. >> we are covering this hurricane. cnn crews are all up and down the east coast. let's start with jennifer in the cnn weather center. this thing has shifted. tell me where it's headed now. >> it is different, where it intersects the u.s. is pretty much the same. what it does has changed. this has been downgraded to a category 3 just in the last five minutes. this is a 125 mile per hour storm. don't let that fool you. this is still a major hurricane. it could still strengthen before it pakistani landfall. it has gusts of 150, moving to the northwest at 16 miles per hour. it's expected to make landfall, 120 pile per hour winds friday morning and meander to the south. what the means, the difference in this is basically that more of the coastline is going to be impacted. some of the modems take thls ta offshore to the south. if it stays offshore, it could stay a little stronger than-on-onshore, regar

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it's going to be a mike tyson punch to the carolina coast. give us the latest. >> well, even mike tyson got a little tired from time to time. it may not have been until round eight or nine, but he looked a little ragged at times, and that's what florence looks like. however he always came back with a couple of combinations, punches. when florence gets into the gulf stream, those warm waters, don't be surprised if florence gets a little power back and throws her own flurry of punches here because what we're watching looks like the eye is trying to collapse. i mean winds are at 115, don. if it gets down to 110, this is category 2. do not be fooled by this. this has got a lot -- she's got tricks up her sleeve. but the eye wall replacement, when you spin a top on a table, it can only sustain that strength and that centrifugal force for so long. it's got to go through these cycles. but what happens is that tight eye starts to wobble, and it throws the winds out, and it creates an outer eye band. once that outer eye band forms, it tightens back up,

this is going to be, you know, a mike tyson punch to the carolina coast. >> reporter: in the carolinasvirginia and now georgia, states of emergency declared with forecasters expecting hurricane florence to bring powerful winds, up to 40 inches of rain and storm surges up to 13 feet. >> it's going to be one of the biggest to ever hit the east coast. one of the biggest to ever hit our country. >> reporter: the largest hospital in myrtle beach racing to evacuate patients. some taken as far as florida. and authorities watching this nuclear power plant and 15 other reactors in three states, concerned they could flood. >> leave as soon as possible. emergency services may not be able to respond. >> reporter: that warning taken seriously by many of the more than 1.5 million residents in evacuation zones. time to leave now running out. >> hearing everything that i heard, it was a no-brainer. it was time to get out of town. >> reporter: and we've talked to people who decided to ride out the storm despite the dangers and the possibility that millions of people could be left without power for week

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this is going to be a mike tyson fight to the carolina coast. cheryl: hurricane florence is on its way. downgraded to a category to overnight, but still set to hit the coast line with heavy rain, deadly storm surge and massive flooding. lauren: in the markets we have news stocks have a muted reaction to. cheryl: looking at pictures, another great start to the day with the dow into-- dow jones 31. lauren: in europe stocks opening higher as investors await policy decisions. cheryl: stocks in china getting a boost on hopes the us and china can resume trade shock-- stocks. lauren: apple takes the wraps off its biggest and most expensive iphones ever, but it's the watch that will be the real winner here. "fbn:am" starts right now. lauren: 5:01 a.m. in new york. it is thursday, september 13. i'm cheryl casone. lauren: i'm lauren simonetti. hurricane florence downgraded to a category two storm, but expected to bring a storm surge and rainfall to the carolinas. cheryl: more than 10 million people are under storm watch and warnings right now. christie is

melissa: mike tyson punch to the carolina coast.ing this warning due to severe rainfall and flooding as hurricane florence threatens millions. the national hurricane center reporting that waves as high as 83 feet could occur. south carolina officials urging residents to evacuate and seek shelter as the storm approaches. joining me on the phone. south pleasant south carolina mayor harold haney joins us. >> thank you for having me. melissa: how prepared are you? what are you doing? what is your town like right now? >> we are as prepared as we can be on this level at the government. we don't wait for the changes in the updates for the projected path. once we knew this was coming, starting last weekend, we started full storm preparations and that has continued through today. we're now on 24 hour schedules. we have our emergency operations center up and running. and, and we're on 24 hour operations as it stands. i want to stress, melissa, we have done all we can do as a town and continue to do things like preposition equipment. we have t

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fema officials are warning this could deliver a mike tyson punch to the east coast. >> disaster is at the doorstep and is coming in. >> as her conformance worked his way across the atlantic ocean folks living in the carolinas and virginia are bracing for the full force of this massive storm system. >> hurricane force winds and the storm surges are expected, but some aspects of the system are still unpredictable. one major concern is the potential for the storm to stall which could lead to disastrous flooding. officials are cautioning residents in the states they may not be able to return home four days. >> this may be a marathon. is not a sprint. >> i want to reiterate please leave now. you can take control of your destiny by getting out of the way of this dangerous storm. >> state of emergency has been declared for north carolina and south carolina as well as virginia with author states ordering massive evacuations. residence their lending a helping hand to their neighbors. >> we need to pull together because we are going to need each other. >> hurricane florence is expected to make

this is going to be a mike tyson punch to the carolina coast and heavy rains. >> the governor of north carolina says the time to prepare is almost over. >> north carolina, my message is clear. disaster is at the door step and coming in. understand that the rains may last for days and not hours. this may be a marathon. the forecast shows a storm surge higher than many homes. >> storm surge higher than many homes. we'll hear from the governor live in just a moment. he's right about the storm surge. take a look. these are the numbers. the blue color is about a foot. the white color is 12 inches plus. so you can see all the white here and new bern, moorehead city. a lot of colors around wilmington. a lot of different colors here. the storm surge will be different in different areas. up to 13 feet about moorehead city and new bern. again, this storm could turn to the south. the numbers temporary different stories. it could hit this coast and slide down past charleston. you can see the storm surge here in charleston, four feet, five feet. wilmington, eight feet, nine feet. for context, back

fema describing it as a mike tyson punch or the storm of a lifetime.nd here's the governor of north carolina, what he told me last night. >> north carolina, we're used to storms, nor'easters, we've had hurricanes before. but this is historic. this storm is big, and it's vicious. we're telling the people of north carolina, do not try to ride out a monster. >> and yet you are riding out the monster, mayor. are you scared? >> i'm part of the recovery team, kate. i'm very conscious of the winds. i'm conscious of the storm surge. i'm conscious of the potential flooding after the fact. so i'm not neglecting these concerns. i'm mitigating in every way that i possibly can. >> and in no way do you think that they're blowing this out of proportion, what you're hearing from roy cooper or from federal officials. >> not at all. i think they are spot on. i think this is a massive storm, both in area and in energy, so no, i think they are spot on in their message. >> mayor, i'm sure residents in your town appreciate what you're doing. we always appreciate what first

. >>> fema warning us all that the hurricane will pack what they call a mike tyson punch. they are clearly trying to get us to flee. "the lead" starts right now. >>> breaking news. potentially catastrophic. hurricane florence barreling toward the carolinas, 20 million people in the danger zone. and officials are warning, if you don't get out by tonight, well, it might be too late. the hurricane could be like harvey, it could be like irma. rolled up into one big disaster. why scientists say they're not shocked that storms like this one increasingly seem to be on steroids. >>> plus, president trump standing his ground after defending his administration's puerto rico response with another disaster on the doorstep. so is the new trump standard for success a death toll that approaches 3,000? ♪ >>> to our viewers in the united states and around the world from bordeaux, south carolina, to bordeaux, france, welcome to "the lead," i'm jake tapper. we start with a stark warning now about hurricane florence. the category 3 storm, just a day away from hitting the east coast of the uni

fema is sounding the alarm, warning that this massive storm is going to be, quote, a mike tyson punch to the carolina coast because this storm is huge. it's on an unusual and dangerous path and it's expected to stall over the coast which is ten miles from me. it's going to stall over the coast, forcing people who want to tough it out, stay here and tough it out, to suffer more than 24 hours of hurricane force winds. we're expecting florence to make landfall more than 24 hours from now, some time overnight thursday, maybe even into friday morning depending on how slow it is. it's going to be along the coast of carolinas. folks near the water are going to feel storm winds well ahead of that. our team is stationed along the path of the storm to bring you the latest developments, but first let's get the latest on the storm's track. with me now is nbc meteorologist michelle grossman. michelle, about an hour ago we got a new update. there are different formulas around different modelling for these hurricanes. what's your best information now? >> hi there, ali. yeah, we do have some big chan

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this is mike tyson. >> it's a flurry. >> thank you, jeff.ding out the storm in shelters in other parts of the state. after the hurricane forced them to environment thereby homes. elaine quijano is in garner, north carolina where she met some people that had to leave their families behind and seek shelter. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. at shelters like this one in garner, north carolina people are basically sick with worry. i spoke to one man, robert. he's 62 years old. he lives in wilmington and brought with him here to the shelter a backpack, his duffel bag and his dog buster. he's never evacuated from a storm before. his family decided to stay including his 85-year-old father, his brother and sister. but he is dealing with health issues and so he made the very difficult decision to leave. >> you i'm scared to death about my family and my friends. >> reporter: what did your family say when you told them urn going to go? >> they didn't like it. the family knows, we always take it in wilmington and get away with it. i hope m

this will not be a glancing blow, this will be a mike tyson punch to the carolina coastline. >> mary lee nate -- mary lee is tracking the storm. it could still do a lot of damage even though it is downgraded. >> we are seeing life- threatening storm surge, flash flooding and damaging winds. you can see the outer rain bands of florence reaching the carolina coast. even though it is downgraded to a category two hurricane it will be a slow mover as it moves on land and i'm sure. to show you the latest imagery of hurricane florence, maximum sustained winds of 110 miles an hour. and this is the projected path. likely making landfall as a category two hurricane overnight tonight into early tomorrow morning. it will be a slow mover. by friday afternoon 80 mile an hour winds as a allegory one hurricane and then to a tropical storm by saturday morning. that is why there is the potential for a lot of rain. we are talking about flash flooding being likely. hurricane winds have increased and landfall could be a prolonged event with inland flooding likely. how much rain? anywhere from 20 to 30 in

this is going to be, you know, a mike tyson punch to the carolina coast. >> reporter: in the carolinas, virginia and now georgia, states of emergency declared with forecasters expecting hurricane florence to bring powerful winds up to 40 inches of rain, and storm surges up to 13 feet. >> it's going to be one of the biggest to ever hit the east coast, one of the biggest ever to hit our country. >> reporter: the largest hospital in myrtle beach to evacuate palgtients, some tan as far as florida. this power plant and nuke lee rear actors in other states concerned they could flood. >> leave as soon as possible. emergency services may not be able to respond. >> reporter: that warning taken seriously by many of the more than a million and a half residents in evacuation zones. time to leave now running out. >> hearing everything that i heard it was a no-brainer, it was time to get out of town. >> reporter: and we talked to people who decided to ride out the storm despite the dangers and the possibility that millions of people could be left without power for weeks. in wilmington, north carolin

it will be, you know, a mike tyson punch to the carolina coast. >> our meteorologist is tracking the storm, paul, to be clear this hurricane could still do a lot of damage? >> reporter: absolutely. category 2 storm which sounds like that is not as strong as what it was 24 hours ago. that is only at the exact center of the storm. the hurricane wind field, how far the hurricane force winds go, that has doubled in size. if anything the energy of the storm is being spread out a little farther. let's talk about the center of the storm and the strongest winds that are category 2 strength. only 235 miles off of the coast. at this rate it is going to slow down. at this rate it would be onshore tomorrow. 110 miles an hour sustained winds. where it goes from here in southern north carolina and then hugging the coastline for about a day. so, from tomorrow evening all of the way through saturday morning we are going to have a hurricane or tropical storm close to the coastline. the width of the winds increased. got stronger. but the center is a little weaker tonight. landfall may likely be a prol

here in move out to sea this is going to be you know mike tyson points to the carolina coast and then it's going to have very heavy rains you know that as steve alluded to it's going to stall so we're looking to inland flooding we're looking at you know coastal storm surge we're looking at all that has used a storm of this magnitude would take. well as a hurricane heads towards the u.s. a super typhoon is heading towards the philippines heavy rains have already caused flooding in the capital manila thousands of villages are to be evacuated and schools shut down in the north where super typhoon manhood is due to hit on saturday its then expected to move on to taiwan and then possibly towards hong kong and mainland china well staying in the philippines president a very good at that there has their id military commanders to rebel against him after they ignored his order to arrest the high profile critic senator and tanya through yanez a says the arrest order is a desperate attempt to hold on to power jimmy fallon dorgan reports now from many. what was the widely anticipated conference en

this is going to be, you know, a mike tyson punch to the carolina coast. >> reporter: the largest hospital in miyrtle beach racin to evacuate patients. many critically ill, some taken as far as florida. >> it's not safe to try to care here. we're trying to get everybody out. as such, we're shutting the hospital down. >> reporter: the reason? this monster storm. our station, wtbd, with the hurricane hunters, flying into the eye. florence's wingspan, 500 miles across. astronauts needing a wide angle lens to capture it from space. on satellite, that eye wall so clearly defined. you can see towering thunderstorms swirling around the clear eye. the clouds curving outward in what meteorologists call the stadium effect. myrtle beach now directly in the path. an evacuation notice in place. and today, the beach shut down. the city warning anyone entering the water would be arrested. what if people say, i'm going to ride it out. are they playing with their life? >> i think they are it's not a thrill ride you want to be on. >> reporter: another potential hazard for myrtle beach, all of the amusement

here in move out to sea this is going to be you know mike tyson points to the carolina coast and then it's going to have very heavy rains you know that steve alluded to it's going to start so we're looking at inland flooding we're looking at you know coastal storm surge we're looking at all the hazard there the storm of this magnitude. well meanwhile a super typhoon is heading towards the philippines heavy rains have already cause flooding in the capital manila thousands of villagers are to be evacuated and schools shut down in the north or super typhoon monkhood to hit on saturday it's expected to then move on to taiwan and possibly towards hong kong and mainland china. the best toll from tuesday's suicide bomb attack in eastern afghanistan has risen to sixty eight with one hundred sixty five injured effect targeted protester is the man being the removal of a local police officer in the province of one guy two thousand and eighteen has seen a spike in attacks in afghanistan with at least seven hundred civilians killed in the first six months of the year thousands more have been injur

. >> this is going to be a mike tyson punch to the carolina coast. >> this morning the people refusing to evacuate. the rush to protect six nuclear power plants in the path and the military preparations under way. >> and the emotional toll as one town braces for its second major disaster in just two years. >> i don't know the outcome of this one, but i do know one thing, i went through one, i can go through another. >> we have the new timing of the storm and just how much rain could fall. >>> plus, how a popular restaurant chain is playing a role in the government response right now on a special edition of "america this morning." >>> and good morning on this busy thursday, everyone. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm stephanie ramos in for diane macedo. hurricane florence has weakened overnight. it's now a category 2 storm, but authorities are quick to warn that this enormous hurricane still poses a catastrophic threat. it could dump 40 inches of rain in the coming days. >> the big concern is the storm surge expected to be as high as 13 feet. florence is already generating waves more than 8

. >>> a fight worthy of a mike tyson match broke out at a sushi restaurant in houston.hree women throwing punches pulling hair for nearly a minute. it finally ended in one woman's driveway where it took four officers to drag her out of her car and carry her away kicking and screaming. no word on what started that fight. >>> california is cracking down on drinking straws banning restaurants from automatically serving them. anyone who wants one will have to ask. restaurants that don't comply will get two warnings then a fine. >> okay, so this is the first weekend of fall. like it or not, time to plan your weekend i guess or costume. according to pinterest, tonya harding will be the most popular costume this year. i didn't even think of that. that's thanks to the recent movie about her skating career. the second most popular expected to be a "riverdale" character based on the popular teen drama on tv. some ideas for you. >>> the dramatic rescue of a roofer who slipped off a building. >>> but first the emotional vigil for a woman murdered while jogging on a street of a tren

the big day for storm this is going to be you know mike tyson punch to the carolina coast. florence may stall after it makes landfall as hurricane force winds and hurricane conditions for twenty four hours or more. heed the warnings today today. north carolina my message is clear disaster is at the doorstep and is coming in. also coming up tonight ireland australia the us add germany to the list of countries where catholic priests allegedly abused children for decades i'll talk with an abuse survivor who's demanding the pope clean up the church. friends it is the policy. oh the international justice mission over here because of that. we begin the day the final day for people to flee the wrath of an approaching storm named florence forecasters say hurricane florence will collide with the coast of north carolina in about twenty four hours from now what is now a category three storm is feeding off of the warm waters of the atlantic with no wind currents to push her away a disaster about to unfold before our very eyes florence may seem to be the exception the storm of a lifetim

disaster is at the doorstep, and it's coming inthis is gonna be a mike tyson punch you can forget aboutving electricity. good luck on having your roof. no shortage of dire warnings.firetruck nat hundreds of miles out in the atlantic, florence is generating waves as tall as eight=story buildings.its projected course shifted southward to threaten charleston, south carolina. "it's going to be a lousy weekend here, and it's going to be a good weekend to be somewhere else."not everyone is willing to leave ... i'm stayingwe're just going to bunker down and see what happens."at the home depot in wilmington.. a line of people stood outside.. waiting to get in... hoping t minute supplies to prepare for hurricane florence. the store was scheduled to close at 10:30 a.m.. but elected to stay open to help people in the community.the store was closed, but they were giving out plywood, free. they were giving out five free sheets of plywood per family. free, you didn't have to pay and they were even help you load it into your cars.here in morehead city normally crowded popular shopping streets are clos

going to be you know one of those storms it's here in move out to sea this is going to be you know mike tyson points to the carolina coast and then is going to have very heavy rains you know that as steve alluded to it's going to start so we're looking to inland flooding we're looking at you know coastal storm surge we're looking at all the hazards that there's a storm of this magnitude would take well n.b.c.'s when the wolf joins me now from wrightsville beach in north carolina wendy good to see you i mean are people heeding the advice that's coming from authorities are they leaving. i would say about seventy five twenty five good afternoon to you barbara here it's a beautiful day on wrightsville beach you know a lot of people who have places on this island have been evacuated they were required to leave this morning about eight o'clock i would say though as you go closer and when you've got more people who have chosen to stay probably about twenty five percent of them have decided to get their supplies board up their homes and businesses and ride out the storm but you also have people like

as a result of the massive size fema officials are saying it could pack a mike tyson punch to the east coast. >> leave now. you put your life at risk by staying. >> officials along the east coast urging residents to evacuate at hurricane florence makes its way across the atlantic. the powerful storm forcing states of emergencies to be declared for the carolinas, virginia and georgia. proper plans are in place to offer assistance. evacuating is the best way to ensure safety. >> detection of life is the priority. -- protection of life is the priority. >> many people have lived here for generations. and have never really flooded here with past hurricanes. we are not all that worried. >> went over 100 miles per hour and storm surges between 6-13 feet expected. many forecasters predict the storm to stall. the national weather service is this could be the storm for -- of a lifetime for portions of the carolina coast. >> we are going to have some downed trees in the wind but we will be all right. i stand on it. we will be all right. >> frank and julie, duke energy is one of the main power sup

this is going to be a mike tyson punch to the carolina coast. >> our cnn team covering this hurricane from ever possible angle. let's begin with our meteorologist chad highers, our forecasts have been changing, what's the latest? >> the american model last night decided on the same thing, the europeans and the americans agreed for a change. this storm will now turn left as it approaches the coast, that is the problem that puts myrtle beach in play, willabmington in play. now i'm going to take you to the next 48 hours. because it's exactly as we expected for today. but then, when it gets here very close to the coast, there's a blocking high on the other side that says not so fast, you're not going anywhere, you're actually going to go down to the south, it's going to lose some power down to a cat 3, but that's going to be enough to churn the atmosphere and churn the water and still make surge for a longer period of time, and obviously that rainfall, significant rainfall, some areas could pick up 20 to 30 inches. here's how it happens, here's our hurricane right there, what we're steeri

this is going to be a mike tyson fight to the carolina coast. hurricane florence is on its way. downgraded to a category to overnight, but still set to hit the coast line with heavy rain, deadly storm surge and massive flooding. lauren: in the markets we have news stocks have a muted reaction to. cheryl: looking at pictures, another great start to the day with the dow into-- dow jones 31.

this will be a mike tyson punch to the coastline. >>> mary lee is tracking the storm. clear, this hurricane, even though downgraded could do a lot of damage. >> that is right emily. as a category two storm. but it will be a slow mover. it will be a hurricane for a while and dump a lot of rain. looking at catastrophic flash flooding. her case born -- hurricane force winds extend 200 miles from the center. it is 170 miles east southeast of wilmington, north carolina at the moment. and it does look like they are looking like -- at a corrugated -- category two hurricane when it makes landfall. but through the day on friday, in the afternoon a category one hurricane and a tropical storm by saturday morning. it looks like it will be a slow mover as it pushes inland. that is the problem. we are looking at 20 to 30 inches of rain with isolated 40 inch rainfall totals for the carolina coast. >>> pg&e is being blamed for sparking a 152 acre wildfire in marin county. >> the fire broke out three days ago and is 80% contained. firefighters confirmed that these downed lines you see

one of the fema officials said that it could deliver a mike tyson punch to the east coast. >> disaster is atreporter: as a atlantic, people are preparing for the worst. some aspects of the system are unpredictable. one major concern is the potential for the storm to stall. that could lead to disastrous flooding. officials are cautioning residents in their state that they may not be able to return home for days. >> this may be marathon not a sprint. i want to reiterate again, please, please leave now. you can take control of your destiny by getting out of the way of this dangerous storm.:states of emergency have been declared for north carolina, south carolina and virginia. all three states have ordered massive evacuations. residents there are lending a helping hand. >> we are pulling together. >> reporter: laurent -- florence is expected to make landfall thursday evening or early friday morning. >> the time to prepare is almost over. this morning forecast shows that the storm is only hours away. >>> frank angeli, you mentioned all this rain that we are expecting. the national weather s

. >> this is going to be, you know, a mike tyson punch to the carolina coast. >> reporter: there are residents all along the southeastern sea skb seaboard who decided to stick 12 out. >> generedor is w in, got quite a bit of gas, and stowoed up on --ridges stocked up on food. we got plenty of water. >> reporter: lines forming at hardware stores as shoppers stock up on essentials. >> i'm not woied. i gotfood. now we got a generator and, you know, we're just doing the best we can. >> reporter: mary traveling out of town to be with her parents, all safe now inside. >> through good times and through bad. you fow, to be theor each other. that's what isim portant. >> reporter: whether heading for higher ground or staying put, time isut running ahead of hurricane flence. the winds have picked up here on th beach this afternoon. once florence fihelly arrives , it's going to be a marathon, not a sprint. live this wghtsville beach, north calina, wac back to you. >> that's the source of the biggest concern. it's going on for quite some ti a, not 24 hour event. wendy, thank you. >>> so who is im

mike tyson has won it. >> not a lot of juniorer high school kids can dunk.ries now of. everybody tries. gli think that he is starting -- >> i think he is starting to transcend the sport and become a public figure. >> he is the athlete that all of them want to do, be a brand. tv turns them in to worldwide brands. >> the bulls win! >> athletes in the 80s, became part of an ongoing group of people that we cared about. we had an enormous pent up demand for sports. >> cable television is growing, it's estimated that it will go in to 1 million more u.s. households this year. >> with cable television suddenly offering a bunch of different choices, the audience bifurcated. >> i want my hmtv. >> i want my mtv. >> a new concept is born, the best of tv combined with the best of radio. this is it. welcome to m temperatu-- mtv, m television, the first stair yoerks video music channel. >> music television, what a concept is. mtv was pow, in your face. you were not going to turn us off. >> mtv did nothing but play current music videos all day long. so, let me get it straig

this will reportedly be a mike tyson punch to the carolina coast.oceanic and atmospheric administration cautioned that florence could be catastrophic. >> florence is a large hurricane, tropical storm was winds stunning 170 miles from the center and hurricane force winds extending 70 miles from the center. forecast trended of it

you're hearing a mike tyson punch and a monster storm. a few people that take it lightly. we're not seeing that here. the horses are boarded up and it's like a ghost town. you mentioned the rain totals and the weather updates are dry reading. one phrase struck out to me. that is "total inundation" in parts of north carolina. that is scary. >> shepard: i'll say it is. steve harrigan in north topsail beach. this is leylaland vittert in atlantic beach. how are you now? >> we're in between squall lines. not as much rain right now. winds are somewhere between 65 to 70 miles an hour when they gust up. what is unusual about this storm and where we are is how the wind is coming essentially from on shore offshore. there's the atlantic. you think the wind is coming this direction. it's coming this direction. the barrier islands that steve and i are on would typically be protectors from the storm surge. these islands are acting as funnels for the storm surge. the bottom of the island, the bottom of the island, the storm surge is flowing in. we were

hurricane florence now expected to be a mike tyson punch to the carolina coast.t is the sobering description coming from fema this morning. fema says it cannot stress enough that people need to act now and evacuate because time is running out. brian todd is in north carolina. what are you seeing there? >> reporter: the place where we are standing is swan quarter, north carolina. this is a ferry landing here. this represents one of the final destinations where people can come to to get out of a crucial area, a barrier island that will be isolated once the storm hits. the only way to get on and off the island in normal circumstances is by boat. just a few minutes ago this ferry landed with dozens of cars offloading, several people offloading. it was full just a few minutes later. i will take you to this ferry landing over here. the island we are told has evacuated 2,000 people so far. there are about 900 permanent residents on the island, we are told. i just talked to the commissioner. he is staying on the island. he said he estimates about 200 people are still the

. >>> fema warning us all that the hurricane will pack what they call a mike tyson punch. they are clearly trying to get us to flee. "the lead" starts right now. >>> breaking news. potentially catastrophic. hurricane florence barreling toward the carolinas, 20 million people in the danger zone. and officials are warning, if you don't get out by tonight, well, it might be too late. the hurricane could be like harvey, it could be like irma. rolled up into one big disaster. why scientists say they're not shocked that storms like this one increasingly seem

we have two huge stories this morning, the flooding from hurricane florence, what fema calls a mike tyson punch to the carolina coast. and paul manafort's decision to plead guilty and cooperate with the special counsel. >>> but first, hurricane florence has weakened to a prom depressioprom -- tropical depression, rain continues to fall, up to 30 inches in north carolina, and the threat now is catastrophic flooding which may last more than a week more. $700,000 are without power, and tens of thousands are staying in shelters. 13,000 defense department personnel are supporting fema and 1,200 search and rescue personnel have been deployed. multisections of i-95 will closed. and rescues are still under way by air and aboat. and more than 450 residents have been rescued after more than 10 feet of storm surge. >> i'm going back for her. i need help with this guy. hey, guys, can i have a little help? >> it was horrifying, just wondering what's going on and where the water's going to go. >> i have lived here 20 years and it's the worst i have ever seen. >> joining me now is the mayor of new bern,

ever play mike tyson's punch out? >> no. >> i do wonder, this is a market that has dealt with the body blow of tariffs. you've had the gut punch, if you will, of the currency move and now a higher funding cost. interest rates are going up. you're not going to be able to refund and refi the way you used to be. it feels like the market, anastasia, has taken a bunch of hits at what point does it wobble >> if you look at the fundamental backdrop >> for how long? >> the foreseeable future. think about the s&p 500. it's not like rising costs today will reset everybody's interest rate expenses. back to the trade conversation this is not about $60 billion, it's $500 billion goods under tariffs. it's about retaliation from china. if that becomes the case we're talking about 8% or 9% dollar amount of the s&p 500 earnings >> 10% of $500 billion is not $500 billion in tariffs, it's tariffs on $500 billion. >> that's right. it translates into the impact on companies. our modeling suggests about $8 off the $178 estimate for 2019 so

glancing blow, not a tropical storm, not one of those storms that hit and move to sea, this is a mike tyson punch to carolina coast, then heavy rains. >> american people are with you. we will be with you every step of the way through the storm. >> everyone keep your fingers crossed as next 4 or 5 days come about. liz: hundreds of flights have been canceled as hurricane florence barrels toward the carolinas, it aing is category 3, it is to linger. look at this crowds scrambling for supplies at a north carolina walmart. we show that you and hurricane coverage. this story, as lives at stake. democrats are trying to score political points, we'll give you details and that backlash. >> we're monitoring this hour, president trump posting a congressional medal of honor reception at white house. >> and so call the party of tolerance taking intolerance to a new left, democrats accused of bribery extortion and more threats of physical violence and eric trump ripping into msnbc post for theying in an opinion piece that president trump is more dangerous to country than 9/11 terrorists, we have the sound

get what, another call from mike tyson, you have a great plan and a strategy until you get hit in thee. this amount of water is now stretching them and they're going to have to continue to do search and rescue while the storm is ongoing with these less than 70 miles an hour. otherwise, they'll have a lot of people in the attic. they will have to work hard to get into the low lying areas. you don't need somebody to tell you where it's flooded. go in there and start knocking on doors and pulling people out before they go sinto the attic. that's going to be the challenge. we're not going to wait until the storm is over with to get people. we have to get them now and while we have daylight, they need to put every high water truck they've got on the streets going in there knocking on doors and seeing people if in and pulling them out before dark. this water is going to continue to rise. >> general, a lot of folks earlier this week when this storm was a cat 4, people were terribly concerned. it seemed as if when it became a category 3 and then a category 1, a lot of folks started to say it