ocala is difficult.orthbound 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 evacuation ever. we have the mayor here with us. good afternoon. how is detthe evacuation going? >> for the most part, smooth. like any big event like that, we've had some hiccups. we're fixing those as we go on. some information was given out about shelt

it happened wednesday night when a car rammed into a man crossing the street on ocala avenue. according to police, the victim was hit by a 2001 to 2007 chrysler town and country or dodge caravan. dodge caravan. the driver fled the scene without stopping. the victim, 58 year old sal mejia was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. mejia's neighbor says she can't believe what happened. <"she said that the car, right when it turned down this side, when it was going straight, he turned off the headlights, so i guess we weren't able to see his um, the plate numbers.it's just that cars don't stop right when they see that somebody's crossing and the fact that the person didn't even stop at all, i don't know, its just, i think it's crazy.">( james ) police say this is the city's 32nd deadly car crash of the year. ( james ) the search is on for the gunmen who robbed a family in union city. it happened sunday at 10 p-m on the 33000 block of washington avenue. the family was pulling up to their garage at

congressman dunn: panama city beach and the extreme west, all the way around the bend of florida to ocala. and all those 19 counties along the water. are up against the georgia-alabama border. moderator: i ask you what surprised you about washington. what is your least favorite part of this new job? congressman dunn: the enormous amount of travel. orlando,ually fly to which is closer to my district and where i live. fly to orlando or temple or jacksonville. and then work on that east end of the district. moderator: hours? congressman dunn: amazingly long. i thought as a busy surgeon you could not be any busier. i was wrong. moderator: how many hours? congressman dunn: i have not added them up. my wife works harder than i worked as a surgeon. there is more things you can do and at some point you have to say, there are only 24 hours in a day. moderator: congressman, thank you for talking to us and telling our viewers a little bit about yourself. congressman dunn: thank you. >> congress returns with a busy month ahead, with current federal funder and expiring on september 30th. this week, th

the victim was hit while crossing ocala avenue. police say the car was either a chrysler or dodge minivan. the victim died at the hospital. police have not released their identity. ( mark ) breaking news we are following right now... rescue efforts underway as crews desperately try to reach a young girl trapped in the rubble of a school in mexico.( darya ) that girl has now been trapped for nearly 48 hours after a massive earthquake hit central mexico. and now there are reports that there may be two other students still alive in the same area as the girl. this is video of the rescue efforts as crews worked into the night. we showed you these rescue efforts live yesterday on the kron 4 morning news. rescuers still trying to pick away the unstable debris early this morning. the girl was found alive yesterday. she has now been trapped for more nearly 48 hours. right now crews all across central mexico are still sifting through rubble trying to find survivors. overnight the death toll has risen to 245 people. and that number is still e

on ocala avenue near bermuda avenue. a neighbor says mejia was trying to cross the street to get his car...he and his wife were headed to dinner when he was hit. the suspect did not stop. enrique garcia/sjpd- "time is of the essence. if we are able to identify the driver, locate him and take him into custody pretty quickly, then we could still, um, obtain blood tests from him to be able to determine what his blood alcohol at that time." police are looking for the susopect who was driving a mini-van....a 2001 to 2007 chrysler town and country or dodge caravan... most likely with some front end damage. (vicki) in the easy bay... there's heightened security tonight - after a jewish temple is the site of a hate crime. an anti- semitic message was found spray painted on a temple building. kron four's terisa estacio joins us live from oakland at the temple with more on how the crime is being investigated. intro: heightened security tonight in the east bay, after a jewish temple is the site of a hate crime. the anti-semitic mes

on ocala avenue near bermuda avenue ..and as kron four's philippe djegal reports === the suspect did not stop after the collision. (philippe) angelica isais (ee-sigh-iss) had just arrived home after her mom picked her up from work late wednesday night... when the evening took a deadly turn directly in front of her.angelica isais/neighbor- "and, right when we were entering our house, um, we heard a sound -- it was really loud." in the middle of ocala avenue... she saw her neighbor laying on the ground... identified by the santa clara county cororner's office as 59- year-old sal mejia... with his wife, who isais says witnessed the crash, screaming at the top of her lungs. angelica isais/neighbor- "she said that the car, right when it turned down this side, when it was going straight, he turned off the headlights, so i guess we weren't able to see his um, the plate numbers." enrique garcia/sjpd- "he was struck by, um, either a 2001 to 2007 chrysler town and country or dodge caravan type of a car." isais says mejia lived nextd

there is the gains victim, ocala, down to the south of that. winds are reported there in tampa. it looks like things aren't too horrendous in the tampa area. here are our current wind gusts. we get winds 50 to 70. trees will fall. that's when we start to get the more power out annuals. we're not done with the power out annuals, cross city 56. gusts currently south of jacksonville. a new station at 55. >> at what point do they get to first responders getting ready to call? >> at atlanta southward, they're already out. they get you all clear. in napements, the mayor sent the first responders out. as soon as the storm surge went out, they sent them out immediately. >> power will be the real challenge this morning, trying to restore power to southern florida. >> anywhere, in florida. we were showing pictures yesterday of power crews amassing from indiana on their way down, we're up to 4.5 million. we will end up with 5, 6 million people without power. >> that will be a part of the legacy. as far as who was the worst devastation storm surge, the stuff out of the keys is going to be,

in the middle of ocala avenue... she saw her neighbor laying on the ground... identified by the santa clara county cororner's office as 59- year-old sal mejia... with his wife, who isais says witnessed the crash, screaming at the top of her lungs. angelica isais/neighbor- "she said that the car, right when it turned down this side, when it was going straight, he turned off the headlights, so i guess we weren't able to see his um, the plate numbers." enrique garcia/sjpd- "he was struck by, um, either a 2001 to 2007 chrysler town and country or dodge caravan type of a car." isais says mejia lived nextdoor to her. she says he was crossing the street to get his car and pull it up to his driveway so he could take his wife out to eat. overfelt high school is nearby -- so the speed limit in this area is 25 miles per hour when studetns are around. but isais says speeding on this street is nothing new. angelica isais/neighbor- "it's just that cars don't stop right when they see that somebody's crossing and the fact that the person didn't even stop at all, i don't know,

there is the gains victim, ocala, down to the south of that. winds are reported there in tampa. it looks like things aren't too horrendous in the tampa area. here are our current wind gusts. we get winds 50 to 70. trees will fall. that's when we start to get the more power out annuals. we're not done with the power out annuals, cross city 56. gusts currently south of jacksonville. a new station at 55. >> at what point do they get to first responders getting ready to call? >> at atlanta southward, they're already out. they get you all clear. in napements, the mayor sent the first responders out. as soon as the storm surge went out, they sent them out immediately. >> power will be the real challenge this morning, trying to restore power to southern florida. >> anywhere, in florida. we were showing pictures yesterday of power crews amassing from indiana on their way down, we're up to 4.5 million. we will end up with 5, 6 million people without power. >> that will be a part of the legacy. as far as who was the worst devastation storm surge, the stuff out of the keys is going to be,

on ocala avenue near bermuda avenue ..d as kron four's philippe djegal reports === the suspect did not stop after the collision. (philippe) angelica isais (ee-sigh-iss) had just arrived home after her mom picked her up from work late wednesday night... when the evening took a deadly turn directly in front of her.angelica isais/neighbor- "and, right when we were entering our house, um, we heard a sound -- it was really loud." in the middle of ocala avenue... she saw her neighbor laying on the ground... identified by the santa clara county cororner's office as 59- year-old sal mejia... with his wife, who isais says witnessed the crash, screaming at the top of her lungs. angelica isais/neighbor- "she said that the car, right when it turned down this side, when it was going straight, he turned off the headlights, so i guess we weren't able to see his um, the plate numbers." enrique garcia/sjpd- "he was struck by, um, either a 2001 to 2007 chrysler town and country or dodge caravan type of a car." isais says mejia lived nextdoo

--oficiales dicen que la vctima estaba cruzando la avenida "ocala" a la altura de "bermuda way" alrededorhe cuando fue atropellado por lo que creen que fue una furgoneta "chrysler- town and country" o "dodge caravan". --el conductor de ese auto huy de la escena. cesar --- se intensifica la retrica belicosa entre el presidente donald trump y el lder de corea del norte ki, jon-un. ---un nuevo mensaje esta maÑana de parte del mandatario estadounidense en medio de un juego de palabras que algunos consideran peligroso --- roll open --- desde washington dc, randy serrano amplia --- take pkg 0:01banner 0:20 federico 1:08 rafael 1:35 randy ----pkg----- ms palabras fuertes y ms amenazas blicas entre estados unidos y corea del norte. los insultos continuaron este viernes. donald trump publico un tuit en el que dijo que kim jon-un, de corea del norte, es un hombre loco al que no le importa dejar a su gente morir de hambre o matarla y que sera retado como nunca antes. s/federico de jesús, analista 00:17 "si siguen los insultos, las amenazas, y francamente la inmadurez pues no se va a poder llegar a u

once you get about ocala, a lot of people fondling onto that thing and all heading north.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 your happy dance. if you sign up for better car replacement™, we'll pay for a car that's a model year newer with 15,000 fewer miles than your old one. liberty stands with yo

officers say a man was walking across ocala avenue near bermuda way around 10:30 p.m. last night when he got hit. police say it's a chrysler town & country or dodge caravan. the man died at the hospital. this marks the city's 33rd traffic-related fatality this year. >>> crimes are on the way up in san francisco's most popular spots. this comes despite an increase in police patrols. kpix 5's neda iranpour joins us from lombard street to explain. >> reporter: we're here at one of san francisco's most popular tourist destinations, nearly 2 million people come out to lombard street every, single year. and it's known to be the most crooked street in the world but it's also being targeted by crooks. thieves keeping an eye on all these cars lined up on lombard and nearby streets knowing that's likely luggage in a few of them. they know how to detect the rentals from the local cars. >> so much glass on this street. i see so many tourists -- i feel for these people. >> there's glass all the time. we are's just waiting for the next step when they go into the houses. >> reporter:

taylor, come on. >> and testify knee roberts run out of the their ocala house. >> good.. excellent. >> diabetic alert dogs, autism service dogs. hearing dogs. a little bit of everything. >> reporter: which brings us back to these two. the little one is parlay that is honey and she is very special around here. >> she's my five dollars raffle pony. >> literally won her way ticket. it was about the same time jessica's dad was dying with lou gehrig's disease. >> i started taking her to the hospital as a therapy horse. >> reporter: then a doctor diagnosed jessica with an incurable ought to you immune disease that causes sometimes debilitating back, hip and joint problem. the idea hit her one day when she slipped with honey close by. >> i was able to grab on to her so i didn't fall. and i went hey. [ laughter ] >> this is great. speak of the devil. hi, definitely. come here. >> reporter: soon -- >> hi. >> jessica was training honey as a mini service horse. >> they do basically a lot of the same things dogs do. >> reporter: honey can pick things up if jessica drops them. >> i c

monday morning down to a 1 near ocala moving off in towards georgia. by then i think it's a tropical storm. the icon hasn't changed. it will weaken over land and bring tropical storm conditions, maybe tropical depression to atlanta, but some heavy rains towards georgia and tennessee as we get into that time frame. storm surge, we talked about it a little bit at the top of the broadcast. look at these projections. see this purple, pink area, now we're 15 feet plus there south of naples, not too populated. in some of the more populated areas like homestead, which andrew devastated, we're talking about 10, 12-foot storm surge there. miami's looking at 4 to 8 feet in spots. there are going to be problems galore from irma when she makes landfall. for us, i think some showers tue more than likely here that should be about the worst of it. we've got a whole bunch of information on irma and of course the latest news and sports as well all available for free on the wusa9 app. >>> thank you, howard. fires out west, hurricanes in the south, and now a devastating

right past tampa and through lakeland and up through perhaps oca ocala.erhaps fizzle iing out in the tennessee valley. maybe making a move right into music city in nashville. look at this path that you can see the cone is now beginning to shift further west and off of miami. doesn't mean that they are in the clear. it just mean this is hurricane pa path is taking accurate shape. 74 on sunday. 77 on monday. we may see some of the sprinkles or light rain tuesday, wednesday or thursday of next week. >>> let's go to breaking news now from south jersey. one person has died in this crash right here. you see the scene there. a fire truck as well. the remains of that vehicle unders. another person is hurt here. sky force 10 is over crown. point road near i-295. this road closed as you might expect while police are investigating this accident. we don't know the details, but we'll be right back. before they can stand tall... they must first learn to stand out. get everything they need to shine, for less. this week at staples, shop our fifty cent deals. staples. it'

. >> all the hotels in gainesville, lake city and ocala were booked. there was no room available. we had to sleep at a rest area with our kids. >> reporter: while others can only hope they didn't wait too long. >> by the grace of god, we'll survive again. >> reporter: almost 2 million people call southwest florida home. when you add in tourists, that number goes way up. where we are, the storm surge could get up to 12 feet, and lester, that water could go way inland. >> kristen dahlgren, thank you. as we speak hurricane irma is battering the bahamas on its path here to the florida coast. we've seen the devastation this massive storm is capable of after it tore through the caribbean leaving death and destruction in its wake. and now yet another hurricane is taking aim. for the latest rehema ellis in nassau. >> reporter: early this morning hurricane irma slammed into the southern bahamas. authorities say those evacuated may have nothing to do back to. in the turks and caicos powerful winds snapped utility poles and crushed cars. the storm has already been deadly in the u.s. virgin i

hanging onto just west of ocala is a category 1, winds down to 70 miles per hour by tomorrow morning. notice it traverses through the state of florida as a hurricane and then it weakens, goes through georgia, alabama, west kentucky and west tennessee. here are the storm surges and we're still looking at the possibility around ft. myers and naples of a 12-foot storm surge. i think this may be a little aggressive. the winds will turn southwesterly and that's what's going to push the water up on the west coast of florida. to the north we go. tampa not so bad, 3 to 6 6 feet. last night it was 9 to 10 feet. sarasota maybe about 3 feet. to the north we go across the city to tallahassee because of the winds and it's only a category 1 exiting the state, southwest winds will whip around, good enough for 6 to maybe 9-foot storm surge in florida. let's talk about some tides. what's working against folks in florida are the high tides and near full moon. ft. myers tonight high tide 7:25. the wind should subside by about 4:00 in the afternoon. to the north clearwater high tide 2:57. that could be a

it happened wednesday night when a car rammed into a man crossing the street on ocala avenue. the victim was hit by a 2001 to 2007 chrysler town and country or dodge caravan. the driver did not stop. the victim - sal mejia was taken to a hospital where he later died. ( darya ) the rescue of a little girl from a collapsed school in the mexico earthquake that captivated the world is over. they didn't get her out because she was never there.. mexico officials say there was no little girl alive and trapped in the rubble. the death toll has now risen to more than 270. police say several survivors were pulled from the rubble of two buildings in mexico city. the mexican news media and volunteer rescuers all reported that the girl was alive and had wiggled her fingers and even talked to rescuers. 11 children were rescued.. 19 were killed plus 6 adults in that school. ( darya ) some uc-berkeley students are doing their part to help earthquake victims in mexico the mexican association of students at berkeley is raising money for quake victims in places outside of mexico city. that inclu

george is in ocala, florida, republican. go ahead. caller: how are you doing, guys? good morning. just wanted to say that you had the barons and they took a monopoly on everything and they did and they kept labor down. then you had the collective bargaining which were the unions that took back the power and kind of like evened things out. but then they went over the top. because they are corporations whether people know that or not. and then i remember when i first got out of vietnam, i'm a combat veteran and spent time, in vietnam they grabbed louie lamont and his mother had a car and we'd go down to labor unions and figure man, this is the way to do it, get in the union as an atrent us and go on. all right. they laughed at us. well, one guy did but he was back of the glass, you know what i mean but three or four other guys took our -- one guy we saw thrown in the trash can because you know why, you got net -- you got to have participant. you've got to have a brother or father -- my brother is a union electrician for 30 some years up in philly and he just got his son in, you foe

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 running water, almost two days later. >> if you don't have to come home right now, don't. they: the storm tore up west coast. down and powers lines, but i still have a house. i am so grateful. molly: the entire

. >> this is a traffic camera in ocala, florida, a little east of tampa.an see a lot of folks heading towards the camera. this sirveis i-75 north bound a folks are heading that way. it is 2:21 local time. heeding 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 climat

involved in a hit-and-run that will a pedestrian while crossing at oh call avenue at 1030 last night -- ocala avenue at 10:30 pm last night. this is the 32nd fatal collision in san jose this year and anyone with information is asked to call the san jose police. >>> three women from oakland are accused of leading officers on a chase through three counties and set to be arraigned in court. >> a police officer was injured in that 70 mile chase, and alex savidge is live in fremont with more on the charges the trio is facing. >> reporter: good afternoon. the hollister police say that the three young women stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from the lucky supermarket in the city just before leading authorities on along chase that came to an end here along the interstate 880 near the auto mall parkway in fremont. this is where they arrested 120- year-old, -- 20-year-old, 21- year-old and 22-year-old late tuesday night. the hollister police officer tried to pull the car over for the vehicle code violation, unaware of the theft that had taken place at the supermarket. the driver of the ca

in some spots both sides of the eye wall, eventually on up to tampa, west of orlando, villages, and ocalaor anybody still being there. i know, tampa, you weren't told to evacuate, but, i want you to watch out if they change that to e and "b." we haven't heard anything about that yet. if this storm turnings any farther to the left, we'll have to watch out for significant flooding into tampa bay itself. stay with me on that one. the storm is still in cuba. the storm doesn't know a european model or whatever, this storm has its own mind. we'll watch for you, minute by minute, hour by hour, the storm keeps changing. you have to continue to watch throughout the day. it's very important, victor. >> chad myers, christi paul. thank you both. now, despite the mandatory evacuations sand there are 5.6 million people across the state ordered to leave, there are some people who decided to stay here. and for a myriad of reasons. andy is one of them from miami's south beach. he's on the phone with us. andy, good morning to you, first. why did you decide to stay? >> well, because i feel that i'm in good

. >> reporter: this is all that remains of a deadly accident on ocala avenue on east san jose. >> thempact was so hard. it was a big bang. >> reporter: 59-year-old sal mejia of san jose was fatally struck around 10:30 p.m. in the street in front of his home and next to the overfelt high school baseball field. >> he was going to go bring his car to park in his driveway to buy food. when he was crossing, that's when he got hit. his shoe was right here on this side, but his body was all the way where the tree is at. >> reporter: 19-year-old angelica says she heard a loud bang and came outside to find a bloody scene. her neighbor face down in the middle of the street and the wife hysterical. >> she was screaming and crying. she didn't know what to do. she is picking up the body. >> reporter: police haven't confirmed a witness account that the driver turned off the headlights while driving away and investigators don't know if a man or woman was behind the wheel but are sure that the driver intentionally left the scene. >> no, this person knew that he hit another human being. >> reporter: p

ocala avenue near bermuda way in east san jose. >> the impact was so hard you could hear it sounded like big bang. >> reporter: 59-year-old sal mejia was struck at 10:30 p.m. in the street in front of his home next to the overfelt high school baseball field. >> he was going to park his car in his driveway to go to the store and buy food. so when he was crossing, he got hit. we saw his shoe here and his body over by the tree. >> a 19-year-old heard a loud bang and came out to find the bloody scene. her neighbor was lying face down in the street and his wife next to him, hysterical. >> she was just screaming, crying. she didn't know what to do. she was beside the body picking it up. >> reporter: police haven't confirmed a witness account but the driver turned off the headlights while driving away. investigators don't know if a man or woman was behind the wheel, but they are sure the driver intentionally left the scene. >> no. this person knew that he hit another human being. >> reporter: police are looking for a minivan, chrysler town & country or dodge caravan, 2001 to 2007. >> rapido! >>

i am going to back to ocala for now, regroup and figure out what to do from here.'m turning 60 soon, and the thought of starting over now is pretty hard. but you do what you have to do, and we survive. >> trace: you do what you have to do. the best to you. happy birthday to you, sharon. a lot of people like you down in the florida keys and all over the state and we wish you the very best. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. the florida keys will come back. we are a hard working people down here, and they are already making it beautiful. >> trace: i have been there, and they are. they are some of the best. thank you so much. well, fema officials say it's too soon to estimate how much hurricane a raw will cost as far as -- hurricane irma will cost as far as damage and numbers. the feds say they are expecting to pay out $11 billion in flood insurance money mostly in southeast texas. that makes harvey the second most expensive storm for the national flood insurance program behind hurricane katrina. they are still adding it up. analysts say cleaning it up on rebuild

the man was crossing ocala avenue near bermuda way when he was struck by a minivan. the driver did not stop. that vehicle is believed to be a 2001 to 2007 chrysler town and country or dodge caravan. >>> some of san francisco's most popular tourist attractions are becoming hotspots for crime and extra patrols don't seem to be stopping the thieves. in fact, on lombard street the big target is cars. the iconic spot, a magnet for about 2 million tourists a year and many of them driving rental cars. police say the thieves know these cars are likely to be full of cameras, phones, wallets. neighbors say it's getting worse. >> i see so much glass on the streets and so many tourists. i feel for these tourists. >> there's glass all the time. >> sfpd doubled the number of officers in the central division and say robberies have gone up 7% between april and july compared to last year. car burglaries are up 28%. >>> fighting fire with fire, we head to yosemite to check out how crews are using mother nature to their advantage to prevent future forest fires. wildfire burn for nearly

ocala, leesburg and the like. something else, water blowing on shore here making coastal flooding. water blowing on shore here making flooding. the entire state going to be affected with hurricane force wind and 70-mile-per-hour wind gusts in atlanta, jacksonville, up to myrtle could see flooding. the storm surge is 10-12 feet and could wash over areas. just to the south, john, that's where that will be. that's the surge we are worried about. the surge also gets to where you are because the water blows in with the wind so much in key biscayne. miami and cutler bay and down toward homestead, the elevations under 10 feet need to leave because of the surge. waves, 20 feet on top of that. >> chad myers for us. where i'm standing, three feet above sea level. if the storm surge is ten feet, that means the water is here, which is why there's a mandatory evacuation where i am right now. the florida governor said 20 million people should be prepared to move if they need to. the very first place for mandatory evacuation orders were issued for the florida keys. that is where we find be in key

we have the center of the storm making its way to ocala. and there you see tampa that center just off to the east and that really helped them dodge a bullet there in the tampa bay area. 75-mile-per-hour winds picking up steam at 18 miles per hour. you see most of the action is along and north and east of the path. look at the heavy rain spreading across georgia, south carolina. you saw how it was in jarecka's live report in jacksonville, 80-mile-per-hour wind gusts and set a record for storm surge in jackson this morning. winds 50-80 miles an hour northeast of the track. our biggest concern likely will be the continuation of more of these power outages already over 4 million customers without power. when you add that rain as well as those winds in, that will be the big thing we deal with this monday as irma slowly winds its way down. it is expected to become a tropical storm in just a few hours this morning. >> that is some good news, eric. thank you so much. >>> miami may have been spared a blow from the eye of the hurricane but the 400-mi

and so as the winds pour on shore here, you're not out of the woods by any means, ocala, leesburg, all the way up to the east coast from port jupiter, all the way to daytona beach all the way down south into miami. because you're on the wrong side. you're on the bad side of the storm also causing significant storm surge. let me just use a different term. blooding. do you get that? storm surge is water that will kill you. it is water that is 8 to 12 feet above sea level. and your house, if you live the ocean, is not. that's what storm surge is. it is the push of the water, the pull of the water by the load and the difference of pressure. and as it pushes onshore, that water will get to everglades, it will get to you, naples, it will get to you fort myers, we're concerned about the storm surge because the fatalities in water are greater than those in wind. joining us now, i know you guys are busy down there, talk us through the 8:00 a.m. update. >> sure. while you can see the eye irma on the radar. with the peak winds are down a little bit but i don't want people to focus on that because

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

and to the top of the map, it's now arriving in the jacksonville area ocala to gainesville, flagler beach area, daytona beach, new smyrna. they're getting the wind off the water. and you still have a little storm surge to go. so almost the entire peninsula from the keys to jacksonville right now is getting the tropical storm force winds. where we still can get the hurricane gusts and we just had that gust to 70 at the atlanta international airport. it's almost up to hurricane, the hurricane gust. but not quite. this entire area of red is still where the power is either out or still going out and that's shifting north with the storm. now more power outages around tampa and the i-4 corridor. those people were watching and now not able to as much. here's what's left of the northern eye. gusts to 74. still at 64. now we're not going to get with the center of the storm almost heading towards in between orlando and tampa, we're not going to get those high gusts in tampa and the sarasota area. this is probably as high as you'll get in the 50 to 60, maybe at worse the 70-mile-per-hour range. no c

this is from ocala. this is what's happening as people are trying to move knot north.he traffic is maddening. there's no question about that. there's an expression down here we heard from one of the state actors this morning who said, something like face the drive so you can survive. you know, just because it rhymes doesn't mean it's true but the reality is that is the proposition. do you want to be stuck in traffic but get to where you need to be or do you want to choose convenience and wait out a storm that could really take you sideways. so, let's get some perspective from a man who knows the job, who knows the risks and the realities. cnn contributor dave halstead, the former director of state emergency management here in florida. dave, thank you very much. so, let's deal with points of resistance. did you see that traffic? i'm not going to do that drive. i'm better off staying home. >> that's the problem. we get so gridlocked in our thinking and gridlocked in our driving that it makes it impossible for people to see the reality that it's still better to get out of

. >> all the hotels in gainesville, ocala, lake city, they're all booked. we had to sleep at a rest area with our kids. >> reporter: while others can only hope they didn't wait too long. >> by the grace of god we'll survive it again. >> reporter: so almost two million people call southwest florida home. when you add in tourists, guys, that number goes way, way up. officials have been telling people here for days don't pay attention to that center line, you're still in the cone of uncertainty. their hope now is that enough people got that message early enough. >> thank you. >>> let's attorney florida governor rick scott, dealing with the hurricane that's going to impact his entire state. good morning to up. thanks for your time. shelters are set up. the national guard has been activated. i heard you practically begging residents to get out of florida yesterday. here we are less than 20 hours out. where do we stand? >> we've worked very hard to help get people out of evacuation areas. i hope everybody's doing it. if you're on the west coast and not on the roa

are evacuating florida ahead of hurricane irma traffic is backed up for miles on interstate 75 near ocalarnor rick scott says the biggest challenge facing that state is a shortage of fuel. >> we know fuel is very important. we are absolutely devoting every state resource to addressing 24 and talking to the federal government about their support while we are making progress, you will see lines or outages, unfortunately. i know this has to be very frustrating. we will not stop working on there. >>> russian president putin meeting with japanese prime minister abe speaking at an economic forum, putin is ed russia is ready to offer cooperation, because it's better not to drive about i don't think yang into a corner south koreans protesting the appointment of four addition at thaad launching. protesters and police men were injured -- clashes michelle, back to you. >> thank you very much, sue. you know, this is one of those standard press conferences where there are two questions on each side, and call me crazy, fred, but i think most of the reports from the u.s. side will be about the deal that

it could be if they're going to orlando, could be an hour and a half going to ocala, could be an hourounties in our region, within hours, should be receiving trucks now, i just want everybody to keep in mind that that's one of the fuel companies that's been able to start moving some trucks the others will start coming online as they clear their terminal operations within our 5,000 acre port complex here >> paul, the mayor of tampa was on, our sister network, msnbc this morning he said it felt like we were expecting a punch to the face, and it ended up being a glancing blow i wonder if the port feels the same and does the degree of caution change as we get towards the tail end of hurricane season after what irma threatened to do >> well, first, i agree with our mayor. we were very, very fortunate this storm had it not gone over land, stayed a little bit along the coastline, a little further west, we would have had much bigger problems this morning yes. i think it's prudent when you live anywhere on the gulf coast or southeast united states, particularly in florida, you always keep your

holding on to category one, to ocala national forest, gainesville area, we could see hurricane force winds as far north as tallahassee, and mentioning tropical storm force winds further to the north. as we go throughout the next couple hours, we have three or four more hours of tropical storm winds, brian, where we see reporters out there, get into squalls, looks dramatic. if you're with us this afternoon, starting about 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., when we go to reporters and crews in naples area, that's when they go from i am standing in the wind to i'm kind of scared. when you get that eye going through naples area, about 50 miles, 10 miles per hour, around 4:00 p.m. when the northern eyewall goes into naples area. we will get the most extreme wind damage, and also when the highest storm surge arrives suddenly with that eye. the way it works, wind is blowing offshore. that's keeping water away. as soon as the eye gets close, water surges up the eastern side as winds shift to the south. this isn't like the wall where the water is rising, this could be a quick storm surge, catching peopl

an ocala up to gainesville as it makes its way up to the north.we'll see localized flash flooding. it will start speeding up, the forward movement is 14 miles an hour. the faster it goes the less we'll see in the flash flood threat. but the winds. those winds clearly are strong enough to down trees and down power lines. in those situations. most of deaths from hurricane, tornadoes, flash flooding in the united states occur not because the danger snuck up on people it's because people pig mored the warning. they went into danger area, they drove into floodwaters. they weren't paying attention. they ended up driving over, stepping into an area that saw a downed power line and got electric cute. they did not -- they got electrocuted. as this system moves north it will continue to be a threat for large areas to lose power at times. you need to make sure the entire northern part of florida up into southern georgia and alabama where there are tropical storm warnings all the way to the tennessee state line. make sure you prepare for this to power outages

lauderdale to ocala, where i am mid state. it took eight hours to get here with my three dogs on the side of the road it was on the turnpike where the rest areas are where they have food and fuel and so forth there were six, seven, 800 cars trying to get in and then there were cars all along the turnpike and it wasn't just our four-legged friends behind the cars taking care of business because nobody could get into the rest areas to do it. it was a pretty horrendous experience right now i don't have any power so i don't know exactly what anything is. gale force winds tremendous amount of rain and thank god the dogs and i are safe. >> we're so happy to hear that you are safe, that you took shelter. i imagine you are very glad that you evacuated despite how difficult it was. >> yes i have a house man that's been with me for 16 years he's actually in my house. i have a full house generator, but where i am in ft. lauderdale, my house, there's no power in the whole neighborhood around it and i've been informed i can't even get to m

some of the interstates up north like 75 approaching ocala, that has been jammed there has been so muchople we talked to in miami beach and this portion near miami have said we are getting out of here. we are going west. now that people out west are trying to get away. so it's one of those things that if you haven't evacuated already, you are going to run into a lot of traffic, depending on the time. day that you are going to be leaving. make sure you gas up. gas is still hard to find in this area as well. we will be searching for some today. keep that in mind. one more time before we let you guys go. you can see this is what it is looking like right now on miami beach. we had a few sprinkles of rain earlier this morning. that has since stopped. we will certainly keep you updated. i will send it back to you guys. todd: we saw lightning over your right shoulder. please be careful while you are out there. abby: thank you, jill i can't believe. >> all morning. abby: video 24 hours ago, the sun was out. barely any wind. amazing how much it can change in just a matter of hours. jillian: you

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