Makes landfall on the u. S. Mainland. Some hunkering down ready to ride out this storm at home. It is very serious. Is the miami skyline in jeopardy . And floridas southwest coast bracing for what could be a catastrophic storm surge. The frightening projections, plus, states of emergency all the way up to virginia. Our david muir and amy robach on the ground leading our Team Coverage with all you need to know. And good morning, everybody. Lets get right to the breaking news. Hurricane irma bearing down on florida. Theyre calling it the big one. Look at the satellite imagery. It is a massive, massive category 4. It is extremely powerful and extremely dangerous. Now, that view is the true from space but this is the the view from an air force reserve plane that flew right over the eye of the storm. As we come on the air, things are changing furiously including where its headed. Here are the major headlines. The track shifted significantly further west. The eye wall is now forecast to hit the florida keys, naples, ft. Myers and tampa. But the entire state of florida is under threat, and right now more than 6 Million People in three states are under mandatory or voluntary evacuation orders. One of the largest evacuations, if not the largest in american history. World news tonight anchor david muir is leading our coverage on the ground all weekend from miami, and Gmas Amy Robach is also in miami this morning at the Robert Morgan Senior Center shelter. Our entire team covering every angle across the storm senior. Well start with senior meteorologist rob marciano who is in delray beach with where irma is right now and what we can expect. Good morning to you. Hey, paula, good morning. Here we go. It is on approach to florida watching it for days and even though we have seen a western shift in the track, its not a good situation for anybody because this storm is just so large and damaging winds extend so far out from the center. Currently a strong category 4 storm with winds of 155 miles an hour. Look at this beast on the satellite. You see the cloud canopy expanding now into florida into florida. Its been raking the coastline of northern cuba all night long and now its about to make that northerly turn get nothing key westment lets go through the track now. You see that distinct eye, about 30 miles wide, and as it approaches key west, it will likely be a strong category 4 or 5 and hit really warm water and then just west of naples, ft. Myers, sarasota, tampa, late tomorrow night, that will be scary in the middle of the night a major storm and getting into georgia as a Tropical Storm. Heres the zoom in. Well expect Tropical Stormforce winds today in key west. Hurricaneforce winds getting there certainly tonight and then be abreast of naples and into tampa by tomorrow night in through sarasota and st. Petersburg, as well. Look at all these watches and warnings we have, hurricane watch warnings for most of the state and surge warnings of 5 to 12 feet. That is going to be dangerously high on the west coast especially in there starting now to see the eye of the hurricane on our u. S. Radars and those bands of rain already rotating into southern florida and the keys. Much more on this throughout the hour. Dan and paula, back to you. Those maps so frightening and well check back with rob several times throughout the hour. David muir is in miami covering the preparations and evacuations. David, good morning to you. Reporter dan, paula, great to be with you. As you saw from rob, that slight westward shift is alarming officials throughout the state of florida, here in south florida and in miami. Many parts of this region ghost towns. They are prepared but now the big question, are these cities up and down the western coast as you heard rob mention, ft. Myers, naples, tampa, sarasota all could be in the path bearing the brunt of this hurricane, in fact, they could be on the worst side of the hurricane, and so i asked governor rick scott moments ago if the western part of the state is prepared. Governor scott, thanks for joining us. I know its a busy morning and you have just a few hours left to get floridians ready for this. This slight westward shift that means naples and ft. Myers and tampa could really take the brunt of the hurricane. How well prepared are you in the western part of your state and what would you like to say to those People Living in those cities this morning . We clearly put out evacuation notices and my goal, everybody listen to them. Dont put your life at risk. I love my family. Im sure you love yours. I dont want to lose my family. I wouldnt want you to lose yours either. So, listen to the evacuation orders. We have a lot of people in shelters now. Weve got, i think, over 250 shelters open. We do need nurses. We need a thousand nurses especially for a special needs shelter. Let me give you a website. Bprchdpreparednessatflhealth. Gov and my goal is everybody get to a shelter. If youre on the west coast, you sort of have to be on the road and out of there by noon at the latest. If not, get to a shelter as fast as possible. This state is resilient and strong. If you live in the western part, to evacuate by noon. You put the call out for nurses. I know south florida, the keys are likely still to get hit very hard. Miami, south florida going to feel this. But i do want to ask about the ci citys along the west. They could be on the wrong side of this hurricane, as you know, governor. Are you confident those regions are ready for this . Well, we were ready. Its going to keep changing. The big thing right now is were going to do everything but you got to do your job. Governor, i visited a shelter in miami yesterday. It was already full. And we saw the aerials of the line, people waiting to get into shelters throughout florida. Are you confident there are enough safe spots for people to go . Were going to continue to open shelters as needed. I shut down all the schools starting friday morning through monday. Make sure we have plenty of locations. Were going to work to make sure we have all the food, the water. Were still working on trying to get more fuel into the state. I said were not going to collect certain taxes last night to see if we can get more fuel in the state and well keep working to do all these things but youve got to do your job and prepare so you cannot wait. This thing is hitting us now. You mentioned the fuel, trying to get more fuel into the state. We saw some cars, families had to abandon them on the highway in those traffic jams. Are we going to see more fuel for people in the west who probably saw this shift in track and will try to get out today . Well, im sure more people will try to get out, but the bottom line is, if youre not on the road on the west coast by noon, youre going to have a very difficult time getting out. And, governor, as you told me, this is a monster of a storm and people from the west to the east have to be prepared. David, it is an unbelievable storm. It covers the entire state. Whats different, the unbelievable storm surge possibly up to 12 feet of storm surge. This can cover your house. Do not think you can ride out this storm. If youre in an area thats supposed to evacuate, theyre telling you to evacuate because theyre worried a lot is because of the wind but the truth is a lot is because of the storm surge and west coast, 12 feet of potential storm surge. Thats devastating. That you cannot survive that. Governor rick scott with about us this morning. Governor scott, i know youve been trying to get the word out all week and we do appreciate your time. Stay safe. Thanks, david. Reporter and you heard the governor there. He does not want people here in miami and south florida on the eastern side of that track to let their guard down. There will still be according to this new track significant hurricaneforce winds here. Also a major storm surge. Even on the coast of that around the tip and up the west coast so everybody has to be ready, and as you heard the governor tell me, for those in the cities along the west coast that could take direct hits from irma, evacuate but evacuate by noon today. Take a look. Hurricane irma now on her path to the mainland u. S. Irma ravaging the caribbean. Heavy wind and rain barreling into cuba overnight, and on some of the islands the scope of the devastation is now emerging, dutch and French Forces arriving in st. Martin discovering the beach paradise flattened. Cars thrown in all directions and buildings turned inside out. This morning a race against time for more than 6 million americans told to evacuate florida, South Carolina, georgia. Its really scary. You just dont know what to expect. Reporter the preparations morphing normally bustling cities like miami into ghost towns as they anticipate irma slamming into florida as a category 4 or 5 hurricane. This, folk, is the big one. Reporter a lastminute sprint for those in the danger zone. Some boarding up to face out the hurricane at home. Others packing up and getting out. Pack your stuff and get up out of the house. Reporter the governor telling me why its so worrisome. You can have five to ten feet of storm surge. This could cover your home. We didnt have this in andrew. Thats why im telling people, if youre told to evacuate, evacuate. Ill do everything i can to help you get your house back and possessions back. I cant get your life back. Reporter floridas highways nearly at a standstill. The traffic stretching for miles. Key west, so i dont know. Well figure it out when we get up there. Reporter a rush at the pump. Drivers finding out theyre empty when they drive up. Even the atms running dry. The last flights from taken off from the airports. Plastic covering some of the checkin station, a stark contrast to fridays mad dash to escape. A desired destination to anywhere, just not here. We tried hours to find flights. Its just been awful. Reporter still those in Miamidade County 43 shelters are now in place with lines stretching for blocks. This morning, at least seven are already at capacity. We stopped by one of them, 1,300 people say staying inside. [ speaking spanish ] reporter all seeking refuge here and john tisdale tells me he still remembers hurricane dew. Knocked the roof offouses. So youre not taking any chances. Im not. Reporter you heard that staggering number. 6 million americans have been told to evacuate parts of florida. Parts of georgia, South Carolina as irmas track becomes clearer. Many are going to shelters and thats where amy robach is. Weve seen the number of shelters multiply in the last 24 hours. Reporter thats right, david. Officials have had to do that because many shelters like the one here behind me are at full capacity. In fact, they actually had to turn around hundreds overnight and now more shelters thankfully will be opening up throughout the day to accommodate all the people who have chosen to try to safely ride out this storm in the miami area but others, as you know, have sought to evacuate seeking other towns and cities in florida that they thought were safe, but now we know things have dramatically changed with that westward shift of Hurricane Irma, and many of those people may be in its direct path. Abcs t. J. Holmes is in tampa, florida, which woke up this morning hearing the news that they may, in fact, bear the brunt of irma. T. J. Reporter hey, good morning to you. You said they woke up. Yes, in this is what they woke up to. The headlines stay safe. But that was the headline at press time last night. The headline now is really, get out. Theyre waking up to a new reality in tampa where they see all those forecast models. You see all those lines are now has this storm making a beeline directly towards tampa where we are right now. Where i am is called zone a, and its under evacuation orders. Some are mandatory, some are voluntary. Mandatory, voluntary, doesnt matter. You need to get out of here because where we are within 48 hours could be under water. Theyre expecting a storm surge three to five, possibly up to 10 inches of rain as well. Ten shelters are open within this immediate shelter but expecting more to open through the day and going to need them. But it is a beautiful morning in tampa. It looks completely normal. People were partying here when we came in last night. People are on their morning jogs this morning. Everything looks normal but a lot of people are waking up to a new ryal. As you mentions, robach, at our hotel when we checked in, it sold out for tonight. Couldnt give us a room because so many people are fleeing southern florida, specifically miami and they came here. They were proactive and got themselves a hotel room to come to a safe place but how about that now, they fled an area and fled to an area now that might get a direct hit from this storm. So we have more shelters going to open up today. There will be more Evacuations Ordered for today, but, robach, it is really something now. People thought they were fleeing the storm and now theyre coming possibly to an area that could get a direct hit. It really is incredible, t. J. We know floridians have been bracing for several days now trying to figure out what they would do. Would they stay . Would they evacuate . As people fled their homes and took to their cars and went up those interstates, we saw what happened. Massive backups. Huge overcrowding and people having to abandon their cars because they ran out of gas and thats where we find matt gutman who is covering it in ft. Lauderdale. Its turned into a huge headache, matt. Reporter good morning, amy. As youre seeing where you are in miami, it is pretty quiet on the roadways in southeast florida. What a difference 24 hours makes, but ive been speaking to officials on the western side of the state, and as t. J. Mentioned so many people there thought that the storm would pass them by so hunkered down. Now those officials expect them to clog the roadways trying to get out of harms way. This morning one of the largest evacuations in american history. Where are you going to . Orlando. Pensacola. Atlanta. Reporter over the past 24 hours, the Florida Governor ordering that mass exodus. Cars for hours. Reporter and among tens of thousands in that blur of red taillights late friday was david lobe, his wife, two kid, motherinlaw and dog moo shu. On i75 northbound stuck in traffic. Reporter since 1 30 in the morning. Yes. Where did you come from . Miami. Reporter he documented that slow slog out of harms way. 4 04 a. M. Nothing. Not moving. Reporter whats normally a six hour drives took him 20 hours. That line of cars stretching into the horizon is just a fraction of the total traffic jam. This thing spans 65 miles right now. But the heaviest traffic friday on i95 just off the florida georgia line. There are over 4,000 vehicles an hour, more than twice the normal volume. And in that river of humanity a thirst for fuel. Here in the countrys third alarmest state this morning, the vast majority of gas stations either closed or empty. And for who didnt get out a dire warning from broward sheriffs fire rescue captain, rod watkins. Once the winds go up to 40, 45 miles an hour we are not allowed to go out. Reporter so theyre on their own . Yeah. Reporter and for so many folks here there is a literal deadline approaching. The drawbridges along the Barrier Islands will go up and Officials Say they are closing down the main east west route here in florida. They tell me that if folks havent been able to get out already, it is going to be much trickier to navigate their way out this morning. Amy. All right. Matt gutman, and for the nearly 400 people who are waking up at this shelter in miami, we have already seen weather start to whip around in miami. Weve had heavy winds, strong thunder and lightning setting off car alarms. A very ominous feel in miami beach certainly of what is to come. So much is incredibly scary. Amy, thank you. Well get back to you later in the broadcast to talk about what life is like inside those shelters. We want to check in now, though, with rob, once again, who, as we said, is in delray beach, florida. Rob, good morning. This is when it gets real. When we start to see the radar, rain start to show up on u. S. Rains rotating into the keys, from monroe county. Some of these rain showers have gusty winds already. Check it out, as we see the rain shield encompass from the east to the west. It will be the process 24 to 367 hours. Marathon over 40 Miles Per Hour. As you see the track of this thing youll get the idea what a category four will do over the next few days. Approaches key west as a category four, warm water there, it could go to the five. This is a killer destruct irving storm and naples fort meyers by tomorrow night around midnight it is over tampa as a three or four. Look at the rain canopy, as well. The winds extend out to the center. We talk about this shifting west. Look at the wind gusts for miami, West Palm Beach over 90 Miles Per Hour during the day tomorrow. Those are damaging winds even though the center of this is on the west coast. Incredible storm it will be frightening at times over the next two days. Thats a check of whats going on with irma. Time for the local forecast. Check it out. Reporter good morning, everyone, im meteorologist chris sowers with this accuweather update. For us back home, the weather couldnt be better, sunshine and clouds, temperatures in the 70s. As a matter of fact look at that shot. Center city skyline not a cloud in the sky, not humidity were not seeing any haze or anything like that. Its comfortably cool out there this morning. Heres the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, gorgeous weekend, sun and clouds today, 73. Mostly sunny tomorrow an 74. Season. And you may or may not know, hurricane rosenstejose, a category 4 storm approaching the same islands that irma devastated earlier this week. Well have more on that storm later in the program. Onetwothree punch between harvey, irma and jose. Rob, well check in on you later. A reminder to get all the latest developments on the storm. Sign up for breaking news alerts on Hurricane Irma. And as we have been reporting all morning, families all over florida have been packing their vehicles and hitting the logjamed roads to flee irmas destruction. Perhaps nowhere is that more urgent than in the florida keys and gio benitez is in miami after spending several days on the keys from where evacuated. Good morning to you, gio. Reporter dan and paula, good morning. Rob was talking about the outer bands. Were feeling them right now, were getting these incredibly intense wind gusts and that rain is coming down. This is why we evacuated because conditions just deteriorate so quickly. So i want you to take a look at this dire tweet from the key west, from the National Weather service there in key west, it says in all caps, this is as real as it gets. Nowhere in the florida keys will be safe. You still have time to evacuate. Now, many residents decided to hunker down there. In fact, at least ten residents say theyre staying at the Ernest Hemingway home and store during the museum. The general manager saying nine of her employees are staying with her and that she had an obligation to take care of the building and the famous cats there, animals, of course, the sometimes forgotten victims of storms. We met some residents who were thinking about staying. We called them back overnight. They did stay. Listen in. Theyre not going to accept you because they have no room. The shelters are turning people away. The highway looks like a nightmare. There is know gas all the horror of leaving and then we just confidence that we feel about the surge. We feel a lot of confidence about the surge because we have a building thats high up. Were really afraid. We dont know what happened. We agree that were nuts, you know, but for some reason we feel like its going to be okay. Reporter and so she is scared, and she has reason to be but you know what, there are four shelters that just opened up in the florida keys. Dan and paula. Good news, somewhat good news at least. Gio, thank you. Coming up here on gma, much more of our special coverage of Hurricane Irma including the situation in miami beach. Those highrises topped with cranes, theyre going to take a beating. Can they withstand it . And the situation inside shelters where thousands are seeking shelter as irma edges closer. Good morning america is brought to you by the new mccafe espresso menu. Nothing comes before coffee. Espresso menu. Nothing comes before coffee. Nothing comes before coffee. fighting briefly resumes thats why were introducing a whole new line of espresso drinks from mccafe. Cafequality from beans to espresso machines. fighting unintelligible itthe power of nexium 24hr protection from frequent heartburn. All day, and all night. Now packed into a pill so small, we call it mini. New clearminis from nexium 24hr. See heartburn differently. Im on the phone towel please while other Insurance Companies just see a house. We see the home youve worked really hard for. 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The bahamas and cuba getting slammed overnight as this massive, massive storm shifts course now putting new major u. S. Cities right in the bullseye. Officials calling this the big one. Many are fleeing to shelters or hitting the roads. Some sticking it out at home but its left highways jammed and gas pumps completely dry. The coast is bracing for what could be a catastrophic storm surge up to 12 feet of water were talking about and world news anchor david muir is leading our coverage all weekend from miami. Hi, david. Reporter paula, dan, great to be with you again. The weather shifted in the last 20 minutes and they already reported wind gusts up to 60 Miles Per Hour from the outer bands of irma, of course, were watching that shift in the track this morning, a slightly more westward shift. It certainly means south florida and key west, miami will feel hurricaneforce winds and a major storm surge but simply adds all those cities up the west coast of ft. Myers, tampa. Sarasota, naples could take the bankrupt of the storm. Were watching it all very closely this morning and were also watching the skyline of miami. As you know if youve been here you know all those cranes and new construction and all of the people who live in these highrise and abcs tom llamas joins us with more on that part of the story. Reporter david, good morning to you. Youre right. The people in the highrises are not out of the danger zone by any means and could feel hurricaneforce gusts which are higher when you go up. 15 minutes ago, we saw something interesting. You see the cranes behind me. Thats one of the big concerns down here in downtown miami. I want to show you video we shot earlier as one of those feeder bands was coming in and you can see the crane spinning like a weather vane, what theyre designed to do, but the sight of that spinning is definitely going to worry some. This morning, miamis towering skyline causing some concern as Hurricane Irma is expected to strike florida in less than 24 hour. Those are big targets out there. Again, were going to lose buildings that are going to have to be repaired but i dont they theyll completely lapse. Reporter 20 to 25 massive building cranes being secured and those living near them told to evacuate. Developers and builders abc news spoke with telling us the towers in downtown miami will hold up but that highrises could sway, some up to 12 inches. I think it will definitely be more dramatic for those higher up but i do expect to feel some here. Reporter being in a highrise youre less likely to get hit by debris on the ground, but high up, 5 floors up like we are now, the wind is much more powerful. South beach resident andres is riding out the storm in his 21st floor condo. My plan is it gets too crazy, i go into the elevator shaft of the building which is like a fortress. Reporter now we spoke to so many people who are not evacuating this area and will ride out the storm in those highrises and the higher up you go, the more it can sway and even during a Tropical Storm they have felt their building sway so no doubt they will possibly feel that with Hurricane Irma. David. Thats something to see. I know these cranes are designed to spin like that, especially in high winds but still unsettling. Tom, thanks to you. As we mentioned, this will be a category 4 or 5 perhaps strengthening over the warm wears before it hits south florida and the keys and all the western cities where there are millions of americans who might not be considering evacuating and the governor said on gma, get out by noon the latest. All right, david. Thanks for all your coverage. We do want to say as david has been mentioning the storm with the new track takes it along the southwestern part of florida. Many cities in the bullseye. One of them is the city of naples where theyre expecting a storm urge of up to 12 feet where we find abcs victor oquendo. Victor, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, dan. Thats one of many concerns. People in mind a lot of people actually came this way to try to get away from Hurricane Irma and all watching the latest models and, unfortunately, for everybody here, this hurricane is now heading right this way. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for People Living in coastal communities like where we are right now, but in speaking with the chief of the naples fire department, he says at this point it is too late to try to drive out of the state. Lack of gas, traffic could still be an issue. See the best option for anybody look for a safe spot is to head to one of the many shelters that opened up. Major concern, catastrophic winds and powerful storm surge. Worst Case Scenario could be looking at 12 feet of storm surge. We mentioned this umbrella. The top of it is 12 feet high and thats what 12 feet of storm surge would look like. So imagine 12 feet of water coming in off the gulf coast, that high up. Dan, paula, Something Like that would be absolutely devastating. Absolutely deadly and absolutely devastating. What an incredible illustration. Thank you, victor, for your reporting and lets try going sd by irma, this is a horrible situation. Its mind boggling we have another major hurricane. Strong category four thats approaching the islands. Barbuda, st. Maartans, saint batters barts on the hurricane track. The core will miss the islands, but they will get winds and debris. The living situation is horrifying. Not a good situation for them over the next 48 hours. For the us the next day and a half two days, 9 to 12 feet of storm surge. Inasmuch as that towards tampa. Miami to key lorgo youre on the largo, youre on the bad side of the storm and chance of tornadoes over the entire florida peninsula. Thats whats happening with jose a and irma, time for the local forecast. Reporter good morning, im meteorologist chris sowers with this accuweather update him well have the latest states on jose and irma on action news at 9 00 a. M. The exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast, sun and clouds today, a beauty, 73 degrees. You later in the show, technology hopeful. See you then. Robert, thank you very much. Coming up on gma, riding out the storm. The homeowners ready to hunker down at home while others seek the safety of shelters. The safety of shelters. Getting your flu shot at walgreens is easier than ever. Just walk right in and pay zero dollars with most insurance. Plus, when you get a flu shot at walgreens, you help provide a lifesaving vaccine to a child in need through the un foundation. Its that easy to get your flu shot and make a difference. So swing by your local walgreens today. Walgreens. At the corner of happy healthy. Atmore than one flavor, oruch texture, or color. Ing. 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They were stranded at some of the south florida airports and were bused yesterday into these shelters, but there are other floridians, as we know, who are staying put and deciding to try and safely ride out Hurricane Irma in their own homes. This morning, florida residents are hunkering down and bracing for Hurricane Irma. For deborah dore, this isnt her first brush with dangerous storms. You lived through hurricane andrew. Yes, that was probably the scariest night of our lives and our structure did come down. It was in the pool. Reporter how are you feeling right now . Very stressed. Reporter deborah along with her husband tim and family working till the last minute to get their house prepared for irmas wrath. Their home a refuge for themselves and nine guests all riding out the storm together. So its not really a hurricane party. No, not even a little bit. Not even a little bit, because if something happens to the roof, we all have to be clearheaded, and we need to figure out which bathroom to go into, which mattress to put over our heads. I mean, this all has to be thought out of ahead of time. You know how serious it is. It is very serious. Reporter people pouring into the packed airports hoping to get a flight out of irmas path. Some lucky enough to get a ticket. Did you plan ahead and get a lastminute ticket . I got a lastminute ticket this afternoon. Reporter others waiting in long lanes for propane. How long have you been weighing in line . Almost an hour. Reporter this woman taking her first hurricane in stride hanging out at a restaurant, no airplane ticket to her name. Did you try to get a ticket out of here . I did. I went online and tried to get a ticket up to new york and couldnt. What are you anticipating this weekend . Im not really sure. Im hopeful that its just were going to dodge the bullet but we dont know. We dont know. This is my first hurricane. Reporter now all sut florida airports are closed for business. There are no flights heading out this morning from miami, ft. Lauderdale, st. Pete, clearwater or key west so if you need to leave florida the governor says and you need to heed his warning it has to be by noon today. Paula, dan, back to you. By noon, amy robach, thank you very much. Coming up on gma the evidence of irmas enormous power. How she devastated the caribbean as she now sets her sights on florida. Keep it here, much more gma after a break. Ah the moon belongs to everyone the best things in life theyre free stars belong to everyone the best things in life theyre free while other Insurance Companies just see a truck, we see something youve worked really hard for. So why not give it the protection it deserves. You wof your daily routine, so why treat your mouth any differently . 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James longman is in nassau in the bahamas where were getting a first look at the damage there. James, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, dan, paula. This morning, the wind is really picking up here in the bahamas but we think thankfully the bahamas is going to miss the worst of it. It moves quest but much of the rest of the caribbean got massively devastated. Overnight irmas wrath pushing through the bahamas and cuba. Hurricane jose bearing down and palm trees bent over in 160mileanhour winds in cuba and wrathing the coast. These cars left like childrens toys by irma. Trees stripped bare. Laura wilsons mother and stepfather were vacationing there when the hurricane hit. Youre just hoping they survive it. Reporter no room on the planes and no way to get off the island, her parents taking shelter in one of the only buildings still standing. My mum said there was one person dead, one person with a massive head wound. Reporter an International Task force now stepping in to help. These boats torn apart. The Virgin Islands left unrecognizable. Turks and caicos, st. Barts and st. John all ripped apart. 95 of homes in barbuda are gone, at least 22 dead in the caribbean. As hurricane jose follows closely, laura just wants her family back. I just say i love them and hope they come home soon. Reporter well, jose is now heading for those islands that are already hit badly by irma, so the race is on now to evacuate those from there before it hits. Dan, paula. Incredible onetwo punch. And our hurricane coverage continues right after this break on gma. Parodontax, the toothpaste that helps prevent bleeding gums. If you spit blood when you brush or floss you may have gum problems and could be on the journey to much worse. Help stop the journey of gum disease. Try parodontax toothpaste. Its clinically proven to remove plaque, the main cause of bleeding gums. For healthy gums, and strong teeth. Leave bleeding gums behind. With parodontax toothpaste. 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Its a mesmerizing and frightening view of irma. This category 4 storm, the eye has shrunk and cuba has been getting hammered all night long but tore the left side of this apart a little bit but its going to go over warm waters in the Florida Strait and expected to strengthen again to a 5, 4 or 5 doesnt matter. It will rake the western coastline. The keys later on tonight and tampa by tomorrow night so a Long Duration event. Look at these watches and warnings, storm surge. If this goes further west gulf it can have a nasty surge and thats lifethreatening. You need to get away from the coastline if you live in that area and winds on the east side will be a big deal. I can assure you it was worth your leaving. All these towns on the east side have evacuated. Its not fun but our hearts go out to you. It is just beginning and not going to be pretty here across the entire part of the state. Well be with you through the whole way. Dan and paula, more throughout the day tomorrow. It continues to track toward the u. S. Thanks for your reporting. As the governor of florida said, if you can, get out of this state by noon today. We want to thank you so much for joining us. And a reminder, download the abc news app now and sign up for breaking news alerts on Hurricane Irma. For dan, im paula. Have a great day, everybody. Well see you tomorrow on good morning america. Im gray ht on action news saturday morning at 9 00 a. M. Hurricane irma is barreling toward florida after devastating the caribbean. Well look at the damage done and what could lie ahead. Millions ordered to evacuate the Sunshine State there will be problems in the air and on the ground. Those stories and whole lot more next on action news saturday morning. Im danny. Youre danny . Im steve. Joseph, im steve. How are you . Nice to meet you sir. No different from everyone else. They just want a job. They want respect and they want dignity. Steve called fairly frantic. You know, he had a premature baby and i think he had just been given the diagnosis that she had down syndrome. Lauren brought out the best in me. She made me a different person. Laurens the spark that started the fire. The goal is keep places like this open so all people, regardless of disability, have an opportunity for employment. Category four hurricane made landfall in cuba late last night with maximum stained winds of 160 Miles Per Hour. Already irma is blamed for 20 deaths in the carribean and left thousands of people homeless. Irma smashed homes, businesses be roads, and schools. Now many residents and tourists are dealing with Power Outages and water and telephone service. In south florida, time is running out. Irma is expected to hit the flew keys tomorrow morning. One of the largest evacuations in u. S. History is underway. 5. 6 Million People more than a quarter of the states population ordered to leave. As a result there is bumper to bumper traffic on major highways wedding north and the drivers are taking a risk because nearly a third of gas stations have run out of fuel. This is a live look at Hollywood Beach florida, you can feel the tensions as residents await what some fear could be the big one to cause major damage to the southeast coast. Theres the live picture, you see the winds picking up there. Hollywood beach, florida, as the state of florida
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