parts of the mississippi in flood stage like in vicksburg, mississippi, through most of the month of may. it s going to be a rough month as we go through north and south towards new orleans. the waters start to recede very soon. mike seidel, thank you. here s some incentive to fill up that rental car. with gas prices closing in on that record high you could have to pay over $9 a gallon if you return that rental car with less than half a tank. usa today found hertz is charging $9.29 a gallon at 13 major airports. that s got to hurt. mandy drury is here with what s moving your money. gas prices up another penny. $3.98 a gallon on average and that s giving a boost of sales on gas sipping cars. that s the silver lining here. gas sipping as opposed to gas guzzling here, richard. the figures are showing that americans are going for smaller cars now. new models, 35 miles her gallon
across southern central and eastern portions of the state are also keeping officials on alert. i just spoke to the mayor of fort lauderdale who said the debris and tornados are the concern. let s start with nbc s report. steve, show us what you ve got, what we re looking at right now. we ve got the 10:00 update. getting every hour. 93 miles per hour measured near key largo we ve seen the live shots with gadi. we now have confirmation of a 93 miles an hour gust. pressure 9.29. still a very strong storm system. winds 130. we ll get the new track at 11:00. see where this thing makes landfall.