Very much for being here. Have a wonderful weekend. Thanks to All Of You for joining us. Im kasie hunt. Dont go anywhere cnn new central starts right now all right. The breaking News Water rescues underway across several states right now in Life And Death situation, after Hurricane Helene made landfall as the strongest hurricane on record to hit floridas big ben. Im John Berman in tallahassee, florida this morning where its mostly just messy this city did not see the worst of it the Storm Made Landfall near harry about an hour from now as a category four storm with 140 mile per hour winds, it is now a tropical storm as it moves over georgia this is affecting so many states in as everyone wakes up this morning, were only beginning to get a sense of the impact this morning. First, responders they are seeing scenes like this. This was south pasadena, florida, flooded home on fire Dumpsters Gloating through the floodwaters and steen steinhatchee, florida A House just voted away on the Way
2024 gop president ial candidate delivered the state of the state address from the capital in tallahassee. The governor talked about the states population growth, the business sector and a state budget during his remarks before the legislature. This is 35 minutes. [applause] thank you so much. Great to see you all. You seem a little restless to start the year. Thank you so much mr. Speaker, madam president , members of the legislature and fellow citizens. 2024 is going to be a better year for the free statest of florida. [applause] now, this is somewhat of a unique start s to the legislatit session because every government building except this one is closed in tallahassee because of the weather and weve had a lot of weather move three northwest florida. We issued an executive orderue o declare a state of emergency and we do what we do in florida. We respond when those things happen so those just know the state of florida stands with you and we will handle whatever the fallout is from t
Along so we can see nature the blockage looks like a single lane pass thing. Expect some delays here or avoid area if you can once again congress at ridge in pasco county involving a pedestrian from what we can tell. We have a live look here we want to get back time. 4 westbound which has been pretty slow through entire portion of eastern Hillsborough County. A pair of crashes one we are look right alex and der street which is mostly con find to that sould they are poking partial blockage in right lane. So day alexander back to a county line. A second crash which is on shoulder as well. Closer to mcintosh causing delays back towards alexander. So dealing with about 24 minutes to get from the buck man to 75 pretty jammed up in the area. Looks like they are starting to clear the scene a little bit more. Some good news and just releasing a trooper op that right happened side they are moving everything over to left where you have more room. Truck overturned lots of debris in northbound lan
Highway patrol searching for the driver hit and killed a 17yearold high school student. Ashley perdomo was walking on hillsborough avenue when she was hit last night near blue springs drive. He driver did not stop. Ashley was a senior Hillsborough High School who grief counselors at the hig school today to help teachers and students anyone with information about the hitandrun should call crime stoppers. In student was hit by car this morning. And critically injured. This happened around 6 30 p. M. At congress ridge road in port richie Sheriffs Office is 13yearold Gabriel Rodriguez ran across the street right into the path of an oncoming car. E is hospitalized in Critical Condition. The driver was not charged. Deputies arrested one man looking for another in connection with a violent Home Invasion. Deputy say richard can another man knocked in a womans when she answered the pointed a gun at her and demanded her car keys. Deputies later spotted them in the stolen lexus gave chase. They s
The lower humidity but the humidity is going to start to work back in as we go through the day. Satellite view showing a few scattered clouds, mainly on the eastern side of the state. They continue to work across the state. Right now here in tampa, were at 64 degrees. Throughout the interior into the north, mainly temperatures running in the 50s. Places like wesley chapel, lakeland at 57 degrees. Sarasota at 59 and st. Petersburg currently checks in very mild, currently sitting at 65 the day, were going to warm temperatures up, bring the humidity back, see a bit more in the way of some cloud cover, maybe actually a few stray showers as we go through the afternoon and keep the rain chance at 20 as we go through the afternoon. Another cold front will work towards us in the middle of the week and that could give us another chance of rain. Time is 6 01. Lets check on the morning commute. Vanessa a new crash out of you can see it is a crash where we have some trees down. We also have some r