change. all of the forecasts indicate that we are going to start seeing some of the effects of hurricane idalia, which is a category 1 storm but it is get sbog the gulf of mexico and it is going to intensify because those waters are warm, which helps fuel the hurricane. we now understand that at least 20 counties are in some form of evacuation mode. some people are it s a mandatory evacuation where they are telling you that you ve got to get out and get to safety. and there are other places where it is a voluntary evacuation. it is not the entire county for a lot of places. it is just parts of the county, exactly like where i m standing where we are very, very close to potential dangerous storm surge. and that is going to be the story of this storm. a huge storm surge lifting up those ocean waters, pushing the waters closer and closer to the population. we are watching it. and we will give you an update as soon as we come back.
and make sure that you, you gather your animals that are obviously a part of the family, and there are shelters who do take the animals, and check that out as well at floridadisaster.org. yes, it is attractive and beautiful, but it is going to change somewhere this afternoon, and that is where you will see the bands of rain coming on shore, and there at least 20 counties in some form of evacuation mode. some of them are mandatory orders which is that you need to listen to authorities and get out. you are in danger. others are voluntary where you are in a dangerous spot, and to make sure that you are better safe than sorry, you should also think of leaving and what all of the authorities are saying that you don t have to go hundreds of mile or to another state, but just get away from the low-lying areas, because it is the water.
mechanical failure which sent the mountain operation staff into evacuation mode. video from the skiers on social media staff members using ropes to lower the skiers to the ground. after two hour operation they were lowered down the broken lift. the staff were heroic so if you are a skier, good luck this season because that s a little scary. all right, jason. jason: yikes, that s not a way to go. check out this video. you want to see impressive, ladies and gentlemen, check out this cake this cake is made in the united kingdom looks exexactly like jim carrie s portrayal of the grinch. baker masterpiece made from leftovers just unbelievable. jim carrey who played the grinch said i really hope that people would admire the character and now people get to eat the character. so, oh my goodness.
security around the airport right now isn t safe. they re telling americans still to stay away from the crowds that are outside the airport. they told them that before the explosions happened. that s still standing. what we do know is they are working on ways behind the scenes to get americans safely to the airport. but because of the security situation on the ground right now, they re not telling us a whole lot of details, but what we do know is that they re nearing the final phases of that right now. they re going to have to turn pretty soon from evacuation mode to complete withdrawal mode. anderson? i appreciate it. let s check in with our senior white house correspondent at the white house. what more is the biden administration saying? reporter: i was struck in listening to my colleagues, how they laid out the complexity and fluidity and scale of the current threat that u.s. officials are staring at right now. it gives you a sense of what the president and his national security