Gulf coast and its capital, tallahassee. Set to become the most powerful hurricane to hit the u. S. In two years. Lifethreatening Storm Surge up to 20 feet. States of emergency in florida, georgia, and the carolinas. Mandatory evacuations, miles of traffic as the race to get out is on. Al roker standing by with the new track. Also breaking tonight, the Ied Exploding at a california courthouse. Six injured. A suspect in custody. Deputies pinning him down as he screamed at the top of his lungs. What was his motive . The deadly Bus Hijacking in Los Angeles. A gunman leading police on a chase for more than an hour. Police using flash bangs to enter that bus. How the driver escaped and the lifesaving Training Police say he used to alert authorities. Overseas, hezbollah fires a missile on Tel Aviv For The First Time. Is israel preparing for a Ground Offensive in lebanon . The new troubles for the Secret Service. The agent on Leave Tonight after Law Enforcement sources said he allegedly sexua
the horrific scene. victor oquendo with the search and rescue teams tonight. the other major news this friday night, vladimir putin holding a massive rally in red square, declaring four regions of ukraine are now part of russia. putin s nuclear threat tonight. what he said about the u.s. and president biden s response. ian pannell in ukraine. the verdict tonight for an american sailor accused of destroying a u.s. navy ship, accused of setting it on fire. but what the judge ruled today and what the u.s. navy is now saying tonight. martha raddatz is here. in texas, opening fire on migrants. a former warden and his twin brother facing charges for allegedly shooting at migrants outside el paso. the scene was deadly. the group had pulled over to get water. the terrifying moment on the football field seen by millions. the nfl quarterback, the head injury, and his hands, his fingers appearing to curl. what that signaled. and tonight, the nfl facing intense scrutiny over its
on the ground and from choppers overhead. a nursing home evacuated in orlando. first responders with children in their arms, carrying them to safety. tonight, president biden warning of what could be a horrific death toll here. we have just learned the storm is now a hurricane again, regaining strength for its run up the east coast. tonight, nearly 2 million customers here in florida are without power. and tonight, we re with the families, those who sought shelter and who are still unable to get back to their homes. some who lost everything in the blink of an eye. georgia and the carolinas bracing in the coming hours. now the storm surge threatening charleston. chief meteorologist ginger zee, senior meteorologist rob marciano, both here in florida with me tonight. and our team spread out across the storm zone. the other major news this thursday night, the stunning turn in the war in ukraine. just days after those alarming images showing pro-russian soldiers armed with assau
people are now in 257 shelters like this woman right here. florida says it needs 5.5 million meals to feed them all. and 6.6 million liters of clean water. 2 million people still do not have power. water isn t running in five counties. 19 counties have boil water notices. and more than 200 health care facilities are evacuating, or considering doing so. 10 airports are closed. along with 24 ports. 31 transit systems. and nine railways. and then there is the death toll. the official number is now 14. though those same officials say that number is very likely to rise. and they are warning, just because it has a weaker wind speed, making it a category one storm, hurricane ian, that does not mean that the danger has passed. as we have learned over and over again, it is the water, the rain, the storm surge, and the flooding that is often the most dangerous. that right there is where we begin, looking at what the storm is doing now, joining me from charleston, south carolina, is nbc
of ian s destruction. look at the pictures in front of you. this is what it looks like, including in lee county, where rescue crews, this is a live look now, a live look at that location, rescue crews are trying to get to people, with millions of floridians without power and water. we re going to take you live to the hardest-hit areas including lee county, which you re looking at now, for what is expected to be obviously a years-long recovery. i m halle jackson in washington. let s get to shaq brewster live for us in charleston, south carolina, nbc news meteorologist janice is with us today. shaq ian has made landfall in the last 40 minutes. tell us what you re seeing. the landfall was several miles up here from charleston, and that does not mean that charles was not impacted by this storm. throughout the afternoon and into the morning, and throughout the afternoon, we saw heavy rain bands, heavy wind bands. that tropical storm weather, that was expected for many people her