And sunday. Yeah, thats right. Right now, were in miami beach, very close to the ocean. You know, 24 hours from now n all likely hd, we will not be able to be in this location. Were going to have to be more in miami downtown in a slightly elevated position. You try to plan out where the water may come where the flooding may come and we want to be able to broadcast all during the storm. We are looking at elevated positions that we can kind of get to tomorrow and broadcast throughout as long as were able to stay on the air. As youre out and about, you know, miami is a big city and folks are out and about all the time. People vacation there. What is it like . What are they saying . You know, its its been incredibly quiet today. When i got in this morning, i went to the publix soouupermark by the hotel. They were open and they were going to stay open until 9 00 p. M. Tonight. I expected the shelves to be empty. There was tons of food there. Tons of supplies. I filled up a shopping cart. It
Tonight, our team at the hospital being evacuated, with the hurricane path now on the move. The concern over Nuclear Power plants here in the region. And now, loudspeakers on trucks in charleston, telling people in that historic city to get out. President trumps urgent warning tonight, and his promise now that the government is prepared. And praising the governments response to puerto rico. Also in the news tonight, summoned to the vatican. The American Church leaders on their way to pope francis. And new video tonight of Harvey Weinstein. The young businesswoman recording her meeting. What she claims and what the video shows. Good evening. And we are reporting tonight from wrightsville beach, North Carolina, as this monster hurricane now closes in. At this hour, florence is a dangerous category 3 with winds up to 120 miles an hour. And there are a couple of very important factors tonight to bear in mind. First, a Remarkable Development overnight. The storm track shifting to the south
Good evening. We have breaking news tonight on two fronts. A cabinetlevel departure at the white house and a major hurricane heading straight for the Florida Panhandle. Were going to start with Hurricane Michael, now a cat 3 storm with little stopping it from staying that way or growing Even Stronger with winds approaching category 4 intensity by landfall. Theres now nothing between it and florida, nothing except the kind of warm water that hurricanes feed on. Just a few minutes ago forecasters got fresh data. Want to go to tom sater who joins us with the very latest. What have we learned about this storm now . Reporter the latest advisory keeps it as a pretty powerful category 3, but a couple of concerning issues. The pressure has dropped, which means its getting stronger. They go on to say, the National Hurricane center, that its Getting Better organized. And something we rarely do but should do more is explain this infrared imagery. When you look at a satellite imagery leek this, th
Backed up with traffic. Not looking too good. Forecasters say the storms winds will top 140 Miles Per Hour before landfall. It could be the strongest hurricane to slam in to floridas east coast in a generation. Back when hurricane andrew killed dozens in 1992. The projected path shows Hurricane Dorian hitting around palm beach county, which is where president trumps maralargo resort is located. Forecasters warn with days left to go, all of florida including miami, palm beach, even orlando, could be in the storms cross hairs. Executives at disney world say theyre closely watching the storm on what was supposed to be a crowded labor day weekend. At the Kennedy Space center in cape canaveral, nasa Scientists Say theyre moving a 380 foot high mobile launch platform. Floridas governor says the time to get ready is now. The time to act is now. This storm is slower than thought four or five days ago, which means, you know, were looking at i think the Tropical Storm force winds probably coming
Good news, dorian, a category 1 storm. Bad news, the longer it is over that warm warmer, the stronger it becomes. By sunday it could be a cat 4 hurricane and that will be around the bahamas. Then what . Then it hits the east coast of florida where, how strong, what happens when it hits. Throws the open questions the Hurricane Center is saying if youre thinking about making preparations, do it now. Think about how youll get out. There is a state of emergency in effect already in all 67 counties. Florida could feel Tropical Storm force winds as early as saturday evening. Remember, ones that kind of stuff starts, especially at night, very tough to move. Tom stater is tracking dorians every move. Well go to him live in our weather center. First, lets get into the eye of the hurricane joining us now, jack parrish joining us from inside the hurricane. How are you guys up there in the storm . Is the crew okay . Are you okay . Yeah. Thanks for asking. We are doing just fine. Were flying 8,000