Typical miami fashion. Music. These two have run out of gas so theyre pushing up to the very front of the line, pushing it along as they can. The gas station itself is incredibly well run. They have Police Officers in front directing people in and i have bad news for people looking for gas at this particular place on u. S. One. Theres about 10 cars further down the line at the very end theres a police officer. That is the end of the gas for this station. They got about 10,000 gallons today. The governor of florida taking extraordinary measures saying he is going to have Police Escorts for tanker trucks so they can get to gas stations for employees of gas stashzs so they can stay and work as long as they can and then theyll escort them out of the hurricane zone as long as they keep working and pumping that gas. Weve seen everything from their cars and their gas tanks, rocking their car to get as much gas in, bringing gas cans, as many as they can, filling those up. People walking away w
Have increased. Take a look at this, more than 7 a gallon. This was immediately investigated as the price went up. In floridas capital, a price gouging call center. I can do a fine and hurt them and destroy the reputation as well. Our special coverage of Hurricane Irma continues this hour. Breaking news weve just received the latest track of this monster storm. There are now hurricane and storm surge watches posted for florida. Listen to that. [. Thats the impact of Hurricane Irma caught on camera by a resident in british inislands. Irma roars her way toward the united states, some 150,000 people along the coast ever being ordered to leave or risk being stranded. Governor rick scott of florida warned the entire state they must take this storm seriously or face dire consequences. What we now know, miamidade will have major hurricane impacts with deadly storm surge. Deadly storm surge and life threatening winds. Look at the size of this storm. Its huge. Its wider than our entire state an
Cost have left many stranded. Were just at their mercy at the moment. At their mercy. Weve got full Team Coverage from across the Sunshine State as florida prepares for most dangerous storm in a generation. We dont want heroes. We want people to save their lives. We begin this morning with Hurricane Irma. It is now less than 48 hours before it makes landfall in florida. And the situation for hundreds of thousands of people in the storms path is nothing but dire. Theyre running out of gas, theyre running oupt of supplies. Look at your watch. They are running out of time. Were waiting for an update from governor rick scott any minute and well bring it to you live when it happen ts. In the meantime, i have a great team spread safely across south florida to cover this storm. We have to start in miami beach where it is bracing for irmas direct hit. Sam champion is there, an msnbc contributor. Give us the latest. When you look at that sunny, slightly hazy sky behind you, some people almost f
Evacuation zone. Do it now or frankly sooner. One state official says leave now because when you dial 911, you will not get an answer. Irma is now a category 4 hurricane, but do not believe for a second that that means a diminished threat. Winds are over 150 Miles Per Hour with a slight shift to the west which could actually mean the entire florida peninsula is in h the direct path and mooem could be even greater danger. The airports are jamed. We saw a line at the miaairport floridas governor set to speak in a few moments about a once in a generation storm. And right now, the bahamas and central cuba are bracing. This as irma makes her way west. We know at least 18 people confirmed dead in the caribbean. The red ros cross es tet we see how long this takes to ride out. Chart with chad myers, the meteorologist. So chad, importantly i think john mentioned the shift to the west which would put the entire tip of florida right at the heart of this. Absolutely. We talked about the european m
Dominican republican and republic and haiti. And its packing 155 Miles Per Hour winds has left a trail of destruction since thursday. At least 17 people dead, over 100 wounded. Florida now bracing for impact with over half a Million People scrambling to evacuate. Clogged highways, crowded gas stations, empty store shelves. This is the scene as the window to escape rapidly closes. The governor of florida urging his citizens to heed those Evacuation Orders. If youre told to evacuate, leave and get out quickly. The roads will fill up quickly so you need to go. Im a dad and im a grandfather. I love my family. I cant imagine life without them. Do not put yourself or your familys life at risk. We are running out of time. The storm is almost here. If you are in an evacuation zone you need to go now. This is a catastrophic storm that our state has never seen. And white House Homeland Security adviser tom bossert this afternoon pledging to serve the leaders of all states in the path of Hurrican