Announcer live where you live, this is abc 7 news. In the caribbean tonight, category five irma bears down on its next target after flattening and entire island. Tonight thousands if florida are trying to get out before one of the most powerful hurricanes ever seen in the at lan timesunion heads north toward them. Im dan ashley. Im ama daetz. Hurricane irma is pummelling puerto rico. Nearly 950,000 are without power. Also dealing with flash flooding. The National Weather Service Warns of a high threat to life and property. Irma is blamed for at least three deaths so far in the caribbean. It december mapted the island of barbuda, damaging or destroying every building. Maggie rulli has the latest. Reporter Hurricane Irma is tearing through the cribbual with 180mile an hour wind. It is really ripping right now. Ive covered hurricanes for more than 25 years. This is unlike anything i have ever seen. Reporter the streets of tourist hot spot st. Martin under water. The airport reportedly des
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It december mapted the island of barbuda, damaging or destroying every building. Maggie rulli has the latest. Reporter Hurricane Irma is tearing through the cribbual with 180mile an hour wind. It is really ripping right now. Ive covered hurricanes for more than 25 years. This is unlike anything i have ever seen. Reporter the streets of tourist hot spot st. Martin under water. The airport reportedly destroyed. Were here outside, shaking the doors. Reporter on the small island of barbuda, seen in the center of irmas eye, the Prime Minister says some 90 of the islands buildings are destroyed. In puerto rico, potentially the worst storm to hit the island in a century. Now florida is gearing up for a direct hit. Never had a cat five. Never experienced it and it is just scary. Reporter the florida keys are under a fullscale evacuation. This is what interstate 75 looks like right now. Reporter at the airports, it is a mag crush to get out. So far more than 1,000 flights have been cancelled to
Preparing for the worst. Preparing the house isnt bad. Its getting on the road and not knowing what were going to run into. We are hoping to get out of the state of florida. Reporter thats gridlock on highway as thousands evacuate the keys and mandatory evacuations are ordered for the Barrier Islands of miamidade. The storm will be bad so we want to get out while the going is good. We are going to be stuck down here with no provisions so we want to get out while the going is good and i have my whole family, my whole crew here, going to georgia. Reporter long lines are forming at gas stations and Grocery Stores where people are stocking up on plywood, water and sandbags. Its just scary. You know . We want to get to higher ground. Um, never had a cat5. Never experienced it. Its just scary what could happen. Reporter the governor of florida is waiving the tolls on allstate highways for drivers as they try to get out. The last time florida was hit with a cat5 storm was hurricane andrew in
A woman is under arrest for allegedly trying to kill her newborn baby in redwood city. Prosecutors say this woman, 25 yearold Sarah Lockner gave birth on labor day while she was working at mcdonalds. A coworker saw her trying to flush her newborn down the toilet. The baby survived. The oakland as have their sights set on a piece of land near lake merritt and Laney College forth teams new stadium. The land right off interstate 880 belongs to the Peralta Community college districts. The as plan to negotiate with the district to purchase the 13 acres which is just a short walking distance from the lake merritt bart station. Ucberkeley police are preparing for protests tomorrow night during a speech by a conservative speaker. 33yearold ben shapiro is a former breitbart editor and political commentator invited to speak by college republicans. The campus officials plan to set up a perimeter around the hall which will include the Student Union and sproul hall. Youre watching ktvu fox 2 news a