tempera temperature, it will be a 5 by the time it hits us. reporter: idalia set to hit since ian. it decimated barrier islands and killed at least 150 people. david: rob yamarciano in florida tonight. we ve talked so much about the warm waters of the gulf, and i know you ve studied the track. take us through the timing here. reporter: all right, david, it s gathering strength and gathering forward speed in our direction. because of that h, hurricane warnings have been extended. the center of this, just to the west of cuba. those warm waters, that s the fuel. we expect rapid intensification la landfall wednesday morning. and then, into the carolinas, too. rain, wind, and storm surge, a big issue. especially here in this part of
that is now over. i m on the mend, and that s all i can hope for right now. what is remarkable? alex trebek healthy and back at work months after a grim diagnosis. great to see him back and the power of positive thinking. welcome back to early start. happy friday. i m dave briggs. i m amara walker in for christine romanromans. we begin with what could be the most powerful hurricane to slam into florida s east coast in fle nearly three decades. dorian is expected to make la landfall as a category 4 storm. overnight, wind speeds increased to 105 miles per hour, a category 2. this will be the fourth year in a row for florida getting hit by a hurricane. that hasn t happened since the 1940s. we can t tell you exactly
directly with them and the governors, and he will continue to talk to me and the secretary and chief of staff kelly. will the president sign an emergency declaration before la landfall to pre-prepare? that is being contemplated. we will take the governor s request, the governor assesses if he has unmet needs. if he make that s determination a number of other statutory of other requirements, he requess d federal assistance. that moves up to the president and i believe it is in that process right now. once it gets to him with a formal recommendation from his
anything but a holiday for americans reeling from extreme weather. lee is weakening to a tropical depression, but still a massive rain maker that could make travel across much of the country a nightmare. storms winds have helped fuel wildfires in central texas. at this hour, a thousand homes are in danger near austin. and later today, hurricane katia will unleash its first impact on the east coast. we re tracking this storm and tell you where that s headed in a moment. first, we want to begin with the flooding rains pounding the gulf coast since lee made la landfall in louisiana over the weekend. ed lavandera is in the city of lafitte this morning. what s it looking like where you are? reporter: they have shut it down because it is just after high tide here in southern louisiana. and that means that these floodwaters are going back up. many of the roadways in this area simply look like this. this isn t actually that deep but definitely treacherous enough for not allo
hurricane earl is back up to a category 4 storm. there are watches and warnings all up and down the east coast, north carolina in particular right now is bracing for the storm to go by it sometime maybe late this evening am there are mandatory evacuations that are in place especially for tourists but full-time residents being told to get out of there. others, of course, are hunkering down, going to ride it out. there are threats though the storm is not expected to make la landfall in north carolina right now at least. still, it s going to get close enough that they re going to experience some hurricane force winds. also five-foot storm surge, some big, destructive waves, rip currents. up in portland, maine, as well. all the way up in maine right now lifeguards are scrambling. they had to get out there and save a swimmer or two because of these rip currents. and in south florida, take you back down that direction, dangerous conditions in the water there possibly as well. big waves, roug