Situation. If youve been ordered ed ted evacuate, you need to leave now. Do not wait. Evacuate. Not tonight. Not in an hour. You need to go right now. If youre in an evacuation zone, leave. The time is running out to make that decision to leave. Good morning, im ali velshi bringing you live coverage of Hurricane Irma from msnbc headquarters here in new york city. The latest this hour though, Hurricane Irma is now a category 4 storm, pounding cuba with fierce winds of up to 130 miles an hour. Final preparations are under way across virtually the entire state of florida. Georgia has ordered mandatory evacuations along its coast. Landfall is expected in the florida keys within 24 hours. Forecasts this morning have shifted the storm slightly to the west, and that is putting the keys and the states western coast in irmas crosshairs. Joining me now is wnbc meteorologist Raphael Miranda who i saw a few minutes ago studying the latest on Hurricane Irma. There have been significant changes thro
Evacuation zones we need you to stay open as long as possible. Please, stay open as long as possible so people were get out. We will arrange Police Escorts for your people so they can get out safely. We need gas stations to stay open as long as possible. We know fuel is very important and are absolutely devoting every state resource to addressing this. While we are making progress, you will see lines or outages. I know this has to be very frustrating, and well not stop working on this. If youre concerned you do not have a way to evacuate because of a fuel issue, lease call the Emergency Management hot line at 18003423557. 18003423557. Which is a dedicated Emergency Management hot line. We will get you out. But you have to call now if youre in an evacuation zone. We cannot save you when the storm starts. If youre in an evacuation zone and need help, you need to tell us now. If you know youre going to a shelter in your county take only the amount of fuel that you need. You dont need to f
Powerful category 5 storm. Now it has sustained winds of 168 miles an hour or 270 kilometers an hour. No recorded storm has ever maintained that intensity for such a long time. And irma is so large and powerful that even glancing a glancing blow can be de stating. Now to the southeast of florida, irma right now is hammering the turks and Caicos Islands. The governor there says escape is impossible. Take a listen. Yes, it is. Its hunker down. Stay where you are. Because you cant good out because the winds are just far, far too strong. Nobody can get to you either. So people for a little while on their own or with their families or in the shelters. Well, by sunday, irma will likely be here on miamis doorstep. Whatever happens from that point, it is certain to be bad, unfortunately. And wehile riding out the hurricane is strongly discouraged. Its already a killer. At least ten deaths have been confirmed so far from the ravaged islands of the caribbean, including four deaths in the u. S. V
Arrangement that he worked out with the democrats that has left his own party shell shocked and furious. Lets get to the breaking news. Hurricane irma, one of the most powerful in history headed for florida. Moments ago the president expressed confidence in the states preparation. Were very concerned. We are working very hard. We have tremendous groups of talented people there. We think were as well prepared as you can possibly be. Right now Hurricane Irma is ripping through the northern caribbean hitting island after island and leaving at least six people dead. Most of those deaths are you can see some of the damage to homes and businesses, flattened by the immense power of Hurricane Irma. Decimating the island of bbermu barely habitable. Tens of thousands have no running water. Right now in florida, its bracing for a direct hit from the storm of size of texas. Our meteorologist chad myers is tracking this all for us. Where is Hurricane Irma right now and will it make a direct hit on
The roads will fill up quickly, so you need to go. Im a dad, and im a grandfather. I love my fathemily. I cant imagine life without them. Do not put yourself or your familys life at risk. Governor scott also taking to twitter asking for 1,000 volunteer nurses to help in special needs shelters. Florida is not the only state preparing for irmas wrath. Georgia governor nathan deal has ordered residents on the coast to start evacuating at 8 00 a. M. Some heeding that warning sooner, joining evacuees from florida on i75 towards atlanta. Irma proving already that it is powerful and deadly with at least 23 People Killed across the care baep island. Fierce winds up to 155 Miles Per Hour with storm surges up to 10 feet high expected. Now, downed power lines in puerto rico left nearly one Million People without power. Roofs were torn off buildings, and trees scattered across roads. Tr three died on that island. In haiti, the impoverished nation was left flooded. For many in the caribbean, the wo