It has dropped 50 millibars in ten hours. Um i apologize, this is just horrific all right. Joining us now with the latest on the ground in tampa. Cnn News News Source correspondent Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan, good morning to you. What are you seeing down there trying to get out of the Tampa Bay Area and weve been hearing it all morning long. And also yesterday, officials pleading with millions of people that now is the time to evacuate and do so before conditions begin to deteriorate. We want to show you these live images here of Traffic Bumper to bumper, getting out of this Tampa Bay Area. We know that across the state of florida tolls have been suspended on these major highways as well to assist with the evacuations and also the state is allowing for Hurricane Evacuees to drive on the shoulder in order to keep that traffic moving all day yesterday. Casey, we saw traffic also backed up on several highways here in the Tampa Bay Area, and it really seems like people are taking this seriously
Any questions . Yeah. Reporter when it comes to the number of people in your people are apparently choosing to stay behind, do you know how many people seem to be trying to ride this out . We dont. That comes up all of the time. You know, that kind of talk is so foolish. Said so many times do you want to pick a fight with Mother Nature and shes when he 100 of the time. And individuals and these say you are in a singlestory home, 12 feet is about that house. If you are in it, basically that is the coffin you are in. It is just of this magnitude, what we can hope for is that the storm goes a bit south. We dont want to wish anything on our neighbors. But if it went a little bit south, that would prevent Storm Surge from coming into Tampa Bay where it has no place to go. Bit is just a Storm Surge. It gets pushed into the bay and it is coming into the neighborhoods. Does it seem like most people are respecting that . Oh, yes, you can look at the traffic and it is incredible. I spoke with my
Nearly 31,000 people have been infected there and almost 1000 have died. A full bulletin of news and half an hour, but now it is time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to sportsday this Saturday Night with me, chetan pathak. Coming up on the Programme Joy for Diogo Jota as liverpool Hold On for victory at Crystal Palace, but at what cost to their goalkeeper . A winning start for englands women at the T20 World Cup, as bangladesh are beaten in sharjah. And Ben Stokes agrees a new two year contract, but the England Captain wont be playing in the first test against pakistan which starts tomorrow. Iv e ive got some good things to focus on, so although i am not playing, i have a goal in mind. Welcome along. Thank you forjoining us. Not an easyjob taking overfrom jurgen klopp, but its nine wins out of ten in all competitions now for liverpools new Head Coach Arne slot. Victory at Crystal Palace wasnt as straightforward as it should have been, but their 1 0 win at Selhurst Park means theyll s
Ainsley good morning, its 8 00 on the east coast, wednesday, october 2, this is fox and friends. Midwestern match up and the first and likely only Vice President ial debate. Kamala harris has been Vice President for 31 2 years, we need a new direction. Ainsley and lawrence is live in michigan talking to the voters. Brian one topic discussed was the dock strike. Mike johnson reacted last hour. It is doing damage to the economy, going to make costs go up. This is Emblem Attic of the Bidenharris Administration and what they have done to the country. Steve israel vowing revenge as iran launches 200 ballistic missiles at israel in an unprecedented attack. Senator Tom Cotton joins us live in the final hour of fox and friends. Which starts right now. Ainsley this is a fox news alert. Port strike in his second day shutting down 36 major shipping hubs along East And Gulf coast. Brian container ships beginning to back up, by friday supposed to be 35. This threatens Supply Chain and broader econo
And what would you do with a spare 25 Billion Euros . Thats the question facing the irish Government Today as it delivers its budget following a huge Tax Windfall from Tech Firms. Live from london, this is business today. Im lukwesa burak. We start in the us where in the last 30 minutes tens of thousands of East And Gulf Coast Port workers have started striking for the first time in nearly 50 years. This comes after the international longshoremen s association and the us Maritime Alliance were unable to reach an agreement on the terms of their contract. The strikes will halt trade in a wide range of goods and disrupt the Countrys Economy just as we enter the final weeks before the president ial election. Our North America Business correspondent Ritika Gupt the two major sticking points between international longshoreman s association and the us Maritime Alliance are wages and automation for the workers are unhappy with the current contract which spanned the pandemic and dockworkers st