the president apologizes to brett kavanaugh for what he now calls a political hoax. justice kavanaugh joins the supreme court today. as republicans hope for a kavanaugh wave with the midterms now four weeks away. welcome back to early start. i m joe johns in for dave briggs. i m christine romans. let s start with the breaking news. florida panhandle bracing for hurricane michael. currently a category one hurricane. hurricane michael is expected to strengthen to a category three by the time it hits the panhandle midday wednesday. states of emergency declared in both florida and alabama and emergency officials have ordered evacuations in at least ten counties now. some mandatory. others voluntary. florida governor rick scott strongly urging people to heed all warnings. every family must be prepared. every family. remember, we can rebuild your house, but not rebuild your life. take this seriously. keep your family safe.
with the midterms now four weeks away. good morning. this is early start. i m joe jonhns. i m christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. we begin with breaking news. florida panhandle bracing for hurricane michael. hurricane michael is expected to strengthen to a category three by the time it hits the panhandle midday wednesday. states of emergency declared in florida and alabama. emergency officials have ordered evacuations in ten counties. some mandatory. others voluntary. florida governor rick scott strongly urging people to heed all warnings. every family must be prepared. remember, we can rebuild your house, but not rebuild your life. take this seriously. keep your family safe. meteorologist ivan cabrera is live in the cnn weather center. ivan, what is the latest on the
florida panhandle bracing for hurricane michael. hurricane michael is expected to strengthen to a category three by the time it hits the panhandle midday wednesday. states of emergency declared in both florida and alabama and emergency officials have ordered evacuations in at least ten counties. some mandatory. others voluntary. florida governor rick scott strongly urging people to heed all warnings. every family must be prepared. every family. remember, we can rebuild your house, but not rebuild your life. take this seriously. keep your family safe. meteorologist ivan cabrera is standing by now live in the cnn weather center. ivan, what is the latest on michael? joe, we are dealing with the category one hurricane. high end one. 90-mile-an-hour winds. we have a new advisory in 20 to 30 minutes. chad will have that at the top of the hour. moving north/northwest at 12 miles an hour. overnight, i thought it would blow up.
killing 20 people should never have been on the road. i want to apologize to brett and the entire kavanaugh family. president trump apologizes to justin justice brett kavanaugh for what he now calls a political hoax. justice kavanaugh joins the supreme court today. as republicans hope for a kavanaugh wave with the midterms now four weeks away. welcome to early start. i m christine romans. i m joe johns. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. we begin with breaking news. florida panhandle bracing for hurricane michael. hurricane michael is expected to strengthen to a category three by the time it hits the panhandle midday wednesday. states of emergency declared in both florida and alabama and emergency officials have ordered evacuations in at least ten counties. some mandatory. others voluntary. florida governor rick scott strongly urging people to heed