Saudi arabia to explain the disappearance of the Washington Post journalist. One senator warning significant wrath from the United States. We are live in istanbul. Announcer and and the down down more than the l8 and the dow down 800 points. The worst plunge in history. How the president explains or who he blames for the drop. Welcome back to early start. Im christine romans. Im dave briggs. We start with breaking News Coverage of michael tearing across georgia and headed for South Carolina. The still very dangerous Tropical Storm at this hour as officials in three states say more than half a Million People are without power. Nearly 6,700 people in shelters. Two people died in separate incidents. A florida man and 11yearold boy in georgia killed when trees fell on their homes. No telling what First Responders will find this morning. Sunrise is an hour and a half. They are beginning to search through homes as conditions improve. Michael made landfall near mexico beach, florida with wind
Washington. The Florida Panhandle has been bombarded by michael for hours, coming ashore as a category four and is still pounding huge areas in florida and georgia, packing a sustained powerful punch now as a category three system moving forward. Upbringing for fierce winds, a storm surge and knocking out power to a region with millions of residents. We have Fox Team Coverage tonight, and we are tracking the storm from the Fox Weather Center in new york. Lets begin on the ground, a long day for Rick Leventhal in Panama City Beach. This was a brutal and punishing day for Panama City Beach which was pounded by heavy rains and Hurricane Force winds. We are now getting our first clear look at some of the damages, a utility pole down here next to us. And if you look down route 98 which leads to the gulf coast beaches, a string of utility poles and power lines down across as major roadway. 88 of this county now without power in this storm is not done yet. Hurricane michaels landfall whipping
Pick up steam. This is the coming storm surge. Theyre expecting possibly up to 12 feet of this. Landfall was made near mexico beach, florida. Maximum sustained winds 155 5iles per hour. Just two Miles Per Hour away from a category 5. This is going to produce catastrophic damage. Unfortunately, i dont think ough people have left. O i am scared to death the people that chose not to evacuate. This is a horrible, horrible storm. The winds are incredibly strong. Whoa this is a bad hurricane. Were going to have to call it quits. Were going to get to a safe location. I felt uncomfortable with the storm and we got out of there, because this is what i was worried about. Oh glor good evening. Im jeff glor in Panama City Beach, florida. And this region just endured one of the worst hurricanes in american history. The worst hurricane to ever hit the florida panhandle. The worst hurricane to ever hit the United States in the month of october on record. Tonight, the rain is basically gone in this re
He owes us answers. This is the investigators who have no one to investigate them and they are running amuck. Rapper kanye west is headed to the white house this morning for a meeting with the president. On the docket violence in chicago. When they go low we go nchesz when i hear holder making a Statement Like he made, i think its a disgrace. Steve monster Hurricane Michael downgraded to a Tropical Storm overnight after slamming into the panhandle of the gulf coast of florida as a powerful 4 category. At one point the storm was so big the eye covered parts of three different states at the same time. Ainsley incredible drone footage showing a High School Gymnasium ripped apart in panama beach, florida. Pictures of the devastation all over the panhandle coming. In now the clean up has to begin there. Brian sun is up in 39 minutes. Other parts of the southeast arent out of the woods yet. Griff jenkins is live in tallahassee as michael pushes inland. Griff . Good morning, guys. Yeah. You h
Floridas panhandle taking a direct hit. Whole blocks of homes obliterated. Trees and power lines blown down. Survivors describe the terror of riding out this devastating storm. Undescribable. Hail. You couldnt see. You look out the windows and you got pieces from peoples houses flying by. You got trees flying by. We started seeing roofs ripping off there, we ran to the bathroom and stayed in the shower. The roof ripped off. It was pulling us out of there. The wind was pulling us out of the room. Dana we have live fox team coverage. Rick levinthan on the ground. First mike tobin. Reporter this is john boys restaurant, a very popular place here in calloway. One of many businesses flattened. Weve seen homes with the roofs ripped off. Weve seen tractor trailers tipped over, tossed around the parking lot. It seems that ground zero, at least where the hurricane ashore. 20 minutes later the mexico beach, i can show you the destruction. The destruction is everywhere you look here in mexico. Pi