Now on the last word with lawrence o donnell. Good evening, we will get to andrew weissmann and other news, but we will begin with the hurricane. As you just heard from alex wagner, there are 600,000 people are ready without power. We will go straight to nbc news meteorologist bill karins at this hour for the latest on exactly what the track of the storm is. What do you see coming? we are in the impact his own. We are now watching the northern eye move onshore and it is like the equivalent of a tornado that is 40 miles wide that is now moving into florida and it will knock down everything in its path if it is not made of concrete or brick. You can see where the storm is. It has intensified all afternoon and all evening long. It is a solid category 4, almost to the higher end of category 4. The hurricane hunters said it is still intensifying right up until landfall. This is the coast and where the really destructive winds are and now they are starting to close in on populated areas. Thi
Of them is going to lead the country just a good reminder and a pretty stunning, pretty stunning clips there. Alright, panel. Thank you very much. And thanks to All Of You for joining us. Im kasie hunt. Dont go anywhere cnn new central starts right now breaking overnight the mayor of new York City, Eric Adams, indicted and facing at least one federal Criminal Charge following a corruption investigation, the mayor says hes innocent, but hell now need to surrender to federal custody in a matter of days right now, florida is feeling the outer bands of helene is topicals, is tropical Storm Force winds since hit the coast there, a category one hurricane continuing to strengthen as it inches closer and with it, the potential for an unsurvivable Storm Surge where i am in tallahassee, the capital, florida bracing for the most powerful storm this city has ever seen it wont stop here millions of people over five states we are tracking it all on John Berman in tallahassee. Sara is out today. Kate
Saying yeah, we have a category three hurricane on our hands right now, what 125 mile per hour winds my point that out because it category four hurricane starts at 130 mile per hour winds, so were really talking about a difference of five to ten miles per hour here, right . So right now, its a very Highend Category three teetering on that category four, which is why the national Hurricane Center is saying, hey, look, its still sitting over very warm from Ocean Waters right now. It has all the ingredients it needs to strengthen. So theres really not much to stop it from gaming that five miles per hour that it needs to just get to that category and become a category four either way, whether its this Highend Category three, or it makes that fivemile per Hour Difference to a category four. We are still talking about the Sam Catastrophic on survivable impacts when it comes to the Storm Surge and heavy Rain And Everything else. Weve been talking about, the radar. You can see again still with
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Plus, the mayor of new York City. Eric adams. Refusing to step down despite indicted and charged with bribery, Wire Fraud and seeking favors from foreign governments. The former Deputy Chief who served in the same office that charged the mayor will join us to explain what it could mean for him and the city he leads. And Vice President harris sits down with my dear Colleague Stephanie Ruhle to flush out her economic proposals. What she promised to do if she is elected. But we start with Hurricane Helene. Expected to grow into at least a major category 4 storm possibly a 4. Who knows. Before It Collides with floridas Big Bend a few hours from now. The hurricane could be strongest in recorded history to hit the city of tallahassee. Local Paper Tallahassee Democrat calling it a nightmare scenario, the worst Hurricane Impact in living memory for many. This is video from Tampa Shot earlier today, and the epicenter is still hundreds of miles away. The national Weather Center is warning of dam