Finishes churning through the caribbean where its leaving a trail of death and destruction. At this hour florida is bracing for a direct hit from the extremely dangerous category 5 hurricane that is irma. The governor of the state, along with his counterparts in georgia and south carolina, are pleading with residents in irmas path to evacuate and seek shelter immediately. The storms 185mileperhour sustained winds make it one of the most powerful ever seen in the atlantic. This is what we now know. Florida will have major hurricane impacts with deadly storm surge and lifethreatening winds. We expect this along the entire east coast. At least 13 deaths are blamed on the hurricane. All of them happening in the caribbean islands. 59 of the buildings in barbuda have been damaged. Of course, abc 7 news weather meteorologist Spencer Christian is following irmas path. Heres a look at it, Hurricane Irma, category 5 storm continuing to plow through the caribbean, passing directly over tonight as
By sunday morning. Here is the latest. National Hurricane Center has just issued hurricane warnings for south florida and the florida keys. There is a mass exodus underway as floridians heed the warnings and evacuate. Right now the hurricane is over the turks and Caicos Islands and is approaching the northern coast of cuba and the Outer Islands of the bahamas. The new evacuation orders. And the new difficulties. Reporter right now so far the hurricane has killed at least 11 people in the caribbean. Evacuations have spread in florida. The governor ordered all schools colleges and universities to close. Time is running out. And so are resources. Reporter Hurricane Irma immense power pounded the caribbean. At a relentless and record breaking speed thursday. The winds swept past the Virgin Islands after bringing distractions and death to places such as st. Martin. The Dominican Republic not even in the past also felt the fury. In antigua the category category five damage could be seen from
Good morning, amy. Reporter good morning, natasha. Yes, we just got here. We have just learned the woman who was inside this home is 69 years old. Shes at the hospital right now, in critical condition. She is on life support. Firefighters say she was very disoriented. They heard her banging on the wall inside the home asking for help. So they had to go in and rescue her. Her 71yearold husband got out okay. Firefighters say she might have been struggling to get out of the house because there is so much stuff inside. They do consider this a horder situation. They had trouble getting access to the home, getting in there and getting to her. They think that this fire started in the garage, possibly with the barbecue. The homeowner mentioned he had tried to start it earlier in the day and that he did hear an explosion. So possibly, the gas was left on. They are still investigating the fire. This is on silvia at shirley here in pleasant hill. They got the call at about 2 15 this morning. The
The house. Pretty nerveracking time. Firefighters got the call about this fire on silvia drive in Pleasant Hill at 2 15 this morning. The homeowner reported hearing an explosion from the garage. Firefighters are now focusing on the barbecue in there and its propane tank as a possible cause. The homeowner said they had tried to start it earlier in the day. The husband suffered from smoke inhalation, but firefighters say he refused treatment. Amy hollyfield, abc7 news. Thank you. Lets get over to meteorologist mike nicco for a check of your weather. Hi, everybody. Lets talk more about the fog as it continues to spread throughout the north bay, and its getting thicker in some spots like the threequartermile visibility right there with live doppler 7. Three miles in half moon bay, and you can see the fog and mist from our roof camera here in downtown San Francisco, looking down the embarcadero to the bay bridge. So 59 to 62, cooler this morning. Mid 60s, the lower numbers, those are for th
Clark. Lets talk about your friday weather. Steve paulson is here. Ive been reading across the country. Detroit wants it. Yeah. There is a revitalization of the area. Caesars areasonis opening, where the red wings will play. Taking a look at the Hurricane Irma. Category 4. Unfortunately, the track, everybody is pretty close here, either a little jog towards key west or a little bit towards miami. Probably will be somewhere in the milled but the european model has been very, very good on that. Well keep you updated in about ten minutes. Low clouds giving way sunshine. Well bump up a little bit after a cool day. A lot of 70s. One week ago, we were blazing hot. Today started off 50s and 60s. 59 gilroy. Campbell, cupertino the 58. Look for more sun today. Another low drops. This one hits Southern California first and comes back here early. 70s, 70s and 80s on your temps. 5 02. Hello, sal. Hello, steve. Good morning. Good morning to you. Taking a look at the track right now, a pretty good s