images as the monster storm made its approach. the life threatening storm surge. up to 18 feet expected along florida s southwest coast. more than a million customers without power, and that number only expected to grow as we move into the night. the state of emergency from 2.5 million people under evacuation orders. the governor telling residents if you haven t gotten out, it s too late. and urging them to shelter in place to ride out the storm. tonight, the new track as ian begins its march across the state. where it s headed next. emergencies declared in georgia and the carolinas. our team in place across the storm zone. our special coverage begins right now. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight from bradenton, florida. good evening, everyone, from the southwest coast of florida where we are still being buffeted by hurricane ian, just hours after the eye of the storm made its much dreaded landfall south of us this afternoon. blasting a
today. make sure you stay we will stay on top of this. if you want more information, we are bringing the latest on our website, nbc bay area.com. now tonig breaking news tonight. our special edition of nightly news from the storm zone in florida, as hurricane ian slams the state. hurricane ian making landfall in southwestern florida as a dangerous category 4 storm. the fifth strongest ever to hit the u.s. winds of 150 miles an hour, catastrophic storm surge, and flooding, roofs ripped off, homes and streets submerged, cars flooded, appliances washed out of homes. a whole firestation under water. and a stunning view from space, satellite
donald trump. so that is the strong foundation senator bernie sanders stands on. furthermore, he has more over a million people signed up to volunteer for this campaign. hallie, as you know, we don t take money from fossil fuel executives. we don t sign a pledge one day and hold a fundraiser the next night. senator sanders campaign is fueled, if you will, be grassroots working people of the country, walmart workers, amazon workers, teachers. that s where we re getting our energy and synergy from. the ultimate poll is how people vote on election day and we are in this to win this fighting it all the way. sounded like a bit of a dig against the biden campaign there. not a dig, just the fact. not a dig, hallie, just the facts. just pointing it out. continuing to follow catastrophic category 3 hurricane dorian. a live report from the storm zone next. our 18-year-old
rob: the outer bands being felt on the east coast and putting millions of people on notice. carley: breaking updates from the storm zone. rob: janice dean tracking the storm as it tears a path toward the united states. very big and we are seeing structural changes with the eye. this storm has not moved for at least a day. we are seeing some movement northward here and there but still battering the northwest bahamas, freeport getting the worst of the hurricane force winds, the worst of the storm surge, the worst of the heavy rain. 90 miles offshore from florida, if you have tropical storm force windss extending 140 miles from the center of the storm you will feel the effects even if the worst of the core of winds stay offshore. the past 3 hours we are getting
run, hide and fight, later told to remain in a safe location. david, even though the shooter is in custody, police are taking no chances, continuing to clear buildings, making certain there are no more assailants. david? all right, straight into the night. pierre thomas, our thanks to you on this front. in the meantime, we re also following that urgent tornado threat, warnings up in several states at this hour. authorities are calling this a, quote, particularly dangerous situation. stunning drone video already coming in of this tornado near sulphur, oklahoma, today. one of several tornadoes touching down already. the same system downing power lines and damaging this church in kansas. and the radar tonight showing the most active threat at this hour, but of course, the storm zone stretches all the way from texas up through illinois. 20 million americans in the path. we do have the track for you tonight, and abc s clayton sandell is in oklahoma. reporter: tonight, residents are be