georgia and then into south carolina. that is the dirty side of the storm. exactly. where you get the worst rains, possible tornadic activity, that is what people need to watch out for. so top of the hour, next hour here, we should get more information you re saying. exactly. all right. we ll stay in touch. so with so mucuncertainty, the state of florida is preparing and martin savidge has this. reporter: all of florida is under a state of emergency and the clock is ticking. biggest concern about this storm is the uncertainty of where it is going and the intensity in which it is coming in. reporter: hurricane dorian now expected to barrel head first into the sunshine state early tuesday morning, and it is gaining intensity and could now unload heavy rains, powerful winds and a strong storm surgery on more than 20 million people. a little concerned. but getting more and more concerned about what category and what is going to happen
mid-afternoon. everything east of panama city, that s going to see the stronger winds. that dirty side of the storm where tornadic activity is possible. apalachicola, florida, one city that will feel the impact. i spoke with the mayor a short time ago. the mayor said, look, he s leading by example. he was out of there. he hopes others would do the same. listen. the word that we was putting on the street was to evacuate. i wanted to lead by example. i m here with my family hopefully in a safe situation. we ve had near misses of people not taking it serious. i m telling you, all the predictions and projections indicates that we need to take it as serious as possible. those people that decided to st stay, i wish them well. the people that decided to leave, they did the right thing.
this storm started an hour and a half ago. the conditions will continue to deteriorate. around midday today, that s when the eye of the storm is tracking toward panama city, florida. panama city, the bull s-eye for the strong category four, hurricane michael. east of panama city, the dirty side of the hurricanes. the northeastern quadrant. they will see the stronger winds, the possible tornadic activity the next several hours. it will certainly deteriorate, get much worse. many people decided to evacuate. some people decided to hide to ride it out. a hell of a ride. thanks. the search for nikki haley s replacement begins. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations stunned washington with an announcement she plans to step down by the end of the year. speculation rampant over the reason for her departure which a
there s that spring look in new york. as we go through time, that will cause issues. i want to alert you to this by friday. looking at a potent storm that could develop because of this set up. heavy rain in the southern plains, could see tornadic activity. keep you posted on that tomorrow certainly and friday. on the cold front, blizzard conditions in the northern plains. an interesting setup for friday. today we ll enjoy quiet weather and warm air in spots. weather all over the map. i know. still ahead, john bolton, the national security adviser cleaning house. the latest trump administration departure. to save for the big things in life, we tend to start small. less of this. cut back on that. but if it feels like a lot of effort for a little gain, change that. start with something that makes a big difference.
city. could have strong wind, hail, rainfall. can t rule out the chance of tornadic activity. damaging wind may be the biggest issue. to the west, we have snow in the pacific northwest, rain in northern california. opposite in southern california. dry conditions and warmer temperatures and days to come. awful for the firefighters. mean while for new york city, 75, chicago with 76. that severe weather possibility is going to be the top story of the day weather-wise from des moines to kansas city to oklahoma city, south of wichita, and into dallas. folks, have that safe place to go should severe weather come calling. that s the story weather-wise. dara, back to you. reynolds, thanks so much. now back to politic aens new reaction from president trump on tax reform after house speaker ryan brought up the possibility of a fourth bracket. president trump s new comments are part of an interview to air in its entirety on fox tomorrow morning. paul mentions maybe one more category, which