Autopsy is scheduled this week for captain david his body was recovered on friday. James they lost contact with him the autopsy and lab tests will take several weeks to complete their unified video and pictures of the fire and the related coverage. Michelle apon was still have some reason it went for the west and southwest at 56 one of going to notice the humidity battles will continue to drop in right now when do not look too bad we have some west winds at 3 mi. Per hour that show you how large the fire years from cal fire you and see that as bottom right of the here and continues to stretch all the way to the east and north getting close to 20 in 16 were hoping that the calm conditions later today not as hot temperatures waxing of the firefights bestir your attention to bay area and into the 60s for ellen spots for lower effective as a vehicle to the lunch hour you will notice that it is much cooler during the lunch hour. Michelle apon for the inland spots is going to be close to ave
31 now dead, 2 million evacuated , 124,000 homes destroyed. The cost ranges are ranging wild ly weve got one right now that seems reliable, 125 billion. Thats more than hurricane katrina. We are with you. The American People are with you we are here today. We will be here tomorrow and we will be here every day until this city and this state and this region rebuild bigger and better than ever before. [applause] liz and the white house confirming today President Trump plans to return to texas this saturday to visit other parts of the state still reeling in the wake of Hurricane Harvey and to another story two explosions shook a flooded Chemical Plant in crosby texas just outside houston. It shot a plume of black smoke into the air, triggered an intense fire and continued to burn. Now officials equated it to a gas o loan fire warning more explosions could occur. This as harvey damage caused toxic chemicals to pour out of refineries operated by exxon, shell and other companies. Houston now
This storm is wider than our entire state and is expected to cause major and life threatening impacts from coast to coast. President trump i ask everyone in the storms path to be vigilant and to heed all recommendations from government officials. Do not put yourself or your familys life at risk. Get out of the house. Get yourself in the right spot the window is closing rapidly. W. You can rebuild your home you cant rebuild your life. Theres nowhere to run. The water comes up, thats the end. Liz and that is a monster storm, youre seeing right in front of florida about to come on board this weekend. Airlines scrambling and roads filling as hundreds of thousands of residents and visitors rush to get out of florida ahead of irma. The hurricane is now slated to hit the state in just 36 hours with miami in the direct path of this monster storm, and the trajectory that could include, could include georgia and south carolina. Tonight, we have Fox Team Coverage of the impending storm from where
The storm has claimed the lives of at least 20 people in the caribbean and has left thousands homeless. Cbs News Reporter meg oliver is in miami where they are preparing for irma to hit. Meg. Reporter devin, the wind and rain is starting to pick up at times here in miami, but high winds are already battering the keys as Hurricane Irma continues to pound cuba. Heavy winds, rain, and surf will batter the north coast of the island all day. It will then turn north towards florida where more than 5. 5 million have been ordered to evacuate. Tony is fleeing key west. We are worried about the people we love who didnt get out. Reporter among the biggest concerns, storm surge. Think about it. 6 to 12 feet. That is taller than some homes and its going to rush in. You are not going to survive this. Reporter Mass Evacuations have turned freeways into parking lots. Lines at gas stations snake into the streets. Its estimated nearly a third of the pumps in floridas metropolitan areas are empty. Losing
Night. Jeff, good morning to you. Reporter gayle, good morning. So the winds have shifted now. Yesterday they were coming from in front of where i am. Now theyre coming from behind. The surf is up behind us, winds still coming down significantly. The wind is blowing significantly. The rain coming down as well. We saw the worst of it here from about midnight until 2 00 a. M. But it is by no means over. You look out and tarps all over the roads here from tents that were up in this area along st. Pete beach. We have, as far as i can tell, maintained power all of the night here. But when you look out there appear to be larger stretches where power is not on. Irma has, as she moved up florida, moved more inland, and so raked more inland but also slowed down the speeds at least as she moved up. The back side of the storm here, at least as far as we can tell even though it is raining, appears to be drier with not as much rain as there was last night when this first started but, again, many Po