Cnn breaking News Amar codes alongside John Berman. With cnns continuing coverage of Hurricane Helene, the Monster Category four storm set to make landfall just south of tallahassee, florida. And at any moment, nearly 1 Million people are already without power across florida and also georgia and the impacts they are far reaching this is new Video Tonight of rescues that are taking place in fort Myers Beach in southwest florida. Youve got local deputies using boats to rescue people who call for help. Streets. Theyre turning into rivers the warnings are dire. This is a patent strophic storm, packing can winds around 140 miles per hour and the Storm Surge Forecast or say, will be unsurvivable 20 feet in some parts. Helene is one of the biggest storms to ever hit the gulf coast. Its about 400 miles wide absolutely massive and making matters even worse all of this is happening in the dead of night. Florida governor Ron Desantis is set to hold a Press Conference a few moments from right now,
Is Cnn Newsroom. We begin with Breaking News as we track Hurricane Helene, its now the strongest storm to ever make landfall in floridas Big Bend, sweeping across the coast hours ago as an extremely dangerous category four hurricane with winds of 140 miles per hour. Now the effects have been felt far from the center of the storm. The mayor of clearwater told me his community has been inundated despite being 100 miles from the center now, helene is weakening now but has knocked out power to more than 1,000,000. 5 homes and businesses in florida, georgia, and the carolinas. At least three people have been killed as the storm continues to pummel the southeast to end georgia. And one in florida we have had a report of a fatality on the roadway. Car driving on i4 near your Ybor City and tampa, was hit when a sign fell onto onto the highway. So that just shows you that its very dangerous. Chris conditions out there you need to be right now. Just hunkering down nows not the time to be going o
Devastating flooding and even though the storm has weakened to a tropical storm since making Land Fall official, say that its still poses a deadly threat to take a very seriously. So far, six states have declared a State Of Emergency millions of people across the region are without power and at least seven stormrelated deaths have been reported. At any minute. Now were going to hear from Governor Roy Cooper about the storms impact in North Carolina. But for first i want to bring in Isabel Rosales and asheville, North Carolina as well. Were getting these reports of catastrophic flooding there. What are you seeing pam, lets move the camera. He shall see it for yourself right here. The amount of debris that these floodwaters are just up bringing into whats a road right here looking at it as this was a Metal Propane Tank of some sort that was another one back there looking at Garbage Bags back here some sort of a metal container. It is just incredible what these floodwaters are dragging th
11 00 p. M. On the east coast, 8 00 here in Los Angeles and this is americas late news, Fox News at night. Breaking right now, Monster Category four Hurricane Helena officially closing in on floridas Big Band right now. We are being told that this thing could make landfall any minute. The national Hurricane Centre is expected to update any second. We will bring you the information they bring us. Hurricane coverage live throughout the hour. And kamalas big trip to the border tomorrow. But first. I dont think the women of america need him to say hes going to protect them. They need him to trust them. Can we trust you . Yes. Trace Tossing Softballs to Kamala Harris and the Vice President still found a way to not answer. Heres whats a little tricky, she doesnt answer the question around if the g. O. P. Is controlling the senate and she Cant Raise corporate taxes, where she going to get the money from . She doesnt answer in the person conducting the interview is not concerned in the least.
The sun will come up and we will see catastrophic damage in florida and toward georgia. Here are top Wind Gusts in georgia, 100 mile per hour in alma, valdasta, 96 miles per hour. Power outages will be a big deal, trees will be down for Florida And Georgia and could see Power Outages for days and even weeks. 5 a. M. Advisory, 75 mile per hour sustained winds, moving quickly. One good side to this storm , i is moving very fast, it is not lingering. It made Way Inland and now in central georgia. Carolinas, part two of the story, a system moved through earlier this Week And Rainfall on top of that will give us potential Flood Emergency for southern appalachians. They are warning of the worst flooding they have seen in recent memory. Made impact on florida as category 4, does not take much to cause Flooding And Damage and that is going to happen again. W widespread potential damage up and down the coastline for southeast to midatlantic and ohio and tennessee River Valley where rem Know Nan