Developments, but we begin at the Weather Map with al roker. As if the threat of this potentially historic Storm Isnt enough, were already seeing tornadoes. Thats right. And this was kind of the worst case scenario, chris, because we were talking about this for the last two days. We were going to see these tornadoes, especially as it approached, and sure enough thats what happened. Lets show you what weve got going on right now. As far as our map is concerned, we are looking at a category 4 storm. 150 miles now southwest of tampa. Its got 130 miles per hour winds. Its moving northeast at 16 miles per hour. Now, as we look, you can see we have Tornado Watches now from Daytona Beach all the way down to key west. Weve had reports of 50 tornadoes so far in the last couple of hours. And now we have numerous, multiple Tornado Warnings going on to the west, i should say the east of tampa and sarasota, to the west of West Palm Beach, and right between West Palm Beach and Fort Myers. These are
Hi there, everyone. Its 4 00 in New York. At this hour, millions of people along Floridas Gulf Coast are bracing for one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in The Atlantic basin. The outer bands of Hurricane Milton are already hitting parts of the state. It is forecast to make landfall some time tonight between 10 00 p. M. Eastern and 2 00 a. M. And is expected to double in size before making landfall. This is the scene right now in ft. Myers, florida, being battered by high winds and rain. The top concern for officials at this moment is making sure that residents get to safety. The window for evacuating is now rapidly closing. Even as the storm is already complicating those efforts. This video shows a tornado touching down near i75 in south florida, thats hundreds of miles from Hurricane Miltons core. Just a few hours ago, president Joe Biden called Hurricane Milton, quote, the storm of the century. And made a plea to people in the Storms Path to please evacuate. First, man
World are and whats happening in houston today. The junior funeral for george floyd sparked protests and riots. The world is watching. What is happening and houston. Ktvu Sara Zendehnam is led to bring us more. Gogood morning, garcia. George floyds private funeral is underway and we have a live look outside of the church as people make their way inside and there are hundreds of people attending this private service and they are filing inside the church as we speak. Earlier with the pallbearers caring for his casket into the fountain of praise church where the service is being held. Houston Police Officers lined up and saluted as the casket went by. The police chief said what happened to george floyd is without a doubt a criminal act and they are out there for support. We know there are 500 invited guests and reverend al sharpton will bring in boxer floyd weather who paid for the funeral, after jamie foxx, congresswoman Sheila Jackson lee, and civil rights accident activist. Derek chauv
Of revolutionary war clothing and how american tailors impacted the era. Then the origins of the american revolution. A number of historians offer their thoughts on how it arted. Watch American History tv, tonight and over the weekend on cspan3. And our next guest not only i wearing aty hat, he actually wes two hats in his role in life. Hes the mayor of union city, georgia, the democratic mayor t there, and also the second Vice President for the national ng. League of cities. Vince williams, thanks for being with us this morning. Thank you for having me this morning. Tell us, first of all, where union city, georgia, is. Of the and how big is it . Well, union city is approximately ten minutes south of the great city of atlanta. And we have a population of a little less than 25,000 great people. Ed and were about 19. 6 square jan miles. Werein nestled six to seven minutes away from hartsville Jackson International airport, n so we are greatly positioned in the metro area. You serve as on
Nearly 5 years. 15 years. How advanced dna testing cleared him and pointed to a different suspect. Frozen fairy tale. A manmade ice castle chilling and thrilling visitors. Its friday, february 14th, 2020. Valentines day. Todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. To have public statements and tweets made about the department makes it impossible for me to do my job. The attorney general rebukes President Trump. I think hes told the president this is not helpful, making it difficult for him to do his job. I think the president ought to listen to him. Number of coronavirus cases continue to skyrocket in china. A person in texas is the 15th person diagnosed. The risk to the san antonio public is low. A 6yearold girl missing from South Carolina is found dead. Severe weather system moving across the u. S. From the deep south to the midwest threatening homes and businesses. Youll receive significant rain in the coming days. Large rock slide causing a fiery Train Derailment in kentucky. Like