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combining to push the tides higher and prompt this warning from officials around tampa. we have some rivers that are set to crest to pretty high. might look sunny. might be the calm after the storm. the winds and rains have subsided. that surge is delayed. just look at this dramatic video from cedar key early this morning. a resident there calling it almost apocalyptic. a bed and breakfast flattened with some condos almost fully sub merg submerged in water. massive wind gusts knocking out this billboard close to where our own nbc s gabe gutierrez was reporting. wind gusts, i m told, are over 100 miles an hour. we are really feeling the brunt of this storm. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. following the destructive path of hurricane idalia. the eighth major hurricane to make landfall in the u.s. in six years. take a look at the stunning view of idalia from space courtesy of nasa. we are expecting florida governor ron desantis to give an update ....
were spared. the tampa bay area, i think things are good. leon county is doing well. we re still assessing what is all going on on the ground in the places that had the initial impact. as i mentioned, the storm is now into georgia bearing down on savannah, which is under both a hurricane warning and a tornado watch. after that, it s expected to push into south carolina, slamming the area between columbia and charleston. this is what idalia looks like when it came ashore along keaton beach. that s one of several coastal florida towns that got the worst of it. areas that have never seen a hurricane like this. the town of perry is another, and that is where this unbelievable video was shot. 100 miles per hour winds flipping a gas station awning right onto its side. right now roughly 275,000 people are without power across florida, more than 90,000 already in georgia, and that s where we begin in georgia. nbc s lindsey reiser joins me now from savannah, lindsey, what s ....
storm has turned deadly. the florida highway patrol says that one person was killed in a weather-related accident on interstate 75 in pacifico county. the national hurricane center just put out its latest update on the storm. and right now it is a category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour. idalia made landfall around keaton beach, florida, around 7:45 a.m. eastern time as a category 3 storm. the strongest to hit florida s big bend region in more than 125 years. idalia s biggest impact appears to be storm surge, which topped eight feet in some places. and in cedar key, florida, part of a bed and breakfast collapsed and washed away. nearly 300,000 homes and businesses are now without power in florida and georgia. florida governor ron desantis urged people not to go out if they don t have to. please hunker down, wherever you are, don t mess with this storm. don t do anything that is going to put yourself in jeopardy. and there will be a lot of he ....
i ve had more threats than what used to be the case. yes, i have received a greater number of threats as a result of that incident. and the fact that cases arising out of that incident have appeared before me. i mean, it was rare. i ve been a judge for over 40 years and this is a new phenomenon, not saying that it didn t happen before, but it was very rare that i would ever receive any type of a threat regardless of what type of cases i was handling and unfortunately, that is no longer the case. i know the marshals service has seen a significant increase in the number we re threats against judges and i think obviously that s very, very, very concerned it s rare that we get to hear from a sitting federal judge. but obviously this is a gravely important issue. i wonder what made you speak out tonight and speak publicly? well, i know i am concerned because like i say, we have had judges who ve lost their lives or family members have lost their lives as a result of indi ....
vehicle, what we believe are the vehicles divers were no longer avril, able to safely navigate or operate around that we have exhausted all search efforts in the areas around this this wreckage. and based on sonar scans, we firmly believe that the vehicles are encased in the superstructure and concrete that we tragically saw it come down at this point as this moves to a salvage recovery effort the maryland state police will continue to support the unified command as the salvage assessment phase takes place. and the us coast guard will review additional additional information regarding what to expect and possibly how long this could take but i ll tell you now there s no definitive timeline on this please be patient please keep the family members in mind. in coordination with our fbi partners we ve determined the countries of origin of those that are presumed deceased to be mexico what the mala el salvador and honduras the notifications. so these individuals, fa ....