Will be no safe place on the keys when this storm hits. First of all, its enormous and its actually gotten bigger. The eye wall is now 40 miles across. The maximum sustained winds did weaken a little bit over the past 24 hours due to that eye wall replacement cycle but as it moves north of cuba its moving into warmer waters. That will likely intensify the storm. So, the latest from the National Hurricane center does bring it into the florida keys, Central Florida keys around marathon as a category five hurricane, very early sunday morning, maximum sustained winds 160 miles per hour, gusts more than 200 miles per hour. And continuing to make that turn near naples florida, by sunday morning as a category four hurricane and then pushing it just west of the spine of the florida peninsula by jacksonville a Tropical Storm and then pushing all that heavy rain into georgia as a Tropical Storm. So, we have hurricane warnings in effect for all of south florida, really every place south of fort p
Path of Hurricane Irma tonight. The storm continue on a destructive path and is in fact gaining strength. Jim is off. Im monica malpass. The big story is the 5. 6 Million People told to evacuate florida now ahead of Hurricane Irma. Governor rick scott said if you are not on the road by midnight, stay put and try to prepare. He said Hurricane Irma is a life threatening situation and everyone should evacuate but time has almost run out. Tankers were escorted to gas stations to keep folks moving. You have to be prepared. If you are in an evacuation zone, get out now to a friend, family, hotel, shelter, but get where you need to go. Do not wait. Supplies like bottled water and applywood are now hard to come by. Many communities have shelters up and running to welcome residents. Anchor brian taff is in Fort Lauderdale, florida. Dann cuellar spoke with people at the philadelphia interrnational airport and street station. Cecily tynan, you have the latest about Hurricane Irma. I did. Irma now
Zone, get out now to a friend, family, hotel, shelter, but get where you need to go. Do not wait. Supplies like bottled water and applywood are now hard to come by. Many communities have shelters up and running to welcome residents. Anchor brian taff is in Fort Lauderdale, florida. Dann cuellar spoke with people at the philadelphia interrnational airport and street station. Cecily tynan, you have the latest about Hurricane Irma. I did. Irma now is making landfall over northern cuba. There are Barrier Islands there. Typically, you think a storm this close to land would weaken, but winds have increased. Its a storm that has tremendous staying power 160 Miles Per Hour. Irma is now a category five hurricane moving west at 13 Miles Per Hour. It hasnt made the northern turn yet looks like it will be doing so. National Hurricane Center has it as a strong cat four hurricane sunday 8 00 in the morning and moving toward fort miers. The track has shifted more to the west. The storm is more intens
Impact of Hurricane Irma expected to make landfall sometime tomorrow morning. Abcs Stephanie Ram mows live with the latest on the system. Reporter so many iconic miami spots are ghost towns, no traffic or people, so many homes boarded up as the deadly storm rages toward the coast. Hurricane irma is inching closer and closer to south florida with winds with 106 Miles Per Hour. The storm shifting further west. The eye of the storm with its sights on the florida keys and tampa. The National Weather service tweeting this is as real as it gets. Nowhere in the florida keys is safe. We are running out of time. The storm is almost here. If youre in an evacuation zone you need to go now. More than 5. 6 Million People have been asked to evacuate. Many in low lying coastal areas. Cars for miles. Reporter as time runs out people are trying to escape the storm. Traffic so bad on the three routes out of the of south florida, some abandoned their cars. Those trying to get out by air finding themselve
Frustrating, more damaging to your soul then when you know you are following the rules and being treated like you and i. But make no mistake, no matter this turmoil, these issues should not lead anyone to any conclusion other than to abide by the laws. Dr. Martin luther king jr. Said it so well. Rejoining violence with violence only leads to more violence and , nights toker nights paraphrase without stars. There is never, ever an acceptable reason to harm a member of our Law Enforcement community. Ever. I dont want anyone to misinterpret the words i am saying. Even in the times of great darkness, there is a light. There are hundreds, thousands of who that officers who go beyond the call of duty. Ms. Taylor at the dallas incident was covered completely by at least three officers who were willing to lose their life to save hers. Opportunity to be grateful and thankful for our men and women in uniform. I shared another story on monday night as well. While the one i want to tell you today