General Patrick Murphy was in charge of our National Guard for many years. Did an outstanding job. Ive been with him in many emergency situations over the years. Hes a man who leads from the front. Hes my type of leader. He had so much fun that he retired and came and joined us as commissioner of homeland security. This team, new yorkers should have total confidence because they have done it before. Theyve been in the situation. Not this exact situation, but theyve handled emergencies and theyve handled them all very well. They are proven. Lets go through this for an update on where we are today. Everyone knows what we are dealing with. Its preventing overload of the Health Care System, so the number of acute cases are coming in to the Health Care System, the growth in the number of acute cases must match the capacity of the Health Care System and that is what we have been working on. The rate of icu hospitalizations even more closely, the difference between the number of beds you need
Three hours ago is when the rain started reaching the ground in the beltway. You can see the yellows and oranges starting to show up on the map. Well zoom in to south of the city of culpeper. 11 2 inches per hour. This is a great example of the kind of weather thats going to continue to stream through as we head through the day today. The Flash Flood Watch is in effect through late tonight. They might be able to let go of the Flash Flood Watch as we head into the overnight hours. But as of now its in effect until 2 a. M. Sunday morning. Up to 3 inches of rain possible. Most of us will see 2 to 3 inches of rain. Its going to rain all day. Well go from light steady rainfall to heavier rainfall. And some embedded thunderstorms are possible. Highs in the upper 70s today. And right now were sitting in the mid60s. Ill continue to track this for you coming up in the first alert 7day. Now to breaking news out of the Prince George county. Police believe three brothers have been abducted by thei
Three hours ago is when the rain started reaching the ground in the beltway. You can see the yellows and oranges starting to show up on the map. Well zoom in to south of the city of culpeper. 11 2 inches per hour. This is a great example of the kind of weather thats going to continue to stream through as we head through the day today. The Flash Flood Watch is in effect through late tonight. They might be able to let go of the Flash Flood Watch as we head into the overnight hours. But as of now its in effect until 2 a. M. Sunday morning. Up to 3 inches of rain possible. Most of us will see 2 to 3 inches of rain. Its going to rain all day. Well go from light steady rainfall to heavier rainfall. And some embedded thunderstorms are possible. Highs in the upper 70s today. And right now were sitting in the mid60s. Ill continue to track this for you coming up in the first alert 7day. Now to breaking news out of the Prince George county. Police believe three brothers have been abducted by thei
Three hours ago is when the rain started reaching the ground in the beltway. You can see the yellows and oranges starting to show up on the map. Well zoom in to south of the city of culpeper. 11 2 inches per hour. This is a great example of the kind of weather thats going to continue to stream through as we head through the day today. The Flash Flood Watch is in effect through late tonight. They might be able to let go of the Flash Flood Watch as we head into the overnight hours. But as of now its in effect until 2 a. M. Sunday morning. Up to 3 inches of rain possible. Most of us will see 2 to 3 inches of rain. Its going to rain all day. Well go from light steady rainfall to heavier rainfall. And some embedded thunderstorms are possible. Highs in the upper 70s today. And right now were sitting in the mid60s. Ill continue to track this for you coming up in the first alert 7day. Now to breaking news out of the Prince George county. Police believe three brothers have been abducted by thei
High tide this again could be some unprecedented flooding in some locations. Reporter storm surge as high as 11 feet with wind gust surpassing 100 mimp in some place ts, bringing downpour lines and trees. Heard like a big boom. Reporter the death toll in haiti climbing. The interior ministry saying 300 people were killed but many areas are still in accessible number could multiply. Meanwhile, at least two hurricane related deaths reported in port st. Lucie, florida. With the warning life threatening impact from the storm may still not be over. I just want to emphasize to everybody that this is still a really dangerous hurricane. Reporter that danger now shifting towards georgia and the carolinas. Officials there urging people in coastal areas to evacuate as Hurricane Matthew makes its way northward. This is going to hurt. Amount of lives lost or harm done as much as we can. Reporter and while here, all thats really left of matthew are some wind gusts, some really light wayne along with