cut off by 8 to 12 feet of storm surge. later this hour we expect an update on storm preparations from governor ron desantis. we ll bring that to you live. until then our cnn teams are across florida covering the storm from every angle. we re going to start with cnn chief meteorologist chad myers. tell us the latest on idalia and its path. reporter: yeah, the 5:00 advisory just in. 100 mile per hour storm, a category 2 with 120 mile per hour gusts. the hurricane hunter that i said was leaving biloxi did make it to the storm, so they did get the update ot100 moving north at 16 miles per hour. that means this storm isn t going to be in the water for hours. we don t want this thing in the water for 35 more hours getting more and more strength to it. that is one of the good pieces. another thing that happened in the 5:00 advisory is the track has been shifted about 20 miles to the west away from cedar key but a little bit closer to st. marks where our brian todd is, and even a
news in what could be a once in a lifetime weather event for parts of florida and the united states. right now, hurricane hurricane idalia is barrelling toward florida s gulf coast and is expected to make land fall as a category 3 storm or stronger overnight. the storm is rapidly intensifying as it travels through a warmer than normal gulf of mexico. the majority of florida s counties are now under a state of emergency. schools are closed, aurpts have been shuttered and hospitals are moving patients that they can move to safer locations. cities around the eye of the hurricane are predicted to possibly see more than 12 feet of storm surge with winds more than 100 miles per hour. we are just getting in some new video. this is out of key west, where residents are already starting to feel the storm s effects. moments ago, this dire warning from the mayor of cedar key, near where the storm is expected to make landfall. the mayor estimating around 100 people remain in his town. he
also breaking, massive wildfires in washington state. thousands fleeing their homes, the view from the sky, terrifying, and new fear of powerful winds fueling the flames deadly missile strike in ukraine, russia hitting this theater, at least seven killed, more than 100 injured. major derailment in oklahoma, what sent these train cars flying off the rails. new video of a driverless taxi and a fire engine colliding. the major decision about this new technology protests over the death of a beloved orca held in captivity it was set to go free. why animal rights groups are outraged. we need to do better than this and the united airlines pilot who said he hit a breaking point. what drove him to attack this parking gate with an ax. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good evening, we begin tonight with a hurricane barrelling toward the united states that in itself is a major headline, but what makes this storm so historic and so dangerous is wh
after the next presidential election, as the former president and his co-defendants in the georgia case have just one week more to surrender for booking at a fulton county jail. chris christie sharpening his attacks on ron desantis today in the florida governor s own backyard. the american people want from a president more than anything else is authenticity. this campaign of his has gone from up here to down here because people are really beginning to wonder what the hell he stands for. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. president biden is hosting a diplomatic show of force this hour at camp david. a summit with japan s prime minister and south korea s president, to discuss shared security challenges, china s growing economic and geopolitical power and kim jong-un s expansion of his nuclear weapons program. a new concern for these leaders, a north korean missile tested in july and as first reported by nbc, clearly identical or nearly identical in
i ll get reaction from the ukrainian ambassador to the united states. she joins us live this hour. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt, and you re in the situation room. we begin with a historic show of unity from the united states, japan, and south korea. president biden hosting his asian allies at camp david with an eye towards the military and economic threats that they re all facing in the pacific region right now. cnn s paula hancocks is standing by in seoul. first let s get straight to cnn s arlette saenz at camp david. what came out of this summit? reporter: president biden hosted his first leaders as president here at camp david, and the president is hoping that the symbolism of this location of the pez s retreat will lend itself to this moment as two u.s. allies with decades of fraught history have come together with the u.s. to enter this new trilateral agreement in part as they