This is what that actually looks like or looked like in keaton beach, florida. And gabe showed us the aftermath there. Some boats are being sent in to check for survivors. The water thankfully seems to be receding here after all of the storm surge. But i just wanted to show you the National Guard here. With response to your question where we could see the wind, we saw a lot of tree damage. A lot of tree damage. Downed power lines. You can kind of tell where the worst of it was. As it blows through. And in some places it looks like a tornado came through. It is remarkable when you see the intensity of this storm. The power of a hurricane as it comes on shore. That is our colleague gabe gutierrez. He spent his morning in perry, florida, about a half an hour north. Where roaring winds blow over this Gas Station Awning before knocking out a billboard right where gabe was doing some of his reporting. A few minutes later, gusts nearly lifted him and his crew and their equipment including the
Storm. Idalia was packing 125 mile per hour winds as floridas vulnerable big bend coast took a direct hit, we are now seeing catastrophic storm surge and flooding, conditions have been called apocalyptic and are lifethreatening. Major bridges in tampa are closing as they get lashed with waves. And this, this is what winds of 125 Miles Per Hour look like. You can see the gusts driving the rain and at one point sending debris flying across this parking lot. This is happening in perry, florida. Water still rising with storm surges up to 16 feet possible in some areas. Just about one hour ago white caps were starting to hit the front yard of this orange home in steinhatchee, water nearing the roofline. The images are simply unprecedented. This is historic because idalia is now the strongest storm to make landfall in the big bend region in 125 years. We want to take you to the region now. Cnn news central anchors john berman and sara sidner are kicking off our live team coverage. John is in
Sending the campus into lockdown. It is 10 00 a. M. Eastern. Im Lindsey Reiser reporting from new york in for ana cabrera. We begin with hurricane idalia. The storm intensified overnight, now expected to strengthen further and make landfall in florida as a major hurricane, packing dangerous winds and a potential 12foot storm surge. Today, millions are under Hurricane Warnings and Evacuation Orders are now in place in more than 20 counties. Nbc news meteorologist Angie Lassman is following the storms track and Priscilla Thompson is in cedar key, florida. We have seen it strengthening this morning, lindsey with our most recent update now category 1, of course. That happened earlier this morning. But winds up to 80 Miles Per Hour and moving north at 14 Miles Per Hour. You can see it has become a little healthier when you try to look at exactly where the eye is. It starts to clear a little bit. That gives us indication it is getting its act together, becoming more organized as it enters th
This morning we are set to learn significant new details in the trials of donald trump. Two key hearings in two separate cases, one in d. C. , one in Fulton County, georgia, moving the legal drama surrounding the former president into a new phase. And police calling it a rampage motivated by hate. A white gunman targeting black people in jacksonville, florida. Shooting and killing three victims at a Dollar General store. What were learning this morning. Also a major hurricane threat, Tropical Storm idalia gaining Strength Turning in the warm waters of the gulf and taking aim at floridas west coast. We are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. And we are taking a look at Governor Ron Desantis as he prepares to make remarks about hurricane idalia, as we just said. Lets listen. We also have fdle on site today evaluating security on campus and making recommendations for any additional infrastructure improvements. Also, per the
After the next president ial election, as the former president and his codefendants 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 governors 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. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. President biden is hosting a diplomatic show of force this hour at camp david. A summit with japans Prime Minister and south koreas president , to discuss shared security challenges, chinas growing economic and geopolitical power and kim jonguns 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 appearance and trajectory