moves along the northern coast of cuba. on saturday it will make a sharp turn northward, toward miami, as a category 4 hurricane. it s expected to move directly up through the central florida peninsula, moving up through florida s peninsula on sunday. then monday, moving into southern and southeastern georgia as a category 1 hurricane, right around the savannah area. it s going to continue moving northward far, far inland as a tropical storm by tuesday moving through parts of tennessee, and kentucky. even southern portions of indiana and ohio. rainfall totals from this storm could be between 15 and 20 inches for much of the southern two-thirds of florida, up into the jacksonville area, perhaps seven to ten inches, and beyond that into georgia and the southeastern u.s., one to five inches of rainfall. i ve been tracking and covering hurricanes for four decades and never seen one quite like this. amazing, spencer. as of this coming saturday, no one will be able to leave the
finishes churning through the caribbean where it s leaving a trail of death and destruction. at this hour florida is bracing for a direct hit from the extremely dangerous category 5 hurricane that is irma. the governor of the state, along with his counterparts in georgia and south carolina, are pleading with residents in irma s path to evacuate and seek shelter immediately. the storm s 185-mile-per-hour sustained winds make it one of the most powerful ever seen in the atlantic. this is what we now know. florida will have major hurricane impacts with deadly storm surge and life-threatening winds. we expect this along the entire east coast. at least 13 deaths are blamed on the hurricane. all of them happening in the caribbean islands. 59% of the buildings in barbuda have been damaged. of course, abc 7 news weather meteorologist spencer christian is following irma s path. here s a look at it, hurricane irma, category 5 storm continuing to plow through the caribbean,
the congresswoman is also planning to hold a town hall meeting about saving the affordable care act this sunday. it will be from one to three in the afternoon at the ed roberts campus in berkeley. that s across from the ashley bart station. nancy skinner, rob bunta and the berkeley mayor are taking part in the meeting. today women across america are proving how much they are needed in the workforce. many are taking a stand by going on strike. kpix 5 s anne makovec is live in san francisco on the local and national rallies for this day without a woman. anne. reporter: they are calling it a national strike at day without a woman today is coinciding with international women s day. that is being celebrated across the globe. this is quite a movement as you see on social media this morning. we have some big rallies going on here in the bay area one year at san francisco city hall that starts at 11 a.m. there s a gathering between noon and 5:00 at justin herman plaza for san f
that attempted carjacking happened at a parking garage. police have released photos of the two suspects. we get the story now from amber lee, in the mission tonight after speaking exclusively with the victim about what happened. reporter: frank, we re just outside the apartment complex where the armed robbery took place. the victim says she s scared, and asked us not to identify her. could be any mom. that s what i think is scary. just that it happened in an alley. reporter: a 36-year-old and her baby live in this large apartment complex. surveillance cameras captured the two suspects walking into the garage. the single mom says she had pulled into her space when the two suspects approached her. she said the security gate in the garage was not working that day. this happened in our building where we live. they came in. reporter: she says the suspect with the ponytail held her at gunpoint, while the one with the hoody yanked her. i said i m not leaving without my b
rain showers throughout the day today. also partly to mostly cloudy skies. 59 degrees at oakland. numbers above normal into the 60s. another storm is coming to the bay area on friday. thank you, roberta. i have been keeping an eye on this camera behind me. no chain requirements on 80 or 50. there are requirement on 88. if you are going to tahoe pack them in case because conditions change at any moment. we still have this more wet and snowy weather on the way. better news now for the altamont pass. that pothole is apparently fixed and lanes are open. westbound 580 approaching grant line and the delays had significantly improved on 205 out of tracy. so you can tell that caltrans is out there hard at work and has all lanes backed open. bay bridge backed up to the maze metering lights on. that s kcbs traffic. back to you guys. and we thank you, liz. there s a huge hole in a san francisco neighborhood as the storm swallowed up part of a street there. take a look. it s at lak