Cnn breaking News Amar codes alongside John Berman. With cnns continuing coverage of Hurricane Helene, the Monster Category four storm set to make landfall just south of tallahassee, florida. And at any moment, nearly 1 Million people are already without power across florida and also georgia and the impacts they are far reaching this is new Video Tonight of rescues that are taking place in fort Myers Beach in southwest florida. Youve got local deputies using boats to rescue people who call for help. Streets. Theyre turning into rivers the warnings are dire. This is a patent strophic storm, packing can winds around 140 miles per hour and the Storm Surge Forecast or say, will be unsurvivable 20 feet in some parts. Helene is one of the biggest storms to ever hit the gulf coast. Its about 400 miles wide absolutely massive and making matters even worse all of this is happening in the dead of night. Florida governor Ron Desantis is set to hold a Press Conference a few moments from right now,
Is Cnn Newsroom. We begin with Breaking News as we track Hurricane Helene, its now the strongest storm to ever make landfall in floridas Big Bend, sweeping across the coast hours ago as an extremely dangerous category four hurricane with winds of 140 miles per hour. Now the effects have been felt far from the center of the storm. The mayor of clearwater told me his community has been inundated despite being 100 miles from the center now, helene is weakening now but has knocked out power to more than 1,000,000. 5 homes and businesses in florida, georgia, and the carolinas. At least three people have been killed as the storm continues to pummel the southeast to end georgia. And one in florida we have had a report of a fatality on the roadway. Car driving on i4 near your Ybor City and tampa, was hit when a sign fell onto onto the highway. So that just shows you that its very dangerous. Chris conditions out there you need to be right now. Just hunkering down nows not the time to be going o
You watching us here in the united states, canada, and Around The World. Im Kim Brunhuber we begin with Breaking News as we track Hurricane Helene, at least three people have been killed in Florida And Georgia as the storm continues to pummel the southeast national Weather Service is telling residents to stay in their safe place. Helene is now moving over South Georgia as a category one storm with 90 mile per Hour Winds. Officials say its still an extremely dangerous and lifethreatening situation. Now, it made landfall a few hours ago as a Monster Category four hurricane with winds of 140 miles per hour, its the strongest storm to ever make landfall in floridas Big Bend. National Weather Service is describing it as unsurvivable with up to 20 feet of Storm Surge expected in some areas, helene in his knocked out power to more than a millionandahalf homes and businesses in florida, georgia, and the carolinas you need to be right now. Just to ring down. Now is not the time to be going out.
Warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the u. S. And Around The World. Im max foster. It is friday, september the 27th, 9 00 a. M. Here in london, 4 00 a. M. In the florida big Bend Region where Hurricane Helene has made landfall overnight sweeping across the coast as an extremely dangerous category four hurricane, with winds of 100 140 miles per hour. Its now weakened, but continues to unleash lifethreatening Storm Surge, flooding, rains, and destructive winds across the Southeast Helene out power to more than 2 Million homes and businesses in florida, georgia, and the carolinas won florida sheriff says theyre fearing the worst when The Sun comes up and Tallahassees Mayor says his city has never seen a storm like It None of us have experienced a category four hurricane this close to tallahassee this is a historic storm for us right now, Everyone Stay safe. Shelter in place, stay home about 40 people have been rescued from rising water in pasco county, just north of tampa. And rescu
Very much for being here. Have a wonderful weekend. Thanks to All Of You for joining us. Im kasie hunt. Dont go anywhere cnn new central starts right now all right. The breaking News Water rescues underway across several states right now in Life And Death situation, after Hurricane Helene made landfall as the strongest hurricane on record to hit floridas big ben. Im John Berman in tallahassee, florida this morning where its mostly just messy this city did not see the worst of it the Storm Made Landfall near harry about an hour from now as a category four storm with 140 mile per hour winds, it is now a tropical storm as it moves over georgia this is affecting so many states in as everyone wakes up this morning, were only beginning to get a sense of the impact this morning. First, responders they are seeing scenes like this. This was south pasadena, florida, flooded home on fire Dumpsters Gloating through the floodwaters and steen steinhatchee, florida A House just voted away on the Way