let s bring in nbc meteorologist michelle grossman who is tracking the storm. michelle, good morning. good morning francis. we re looking at a lot of impacts of the storm. which get the latest advisory, now a category three storms are as expected it continues to strengthen and we will see it make landfall within the next six hours, as a category four storm. here is the irate there, we see outer rain bands, bright colors of reds, oranges, yellows bringing heavy rain right now. all sorts of tropical warning 17 million people affected where you see the red. that is a hurricane warning. we have tropical storm watches extending all the way up through portions of the carolinas, and that will be a story over the next 24 hours. let s track it for you now, a category three storm by 8 am, that s when we expect that landfall there as a category four storm, it s going to bring heavy rain, life-threatening storm surge, we will see storm surge is up to ten feet, 12 feet in some spots. th
far has been from lingering flooding. hundreds of thousands of people have been left without power. we have fox team coverage. peter doocy has reaction from the white house. president biden blamed climate change today. katie byrne of fox weather is in charleston, south carolina where tropical storm idalia is rolling through. but we begin with steve harrigan in tarpon springs, florida, a long day of coverage down there. good evening, steve. good evening, bret. the water is gone here. but the clean-up, the mess it left behind is only beginning. [winds] hurricane idalia slamming into florida overnight as a category 3 storm. submerging homes and businesses and turning streets into rivers and communities along the state wants entire gulf coast including tampa. the flooding is unbelievable. bayshore boulevard is completely under water. and dangerous and i m seeing individuals try to still drive down it, and that s a big mistake. state officials say search and rescue operati
doing hard work. thank you. the residents of florida getting the job done. we ve seen state troopers out big time in force helping out the residents. neil: this is what you call fox team coverage, fox weather, fox news all at hand as hurricane idalia ripped through florida. now officials are assessing the damage as the state begins to try to pick up the pieces. the storm is still a threat as it makes its way through georgia and south carolina. president biden says he met with all three states governors. coming up, we ll talk to florida s director of emergency management on what s being done right now. i m neil cavuto. let s get to it with steve harrigan in tarpon springs, florida where sets say they got hit hard. how are things now, my friend? hit hard, neil. certainly a huge mess left behind. a big step up from where we were at dawn. there was three feet of water on the streets. fire trucks couldn t get through, electric power trucks couldn t get through. now you can see
the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. tonight, donald trump s legal challenge are quickly filling. up the trial data set in check smith select showcase as the former president continues his delay tactics. and mark meadows takes the stand in order to make his case federal. what went down in court today? then another community in america left grieving after a racist shooting leaves three black people dead. the fbi now investigating it as a hate crime. the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. back with you tonight from msnbc headquarters here in new york city. today was a very big day in court for the former president and his former chief of staff. the judge and donald trump s federal election case set the stage for trial next spring, right smack in the middle of presidential primaries. he came as mark meadows testified at a hearing to get his charges in the georgia election case moved to federal court. we w
massachusetts which is adjacent to the other part of massachusetts. yeah, and i just want to say it s the first time ever western massachusetts has won and boston it s the first time ever. we re not used to that. that s just not the way it supposed to work in that state. i m just doing it to pick a fight with you. it worked, it worked. i will fully support this and everywhere possibly can and every time i see you re gonna hear the word boston. passing in the hallway more days i did, depending on public pressure. how hot is boston? come on! boston, massachusetts is lovely this time of year any time of year. have you ever been? of course have been, but not for a book. it s the first book tour stop in the history of massachusetts. no, it s not! i was the one, just because i do like to go far from home. the funny thing is, when you do your book tour there, the published in the planners are like, we have to be able to put a large number of people in the room