Good morning. A fairly cloudy start with rain across the North And East but later it will brighten up in the Far North of the Country And North of the far south with a few showers but it will turn Colder for us all. All the details shortly. Its Wednesday 9th october. Millions of americans have been urged to evacuate parts of florida Ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton. It strengthened again overnight to become a category 5 Storm the highest rating and is expected to make landfall in the next 2a hours. Forecasters say milton has the potential to be One of the most destructive hurricanes ever recorded in the Region And President Joe Biden has described the situation in florida as a matter of Life And Death. Our reporter Steve Knibbs has more. Siren. An Evacuation Siren on the streets of Redington Shores in florida. Debris is still piled up after Storm Helene two weeks ago, and now people are being told they have to leave again. Mandatory Evacuation Orders are in place for nearly Six
Hello and welcome. Lets start in florida, which is bracing itself for what could be the worst storm in 100 years. They have been huge trafficjams across the state over the last 24 across the state over the last 2a Hours is more than 5 Million people respond to Evacuation Orders ahead of Hurricane Milton. We will be live on the ground in a moment. I can show you the pictures from space to give you an idea of the size of this monster storm. Officials think it could still double in size before it makes landfall. This is the live Tracking Shot we are seeing from the national hurricane center. The category four storm is due to hit tonight. It has already brushed past mexico where it caused large scale flooding. Lets show you pictures from the Florida Peninsula where there is relative calm but they are expecting Wind Speeds of 155 mph and 3 4 Metre Storm surges. I can speak to my Colleague Sumi Somaskanda in miami in florida. Take us through the preparations you are seeing and hearing about
Its a wet commute so lets get over to jobina. We are still continuing to follow this situation in san jose right now. Sevencar crash reported by the chp on northbound 280 before state route 87. Speeds are low at 9 Miles Per Hour in that area. The backup extends more than two miles at this point. Theyre focused on the injuries right now involved in this crash. Three left lanes have been blocked at this point. We will continue to follow that for you this morning. Leaving you with a live look at the san mateo bridge. Earlier this morning i was reporting that there was some flooding at the end of the bridge once you got off heading west bound there. That has been cleared up now. Thanks. The rain is being blamed for a landslide on the peninsula. Our Storm Watch Team coverage continues with Amy Hollyfield who is live in san bruno with the closures now in place. Good morning. This salk and this lane on san bruno avenue are closed. Were at the top of this hill of this slide. This is between Gl
Were here and the health say there are food involved. They have past inspections and put everything in place and they plan to reopen here tomorrow morning. Reporting live in southwest washington, im sam ford, abc7 news. Good news out there. So now we have a bitter chill. Larry we could set records for how cold it will be. Lets begin with bill kelly in the weather center. Bill we are watching the cold weather moving in the air. This is reagan. The record for the record in 1999. The records are in jeopardy tonight. Now we have the temperatures that are widespread in teens. The winds are 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour. This is knocking the numbers down. In another hour or two the numbers continue to drop to sub zero territory. This is 19 degrees but the wind chills are down. Sidebyside at Dulles Airport this morning. Look at the video. This is a mess. Thousands of passengers tried to reach destinations after the weather diverted them from j. F. K. In new york. How does it look now . The nightmar