coast of florida. 155-mile-per-hour wind speeds. that s just two miles short of a category 5 hurricane. it s expected to make landfall about 100 miles south of here in the port charlotte area. rain 12 to 24 inches across much of the florida peninsula, challenge create freshwater flooding. the impact of this will be felt by millions in florida. already 200,000 people without power. that s before the storm even makes landfall. this will uproot people s lives. its a life-threatening storm. this is the sunshine skyway bridge that we have pictures of. you can see the winds kicking up. it will have an enormous impact. let s go to chad myers first at the weather center. the 11:00 a.m. advisory out now. what do you see? still see the 155-mile-per-hour eyewall winds. inside the eye it could be down to 5 or 10 in the middle, but we re working our way onshore. the eye is not onshore. the eyewall is coming onshore. this is what it looks like from space, this is called the visible image
this hour, and on the ground frenzy in the state. millions under mandatory evacuation orders. the entire state faces flash flooding. and then record-shattering storm surge, water officials say as high as 18 feet. enough to swallow two suvs stacked one on the other. one official warning if you are caught in that surge, you simply will not survive. let s get straight to our correspondents on the ground binning with beginning with bill weir. what are you seeing and what are you told to expect? reporter: this whole community is really bracing for the worse. the new numbers this morning sunk the pit of the stomach everyone here, trying to think about a 17 foot storm surge. and we re on the back side of the storm and this is sort of the reverse storm surge. locals never see this exposed seabed here. we re looking at crab traps and oyster beds blowing around in the wind with the rest of us here. but of course the water as the storm comes ashore will fill in fast. and we re next
hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i m bianca nobilo live from brussels. i m here as a key high stakes discussion kicks off today between the member states about ukraine potentially starting formal talks to become a member of the european union and more support for the country after a disappointing trip to the united states. and putin also addressing his country in russia. and i m maxes for iter with a foster with the impeachment inquiry as hunter biden rips the gop for, quote, lies believed by too many people. it is thursday, december 14, 9:00 a.m. in london, 10:00 a.m. in brussels where bianca is covering a key summit where they are discussing whether to fast track talks. but we begin at the u.s. capitol where house republicans have voted to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into joe biden. the president says instead of doing anything to help make american lives better, they are focused on attacking me with lies. manu raju
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