Cnn breaking news good evening. I m abby phillip in new york. Our special coverage continues tonight of hurricane helene, a monster category four storm that is now moments away from making landfall in florida. At this moment, it was too late now for folks along the coast too evacuate. Officials warned that the winds and the storm surge will be be catastrophic in some areas, the word that they are using is unsurvivable helene could be the strongest storm on record for the big bend region. And we are already starting to see a major surge in these cities. So we have our anchors and our correspondents. They re fanned out as the storm is now hitting and we have chad myers as well with the latest forecast in the cnn weather center. Let s go first to john berman. He s out in tallahassee in the socalled dead on a hit zone, john, what s happening where you are right now? yeah the winds have really started to pick up abby over the last half an hour. The rain really coming down here, you can see
Tallahassee within the next few hours. Now, right now, helene is an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. So, for more than 545,000 households in florida, they are reportedly without power and thousands have been ordered to evacuate from their homes. As you can see from these satellite images, helene is huge and is expected to affect nearly the entire state of florida with damaging winds and heavy rain. So, what may bring the most danger are the storm surges. Earlier today, residents experienced flooding in places like pine island, which is just outside of fort myers. But, flooding will likely get much worse across the state as the night continues. A storm surge warning is in place for almost the entirety of florida s west coast. This video is a simulation of what could happen if the storm surge rises to approximately 10 feet. But, in some parts of florida, officials look worn that a hurricane helene could cause storm surges of up
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Ainsley it is 6 00 a. M. Here on the East Coast. It is thursday, cents 26th. And this is Fox Friends. We start with our exclusive interview with melania. Trump she opened up to us in our first interview in more than two years talking about everything from politics to family. And recounting that terrifying moment she found out about the first Assassination Attempt on her husband. I tv and i rewind it. I watched it. I was only a few minutes behind seen him on the floor. And you dont know you dont know what really happened. Steve wow. Great. Cant wait for that and Kamala Harris breaking down her economic policy proposals kind of. But, once again, there was a word that stuck out. And looking holistically. And looking holistically at the incentive to actually engage in planning in holistic manner. Brian i dont know. Plus, new York City mayor Eric Adams indicted in historic federal probe. What he actually what he says is actually behind the investigation is worth investigating. Steve its hol
Lawrence Its 8 00 on the east coast, thursday, september 26, thIs Is Fox And FrIends. We start thIs hour wIth our exclusIve IntervIew wIth MelanIa Trump, her fIrst IntervIew In over two years talkIng about polItIcs, her famIly and recountIng the moment she found out about the fIrst AssassInatIon Attempt Onner had husband. I go to the tv and I rewInd It and I watched It, I was only a few mInutes behInd. See hIm on the floor and you dont know, you dont know what really happened. BrIan and Kamala HarrIs breakIng down her economIc PolIcy Proposal wIthout servIng up another word salad. LookIng holIstIcally at the IncentIve to engage In plannIng In holIstIc manner. BrIan draggIng words out of her. Steve Take A Look at the screen, HurrIcane Helene In the gulf rIght now, could brIng potentIally deadly Storm Surge, they say It could be unsurvIvable event. That Is why governor Ron DesantIs Is goIng to joIn us on the states preparatIons as helene comes ashore sometIme, probably tonIght. Lawrence