Getting a major reboot . Turning tv outside, will smith reportedly heading back to bel air. That will wake you up in the morning. Go, ginger. Happy friday as we say good morning, america. David, we made it. Almost. Thank you, thank you. This team is incredible, though, makes it fun. I said this week, 4 00 a. M. I know. All of the way through to jeopardy. Thats right. Lots of news on this friday. Historic day, the secretary of state arriving in cuba. More on that just ahead. Big history to be made. Incredible new images of the moment that explosions rocked that major city in nigh that. Well have the latest in a moment on the search for survivors. First, we want to get those new reports about a godzilla el nino and serious flooding out west. Ginger tracking it all. Lets start in las vegas, winds knocking down power lines. Thousands without power. The flash flooding. Southern nevada, that has moved on. The headline turns to heat. From phoenix back to burbank, very hot weekend. Godzilla el
Lovely on this august 16. Good morning. Im rob nelson. And im michelle charlesworth. We just learned an indonesian airliner has lost contract with air Traffic Control. There are 49 passengers and five crew members on board the twin turbo prop plane. It last contact a little more than half an hour after taking off from the capital. It was over land and within the same province. Getting erie, these missing planes. We dont know the full story yet. Well monitor that throughout the morning. Another bizarre situation that we will have an eye on for you. With that a quick look at weather with miss freeze. The hot stuff continues. We were steamy yesterday and the sunshine. You had to seek out the shade to stay cool. Hot temperatures again today. Accuweather bumping up the high temperatures to close out the weekend. And starting with a real steam bath on monday. Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s. It really means were actually flirting with records here with the record being in the upper 9
Ditching his board and pulling a 14yearold to shore speaking out this morning on gma. And we do say good morning, america. We made it to friday. A huge crowd already gathering in central park this morning for 5 seconds of summer and for a few seconds it didnt seem like it was summer at awe, the flash floods, the storms but look at them. Theyve dried out after staying there all night, amy, ready for this concert this morning . We cannot wait to hear from the band in just a bit. We do want to get right to that breaking news, that explosion in los angeles overnight. Rocking the basement of a highrise sparking a power outage at the Staples Center. Nick watt has the latest. Good morning, nick. Reporter good morning, amy. Thats right. Concertgoers plunged into darkness. Firefighters deployed in the heart of the city, fire and billowing smoke in the financial district. Overnight a powerful underground explosion shaking downtown los angeles. Looks like we got a large multistoried modern sealed
Im rob nelson. And im michelle charlesworth. Today is going to be beautiful it hasnt been bad at all. Its been good. Yes youre dressed in your summer white. I know beachy i have like half of the beach around my neck. No more shells left. Its all good things. Speaking of good things, meteorologist amy freeze is over there. Good morning to both of you. Didnt you work late last night . I worked the 11 00 news last night. Every single show except for the morning. I dont want to say its easy, because its so difficult, but it has been a very pleasant pattern, so not a lot to get worked up over. We vii 30 degrees right now in central park, and the skies are looking good. Its going to be a cool day today, and we start off, and theres a few clouds around the city. Chilly, 53 in sussex, monticello, 54 degrees, and i think we should get everyone in the 80s with a good deal of sunshine, and its a comfortable, goodlooking day, and theres a front stalled just offshore, and it could affect us over th
90 Miles Per Hour wind gusts to miami and enough rain to flood some of the areas roadways. Its just not safe to go outside. You could step in a puddle or step in, you know, a very light patch of water and it could be completely electrified with a live power line and it will kill you. Reporter millions are without power and now neighboring states are bracing for the storm. Stay in place. Make sure theres a secure place as much as you can do so and stay off the roads. Reporter georgia declaring a state of emergency for all 159 counties. Heavy rains expected throughout areas of the state monday including in Metro Atlanta where many schools and businesses are closed. An in alabama, officials also prepping for the wrath of irma. This is an all hands on deck event. Reporter Hurricane Irma spent a record three days as a category five and is the strongest Atlantic Basin hurricane ever recorded outside of the gulf of mexico and the caribbean sea. Were here in naples where this is what people wo