altman is in freeport on grand bahama island. nick valencia is in melbourne, florida. let's hear from our meteorologist, adam cabrera, in our studio. the big news, you're sensing, from what you're seeing, that dorian could very well move, start to move, in five or six hours. >> it will start moving to the north. it's too late for the bahamas. it's been stalled, 24 hours, category 5 or category 4 storm winds. it's dark. there's no power. all you can hear is the wind howling out there. the water, has been wous, going over the western part of the island. on the other population here, the extreme. 120 mph, if you're just joining us. that is down. it is not a weaker hurricane. it's a category 3. wind gusts at 150. they could be experiencing that in freeport. we don't know. the instruments are not talking to us. there's no power. it will take a while. we have been seeing pictures from the ground. it will be something we'll see from the next couple of days. look at this spin here. it's stationary. it has not moved. the outer rain bands have continued. we have the reporters we're going t

well is in jensen beach, florida, for our special coverage of hurricane dorian. he's going to give us a closer look at the storm in just a moment. underway right now, dorian is a strong category 2 storm moving closer to the florida coast but at a crawl and that means it's causing even greater damage to the bahamas, which is still getting pounded two days after the storm first made landfall there as a cat 5. here are some of the pictures that we're getting from there, people trying to escape the rising waters. the u.s. coast guard is now helping with the rescues in the bahamas. >>> also in california we are awaiting an update any moment from officials there on the deadly charter boat fire off of santa cruz island. these are live pictures as we await this press conference. there were 39 people onboard and only five have been rescued and it's now a recovery operation. i want to get back to victor blackwell in florida. the storm is now a category 2. that is good news that it's been downgraded, but it's moving so alarmingly slowly, that must have officials where you are very concerned.

united states. >>> dangerously close. that's the forecast for dorian's trek towards florida. we have a new timeline on when the life-threatening hurricane conditions are expected. even slight shifts in this monstrous storm could make it even more perilous. >>> dive boat horror. as many as 34 people may be dead after a fire engulfs and sinks a diving boat just 20 yards off california. sleeping tourists trapped by the overnight inferno. >>> and the killer's motive. we're learning more about a mass shooter who went on a weekend rampage in texas leaving seven dead and 23 wounded. why did he respond to a routine traffic stop by randomly opening fire with an assault-style weapon? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> we're following breaking news on the catastrophic hurricane set to turn its power on the southeastern united states. a just-released forecast shows dorian is packing 145-mile-an-hour winds as it threatens florida and continues to hammer the bahamas,

are seeing these bands that have actually moved all the way through to parts of west florid florida. we are seeing some of the showers. in fact, we had a tornado warning earlier with that. you can see the center of it, still, it's battering the bahamas, where it has been for the last 24 hours. this is a new model run from our american model, the gfs, we call it. it has also nudged it just a tiny bench towards the east. they are in the 3-inch range all along the florida coast. but then, you notice that it's in the 10-inch range on the entire south carolina coast. cuts into areas of north carolina, virginia, and up into the outer banks. a little into maryland. there are a lot of people that are going to be impacted by the storm. this is the center of it. this is the last three hours. you see that little northerly jock, it looked like it was taking? it drives down to the south. it's wobbling a little bit. it is still called stationary. there is no movement of the storm at all right now. i can't imagine what they continue to go through with these wind it's still on the very, very west s

coast of florida, so watching it very closely, even for south carolina to north carolina, by thursday afternoon. we're still seeing sustained winds of 100 miles per hour. we're going to keep you updated throughout the morning. >>> welcome back to this special edition of kasie dc. alongside me, tracking hurricane dorian, bill karins. we have a team of reporters in the east coast and in the bahamas. a brand new update. you have it. what's the latest? >> it's just an intensity and position update. for the first time in days, hurricane dorian is no longer intensifying. they left the winds alone. max at 185. we measured the pressure of these storms, and the pressure has been rising ever so slowly. what we have here is the eye, the hurricane hunters flying through the center of this. they drop the drop sounds into the center of the storm, out of the airplane, it measures the pressure at the surface and found that rose 5 milliliters. eventually as the pressure rises, the winds will come down. it's going to be a three or four day process watching this slowly tick down. it is peaking, since th

. welcome to hannity. we begin along the florida coast, preparing for potential damage from hurricane dorian.nor stand big in cocoa beach, atlantic beach, daytona beach and we also have a live report from the bahamas. it was absolutely devastated by this hurricane. sad what is happening. our thoughts, our prayers are with all of our friends that have been impacted there. the death toll has now risen to seven.we expect more, unfortuna. we hope and pray not. we'll have more coverage of that devastation. also coming up tonight, the florida governor ron desantos will be here. and we will speak to the florida attorney general. why in the middle of a crisis would people go about price gouging? this is when people should come together for the good of your state, your fellow man, and your neighbors. this is not the time to make extra money. we'll talk about it. but, first, we start on the ground in atlantic beach right now. bill hemmer, this is not your first rodeo at a hurricane. bill, what's it like that? >> sean, good evening. we are 5 miles east of jacksonville. you're right. 20 years ago

now at daytona beach, florida, where winds are picking up and the sky is looking more ominous as each hour passes. we're also getting our first look at the destruction in the bahamas. you can see the aerial shot here. it almost looks like garbage down below, but those are homes and little villages. the island almost entirely underwater. dorian hit the island over the weekend with winds clocking about 220 miles per hour. >> dorian's now making its way up the coastline. nbc's jamie guirola is live in po pompano beach, florida, with the very latest. jamie? >> reporter: well, as you can see behind me, it's pretty calm right now, but earlier today we did get some of those bands from dorian with heavy rain and wind. for days and dauncertainty, but for the first time the whole stat is out of the cone of weve that doesn't mean people should stop caring because some areas are currently in a hurricane warning and evacuations are still in place. the focus now -- more heartbreaking images from the bahamas where the magnitude of devastation continues to grow. this is dramatic video of a journ

the massive storm, which is creeping toward florida. >>> at least seven dead after a shooting rampage in texas. what we're learning about the 36-year-old gunman. tim hag democrats call for stricter laws. newsroo corningm io i'te in for nerk. anne-marie green. >>> hurricane dorian remains a monster category 5 storm and is barreling toward the u.s. dorian is pounding the northwestern bahamas this morning with winds of 175 miles per hour. some 30 inches of rain could fall there. a life-threatening storm surge of up to 23 feet is possible. a hurricane warning is now in effect for parts of florida's east coast. dorian is a threat from florida to north carolina. cbs news weather producer david parkinson is predicting the unpredictable path of the storm. >> well, good morning. the storm has barely moved. it'g a little bit toward the north. that's an indication that we're starting to see maybe a shift to the north for florida to avoid seeing a landfall. right now the winds are at 175 pliels an hour. it ee moving to the west at 2 miles an hour and it's still off the west palm beach coa

on monday or tuesday but not before becoming close to the florida east coast. we'll have a forecast for the turn that occurred off the coast in 30 or 50 miles offshore and bringing with it topical storm hurricane force winds right up to the shoreline and if it comes further to the west the hurricane force winds will spread inland over the coastal regions of central and eventually northeastern florida. hurricane warning is in effect north of palm beach up to the cape and hurricane watch has been extended up to the florida georgia border. similarly we have a storm surge warning in effect for much of the florida east coast with warnings from [inaudible] north to the cape and a storm surge watch has been issued for the rest of the florida peninsula on "e" to the north of the warning areas. all the way up to the florida georgia border, looking at four-7 feet of innovation possible along the florida east coast, northern part of the warning and watch area somewhat lower two-4 feet down to the south. again, tropical storm watch for broward county and north of there we have hurricane watches

north atlantic, mid-atlantic, south atlantic, and straits of florida. this amendment would do just that. our coastalline counts on healthy ecosystems that generate $95 billion in gross domestic product every year and support nearly 1.4 million jobs every year. seismic blasting poses a major threat to marine life, including the critically endangered north atlantic right whale, on the verge of extinction. because they are extremely loud, these die night-like blasts will have widespread impacts on the behavioral fish and wildlife. if these are impacted it's serious danger to our coastal economies this. will protect our marine life and coastal economies. i encourage my colleagues to vote yes on this amendment. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: i thank my colleagues for his tremendous leadership on this issue. i reserve but i'm prepared to close. the chair: the gentleman from michigan reserves. the gentleman from utah. mr. levin: i yield back, thank you, mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman from michigan yields back. the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr.

florida up to north carolina. >> bill hemmer is live this morning in florida. >> it is not the day to eat at joe's. wait until tomorrow at least. >> see you tomorrow morning. >> bill: thank you, guys, another day of dorian. i'm bill hemmer live atlantic beach, florida. 10 miles due east of jacksonville on the atlantic ocean where hurricane dorian is a category 2 and winds of 105. overnight we watched the storm parallel the coast. the eastern coast of florida as it moves up gaining strength and gaining speed as it moves. now moving at 8 to 9 miles per hour, which is substantially different from where it was 48 hours ago, then a stationary storm over the bahamas. it wreaked havoc for so many people out there. there are hurricane warnings still in florida, georgia, south and north carolina as we move throughout the next three hours we'll let you know on "america's newsroom," welcome and good morning. i'm live here in florida and a big welcome back to julie banderas working for sandra. >> julie: millions of americans as bill was talking about from florida to the carolinas now bracing f

>>> i'm brianna keilar live in washington. john berman is standing by for us in florida where the effects of a powerful category 4 hurricane are starting to be felt. millions of people are in the path of hurricane dorian and waiting to see exactly where this storm is headed next. most of florida's east coast is now covered by either mandatory or voluntary evacuations along with the entire east coast of georgia and south carolina. now the national hurricane center is giving hourly updates on the storm. let's get to meteorologist allison chinchar. she has a brand new update on the path and the intensity of dorian, allison, which is very important. >> it is, yes. also the direction. finally some good news to provide. the storm is now moving west-northwest instead of due west. that may seem like such a nominal thing to point out but it's very important because it now means we're starting to see that gradual shift off to the north. this is great news for not only people in freeport but also along the florida coast because it begins it's beginning that shift away from florida and up the

brianna the storm is forecast to move dangerously close to florida's east coast where even the slightest change of direction could mean serious danger brianna the storm has been difficult to predict but could hug the coast and affect millions. >>> deadly boat fire brianna people are onboard the island of the california coast. a local official confirms multiple fatalities. >>> and storm. president trump goes golfing and starts tweeting he's never heard of a category 5 storm despite having faced four of them in his presidency. i'm wolf blitzer. you're "the situation room." >>> breaking news. the latest frap is just in, and hurricane dorian is moving ever so slowly as it threatens florida after hitting the bahamas as a category 5, causing catastrophic damage. this storm is still pounding the islands as a very powerful category 4. it will move dangerously close to florida tomorrow, and the slightest wobble in its course could raise the risk higher for millions in its path. evacuations are under way in florida, georgia, and south carolina, where light-threatening storm surges and hurricane-fo

category five storm that is now thrashing the bahamas and slowly moving toward the coast of florida. we will hear from the governor of florida, ron desantis any minute. you'll hear that live right here. the category five hurricane is inching toward florida and set to go up the east coast, putting millions under evacuation orders in the coastal areas of florida, georgia and south carolina. it's already causing catastrophic damage in the about ham mass. it is the strongest hurricane on record to hit the islands. the prime minister says it is causing damage unlike anything they've ever seen. we also have reports of an 8-year-old boy dead as a result of the storm, thousands of homes damaged or destroyed as well. we have anchors and reporters all throughout florida. good morning to you, patrick. what are you seeing? >> good morning. well, the wind and the rain just will not stop. it has been hours of this. late last night, early this morning, first the power went out and then it sounded like a jet engine running next to where we were sleeping. my crew and i, jay garcia, we actually came into

. mandatory evacuations are in effect for parts of georgia and florida this morning. >> this is a storm of storms. don't know where it's going to hit, don't know what the impact is going to be. it's not going to be good if it hits or gets close to land. >> heavy rains capable of life-threatening flash floods are possible through the end of the week. >>> several airports in florida are closed today because of hurricane dorian. >> the storm is affecting labor day travel across the country including here in the bay area. abc 7's anser hassan joins us live from sfo with details. >> reporter: good morning, ladies. we know labor day weekend is a busy travel period, especially at sfo. expecting 82,000 people to make their way through the airport. if you're headed to florida, check with your airli about flight status. there's one flight set to depart at 7:00 a.m., but two flights have already been canceled. both of the flights were to ft. lauderdale. across the country, 600 flights have been canceled because of the hurricane. most of those flights were headed to florida, and most of those were on

florida's east coast after devastating ofs off houses in t. waves come in through the attic, floodwaters nearly as high as the trees. >> please, someone, please come help us. >> o'donnell: catastrophic damage is reported. >> please pray for us, please pray for us. >> o'donnell: in the u.s., millions hit the road to escape the storm, as dorian's outer bands hit the southeast coast. we spoke with a family hoping to ride out the storm. we're live tracking the storm frrio uth carolina. forecasters say this storm is powerful and it's unpredictable. >> o'donnell: also tonight, dozens of deep sea divers are feared dead after their dive boat caught fire off southern we have the frantic mayday call. >> mayday, mayday, mayday, i can't breathe! deadly mass shooting in odessa, texas. the gunman called the f.b.i. and 911 before the attack. police tell cbs news there were 15 different crime scenes. surprising results in a study on weight loss surgery. it may have benefits far beyond just losing weight. and as the storm remains a threat, americans are opening their hearts to the bahamas. this is the "c

miles an hour just sitting off the coast of florida. the historic rain devastating the bahamas including this tarmac that is completely underwater. you are watching "fox and friends first". from florida to the carolinas millions of people evacuated leaving their homes behind. others bracing for the worst and praying for the best. live team coverage once again. janice dean is tracking the storm. we begin with griff jenkins in port saint lucia with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. the outer band here is 116 miles from where we are on the indian river, 116 miles out, where they are continuing to be devastated by dorian. you can see indian river rising. we are getting gustss of tropical storm windss, 45-50 mile-per-hour range. this is not going to get better if the storm stays where it is because epicenter of the storm, 150 miles out our tropical storm winds, 45 miles from the center are hurricane winds. those northern winds along the river running parallel to the barrier islands, the hutchinson islands over there. it will continue to cause problems. we have been talking to o

the the hamas hurricane dorian moving dangerously close to florida and georgia bringing wind gusts of 110 mph. all eyes shifted the carolinas where the category 2 storm could make landfall. you are watching "fox and friends first" on wednesday morning. millions watching dorian's every move as it threatens the coast. 7 people confirmed dead in the bahamas as we see the heartbreaking discretion and rescue crews rushing into help. the images are horrible. complete team coverage, tracking dorian now, aishah hasnie is in south carolina. griff jenkins is in daytona beach, florida where the governor is warning no one is in the clear just yet. >> reporter: that is right. what they are worried about is storm surge and flooding. near daytona the international speedway, the beach just over the bridge and the river about to crest that runs parallel to the ocean. we have the sheriff of volusia county. are you ready for this. have you seen flooding yet? >> we are ready to go. this is the worst a storm has been since 9:00 last night. we deployed five high water rescue vehicles throughout the county.

dangerously close to the united states. millions in florida, georgia and south carolina are beg warned. >> what is happening is we are seeing this storm system completely stall out across freeport. seeing the backside of the bands. you are looking at the cloud coverage. look how expansive it is. about 300 miles in diameter here. nearly taking overall of florida. we are watching this closely. we are seeing sustained winds of 165 miles an hour. the 8:00 a.m. hour report still has it out of the west at one miles per hour. we are watching the potential of a storm surge across florida and south carolina. i want to do some live reporting here and show you exactly where this storm system currently is. it has stalled out across the northern bahamas. it will sit there at least the next 36 hours. you'll see this innun dags of water and storm surge, really significant here. everyone is talking about the potential landfalls. the outer band of this system that will push in the water. we are watching very closely from west palm beach to the eye of this storm. currently 102 miles here. from west palm

, north carolina, and florida, we evacuation orders -- with evacuation orders issued for parts of the sunshine state. fox team coverage, jeff paul, all standing by for us. let's start with chief meteorologist rick reichmuth tracking the slow-moving monster tomorrow from the weather center. >> slowed down to about 5 miles-an-hour forward projection. this is that slowdown that we have been saying is going to happen. because of that, we've got a storm that's over here across the northwestern bahamas around the abaco islands. that means it is barely moving. it is like being in the middle of ef 4, ef 5 tornado for hours and hours. we know the damage those tornadoes can do. that's the kind of damage we will see here. continue to pull off towards the west. you see the winds in the 20s along the eastern seaboard. there's these bands, showers that will begin to move in overnight out across the coast of florida. this is a look at the last three hours of the storm, this incredibly well-defined eye continues to pull towards the west. these are all places the islands here that have been undern

water from the storm surge of up to 23 feet there. millions of people are still threatened florida to virginia. dorian, one of the most intense storms ever in the atlantic ocean and the cone of uncertainty remains wide. right now at least a million people are under evacuations orders in florida, georgia, and south carolina. our team is here live with reports from the battered bahamas to the florida coast where holiday hot spots are turning into ghost towns. we will have the latest on the storm track as well, as well as a press conference with the latest from florida's governor coming up. let's begin with nbc's gabe gutierrez in jensen beach, florida to the east of port st. lucie. gabe, evacuation orders in place there. what are you seeing, feeling, and hearing? >> reporter: good morning, chris. over the last hour we've seen some of the outer rain bands of hurricane dorian. right now it is actually sunny. a half hour ago or so we were pelted with heavy rain. the last several hours since about 2:00 a.m. we've been feeling these winds start to pick up. as you mentioned, more than a mi

, mandatory evacuations are under way in coastal communities from florida to north carolina. more than 2700 flights have been canceled and the orlando international airport has now ceased operations. florida's governor urged everyone to get out while they can. >> people need to remain vigilant. if you're ordered to evacuate, you need to do that. from palm beach county all the way up to nassau, the florida/georgia border, all those coastal counties have issued evacuation orders and it's important that residents heed those calls. you know, get out now while you have time, while there's fuel available and you'll be safe on the roads. >> well, cnn is covering this hurricane from all the angles. patrick oppmann is in freeport. derek van dam is along the east coast and nick valencia is further north in melbourne, florida. first ivan cabrera. it won't move. >> it won't move. >> it's incredible. the same area, absolutely and so, yes, it has weakened. it is not a weak hurricane. it is just weaker than what we have heard but it hasn't moved. stationary hurricane still, 120-mile-an-hour winds were gus

islands. right now final preparations are underway in florida, georgia, and the carolinas tonight. we begin our coverage with senior correspondent rick leventhal in jacksonville, florida. good evening, rick. >> good evening, mike. dorian is incredible powerful and also incredibly slow, causing extreme destruction, and as you mentioned, now five confirmed deaths in the bahamas and it's creeping slowly in the general direction of the florida coastline. of course the state is very familiar with major hurricanes. officials and locals know the drill and they are getting ready while keeping a watchful eye on the horizon. >> only got! >> catastrophic damages in the northern bahamas and unconfirmed reports of bodies being seen after hurricane dorian ripped through the island chain with 185-mile-per-hour winds and gusts over 220. >> you just pray that we can come out of this. >> authorities say they will work to rescue victims and confirm casualties as soon as the weather clears from a slow-moving beast of a storm. folks on florida's coast are boarding up and some moving out with mandatory

jupiter, florida. craig, you've been in it and have been watching all morning in the rain and in the wind. >> and we are in the middle of one of those squalls right now, hallie jackson, good to see you. craig melvin here on the east coast of florida in jupiter where, again, as you just saw and heard from bill karins there, dorian expected to move dangerously close. that storm finally on the move. just moments ago we received that new guidance from the national hurricane center. as of now the storm slowly pulling away from the bahamas. it has been there for around 40 hours now sitting on top of that island and bringing with it some severe destruction and death as well. devastating winds, storm surge will continue to batter the island for several more hours. the prime minister there in the bahamas saying so far the storm has killed at least five people. we have our teams stationed this morning from the bahamas all the way up to the carolinas where according to that new guidance, the hurricane could be heading. let's start, let's start with that new guidance, my friend in today show col

evacuation orders will be issued. >>> and steve paulsen monitoring the storm as well. and florida may have to wait a couple of days, i guess toe see whitt is going to hit. when i left here friday, i thought we were going to talk about when this storm was hitting. the high pressure. it is fall ago part. that is why it is just sitting there. we still have category five over the weekend. it is just parked over the bahamas ask just not moving. watch how this system it looks like now it wants to inch towards the atlantic side of the florida coast and then slowly work its way up the coast depending on which model we look at somewhere around palm beach up at daytona. close to cape canaveral. some of the bouter bands. the high never comes on shore. one or two of the forecast models bring it in. most keep it offshore as it slowly begins to work its way up the florida coast. georgia, south carolina, and north out to sea. eventually it is going to is accelerate. it is simply not moving around freeport. some of the bouter -- outer bands are making an appearance. the water temperatures when it hits the gu

move with the deadly storm's outer bands now hitting south florida. hello, everyone. i'm dana perino and this is "the daily briefing." dorian's downgraded to a category 2, but still packing winds of 110 miles an hour. national hurricane center saying the storm is losing some strength but picking up speed and growing in size. we have fox team coverage. jeff paul is in florida, rick leventhal. let's begin with griff general kins in port st. lucie. i have seen you get pummelled by waves all day. >> reporter: dana, we're getting pummelled by -- this is the intercoastal way. i'm trying to show you as you look out here in the distance, one of the barrier islands. in this case, that barrier island is hutchison island. this storm surge, these waves are coming across the sea wall. we've been showing people today this storm surge. it's four to seven feet. it's coming across because of dorian. it's 115 or so mile, maybe less now, but not much. in the outer bands have been coming all morning long. they're going to continue most of the afternoon. that barrier island there brings us all sorts of s

mandatory evacuations ordered in several florida coastal counties. we're expect florida governor to speak and we'll bring that to you live. many floridians concerned. and residents have already boarded up homes, businesses. airbnb launched one of of its largest ever open homes programs to get folks free housing. >> i should have left. i was fool to stay. we're looking for a miracle to have it turn east and go north. >> let's go to morgan in the bahamas but first let's turn to meteorologist in new york, bill karins. bill, we just got that advisory in the last hour from noah. what did it say and how does it look? >> it said we're looking at a rare specimen. let's put this in perspective. the last time the u.s. mainland had a storm this can close was 1935. and the winds weren't quite as strong. this is in rarified air territory. and the picture we've been showing you so far is marsh harbor. that's still in the eastern eye wall or coming out of it. all the pictures came with a three-hour period with when they went through the eye of the storm. so they had the western eye wall. we showed

miles an hour. the second strongest storm may not directly hit florida, mandatory evacuation orders will be in effect today. across florida, georgia and south carolina. >>> taking a live look right now in hollywood beach, florida, you can see some of the trees swaying back and to the, it looks calm out there right now. but it's going to get worse later today. mary lee tracking hurricane dorian. >>> that's right, kenny, hurricane dorian is starting to take the west, northwesterly turn. pretty much stalled out over the bahamas right now. this is the radar of dorian, you can see the feeder bands pushing across florida right now. i want to show you the storm reports coming in from the tampa area with gusts unto 48 miles per hour at polk county. a thunderstorm wind gust. all those the feeder bands are producing thunderstorm with heavy downpours and strong winds. the latest stats is the category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds at 150 miles per hour, west, northwest at 1 miles per hour, incredibly slow storm. as it continues on that progression, moving west, northwest, we are looking

mile per our earlier today. now, it's just hovering. i mean stalled. hovering off the florida coast. where it heads next is anybody's guess. speak a good evening. this is the update on hurricane dorian. dorian continues to pound the northwestern bahamas, moving only slightly. it's been nearly stationary now for the last 6-12 hours. the eye wall is hitting both the bahamas. that's the view on satellite pictures. we'll switch over to the radar image, which shows that the center is still over to the bahamas. it extends well to the west and is coming into the east coast of florida and crossing the peninsula. over the last 12 hours or so, they have brought winds to . the forecast is for the hurricane to just inch along tonight. it will begin the southwestern motion either late tonight or early tomorrow. the forecast has the center, moving roughly parallel to the coast for the next 2-3 days. perhaps 50 miles offshore. that's important, because hurricane force winds extend outward. what that means is that we are certain to have tropical storm force winds over the eastern portion of florida

reaching parts of florida. >> all right. we've got our team on the ground with live reports from florida and south carolina. for the very latest i want to get a check with nbc meteorologist bill karins. bill, i believe we have the 3:00 a.m. advisory here with the latest updates on the partingth hurricane dorian, where it's been and also headed up the florida coast. talk to us. >> the next big update. every six hours they give the forecast with intensity and path. that's going to be coming out at the end of this hour. it will be a very important one, too, because there's been very significant changes with the intensity of the storm. it's weakening quicker than what was expected. no one's going to complain about that, especially the people still going through it on grand bahama island. 120-mile-an-hour winds. the movement is pretty much what we call stationary. it hasn't been moving in about, i don't know, 12 hours now. it's just been sitting over the same location. that process has weakened the storm, you know, at the expense of everyone there on grand bahama island which still has a majo

powerful ever to hit the bahamas. >>> hurricane watches in the state of florida now extending all the way north to the georgia border, and a storm surge watch has also been expanded to the same regions. evacuation orders now in effect for much of florida, georgia, and south carolina. coastal areas. officials calling that inconvenience a small price to pay for the damage dorian might deliver. >> think. worst case scenario. this is a storm of storms. don't know where it's going to hit. don't know what the impact is going to be, but it's not going to be good. >> north carolina has to take this seriously. be ready. the storm might look far away, but it's already kicking up dangerous surf and rip tides at our coast. >> and with these announcements we know that we cannot make everybody happy, but we believe that we can keep everyone alive. >> the atlantic basin has now experienced a category 5 hurricane four years in a row. that is unprecedented since reliable data began in the 1960s. dorian will be crawling along at 3 miles per hour over the next two days, a walking pace for most of us. so the

florida coastline. take a look of this kite surfer in florida taking advantage of the winds. >>> and a look at cocoa beach in florida. coastal residents being told it get out. many are just now starting to feel the storm's impact. nicole. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. in fact, veronica, we can start feeling those tropic storm force winds tonight to morrow. potentllerous io, even if the s doesn't take a direct hit. dorian slowly pulled away from the bahamas leaving massive flooding and a trail of destruction. the u.s. coast guard deployed to the islands where the red cross says about 45% of the homes in grand bahama and abaco are destroyed. >> as you can tell, we are going to need a lot of support. >> reporter: as the hurricane approached the u.s., choppy waves slammed ashore in jensen beach, as over 2 million people from florida to the carolinas were warned to evacuate. florida is now expecting minimal impact, but the governor says people should obey local evacuation orders. >> there will be some effect in the state of florida. there will be storm surge. there will be flooding. >> r

to be tropical-force strong winds along the coast in florida and into georgia and alabama. but me going to happen. it's going to be a hurricane that hits the continental united states. storm surge warnings. more than 20 million americans could feel the effect of this storm. local officials in parts of florida, in georgia, in south korea -- south carolina and at least a million people have been ordered to evacuate. keep in mind this track remains unpredictable. officials are urging residents to heed warnings and to get out while they still can. >> the water continues to rise here. and we're very concerned now because the water is about 8 feet up. but if anyone's decided to stay home, i don't know, it would be very difficult, hard to imagine them being able to leave with lives intact. >> attempt to evacuate to go by our neighbors, two stories up. wait, the car moving? >> you can rebuild houses, you can't rebuild lives. my biggest concern is people look at that path and say it's not going to hit florida, it's going to go up and hit someplace else. even if it does hit florida and we g

about to go to the coast of florida. "your world" with neil cavuto starts right now. >> get out now while you have time. >> this is actually the hardest part for me, the anticipation. >> stay here, may hit. you do somewhere else, may hit there as well. you have to go with it. >>'s been through some storms but nothing like this. this is coming in at 185, it's a big boy and some damage. >> i'll say. forget hurry up and wait. when it comes to dorian, just hurry up and wallop. this storm came to the bahamas as a category five hurricane is still there. while a category four now, it's barely budging. that's the worry. just how slow is this monster? try 1 miles per hour. that's slower than more people can walk but more than most states can take. the governor declaring states of emergency one by one, florida, georgia, north carolina, south carolina have all prepared residents for the worst. the trouble is nobody knows what dorian will do next. welcome. i'm neil cavuto. this is "your world." what to make of a storm that won't quit and a surge that won't stop? here's what we know so far. mand

winds, 140 miles from the center of the storm and we are about 120 miles due west of florida, so they're already experiencing the potential for tropical storm forced winds and those outer rain bands are moving across the east coast of florida. here is the 5 amtrak, so we are expecting the storm to weaken but not by very much between category 4 and category 5, you know, not that much relief if you will as the storm moves closer to florida, we think that the center will be just offshore of the east coast of florida but as we go further out in time because of slow movement we will be talking about this not only today but through friday, our closest brush with landfall we think right now will be part of the carolinas as we go through thursday and friday as a major hurricane, but again, if you have tropical storm force winds that are 140 miles from the center of the storm, we will be pounding the coast of the east coast of the u.s. for the next several days, finally, we will see the storm move out we think on friday, but the northeast has to watch the storm because as we go further ou

impact dorian currently hovering 75 to 100 miles off florida's east coast. winds are up to 140 miles per hour making it still extremely dangerous. >> holiday tragedy at sea, families desperate for answers this morning after a boat sinks in flames off california one of the crew was rescued while many passengers depth get off the boat alive >> is this the tipping point the latest mass shooting in texas is sparking new calls for gun control from lawmakers on both sides as we are learning more about the alleged killer in odessa >> panic at the airport, what sent people running with one person saying it was the most terrifying few moments of her life "early today" starts right now >> good morning. i'm phillip mena >> and i'm frances rivera. hurricane dorian turns dead lid and remains at a bizarre stand still over the bahamas the category 3 storm battering the island for the past 24 hours, shredding homes and leaving miles of debris on abaco island so far five people have been killed and as many as 13,000 homes destroyed. and here's a look at the flooding from freeport that's from somebody

seaboard from florida to the carolinas for the massive storm to hit sometime later this week. we have mandatory evacuations under way in many of those areas. the historic hurricane slowly turns northeast. a shooting in texas, the death toll has risen to 7. we'll take you to odessa for a vigil for the victims. we'll get you up to date on what started as a supposedly routine traffic stop turned into a tragedy in the lone star state. but we begin in the bahamas. hurricane dorian packing 185-mile-an-hour winds. storm surge 20 feet above the normal level. it's the strongest hurricane to ever hit this island. chief meteorologist rick reichmuth is in the weather center. we get an update from the hurricane center every hour. >> we just got the update at 8:00, and the full advisory will be 11:00 p.m. no change to the sustained wind. we are at 185-mile-an-hour sustained winds. it's moving forward at 5 miles an hour. one thing that changed, the barometric pressure has come up. maybe a little bit of weakening that will go through an eyewall replacement cycle that will cause the wind speed to go u

this. the storm's projected path. mandatory evacuations ordered for areas of florida, georgia and south carolina including parts of jacksonville, florida disaster in the bahamas. this morning, scenes of utter devastation after a direct hit from dorian. >> please pray for us. please pray for us, everyone. please pray for us. >> new video from the bahamas showing widespread destruction. homes surrounded by water. trees ripped apart. boats capsized. >> we need assistance fast. >> reporter: hurricane dorian making history as the strongest storm ever to hit the chain of islands and tying for the strongest atlantic hurricane landfall on record. this woman taking to social media pleading for help after winds up to 185 miles per hour ripped the roof off her apartment building. >> everyone that's staying in the apartment building, we stuck right here. please pray for us. >> reporter: in the two-minute video she describes being trapped with her baby as the water rushes in quickly rising. >> the whole apartment building we stay in, the whole roof came off. please pray for us. pray for abaco, pleas

couple hours are critical for millions of florida in florida, georgia and the carolinas. you are watching "fox and friends first". carley: turning to our fox news team coverage with janice dean tracking that category 2 storm from the southeast evacuation zone. rob: griff jenkins in daytona beach feeling those outer bands. >> reporter: in daytona they are feeling some -- rob: certainly is feeling outer bands because he can't get much of a signal. getting hit with a lot of that storm. we will come back to griff in a second but now we go to the north of daytona beach, in georgia people are bracing for a potentially catastrophic storm surge. carley: jillian is live in saint simons island where businesses are boarding up. >> reporter: in this first second where you see my report it is obvious we are seeing different weather here then griff was in florida. we are seeing wind but nothing strong, no rain yet to speak of but that is expected to change through the day. businesses and homes boarded up. take a look behind me, one of the main strips in saint simons island completely boarded u

as hurricane dorian pummels the bahamas. people in florida and along the east coast are gearing up. we're tracking the massive storm system as it creeps closer to the u.s. >>> tragedy off the coast of california. more than two dozen people are dead after a boat fire as the search for the missing continues. how the passengers became trapped as the ship went up in flames. >>> plus, new details about a deadly shooting in texas. why the gunman and his employer both called 911 on the day of the violent rampage. ♪ >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. hurricane dorian weakened to a category-three storm overnight with 120 mile-per-hour winds. it's expected to move dangerously close to florida's east coast later on today. more than a million people from florida, georgia, and south carolina have been ordered to evacuate. hurricane watches and warnings remain in effect across parts of those states, and nearly 4,500 members of the national guard are also at the ready in florida. cbs news weather producer

the cone of uncertainty is off the coast of florida. the cone is off of all of the georgia coastal areas, too. the thing that is interesting, a 120, 120, 115, hurricane center thinks 120, 120, 115, hurricane center thinks as it begins to move it will be over some warmer water and it should at least maintain its current intensity. so it's not going to be weakening that much, they still have it all the way into thursday morning still as a major hurricane being a category 3. so, again, this would bring storm surge concerns, but the winds would be tropical storm force in coastal sections of florida and georgia and the rainfall would mostly be off the coastline, just occasional bands heading in. now is the part that gets a little more interesting. overnight a bunch of our computers had it close to south carolina and north carolina line. the cone of uncertainty begins in between charleston and savannah, includes the myrtle beach area, morehead city, emerald isle, still the norfolk, virginia beach areas. it only drops in intensity to about a category 2 for eastern north carolina. category

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florida. hurricane dorian is taking aim at the east coast. forecasters predict the life threatening storm surge could raise water levels up to 7 feet along the florida coast as well as georgia and parts of south carolina. this as we only begin to get a sense of dorian's historic devastation in the bahamas where at least five people are confirmed dead after the slow-moving storm pummeled the island for two full days. pictures coming in very jarring from there. you are watching "outnumbered." here today melissa francis. i missed you. fox news contributor jessica tarlov. i missed you, too. and column shift kristen soltis anderson and david webb of the david webb show. reality check is on fax nation, david webb is "outnumbered" and did you bring four more mugs? >> david: i better have them upstairs. amanda, if you're watching, can you get the mugs down here? >> harris: mandatory evacuation orders are still in effect for coastal cities facing hurricane dorian conditions later tonight. dorian is now a category 2 storm packing a wind field that's widening. local officials warn the next few

florida coast. after pummeling the bahamas, you can see the after mast there. massive floods have shredded the bahamas islands, at least five people are dead and people in florida are wondering if they will be next. 1:00 a.m. on the east coast, that means 1:00 a.m. in florida as they're hunkering down. >> thanks for being with us. >> we have extended live coverage of hurricane dorian right now. the category 4 storm is slowly losing moving along. >> it may be losing strength a little bit but we're still talking about winds at 125 miles per hour. we will track dorian as it approaches today. you can see the track there, 125 miles per hour. its exact destination is unknown but we know thousands of miles' long the coastline are in danger that puts 25 million people in the projected path. >> the question now, will they have time to evacuate or will they stand firm face the fury of dorian. at this hour, it is a race against time. >> i evacuated in '17 for irma, it was supposed to hit the coast and went through central florida, as well. so it is really a crap shoot and you never know. the

, for example in florida when they thought it was nowg to hit first and it will hit the east coast, people have been sheltered for a week and are getting antsy. citizenshe response by to the evacuation orders has been very good, but i think the emergency managers are starting to worry that just when it is about to hit the us coast, there may be people wanting to go back. host: is there also the danger of people getting there and they have a laissez-faire about this? guest: there was always a problem with that, less so today. for example, there was a very bad hurricane in florida in the summer -- late summer of 2004. people in new orleans evacuated. nothing happened. when katrina came along, they were -- i'm not going to go through a traffic jam of eight hours in stop and go traffic, so they did not leave new orleans. we see less of that today. people are aware of the dangers of these hurricanes and are ready to go. the problem is that they have been sheltered in place for so long, there is a fear they will give up and go back into harm's way. host: let me touch on some of the lesso

: very, very lucky indeed. we had ever original chart that it was going to be hitting florida directly, maybe i could just see that, kevin. it was going to be hitting directly, and it would have affected a lot of other states. but that was the original chart. you see, it was going to hit not only florida, but georgia. it was going through the gulf. that was what was originally projected. it took a right turn. ultimately -- hopefully we will be lucky. it depends what happens with south carolina and north carolina. but it is heading up the coast, and florida was grazed. mostly win. we want to report on that. we have been sending through the united states coast guard, who have been incredible. they are on the bahamas right now. they are helping with the bahamas. the bahamas was a big section hit like few people have seen before. but we are helping in any but humanitarian way. we've been asked to help by the government of the bahamas. we have numerous helicopters and we are sending some people to give them a hand. they need a big hand and was going on over there. it's incredible. few peopl

floodwaters in the bahamas. in the united states evacuations are ordered in four states, florida, georgia, north carolina and south carolina. we have live coverage on the atlantic coast as we're beginning to get some effects of the hurricane on shore. first we're tracking dorian's path, hi rick. >> 155 mile-per-hour is one mile-per-hour before a cat 5 storm. yes, downgraded. it doesn't mean much. we know the storm will go through maybe a replacement cycle where the center of the storm gets too tight and collapses on itself and a new one forms. when that happens generally the wind field expands. the worst of the winds start to expand and storm increases in size. not good news across coastal areas of florida. you want to keep the winds compact. pressure is 922 mill bars. very powerful storm and barely nudged over the last day, 12 hours or so. officially moving west/northwest at 1 mile-an-hour but barely moving at all. bahamas being battered since last night. winds along the coast are getting close to gusting toward tropical storm force in florida. the worst is right underneath it. if you're

chain just off florida's coast. and these are the islands of the bahamas where the leading edge of hurricane dorian is hitting first, straight line winds, clocked at a devastating 185 miles per hour. the national hurricane center now confirming that this is the strongest hurricane ever to hit the bahamas. ever. the storm has already blown off the roofs from many homes and power is starting to go out across the islands. on the barrier islands being hammered by the hurricane now, not every building provides shelter. these people are now seeking safety somewhere else after the storm tore this roof away. before we go live to the bahamas, i want to take a moment to to show you just how serious the difference is between a category 4 and a category 5 hurricane. there are only five categories and the cat 5 means the sustained winds have reached 157 miles per hour. again, hurricane dorian has sustained winds right now of 185 miles per hour, with gusts above 200. and, according to the government's own website, this is what a category 5 hurricane means. it means many framed homes will be tota

storm as it approaches florida's east coast ever so slowly. >> 5 people have died in that island dorian pummels that island. communities are flattened. coastal areas feeling dorian's wrath. look at this american flag the ocean. >> we have live team coverage from janice dean tracking the storm's path. griff is live in port st. lucie. is there a change? >> reporter: the outer bands of dorian parked over there bashing the bahamas. we are on the seawall of the indian river and some large waves, the highest wind gusts with 62 miles an hour but that is producing with the king tied coming over breaking the seawall, on the outside hutchison island, mandatory evacuation but this is why officials are worried about a storm surge, 150 miles away is tropical storm windss, 45 miles out of hurricane winds. should dorian move a little west it is going to make things even worse but flooding, this is the storm surge people are worried about, low-lying areas, a slow-moving storm is going to make it worse. in st. lucie county, the spokesman says he is worried people will get complacent because they