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Ainsley: we are back with a fox news alert. hurricane michael intensifying into a powerful category 4 storm as it barrels towards the florida panhandle. hurricane hunters packing 140 mile-per-hour winds right now. more than 120,000 people have been ordered to evacuate from the storm zone. >> do not under estimate the power of this storm. anyone who has been asked to evacuate, dont wait. get out and get out now. brian: hurricane michael expected to make landfall in the next few hours. florida, if...

>> the stats are in. 6 pounds 10 ounces, big, proud brothers, gavin and cole. theyre all doing great. they have new responsibilities. >> gavin, cole, shane, tracy and gavin. >> sandra: it could be the worst storm to hit florida in a century the warning from governor rick scott briefing the nation moments ago on that monstrous category 4 hurricane expected to make landfall in a matter of hours. good morning, everyone. im sandra smith live inside "americas newsroom." >> jon: im jon scott in for bi...

Director call it the hurricane of the worst kind unfortunately. he said this is final call for anyone who still needs to get out. were doing everything we can but all we can do is hope for the best. the window to evacuate has come to a close. jon scott joining me right now. noaa gave an update. category 4 storm. 145 mile-an-hour winds. he said dont just focus on the core of this storm. 200 mile wind spread. its a wake-up call to georgia citizens. this could be the worst storm, he said, that that...

Mile-per-hour. a lot of these houses are not going to with stand tha that. >> aircraft have been flying through hurricane michael taking measurements as the hurricane intensifies. some storm surge could be as high as 13 feet. minutes ago governor scott evacuated time for evacuating the coast has come and gone. first responders will not be able to come out in the middle of the storm. if you chose to stay in the evacuation zone, you must seek refuge immediately. back to you. steve: janice dean has...

Those in need. ill pass it to our friends at the noaa, ken, come on. >> thank you very much, everyone. michael did strengthen overnight to a category 4, 145 mile-an-hour winds. it is important to not focus just on the core of the storm. this is a huge storm. were looking at a 200 mile wind spread from the center so tropical storm force winds will be pulling out into portions of alabama, even into portions of central florida. this is going to be a devastating storm. possibly historical. were look...

Thats where the fiercest winds will be. >> northeast quadrant. i will tell you this is one of the most intense hurricanes i have ever covered. category 4, 145 mile-an-hour sustained winds. if you look at the satellite presentation of this storm in the last few frames you can see that well-defined eye and that tells me this is a strengthening storm as it makes landfall. it is being influenced by land. the west side is really holding well together. were hours from landfall. look at that eye. you r...

Category 4. we are going to have wind gusts of over 145 mile-per-hour. you know, a lot of these houses are not going to withstand that. steve: all right. governor, we know you have got your hands full today. thank you very much for joining us today from the state operations center there in tallahassee. thank you, governor. ainsley: thank you, governor. brian: next few day no, sir politics. its just going to be about the hurricane. steve: in florida. ainsley: its about lives right now u in four d...

Storm. and, you know, we are getting blown around already. 140, 145 mile-per-hour winds. havent been in that one for a long time. we will see. guys. steve: jeff flock live in panama city. we believe the center of the storm will come ashore in several hours. stay safe, jeff. brian: he puts himself in these situations it really helps people understand whats happening. meanwhile, 12 minutes before the top of the hour. steve: lets talk a little bit about the you know the con continue shut confirmati...

Quickly as we can. but im really concerned about the citizens that have not evacuated. >> jon: that is a very concerned rick scott, the governor of florida this morning. hurricane michael a category 4 monster, 145 mile-per-hour sustained winds as the outer bands lash the gulf coast. apalachicola, florida mayor van johnson senior joins us over the phone. his city is in michaels path. you must be more than a little worried this morning. >> yes, i am, to say the least. im very concerned. we are exp...

Than the 145-mile-an-hour winds we have with it now. so hearing that there is that many people still in the way of the eye of this storm? scary to say the least. there will be so many frightened people with stories hopefully they can tell -- hopefully they can tell when this is done. >> bill karins, thank you. let me bring in now tallahassee mayor andrew gillam. thank you for coming on the show. weve heard that 24,000 people remain in pan maama city. tell us about who is left in tallahassee and ...