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Were 145 miles east/southeast of wilmington. were getting gusts on land at 50 miles per hour. the impacts are here. you can see some of these rain bands where you get some of the tropical storm force winds and heavy rain. really you see it onshore as advertised moving inland. we constantly remind you not just to concentrate on the eye which is very evident on the radar but these bands. the hurricane-force winds extending 70 miles from the center and tropical storm force winds 170 away from the c...

What is the latest on florence? >> the big change in the 11:00 advisory is the forward speed, 15 miles per hour. earlier it was 17. that doesnt seem like a big difference but we know this thing was planning on slowing down anyway because of the lack of flow currents to push it along. right now we are still 130 miles per hour and the track is still pretty much on track to where we were yesterday. this storm hasnt moved very much. we are still kind of spinning in the middle of the atlantic in warm...

Heres the problem. his judgment was then called into question immediately by an answer he gave thereafter. the question was what did you learn from hurricane maria? he then answers it was an incredible unsung success. what happened in puerto rico? can he say that and still be trusted to manage whats coming? will congress ever demand answers about what happened during maria. the senates number two democrat is here. what do you say? lets get after it. all right. heres what we know. its bad news. f...

President trump tells us absolutely, as ready as ever. heres the problem. his judgment was then called into question immediately by an answer he gave thereafter. the question was what did you learn from hurricane maria? he then answers it was an incredible unsung success. what happened in puerto rico? can he say that and still be trusted to manage whats coming? will congress ever demand answers about what happened during maria. the senates number two democrat is here. what do you say? lets get a...

Hurricanes path. more than one million under mandatory evacuation orders. that does not mean they have to leave. it does mean if they stay, first responders will not be have to come to their aid. our martin savidge in choir linea beach where -- carolina beach where the mayor thinks as many as 100 may choose to ride out the storm. >> reporter: good morning. we really are now down to the final hours at least for many in beachside communities in north carolina. this is carolina beach where people a...

We have more from the weather center. this is a monster. weve seen the path turn a little bit. bring us up to speed. >> big changes will overnight in the models. they hinted at this change yesterday, but now they are full on changed, the storm getting klcoi ie-- going close to wilmington and turning left. the impact it for more people. now myrtle beach, youre smack dab into what this could be. even charleston, youre back in the cone whereas yesterday you were out of it. 130 mile-per-hour, gusts ...

Tweak this as we get a little bit closer. this is what were seeing right now, just that massive storm as you mentioned earlier. over 300 miles in diameter. we have a well defined eye, still very strong, a category 3 storm. thats a major storm, 120 mile per hour winds. we expect it to strengthen though overnight and then well see a little weakening tomorrow before we start to see big-time changes. by thursday 8:00 a.m., 145 miles per hour, thats the strengthening. by friday morning, this is where...

Very much because if it does change, obviously, the hurricane center is saying wait, we dont know whats going on. if you keep it in the same place, then at least the people who need to get out know they need to get out and not change your mind. yes, im going, no, im not going, because thats the worst. 130-mile-per-hour storm earlier today was 140. it lost its eyewall and its rebuilding one right now. so were seeing this eyewall right there from space, and if it gets itself back together and the ...

You need to be looking at 150. and then 145 because this storm is going to get stronger before it makes land fall. this will have a bubble of storm surge in the 20 foot range, somewhere. i dont know if thats will ming ton yet. what i do know is that the cone is getting smaller to the south and not getting as far to the north as we work our way toward land fall. but now what happens is that the storm stalls and has no direction at all. in fact, this cone gets wider. it could be back off store. it...

More on this. bill is tracking it. bill. >> good morning to you, mika. its hard to see how this would not be a multibillion dollar weather disaster in the carolinas possibly up through virginia. were at 140-mile-per-hour winds. a very strong category 4. we are now about 975 miles away from the mouth of the cape fear river. so we still have a ways to go, roughly 60 to 72 hours until it makes landfall or gets close to the coast. 145-mile-per-hour winds thursday at 2:00 a.m. and friday at 2:00 a.m....