The storm. Were doing whatever we can to help. Shepard lets get to it. Good friday afternoon from the Fox News Deck. Were tracking Hurricane Irma. Floridas governor says the window to escape the path of the storm is closing. With each updated forecast, the chance of a direct hit on some part of South Florida and then up the peninsula of florida are increasing. This as the head of fema says i dont know anybody in florida has experienced what were about to get. The florida says we should expect life threatening conditions from coasttocoast. He says this is a catastrophic storm like our state has never seen. Over 500,000 people there from mandatory Evacuation Orders, including miami, miami beach, the keys. Rick scott telling people to be
patient when dealing with crowded highways. He says more troopers are on the road to help with the flow of the traffic. He says the state has sent school buses to get residents out of dangerous areas. Some gas stations have long lines. Others have no fuel
the virgin islands in st. bart and st. maarten. witnesses saw the damage first hand. the storm destroyed homes, schools and businesses. it ripped rooftops off of houses as families huddled inside. a television station said i feel like i m on the moon. there s not a single tree standing anymore. forecasters say the storm is extremely dangerous. maximum sustained winds are at 155 miles an hour down from 185 at the peak. still a powerful category four hurricane. the winds are widespread, extending 70 miles from the center. if it goes up the center of the state, hurricane force winds could be felt by everybody in the peninsula. we know by know whichever way