Cnn breaking News Amar codes alongside John Berman. With cnns continuing coverage of Hurricane Helene, the Monster Category four storm set to make landfall just south of tallahassee, florida. And at any moment, nearly 1 Million people are already without power across florida and also georgia and the impacts they are far reaching this is new Video Tonight of rescues that are taking place in fort Myers Beach in southwest florida. Youve got local deputies using boats to rescue people who call for help. Streets. Theyre turning into rivers the warnings are dire. This is a patent strophic storm, packing can winds around 140 miles per hour and the Storm Surge Forecast or say, will be unsurvivable 20 feet in some parts. Helene is one of the biggest storms to ever hit the gulf coast. Its about 400 miles wide absolutely massive and making matters even worse all of this is happening in the dead of night. Florida governor Ron Desantis is set to hold a Press Conference a few moments from right now,
And welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. Im rosemary church, just ahead on Cnn Newsroom israel into a missile near Tel Aviv in the latest exchange between hezbollah militants in lebanon and the israeli military Ukraines President tells the un Security Council, russia can only be forced into peace as he prepares to lay out his Victory Plan to the u. S president and the u. S. Gulf coast braces for tropical Storm Helene with forecasters predicting it will be a major hurricane upon landfall later this week. This is Cnn Newsroom with Rosemarie Church you with us and we begin this hour in Tel Aviv where the israeli military says it has intercepted a single surface to Surface Missile launched by hezbollah marking the first time ever a missile fired by the Militant Group has reached close to the city says it was targeting the headquarters of Israels Intelligence Agency, mossad. There are no reports of damage or casualties the idf released this f
In the sky. You could see that puff of white smoke. It does appear to be just a single missile that was fire. But were stuck in that war unless im president , ill get it done. Ill get it negotiated. Ill get out some in the world want you. Talk to putin, but what could they possibly hear from him . This has the potential to be a really, really significant storm. Its going to be a statewide wind event. Live from london this is Cnn Newsroom with Max Foster and christina macfarlane hello, a warm welcome to our viewers joining us from Around The World. Im Max Foster is wednesday, september the 25th, 9 00 a. M. Here in london, 11 00 a. M. In Tel Aviv where the Israeli Military says its intercepted. A single surface to Surface Missile launched by hezbollah marking the first time ever a missile fired by the Militant Group has reached as close to the city says it was ty it was targeting the headquarters of Israels Intelligence Agency mossad. There are no reports of damage or casualties. The idf
life-threatening storm surge. we just learned the updated storm surge projections for those areas is now staggers. it is now 12 to 18 feet. that is the warning. already more than 16 on,000 customers are without power across the state of florida. more than 2.5 million people are under an erag ways order or warning. governor desantis said residents in the cross hairs need to shelter in place, because it is too late to leave. if you are in any of those counties, it s no longer possible to safely evacuate. it s time to hunker down and prepare for this storm. this is a powerful storm that should be treated like you would treat if a tornado was approaching your home. we are covering all angles up and down the western coast of florida. let s begin with john berman. he s in tampa. what can you tell us? reporter: good morning poppy and jim. this storm is bringing three interrelated threats. the winds, an historic storm, one of the most powerful projected, particularly about in
the storm right now packing maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour. it is expected to strengthen further over the next 24 hours, and that s alarming to hear. ian is expected to hit florida s west coast late wednesday into thursday, and nearly 7 million people along the coast, including really all of tampa bay, a facing the risk of a life-threatening storm surge there. and people, they are all being urged to get out of harm s way and to do it now. tampa s mayor warning residents, if you can leave, just leave now. those are his words. florida s governor, ron desantis, announcing that the tampa bay airport will be closed starting tonight at 5:00 eastern time. he also expect he has also expected, desantis to speak at any moment from tallahassee. we ll give you detainee on those preparations from the storm and bring you his update live in just moment. we are covering this dangerous storm. the only way cnn can. let s go first to our carlos flores, who joins us in tampa