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Now, governor rick scott warning people in the state of florida just how serious this storm is. though it has averted somewhat puerto rico, really the eye of the storm hitting about 40 miles north of puerto rico, it is still going after, hard, the caribbean and heading toward south florida. nbc news meteorologist bill karins is tracking irma's path f you're listen to governor rick scott, if you're anyone in the state of florida, knowing what a narrow state that is, you're worried. >> two big updates, one before midnight and then until about 2:00 a.m. we do that again in our 12-hour cycle from ...

Than 500,000 without power there already? >> reporter: yes, david. the head of the power company says it could be between four and six months before power is restored so some of those areas. we're being told to expect sustained hurricane force winds for at least a couple of hours tonight. there's also major concern about storm surge and flash flooding. it will be a long night, david. >> long night indeed. linzie janis and our team in san juan. stay safe tonight. as we told you here last night in the broadcast, we were looking at two possible scenarios for florida. tonight, a much clearer pic...

We have a great team covering this storm all over the caribbean. i want to start of course with nbc news meteorologist bill karins, who is tracking irma's path. bill, gives the latest. when i talk to people in puerto rico, as worried as they are about having a complete blackout, they feel relieved that this thing has gone north of them. >> an important point. they only missed the eye by about 40 to 50 miles. they got bad winds, but they didn't get devastation. that's what we want for south florida, to get the storm about ho 40 miles off the coast so we only have minor impacts. we don't want th...

Flooding, it is too late to sort of do any last-minute preps or last-minute moves for those who are not already in shelters, jake. >> and leyla, puerto rican officials have warned well before irma that it might even be months before crews are able to restore electricity to the island. explain that situation. >> reporter: right. first of all, they were already seeing a lot of power outages right now and no word on when that can be restored. but the power system here, many of the officials have said, look, we are having financial issues. there is a lack of maintenance that has been an issue for ...

To a public hearing before the senate judiciary committee, they will be prepared to subpoena him for his appearance. the chairman declined to comment, but clearly there is the expectation that he should testify publicly after the private interview tomorrow, jake. >> former security adviser susan rice met with the intel earlier today. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: this is to learn whether or not she preyed on mass individuals in reports, trump associates as well, as well as if she leaked any information to the news media about some of these names that have appeared, trump associ...