the advice from the national weather service hurricane center is what drives local officials alerts, follow them and they will keep you safe. the hazards we seen in florida can impact those further up the coast. strong winds, storm surge, flash flooding. the president approved the governor's request for emergency declaration for south carolina last night, the declaration authorizes. >> to provide emergency protective measures included direct federal assistance. we urge residents in south carolina and everyone in its path to remain vigilant. florida as we continue to monitor the situation in south carolina and overall path of the storm, search and rescue operations remain underway in florida. we must rescue teams are part of the unified effort to conduct operation by air, land and sea in coordination with federal partners as well as state and local officials. as part of this effort will is activated 5004 national guard members as well as another 2000 members from other states through mutual aid to help with search and rescue operations, operations and other protective measures. coast

the heat advisory is a national weather service's way of telling you, pay attention, you want to just make make sure you are not overdoing it. now we show you are the excessive heat warning is. when you hear the word warning from the national weather service, there point in using a specific word is, it is not keep it in mind, it is, this is going to happen and if you're not prepared, you can suffer some serious adverse effects from th. the heat. we have picked on the inland east bay but the north and south bay communities want to watch this. you can watch the the progression of how the heat on the map for tomorrow in terms terms of are the greatest risk of heat related health impacts e impacts are compared to tuesday. tuesday. we will go into a lot more detail on the specifics on that one coming up in the next half hour. on the seven-day forecast for san francisco, oakland and san jose, two for severe weather days. it will be 90 in oakland, that a significant. it gets better by the end of the weekend of course here are the numbers we reviewed at the top of the newscast. those peak day

the reason why the national weather service has issued the excessive excessive heat warning only for the bay area but pretty much all all throughout the southwest. this expands into nevada and parts of arizona. as we extend into the afternoon our daytime highs are going to be record-breaking. current temperatures already sitting in the upper 90s near concorde. livermore broke the triple digik digit mark already sitting at 103. today we're supposed to get get up to 109. the last time i saw this amount of heat for livermore was back in 2018 got up to 108. you get the trend. is is going to last through the week but will break that down in in the full forecast. for now, back to you guys. ll cooling cs centers open across the bay area area during the hottest hours of of the day today. you can find the nearest one to you by going to our website kpix.com. and is is not just energy usage you should be mindful of. a spare that air alertt winds and holid traffic cause unhealthy smoke a. smoke accumulation. > >> said discovery. two people killed in the mill fire earning 255 miles north of the b

. >> national weather service. >> john, national weather service. hurricane ian landfall is him and along the northern coast as of the hurricane center 11 a.m. advisory or ian was a category one hurricane with 85-mile an hour winds and we should be getting an update on its position here within the next hour or so. the impacts of hurricane ian already ongoing across the state. peak wind gust as of noon have reached 83 miles an hour at fort sumter. 73 miles an hour at folly beach. 68 miles an hour at myrtles inlet. 58 miles an hour at the charleston airport. 55 miles an hour at georgetown and 53 miles an hour at north myrtle beach. the strongest winds will occur the cd across the northern tricounty area up to the grand strand and pd but there's along the coast knew what ian makes landfall potentially sink when gus up to 80-90 miles an hour and 50-seven miles an hour are the inland along the track. tropical storm force winds will extend west through the midlands. these winds of already down trees and power lines across the state and the support should

now the national weather service excessive heat warning stays in effect until tomorrow evening. give me a second. we are still dealing with temperatures in the the 60s on the coastline with 60s in santa rosa, 70s to the east inland hills and usually daytime highs are in the 60s on the coast so to think about the fact that it is only 6:14 and we're sitting where the highs should be, that is because of this area of high pressure. it is still a hot afternoon for today and tomorrow but we do have relief in sight. this trouh this trough will drop down cooling us off but to give you , you perspective, san francisco 2:3078 degrees at 104 in phoenix phoenix the heat dome sitting over the southwest so we have temperatures that are similar to to the southwest closer to phoenix or las vegas all the way way into the santa clara valley. triple digits today even into the east inland hills, the tri-valley warming to the tripls triple digits for walnut creek to pleasanton. take good care of of yourself today. for the coastline it is not scorching but still above average. microclimates are playi

and with that the national weather service has upgraded. the advisory made it a little bit more widespread. this is excessive heat warning was for our inland cities north bay east by south bay. now it does include our basic communities as well as the peninsula. so this is new yesterday. we didn't have this in place, and it will go until thursday. meanwhile that shade of yellow also a bit new, as the heat advisory now does include san francisco as well as the coastline will have a look at the temperatures outside our doors at this hour as we already are off to a very mild start what you can expect for the afternoon. and when temperatures are expected to fall coming up in the extended forecast, your time is 402. good morning, sal. morning, rosemary. right now we do have the bay bridge to talk about right now there was a stalled vehicle up near treasure island, and that's being removed . but if you're driving up there , and speeds are kind of quick, just make sure that when you get closer to treasure island if you're going in the next few minu

there's the national weather service wants to see. the national weather service that says that the heat that we're going to experience today is dangerous and anyone is at risk for heat related illnesses. now people can prevent that by drinking some water and staying out of the sun. there's also a few other things people should do on a hot day like today. for example, check on your relatives and neighbors don't leave any kids or pets in a car. don't do any strenuous are outside activity in the middle of the day and wear lightweight clothing. now, if you are coming to the beach, there are a few things to keep in mind. take a look at the national weather service says never swim alone. relaxing. call for help. if you're caught in a rip current remain hydrated and find shade like using an umbrella. now, stephanie, the national weather service says that the hottest days are going to be today and tomorrow. again, people are either going escape the heat and go stay inside or they're going to come outside and take advantage of a hot day like t

this is issued by national weather service for ba. to add to that the excessive het warning the map in pink alone. temperatures will be from 100 to to 110. this is essentially building a heat dome just over california all the way off into southwest of the states. that will stick around into labor day day weekend. you see it formulating right there. one thing i want to mention is this is a trough giving us a little bit of a break heading into tods fore ka. this is going to cool us off just a little bit for out friday but once we extend into saturday, sunday, monday, high pressure wins and we are left with record breaking heat. i really mean that. let's look at today's daytime highs. it's cooler than yesterday thanks to the trough. 80s just in the south bay, 80s and 90s into east east inland hills, 87 near benicia. 71 is right around average. let's look at labor day day alone. this is monday's forecast. it is record breaking pretty much everywhere from santa rosa to livermore, not necessarily along the coast or bay shoreline but it will

the the national weather service hat has that heat warning in effect all throughout this week ending on thursday. high pressure is sitting directly over us and its been packing the heat. that will will continue to be the case fo. for us. current temperatures, it it is already a toasty morning. 77, right now. and that heat is going to pack on and blanket us as we head into the afternoon. santa rosa getting up to 106 this afternoon. 113 from livermore to concord. those are record-breaking numbers and as we head into the afternoon, take take good care of yourself. your your loved ones, your pets, it is dry and warm this afternoon. you do need to practice good safety precautions. simple things, hydrating and making sure you are staying under shade, if possible. >> and put extra ice in the water bottles for kids, this mo. this morning. a lot of people are heading back to work. > >> it is one of those blast the ac in the car kind of days. take take a look at the roadways. we still have a few things to look out for. if you are getting up early, look at all of that traffic as you work your w

i spoke with the national weather service forecaster. he told me there could be some lightning strikes. so if you're out and about maybe looking at the waves and you do see some lightning, make sure that you take shelter because that can be very dangerous. live in pacifica, amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> all right, amanda, thanks a lot. the light rain and windy weather prompting service disruptions on the san francisco bay ferry today. the agency took to twitter shortly before one this afternoon to announce those disruptions saying, quote, we're experiencing some service disruptions and cancellations due to dodgy conditions in the bay. but it looks like those ferries were able to resume service around 3.30, this afternoon. >> bart also dealt with some service disruptions earlier due to the weather, the transit agency reporting several trains became disabled between embarcadero and lake merritt. that happened around 11:00am 2 of those trains were on the oakland side forcing eastbound trains to turn back to san francisco. luckily ac transit

this is issued by the national weather service out of sacramento. and this is why that advisory remains. in any case. we are all expected to see temperatures come down today. we do have mostly clear skies for most of the bay area this morning, some fog along the coastline. and the marine layer is deeper, thankfully, anywhere from 1000 ft to 1500 ft and will begin to, of course, have a bigger impact on the bay area. the onshore breeze right now is still fairly weak. fairfield reporting 10 mph. the temperatures this morning starting out cooler and that's some good news down by foreign santa rosa as well as conquered sfo your cooler by six as oppose 60 degrees right now, low sixties in oakland seventies and brentwood, so these temperatures are cooler than where we started earlier this morning when the show began at four am brentwood was 77 degrees, so, thankfully additional cooling as we get a little bit closer to sunrise. and we are looking at temperatures continuing to drop into the weekend. 75% francisco today 83 in hayward, still triple digit heat

. >> reporter: during the day, the national weather service says that the temperatures across the state are 10 to 25 degrees above normal, and it is leaving state's lectric grid stressed. >> we are having the emergency power grids on standby in the event that there is power outages. >> reporter: pg&e is preparing for the possibility of power outages potentially monday or tuesday, and the state's grid operator is not calling for the rotating power outages at this time. in the east bay, the temperatures are hitting the high 90s. >> it is crazy and i walk outside with regular clothes and already sweating. >> reporter: staff here at the park say it is busy out here with the folks driving half an hour to try to beat the heat. >> because this is the only water park around. >> reporter: laura webber traveled from oakland with the grand kids to take a dip. the heat makes her nervous about the big picture. >> we are not getting that much rain, and this is the thing. we are in the drought and getting all of the heat, and it is, you know, the fire danger, and i'm really, really worried about the c

britain murdoch with the national weather service. thank you so much for joining us today in providing your insight. we appreciate it. thank you. california food growers are preparing for the heat wave that's expected to last several days as we've been talking about, and that includes farms in the central valley or along the california coast grows are already checking irrigation systems and are adjusting watering, scheduled to protect their crops. they're also doing the best they can to protect farmworkers out in the fields and orchards by reviewing safety protocol and having protective equipment. e go through and we make sure everybody is on board and knows what they're supposed to do in the event of heat stress. everybody's got a pop up that when it does get hot, they will have a place to shades go up. and everybody has to put their shades up at 80 degrees. no exceptions. he says workers are given extra rest periods and are provided extra drinking water. sonoma county farm workers have new protections if their jobs are inside fire e

the national weather service is anticipating up to 2 inches of rain in sonoma county. even more in the mountains. the rain was coming down on bodega highway. again. >> in marin county, the wind picked up and vote. >> point raze national park service tweeted this photo of a tree down dingers hill urging caution on the roads. >> wind speeds of 20 to 30 miles per hour and gusts up to 45 miles per hour are in the forecast. weather service issued a wind advisory until early monday morning. >> and strong winds also knocked out power here at santa rosa junior college power has since been restored reporting from santa rosa gayle ong kron. 4 news. >> well, along with the rain today, a spotted by one of our viewers. a beautiful, big and thank you for sending this photo. this was a rainbow that just happened to pop up in her neighbor all the way across the sky. i love what i like one point. the awesome. that's pretty all right. rodriguez joining us now with a look at our weather outside recent. yeah, he can certainly see some more rainbows tomorrow because the wet weather not don

the national weather service issued that heag heat warning. this is going to last a little bit longer. today is warmer and hotter than yesterday's forecast as this huge area of high pressure is pt is part over us. it breaks apart apart is the trough is heading into this weekend and that is where we will see a little bit of relief. with that in mind, let's take a look at the numbers. triple digits into the santa clara valley but we do cooldown into the 80s by next w. next week. notice how there are partly cloudy conditions heading heading into the weekend. even into the inland areas. that is associated with the remnants of a hurricane that is pushing its way north of us. this is hurricane k and that is baja, ca baja, california. this is what we will be seeing as we are heading into the weekend. just a a little bit of atmospheric moisture pushing its way into california giving us relief. a lot is going on but don't worry, worry, we are going to break down the science here in the weather center and keep you updated. > >> quite a bit going on, on

and so does the national weather service called this weekend's weather dangerous and says anyone is at risk for heat related illnesses for those heading to the beach, officials advise people to never swim alone, relax and call for help. if you're caught in a rip current remain hydrated and find shade like using an umbrella. any may be cut short because of the here you can we're going to through. we'll be all right. >> the national weather service says that the hottest days are going to be on sunday and monday in alameda, camila barco kron. 4 news. >> developing news tonight. 2 men died in a small plane crashed today in sacramento county. this accident happened around 9 o'clock this morning in the city of gault. the sacramento county sheriff says the plane went down in a body of water near an orchard. the names of the 2 men killed in the crash have not yet been released. and the cause of this crash and still under investigation. >> we're also following another plane crash tonight. the u.s. coast guard searching for 9 people after a float plane crashed into the waters in washington state

that advice we give from the national weather service and the hurricane center is what drives local officials alerts, please follow them. they'll keep you safe. all the hazards we've seen in florida kim pact those further -- can impact those further up the coast, just as ken mentioned. strong wind, storm surge, flash flooding, fortunately the president approved governor macmaster's request for an emergency declaration for south carolina last night. this declaration authorized fema to provide emergency protective measures, including direct federal assistance. we urge the residents of south carolina and everyone in the path of this storm to remain vigilant. for florida, as we continue to monitor the situation in south carolina, and the overall path of the storm, state and federal search andres cue operations remain -- and rescue operations remain under way in florida. fema's search and rescue teams are an effort by air, land and sea in coordination with our federal partners, as well as state and local officials. as part of this effort, floridas that about 5,000 national guard members, as well a

but the national weather service canceling similar heat advisories near the coastline. a positive sign that coastal areas we'll be in the skate from at least our hottest of temperatures. we'll still be warm out there, but nothing like the scorching hot temperatures that are inland areas will be in the midst up. i'm going to be breaking down. everything you need to know over the next several days of heat. still to come in your forecast right now, john, thank you for that, right. let's get a look at your bridges this morning. a 10 minute ride into the city maze to that fremont street exit. >> san mateo bridge 80 to one o one just under 14 for you. let's get a look at your richmond center fell bridge about a 9 minute ride as you travel out of richmond and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. a 20 minute drive. and the south bay, 2 people were shot last night in san jose. it happened on east william street. well, police say they do not know the extent of the victim's injuries, but they did say both have at least one gunshot wound. no arrests have been made at this time.

now the national weather service determines the levels and most of the bay area has been in that range this week. the state also advises closely monitoring students for any heat related illnesses and encouraging everyone drink plenty of water. now the top of the salesforce tower in san francisco, urging everyone to do their part to save power. during these hot days. take a look. the lights at the top read, flex alert, power down the messages, calling everyone to conserve electricity to avoid those rolling blackouts . another flex alert is in effect for today at 405. we are tracking a new wildfire. that's prompting evacuations in the tahoe area. cal fire released this video of the so called mosquito fire because it's located along mosquito ridge road in plaster county, mandatory evacuations or evacuation warnings are issued for nearby wrenching areas. cal fire announced the mosquito fire grew from about 50 acres last night to 478 acres this morning in plaster county and another 100 acres in el dorado county. it's also burning in very steep, inaccessible terrain. the fire is about 30 mil

meteorologist brooke bingaman with the national weather service is urging the public to avoid outdoor activities during the morning and afternoon. so our biggest concern right now are people that don't have access to air conditioning and also people that are naturally more sensitive to heat such as the sick. >> the elderly or very, very young children and don't forget, pets says, well, they can be sensitive to the heat. >> according to the weather service, the last long and strong heat wave was issued in 2017. the weather pattern reminiscent alone with all of when the 2017 north bay wildfires sparked that said the department is well equipped than they were 5 years ago. fortunately, right now we don't have the wind associated with the but looking at the long term it does look like we're going to start getting more of that critical fire weather as we push further into september's. meantime, as for dealing with the heat over the holiday weekend, biggest thing that people should keep in mind this weekend is to look out for each other and to make sure they have some way to keep themselves

meteorologist brooke bingaman with the national weather service is urging the public to avoid outdoor activities during the morning and afternoon. so our biggest concern right now are people that don't have access to air conditioning and also people that are naturally more sensitive to heat such as the sick. >> the elderly or very, very young children and don't forget, pets says, well, they can be sensitive to the heat. >> according to the weather service, the last long and strong heat wave was issued in 2017. the weather pattern reminiscent alone with all of when the 2017 north bay wildfires sparked that said the department is well equipped than they were 5 years ago. fortunately, right now we don't have the wind associated with the but looking at the long term it does look like we're going to start getting more of that critical fire weather as we push further into september's. meantime, as for dealing with the heat over the holiday weekend, biggest thing that people should keep in mind this weekend is to look out for each other and to make sure they have some way to keep themselves

we have the national weather service tweeting out we broke some new record daily highs. in gilroy, 107 degrees. the old record was 103. set back in 1998. also, king city, 105 today. the old record 104 in 1975. now these were daily record highs. there is a potential for us to beat all-time highs, and that's as hot as it's better been. let's talk about this high pressure. and why we're seeing this stretch of heat. it's all thanks to this ridge of high pressure. how does that work? high pressure builds above the surface of the earth, and it creates a bit of a heat dome right over -- it could extend as far as several states at a time. typically what happens is the jet stream comes in and helps push that high pressure out, or it just simply falls apart. right now the sea breeze isn't strong enough to push it out. so it's creating a feedback loop. and that's where we get that heat dome from above. not to mention also the skies are very clear. when the skies are clear, the sun heats up the surfaces really fast. that cues up the hot temperatures. to give you an idea, it is 6:00

the national weather service has issued its highest alert possible, expecting upwards in some isolated areas of up to 12 inches of rain but certainly four to eight inches. so they're now talking about real flash flood threat in many parts of central florida as this storm moves in the overnight hours. and the worry there of course is it's overnight. some people will be asleep, might be in the way of these flash flood advisories coming their way but a lot of rain that's going to come through central florida and northeast florida. so tomorrow's going to be another terrible day for florida for people in eastern central florida all the way up to the northeast part of the coast, even as we begin to see the images emerge tomorrow from southwest florida and the damage that was done there, these flash floods over the next few hours and into the early hours of tomorrow are nothing to play with, they're very significant, the threat is very high, probably the highest it's ever been certainly that i can recall in such a wide swath area. >> sean: i know there's's been a lot of coordination between y

administrator criswell was joined during the briefing by the director of the national weather service as well as other officials. this is about 30 minutes. admin. criswell: i'll begin by providing a little bit of an update on fema's mission and preparedness actions that individuals can make right now. first, hurricane ian and will continue to be a very dangerous and life-threatening storm. and this is going to be for the days ahead. floridians up and down the coast are already feeling the storm's painful impacts, and we have yet to experience landfall. however, i spoke with my leadership team this morning, and i can confidently say we have the right teams and we have the right resources in place and ready to meet the changes -- the needs of those that remember charged to serve. but as with any storm, the most important work starts at home. that means we need everyone to heed the warnings of their local officials before, during, and after this storm. there are lifesaving -- these are lifesaving messages that simply cannot be ignored. and when it comes to hurricanes, water -- water is d

. >> the national weather service has issued an elevated fire rik fire risk with the extreme heat expected to arrive over low lar low labor day weekend. they havo have also started pre-positioning resources in case a fire sparks in a high rk area. >> it is kind of like a game of chess in a sense. >> the north bay has dealt with rage wildfires. the santa rosa fire department alerted a crew friday that it may be called ot called out to help with fire fighting efforts. it is part of a master mutual aid system. >> departments will decide how many resources they will prepared to send or to wherever the need is. at the same time, making sure we keep enough resources back in our own communities. >> at the regional park signs like these were visible on trails to alert hikers about the park closures sunday and monday! they did a lot of clean up but if anything goes off it will be -- >> george is a volunteer firefighter from out of the area and is concerned about th. the dry vegetation and what may be still to come this fire season. >> this year, for us so far has been better than last two years. bu

so please, this is exactly why we tell you to follow the advice of the officials from the national weather service and the local officials to evacuate. do so, please, if ordered. now, also make sure you stay tuned to the weather channel on cable and streaming for all the latest updates on ian. norah, back to you. >> that storm surge, such an issue. greg and jackie, thank you so much. >>> and because of this hurricane, tomorrow's january 6th committee hearing was postponed, but the highest profile trial in the january 6th investigation did get under way today. the head of the right-wing group the oath keepers and four others are facing charges of seditious conspiracy, rare charges and among the most serious in the investigation into the assault on the capitol. here's cbs's scott macfarlane. n court in washington just steps away from the site of the january 6th attack, a group of five oath keepers, including ch with seditious conspiracy for allegedly plotting to block the peaceful transfer of power, staging rifles and ammunition ss the river in vi attack on the capitol. defense attorneys pla

weather service. so here's a look at the afternoon highs expected for today. we have 91 degrees in san francisco , one of four expected for areas over san jose in the north bay. 1 12, santa rosa, so temperatures again just as hot as what we have been experiencing, if not even a bit hotter. there's also a spare the air in place of for today. and if you are going to be out and about especially the inner east bay as well as the santa clara valley, we do have an unhealthy for our sensitive groups. everybody else expected to remain moderate. and at this hour we are good to moderate, but with the light winds and the hot conditions and the sun out there just baking things again. unhealthy air expected through at least today, we'll see if the night the air quality conducted control district changes that for tomorrow, giving you a look at the extended forecast. we are going to see those temperatures drop off. finally thankfully wednesday, thursday friday but notice still really, really warm to hot or basic com

we have the strongest storm in over a decade according to the national weather service. it's potentially going to bring the worst coastal flooding in nearly 50 years rivaling some storms of a lot of residents that live in alaska remember from november of 2011. a benchmark storm that rolled in. satellite storm looking impressive. moving across the outer parts of the aleutian islands. we have a potential for hurricane force winds along the west coast of alaska. right near the bering sea. the 50 mile stretch, the narrow gap of water the bering sea will have impressive winds, strong winds and large waves associated with the system as it moves through. kim, an impressive storm. as you rightly said, the remnants of what was a typhoon over the western pacific. >> we'll be tracking that through the weekend. derek van dam, thanks so much. >>> i will be back later this hour with the story of a victim of sexual assault punished for killing her alleged rapist. let's go to becky anderson in london. becky? >> thank you very much, indeed. >>> king charles is nurturing relationships wit

the national weather service talking about how it will take 10 to 14 hours for the water to recede from the bays and inlets of the western facing shoreline. once the storm finally departs. water levels expected to be as much as 12 to 18 feet above average in some of those bays. you can see the storm system kind of wrapping in on itself, high elevation snowfall in this forecast. and look at the forecast wave heights. just incredible to see how high they are. here is the latest on the tropical storm that is impacting the lee ward island, 60-mile-per-hour winds. puerto rico, u.s. and british virgin islands, tropical storm warnings. you will feel the impacts in the next 12 hours. this storm system is expected to make lawfundfall into hispaniol and could become a hurricane by middle of next week. >> we'll keep tracking it. derek van dam, thank you so much. >>> the american library association says efforts to sensor books in u.s. schools, universities and libraries are growing. and so are challenges to the bans. the association says there have been 681 attempts to ban library resources in the

i spoke to a national weather service forecasters. she told me there could be some lightning strikes. so if you're out and about and you see some lightning. >> make sure to take shelter in pacifica amanda hari kron. 4 news. >> we do want to get your check of your 4 zone forecast. taking a live look at the golden gate bridge tonight. things looking much clearer. yeah, you know, you can't really see the golden gate bridge right now. the roads probably a little slick out there. of course, will the rain that we saw today. meteorologist rodriguez joining us now with the rain is going to be hanging around. yeah, specially throughout our valleys. in fact, you are the last ones to get that wet weather along the coast and east bay shoreline. >> we're saw arrive earlier during the overnight hours and even into early this afternoon, especially those of you in the north bay with some of our mountains already getting 2 and a half inches of rain in sonoma county. so a lot to brag about. let's take a look, though, at this rare september storm, very

as we extend into the afternoon, even into the evening hours, national hours, national weather service will expire that excessive heatg just around 8:00 p.m. tonight. n by tomorrow and into the weekend into the weekend we are going te seeing a different shift in the. this is what we are looking at r daytime highs. triple digits from antioch into napa. even santa rosa again. earlier this week we were dealing with record with record breaking numbers. we breaking numbers. we are seeing triple digits but by no means is is it as hot as monday or tuesday. peninsula up into the 70s and 80s, heat dome starting to condense and break apart. a hurricane from the south starts moving in bringing in much needed atmospheric moisture. we are also seeing an area of low pressure from the north giving us cool air from canada. we are sandwiched between the systems which is so important for us in the bay area. we need a break from this heat. we are getting it as we extend into friday, saturday, even into next work w. it's a delight being able to sa. >> we are all happy to hear tha, i am sure everyone in th

and the national weather service changes these things all the time. they may very well change this to a cat 5 later town the road. have you ever seen anything like this in florida before, especially the west coast of florida? >> well, i was here for hurricane michael as you remember, wolf. but this particular storm, no. this chsaa charley feel to it. this is a much larger, much more dangerous storm than charley ever was. >> i looked at the pictures, the size of charley in 2004. it's a small chunk of what hurricane ian is going through right now. this is so much larger, how much larger is it? >> we are hearing it's about four to five times larger. that is not been through any quantitative analysis. again this is steltz of four to five times larger or maybe bigger. >> it's a dangerous situation. very, very hazardous. kevin guthrie, thanks so much for joining us. the director of the florida division of emergency management. bill weir is in punta gorda for us also right now. give us the latest where you are and what you're seeing. >> reporter: well, wolf,

homeowners there have been bracing for what national weather service said could be strongest in over a decade. >> one here though is separate. >>> that was former typhoon, strongest in 30 years they're saying now. eastern pacific is active, too, clouds coming in and rain chances, wind on the increase tonight and into the morning. wind advisories for the coast and san francisco starting tomorrow morning. outdoor evening plans, still pleasant. but this time tomorrow, more wind and rain at times. 66 in dublin. winds out of the southwest at 17 miles an hour, mid-60s in walnut creek, it's jacket weather. sprinkles closer to san francisco. not much wind but increasing out of the southeast tomorrow morning. wake up to temperatures in 50s to low 60s. hour by hour, rain chances, and temperatures in the 60s to low 70s. so somewhat tropical-like air out there. climbing over the hilltops, santa cruz mountains and north bay hills, could lead to impressive rain rates at times. not as impressive start of the 49ers game, levi's stadium in the rain shadow of the santa clara valley. will see showers a

national weather weather service will expire excessive heat warning tonight at 8:00 p.m. keep in mind though though it is another severe alert weather day in the bay area. we are still dealing with triple digits. 103 in napa is toasty. 106 in santa rosa. san francisco is getting up to 80. t of people have been writing in saying they miss their 60s. 60s are returning for the weekend and next work week as a hurricae pushes in from the south bringing in atmospheric moisture atmospheric moisture as it wraps wraps down into the pacific. wee seeing low pressure from the north sandwiching this major het dome that's been sitting over us us for the past week ruining our our weekend plans, ruining the beginning of our work week and even school week. a lot of the kids heading to school had to pack extra water bottles. it's been a toasty set up. >> it's nice to know it's startg to cool down. the weekend we can can get out and about and enjoyt more. >> definitely. >> that's good news. > >> i don't have the greatest nes in the traffic department. if you are taking east shore freew, it'

stop the federal government from doing what it does, doing national weather reports through the national weather service, you name it and it erodes people's confidence in the reliability of the federal government. we are not going that path this week. host: let's hear from helen on the democrats line in virginia. caller: talking about the economy and inflation, my husband died in july, and talking about social security they want to go by my age to find out his benefits, which will cut $400 a month out of his check. i will not be able to draw on my social security. my husband worked 50 years. he was retirement age, and i do not see why they can change the law when you are over the age of 60. they do not go by your husband's age so they are going by my age. that $400 a month -- they get to keep my social security. host: we will hear from the congressman. social -- our social security questions one of the most common questions you that i can your office -- get back in your office? guest: they are. helen, i am sorry for the loss of your husband. i want to be a little careful, everyone's situ

the national weather service issued a flash flood warning. some areas of ft. myers were under three to four feet of water. throughout the day, ian caused record breaking storm surge and around two feet. submerging cars, knocking over house ands causing significant damage. our emergency workers rescued hundreds of people from flooded homes and cars. this as governor ron desantis is once again urging residents to stay indoors. >> we know that this has been a big storm and it's done a lot of damage. we know there are folks who are in the really high risk zone a evacuation zone who did not evacuate. some have called in and those people are being logged and there will be a response. but it's likely going to take a little time for this storm to move forward so that it is safe for first responders to be able to do. >> officials say ian is among the most powerful storms to strike the united states in decades. joining us now live from orlando, nbc news correspondent jesse kirsch. thank you for being with us. hurricane is heading where you are now. central florida at th

national weather service is on top of ite are on top of it. the numbers ae not looking good. the coast, i feel like it will be packed witc because they're the only ones with 70s. >> it's typical. on the coast we we got a lot of beach traffic especially when things are warmer. it's labor day weekend too. >> true. >> a lot of people will be gettg out of town and taking advantage taking advantage of the three day holiday weekend. if you plan plan on heading to beach cities, beach cities, highway 1, pacifica, half moon bay, north bay beaches, santa cruz route down highway 17 through santa cruz mountains, it will be quit. plan for that this weekend. for this morning, a live look at the at the nimitz freeway. we are starting to see that morning grind. into hayward, san mateo bridge. we did have a hot spot near fremont. that is cleared out of lanes so that's good new. busy coming off of 880. > >> cal iso called another flex t for this afternoon. when demand for power could exceed supply. y nielsen on the number one place people should cut back to avoidg themselves off. >> reporter:

. >>> a state of emergency has been declared in parts of northwest georgia where the national weather service is reporting a major flash flooding event with 1 to 2 inches of rain per hour, 1 foot expected in some places. more rain is forecasted into tuesday. >>> and former president obama won an emmy award on saturday for best narrator for his work on the netflix documentary series "our great national parks." for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or your connected tv. i'm dan lieberman, cbs news, new york. >>> september scorcher. an historic heat wave intensifies in the west, threatening lives, melting records, fueling massive wildfires. in the southeast, a different danger. details ahead. >>> also, new developments after an abduction caught on camera. >> in memphis, tennessee, the search is under way for a missing mother who disappeared while jogging. >>> plus donald trump on the attack. the former president makes his first public appearance since the search at mar-a-lago. taking aim at the fbi. >> the fbi and the justice department have become vicious monsters.

the national weather service has been keeping a close eye on that. next amateur outlook for the next eight to 14 days, sitting above average north of san francisco. this is impacting inland east bay and north bay.e will start to see a little divie in our microclimates. the coastl stay average, inland areas will be above average, but we will keep you updated and talk more coming up in the full forecast. >> a couple of hotspots, that monday grind. hard to do, hard to get up after the weekend. good morning, take you for joining us. if you are getting ready to hit the roadways, that is one of our slowest spots. hiy spots. highway 4, reports of a trouble spot, westbound highway 4 at california avenue backing up into antioch. traffic is slow slow as you work your way throuh way through. give yourself a fea minutes. 33 minutes travel time over toward the east shore freeway. plan for that this mor. this morning. > >> take a look at traffic elsewhere. if you plan on making on making away 20 golden gate bridge, inc. look great here. if if you are up early on t

the national weather service issued a heat warning for all of the zones on the map as it fits over the bay area. the bay shoreline is also under a heat advisory. it is an area of high pressure that has been amplified the last couple of days. it is already in the 7s the 70s and san jose. it is a hot afternoon for us and it is record-breaking numbers. for our our friends and the east inland hills we are used to the hot summers but not 108 that is expected in concord today .willt forecast in just >> the roads e ing ay w. it is r get busier. if you're up early joining us this morning, it is quiet for now. hopefully you do not have to head out the door sn door soon. if you do, this is a look at the bay bridge. do not forget if you are getting out and about to take public transit, there is changes because of the holiday. there is also some track work happening today on b.a.r.t. with with bus bridge is available . they will have the option for yu for you. it is quiet at the san mateo bridge. people are getting getting to half moon bay which is very likely as folks are expected to beat the hea

. >> reporter: the national weather service of the temperate climbed to 106. despite being a holiday, skate park was deserted. the skateboarders maye by the motto skate or die but ts is ridiculous. some cannot avoid avoid it. robert waterman livesn the street. on this day, he bought ice to put on his chest n it gets too much. >> reporter: the city offered ar center is the cooling spot. it d an escape. on saturday she was overcome by the heat and ended p in the emergency room. >> then they sent me here. it was beautiful. >> reporter: they were doing wht they could to stay cool. resting cool. resting under the shade of shade of the trees. >> reporter: how hot is it today? one visitor didn't settle didn't settle for being under the trees. angel enjoys being in being in the trees. blaine saidl loves to play on days like this. >> enjoy and take your time. >> it is the beauty in nature ad any weather. > >> the goal is to cut down on higher risk in the risk for head illness. the parks are expectedo open again tomorrow. a number of of cooling centers are open right no

. >> the national weather service says tornados are also a possibility along with life-threatening storm surge. what do you have to say about the concerns for tornados which can be, well, destructive? >> obviously when you hear that warning, find yourself the interior spot of your house, away from windows, anywhere we've got a solid spot to be, but the biggest thing is people need to be alert, aware, again, this is not over for pinellas county. tomorrow we'll look at this and be in a lot better place. >> do you think, commissioner, that this is a situation that pinellas county is going to have to be confronting not just for the next couple of hours but for the next couple of days? >> sure. we're looking at 24 to 30 hours of rainfall, of tropical storm winds, and people look at that map and they see the eye and they start to relax. some of the tropical storm winds gusts, we'll see gusts potentially 60, 70 miles per hour, that could do some damage. that could lift trees. and in pinellas, we've had so much rainfall in the last several weeks, our ground is saturated. and so more rain today,

the national weather service is projecting that we may see another couple of inches of rainfall and so that's better news than what we had, that's the most recent update that has been given to us, so for the residents within this area, that means that we will be able to likely return to some sense of normalcy faster than had been projected. our theme parks, as you know, have closed down for today. perhaps with the news that we have received that we could perhaps see them re-open as early as sometime this weekend. >> you've been urging people to stay off the roads and this is something we hear consistently because folks go out. they want to look and get a sense of the damage and may need help or supplies or get to the hospital. we had one of our reporters talking about someone with the mom about to give birth but that's often dangerous so i wonder what you're saying to folks who may be watching this who are saying, hey, i'll have a look now. i think everything is fine. >> we still don't want people out on the roadways because we're still experiencing some wind gusts above 39 miles an ho

up to 2 feet of rain according to the national weather service. now, we are seeing these winds whipping these palm trees right here. but i want to show you this as well. because power outages is a big concern here. more than a million people currently without power all across florida. more than 100,000 people here in pinellas county without power. you see these utility trucks staged here in the parking lot of the hotel we are staying in. more than 33,000 utility workers from across the united states here in florida right now waiting out this storm waiting to respond when it's safe to do. so when it's safe to do so is really the key word here. these bucket trucks can't go up until the winds are below 35 miles per hour. so we see these folks waiting here. waiting out this storm. ready to respond. we also have the national guard deployed across florida. more than 5,000 national guardsmen from the florida national guard as well as 2,000 guardsmen from other states here as well. we have rescue teams here. but, again, they can't respond when the conditi

. >>> now the national weather service is warning of a high risk to the general population as the heat continues to scorch the west. more than 45 million people are under heat alerts across california, nevada, washington and other states. forecasts today call for temperatures above 100 degrees. some regions are literally on fire. lightning strikes sparked two fires in yosemite park, and a wildfire has spread to 5,000 acres in less than 48 hours. so let's get to cnn's natasha chen in los angeles. we know that that area is facing a long list of heat related emergencies, so what are officials saying now? >> reporter: yeah, alisyn, speaking of that fire north of l.a., a couple of freeway lanes are shut down because of that. fire officials say that should be a wake-up call to show us what could potentially happen in the coming few days, with explosive fire behavior, already this week seven firefighters treated for heat related injuries. but the warnings aren't just about fire. it's also about water. when we have two beaches in the area where people are warned not to swim or play or surf, fo

. >> okay, children from the national weather service. >> and landfall is imminent along the county coast as of the hurricane centers advisory, ian was have category one hurricane 85-mile an hour winds and we should get an update on his position in the next hour or so. the impacts are already ongoing across the state. peak wind gusts as afternoon reached 83 miles an hour at work center, 73 miles an hour at folly beach. 68 miles an hour at myrtle in the, 58 miles an hour at charleston airport, 55 miles an hour georgetown and 53 miles an hour at north beach. the strongest winds will occur this evening across the northern tri-county area through the grand strand and pd with areas along the coast near ian's landfall potentially seen when guests 80 to 90 miles an hour and 50 to 70 miles an hour in the along the track. tropical storm force winds will extend west to the midlands. the wind down power lines across the state report should become more widespread as the end comes in the end winds develop. storm surge flooding is ongoing across the south carolina coast with inundation in coastal commu

. >> the national weather service calls the situation extremely dangerous and life threatening. >>> meantime in northern california, two people died in the mill fire. it's burned more than 4,200 acres and is 40% contained. about 1,000 people remain under evacuation orders. as jeff nguyen reports, firefighters are also battling extreme temperatures. >> reporter: packed beaches, strained power grids, and a rush to get people and pets out of triple-digit temperatures, big parts of the west are in the grip of a brutal heat wave. >> we us to able to at least gauge where goine. no's kinof a wild card. >> reporter: fueled by extreme heat and drought, the cedar creek fire in oregon is just one of the 85 wildfires burning in the u.s., more than 12,000 fire personnel are on the front lines. in northern california, the mill fire has expanded to more than 4,000 acres and destroyed 100 structures. >> the fire over there, fire over there. >> reporter: california is in the fifth day of record-breaking heat. power grids are stressed, and cities like glendale are preparing for rolling blackouts. that's where

the national weather service warning of widespread catastrophic flooding. orlando really beginning to feel the storms power overnight. standing by throughout florida ready to give us live updates on the storms impact. >> turning now to tampa where hurricane ian was originally forecast to hit the city head on. the storms powerful winds drained massive amounts of water from tampa bay causing rivers storm surge. from this we bring in alison barber who is on the ground right there. alyssa, good morning, give us a sense, do residents feel the they've dodged the worst of the storm now? >> francis there were some very scary moments in the days, hours moments leading up to hurricane ian making landfall. but last night you had the mayor of tampa saying even though it was early in the evening and while she didn't think the impacts of the hurricane had totally cleared out from this area, she felt like tampa bay area dodged a bullet. those were the words that she used. ultimately what we saw happen here is what did happen in the early evening, 5 pm early in the evening

this is the national weather service's way of telling you this is going to happen. we you will be exposed to the kind of heat tht heat that can lead to heat related health issues. for this one notice san jose is included. for the advisory it s it was just the bay fore. it is not only san jose. it is everywhere else that is inlandn is inland. when you look at the wide view here, it is the entire inland community of the bay area. it is focused on the inland east bay. we are not there yet. let's get ready for saturday. here are some more numbers. upper 90s for most ofe of the inland east bay. we do he do have a few hundreds showing p showing up here already. when we get back over along the east bay shoreline, see the numbersy numbers stay around 80. we be in the mid 60s. mid 90s in the north bay. santa rosa is going to 94. we will see the numbers in the mid 90s for much of mendocino and lake county. s county. looks great out there now. feels pretty good, too. is too. it is already kind of warmf warm if you are inland. the numbers already in concord are 66. livermore is

make its sense why the national weather service extended that heat advisory even into our county alone. no, that excessive heat warning is l is still in effect till thursday. that has l last throughout most of this week as this heat dome sits over us. sn us. san francisco already at 94 right now. not breaking any records just yet. however, othr yet. however, other areas are. e are. we have a lot of microclimates here. all expected to be breaking records this afternoon has the heat dome sits directly over us. ths us. this is high pressure in full force. it has been ridging in to the southwest for the past couple of days impacting our three day holiday weekend.w weekend. now it is bleeding into the workweek. as we wrap up this weekend and head into thed the weekend just around friday t friday that is when we start seeing a little of relief and g and something from the south, too. i will highlight that in a second. san francisco to day sl day sill sitting in the 90s. noe 90s. notice that dense cloud cover as we head into sad. 113 in our inland east bay. 106 ine in the north bay. 90s and 8