This is CNN breaking news.

I'm Laura Coates alongside John Berman with CNN's continuing coverage of Hurricane

Helene, the monster category four storm set to make landfall just south of Tallahassee, Florida at any moment.

Nearly a million people are already without power across Florida and also Georgia,

and the impacts they are far reaching.

This is a new video tonight of rescues that are taking place in Fort Myers Beach and

southwest Florida.

You got local deputies using boats to rescue people who called for help.

Streets there turning into rivers. The warnings are dire. This is a catastrophic storm. Packing winds around 140 miles per hour and the

storm surge forecasters say will be unservivable 20 feet in some parts.

Helene is one of the biggest storms to ever hit the Gulf Coast.

It's about 400 miles wide, absolutely massive.

And making matters even worse, all of this is happening in the dead of night.

Florida Governor Ron Descentis has held a press conference just a few moments from right now,

and he has been urging people to evacuate all day but now the

time is running out. We'll bring you his update live as soon as it begins. Our team

of correspondence and meteorologists have been fanned out all

along the storm's path all night long and are with us as we approach this historic

landfall. John will begin with you right in the bullseye there in Tallahassee.

What's it like50 right now.

The wind is really quickly.

The wind is so strong behind you.

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