Tropical storm Fred takes aim at Florida with dangerous surges

Tropical Storm Fred gained momentum on Monday as it barreled toward the Florida Panhandle, closing some schools amid forecasts of "very dangerous" surges of 5 feet (1.5 meters) of water. By early afternoon, the storm was 50 miles south of Apalachicola, Florida, said Robbie Berg, hurricane specialist at the Miami-based National Hurricane Center.