US Politics | Hurricane Ian reporter divides opinion after using condom to cover her microphone during 155mph storm
A NEWS reporter who used condom to protect her microphone from Hurricane Ian has divided opinions. NBC's Kyla Galer was in Florida as the state got bombarded by the deadly 155mph hurricane, described as one of the most powerful storms in US history. 
Twitter/@HardFactorNewsNBC's Kyla Galer adorned her microphone with a condom to protect it from the rain '/ ' 
Twitter/@HardFactorNewsKyla was unapologetic about the use of a condom on her microphone '/ ' During her rain-battered live report, Kyla told viewers: ...A lot of people are asking what is on my microphone: it is what you think it is. It is a condom. ...It helps protect the gear \- we can' t get these mics wet. ...There is a lot of wind, there is a lot of rain: we gotta do what we gotta do, and that is the condom on the microphone.... The news report, and Kyla's use of the latex device, immediately became a bone of contention. READ MORE IN US NEWS 
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DEADLY FANTASIES 'Jeffrey Dahmer tried to create perfect Zombie mate to be his sex slave' One user tweeted: ...It's 2022. No one has taken the time to develop something specifically for this?... Another Twitter user, Scott Hudson, said: ...Been watching the weather channel people all day not having a problem with their microphones, they don't need condoms.... ...I'm honestly just surprised with all the technology we have nobody has invented a waterproof microphone,... State Fan posted. Some users humored: ...They could try, I don't know, NOT STANDING OUTSIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF A HURRICANE!!... Most read in News TIME FOR ANSWERS Serena Williams' stepmom to be grilled by lawyers as she loses star's home REST IN PEACE Queen cause of death revealed as old age after officials release certificate STORM TRAGEDY Hundreds feared dead after Hurricane Ian hits Florida, sheriff says MARJ A TROIS QAnon rep 'cheated on husband with sex guru & gym manager' MARJ ON THE ROCKS Marjorie Taylor Greene's husband files for divorce from GOP rep CLOSING IN? Delphi 'catfish' relative is arrested as river search linked to fraudster ends Other twitter users, meanwhile, were more understanding. ...I don't judge her. I'm fine with it,... one said. A fellow news producer said: ...This isn't anything new. We do this for our field mics all the time for sports productions. It is common practice.... Jeremy Ivy reiterated: ...This is very normal in the film business.... Kyla was not the only journalist to go live during the Category 4 storm. Dramatic footage captured the moment another weather forecaster was knocked over by a tree while reporting on the hurricane. The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore was pummelled by rains and 100mph gusts as he delivered a bulletin in Punta Gorda, Florida on Wednesday. The live footage captured the moment a tree hurtled toward Cantore, tripping him up. Cantore put his hands on the road as he tried to break the impact of the fall. He then clambered over to a traffic signal that was being battered by the winds. Cantore said: "Give me a second" as he tried to regain his composure. He later described Hurricane Ian as "one of the worst" storms that he had covered. He said: "It may be the worst in terms of covering over 25 years and 90 storms." Another video clip filmed during the storm showed a $1million McLaren supercar being washed away by the catastrophic hurricane. In a painful clip for car lovers, the luxury hypercar can be seen submerged in flood water after it was pushed out of the garage it was parked. Hurricane Ian made landfall in Cayo Costa, Florida, on Wednesday, with winds recorded at 155 miles per hour. Read More on The US Sun 
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TIME FOR ANSWERS Serena Williams' stepmom to be grilled by lawyers as she loses star's home Some 2.4 million homes and businesses were without electricity after one of the worst storms in years, described by officials as ...life-threatening and historic.... Around 2.5million Floridians were under orders to evacuate as Hurricane Ian made its way toward the state.
Twitter/@HardFactorNewsNBC's Kyla Galer adorned her microphone with a condom to protect it from the rain '/ ' Twitter/@HardFactorNewsKyla was unapologetic about the use of a condom on her microphone '/ ' During her rain-battered live report, Kyla told viewers: ...A lot of people are asking what is on my microphone: it is what you think it is. It is a condom. ...It helps protect the gear \- we can' t get these mics wet. ...There is a lot of wind, there is a lot of rain: we gotta do what we gotta do, and that is the condom on the microphone.... The news report, and Kyla's use of the latex device, immediately became a bone of contention. READ MORE IN US NEWS LEGEND GONE Coolio dead at 59 with rapper's cause of death unknown following collapse DEADLY FANTASIES 'Jeffrey Dahmer tried to create perfect Zombie mate to be his sex slave' One user tweeted: ...It's 2022. No one has taken the time to develop something specifically for this?... Another Twitter user, Scott Hudson, said: ...Been watching the weather channel people all day not having a problem with their microphones, they don't need condoms.... ...I'm honestly just surprised with all the technology we have nobody has invented a waterproof microphone,... State Fan posted. Some users humored: ...They could try, I don't know, NOT STANDING OUTSIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF A HURRICANE!!... Most read in News TIME FOR ANSWERS Serena Williams' stepmom to be grilled by lawyers as she loses star's home REST IN PEACE Queen cause of death revealed as old age after officials release certificate STORM TRAGEDY Hundreds feared dead after Hurricane Ian hits Florida, sheriff says MARJ A TROIS QAnon rep 'cheated on husband with sex guru & gym manager' MARJ ON THE ROCKS Marjorie Taylor Greene's husband files for divorce from GOP rep CLOSING IN? Delphi 'catfish' relative is arrested as river search linked to fraudster ends Other twitter users, meanwhile, were more understanding. ...I don't judge her. I'm fine with it,... one said. A fellow news producer said: ...This isn't anything new. We do this for our field mics all the time for sports productions. It is common practice.... Jeremy Ivy reiterated: ...This is very normal in the film business.... Kyla was not the only journalist to go live during the Category 4 storm. Dramatic footage captured the moment another weather forecaster was knocked over by a tree while reporting on the hurricane. The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore was pummelled by rains and 100mph gusts as he delivered a bulletin in Punta Gorda, Florida on Wednesday. The live footage captured the moment a tree hurtled toward Cantore, tripping him up. Cantore put his hands on the road as he tried to break the impact of the fall. He then clambered over to a traffic signal that was being battered by the winds. Cantore said: "Give me a second" as he tried to regain his composure. He later described Hurricane Ian as "one of the worst" storms that he had covered. He said: "It may be the worst in terms of covering over 25 years and 90 storms." Another video clip filmed during the storm showed a $1million McLaren supercar being washed away by the catastrophic hurricane. In a painful clip for car lovers, the luxury hypercar can be seen submerged in flood water after it was pushed out of the garage it was parked. Hurricane Ian made landfall in Cayo Costa, Florida, on Wednesday, with winds recorded at 155 miles per hour. Read More on The US Sun HUNT GOES ON Bullet found by Debbie Collier's remains 'may have forced her to obey killer' TIME FOR ANSWERS Serena Williams' stepmom to be grilled by lawyers as she loses star's home Some 2.4 million homes and businesses were without electricity after one of the worst storms in years, described by officials as ...life-threatening and historic.... Around 2.5million Floridians were under orders to evacuate as Hurricane Ian made its way toward the state.
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