hello, welcome to our viewers, joining us from the united states, and around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom. i am kristie lu stout. widespread flooding, and property damage, are tormenting florida, 11 hours after hurricane eaton crashed ashore, as a high, and category four storm. since, downgraded to count one, as a crawls across the center of the state, with winds around 90 miles, or 145 kilometers, per hour. but, in remains a violent, dangerous, life-threatening hurricane. one of the strongest to hit florida's west coast. with it, coming a record-breaking storm search. and, urgent calls for water rescue. earlier, and naples, crews were able to smash a window, and save a driver, whose car was caught and the floodwaters. and, in another part of the

city -- >> are you okay? >> rescuers, helping guide residents through submerged intersection, since, having been turned into a lake. >> then, there is this. the electricity crisis. the storm, knocking out power lines, in more than 2 million homes, and businesses, which have been plunged into darkness, across the state. meteorologist, pedram javaheri, tracking ian. he joins me. pedram, ian may have weekend, but is unleashing very dangerous conditions. where does it stand right now? >> kristie, we've got the latest update from the national hurricane center. 11 hours overland, since it made landfall. you will notice, still, a category one. a drop from 90 miles per hour, to 75 miles per hour, leaving this as a low-end, category one hurricane. notice, on the back side of the storm system, the cloud field, beginning to break.

as far as clearing skies, around portions of marco island, around areas up towards tampa. all of these areas, finally, seeing drier weather persist. just east of it, winds are gusting 115 miles per hour. the system sits a 30, 5 to 45 miles per hour south, as a skirt eastward. we do expect it to read merge over the atlantic ocean, in the coming hours. here, possibly, to re-strengthen it, before it makes a third, and final landfall, across the borders of south carolina, and georgia, on friday morning. notice, these absurd wind gusts, these incredible wind speeds, as high as 100 miles per hour in, a few observations. from some of these, this brought the wind measuring devices down. so, essentially, there are holes on the map as far as wind speeds, and a lot of areas. if these observations sites were completely knocked off line, from the ferocity of the storm system. there it goes again, look at the radar imagery, still bringing in strong thunderstorms, in, and round, areas of orlando. they get some of the earlier

wind gusts, just east of this region, pushing well over 100 miles per hour. the concern, moving forward, is it is far from over for a lot of people, on the eastern side. we have some 30 plus million people, including the carolinas, under tropical storm warnings, hurricane warnings, hurricane storm warnings, and tropical watches as well. this is, significant, coverage of these coastal areas, and still, or underneath these alerts. the system will move over, and we do expect the next landfall, friday morning, possibly, close to savannah. maybe out in charleston, as well. comes ashore with 65 mile per hour sustained winds. we expect this to move over the ellen areas of south carolina, producing flooding rain there. we know the significant outages have been left in place, across the state of florida. some 2 million customers in the dark. i wouldn't be surprised to see significant outages around the coast of carolina, going into friday, and saturday. the weekend, really, shipping out to be a rocky one across the region, as hurricane ian moves through the area. again, with color contours,

indicative of what wind speeds we are expecting in jacksonville, savannah, charleston, bloomington. 50, 60, 70 miles per hour across these areas, bringing power lines down, trees down, rain falls across the streets, exceeding 6 to 8 inches. the storm, certainly, far from over. orlando, the reason why disney world has shut down. hurricane-force gusts, across that region, right now. it was what they've noticed, the sun coming up, that there will be felt across areas of charleston, and savannah, over the next couple of days. >> he, and posing so many dangers, and the worst is yet to come. pedram javaheri, we thank you for your forecast. let's bring in cnn's gloria palomino, live in tampa for us. thank you for joining at this hour. we know in his release these conditions overnight. what kind of damage have been seeing there? >> certainly, the rain, and the wind, has slowed down

significantly, in the past hour or so. hurricane ian is a category two storm, but has dropped to record levels of rain throughout the state of florida. you talk about the damage, towards the south of, here about 90 miles away, where he and first made landfall. the damage is just catastrophic. an incredible amount of flooding, and water, going into those communities, as ian continues its path across the state. >> hurricane in, slamming florida's gulf coast, with new york category five strength. causing life-threatening flooding. >> overwhelmingly, it has been a surge that has been the biggest issue, and the flooding. >> the monster storm, making landfall with 150 miles per hour. >> i've been here since the 70s, and this is the worst storm i have ever seen. i'm looking at the businesses downtown, and they are all

flooded. >> even before the worst of the storm hit, people in fort myers, already, seeing mass flooding. >> the storm surge is significant. we are seeing cars, and boats, floating down the street. >> hurricane-force, winds bringing down power lines. ahead of the storm, long lines on interstates, as residents scramble to evacuate. some, choosing to stay behind, and ride it out. >> we are ten and a half feet above sea level right now, and the water is coming into our house right now. >> governor ron desantis, submitting a request for a major disaster declaration. for all 67 counties, allowing the federal government to send funds for cleanup. we >> cleanup is, likely, not to begin here anytime soon. i have been watching the hillsboro river, right behind me. i know you can't see, because it's probably very dark, but we are concerned about the

potential for flash flooding in the area. that river, having been losing water for the last day or so. now, we are watching it fill back up. thankfully, it's doing it slowly. this is one of the things we've been worried about, over the last couple of hours. these rivers, and canals, alongside tampa, have lost a lot of water. the hurricane, sucking up that water, as it moved across the state. that water needs to rush back into here, at some point. hopefully, it doesn't gradually, so it is a controlled rushing of the water, if you will. but, tampa is an area that, is already, prone to flooding. it gets flooded, just during the regular rainy season here. so, the potential for that flash flooding, over the next couple of hours, is real. kristie? >> as you said, it is too early for cleanup, it is too early for search and rescue, even, because, conditions are, still,

so dire, and touch and go. first responders, still lockdown at this moment. how are authorities bracing themselves for what they could find out there? >> you know, chrissy, i was watching pictures out of naples, just a short while ago. there was a video of a firehouse, in naples, where you could see firefighters with water up to their waist. nearly, entirely, covered by floodwater. those are the people who will be having to go out, to rescue people. very much, they are in the thick of it. that is why it is important for people who can stay inside, in a safe place, to do so. but, as the night goes on here, and don arrives, in the next couple of hours, it will be a different picture. certainly, there will be people across the states, who are in need of rescue, and some of

those crews may have a hard time reaching them. not just because of dangerous conditions, but, because they, also, have been affected by the floodwaters. >> waiting for daybreak, to get that full damage assessment. gloria palomino, we thank you, indeed, for your reporting. take care, stay well. let's head back to cnn's world weather center, to our meteorologist, pedram javaheri. pedram, hurricane ian, so destructive. it is a superlative storm, in size, and strength. why is it so intense? >> the intensity here, really, ramping up in the span of 12 hours. when we saw these ocean temperatures, among the highest oceanic heat content in the atlantic ocean, advance of the storm system. the florida shelf, a shallow area, where they allow the storm system to flourish, and create monstrous storm surges that were forecast, and observed, across the area. they came ashore with 150 mile per hour winds, to give you a sense of scale of the dozens, and dozens of hurricanes,

across the state of florida, over the last five or six decades. this one comes in the top four, for the strongest at that wind speed, when it made landfall. really, the importance is, because of the exponential growth and damage potential, from one category, to the next, it is not that you go from category three, to four. you just minimize that threat by at least one level of scale. the exponential increase, increasing the damage potential from 50, to 250 times. want to get to category five, which we were two miles per hour shy of, a 500 times greater damage potential exists from cat five, down to cat four. the storm system, closer to category five, ten category four, when it made landfall. we noticed, when it came to storm surge potential, that comes, hand-in-hand, with what was produced across the fort myers area. the single highest storm surge observed, over seven feet. some areas, the storm surge 60 17, to 18 feet in this region. i wanted to show you this, because we wouldn't try to show you a map with data sets that are missing, but, the reason data sets are missing for these

wind gusts, is these observations sites, the wind measuring devices, has been knocked off line. it speaks to where the storm system was, migrating farther towards the east. yes, the weather station, not reporting as a result of wind gusts exceeding 150 miles per hour. look at this. lightning strikes, in the past 24 hours, across the state of florida, 8000 observed. we know, they are impacting this region as the storm migrates towards the east. but, over 2 million customers, and keep in mind, 2 million customers, generally, three and four people per cast to me, you talk about 8 million people, still, in the dark, across the larger area of the state of florida right now. of course, you know flights were impacted, as well, christine. look, and upwards of 7000 flights delayed, canceled, across the united states, from the domino effect of what's happening in florida, and, currently, what is happening with a category one, maintaining hurricane strength overland, for 11 hours, still, pushing farther towards the east. in a few more hours, this could reemerge, if it maintains category one over water.

there's a potential that could reintensify, and, really, could be problematic for the friends across the coast of georgia, and the carolinas, noticing additional rainfall threats, exceeding ten inches in those areas. having yet to see significant rain. this is a valve ink story here. >> evolving story. pedram, you are across every data set, underscoring the supersize storm. pedram javaheri, thank you so much, we will talk again soon. hurricane ian, wreaking havoc, as it moves through early county, and southwestern florida. take a look at this video, from the town of fort myers. this building was ripped from its foundation, and swept away in the storm search. it was used as a temporary outreach center. and, in the nearby city of fort myers, the water, rushing into a street, turning it into a river. water levels, and fort myers, still running high at this hour. the strong winds, continuing to push the storm surge on shore, flooding the area. about 96% of the city, still,

without electricity. one man, trapped in this two story house, telling cnn, that water is flowing through the first floor of his home. >> we have multiple residents, including elderly residents, trapped in one story houses that, probably, have ten foot ceilings, and seven-foot floodwaters. >> chief tracey mcmillan, of the fort myers fire department, joins us now, on the phone. thank you so much for joining us here, at cnn. the reports of rising floodwaters, of the catastrophic storm surge, are very chilling. what is your damages assessment, at this hour? >> everything you are hearing, is real. we have a storm surge that is coming in, and impacting our beautiful city. i heard one of the descriptions of roads are turned into rivers. that is a great assessment. we, actually, have an

opportunity right now that the winds have died down, they're able to get out there with our high water people, to make those rescues, of those individuals who are in those homes, that are trapped. >> that's good to hear. even with the conditions so dangerous right now, you, and other first responders, are able to get out there, and provide some help. how do you make that decision about who to help first? >> we use our triage. we look at where we can, firstly, to the most good. we had our folks do reconnaissance to, see what was open. then, once we figured out what was open, we allowed people to go in there, and make those saves. then we cleared other roads, to make it more palpable to get in there, and help others. but, it's a matter of who has the worst, need and who we can get to first. >> putting the reports of people trapped in homes by the rising water, are they are first priority? >> absolutely. one thing that we do is when we

dispatch, we get a call back number. we reach out to individuals, check and how they're doing, as we're coming. we give them information to get to them as quickly as possible. but, absolutely, those are the folks we want to get to first. >> the power grid has been affected. you are doing search and rescue, in the middle of the night with water, reaching, my goodness, waste level, perhaps higher. on top of that, there were downed power lines, and standing water. how is that all affecting your work? >> it's one of those things, where you need to look at the risk versus the benefit. we have people who, actually, need our help. they need to get in there, and be the people that we claim to be. one thing that is working in our favor, is with the power being out, it means, a lot of downed power lines are not charged. it does help us, to some degree, but, there is still a level of safety that we have to be mindful of. we need to get out there, and help our folks who need us. >> this storm will be a tragic

event. homes will be lost, and, heaven forbid, more. what is your thinking right now about how the community can come together? to manage, and to cope, with the loss, and devastation, and what will come next? >> i'm hopeful, and optimistic, that things like this tragedy, things that impact such a large swath of community, that we can put our scams aside, and come together to help each other out. so, recovery will be long, tiring, a tough process. i'm optimistic we will come out better on the other side. >> tracy mcmillon, we thank you so much for joining us. we are also sending strength to you, and your team, as you push on with h search, rescue, and rebuilding. take care, we will. >> t thank you. >> now, wednesday, a truly dangerous y forbid people in

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the storm surge, in naples florida, coming in so fast, and so deep, even some first responders had to be rescued when their fire station flooded. the department, posting this video on a facebook page, showing firefighters, being ferried to higher ground by jet skis. hurricane ian, making landfall near fort myers, as a category four storm. now, a category one, nearly 12 hours later. this slow-moving storm, dumping enormous amounts of rain, as it heads to the northeast. with flash flooding, now, a primary concern. cnn correspondents have been fanned out across florida, capturing these incredible moments this hurricane in made landfall, on wednesday. have a listen. >> the rain is, painful, as it hits you. i'm glad no one is on the street.

wow, oh boy. huge gust. >> i was in katrina, and michael, maria and puerto rico, and this is a different level of scary. the storm surge they are warning us about, considering we didn't think wind speed would be as important as storm surge, but -- ogs. wow, something just flew in front of the window and scared me. >> the storm was a spinning top, on his final approach to the florida peninsula. it spun up, it started to strengthen near the center, it rapidly intensified, and then, pushed its way inland, bringing the most intense winds at its peak point. that was the worst-case scenario, we had all feared. the national hurricane center, fearinthngusing words like catastrophic, in the lead up to the storm. now, we are starting to realize those words are coming true. >> despite mandatory evacuation orders from the governor of florida, many have chosen to

stay in their homes, riding out the storm, including in fort myers, where frank mooney watched, as cars were swept away outside of his home. >> i'd never seen something this major before. the storm surge, we are actually seeing cars slowing down the street. we are seeing trees, nearly benton half. >> don and belinda collins, living in fort myers, spoke with cnn's anderson cooper, on monday. the floodwater, starting to fill their home. >> my significant other was sitting on his phone, doing nothing in the dark, i came out and he said, something is dripping on me. he got up, and the ceiling, the family room ceiling, caved in. >> besides a high storm surge, fort charlotte, not far from fort myers, it with torrential rain, and strong winds at, to

one point, blew off the roof of the local hospital icu unit. internal medicine specialist, speaking with cnn, earlier, after the incident. >> it's terrible. i am still in the hospital. still have not been able to leave. we knew, being in florida, that the storms can be bad. however, we weren't expecting it to be this bad. a bunch of us doctors, and nurses, and other staff members, sleep in the hospital. unfortunately, today we, had about 160 patients and house, and our roof blew off. part of the roof on the icu. so, of course, we had torrential rain coming in, which we went down the stairwell, which went to other flores. luckily, we have a very good staff, and everybody pitched in,

and tried to get the patients to a s safe place, as quicklklys possible. but, we can't evenen evacuate them yet. we are hoping we can evacuate them in the morning because right now the winds were too strong. >> harrowing testimony. you're watching cnn newsroom. just ahead, we go live to florida, speaking to the military expert about how national guard troops will be helping out with response stricken regions.hurricane

welcome back. hurricane ian, go into a category one storm, still bringing plenty of danger, and slowly, across florida. powerful winds, and it is catastrophic flooding the major concerns here. it was a storm surge, hitting 12 feet in some places. they say the surge levels have peaked in western florida, and staying cautious until the floodwaters received. responding to calls to go with their homes, by the rising water. more than 2 million homes, and businesses, and with governors elsewhere in the southeastern u.s., and states of emergencies ahead of the arrival of the end. >> they have water on the streets, they have downed power lines, there is situation, and there are

several citizens that just have to be retrieved. right now, they are staying inside, and saying they will no one to go back out. >> thursday flights, or jacksonville's airports, and it was pedram javaheri, and pedram, since landfall, has been weekend. there is, already, producing record water surges, and there is the latest. >> watching the storm, there is about southeast with it, and you'll notice on the backside of it, for the first time in 24 hours, if you're tuned in and places, such as st. petersburg, sarasota, dennis, porch arlette, and moving out of the pictures, towards the east and into orlando. this is where the intensity of the storm is picking up here. the system has been sitting overland, for 12 and a half areas, now over 12 and a half

hours. sitting with 75 mile per hour winds, still her category one, and still it is 24 a miles per hour, over the atlantic ocean, right on sunrise, and potentially, trying to strengthen before makes a third and final landfall. it was especially north, and still doubt it here with hurricane watches. the storm surge was extensive across the coast, and still measure this. this is 300 miles of close line, and underneath storage warnings, possibly for, maybe six storm surge across portions of the carolinas coastal georgia. it was the western area of florida, finally, getting to see calmer condition with coming to rise with the damage left behind. the storm system, pushing into orlando, and certainly, seeing disruptions, not only transportation, schools

closures, across the region. expecting much the same for areas of the carolinas, in coastal georgia, as a strong, tropical storm is in the reason. so, here is what we are looking at, storms, expecting to weaken to around 65 miles per hour, is landfall that has shined over the course of georgia, and south carolina. still, 70 plus miles for hour. with the dark and florida, i wouldn't be surprised if we see a few hundred thousand more, scattered about georgia, south carolina, and north carolina, from friday, into sunday, as the system moves in the direction. there goes the center of the storm, and seeing some final landfall, across this region on friday morning. as far as it's concerned, upwards of 10 to 15 inches with the radar estimates of, 20 inches across this region, and we do expect another round, as maybe, 6 to 10 inches, on the

eastern side of florida, before it's all said and done. so, as a result, the weather service to the extensive area of florida, it is within two, to three months of rainfall, and is well accustomed to heavy rains. still, when it comes to this landfall, and it is the first strongest system with these wind speeds, with 150 miles per hour. it was 150 miles per hour, and to say the least here. when you see the damage potential, moving from one category, to the next, when you're very close to a category five. when you see the scale of earthquakes, going for magnitude six, to seven, and is a category three, through four, has the damage potential with 250 times more with this category.

this was left behind a, certainly, one of the billion dollars disasters we see here, every single summer, when it comes to the hurricane season, in this particular one, looking like it might be the one for 2022, unfortunately. >> especially when you have much more rain to come from florida, and a storm warning in effect, with a number of u.s. states, as you laid out. pedram javaheri, thank you so much, we will talk very soon. thousands of national guard troops, deploying for their operations. it was mark hertling, and he is in flagler beach florida for us. it was there on the ground, telling us what you are seeing, and experiencing. >> it was actually arriving home yesterday, and for the hurricane, they were traveling with some engagements, talking

about ukraine. it is coming in the storm, gaining in potential, and it has been a massive amount of rainfall. some strong, and gusty winds, with my wife and i. it's a little over 2:30 in the morning here, right now, and it is difficult to sleep. the winds are so harsh, and pounding, and it is close to three inches of rain, in the last 24-hour period. we are expected to get somewhere between six, and ten more inches of rain, which, as the meteorologist has a year's worth of rain, in just a two-day period. we are, literally, across from the atlantic ocean, the beach has been pounding all day today. it is just an indicator of how dramatic, and an indescribable

how mother nature is, just another weather a vent. >> they have been feeling the full force of the rain, and daybreak on thursday. the national guard, and other first responders with the other search and rescue. >> having been out through the entire storm, what we will see, tomorrow, is the hurricane heads further towards the east. they would hit us, which would hit in places on the west coast of florida. with first risk under's, they continue with the local populous. one of the things you've done since returning to the army, is work with health care organizations. is there are several hurricanes, moving here with florida, and we have seen how those kinds of professionals, they don't

hunker down. just like the guard, the police, and the firefighters. with health care workers, moving into the hospitals, ensuring services. across the board, these kinds of selfless professionals, keeping to go, and continue the population, and the full-time job. it will come out, and certainly, comes to rescue anyone that needs rescue. they have the equipment, the capability, and certainly, the courage to do that. so, you will see the guard repairing, first responders, repairing facilities, getting downed trees out of the road. perhaps, contributing to getting people out of their houses, that are trapped. making way for some of the power companies, that are going to be rejuvenating the power, and different areas, that have been struck. certainly, that is a big issue right now. primarily, the guard will be

used to serve people, who are in need, or find themselves in danger of flooding, or other power situations. >> to serve people, there is triage. there is triage, for search and rescue. not just for health care professionals, as you mentioned, but from firefighters, the national guard, the police. so, what goes into that decision-making? who will get the first priority? >> it's interesting. governors of every state will tell people one to leave different locations. governor desantis, certainly, having done that today, based on the path of the storm, and they've told people to get out of certain areas. if they haven't done those things, and they are trapped in areas, guards, and first responders, we'll try to get to them. they will, unfortunately, come to the lassiter rescued. because they have been told to leave. what the requirements of the

first responders, to open the roads, and isn't really critical condition and dangerous areas. but, those who are determined to stay in certain areas, and didn't heed the warning of government officials, unfortunately, will be some of the last to be triaged. they took it upon themselves to stay, as opposed to getting out, and seeking safety. >> lieutenant general mark hertling, thanank you for joinig us, especially at this h hour. do you, and yoyour wife. stay safe, and take cacare. >> thank you kristie. >> our special coverage of hurrrricane ian, continuing, after a short break. when daylight returns, in just a few hours, we expecto see widespread foding, and damage, across much of florida. plus, new information about a baltics sea pipeline lea. the hearing russian navy ships are in the area, around the time when the leaks began.

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western leaders, expecting foul play after multiple leaks were discovered in undersea pipelines, built to bring russian natural gas to germany. three sources telling cnn, european officials observed a russian navy ships in the areas, where pipelines are now leaking. the timeline would coincide with underwater explosions, that happened before the leaks began. not a beshear, following that story, on monday, with more. not out, the investigation into these leaks is ongoing. suspicion has been falling on russia. how is europe planning to confront this critical disruption? >> of course, the fallout of these leaks, certainly, have grown. we have a concerted response here, and across the european

continent. because general and stoltenberg, and it was suggesting that this was an act of sabotage. there is careful to not overtly point the finger of blame, towards russia. the focus, for now, it was going with it there. it was investigators that may well be focusing on, and the coming days, and weeks. we've heard from to western intelligence officials, and another source, familiar with the matter, saying, the european security officials observe the russian navy support ships, and it was on monday, and tuesday. so, it's not clear whether the ships had anything to do with this incident in question. it is important to note, we've heard from dana's officials, highlighting, is keen to see

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floodwaters, up to their knees, and as far as the eye can see. the coastal city of naples, one of the areas hit hard by hurricane ian, as it moves across florida. now, a category one storm, but still hammering the state with destructive winds, torrential rain, and record-breaking storm search. storm warnings, extending to the coast, up to georgia, the

carolinas. for some perspective, here's a look at some of the strongest hurricanes to hit florida over the years. hurricane michael, was the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall, in the florida panhandle. that's according to the national hurricane center. 16 people, dying in the u.s., from that storm. it cost 25 billion dollars in damage. irma, a category four hurricane, when it struck the florida keys, the game before. with ten people in directly killed in that storm, and with 50 billion dollars in property damage. in 2004, hurricane charlie, almost the exact same spot as in, and was responsible for ten deaths in the u.s.. an estimated 14 billion in damage. and, many people, in florida, still, remember hurricane andrew, in 1992. that powerful, category five storm, directly responsible for

the death of 23 people. it is the third most intense hurricane, on record, to hit the country. let's check in with pedram javaheri. pedram, ian is one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall on the west coast of the florida peninsula. how does it compare? how does it stack up against other, major, storms? >> when you look how clyde it was, leading up to the last couple of days here with activity flourishing, we've not seen a single named storm. with the month of august, there is something as quite as the one we had, and the images you just shared, and one in particular, is opening the record books, yet again. there has been areas that, i believe, has four bars, there is the tampa area? what are we looking at. a live look at daytona beach, just showing you, the system approaches in the next few minutes. we do expect a system to crash close to daytona beach, winds

sustained at 45, 50 miles per hour, gusting to 70 plus miles per hour. so, although it is not beginning to quiet down on the western side of the state, the eastern side of the state, beginning to ramp up when it comes to the conditions. in the worst-case activity of the particular storm system, as of surges across this region. the winds continue to intensify in the coming hours. the system reemergence, depending on how much is left intact, once it reemerges over the atlantic. it's kind of what we see if it has the potential is to strengthen back up to a hurricane, before its third, and final landfall, across the carolinas, georgia border. kristie, talk about these hurricanes. before you noted here, category four, as a category fives, a lot, showing varying areas of the impact, with charlie, coming very close to where we saw him make landfall, earlier today. i want to compare that. when you look at these two storms, you look at the record in their entirety. in comes and is the fourth strongest storm on record, as far as sustained wind speeds, right behind michael, and the

labor day hurricane of 1935. all of these storms, being billion dollar disasters. moments ago, ten billion dollars, and ten fatalities in the united states. the population along this region, since 2004, has increased dramatically. of course, systems are very similar wind speeds, but when you look at the cloud field, you look at the scope, the size of what charlie was, with those strong winds, to where he and, is essentially, doubling the size, shows you the potential as far as what sort of damage wewe can expect in the coming days witith this system, moving across this area. >> pedram, when we have eaten, hitting so hard, so fast, especially in comparison to other rerecent storms, it raises the question about climate change, and what degree that is fueling its power. we will say that conversation for another time. pedram javaheri, indeed, thank you for joining us, and thank you for joining us. i'm kristie lu stout, my colleague, paula newton, is picking up our coverage of hurricane ian, after the break. you are watching cnn.

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