yesterday, i think is important. you got leave and then he said there are safe places to go. heads up. keep cooler heads will >> ainsley: he said, it is too late to leave. you need to hunker down. he said do not try to get in your car and drive. when there are floods, do not try to drive through the water. >> todd: fox weather is tracking hurricane ian in on fort myers. >> it is now a category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds up to 155 miles per hour. that is knocking on the door of a category 5 storm. we expect landfall in southwest florida later today as a major hurricane. >> todd: pretty important. florida governor desantis warning residents to hunker down and evacuate.

>> this is absolutely nuts. >> ainsley: that is new video already showing the storm's power as it brings devastating floods down it the key west area. we expect to see more of those, tossing planes around like toys. >> todd: we have team coverage now. fox weather correspondent nicole valdez. we start with fox weather correspondent robert ray in fort myers. robert? >> ainsley: trouble obviously with his microphone. we can't hear you, robert. right now, it does look bad. fox weather correspondent nicole valdez continues our coverage, she is in tampa.

>> we are only starting to rapidly see conditions deteriorating here for the tampa bay area as hurricane ian, that now category 4 storm. you just mentioned with winds at 155 miles per hour. it is teetering on a category 5 storm. you heard governor ron desantis there saying our emergency management officials are planning and preparing to see a category 5 storm. that is how seriously they are taking this situation knowing what we could see happen over the next few hours. we're talking power outages. we're talking significant damage, storm surge, fresh water flooding. there are so many factors to take into consideration here. which is why he said, unfortunately, at this point, it is too late for you to evacuate. getting on the road now is going to be far more dangerous than

hunkering down in your homes. they have spent the last several days urging people to try to get out while they could, knowing how quickly this storm may approach and how much rain it might bring. we're expecting to see what could be 24 hours of rain. 15 to 20 inches. i want to show you some new video here as we talk about evacuation orders that were issued. millions of floridians included in those evacuation orders. marco island already seeing that storm surge near southwest florida. we've also been tracking the conditions in key west all morning long. storm surge there and the flooding there has been absolutely incredible. so many people caught off guard there and unfortunately, we have seen those who might be making light of this, going out taking photos in that. it's absolutely not what we want to see anybody doing. knowing how dangerous that is, knowing how quickly a big wave

can come and take you out. that's not what anyone wants to see. tampa bay just starting to feel the beginning of those outer bands of hurricane ian. at this point, you will want to stay where you are. >> todd: thank, nicole. look at the big picture. >> an advisory just came in. we are just shy of category 5 storm. regardless if it's a 5 or strong 4, we're still going to see incredible damage all along the west coast of florida. we are expecting a landfall this afternoon. let's take a look at the coordinates, 155 miles an hour sustained winds. hurricane hunterrers did detect 158 miles per hour. which makes it a cat 5. you you can see the millibars is down considerably. when the millibars goes down, it shows the strengthening system and the winds go up. lot of people referring to hurricane charlie because it's taking a similar path.

charlie was a category 4 storm. this is double the size of charlie. it will cause much more damage but florida knows the damage that hurricane charlie did. it's taking a very similar path to that. that was in 2004. just remember, all of the new people that live in florida that never experienced something like this before. around 60 miles away, the core of the strongest winds, 155 miles per hour sustained winds. the hurricane forced winds extending 80 miles. they are already feeling the hurricane forced winds along the coastline. you can see the red shaded area already moving inland. that storm surge will start to pile in these vulnerable coastlines in the next couple of hour. that will coincide with high tide which will be detrimental and catastrophic for some of these beaches. this has changed by the way, the fort myers area down towards bonita springs, over 16 feet of

storm summer. that does not count with the high tide, which will be an additional one to two feet. then you got waves on top of that. that will inundate and go over top of buildings. it will be potentially deadly. here's the high tide, low tide for fort myers. the land fall will coincide with high tide and that is going to be devastating for some of these areas. there's the rainfall, 8 inches plus. it's really the storm surge which is the killer. seeing 12 to 16-foot storm surge, you pray for the people that did not evacuate. >> ainsley: great advice. if you want continuing coverage, you can down load the fox weather app or stream fox weather. let's bring in governor glenn youngkin from the great state of virginia >> thank you for having me.

we're right here walking with everyone in florida. governor desantis and his team is doing a great job getting ready for a great storm. i encourage everyone to heed his words. they have the best professionals in world dealing with hurricanes. i've been pleased to send some of our teams from virginia down. we have an incident response team that's been deployed. this is all hands on deck moment. we should continue to lift up everyone in florida in our prayers. >> todd: i know you been briefed. while you were listening to governor desantis and seeing the updates, what strikes you as different how you were briefed yesterday? >> the storm has intensified. it changed course. as we see the storm now tracking over course of the day to hit land and come across central florida and come back up georgia, south carolina and

north carolina and virginia. we got to get ready ourselves. we had an important call to get ready for that. we're really focused on florida. making sure that they have all the resources they need. again, i think they are extremely well prepared. governor desantis is really great leader. i look forward to helping them any way we can over the course of the next few day. >> todd: there's other news this morning. your students in your state staging a walkout to protest your state policies for transgender students in public schools. do these kids not understand that these policies are in place to allow their parents to keep them protected, to protect these very kids? >> this is a moment for all of us to step back and actually assess and fully understand what these draft policies are about. we first want to love every kid. we want to make sure we are protecting their dignity, privacy and safety.

the difference in what our policies is focused on is bringing parents fully in. my predecessor issued policies that excluded parents. i don't think that's correct. virginia voters spoke loudly about that last year. the draft policies, which are up for 30 days of comment, are fully focused on bringing parents into that discussion as a primary decision maker. not to exclude trusted teacher or trusted advisor or counselor. to recognize those most important decisions must involve parents. this is a moment to recognize that our families are so important. the children don't belong to the state. they belong to families. as children are dealing with important topics, parent have to be the center. that's what these policies are about. >> ainsley: when it comes to these policies, what does it say about the bathroomings, about pronouns and the names they were given at birth and what does it say about sports?

>> first of all, parents center to be engaged. if a parent is fully engaged in their child's life and authorizes a change in name or pronoun or bathroom use, accommodations will be made for that student. we've taken further step to say in sports segregated by sex, they will be segregated by biological sex. i think it's fair. biological boys shouldn't be playing sports with biological girls. it's not fair to the girls. at the end of the day, i think we've taken a very common sense approach here but also fully respecting the dignity of all kids and families. i ask for folks to read them before they comment. i do find that a lot of people immediately react to headlines, at the end of the day, we're trying to love and respect and bring in families together in these most important decisions. >> todd: the indoctrine nation has started to have a walk out of kids, having girls play

against boys is okay, pronouns got to be already intertwined in the curriculum. you have to undo and give parents back the power to make their decisions. i think it's a great idea to change pronouns, they can make that decision. >> first of all, to begin with, we are having to correct a big mistake, which was previous policies that excluded parents from these decisions. that is a change. i think it's an important one. kids need their parent. i believe that children should have a right to have their parents involved. >> ainsley: what is the situation if they are too scared to tell their parents because their parents are against it? >> we need to trust the parent. as you know more than ever, parents love their children. they love them before they were born. i have asked students to trust their parents. this is a moment also where we're good counseling and good

teacher relationship can help engage with parents. this is a team but parent have to be at the center of it. i believe that this is a moment for us to step back and recognize that the moment that we begin to push parents out the families, out of decisions around the virginia whether they wear masks or not whether the material is appropriate for schools, i think we have taken steps so far out of bounds of what family dynamics must be. parents deeply engaged in their kids lives. this is a moment to step back. i think right or wrong, the wrong was to exclude parents. >> ainsley: basically saying you can be whatever you want but parents will be involved. >> if our -- if your parents support, it accommodations will be made. it is clear parents have to be made. >> todd: you will not change because kids walked out

yesterday? >> no. i so respect the first amendment right that's being exhibited here. we have over a million students in virginia. i'm really encouraged by the fact that as i have spoken with parents, students all over the commonwealth, we get feedback on this. there is a clear recognition that parents must be engaged. by the way, last year in november, parents spoke loudly. >> ainsley: when will you announce whether or not you're running for president? >> i'm so humbled by this constant discussion. i'm so focused on 2022. i want to be the best virginia governor that i possibly can. i had a great opportunity to help congressional races in virginia. we got some great candidates running for congress. i want to help them get elected. i had a chance to help republican governors both incumbent and challengers try to win. i think republican governors have done extraordinary job through this pandemic and leading their states. we see ron desantis leading through a real challenge. i think all states deserve a

republican governor. >> todd: you'll wait until after 2022? >> i'm focused on 2022 now. then we'll focus on 2023. and 2024 is on long way away. >> ainsley: just come on that wednesday morning and let us know. [ laughter ] >> todd: we'll see the issues that propel you to governorship. will propel other governor candidates in november? >> i do. thank you. let's keep florida in our terms. >> todd: you only have one term. >> ainsley: in the state of virginia. one term right. >> todd: you have a busy schedule. >> thank you, such an important thing to make sure all floridians know how best to protect themselves today. >> todd: thanks, governor. meanwhile, 14 minutes after the hour. >> we're starting here in new york. the mother assaulted by a homeless man in a queen subway now pointing the finger at new

york city mayor eric adams. elizabeth holmes say we'll have much more cops in the subway and the cops will be controlling the subway that's where worse of the crimes we are happening especially at howard beach station. there was no protection there. her eye is now swollen shut. the suspect has a disturbing criminal record which includes beating his grandmother to death when he was just 14 years old. at the time of the subway attack, he was on parole for a separate stabbing. another migrant bus arriving in new york city from texas. el paso is gearing up to spend additional $4 million on migrant busing. more than 800 illegal migrants are released from custody. thecy is footing the bill for 150 hotel rooms to shelter more than 300 migrants each night. the democratic mayor there, he

does expect the biden administration to fully reimburse the city. north korea firing two ballistic missiles off the east coast. the reported launch comes as vice president kamala harris heads to south korea later today to meet with officials as part of her tour of allied east asian countries. harris is planning to visit the demilitarized zone. in baseball, st. louis cardinals clinching the nl central division title to secure their spot in the playoffs with a 6-2 win. cardinals stars, albert pujols and yadier molina for one final postseason run. both have announced they are retired. new york yankees outfielder harrison bader celebrating with

an epic chug. aaron judge is still stuck at 60 home runs as he chases roger maris's al record. >> todd: season was in today, we'll win the triple crown. which is crazy. >> still ahead, fox weather is tracking hurricane ian. we have a live report from fort myers as it races for the brunt of this category 4 storm. at red land cotton. our traditions are grown and sewn right here in our hometown of moulton, alabama. from our heirloom inspired sheets to our super absorbent bath towels, to our 100% cotton quilts. every single piece is made right here in america. we believe in keeping our heritage 100% american made. enjoy our farm to home products and receive

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>> todd: hurricane ian barrels through florida with category 5 storm. it's 155 miles per hour winds. fox weather correspondent robert ray continues our coverage from fort myers. robert? >> look at the gulf of mexico churning up as ian makes its way through. you see this guys. it's amazing to look out here. you see these waves. they continue to get larger as ian make its way up. i've been watching for the last 45 minutes. this is what we're talking about, the surge, you see it. the concern is, we'll see this go up on to the island here and cause 8 to 12 feet of storm surge. the winds when they start to come in, the sideways rain and the sand really extort of -- sort of like a weapon. you can see it continue to move in. an hour ago, this was full

beach. we can see it perfectly. these waves were not crushing and not coming in. look over here, you look at the boardwalk here at fort myers beach as it goes out and the waves started to topple. we saw surfers out there about a half hour ago. they have retreated realizing it's not safe. these outer bands continue to come in less than 60 miles out there is hurricane ian. we don't know exactly where it's going to come ashore. it doesn't matter because look at these energy coming through. we're concerned here about structural damage, about people safety and storm surge as we continue to monitor this. >> brian: thanks so much. right in the eye of the storm literally. meanwhile, university of kentucky swimmer who was forced compete against a biological male in women's events is speaking out ahead of the

midterms. >> i trained from an early age giving it my all. for girls across america, that dream is being taken away by men competing in women sports. >> brian: the swimmer is supporting senator rand paul reelection campaign. he is taking a stand to protect title ix. riley gaines joining us now along with senator rand paul. riley, have you gotten blowback standing up for women's sport saying transgender males should not be swimming against you? >> honestly, i haven't gotten as much blowback you would think. the media wants you to believe. the support i received is ten fold. of course, the negative comments are you're transphobic or you're ugly or bad at swimming. >> brian: i think you back me up senator paul, none of those things are true. this stand seems to be logical.

why is it that this is not pervasive, this belief that women should be able to compete against women? >> i don't know, i'm proud of riley are standing up. i think they are fearful. there are reports of people trying to punish people with school and with jobs. it's sort of like this mafia out there, trying to control language. it's also if you talked to the regular people of kentucky or of america, ask them, should a 6'3t women. most people don't think that's fair. i'm proud of riley for standing up. we ought to stand up also. those who are in charge of the country to say, enough is enough. this is foolish. >> brian: what could you do legislatively beside speak out on shows like this? >> there's all kind of money that goes to colleges. there's been discussion of colleges and their tax-exempt status. there's all kinds of ways this can be looked at. title ix is another way. women sports were largely

created because we wanted to have fairness. this was 30 or 40 years ago women sport were developed. i come from a family with a lot of college athletes. it's not fair. i'm proud of riley for standing up. >> brian: riley, what do you think the tame teammates at the the university of pennsylvania swimmer as well as the ones competing against. it seem like a total mess last year. >> it was a total mess. i had ton of leah thomas teammate reach out and thank me for what i'm doing. this is what they are dealing with every day. they are intimidated and threatened. i have so many examples what the ivy league schools said to their swimmers. one of those examples being an e-mail saying, if you feel uncomfortable, changing in an area where you will see male genitalia, here are some resources and you seek

counseling >> brian: that's unbelievable. the world is upside down. senator to speak out and out is to defend women's rights. are you surprised women groups have not gotten behind riley and people believe what governor youngkin believe and what you believe? >> i am little bit. i think there's a sideline growing number of women who are moderate or independent or liberal who have daughters who compete in soccer and swimming. who saying this is a fairness issue. in the beginning, there were women activists. they were feminist. my wife says where are the feminist on this issue. there are some. few have been far between. it liberal media runs over you and says you're a hater. this isn't about hate. this about fairness. this is about women should get to compete against women. it's not fair to have men there. if the men can't against the men, that's on them. it really isn't fair for them to think they can try to win on the

women's side. >> brian: best of luck. riley gaines, thank you for standing up. i think you're doing a great thing for the females who want to reach their potential. thank you to both of you. meanwhile, back to the major story in this country. hurricane ian picking up speed as it nears category 5. we are tracking its bath with storm chasers in -- on the ground in florida. he joins us next. at newdayusa that's what we're doing. we put our arm around the veterans. when i think of the veteran out there that needs to refi his home, he may want to purchase, we can help them and provide that financial solution for them and their families. it's a great rewarding feeling. everybody in the company, they have that deference and that respect and that love for the veteran that makes this company so unique.

>> ainsley: florida residents rs are bracing for massive damage as hurricane ian approaches for category 5 status. governor ron desantis is holding news conference. fox business is down in st. pete. what you seeing there? >> reporter: we're getting these bands of torrential rain. but the winds certainly starting to pick up. 25, 30 miles an hour. as the day goes on, the conditions are going to go down. heavy rain up to 12 inches of rain. wind gusts potentially in the next 12 hours, up to 80 miles an hour. that is going to cause problems.

behind me, by the way, this is the north shore of tampa bay. just two or three days ago, we are expecting a direct hit here with a storm surge up to 10 teat. which will be catastrophic. now the hurricane ian appears to be heading about 80 miles south of here landfall, terrible news fort myers and port charlotte area. i think tampa bay will be spared. right now, the water level is going down because the winds coming out of the east and pushing the water out towards the ocean. it's interesting to see how that develops during the day. you mentioned governor ron desantis earlier this morning, he also said, if you planning to get out in this part of the state, it's already too late. take a listen. >> it's no longer possible to safely evacuate. it's time to hunker down and prepare for this storm. this is a powerful storm that should be treated like you would

treat if a tornado was approaching your home. >> reporter: i think biggest threat will be the winds, the possibility of power outages more than 30,000 utility workers around the state to jump into action. i think the next 12 hours will be very telling as the governor said, it's going to be a very messy day. >> ainsley: they did have a warning. i'm surprised all the boats behind you. you think they would remove those expensive boats. thank you so much. storm chaser brett adair join us now from punta gorda, florida. that's where it supposed to hit. it's going to be bad there. good morning to you, brad. >> good morning. >> ainsley: i'm doing well. why do you do this? >> you know, it's been a passion and i done this for many years. 20-year career doing this. i seen some really devastating

storms. to be honest with you, this is one of the ways i feel like we can give back to the people that had to evacuate so they can at least see some sort of imagery coming from their areas as these storms come in. we've been here, we've been through these. we do this today in a safe manner, safe as humanly possible with these there are risks. we are in a reinforced structure here on charlotte harbor in punta gorda. we've seen rapidly intensifying hurricane that's on the verge being category 5 storm. the likelihood of this area going under water is extremely high in the next couple of hours. >> ainsley: you're right in the path of the storage summer which could be up to 12 feet. what you will do? >> we're in a elevated position. we're overlooking punta gorda, florida with charlotte harbor in front. we can see the water. one of my colleagues has been out there pretty close in the

water is actually gone out. which is not really good news. typically, as you have an approaching storm center that's coming in and approaching landfall, when the water goes out, it's got to come back in. as soon as the winds flips around. again, we're in elevated position. we're in a three story elevated concrete parking garage where we can get imagery off top here. we can get down on foot. but as water levels rise or as the winds increase, we can do down or up as needed, thankfully. >> ainsley: i know you feel like this is your calling. i'm sure your family is worried about you. be safe and thank you for providing images. when people leave their house, they want to see the images afterwards and see the status of their home. thank you so much. be careful. >> absolutely. thanks guys. >> ainsley: coming up, fox weather is tracking this hurricane. we have a live report coming up as florida is bracing for the

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15 feet. when you have high tide on top of that, it's just going to be catastrophic the damage. we are borderline category 5. doesn't matter if it gets that category, we are going to be dealing with a different shaped coastline this time tomorrow. the storm is going to move very slowly across the state of florida. we are expecting a landfall this afternoon, 80 miles from the center of the storm. much of the state of florida is going to feel at least tropical storm forced winds for hours and hurricane forced winds in the path of that storm. moving out into the atlantic tomorrow but again, 24 to 48 hours of relentless wind, rain, storm surge. you see that purple area, that will be devastating for these areas of florida, the coastline is going to change and if you're in these areas, you are risking your life. we have hurricane warnings all up and down the coast in towards the orlando area. i'm really praying that people

evacuated when they were told to do so. >> todd: more than 115,000 floridians are already without power this morning. >> ainsley: let's check back in fox weather correspondent robert ray he's in fort myers. >> reporter: that's what janice was talking about, that storm surge over 15 feet. the gulf of mexico churning up here as ian's wrath is on its way. this is exactly what janice was referring to. this is only the beginning. we are actually going to have to leave this island of fort myers beach fairly soon in the next couple of hours to make sure we're safe with our vehicles. if you just look, i have to point this out. we know lot of elements go into how charged up a hurricane is. if you feel how warm this water is off the gulf of mexico, it's bathtub water.

that helps fuel and charge this up. as these rain bands and wind bands come in, outer bands, the storm sitting out to the southwest right now. less than 60 miles in the gulf of mexico. as you see, those waves continue to increase. so many people have evacuated this region specifically where i'm at right now. if there are folks, they are hunker down in their high-rises. hopefully they don't have vehicles. there's no way to get them up. back to you. >> todd: all right, interesting series of events. we'll continue to watch. good news for tampa. we're less than six weem -- weeks from the midterm. ohio senate seat in a dead heat. >> ainsley: we'll look at 9% still undecided. lawrence jones is having breakfast with friends in bowling green, ohio. to see where they stand on the issues.

>> reporter: good morning family. in lot of undecided voters. i got james here. you told me that the first you weren't really feeling j.d. vance. you decided to give him a second look. part of the reason is because all the spending. >> right. lot of wasted money for no good reason at all. i think that if his opponent was honest, it would make a big difference. >> reporter: we continue to hear that, guys. as it gets to the heat of of this race and the end of this race, lot of the money is going back-and-forth. am i a moderate, progressive or conservative. austin, you're a young man. you want to buy your first house. it's a little difficult. >> yes, for young americans like myself. first time homeowners, interest rates is high, stock market down and inflation is scary.

people trying to buy their first home now. we're not in a good situation for that. >> reporter: what do you think is the best candidate to help you and your family? >> i would say j.d. vance for sure. >> reporter: you guys, we can't end on that. we need some hope. you want you to meet my friend. his name is noah, like in the bible. noah, what you will be? >> i want to be governor of ohio. >> reporter: you promising to give me this exclusive interview when you become governor right? >> yes. >> reporter: i'm proud of you. guys i will send it back to you in new york. this is going to be a big state. it is a swing state. it's all about economy, crime, the border and that fentanyl coming across the border. those are the main issues i heard today. this is stop number two. next week we'll be in another state. >> todd: this is a state that's been going heavily red and won

by donald trump by eight points. now it's a dead heat. >> ainsley: in 20 or 30 years, we'll look for noah. >> todd: still ahead, hurricane ian nearing category 5 storm. florida senator marco rubio join us live next. let's check in with dana perino what's coming up. >> i love seeing lawrence jones out there with the voters. hurricane ian set to make landfall today. we have all angles covered for you with our fox weather team and florida senator rick scott will join us. rainbow tent -- fentanyl is no joke. what's being done to prevent kids from getting their hands on it. head of the drug and enforcement agency with a message. what parents need to know. democrats and republicans weak spots. we have a bit of clearer picture

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produce catastrophic flooding and life-threatening storm surge in the highest risk areas are ranging from collier county up to sarasota county. if you are in those counties, it's no longer possible to safely evacuate. it's time to hunker down. >> ainsley: that happened hour and a half ago. that was press conference this morning. florida's governor ron desantis warning residents if you haven't evacuated now, it's too late. you need to hunker down. the intensifying hurricane is closing in. >> todd: florida senator marco rubio join us now. miami seems okay. but the rest of florida, what has you worried most? >> the water. the flooding. we talk about storm surge. we talk about flooding. we're talking about people drowning to death, dying because of water is way too high. they had to redo the numbers last night. storm surge map, they didn't have a color for 12 to 15 feet storm surge. as i'm looking at it now, you

saw the governor's comment. i worry and now we pray for people who didn't heed the evacuation warnings. this is one the reasons why the warnings come out so early in such a wide area. you don't know the area. if you're on the west coast of florida, you need to get away from the coastline and higher ground. we know now that there are some areas will be hit harder than others. charlotte harbor for example. it's going to move inland, drop lot of rain, high winds. i don't think this is going to be unique just to southwest florida. central florida is going to get hit pretty hard as well. we'll see what happens with that as it moves up. >> ainsley: senator, i know some people in tampa, we thought it would hit tampa. talking with their families, shutting down their businesses. should we leave. most of them decided to leave. now we know it's not going to hit the tampa area as hard it's

hitting fort myers or sarasota area. did you talk to people who live in that area that will stay and now they are regretting it? >> no, in the tampa area all the businesses near the water are closed. there's couple of hospitals that are close to the coastline. you worry how they handled the evacuations and get people to rescue people. tampa bay will not get the worse of it, it will not again the 10-foot storm summer. this is a massive storm. this storm is bigger than the state of florida. it's wider than the peninsula. if it doesn't hit you, we talk about going through tampa, the eye of the storm is not going to go over tampa. these winds are going to be excess of hurricane forced winds that will be in the tampa bay region. it isn't the worst thing that could have happened. it's going to be bad. if i'm not tampa bay area, i

would not go back to your homes. if you you're in evacuation zones, everyone needs to stay out until it's all clear. >> todd: what are you expecting from the federal response to the storm? >> the central response -- the federal response is to back up the state. i spoke to the governor last night again. he sound like they're in ready to go shape. i believe him. florida is good doing this. it federal response is to provide the state whatever the state need or might need. so far what i heard, no florida request has gone unfulfilled. whatever florida asked for, it's they have it or prepositioned. it's now it's wait and see where it's needed. i do think that the individual assistance that fema provide for people, that process is one that we trying get people ready for there will be people damaged and left outside their home. we put up a graphic yesterday and sent it around to local

stations about the kinds of documentations people would need. >> ainsley: thank you so much for coming on. we're praying for your state and good people down there. thanks for coming on this morning. he mentioned the hospitals, i know they evacuated 15 hospitals. the mission supports the evacuation of 100 healthcare facilities. more "fox and friends" just moments away.

>> okay, hurricane ian is expected to make landfall near fort myers in a couple of hours. >> the governor will give another update at 10:15. >> stay tuned for all the latest. we have it here. dana is next. >> bill: impact is imminent. give you a live look. the skyway bridge in tampa, florida, hurricane ian lashing out now in florida expected to make landfall in a matter of hours. officials telling 2.5 million people to get out now. might be too late for that for some as we say good morning. a big part of our show today. bill hemmer, good morning at home. >> dana: i'm dana perino, "america's newsroom."enter the storm has strengthed overnight. florida gulf coast is bracing for a direct hit. this is a scene in