right now. on america this morning hurricane bearing down on the florida coast winds up to 130 mph two ft of rain possible a storm surge of up to 12 ft. the latest track how the state ismobilizing and what nursing homes are doing differently, this time after learning lessons from the recent past live coverage from florida's west coast just ahead. also happening right now. putin's next move, but he's now claiming about those sham elections held in eastern ukraine this week, plus the sabotage suspected along a crucial gas pipeline from russia to europe. breaking news overnight about an experimental alzheimer's drug and the promising results now being seen. new details about this

terrifying crash. woman detained by police left alone in that patrol car parked on the tracks as the train barreled towards her what we're learning about her injuries and the moments leading up to the collision and later actor turned author tom hanks describes what he's learned from decades in hollywood. and does he really think he's only made four good movies? from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good wednesday morning , everyone we begin with the historic storm taking aim at florida. hurricane ian could dump 24 inches of rain in the coming hours already battered cuba, leaving the entire island without any power and overnight tornadoes were confirmed. in broward county, florida trees were down and planes were flipped over many residents already losing power there. millions of people along florida's west coast are under evacuation orders. this view of

the storm shows the intense lightning. the storm is expected to make landfall this after noon. with winds up to 130 mph and a life threatening storm surge. 7000 national guard tens othousands workers are on standby. tampa in just a moment, but first accuweather meteorologist kevin costner with the latest on the storm's track, kevin good morning, ryan and andrew major hurricane ian making its way toward the southwest florida coast. it's already causing problems. we've seen numerous tornado warnings across south florida, and we're going to see more as we head into this morning. a tornado watch has been issued for much of south florida. so watch out for that. that's just another weather hazard we're dealing with. let's check out future radar over the next couple of days into this morning after the sun comes up hurricane ian off the southwest florida coast by this evening, just after sunset, we're expecting land. fall with a major hurricane between tampa and cape coral. it's going to bring some serious rain in the

storm surge that will be life threatening meantime, into thursday, this is a slow moving storm dumping feet of rain across the florida peninsula, ian's i path over the next few days shows it will gradually weaken in its intensity as its forward speed slows. that's going to dump serious rain across central florida, especially how about the wind forecast here. this is very dangerous between 1 21 40 mile an hour gusts. between tampa and cape coral. the worst of that wins will be tonight into thursday morning. ian storm surge will be formidable tampa 3 to 6 ft, but cape coral 10 to 15 look at the storm surge here from ports charlotte to cape coral. that's life threatening 10 to 15 ft that could alter the coastline. the rainfall forecast is also very dangerous 18 to 24 inches of rain just dumping down between these major cities of jacksonville, tampa and orlando, and if you look at the impacts moving forward pretty much the entire state will have impacts for the next several days back to you, ryan and andrew. all

right, kevin. thank you. let's head to the florida coast. now abc is justin finches in tampa. justin. what's the scene like there this morning? brianna andrew. good morning. perhaps you can see the wind and rain are really picking up here in the tampa area. hurricane in no doubt is getting stronger and for many, the time to evacuate has run out. overnight hurricane ian delivering its first blow to florida, hours before the storm is expected to make a direct hit as a major hurricane. the outer bands of ian have already spawned at least three tornadoes in the state. one of the twisters flipped over planes and damaged hangars at this small airport near fort lauderdale. and overnight sustained tropical storm force winds arrived in south florida. i want to show you guys just how strong these gusts of winds are. so i'm gonna use this umbrella if i use this umbrella and i open it up boom

is expected to make landfall later today on the gulf coast near fort myers, possibly as a category four storm bringing life threatening conditions, including several feet of storm surge from naples to tampa and huge amounts of rain more than 20 inches in some areas. did you feel like you were in the clear? yesterdayand now you're right in the path. and today i got a better go get it before it's too late, more than 2.5 million people are under evacuation orders across the state evacuation has been. please leave this and officials drove through this neighborhood near tampa, telling people they needed to leave. and now concern is growing about where ian heads after making landfall. the orlando area is under a hurricane warning in orlando international. airport will shut down today as people across the state brace for whatever ian brings them. millions of power allergies are expected. 30,000

workers are on standby to restore electricity after the storm, and fema says it's stockpiling 3.7 million meals and 3.5 million liters of water in neighboring alabama is very important that we get through this together. that's what i feel. and this morning, several rivers across south florida or above flood stage. add to that rainfall in this area has more than doubled over the past two weeks. well over the normal amount, so the ground here is already saturated. not great news for a storm like this. that's coming our way. andrew rhiannon back to you, justin. thank you. stay safe down there . millions of people will be affected by ian no matter where it makes landfall, officials are urging everyone to listen to evacuation orders. earlier i spoke with rob heron with hillsborough. counties fire rescue rob with the conditions expected to be treacherous. what are some of the challenges you're facing when it comes to potential rescue and relief

efforts? all right now we are hopeful that most of our residents who are in evacuation groups and be that we have been messaging throughout the last couple of days have heeded those warnings. we encourage our citizens to, uh, keep their devices as charged as possible. and you know, phil bathtubs with water have water available. is there a point where it gets too dangerous even for fire rescue? yeah there is a point actually, where sustained winds reached a certain point. where are fire trucks and ambulances are unsafe to operate, and at that period, we just have to wait. and for those unwisely waiting until the very last minute to prepare. is there anything residents can still do to protect themselves and their loved ones? 90% of fatalities are related to water storm surge. you can protect yourself from wind. if you have storm storm shutters, you can still put those up. we still have a little bit of time left

before the worst of the storm hits our area. some good advice there. the other challenge in florida, by the way, is the large elderly population which can make evacuations even more difficult to fuji explains how medical facilities are preparint preparations underway to care for the most vulnerable before hurricane ian storms ashore. hospitals and nursing homes are learning from the past. the time is now. you must evacuate now 15 hospitals and more than 100. other health care facilities have been evacuated up and down florida's gulf coast. one hospital in the fourth myers area says its staff came in at five o'clock last night to register patients and work through the storm, and they will work throughout the entire storm. and once landfall has has passed and the railways are safe . we will bring in our team b, who will come in and relieve those staff members. nursing

homes are moving patients checking generators and ensuring emergency supplies are in place to avoid the devastation that followed hurricane irma back in 2017. that's when 12 people died from overheating at a nursing home in broward county. after irma knocked out electricity, leaving the facility sweltering without a felt like 100 and 1015 degrees in there. could you see the suffering? i did? yes i did . state officials say all nursing homes and assisted living facilities now have backup power generators and fuel meeting state requirements. 100% of operating long term care facilities do have a generator on site and we're happy about that. this kind of storm really could bring all of those types of impacts to us. so we're going to be very vigilant. monitor the damages and be ready to evacuate. in response to that evacuating patients is not only tough logistically, it can also be hard on many patients who can suffer transfer trauma,

especially those with dementia or alzheimer's. canon andrew thanks to andrea fuji, er coverage of hurricane ian continues in just a few moments with the closer look at the storm surge that's expected and why it's so treacherous. but this morning, a 14 year old football player is dead. four of his teammates are injured after a shooting outside of a philadelphia high school police say two people jumped out of the vehicle and started firing. the shooting came on the same day the mayor signed an executive order banning guns and recreation centers and playgrounds. philip sylvia has seen 400 homicides just this year. russia is declaring victory in parts of ukraine after wrapping up sham elections where some voters were held at gunpoint. the kremlin claims 96% of the people in four russian occupied areas voted in favor of becoming part of russia. vladimir putin is expected to annex those areas, giving him more options to escalate the war . meanwhile, so many russians

are fleeing putin's military draft the lines of cars waiting at border crossings are up to 10 miles long. suspicious gas leaks in gas pipelines from russia to germany are sparking allegations of sabotage. video shows bubbles turning up in the baltic sea above the pipelines. explosions were reported nearby and european leaders blame russia. russia is suggesting it was ukraine or the us coming up a promising new alzheimer's drugs . i had what we're learning about the woman who was left alone. handcuffed in a police car parked on train tracks who survived. this crash, her lawyers speaking out about her ordeal, plus an american couple living in the suburbs, pleading guilty to a spy plot. continue watching hurricane ian due to make landfall between sarah sota in fort myers, florida this afternoon. stay with us.

going to be amazing. check this out. this was the scene in littleton, colorado, a robot disabling a sophisticated pipe bomb outside of a grocery store . it included a timer, which was broken. police are asking for the public's help. they're trying to find who's responsible . a couple living in suburban maryland has entered a new guilty plea in connection with a plot to sell military nuclear secrets. jonathan taube, former nuclear engineer could serve at least 27 years in prison. diana toby could face more than a dozen years. the couple allegedly tried to sell information about submarine technology to brazil. hiding data in a peanut butter sandwich . we are learning more this morning about the woman who was placed in the back of a police car in colorado this month. she was left alone in the car, and the officer parked the patrol car on train tracks. what followed was terrifying. she was handcuffed in a patrol car parked on the train tracks and

then this. the woman inside surviving authorities say 20 year old uranium, rios gonzalez was being detained for alleged road rage when the police car parked on the train tracks was hit status medical emergency suspect within the vehicle that was hit by the train overnight. her lawyer speaking to good morning america, she noticed the train horn and the train whistle , um and started to struggle. she was handcuffed, so she was struggling to try and open the door to get out and try it forensically to get the mrs attention. the lawyer says she suffered a fractured tibia, a broken arm, nine broken ribs and a fractured sternum. police have released an edited eight minute video. showing what happened before the crash, beginning with rios gonzalez being pulled over the officer, parking on the tracks and eventually taking her to the patrol car. the car, leaving her there in the back seat so the officers can go back

and search her truck and that's when the train approached. no, that's a. an officer turns looks back at the police car and runs. back. authorities are now looking into the actions of the officers. one officer from the platteville police department has been placed on administrative leave. and later on good morning america how the victim's attorney hopes to hold those officers accountable new hope in the fight against alzheimer's a clinical trial shows a new drug can slow the rate of cognitive decline by nearly 30% in some patients. the drug called kana mob works by reducing plaques in the brain, and the study showed relatively low rates of brain swelling, which is a common side effect with other drugs. but more study is still needed. some hope coming up the new list of the richest americans first hurricane ian and the 12. ft

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the coast. it has nowhere left to go. but up and inland, sometimes as high as 20 ft. now say you're inside a home at the coast. this is what it may look like the water approaching quickly and viciously. entering your home and climbing up the walls. hurricane michael hit the florida panhandle back in 2018 as a category five storm, creating a 17. ft storm surge lifting beachfront homes off foundations. i just saw something i have never seen in real life. i saw an entire home. taken off of its foundation and rolled down the street. that is the type of storm surge we're talking about. 2004 hurricane charley devastated southwest florida after taking a similar path that ian is now taking wins from charlie, which was a fast moving storm caused most of the damage. but ian expected to move much slower, which means storm surge is a bigger threat. the highest recorded storm surge in fort myers during charlie was four ft. compared to up to 12

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reggie: now at 5:00, a man wanted for multiple crimes has barricaded himself inside a nordstrom rack store. kumasi: hurricane ian is a major category four storm with nothing but warm water in its way. reggie: if you have seen gas prices you know that they have jumped again, now more than six dollars across california and what can be behind this rise. kumasi: that bottle of wine could cost you more money. a bill raising the price of some of them. jobina:jobina: gas prices all right. reggie: that combo really hurts. good morning on this wednesday. kumasi: let us start with a check of the forecast. drew: today is delightful with

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