joining us is the mayor of clearwater, florida, frank had i been -- hibbard.e you preparing for? >> it is good news for us. we're certainly concerned for those neighbors to the south. our biggest thing now is don't let up. we hate to see complacency because these bands are still going to bring with them tornadoes, incredible rains and we will have downed trees just because the ground gets so saturated, the trees literally tip over, take out power lines and create very dangerous conditions. >> you are just so exposed there to the gulf in clearwater. have people left? have they evacuated as they were supposed to? >> we had mandatory evacuations on our barrier islands, but understand, we don't go door to door. we encourage people. we try to convey the dangers, but they ultimately have to make the choice. we believe that the majority of our barrier island clearwater beach has been evacuated and currently it is barricaded off. nobody can enter the beach area. they can still leave but people need to know once winds hit 45 miles per hour, first responders are not goi

here in clearwater beach, it feels like a ghost town. so many people followed those evacuation orders, which is exactly what local officials were hoping for. an eerily empty clearwater beach, florida tourists and most of the locals gone before hurricane ian potentially roars ashore even 9-year-old coral knows danger is in the forecast. tell me what you drew? >> be safe. >> reporter: why did you draw that >> because there is a hurricane coming. >> reporter: the last time the tampa bay area took a direct hit was in 1921, and only five major hurricanes have come within 50 miles since 1851 clearwater mayor frank hibbard >> we've had a lot of near misses there was talk of charlie, which was originally coming right at clearwater back in 2004. and so a lot of our older residents who have been here a long time, they can be complacent because of the number of near misses that we've had. but this storm really has put a lot of fear into folks >> usually we've been really lucky and the storm doesn't hit us dead-on in the tampa bay area this one does

even if ian doesn't make landfall here in clearwater, meteorologists are expecting a powerful storm surgeg water over my head, flooding this entire area. and that's why they're telling people to get out while they can. >> for all practical purposes, get out. right now, okay? everybody needs to go. >> reporter: florida officials are sounding the alarm, ordering evacuations for nearly half a million residents in low-lying areas of hillsborough and pinellas counties. today, hurricane ian lashed the cayman islands with 85-mile- an-hour winds. it is expected to intensify rapidly over warm waters as it approaches the florida coast, bringing a storm surge of up to 10 feet. governor ron desantis has already declared a state of emergency. >> we will see on the gulf coast of florida, heavy rains, strong winds, flash flooding, storm surge, and perhaps isolated tornado activity. >> reporter: in clearwater, residents are stocking up on plywood and water. at one of several sandbag sites, it was bring-your-own shovel. gabriel alley, who moved here from california, filled his allotment of 15 bags. >> we'

we have complete coverage tonight, from cuba, valerie castro along clearwater beach. first our nbc meteorologist is tracking ian somara, significant changes on places and time. >> with each update we're seeing a more definitive path for people living south of tampa the situation is growing more dire hurricane ian is coming in as a category 3 you're hine 120-mile-per-hour wind gusts once we hit 130, we're in category 4 territory you can see right now sitting just to the south southwest of punta gorda, florida at about 200 miles away and the latest track coming in has been relatively consistent so the last few runs we've really been seeing that threat remain near areas like sarasota, but this is the cone of uncertainty, so from tampa all the way to fort myers, there's still a chance we could see a shift here, a slight wobble in this storm and we could see a major variation, but for right now coming in south of tampa. as far as the timing goes, 2:00 p.m. on wednesday is looking fairly good for us to start seeing those hurricane force winds and the hurricane starting to m

even if ian doesn't make landfall here in clearwater, meteorologists are expecting a powerful storm surgelking water over my head, flooding this entire area. that's why they're telling people to get out while they can. >> for all practical purposes, get out right now, okay? everybody needs to go. >> reporter: florida officials are sounding the alarm, ordering evacuations of nearly half a million residents in low-lying areas of hillsborough and pinellas counties. today, hurricane ian lashed the cayman islands with 85-mile-an-hour winds. it is expected to intensify rapidly over warm waters as it approaches the florida coast, bringing a storm surge of up to 10 feet. governor ron desantis has already declared a state of emergency. >> we will see on the gulf coast of florida heavy rain, strong winds, flash flooding, storm surge, and perhaps isolated tornado activity. >> reporter: in clearwater, residents are stocking up on plywood and water. at one of several sandbag sites, it was bring your own shovel. gabriel alley, who moved here from california, filled his allotment of 15 bags. >> we're go

will nunley in clearwater, florida. preparations there you see hurricane ian underway in that unwanted arrival in florida. ♪ >> bret: president vladimir putin granting russian citizenship to security contractor edward snowden. one of 75 foreign nationals listed on the decrease signed by the russian leader. snowden has been living in russia since 2013 to he is indicate prosecution in the u.s. after leaking classified documents government surveillance programs. russian men are leaving that country while others are protesting five days after vladimir putin signed a partial mobilization calling up hundreds of thousands of reservists to fight in ukraine. long lines of carbs are clogging russia's border, kazakhstan, mondamongolia. also similar problems at airport. a semi official news agency in iran says the powerful revolutionary guard has used drone strikes and a artillery to target what tehran says are basis of iranian kurdish separatists in northern iraq. second such cross border assault since the weekend. it comes as ira

with us but let's start with their van dam in clearwater, florida. derek, where and when it will make landfall, seems like a moving target. so, you're in the path of the hurricane, what you expect right now, when expect worse to? come >> yeah, unfortunately, john, all of the ingredients are coming together for the perfect storm here, really the worst-case scenario for so many locations across the southwestern peninsula of florida. we've got tampa, about 150 kilometers to my north. and also the fort myers region, about 200 kilometers to my south and west. and if it's anything like the national hurricanes, the acting director of the national hurricane center said to my colleague jennifer gray early this morning, that people need to stop looking at the internet and wish that the storm is going away. because it is not. it is on our doorstep, and it's gigantic. it's growing in size as it approaches the peninsula. it's an extremely dangerous category 3, and now a forecast category 4 upon arrival. what's made this storm particularly interesting is that the

petersburg, and clearwater. >>> lyft has put the brakes on all hiring in the u.s. of the year ahead of a possible recession. the rideshare company has nearly 5,000 employees. >>> maroon 5 is the latest musical act to announce a residency in vegas. it will kick off in march at the park mgm and run through august. tickets go on sale monday. >>> for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm wendy gillette, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news," reporting tonight from tampa, florida. >>> florida is a state on the edge tonight as it prepares for what could be the biggest storm in years. the major news tonight is that the path of the hurricane has shifted, pushing the storm to an earlier landfall and further south than where we are tonight. 2.5 million residents are under mandatory or voluntary evacuation orders as the outer bands of hurricane ian reach the southern parts of the state. florida's director of emergency management said more than 100 nursing homes and hospitals in the tampa area have been evacua

comenzamos en clearwater con rogelio m mora-tagle. >> sÍ, julio. saliendo de la playa estÁn cumpliendo con la orden de evacuaciÓn que comenzÓ a las 6:00 de la tarde hora local para el condado de pinellas, a las 6:00 de la tarde hora local para el condado de pinellas, uno de los dos condados en el Área de la bahÍa de tampa, que podrÍa ser una zona impactada por este huracÁn ian, que no es solo un huracÁn, estÁ en pleno crecimiento cobrando fuerza, y siendo una amenaza para millones de personas. >> m(musica). m(musica). >> ian dejÓ de ser inquietud. es una gran preocupaciÓn para residentes del Área de tampa. >> viendo lo que estÁ pasando, si serÁ fuerte voy a evacuar. >> se ha ordenado la evacuaciÓn de 300,000 personas de las zonas mÁs vulnerables. la orden es efectiva en el condado pinellas donde el riesgo es mayor y autoridades advierten. >> es importante saber que a cierta cantidad de viento aquellas personas que trabajan en seguridad pÚblica, sean policÍas, bomberos, quien sea miembro de la seguridad pÚblica no puede responder. estarÍa a la suert

pete and clearwater. all of them, all in the storm's path, and they're focused on the safety of their communities and doing everything they can to get people out of harm's way. i told each one of them, my conversation separately, whatever they need. sincerely, whatever they need, contact me directly. >> joining me now jamie rome, acting director of the national hurricane center. good to have you with us this hour. we saw in the most recent update, the 2:00 p.m. update that the storm was rapidly intensifying. the major concern at this hour seems to be the storm surge and also just how long this storm could sit. what are the areas that you're most focused on at this hour? >> i think water is going to be the big issue with this storm, both the incredibly heavy rainfall. you can see it starting to sweep over the southern portions of the florida peninsula. and the storm surge near to the east of where the center makes landfall, and those two when they combine together, it creates a lot of flooding issues. >> s

parts of tampa bay and clearwater included. more than 300,000 people told it's too dangerous to stay, that they should get out now. hurricane ian just upgraded to a category 2, winds 100 miles an hour. tropical storm warnings in effect for the lower keys. a hurricane warning already for tampa bay tonight. this evening, look at the size of this storm. this massive swirl seen from the international space station. the hurricane pummelling the cayman islands and on track to strike the western tip of cuba. from there, the hurricane headed straight for florida. they are beginning to come into greater alignment, looking at landfall north of tampa. how close just isn't known yet. and no matter what, it means storm surge and flash flooding are very real concerns here. across the state tonight, they are getting ready for ian to arrive. stocking up and food and supplies. shelves emptying out. and, of course, families lining up to fuel their cars. but in the areas most at risk, familying are packing up and heading to safer ground. workers

joining me now is the mayor of clearwater, florida. thank you for being with us. >> my pleasure, lindsey. we certainly don't wish it on sarasota, but it's better news for the tampa bay area. >> yeah, i was going to ask for your reaction to that forecast. and we know there are areas in your county under mandatory evacuation, and clearwater was restricted to people with legitimate business reasons there. how are things going? are your citizens sticking to the orders for now? >> we have good compliance. i was very worried about complacency with this particular storm. we have had a lot of near misses. there was talk of charlie, which was originally coming right at clearwater back in 2004, and so a lot of our older residents who have been here a long time, they can be complacent because of the near misses we have had, but this storm has put a lot of fear into folks and i think they have been compliant and been preparing. those in the low-lying areas, have, in fact, evacuated. >> how much destruction are you expecting and how are you guys pr

fox weather correspondent will nunley tracking it from clearwater. >> good evening from clearwater beacha, and what would normally be a very busy night but instead people have been using this day to board up their homes and businesses and heed evacuation orders. this is one of several areas the received evacuation orders late monday. 6:00 in the evening is when residents were told to pack up and get out of town. on the silent authorities are going to start restricting access tuesday morning and that's going to happen when a lot of these coastal areas, especially island areas that are depending on bridges to cross back and forth. we have no idea what the infrastructures going to look like after a storm like this but this is the site emergency authorities want to see people heeding these evacuation orders and not being cavalier. we are talking about a situation where we have seven to 10 feet of storm surge in these areas, tremendous amount of water to deal with. life threatening situation for anyone caught up in it. meanwhile the airports are going to start making changes tomorrow, more ev

i'm on clearwater beach, which behind me is clearwater, florida. everything you see under a mandatory evaluation. one of several counties under these orders. we had evacuations start for tampa at 2:00 p.m. everybody needs to head here by 6:00 tonight. so many -- thousands of people are on the move and on the interstates. people working to security their homes and their boots as well. think about the thousands of boats here. i spoke to a gentleman getting ready to shore up before he heads to higher ground. take a listen. >> preparing up to 75 miles an hour winds. that changes the game. we're taking down things that will fly like tops. covering everything up for water intrusion as much as possible. we're talking about thousands of people hitting if roads, trying to head the orders. we have a storm surge of 5 to 10 feet in these areas along the coastline in tampa bay that could see an incredible inundation of rain but the storm surge as well. we have very powerful part of the storm if the track holds that tampa could be in for serious weather. we're t

we're back with live images from clearwater, florida, where the rain from hurricane ian has arrived in sustained winds overnight. 120 mph and likely to intensify up to 12 ft of storm surge in over 20 inches of rain are forecast for some areas. january. 6th the writer who attacked an officer on the steps of the capitol, has been sentenced to seven years in prison. kyle young of iowa, cried in court and begged for forgiveness. metropolitan police officer michael finnegan testified that young had reached for his gun was knocked unconscious and suffered a heart attack. you later testified before the january 6th committee . the panel was set to hold its final hearing today, but it was postponed because of the hurricane, suspicious leaks in the gas pipelines from russia to germany are sparking allegations of sabotage. this video from the swedish coast guard shows bubbles turning up in the baltic sea above the north, stream. one and two pipelines and two explosions were reported near the weeks some european leaders are blaming russia and russia is suggesting it may be ukraine or even the u. s

north of there would be clearwater and sarasota. valerie's in clearwater tonight. i know you didn't get the eye but you got a plenty, didn't you? >> reporter: well, shep, considering how bad things are just south of where we are, clearwater beach actually fared very well. we have had some rain and a lot of wind. you can see the wind blowing around the palm trees behind me. we were looking out over the gulf the water virtually pretty calm. there was a beautiful sunset a really bizarre sight to see when you think about what is happening in other parts of the state. that doesn't mean the danger in effect there's a possible 4 to 6 feet of water could make its way inland overnight more rain is expected. speaking of overnight, there are power outages here in this area in pinellas county 120,000 customers are without power. in hillsboro county, that's tampa just east of here. about 30,000 customers are without power. a lot of people did evacuate earlier today we saw people actually riding their bikes here along the beach and throughout the neighborhood they're locals they

barefoot bay hotel resort in clearwater beach closed tuesday afternoon.ost of the rooms are downstairs and the owner says she's worried it won't be there after the hurricane hits this time, i think we're going to definitely underwater, but there's nothing we can do. we can't hold the olshan back. it is what it is. the hurricane is now headed for orlando more inland, and in fact, they're airport is closing tomorrow morning. disneyworld is closing its theme parks such tomorrow and thursday as well back to you guys. all right, ashleigh soriano live tonight in tampa, actually, thank you and be safe. ahead tonight, disturbing details of a man with an ax attempting to attack community bus driver coming up with police say may have saved that driver for being seriously hurt. plus congress faces a friday deadline to avoid a government shutdown on alexandria hop in washington with the latest on those negotiations coming up. it's mexico versus colombia. major men's international soccer match here at levi stadium. i'm mark sayer will show you prop 27 sends 90% of pro

tampa and clearwater.hey are focused on the safety of their community and doing everything they can to get people out of harm's way. i told everyone of them my conversation separately. whatever they need. contact me directly. they know how to do that. we're here to support them in every way we can. citizens should obey the instructions of local officials. be prepared for the storm when it comes. we are not going away. as we prepare for landfall, i remain focused on helping puerto rico recover from the aftermath of hurricane fiona. hundreds of fema and federal personnel are now there. including search and rescue team. for power restoration and other experts around the country. fema has already directed assistance to survivors to help them begin to rebuild their homes. and also providing $700 in direct assistance for families displaced from their homes to meet critical needs. i immediately approved the disaster declaration on public assistance to help their communities recover as well. this declaration will

so the when i now to clearwater florida. >>caller: good morning.an you tell the american people were out currently and what do they have to do to come to the same standards. >> so there are two that you can go to the agency postretirement crash test ratings and then that's a really good source of information that are tougher than the testing the government does. but you do risk the play. because they are carrying around a very large battery pack but then again for all of these vehicles to out question they will meet the standards but i do think for the first quarter of the year he had the highest that they were not wearing seatbelts are drivingng under the influence and not paying attention. and senator that is going the right direction. >> nih tsa to look up at the crash test ratings. now roger and for city. i but 66 cents a gallon for the prices then and he said with this technology he could produce hydrogen so then over the hydrogen about that then to kill field cells in california and that with hydrogen the two problems remain that the fuel-cel

officials at clearwater st. pete have already shut town operations earlier today. not nearly as big as tampa. and tampa bay a popular shipping destination has closed. the state is now preparing for whatever is down the pike. busch gardens tampa bay closing tomorrow and thursday. a lot of disney facilities from disney cove to disney ford wilderness and so many other disney destinations shutting down or limiting hours from tomorrow right through friday. we'll keep you posted on that and some incredible views we're getting of this hurricane from space. it's a monster all right. after this. striving to reach the ultimate goal of zero poverty takes more than everyone's hopes and dreams. at citi, it takes a financial commitment to companies who empower people to lift themselves up. it takes funding and building on our know-how to help communities grow. that's how citi is helping create a better future by committing one trillion dollars in sustainable finance by 2030. because it takes everything to reach zero poverty. ♪ ♪ >> neil: all right. ian has prompted a rocket that

petersburg and mayor frank of clearwater. they discussed planning and preparation for hurricane ian, the administrators will give a little more of our conversation in just a moment. the president underscores his command to the people of florida and made clear that impacted communities will have the full support of the federal government to augment state and local emergency response efforts. emphasize the importance of courage and emily's to heed evacuation -- encourage families to heed evacuation orders. we will share a little bit of that readout in a moment. she was in miami yesterday to assess the ongoing operations and we appreciate her taking the time to be here today. provide all of you an update on what those efforts like in the latest on the storm. with that, fema administrator? >> thank you, good afternoon everybody. as you just heard i joined the president in his conversation with the three mayors in florida. when he spoke about with them was making sure he understood what their needs work, if you want to hear from t

petersburg, and the mayor of clearwater. they discussed planning and preparation for hurricane ian. the administrator give more of our conversation in just a moment. the president underscored his commitment to the people of florida and made it clear that impacted communities will have the full support of the federal government to augment state and emergency responses and emphasize the importance of encouraging families to heed evacuation orders. there will be a full readout of the calls later today. the administrator will share that readout in a moment. the fema administrator was in miami to assess the ongoing preparations, and we appreciate her taking the time to be with us today. we will provide all of you an update on what those efforts look like, and the latest on the storm. >> thank you and good afternoon. as you heard, i joined the president and his conversation with the three mayors in florida. he spoke about was making sure he understood what their needs were, and he wanted to hear from them on what their potential impacts were going to be. he asked about their progress with

pinellas we have saint pete in clearwater are two big cities, tap days across a day in hillsboro but we're trying to balance everyone's thoughts because we really have dodged the catastrophic event are using in south florida down and charlotte and the county. it is an event but it is not anything like the catastrophic event like we thought it might be just 48 hours ago. so we've got folks telling them to shelter in place still, we have 184,000 residences without power, we still have about 5500 folks in shelters, so we've got an impact, we've got a saturated ground, about heavy winds, gusts 40 50 60 miles per hour, knocking over some trees and power lines, that kind of thing. again, we had an event, and people should be very cautious and shelter in place, it's nothing like what it could mean and what our neighbors said to the south are seeing. >> that's the tough part for some of these residents. even though you telling them to shelter in place. i'm sure the desire for so many these people as i want to get home, it's not that bad we've dodged this one. when you think that may change?

barefoot bay hotel resort in clearwater beach closed tuesday afternoon. most of the rooms are downstairs and the owner says she's worried it won't be there after the hurricane hits this time, i think we're going to definitely underwater, but there's nothing we can do. we can't hold the old chum back. it is what it is. the hurricane is headed more inland toward the orlando area. there. airport is closing tomorrow morning in downtown tampa. ashley soriano, ktvu fox. two news, actually, really heading towards big populated areas. cities are people. they're taking it seriously. you said earlier that it seems different this time around. but are people heeding the warnings to get out? and if so, how are the evacuations going? yeah absolutely. well i was on the interstate going north more inland. earlier today , traffic was backed up. people are filling up sandbags. i met a man earlier today who was filling up three handheld gas tanks. i think it was about 45 gallons of gas, he said. just in case you never want to get into a bad situation like that. where you're

i was looking at someone who spoke earlier on msnbc of clearwater.people are taking this seriously and are clearing out, but what are you see wrg you are? >> reporter: yeah, i will be honest with you. if you haven't started preparing as of now, the only thing you should be preparing to do at this point is preparing to leave. we have seen homes and businesses starting to be boarded up. homes in this area have been left for the most part. we have seen people heeding the warnings, businesses now shutting down. i would say we're about two hours before the rain starts. three to four hours before the rain and wind so untenable and any preparations have to be done. the word just came out. we got a message from the city of tampa. sandbagging in this area is done. if you aren't standing in line for a sandbag, that service is now over. it is time now to start leaving. generators, water, flying off store shelves as people prepare to leave with a message from the county is now that people need to get out of these mandatory evacuation zones while they still can.

the mayors of tampa, saint pete, clearwater. all of them are focused on the safety of every one of them my conversation separately.el whatever they need, i mean this sincerely whatever they need contact me directly. they know how to do that. i've a lot of personnel down there already. we are here to support them in every way we can. the citizens in the affected area should obey the instructions of local officials. evacuate when ordered. and be prepared for the storm when it comes. evacuations have already been called for. apparently they are going on fairly orderly way and each of the three cities. your safety is more important than anything. i know our hearts with everyone who will feel the effects of the storm. we will be with you every step of the way. we are not going away. and as we prepare for ian's landfall in florida remain focused on helping puerto rico recover from the aftermath of hurricane fiona. hundreds of fema and federal personnel are now there including search and rescue teams, u.s. army corps of engineer for po

petersburg and clearwater. three mayors to contact him directly about the needs. a notable conversation that is missing there is florida governor ron desantis. he has not spoken with him and they are in contact with the governor at other levels. >> thank you so much. i want to turn to ukraine. first on cnn we have now confirmed the u.s. ambassador to the united nations plans to introduce a condemnation of what is considered scam resolutions. a huge majority of people favor joining russia but russia trying to gain power and territory it is losing citizens. border crossings are jammed with people. international security editor nick paton walsh is in ukraine. how quickly could russia move to annex the regions? >> reporter: very fast. it is hard to define the timeline but early results show people fake results endorsing the idea of ukraine officially becoming part of russia. probably getting the final results tomorrow. we have officials appointed by russia in the occupied areas saying they are on the way to moscow

out of a meeting with the president had separate calls with me can welch, -- and frank everett of clearwater. they discuss planning and reparation for hurricane ian -- the administrators will give more of our conversation in just a moment. the president scored his commitment to the people of florida and made it clear that impacted communities will have the full support of the federal government to automate state and government emergency responses and specify the importance to -- of families to heed evacuation orders -- again, the administrator will share some of the readout in a moment. fema administrator dn criswell was in miami yesterday as well as to assess the ongoing rations and we appreciate her taking the time to be here with us today. providing all of you an update of what the efforts look like in the latest on the storm, with that, we welcome her. >> thank you, good afternoon everybody. as you just heard, i joined the president and his conversation with the three mayors in florida area and what he spoke about with them was making sure that he understood what their needs were and he

>> one of the individuals that works for us, her parents came over from the seat p clearwater area.tures that they, have the water is up into the house. they have forced, mandatory evacuations. so, i think they're going to wait for the all clear and go back. it breaks my heart, a lot of people are coming back to devastation. >> a lot of damage ahead, but we are thankful for the safety, you, your family, and the residents there. all right, michael music, lakeland city commissioner. >> all right, certainly the case for so many people as they -- overnight, i can't imagine people be in bed at this time of the anxiety and into spain what's to come once they are able to see what this storm has brought. >> i think, right, is making sure you are okay, everyone's okay. and now, that's their next thought, what is the house like? they're gonna go back, and how high was the water? and what needs to be replaced? and just how long will it take to recover? >> the rally is there are some people who are going to come back home to no homes, with utter devastation as we continue our current -- coverag

jason hood, the owner of a tennis equipment shop in clearwater is boarding up. >> you can't prepare enough really. so we're just out here getting ready. better safe than sorry. i just hope everyone takes the right precautions to do watt they need to do to stay safe. >> reporter: it is also a scramble for tampaiary hospitals which started airlifting patients out of the danger zone. >> none of us know what we're going to get as far as the hurricane is concerned. >> reporter: ian' massive size was captured by the international space station. n.a.s.a. postponed the part mismoon launch again. overnight the rocket was rolled back into the hangar for safety. the tampa airport is closed. the fort meyers airport will close this evening. the orlando airport, which rarely shuts down, will cease operations tomorrow. even disney world will shut down their parks wednesday and thursday because of the storm. norah. >> o'donnell: state of emergency here in florida. omar villafranca, thank you. well, the latest track we got in just a few hours ago shows the storm is shifting. it now puts fort meyers in the

cbs' omar villafranca is in clearwater, where he just returned from a trip with the coast guard as they sursurveyed most kev stated areas. >> reporter: as we traveled closer to ian's landfall, the power of the storm was obvious from the air. we saw boats swept inland, piled on top of each other. we could see insides of homes that were missing roofs. others were crushed and scraped down to their foundations. the storm's churning water forever changed the coastline. >> this is the sanibel bridge, what's left of it. it is the only way on and off sanibel island. hurricane ian's winds and storm surge washed out the bridge. and it could take months to fix. >> reporter: coast guard crews carried out dramatic rescues. >> how are you guys? >> reporter: a family was pulled to safety off sanibel island. here, a guardsman rescued a man who lives on his boat. rear admiral brendan mcpherson. >> they're not just out rescuing they don't know. they're rescuing people that they have lunch with, they socialize with, they're in community with. so it impacts us, too. >> reporter: army corps of engineers bri

host: let's go to kevin in clearwater, florida. caller: good morning. i, david. question i have is can you tell the american people the crush test rating of every one of the electric vehicles out there currently and what do they have to do to come to the same standards? thank you. guest: the two sources you can go to, certainly mensa.gov the report crush test ratings. they have to meet the same requirements. the insurance institute and the highway safety is another really good source of information. they do testing of vehicles that are sometimes tougher than what the government does. you do raise a good point. some states, electric vehicles are much heavier than the comparable gas powered vehicle because they are carrying around a very large battery pack. there have been some concerns that in a frontal crash that the heavier electric vehicle could pose higher safety risks to the occupants of the other vehicles. that said, all of these vehicles have to meet government crash tests. they all have the same five-star rating through the government's program, ratings pr

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petersburg and mayor frank of clearwater. they discussed planning and preparation for hurricane ian, the administrators will give a little more of our conversation in just a moment. the president underscores his command to the people of florida and made clear that impacted communities will have the full support of the federal government to augment state and local emergency response efforts. emphasize the importance of courage and emily's to heed evacuation -- encourage families to heed evacuation orders. we will share a little bit of that readout in a moment. she was in miami yesterday to assess the ongoing operations and we appreciate her taking the time to be here today. provide all of you an update on what those efforts like in the latest on the storm. with that, fema administrator? >> thank you, good afternoon everybody. as you just heard i joined the president in his conversation with the three mayors in florida. when he spoke about with them was making sure he understood what their needs work, if you want to hear from t

in areas like clearwater, trees were toppling from rainfall and high wind because the ground was so saturated forestry to get the trees down so they are not falling on people's houses and to clear the roads as quickly as possible. gigantic trees were coming roots out, they were wet and weakened. >> kayleigh: we know across the fox platform 16 reporters and trees are number one problem trying to get from one location to the other, 2.6 million people without power, that is customers, remember more than one person in a customer household talking about millions without power, they can't go back out to fix those and can't get crews out until 30 miles per hour or less. >> we've seen a great response from governor desantis, he's been on this long before the storm hit, the federal government saying reimburse you for next 30 days for nine counties, governor desantis saying expand that because of the damage. >> dagen: i wish we have a map to show where the teams come from, whether teams with power companies who come into the state to get the electricity back on. there is a small fuel company, foster fu

petersburg, tampa and clearwater. workers are on the ground to help in the aftermath of ian. >> president biden: when the storm passes, the federal government will be there to help you recover, clean up and rebuild, to help florida get moving again and we'll be there at every step of the way, that is my commitment to the people of the state of florida. >> ashley: florida governor ron desantis says he is expecting significant help from the white house. >> i spoke with the president and he wants to be helpful, we submitted request for reimbursement next 60 days at 100%, i will work with anybody that wants to help southwest florida and throughout our state. >> ashley: virginia, north carolina declared states of emergency, virginia leaders want to ensure our communities have resources to recover from the effects of the storm. officials in north carolina focused on farmers and those getting ready for strong rainfall likely to pour on the state. in georgia, all state resources ensure safe and quick recovery for all citizens

the mayors of tampa, saint pete's and clearwater and my message has been absolutely clear, that we are on action. >> reporter: the second tier of the president's storm prep is putting the fear of federal prosecution in oil companies. >> president biden: i want to add one more warning to the oil and gas industry. do not, let me repeat, do not, do not use this as an excuse to raise gasoline prices and gouge the american people. >> reporter: we are hearing the priority for fema personnel sent to florida this evening will be to find floridians who decided not to evacuate and may need help. >> search and rescue coordination teams remain staged in miami to include teams from fema search and rescue program, the coast guard, cvp, that part of defense, department of the interior and the state of florida. >> reporter: we've seen president biden sticking with his schedule focus on other domestic issues, there's going to be a change because of the storm, it means more of his full attention. neil: the president flung it out as a warning and getting applauded for telling gas company's don't think ab

pete's, and clearwater. my message has been absolutely clear, that we on alert and in action.ve approved every question for assistance that i have received. we discussed dispatching hundreds of fema personnel and enacting thousands of national guard personnel. they are already on the ground and ready to help, as we speak. fema pre-positioned millions of liters of waters, million of meals and hundreds of generators. we have scheduled everything we can possibly do and think, so we've put up shelters. we're not sure exactly where it's going to hit, but we're pretty clear. i've had made it clear to the governors and mayors, the federal government is ready to help. the people -- this storm is dangerous, life-threatening, you should obey all warnings and directions from emergency officials. don't take anything for granted. use their judgment, not yours. evacuate when ordered, be prepared. the danger is real, and when the storm passes, the federal government there to help you recover. we'll be there to help you clean up and rebuilt that's my absolute commitment to the people of the s

pete and clearwater. focused on the safety of their communities and doing everything they can to get people out of harm's w

nearly 7 million people along florida's west coast between fort myers and clearwater, including all of bay area, are under a storm surge warning. >> storm surge is always one of our largest concerns here in southwest florida. you know, 90% of fatalities occurr due to water. >> charlotte harbour and the cities of port charlotte of punta gorda are expecting the highest storm surge, with 8 to 12 feet possible. around tampa, a record storm surges expected. >> a storm that slows down for 24 to 48 hours, and just continuously dumps rain into the tampa bay area is devastating. >> hurricane ian is expected to dump at least 2 to 3 months worth of rainfall by friday. possibly as much as 24 inches of rain in tampa and west central florida. >> it only takes 18 inches of water to be a life-threatening situation. >> tampa's airport taking no chances. >> at 5 pm today, no more commercial flights. >> evacuation orders expanding since monday, with shelters open for those without other options to wait out the storm. >> i've never been in a hurricane. this is my first time. my first time at a shelter. bu

. >> this is a live look from clearwater beach. he looks calm there now. governor ron desantis to playing the national guard as millions in that area are preparing for the first major storm of the season. across the state you will see empty shelves at the grocery stores because everyone is stocking up on those supplies. >> it's hard to find a bottle of water at a grocery store in florida on this monday. we have fox team coverage. senior meteorologist janice dean is tracking ian but we start with nicole, standing by in tampa. behind you, the sun is out, it's the calm before the storm, but i know that there is sandbagging going on throughout the tampa bay area because of a potential storm surge. >> steve, ainsley, brian, good morning. absolutely. many trying to take advantage of these next few days as the weather is absolutely going to be better than what we could see later on this week, as hurricane ian approaches the gulf coast of florida. already, hillsborough county -- we are in tampa right now -- moving to close schools. they are preparing to use more t