i've been covering hurricanes for 22 years. we flew over this place called little hickory island, which a barrier island just west of bonita springs. and norah, as we came over the otels allut looked l had been shot out of a cannon. i'm talking about sand that has been pushed probably a mile inland. and it looked to be two to three feet deep. there were some places where taillights of vehicles were sticking out of the sand, like a stick almost. >> wow. ? when we got on the helicopter in tampa we flew south, and the first widespread devastation we saw was over the community of englewood. a lot of residents, people waving at the helicopter, completely surrounded by flood water and really heavy wind damage. bottom line, as far as we could tell along the coast it reminded me of an earthquake as if the hurricane just picked up the earth and shook it. >> because it was all along the coast, yeah. >> and just, i mean, tossed like toys. >> david begnaud, thank you so much. appreciate it. well, as david mentioned, this hurricane caused s

for comparison, here is how wide the hurricane-force winds were from hurricane charlie. eye of today storm. so yes, the storms are tied in wind strength, but ian is going to hit way more of florida and will likely do so much harder. hurricane charlie had a maximum storm surge of 6 to 7 feet. hurricane ian's forecast for a maximum of 12 to 18 feet. that matters a ton because storm surge is likely to be the most deadly aspect of today's storm. hurricane ian is also moving much slower than hurricane charlie, which means more time for rain to fall and with that, more flooding. the reason i bring this up is not just to say that this hurricane is worse than its most comparable predecessor, but to talk about how hurricanes overall seem to be getting more extreme. there is only been nine category three or higher storms that have made landfall on florida's west coast since 1950. six of those have been since the year 2000. it is impossible to tie any single weather event to climate change, but it is clearly the case that climate change is making storms like this one stronger. join

ian tied with hurricane charlie.nado watches from daytona beach from orlando to west palm beach, and live team coverage for you on hurricane ian. we have fox news jonathan life in atlantic beach with the latest. reporter: you are talking about hurricane affecting the state. case in point. it made landfall in southwest florida. i am in northeast florida and you can see how blustery it is, not yet hurricane force wins but blustery -- winds but blustery, behind me heavy surf, natural dunes protect much of the coastal city. but you have public access points, a couple hours ago some heavy equipment came in and moved sand to temporarily block this low low lying point in hopes of preventing some hef heavier surf from getting in. here in florida the concern is flooding. not only coastal flooding but also flooding from the heavy rains, the hurricane makes its way this way, it is expected to weaken considerably going overland. but people in this part of florida in the jacksonville area, in communities like atlantic beach, wher

we are expecting to hear from the national hurricane center in the next hour or so that this hurricanehas made landfall and when we originally signed in this morning about 4:45, we have been watching it on fox weather all morning long, we saw rapid intensification and that means you will see the winds pick up by 35 miles per hour within a 24-hour period. we saw it happen within three hours of ian, of this morning of us going on air, and that's the reason why we keep saying this is a very dangerous storm and this is going to be an historic storm. number one question i keep getting is what's next with this system. so, we are expecting landfall here as i mentioned within the next hour or two, and once that happens, we expect for it to continue to move over land and then it's going to slowly start to bank a bit more northward and clip those of you in the orlando area. over the next 36 hours, one of the biggest concerns at fox weather is the potential for the tornadoes to spin up. any time you have a whole lot of wind shear, that's what we call a change of wind speed and wind direction with

it's hurricane season.nyway here with aformer arkansas governor mike huckabee and former senior advisor to president trump steven miller and lara trump. laura we'll start with you. people are at risk tonight people are under water they can't be rescued in fort myers, in sarasota, in the naples area and they want to talk about climate change when this is hurricane season and during hurricane season, you usually have hurricanes like we did a hundred years ago. >> yes. well, of course the democrats and their marketing arm, the main stream media, never let a good crisis go to waste and, of course a life threatening hurricane, as you just mentioned, is no different. we know exactly why they're doing this sean. we are headed towards a midterm election where they are desperate to get their base inspired in any way possible because they have failed epically on every possible front for the american people. so they're now trying to claim that one of the quietest hurricane seasons in 30 years is somehow due to climate

can you believe that category four hurricane still a category one hurricane. so it's slowed down, but it has taken a really long time to do so. it is eventually, eventually going to get back over warm water and that slowdown is going to stop right category one hurricane. but by the time we exit the coast of florida, winds at sixty five miles an hour. that's thursday morning. by thursday evening, still sixty five miles an hour, still sixty five miles an hour. by friday morning. so that warm water is fueling this system. it's going to keep it a strong tropical storm . >> what it could even tip up a little bit and maybe it climbs back up into a category one hurricane status. either way, it's going to be fairly similar storm at that point. and we do have tropical storm warnings from northeastern florida stretching up around the georgia coast and the south carolina coast and even inland, because ultimately it's going to bring a whole lot of moisture up towards augusta, up towards columbia, areas where there's going to be a whole lot of rain. and yes, because of tha

hurricane ian slamming into florida as a category 4 hurricane. making landfall along florida's southwest coast. winds at 150 miles per hour. the strongest september hurricane in two decades. the images coming in at this hour of catastrophic damage. a life threatening storm urge along the coast. we're now seeing dangerous winds and massive flooding in fort myers. homes destroyed. elsewhere, cars disappearing under water. reports of families trapped. one on the second floor of their home. firetrucks trying to navigate through the deep waters. some communities suspending emergency operations, saying it's just too dangerous to answer calls. tonight, the power already out for more than a million customers in florida. and the other major concern at this hour, the tornado watches in effect into the night. airport closures, the ripple effect now, and this hurricane now headed inland. headed straight for orlando before then tracking north. alerts at this hour up across florida, georgia, and now the carolinas. our meteorologists ginger zee and rob marciano

when will this hurricane hit? the new track just in tonight, as hurricane ian bears down on florida. the category 3 hurricane growing stronger. expected to become a category 4 storm as early as tonight. and well before making landfall tomorrow. when and where is this now expected to hit? bringing real storm surge fears up and down the west coast of florida. tonight, winds already topping 120 miles per hour. a devastating storm surge of up to 12 feet of water is possible in some areas. the storm already battering cuba. key west already seeing high winds and flooding tonight. airports now shutting down across florida. chief meteorologist ginger zee and senior meteorologist rob marciano both in the storm zone timing this out tonight from florida. >>> also at this hour, hurricane hunters are flying into the eye of the storm right now and they will be talking with us live. what they're seeing right now with this hurricane. they are the noaa team sending real-time data back. and they're joining us tonight. >>> the other

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i have hurricane -- i have category five hurricane shutter there's. that side of the house is getting pounded. the sides are getting some. the branches are flowing through the front of the house, the back of the house, my pool is full of water. the house because of the shutters, it's not shaking. they're block homes. i feel totally safe as you can see with the generator on. lights are on. refrigerator is good. i can eat a withstand this storm because i prepared for it over the years with the storm shutters, the roof being -- it's strapped down. everything is news to survive a hurricane. >> martha: so we can report according to the national hurricane center's most recent bulletin, which just came out at 3:12 eastern time, that this hurricane ian has indeed made landfall. so we are in the brunt of this storm. you can see what it's like in port charlotte, florida right now. we have seen stunning images down in the naples area. we're also being told that the strong -- that the storm surge is in progress. catastrophic storm surge in progress in terms of wa

ian came ashore as a category 4 hurricane.torm surge was so powerful in naples, it swept homes off their foundation. the destruction was just as overwhelming in lee county, where many roads are impassable and entire neighborhoods sit underwater. >> we're out two vehicles, and the boat. >> reporter: patrick and his wife live on this boat, it and hundreds others were tossed on shore by the storm. the couple rode out the worst of it in a nearby hotel. >> so it was rushing in fast, and by the time we ran in our room and grabbed half of our stuff and went upstairs it already was halfway up our door. >> reporter: how fast did the water come? >> it was quick, it was-- within 15 minutes, we were getting upstairs with everything. >> reporter: today, governor ron desantis called the damage on some of the barrier islands "biblical." >> it washed away roads, it washed away structures that were not new and could withstand that. >> reporter: this home on sanibel island caught fire, and the only road on and off the island collapsed. cbs's ma

hurricane warning for central portion of the state, hurricane conditions over next several hours andn we'll see the storm exit the coastline and bring potential for tropical storm force winds, sustained winds over 60 miles per hour. it slows down a bit, talking about saturday and now it is finally in toward charleston, it will take some time for this area of low pressure to get up into the areas and then of course, the power outage forecast, we have over two million people without power, still going to see the potential for some of the heavily populated neighborhoods, tens of millions of people here in the state of florida that still have yet to feel the effects of the storm. when talking about 8-24 inches of rainfall, we have flooding conditions for much of the state and then coastal areas ever georgia and the carolinas, flash flood threat will exist for florida and up toward the southeast and in toward the mid-atlantic, we have mountainous terrain, rain will be squeezed against the mountain and addition 8 to 12, 12-18 inches, we'll be talking about the storm today and into the week

it's now a hurricane again. taking direct aim at the carolinas and georgia, threat evening more homes and lives with devastating winds, storm surge and flooding. our correspondents are in the heart of some parts of florida right now. we're tracking ian in the weather center as we bring you live special coverage of this hurricane disaster. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >> this hour ian's brutal assault is still very much underway. hurricane force winds. brian todd is on the scene for us in naples, florida. brian, we're just beginning to understand the scope of the damage from ian. >> reporter: absolutely, wolf. people in this town just beginning to come to grips with this devastation. we are on a gulf shore boulevard here in naples, within 150 feet of the beach. a 12 foot storm surge pushed the water up underneath these apartments. now people are tossing their biggest positions on to the str

the area where hurricane ian made landfall as one of the most dangerous hurricanes in the history ofd florida. fox weathers will nunley's and floyd myers and that's where the hurricane first hit the same area. good evening to you. >> within the past hour that we have been allowed and been able to leave or sheltering for nearly 12 hours. the wind gave us barely enough of a break to get out. we didn't have to go far to see incredible damage and i'll have my photographer pan around and show you these trees that have fallen across the roadways and blocking driveways. this was taken down a lamppost and you can see where they are splintered all around and came crashing down. it's difficult to navigate down many of the roads around fort myers and again this is not far from where we have been sheltered so much tonight. we are hearing in the distance some of the emergency convoys beginning to take the roads and we have seen a couple of the electric convoys come through and we are seeing ambulances rush into the area and a high rate of speed trying to now begin just begin the search and rescue

hurricane katrina in 2005 so far the kosice, 186 billion. hurricane harvey in 2017 at 149 billion. hurricane maria in 2017 and as you know many people think puerto ricole still trying to ce back from hurricane maria and they were justhe hit by hurricas the unit. that was 107 billion. 82 bling was a a cause for hurricane sand in 2012, and in 2021 hurricane ida, $79 billion. mildred in st. louis, missouri, independent there what are your thoughts on all this, this morning? >> caller: good morning and thank you for taking my call. i was m thinking about what you have already talked about as far as the hurricane relief and all but i think of the states that do notot have state income tax,r the states that do not want the federal government in their business, yet we as a whole united states have to chip in in funding whenever they have a disaster. why don't they have emergency fund for their citizens? the second point i wanted to make is ukraine. how much money are we going to continually give them? we need money here in america, and that's what we should be focusing on with inflation g

it seems hurricane it is not done yet. in florida with a rising death toll on ongoing rescues, and looking like a wall zone. this color storm is gaining strength right now a category one, bearing down on charleston, south carolina, with all expected later friday. the death toll in florida stands at 19. a number of which is almost certain to rise in the coming days. the u.s. president on thursday warning of a substantial loss of life for me and. which one official has described as likely the biggest natural disaster the state has ever seen. and that is triggered the biggest disaster response in florida's history. tens of thousands of emergency workers deployed statewide. at this hour, almost 2.2 million homes and businesses remain without electricity. large areas of the state are underwater. in georgia, ian produced a -- rainfall, it up deterring some of the worst-hit areas. governor ron desantis describes a storm surge as biblical. >> some of the damage was almost indescribable to see a house just sitting in the middle of

hurricane watch in effect because of the hurricane force gusts and what happens if it does intensify back into a hurricane when it gets into the warm water of the atlantic. here are watches and warnings, the storm surge we've been talking about is most deadly part of a hurricane, in effect for coastal areas, west coast of florida and now toward the northeast florida coastline in toward georgia and carolinas toward myrtle beach, here is latest tracking as we go through time. so friday and saturday, not moving very much and that means potential for more storm surge for the areas and more heavy rainfall as tropical storm force wind and widespread power outages that will extend through saturday. we're not done yet, don't let your guard down, it doesn't take a lot to bring heavy rainfall to the area, especially movement is slower than the last advisory down to nine miles per hour, when you see a slowing system that brings caution because that means potential for more heavy rainfall because it is just lumbering along, we'll continue to update you, foxweather.com, doing 24/7 coverage and th

hurricane ian hitting the florida coast. we're already seeing flooding in several cities and 16 ft storm surge in some areas will have the latest on where the storm is right now. plus the more than 12 hours long standoff has finally ended in pleasant hill. what we're learning about a man that was wanted and how he's still on the loose. the news at noon starts now. this is ktvu fox. two news at noon. good afternoon . i'm gasia mikaelian andre senior. the nation watching hurricane ian that storms winds unleashing its most damaging wednesday on florida's southwest coast. right now it's a category 4 155 miles an hour. there's heavy winds, strong rain and strong rain, heavy winds flooding in some areas as well. and we're seeing record storm surge already more than 624,000. people are without power emergency officials, calling it a historic and catastrophic event. we have live team coverage of the storm. ktvu meteorologist. mark tamayo is tracking the path of in first we turn to reporter lauren blanchard your live in st pete beach

looked like they would get hit by the hurricane. it didn't, eventually, get hit by the hurricane.ore than 1300 federal emergency personnel were already on the ground, though. hundreds more could arrive. search and rescue teams, waiting. some degree, the federal government is probably in the best position to handle storms of this scale. the biden administration, in the lead up to the hurricane, knowing full well what was developing, and best trying to get in front of that. how they respond to the next couple of days, though, will be critical for something white house officials are very clear they understand and know quite well. don mattingly, cnn, the white house. >> t thank you for watching cnn nenewsroom. don't go anywhere you will have an update on hurricanene ian wh we return withth our continuing coverage of that storm, now reduced to a category 1. don't go anywhere. our internet isn't ideal... my dad made the brilliant move to get us t-mobile home internet. oh... but everybody's online during the day so we lose speeds. we've become... ...nocturnal. well... i'm up. c'mon kids.

♪ ♪ >> kayleigh: coming to you with a fox news hurricane alert, hurricane ian's extremely dangerous eyel is now living on shore in florida. it's forecasted to make landfall just hours from now, and conditions are deteriorating quickly. governor ron desantis is warning the more than 2 million people in the evacuation zone that if you did not get out, it's now too late. hello, everyone. this is "outnumbered." i'm kayleigh mcenany here with my cohosts, emily compagno and harris faulkner. also joining us, fox news meteorologist amy freeze, and todd piro. we are tracking hurricane speed 11 to make them x11 paid its tracking winds with a just shy of a category 510 hurricane, making it one of the most powerful storms to hit this country. it's expected to make landfall in the next few hours and forecasters are warning a life threatening storm surge, devastating wind damage, and massive flooding. there are more than a quarter of a million now in florida without power. the international airport has stopped passenger frights. let's go to nicole valdes, the hurricane headquarters. nicole? >> good a

hurricane michael, was the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall, in the florida panhandle. 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'

when hurricane slammed in the west coast of florida yesterday, it was initially a category four. for a short time today was downgraded to tropical storm, but it's once again and a hurricane in a let off the northeast coast of florida. we expect him to make a second landfall in south carolina sometime tomorrow. joining me now is meteorologist bill currents. bill, what is the latest, what do we know about the destruction and is tracked? >> last night we were together and we knew it was bad but we didn't quite in our minds we thought okay this is gonna look like most category 45 landfalls then the pictures we've been showing you it was just as bad as we had feared. so the storm itself it was nothing like it was still gonna do damage out there through areas of north carolina but i want to give you some perspective on how it's gonna rack. there are ingested -- when it was a category three or, i heard is gonna be attended 20 billion dollar weather disasters, and went to category four, and people are looki

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hurricanes are two things.y are wind that is terrifying and the sound of it blowing around and what it's doing to you, and then there's the water you can drown in, that if you try to drive in it, your car could skid into the ocean if you're in florida. they're both. is this primarily a windstorm or it seems like it's more of a water storm and it hasn't slowed down? >> it all depends on where you are. some areas like ft. myers, it was both. i mean, it was historic storm surge plus winds that were likely 120 to 130 miles per hour. so you got extreme wind damage and you had catastrophic, historic storm surge. that's kind of like when we see the pictures tomorrow of, okay, what area was hit the worst, it's cape coral and ft. myers, both low-lying areas where the water went miles inland during the peak of the storm surge this afternoon. the water's still up, but it's on its way down finally. that's kind of the stage we're getting at. and then as far as the winds go, anywhere from port charlotte northwards, it wasn't

remember with hurricane, water kills the most people in hurricane, whether freshwater from the sky or salt water from the ocean from the storm search. this is something that takes very seriously. we will be talking about it today, also friday into saturday, a flash flood emergency. we don't see that often, that include sebring, also arcadia, heavy rain falling, need to get to the highest level of your house if you can. we are seeing roads turning into rivers. we already see that with ali out and about and we will continue to see the. stephanie? >> we will go see ali right now, michelle, thank you. i want to turn to my very dear friend here and be -- msnbc, ali velshi. ali, i want you to know that this morning before i knew that you were officially down there in florida, i was at mass with my daughter, i thought the in my bones. we prayed for you. my mother louise prayed for you. of course, we got to work. i knew that ali, the back phone that's located at 30 rock, when there is a natural disaster anywhere, it rings, and ali is there. i want to thank you for being there, i'm so glad tha

army response to five major hurricanes.nk you for being with us. >> thanks glad to be in your program. john >> you bet. we've heard some people talking about a power grid that needs to be rebuilt in some parts. 12 foot storm surges. multiple rescues, many people trapped in the attic of their homes. from your experience how bad you think this will be in the light of day? >> i do think it'll be bad for the next three or four days. the activities of the first responders during this initial period will be focused on what we call search and rescue. that's really dominated by saving peoples lives. so everything they can do to save lives is gonna be very important. and i would stress to anybody who might be in the area who's listening to this broadcast, please follow the orders of your local leadership and your first responders, because they really do have your best interests at mind. overtime, those activities will change to clearing routes, opening up roads so we can do better damage assessment and taking care of people and help

active start to the hurricane in years. >> todd: hurricane ian moves closer to the coastline. the hurricane is packing 120 mile per hour winds and is expected to continue gaining power until it plows into florida this afternoon. >> carley: two tornados in -- western cuba yesterday, completely knocking out power to the entire country in devastating some of the most important tobacco farms used to produce iconic cigars. you are watching "fox and friends first," i'm carley shimkus >> todd: i'm todd piro, our reporters are live this morning. janice dean is in the fox weather center in new york city. >> carley: we begin in st. pete's beach, on track to be one of the first places hit today. lauren, what are you seeing on the ground right now? >> still dry at this moment and looking ago, later today that will not be the case. this morning ian is expected to strengthen to a category four hurricane, before moving to a hurricane three in cape coral. storm surge could reach 10 to 15 feet. tornados reported last night near miami, thousands are without power. that number is expected to go

we have the hurricane watch in place. still hurricane warning in daytona. here's a live look right now. so this is what we're seeing with some of the heavier rain bands. flooding is a big concern in areas like daytona. they'll start to see tons of rain being dropped right now. we're still seeing strong wind gusts with this as well. up to 66 miles per hour. here is a look at where ian is headed next. and this is a future cast. this shows us what the radar could look like in the coming hours. and so you just see that swath of heavy rain, the deep reds, pinks. that's where we're seeing the heaviest rainfall. it's going to make its way through tonight. this is going to have major impact in the coming day. the even seeing showers make their way far north as pittsburgh. i want to point out this flash flooding is extremely dangerous. it happens in a very quick amount of time. and we're seeing that shift from florida now into the carolinas. the gravity of this storm is so powerful and so far wide reaching. the storm is really beginning today for a lot of people. >>

then hurricane all over again.kendall smith, we will get back to you and thank you for continuous coverage of hurricane ian. it downloads the fox weather app and stream fox weather 24/7 you will be glad you did. it's well worth it. latest a nights, the sights and sounds of hurricane ian packing a punch across the state of florida all day and continuing its path of destruction. it let's bring in some of the local officials responsible for preparing and responding to disasters like this and go to the county sheriff kurt hoffman. sheriff, i'm wondering because we know daybreak is going to bring some devastating images. and what are you hearing? are there people that need help that you cannot get to? what's the latest where you are, sheriff? >> good evening, we are getting a few cars out to check some of those areas initially. going through the neighborhoods but we are hearing from our 911 center here and where we at right now, a lot of folks in need. this is obviously a high wind storm and a high water storm. we are a

ian wasn't the first hurricane in florida. florida gets hurricanes every year. more americans have moved to florida in the past two years than any other state. climate is not forcing people out of florida. how does that work exactly? they never answer. instead they tell you the solution to climate change, to keep our southern border open. mermartha's vineyard is still of limits, because that's where their donors live. this is atonement for climate change. these same people never tell china to open its borders. even though china is by far the largest carbon emitter and largest polluter in conventional terms in the world. but no one's ever in china's face about being an eknow state, a racist. they have no moral obligation to let m people move to beijing. the same people that say climate change is the most important change in the world, those same people tell you that china is doing a great job, and we're a cynic. here's our climate czar, john kerry. >> my question to you is what can be done about china, their seeming reluctance to participate in affairs of climate

also hurricane warnings, that means we are feeling those hurricane winds right now. so the radar showing us that we are looking at heavy rain falling. this is what the story is going to transition into, a heavy rainfall event, flash flooding. we could see some deaths. it is life-threatening. over the next 24 to 36 hours. where you see these darker colors -- the reds, the oranges, the yellows -- that is where we are seeing the heaviest rainfall, along i-95, i-75, i-four, especially, hopefully you are not out, but if you need to be out -- if you are personnel that needs to be out -- you need to be very, very careful because we are looking at heavy rain falling. this was just drop. this is good news. this we do have the threat for severe weather. we do have the tornado watch this has been since been dropped a couple minutes ago. but still, we could see some strong storms and thunderstorms that is going to add to the rainfall totals. flood threat -- we do have a flood watch. this is in the green. so we are looking at portions of central and northern florida into georgia

really monster hurricane. this is a hurricane that has strengthened. it is category 4 plus.oast. we've been in contact all morning with a lot of the local officials in places like charlotte andly county and they understand this will be a major, major impact. we're asked about some of the evacuations and basically what they report to me is that, you know, we were talking to folks in charlotte. most of the people in those vulnerable areas did leave. not everybody did. and that was provided the mandatory, some did not do that. so they are keeping tabs on kind of where you still have people in very vulnerable locations. but you have a category 5 storm hit, that's going to produce an enormous amount of storm surge. ferocious winds and life threatening. people are taking a risk with health, safety and lives by being in the eye of that storm. you have search and rescue that will be poised to go to respond to people that are in difficult circumstances once the storm breaks through. of course, safety is what we've been stressing. and the preparations over these many days leading up t

but it is a hurricane.ks need to remain vigilant. >> you bring up an instant point about the hurricane strengthening off the coast of south carolina, moving of the south carolina coast. does fema have the resources to deal with both of these simultaneously? is it unprecedented to have a hurricane hit the western part of florida and crossover, so quickly pivot and come a hurricane again back toward the coast again? >> emergency managers plan for this. the way the response works in this country is it is led by the state and supported by the federal government. the emergency operations center in the carolinas are preparing for this, activated, and the federal government will support. >> how does ian compare to your experience with hurricane sandy when you look and see what we have heard about hurricane ian so far? >> every storm is different but there is a lot of similarities. this was a much stronger storm than sandy but sandy impacted the most densely populated area in the country. there is differences in ev

when we think of hurricanes, we think of winds. but it's actually the water that can kill many more victims. >> it's the storm surge, the flooding, the winds that can threaten lives. and for those who did the right thing and evacuated, what should they be bracing for? you know, what kind of damage, what kind of property loss could they be going through? >> well, obviously, if there is a lot of -- damage, just the abilities to get back to one's home is going to be a challenge. because there is likely going to be trees and power lines down everywhere. the damage to any sort of structures through winds could be high. but also, the damage caused by flooding. the good news is the governor of florida has asked for help from the federal administration. and president biden did declare a national disaster, which actually opens up resources for fema to be able to respond and -- [inaudible] hit people and save their lives. so, the first 72 or 96 hours, we focused on saving lives. and after that, the focus of the state, local, and federal offi

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mother nature has thrown up a very interesting set—up with hurricanes.y calm eye where you can get out of your seat, surrounded by the strongest part of the storm, the eye wall, which can cause the most damage and generates the storm surge. very interesting as you are coming in, today's flights were quite rough with ian, some flights had 36 forces, similar to what an astronaut might feel taking off into space. very surreal experience today, and getting into the eye, ultra—calm, but knowing we have a category four storm bearing down on florida, it's also a sobering experience. you mention space, i can't help but think we have thousands of satellites monitoring the earth. what are you finding out that we can't find out from the relative safety of command centres and satellites above us? that's a great question. satellites give a lot of information, we have a lot of tools, including a radar, you can think of it as an x—ray of the storm, the satellite gives you a view, but this radar picks it apart in a three—dimensional sense. it tells us how the storm is r

of a hurricane. think is somewhat cool and somewhat terrifying at the same time. >> part of the reason i think we feel so comfortable as well is we've been watching all of the updates from the emergency services. ad they talked about having an unbelievable amount of people ready to come out and rescue. they've got people in boats, the coast guard, people in helicopters. >> reporter: first responders across the state also committed to staying. >> we've got generators, we're fully staffed, we have plenty of supplies and food. communications are up. we feel completely supported. >> reporter: sarasota memorial hospital preparing for the worst. >> well, everybody is always appropriately nervous. i think we would be silly not to be a little bit anxious. but at the same time, we also feel very confident. >> reporter: and ready for the long haul. >> so right now, all ems is shut down. we're not getting new patients in to the e.r. we know there are going to be a lot of people hurt and in need after the storm

you know from hurricanes.d to seeing you with your navy hat on in the emergency response center in tallahassee. what is the reason for people losing their lives? obviously, the storm. but is it people who decide to stick it out and they are in the storm's path? is it people who are lulled into a false sense of security because of the eye of the hurricane or because of water being removed from antic area? >> in our storms, the one the hardest to make sure we didn't lose somebody was michael. >> 2018. >> it happened like that. four days it went from a storm to a category 5. then what people focus on is, it's a 4. i have done -- 1, i have been through a 1. that's not the problem. the problem is storm surge. water kills you. the wind might be a problem. the water is what kills you. 6, 7, 8, 9 foot of storm surge, you can't survive that. maybe your building can't survive that. i've been talking to the hurricane center, the national weather service, how do we get people to understand storm surge? it's happening. the

we got hit by hurricane mark right before hurricane maria.e stand with our brothers and sisters back on the island. . [speaking in native language]. [speaking in native language]. [speaking in native language]. [speaking in native language]. [speaking in native language]. [speaking in native language]. [speaking in spanish] [speaking in spanish] >> thank you so much, congressman. we have two more membersrs of congress as well as the representative here in washington, d.c. who will be able to give us some of the latest updates so we appreciate you being here. standing in the sun this long although when you think about what it's like it is just a beautiful day to be here. so i'd like to introduce congressman torres. >> five years later we stand here reeling back from fiona and the damages that puerto rico and the caribbean's have endured. in many ways, this is so because of the government's inability to allow the funding to get to puerto rico. they've been sent here over and over again. it's not a money problem but it was the lack of wealth fro

it's 155 miles an hour hurricane is 2 miles short of a category 5 hurricane. that's the highest category there is. what does that cause destruction wise in populated areas? >> it's absolutely catastrophic. to put it in historical perspective, since 1851 to the present, only four category 5 hurricanes have ever struck the united states. only 4 in 170 years. it's an extremely rare event, right now it's dpishlly a category 4, but it's only 2 miles per hour from reaching cat 5. it still has warm water as it's approaching the coastline. so it's not out of the question it could peek at 160 mile per hour winds with gusts to 200. now florida is an interesting place. it's got some of the best construction codes in the country. actually, particularly southeast florida in the miami area, some of the strongest ones in the country. nevertheless, there are some issues with construction in the united states in terms that in the caribbean islands, you find roofs that are with poured concrete on rebar to keep the structure of the homes in places like puerto rico and the domini

because it is going to be a category four, atlanta far, previous hurricanes like hurricane harvey, hurricane laura, hurricane ida, last year, similar intensity. and it looks like this was also is going to produce a huge amount of rainfall as well. flash flooding is going to be a system stand. suspenseful threat. a high risk for assessed rainfall by the prediction center across central portion of the state, including tampa. so all types of flooding expected from the storm system. flash flooding, coastal flooding, storm surge flooding, and it's possible that with the storm slowing down, on a partial florida, a vast storm surge could last for multiple title cycles. >> let's talk about that, because you said category four. they are expecting we heard as a category 3. with winds of up to 120 miles per hour. it's expected to feed off the warm waters of the gulf. in the coming hours, what are you expecting to see? >> well there is a lot of warm water just off the coast of southwest florida. some of the warmest water anywhere in the globe is found from the western caribbean through the loop current

your hurricane headquarters.ching you this morning, it is still pretty treacherous in some areas because of the debris. >> indeed, harris, it is. take a look at this right now. i'm standing on concrete blocks that are underneath is tie row foam that makes them float. piers were snapped in half at the marina not far from downtown fort myers. i want to show you guys the destruction of the boats out here. on the bottoms this one is flipped over. the barnacles on the bottom of this one. other vessels in area are completely smashed up by the storm surge and wind. that's the thing. when the storm surge came in yesterday this is what it did. the power of it, it pushed all these huge vessels and concrete and debris, trees, people's belongings here all into this marina and some of these vessels are very large and thrown around like toys. unbelievably. the power of hurricane ian as it made its way and came ashore just 20 miles to the northwest of here. the streets of fort myers flooded out last night by the surge. we exper

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

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this is hurricane warnings.his purple and that is hurricane warnings all across the eastern side of florida. so, because the storm came on shore so strong, it's going to take a while for those winds to relax enough to get below hurricane status. that's why we even have hurricane force warnings in places like c daytona beach. once this storm pulls offshore we are going to see it again make secondary landfall here. take a look at this. go saturday into sunday, we are also looking very likely chance in the southern appalachians there of some significant flooding. all of this is going to be still from ian. center of the storm pulls back over water. get back into landfall some time friday night into saturday morning and we are going to be watching some big storm there take a look at this though. incredible images here that we are still seeing. this shore came on shore now started to come on shore about 8 hours ago. and the coast here where it came on shore is still getting incredible rain and incredible window from t

i can guarantee you from my knowledge of all hurricanes and what we do now, after hurricane, we neverng this big before. >> general, it is sobering to think of it . especially to hear from you. the largest recovery of its kind in american history. years of work ahead. general, the best to you. hope to see you again soon, thank you. >>> there was a huge selloff on wall street today. we thought there was going to be a little bit of a rebound last . investors are stressing over inflation and a possible recession. that is nothing new. but the company that sparked ade downturn today, that is a he turner. >>> the biden administration promising to forgive student debt . today, an update on how people can get in on that action. swelling, and fatigue. and skyrizi is just 4 doses a year after two starter doses. skyrizi attaches to and reduces a source of excess inflammation that can lead to skin and joint symptoms. with skyrizi, 90% clearer skin and less joint pain is possible. serious allergic reactions and an increased risk of infections or a lower ability to fight them may occur. tell your d

the hurricane is expected to remain a hurricane strength as it moves to near orlando. so a lot of rain and wind. there's been tornadoes. that still needs to be -- everybody needs to be prepared. not let their guard down. because it's coming ashore, it's still a powerful category four hurricane. >> neil: this is a big storm. it's going to delay a lot of things as far as getting to people if they need help. getting power back on. we're told now better than a million floridians are without it. probably gone up since i got that statistic. so it complicates thing, right? >> absolutely. we know we work with the emergency managers at a city level a county level and at a state level. we know resources are staging in certain areas out of harm's way. and when conditions improve, we know that those -- help will filter in. it's going to take a long time for some areas, especially with the flood waters to recede at the coast, but inland, there's going to be roads flooded out. we're expecting some areas around i-4 from tampa to orlando, could see 24 inches of rainfall. that will flo

it is the hurricane winds. look how large the hurricane winds are. there's fort myers. watch what happens. this comes on shore and the red area that is hurricane and above, some of this will be cat 3 and 4, still gets almost. you're going to see wind gusts in the places you evacuated. the stretch across is 20 possible inches of rainfall. you have to watch where you walk. you're going to have to know what county you're in, what level, what river you're around you. you just booked some hotel randomly but you're going to have to be careful here. those are the places that are going to get affected the most. flash flood warnings likely today, tomorrow as this storm continues to get stronger. it's still in warm water. it will eventually come on shore. even for you, john, if the storm kind of tracks on the left side, you could get surge but my concern, sarasota south ward all the way down to naples, those are the areas that are just going to have massive flooding. >> chad, to the extent that it matters, when is the hurricane expected to make land fall? >> when's the worst goin