. >> todd: that is the fear, jd, thanks, let's go to nicole valdez, residents are told to shelter in place. >> carley: nicole joins us with the latest. what are you seeing right now? >> good morning, you can see the wind is still very much a factor in tampa bay, talking about across the state, two million people are without power, about 600,000 in the tampa bay area alone, despite not feeling or feeling some of the worst of hurricane ian like we are seeing unfortunately in the southwest florida area. a lot of what we did see over the last few hours yesterday afternoon were the strong winds and a little rain. i'll show you video of what we did see happen so far. trees, of course issue getting knocked down by the winds andic taking down power lines and street lights even collapsing here. interesting impact of the storm was what some call reverse storm surge, the water in tampa bay being sucked further into the bay off of shore, which was the beginning of what many worried could be a dangerous storm surge, it is what the threat was for the last several days. emergency officials worrying

i'm nicole valdez, ktvu, fox two news. meantime what's left of hurricane fiona is causing flooding in canada. right now the storm swept its way up the eastern seaboard over the past week and eventually hit the canadian provinces of new brunswick and nova scotia. the heavy rain and strong winds toppled some buildings and cost flooding will now the canadian military is being deployed to help clear roads and begin cleanup. and if you'd like to help the people of puerto rico, we can connect you with the american red cross to scan the qr code on your screen that will take you to the american red cross's sight for donations. and certainly our meteorologist roberta gonzalez is keeping an eye on our bay area weather, but we have to start as you're tracking hurricane ian. right now. it is fascinating. the last time we've seen a hurricane of this magnitude, swipe or make impact with florida, the western side of florida was back in 2004 , that was charlie. it caused 12 deaths in between the caribbean and in the united states and up t

i'm nicole valdez, ktvu, fox two news.ormation now about a deadly crash following a sideshow in oakland that we first told you about back in june, the alameda county district attorney has now charged in 19 year old with felony vehicular manslaughter in connection with that crash. police say arnold rinaldi sped away from police following that sideshow on june 26th. he ended up crashing on international boulevard, killing a 28 year old innocent bystander and injuring his mother. a court date has not yet been set for rinaldi. dozens of sheriff's deputies are in different roles in alameda county after receiving an unsatisfactory score on their psychological exams, some dating back to 2016. despite being quoted not suited for the job. they were still hired by the department. ktvu is henry lee looks at the possible reasons the sheriff felt the need to act now. 47 alameda county sheriff's deputies now without law enforcement powers for doing poorly on psychological exams going back to 2016 ktvu has learned the deputies received u

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nicole valdez is live in tampa, nicole. >> two million across the state wake up in the dark this morning00 in the hillsborough county area, an area we were talking could see a direct hit from then hurricane ian and thankfully we're talking about tampa bay having been spared from the unfortunate catastrophic storm surge and flooding we're seeing in areas including southwest florida, a few hours south of where we're standing right now. it's been several days of terror and there is proof tampa bay took evacuation orders very seriously, 7500 people in hillsborough are in shelters, they got out of homes when they were told to, grabbed their valuables and loved ones and headed inland, what we want to see when the threat of storm surge and flooding was as high as it was. we have seen video of trees down, power lines going out, why we're seeing power outages, unique impact, the reverse storm surge that is sucking water out into the bay and keeping that storm surge away from flooding roads and homes in tampa bay, so in all, tampa bay feeling grateful this morning, they were spared from the worst

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fox weather correspondent nicole valdez. we start with fox weather correspondent robert ray in fort myers. robert? >> ainsley: trouble obviously with his microphone. we can't hear you, robert. right now, it does look bad. fox weather correspondent nicole valdez continues our coverage, she is in tampa. >> we are only starting to rapidly see conditions deteriorating here for the tampa bay area as hurricane ian, that now category 4 storm. you just mentioned with winds at 155 miles per hour. it is teetering on a category 5 storm. you heard governor ron desantis there saying our emergency management officials are planning and preparing to see a category 5 storm. that is how seriously they are taking this situation knowing what we could see happen over the next few hours. we're talking power outages. we're talking significant damage, storm surge, fresh water flooding. there are so many factors to take into consideration here. which is why he said, unfortunately, at this point, it is too late for you to evacuate. getting on the roa

nicole valdez in tampa for us. the latest from tampa, please, nicole.t, good morning. an impassioned plea by the hillsborough county sheriff announcing mandatory evacuations for parts of tampa bay. saying in part we expect to have to evacuate over 300,000 people. that is why we are starting today. he is already asking those who live near the bay here, to go stay with friends or family. at least 20 miles inland as a hurricane watch is already in effect for parts of tampa bay. hurricane ian aiming towards florida's gulf coast. schools here in hillsborough county already closed for the week. many will be now transformed into shelters. 50 or so will be open across the tampa bay area. floridians thankfully are not waiting to eact to this storm. we have already seen thousands rush to the grocery stores to get their hands on water, batteries, food, medications they may need to last them what could be four to five days. fuel is already running low in some portions of the state. some have been waiting three hours if not longer for the last several days for sandb

fox weather's nicole valdez is live in tampa this morning with more. ter: maria, good morning. every single county in the state of florida is under that state of emergency including the stiff of tampa where schools are now closed as nearly 50 of those public school buildings could soon turn into shelters for those who need it as hurricane ian could continue to rapidly approach the gulf coast of florida. all of this as a majority of people who live on this side of things are doing what they can which is plan and prepare. we saw yesterday we're already looking at shelves being emptied, water is going fast, fuel is running low, cars are lining the street as thousands wait for sandbags to keep potential floodwaters from their home. yesterday, governor ron de santis said to anticipate power outages, to anticipate fuel disruptions, to get your hands on what you need, not just water but batteries, medicine, as we know more than 2500 national guardsmen have already been activated ahead of the storm. of course, we are hoping that things can improve but we are de

nicole valdez fox weather reporter extraordinaire. ere can i go to track this dead on and she chose tampa, a brave woman. nicole, tell us what you're seeing there, what things are looking like there as folks brace for this? reporter: neil, good afternoon. well moments ago thousands across the tampa area were told time to get out. manned tear evacuations over next 24 to 48 hours we're expecting that to expand potentially to include more than 300,000 people in tampa bay alone this is absolutely not a warning to take lightly as adam mentioned. there is storm surge estimates could reach 15 feet if not more. the width of the storm, more than 500 miles. it is absolutely going to be a dangerous next few days here across the gulf coast of florida here. floridians thankfully so far are acting on those warnings. we've seen people rushing to the grocery stores to get their hand on water, batteries, food, medications, anything they will need to last maybe four or five days if they do have to leave their homes. urn fortunately fuel is already runni

nicole valdez live in florida. we start with multi media journalist robert ray live in fort myers.obert? >> good morning to you here in fort myers beach. a key inlet to the gulf of mexico and, guys, the storm is starting to come in. we are seeing the deterioration of this island. take a look. if rick can look up here into the palm trees and you see they are starting to sway. we get these heavy rain bands that come in from time to time. i have to say the big issue here is the storm surge. where i'm standing right now here later this morning, expected potentially 8 to 12 feet of storm surge. we need to get out of here at some point. and we are monitoring that. the gulf of mexico just a football field away. we're monitoring those waves coming in. and the bridge that goes across this inlet here to the mainland. fort myers right there. literally so we are positioned when we start to feel that surge. will in the interim hunker down here and wait as roll in the this part of southwest florida and make land at some point later today to the north of us. we don't know exactly where that is bu

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much of puerto rico and the dominican republic in the dark boxes, nicole valdez reports. fiona blasting the turks and caicos tuesday as a category three hurricane still getting stronger as it moves north just one day after devastating puerto rico and the dominican republic. it was too much. i didn't expect this. a lot of people lost everything very, very rough parts of puerto rico got more than two ft of rain leading to catastrophic flooding. many roads are impassable due to down trees and mudslides. puerto rico's governor says it will be at least a week until authorities have a full estimate of the damage. most of the island is now without electricity and running water. residents are stocking up on gasoline a on. wt wouldn't be so big that it was bigger than we expected, and you have to make do with what you have. puerto rico's power grid is still in rough shape after hurricane maria caused a complete blackout five years ago. the power wasn't fully restored for 11 months after that storm in the dominican republic, fiona is the first hurricane to make a direct hit since j

i'm nicole valdez, ktvu, fox two news.anada, the storm swept its way up the eastern seaboard over the past week, eventually hit the canadian provinces provinces of new brunswick and nova scotia. heavy rain and strong winds toppled some buildings and cost flooding. the canadian military has been deployed to help clear roads and begin to clean up. so proud, racist, lost all those beautiful trees that we're here and they're all down everywhere or three trees fell in the house. and then about an hour later, we had three more trees fall on the house just kept leaning and leaning until it finally came down to 1800 miles over the past nine days, and that is when it struck puerto rico as a category one storm. thousands remain without electricity there. now if you'd like to help the people of puerto rico, we can connect you with the american red cross. just scan the qr code right there on your screen that will take you to the american red cross's sight for donations. mortgage rates double in the past several months, in large part d

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nicole valdez is live in tampa, nicole. >> harris, good afternoon issue those images are hard to see,at seems to have been spared from the worst of hurricane ian, however, i want to point out unique impact to tampa bay itself, you can see below me, something our meteorologist described as reverse storm surge effect, instead of hurricane ian pushing this water on to shore, and into the homes and businesses behind me, it sucked it out deeper into the bay, leaving a lot of dry patches you see here below me, a lot less water yesterday afternoon as hurricane ian was making landfall, now we have seen the water levels start to rise issue but tampa bay has been absolutely spared and people here are grateful, especially seeing the devastation including fort myers, cape coral and now the orlando area. evacuation orders lifted and emergency order here is over and now officials are working to send resources in this area down to southwest florida to those who need it, harris. >> harris: thank you so much, just looking at that, it will take a couple tidal cycles for the water to come back in and be

all night watching this, an update from the national hurricane center, but first live in tampa, nicole valdez. hey, nicole. >> ainsley, brian, steve, good morning. florida attorney general saying this is the storm we all have feared. she called the chance of us seeing anywhere from 5 to 15 feet of storm surge, detrimental for the tampa bay area. and unfortunately we are seeing the impacts of hurricane ian across florida. brand-new video from the florida keys, you are already seeing flooding beginning in portions of monroe county. it's part of one of the reasons why we already know hundreds of thousands of people are under mandatory evacuations right now. here is a look at all six counties that those people are living in. really all along florida's gulf coast and we are already hearing reports that the number of counties issuing the mandatory evacuations are expanding. it's why people are boarding up their homes, getting all the resources, going to the grocery stores, packing up their cars, getting ready to drive as far inland as possible. we are seeing lines that wait for hours for sandbags,

. >> carley: nicole valdez, thank you upon.ring in senior meteorologist janice dean, who is tracking the storm. i am reading florida suspended tolls, they want to make its as easy as possible for people to get inland or out of the state entirely. >> janice: right, especially on the coast, we have storm surge warning up and down the coast of florida, meaning cata of stroic life-threatening storm surge will move inland within the next 12 to 24 hours and slow movement will lead to threat along the coast and hurricane-force winds for hours and we have 10 inches of rainfall already in southwest and keys, wind gusts in excess of 80 miles per hour just off the coast. the center of circulation is about 90 miles off the coast of florida, this will be a prolonged event, even if you are not impacted by the core of strong winds, we will see heavy rain and well -- hurricane warning for the coastline and toward the central coast of florida and even the atlantic side where we expect the storm to move out. tornado watch, tornados were report y

fox weather's nicole valdez reporting live from tampa. nicole. >> good morning. mandatory evacuations have been expanded for the tampa bay area and additional 90,000 people are now being told it is time to get out. that as we watch home and business owners put plywood on their windows, get up the hurricane shutters and leave the area. we have already seen the impacts of hurricane ian as it battered the florida keys earlier today. flooding already happening there. emergency officials across florida gulf coast say if you are one of the several hundred thousand under these mandatory evacuations, it is time to go. those orders span across ten counties all along the west coast of florida. if you live in any of the areas that you see shaded in red here, this is your time. you don't want to wait any longer. we could soon as we have been start to see the orders expand even further south. now governor desantis hopes that having teams in the sunshine state will help. generators and pumps are already coming in. national guardsmen from florida and other surrounding states ar

we have fox team coverage senior meteorologist janice dean tracking ian we start with nicole valdez inpa. nicole? >> good morning. we just learned nearly every county in the state of florida is now under a state of emergency that includes not only hillsborough county but the city of tampa, specifically. where i'm standing is actually bayshore boulevard. this is an area notorious for flooding. especially when many of these storms make it to shore here. storm teenage mutant ninja turtle absolutely top of mind here for many who live in the tampa bay area. you will see the signs that people are taking this seriously. as you look at just the line of cars that go on for miles. this is the scene just yesterday all across tampa bay, what was a beautiful weekend turned into really getting down to work for many who know how seriously they need to be taking now hurricane ian. lining up for the 10 free sandbags that people have been able to get not only in hills wore row, county but talking all over the tampa bay pin necessary also a county, clearwater. really top of mind here, again, as we focus

we start with fox weather correspondent nicole valdez live in tampa. nicole?> brian, ainsley, good morning. we are talking about hundreds of thousands of people in at least six counties along florida's gulf coast are now being told it is time to get out of your homes, especially if you live anywhere near the water. really, the main concern when it comes to hurricane ian, of course, we're going to see those hurricane strength winds. we are going to see the rain. but it is the storm surge that has been the focus of emergency officials warning people this is not a storm to take lightly. we heard the hillsborough county sheriff jack cornster really begging people to evacuate no matter how long you have lived in the state of florida and no matter how many storms have you lived in your lifetime here. we have heard numbers 5 to 15 feet of storm surge are possible here. it's why we are looking here at people boarding up their homes, boarding up their businesses, preparing to evacuate. especially all of those who live anywhere near tampa bay. >> we woke up and saw wher

nicole valdez is live in tampa with the very latest. nicole, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, maria, what you see behind me here is just the beginning. i cannot stress enough you how dangerous things are going to become over the next several hours for not just the tampa bay area but extending all the way down florida's gulf coast. unfortunately, several hours from now we're going to see hurricane ian approaching this area, and extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane with winds at 140 miles be per hour. it is almost a category 5. that is how much it's still strengthening as we speak. it's capable of life threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds and of course all the fresh water flooding that we're expecting to see you across the tampa bay area. we've already seen devastation across the sunshine state. take a look at what it's done to areas in the keys. you'll see here it's already -- it's actually the third highest storm surge ever recorded on the a island there. meanwhile, there are people doing this. they went outside, they're taking selfies, it's beyon

nicole valdez is live in tampa with the very late rest. nicole? >> brian, good morning.r the tampa bay area as hurricane ian approaches is that storm surge threat we have heard reports we could be expecting anywhere from 5 to 15 feet storm surge in areas all along the water. why we are seeing hundreds of thousands # of people being asked to evacuate. begging the sheriff to listen to this warning not to try to ride this out here. no matter how long have you lived in the state of florida or how long have you been v. experienced storms here prior to. we are seeing signs people are listens. they are boarding up their homes and packing up the cars with essentials and getting ready to drive as far as inland as they can. some suggest at least 20 miles as we could start to see the impacts of hurricane ian here in the next 36 hours or so much though the hundreds of thousands of people six counties along florida's gulf coast see the impact next 24 hours. >> brian: you stay safe too. getting to d-day for you to evacuate. let's keep in florida. former florida attorney general pam bo

. >> bill: nicole valdez is live in tampa as we move up the coast. nicole, good morning. >> good morning. more than 100,000 already without power across the state of florida as we're starting to see the effects of hurricane ian here in tampa bay. we're seeing more rainfall. an interesting impact of this hurricane over my shoulder here you are starting to see the water get sucked out from the shore and further into the bay. i want to explain what is going on as you see that image over my shoulder. waterways are doing a reverse surge. that's what's occurring. water drains out and that's when it is exceptionally susceptible to the giant storm surge we've been warning people about for the last several days. when that water comes back towards the shore, that is when you'll start to see it go over that situation. so over onto a roadway, over potentially into homes here and when things start to get dangerous and why governor desantis for the last several days has been begging many in tampa bay to get out before we started to see these impacts. unfortunately

fox weather correspondent nicole valdez is in puerto rico live tonight with the latest. , nicole. >> g good evening, bret. you will notice the power truck behind me as rain continues to fall across portions of puerto rico. 80% of the island is still in the dark. nearly 800,000 remain without running water and the heart break is evident. truly as puerto ricans deal with the devastation of fiona on the anniversary of one of the most catastrophic storms to ever hit the island. hurricane maria made landfall here five years ago to the day. blamed for hundreds of death and island wide blackout that lasted for months now here now have many questioning how long the current blackouts will last and unfortunately how many people may suffer in its wake. today we travel to some of the more rural communities, including the small town of cayey. home of 43,000 people. the mayor has been outspoken how dire the need is for supplies and resources for his community that remains in tragic disarray today. this is video of their makeshift command center where they are trying to get resources to

correspondent nicole valdez is she is in tampa bay. >> steve, ainsley, brian, good morning. every single county in the state of florida now under a state of emergency that includes right here in the city of tampa where hillsborough county schools are officially closed as emergency responders pre prepare nearly 5f those public school buildings into shelters if needed as we look at potential impact from hurricane ian. you mentioned the response and people are doing what they can, which is planning and preparing for what could be some severe impacts as now hurricane ian approaches the gulf coast of florida. and we have already seen some empty store shelves. we have seen water going fast. fuel running low in some areas across the west coast of florida and cars lining the streets. sunday morning was absolutely chaos across some areas of tampa. thousands waiting hours for sandbags to keep potential floodwaters from entering their homes. >> i have a 3-year-old, so i'm just trying to, you know, be prepared so if anything hans, you know, either i take the truck and just leave or if i

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fox weather's nicole valdez live in tampa this morning.is this storm going to be for that area? good morning. moments ago we heard from governor rhonda sanchez, who said this is imminent. hurricane ian is absolutely heading right towards florida's gulf coast, and things are already dire. unfortunately the focus on the devastating impacts that storm surge could have on areas right by the water like where we are standing anywhere from five to 10 ft of storm search can be deadly and catastrophic. it's why we already know of hundreds of thousands of people under mandatory evacuations more than 2.5 million under some sort of evacuation order at this time, and we're only expecting that number to grow as we continue to see hurricane ian make a shift. it's been moving east over the last several days, and unfortunately now it looks like it's going to hit anywhere between tampa bay down to southwest. florida but the concern truly has been up to this point, not only the impacts of that storm surge but getting people who live anywhere near the water a