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at >> the radar imagery, john, the sister really an incredible depiction of the storm system with a massive i, about 100 miles south southwest of naples, florida you notice as these outer bands, the feeder bands are ushering in some moisture from portions of florida, as far east as miami, coral springs, tornado warnings popping up meaning tornadoes imminent or occurring as a result of this. as we often see this with landfall tropical systems, as these outer bands kind of interact and get friction within lands, it creates these tornadoes that pop up and that is going to be one of these concerns. you get these nocturnal 20th into the overnight hours, they can catch people off-guard. of course, just part of what hurricane ian has to offer, sitting at 120 miles per hour sustained winds, just ten hours shy -- category four hurricane, and the concern moving forward is that the system has everything it takes. to florida into a category four within the next 12 hours. right before it makes landfall. we think early wednesday afternoon, maybe as early one 2 pm, or five or 6 pm. landfall somewhere south of the port charlotte area, not form from put the cone up. a little farther towards the north, but at this, point it is such a broad feature, the impacts certainly gonna be felt wide reaching across the state of florida. and you'll notice, say the major hurricane, shortly after landfall, continues as a tropical storm through this part of central florida. we merging back over to the eastern area of the state, there before possibly making another landfall across parts of the state of georgia. but notice, the model guidance, really getting tight here as far as the confidence on where the system is going to end up. typically, when you are within about 12 hours a landfall system, the margin of error drops down to about 10 to 15 miles. so pretty confident on where this track is. because the last couple of days, we kind of see this gradual shift, move it farther, farther towards the south, that is move tampa bay out of the hardest hit potential zones for storm surge threat. but now, areas around port charlotte, charlotte harbor, could see storm surge areas 6 to 9 feet. this would be catastrophic across this region, and of course, you are looking at a storm of this magnitude that is spent so much time over water, strengthening and maintaining that intensity. it is piled up quite a bit of water. that's the concern with the storm surge threat and also tropical storm force winds, john, that extends some e 140 miles away from the center. so even if you are not close to that landfall, you are going t o have power outages, you are going to have trees come down. and significant flooding with as much as 20 plus inches of rainfall. before the system is all said and done. >> yeah it's going to be tough few days ahead and then some. thank you pedram, for the update. >> now facing growing international condemnation of the death of a young woman by west about immorality. police coming, up the latest on the unrest of maori me, and why protesters are not backing down. all across the country, people are working hard to build a better future. so we're hard at work helping them achieve financial freedom. we're proud to serve people everywhere, in investing for the retirement they envision. from the plains to the coasts, we help americans invest for their future. and help communities thrive. california, mountains, oceans, natural wonders, diverse and creative people. but when the out-of-state corporations behind prop 27 look at california, they see nothing but suckers. they wrote prop 27 to give themselves 90% of the profits from online sports betting in california. other states get much more. why is prop 27 such a suckers deal for california? 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going to spread a swaths of multiple hazards across a good chunk of the florida peninsula. if you are not on the direct path of the center, that doesn't mean that you are out of harm's way. we have to go back to wilma to see that type of storm surge. didn't happen in charlie, but charlie was a very small system so i definitely won't keep going to people, fall victim to, that comparison. charlie was a very small and compact system, the storm surge just wasn't that deep as what we are projecting here. look at the size of this storm. this is the wind field here, and the orange. as you can see this is a very big system. >> nearly forecaster had in making forecasts around the scene of tampa gloria pazmino has more now on preparations there. >> now the rain has already started following here, in tampa, two and a half million people across the entire state of florida are under an evacuation order. officials asking people to take that warning seriously. the storm is approaching. it will make a direct hit here on this part of the state. officials concerned about catastrophic flooding. >> residents across the sunshine state are bracing for what is expected to be a major hurricane, which already caused severe damage in cuba. hurricane ian churning in the gulf. for the first time, in 100 years, a hurricane could directly hit tampa. >> the biggest concern is the water, we are not getting out of this unscathed. and there is going to be flooding through out the tampa bay area. >> tampa could see search waters as high as seven feet. storm is likely to slow down over the city. causing more rainfall and flooding. >> so we are talking not just the bay, but our rivers, our canals. every source of water is going to be flooded. >> flights halted across much of the state. dozens of residents lining up to get sandbags in tampa, and in orlando. all of florida bracing for the storm. >> the main message i have for everyone in florida, is that this is going to impact everyone. in different ways. so you need to stay focused. >> hurricane ian already leaving a path of destruction in cuba. it made landfall as a category three hurricane with winds of 125 miles per hour. knocking out power, and tearing down trees. >> now local officials here warning about historic flooding. catastrophic flooding over the next couple of days. especially in the tampa area where we are now. surrounded by rivers like the one you see behind me, canals, and the coastline. officials say they are most worried about mother water moving inland, causing damage to property, and life. in tampa, gloria pazmino, back to you. >> now the latest twist in the mar-a-lago documents investigation. the new high powerful member of donald trump's legal team, sidelines. and no longer the lead attorney, occluded to a number of sources. for chris kise without a team, trump and paid a three dollar million retainer fee upfront. >> a reporter from washington. >> we are learning more by a notable development within the trump legal team that is handling that mar-a-lago documents investigation. that is that the newest addition to that team, chris kise former solicitor general for the state of florida and who was brought on primarily to deal with this case, has really been sidelined from dealing with the documents investigation. at all. it he is still on the legal, team he may be focusing on some of the other investigations i am told, trump is facing. there is that civil lawsuit in new york. that is the grand jury in washington d.c. that is focus on the january 6th insurrection. but i am told that chris kise is not leading the efforts when it comes to the trump's legal team operates when it comes to the investigation into the mar-a-lago documents case. and how trump handled those some 11,000 government materials that he took with him when he left office. this is notable for many reasons, primarily that kise was bought out because he is someone who experience and florida law. they believed he would be a perfect fit for this. he left a law form he had been working for for a decade to take this case. he also asked for $3 million up front which was paid for by trump's campaign arm, his outside campaign arm. to deal with that, of course given that the former president has a reputation for not always paying his legal fees or his lawyers. so that's a big question here, of what that means for the team going forward. trump spokesman said that chris kise is still an important member of the legal team, he did not deny that he is no longer leading the fronts when it comes to the mar-a-lago case but it does speak to the level of in finding and disarray usain when it comes to trump strategy on this case as of course investigators are still continuing to look into these materials, and what was behind how they were taken to mar-a-lago. kaitlan collins, cnn, washington. >> the house select committee investigating the january 6th insurrection has postponed wednesdays hearing. the course of hurricane ian. the hearing will most likely be the last, will be soon. the former allies of president trump declared victory in the 2020 election regardless of the outcome. we have jury selection now underway in a federal trial, which could be a major test of the justice department's prosecution of january six rioters. five leaders of the oath keepers the far-right group, a charged with seditious conspiracy theory is the capitol attack. first time in over a decade the justice department will argue a group of americas plotted to violently oppose the u.s. government. all five defendants have pleaded not guilty. countdown to the u.s. midterm election has outlets now six weeks away. michigan is one of the states that could determine whether democrats we take control of the house of representatives. it also test whether democrats efforts to promote republican candidates as seen as extreme, and unelectable, will backfire on them. more now from cnn's -- . >> hillary skelton is a democrat nodding and michigan's third congressional district. >> this is a critical election. michigan's third congressional district has been noted as one of the district that could determine who holds the house majority. >> her opponent is john gibbs. >> my opponents name happens to be hillary, and no matter what, not another hillary! [applause] >> he's a former trump administration official that's called a result of the 2020 election mathematically impossible. and both as a college student in the early 2000s, the u.s. has suffered as a result of women suffrage. now insisting that it was satirical. >> thank you president trump! >> but the trump endorsed gives also someone democratic congressional campaign committee spent about $450,000 on for this ad. >> too conservative for west michigan. >> the amount was more than gibbs has spent on his entire campaign at the time. seemingly desire to help gibbs in the trump voters and boost him as a weaker general election candidates in the incumbent republican, peter meijer. >> do you feel that someone like gibbs is a much more beatable opponents than meyer? >> you know, i wouldn't say that necessarily. at the end of the day, republicans decided who they are standard of bearer who would be in this race. and they chose mister gibbs. >> that dynamic came at the expect of congressman meyer, who lost the primary by fewer than 4000 votes. >> i never expected the other side to as well, doubled down and a cynical ploy to put forward the candidate that they think is less electable. >> these are u.s. seats. >> some democratic voters and the grand rapids area districts weren't fancy there. >> politics socks! i think that was money that was wasted. tactically, i think i guess i get it. >> well it bothered me. and i know it bothered others. >> but some gop voters don't think gibbs is the easier candidate at all. appearing at a michigan rally alongside donald trump jr., kellyanne conway, and others. >> tell me about why? >> i mean he thinks he is very strong. and i think that he is going to be very hard to beat. >> many of gibbs supporters feel that they lost their country in 2020. >> we are in a civilization that is not so much that -- [inaudible] it's crazy versus. normal >> for democrats, we need every vote. >> the stakes are similar. >> this election is a referendum on our democratic ideals as a states and as a nation. there is nothing easy about this race, let me tell you. this is going to be a fight to the finish. >> now this isn't just happening here in michigan. millions of dollars have been spent nationwide by democratic aligned groups. on more extreme gop candidates, in places like pennsylvania, maryland, and colorado, to create at least a perceived more favorable opponents. now the sculpting cal pain here in michigan 30 strict would tell, you they would have beaten whoever came out of the gop primary. but nationally, it remains to be seen whether these bets pay off or end up backfiring. omar land, cnn, grand rapids, michigan. >> thank you for watching this hour of cnn newsroom, i'm john both, please stay with, that's the news continues including our coverage of hurricane ian, with my colleague kristie lifestyle. live from hong kong. ere you go! >> tecech: wow, thank you! >> customer and grandkids: bye! >> tech: bye! don't wait, schedule now.. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safefelite replace. ♪ [ coughing/sneezing ] [ door knocking ] dude, you coming? because the only thing dripping should be your style! ploplka-seltzer plus cold & flu relief. what's it going to take for the world to reach net-zero emissions? it's going to take investing in some things you've heard of and some you'd never expect. it's going to take funding innovation in renewable energy, helping reduce carbon footprints, and big bets on environmentally conscious construction. citi has committed 1 trillion dollars in sustainable financing to help build a better future. because to reach net zero, it's going to take everything. ♪ ♪