storm for signs of strengthening before it hits. we'll be alerting you as that happens. new this morning, more than a dozen portable morgues are en route to help overburdened hospitals in central florida according to our report. >> hospitals there are dealing with an overflow of covid deaths. stephanie staton is in tampa, florida, and funeral homes are feeling the brunt of this. >> yes. this funeral home behind me in the tampa area says it has 11 funerals scheduled this weekend alone all of this coming as covid cases here in florida continue to surge. last week the state reported more than 151,000 cases of covid, with 389 deaths. as you mentioned, as you both mentioned, hospitals and morgues are filling up. in fact, one hospital system in orlando says that it had to have