ainsley: janice dean is tracking ian. she is downstairs. i just saw her. she has been watching this all morning. we start with fox weather. 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
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 have to stay and i can t leave i have to have things that i need. so that s what i m trying to be prepared. and more than 202500 national guardsmen already activated preparing to respond to the impacts of that storm. yesterday, governor ron desantis made it very clear you should be stastocking up on what you need more than water and gasoline. medicine and batteries all the things you could need whether you choose to evacuate if suggested or even told to do so, depending on where you live. but, you could also need those things if you choose to shelter in place in your home. you might need enough to last