it s six in the morning in singapore, and six in the evening across florida where the state is being battered by hurricane ian. there are warnings of catastrophic damage both from the high winds which are gusting at up to 240 kilometres per hour, that s around 150 miles per hour. and from the heavy rain. combine that with what experts are saying could be the highest storm surge on record and there are fears for the safety of thousands of people. let s get the latest now from our correspondent azadeh moshiri who s in tampa bay. a life threatening hurricane is now barrelling towards america s sunshine state. and put millions under evacuation orders across the west coast. ian is unpredictable. it s already caused widespread damage in cuba, wiping out power to the country s entire grid, with some residents killed. but now its hurricane force winds are leaving the gulf of mexico and taking aim at florida s coast. this satellite image shows the eye of the hurricane packed w