and it might strike hard there tomorrow. not only is this a life-threatening category 3 hurricane getting stronger, packing winds of 120 miles an hour, it s also getting larger in its size. ian s wind field is expanding, which can potentially expose more of florida to destruction. the storm s exact landfall tomorrow does remain uncertain, but it could be between tampa and ft. myers. now, one of the greatest threats is the storm surge and it could reach up to even 12 feet in some areas, which could bring, as you can imagine, pretty catastrophic flooding. floridians are being urged by officials not to underestimate this storm and nearly 2 million people are already under mandatory evacuation orders all across florida. and more are at least urged to leave. police in tampa are now going door to door warning people they got to get out. 5,000 national guard members are now even activated in florida and another 2,000 guard troops are from other states to help them out. we re about t
captivity, they used to sing my songs to ease the pain. and what a joy for all of us to see those girls home with their parents. thanks for joining us. thanks for joining us. ac 360 starts now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com tonight on 360, we are about to hear from authorities, after a gunman, who s now dead, opened fire on the campus of the university of nevada in las vegas, killing three. claiming with the facts. and a cnn investigation into the cover-up of sexual misconduct in the coast guard, the action it prompted from the coast guard today. we begin with breaking news in las vegas, the press conference by authorities is starting. let s listen. first, i would like to reiterate to all of you that there is no more ongoing threat to our community here in las vegas. i d also like to tell you that we do know the identity of the suspect in this case, but i will not be releasing his name tonight until after the next of kin notification. as y all know, of c
encounters and much more. cnn this morning continues right now. under no circumstances you are promising america tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody? except for day one. except for? except for day one. meaning in. i want to close the border and i want to drill that s he says you are not going to be a dictator, are you? no, no, no, other than day one. we are kpoes closing the border and drilling, drilling, drilling. after that i am not a dictator, okay? good morning, everyone. i m poppy harlow with phil mattingly in new york. that was donald trump last night saying the quiet part outloud when he was put on the spot. for trump rhetoric on the campaign trail sparked a frenzy of headlines this week about what he might do if he becomes president again. he danced around the question about abusing power. his ally ckash patel is talking about punishing enemies if there is a new trump term. this is a man who holds a senior rol
his daughter in person shortly. his wife and grandchildren are waiting as well. thanks so much for joining tonight. ac ac 360 joins right now. tonight on 360 on a truce that has seen so many hostages freed from gaza, the latest on efforts ramping up to extend it. also tough talk on what might happen if it expires. later tonight my conversation with chris christie and why he s continuing his campaign and what he makes of the boost nikki haley just got. plus gayle king and charles barkley here to talk about their new show. just four hours from now, the six-day truce between israel and hamas is set to expire with no indication yet it will be extended, as it was two days ago. no word yet that talks underway have yielded any progress. and a short time ago, israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu said his answer is, quote, unequivocal, unquote. he said israel will fight until the end, his words, after what he called maximizing the phase of returning israeli hostages.
the terrorist group hamas is still holding as many as nine americans hostage. when will they be released? the lead starts right now. more hostages just set free, including two russian women but with the u.s. continuing to play such a pivotal role in negotiations, why are so many americans still in the hands of hamas? some of their families sat down for a cnn exclusive with me this afternoon. there s so many other hostages who have not yet been released and time is of the essence. and they more needs to be done and the work needs to continue swiftly. plus what we re learning about talks under way to extend the pause in fighting so more hostages can be released. and the urgency to verify this horrible claim hamas just made that the youngest hostage that they kidnapped, a 10 month old baby, and his family, are now dead. welcome to the lead i m jake tapper. we start today with our world lead as we are watching and waiting for this sixth group of hostages to return to