miles per hour, gusting up around 60 miles per hour. with this storm, you have tropical storm watches in effect for jamaica and hurricane watches for cayman islands. that s because looking at the frarsz we anticipate that this storm will become a category 1 storm maybe even as high as a category 2 storm as it s crossing over the cayman islands. it is then expected to intensify further as it makes its way up towards cuba and crosses into the eastern portion of the gulf of mexico. at that point, perhaps, it could get into that major hurricane strength. here s the thing, though. a lot of that has to do with sea surface temperatures that are in the mid and upper 80s for the area in which it s expected to travel through. that sea surface temperature is a big fuel for these storms. it s not just at the surface but going down tens of feet, talking about the ocean heat content, even down there that water is warm, and that s what these storms need to strengthen and intensify as they c
you can see sustained winds are still 45 miles per hour gusting up to 60 miles per hour, still trying to get itself fully organized, but it is going to be heading into a more favorable environment in the next 24 to 48 hours, lower wind shear, lower sea surface temperatures. you have tropical storm watches for jamaica but hurricane watches for areas of the cayman islands. that s because in the short term we anticipate that storm will strength sboon a category 1, maybe a category 2 as it s crossing over the cayman islands. further strengthening is expected as it crosses over cuba and into the eastern portion of the gulf of mexico. then we anticipate it s going to make that right-hand turn back towards florida. at this point, the cone is very large. we are talking anywhere from destin, florida, all the way down just north of key west, still an option at this point. so, basically, if you live anywhere in florida, you need to go ahead and make those preparations just because of th
and tearful families saying good-bye to loved ones departing for training. putin wants 300,000 new fighters to help turn the tide as the russian military suffers setbacks in ukraine. russia is saying the call up would be limited to those with military experience but reports say civilians also now are being conscripted. the new york times tells the story of a husband and father of five who received a summons at a 4:00 a.m. meeting where a train had been organized to take him to a military center. many men are fleeing russia to avoid the forced enlistment. this is traffic as people escape to nearby georgia. russian airporting have been packed with people trying to get out of the country. one human rights group said more than 1,300 people have been arrested in anti-car protests in moscow and st. petersburg over the past few days. also today, voting begins in four regions of russian-occupied ukraine, in a sham referendum that could lead to the annexation of 15% of ukrainian ter
owners. our own peter doocy calling up the white house how they have been a is responding tonight at fox news also asking the white house but a leaked voice mail allegedly of president biden and left for his son hunter concerning his business dealings. wait till you see the response. we begin with the mass shooting at an independence day parade outside chicago. correspondent matt finn tracking the very latest developers for us tonight. good evening. hi, shannon. tuesday evening, the states attorney and lake county illinois announced the alleged fourth of july parade shooter will be charged with seven counts of first-degree murder and says dozens of more charges are on the way, including possible attempted murder and weapons charges. what should have been a celebration of freedom has ended in despair for our community. all of the people who died steps from here lost their freedom. all of it. the death toll from the fourth of july parade shooting increasing to seven peopl
victims of gun violence from every u.s. state and territory. my fellow americans, enough. enough. it s time for each of us to do our part. it s time to act. for the children we ve lost, the children we can save, for the nation we love. let s hear the call and the cry. let s meet the moment. let us finally do something. the president laid down a marker to expected opposition from republican lawmakers. don t tell me raising the age won t make a difference. enough. my god, the fact that the majority of the senate republicans don t want any of these proposals, even to be gate debated or come up with a vote i find unconscionable. let s talk about the specifics of what the president laid out last night. tom foreman is here with that. again, some very specific plans put forth, tom. yeah, a lot of bullet points we can talk about here. i don t mean to make a pun there. the first one to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines. this was they want to reinstate the 199