it s forecast to reach major hurricane status baring down on cuba. the storm s path otherwise uncertain, but floridians are prepare ing for the worst. people are filling sand beings to protect against the heavy rains and storm surge. long lines outside of stores as people look to stock up on supplies. you can see the empty health ises there. bottled water, wasn t of the hot est items. florida is under a state of emergency. governor ron desantis activated the national guard. joining us is michael brennan, acting deputy director for noaa. thank you so much for being with us on this morning as we re watching ian approach here. give us a sense of where you are watching and when you re expecting landfall. well, you can see ian right now is located about 90 miles southwest of grnd kay men with intense activity developing near the center. we have seen this intensify rapidly. if we look at the forecast now, we re expecting ian to turn from its northwestern motion and move towar
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