this storm will only continue to intensify. if you want to leave, as the governor has said, now is your last chance. we cannot send first responders into harm s way because you decided not to leave. 155 mile per hour winds. that is what hurricane ian is now producing as it bears down on florida s coast. i m john berman live in tampa this morning. brianna keilar is in washington. this is cnn s special live coverage of a storm that is getting more powerful by the minute. the national hurricane center just reported it had a plane flying through the center of this storm measuring sustained winds, sustained of 155 miles per hour. that is just 2 miles per hour short of a category 5 storm and it could still strengthen before it makes impact over the next few hours. expected to make landfall, direct landfall southwest of where i am south of where i am near the fort myers area. the wind speed just one of the major concerns here. the storm surge, which the wind speed only exacerbat
53% disapprove. the news gets worse for him and his party. 74% say they have a negative view of the economy. and no doubt all of it is a reflection of the worst inflation in four decades. no surprise that voters say the economy and inflation are by far their top issues. former new jersey governor and presidential candidate chris christie with this. it will hit us in supermarkets all over this country. this is hardly over. that s what these numbers are telling. people are feeling that and they will vote that way and that s not good for the democrats. we better pay heed to history. it will happen again. when you have a bad economy, that s what people vote on. they don t vote on anything else. that s what affects them and their families every day. harris: white house correspondent peter doocy has more from the north lawn. a lot of those not so friendly to the white house statistics are not things we hear about a lot here. so officials, biden officials are hoping to define
101 people across florida across 11 different counties. ian s wrath is also blamed for at least four deaths in north carolina. right now, search and rescue operations remain under way. 2,000 rescues have been carried out across florida. the red cross housed 2900 people in their shelters sunday night. the state has 2.3 million meals and 83,000 have applied for assistance. this morning, fort myers beach remains closed. crews are searching for survivors, working around the clock. 400,000 people there remain without electricity. and an official warns it may be weeks or months for some to get it back on. well, tomorrow, president biden fresh off the tour of hurricane-ravaged puerto rico is set to visit florida. let s begin in florida with anchor and fellow correspondent boris sanchez. boris, good morning. thank you for being with us. that is a really significant jump in the death toll from when we spoke to you yesterday morning. at the same time, officials haven t given up hope
governor, for your leadership and support of your florida national guard and mr. guthrie, thank you for protecting citizens. we are assessing damage and our thoughts and prayers are with the impact of the storm on folks. florida national guard is fully mobilized with 5500 supporting the efforts post landfall. guard elements have been providing support to state and local partners with reconnaissance, search and rescue, damage assessment. 53rd combat team is engaged in florida coastal counties, conducting ground search and rescue and route clearance. florida guardsmen are in hearnando and taylor county and