reported phone call between the white house and one of the rioters involved in the attack. the u.s. is warning russia to stop what antony blinken calls loose talk about nuclear weapons as vladimir putin continues to face military challenges in ukraine. also this hour, we will get an update from iran where the leader is issuing a new warning in the wake of historic protests after a woman died in police custody. we begin this hour with the latest on hurricane ian which is intensifying quickly. the national hurricane center says it expects ian to rapidly strength especially today and produce significant wind and storm surge in western cuba. it is expected to make landfall between tonight and tomorrow morning, bringing more than 13 inches of rain. in florida, governor desantis declared a state emergency across the entire state. and president biden approved a state of emergency already. tampa is now at a higher risk for heavy rainfall, storm surge and strong winds. residents
what we re learning about that call. and the intensifying war of words between the u.s. and russia. top u.s. officials warning vladimir putin of catastrophic consequences just days after the russian leader issued a thinly veiled nuclear threat. all that playing out as outrage builds forcing hundreds of thousands of reservists into combat. the growing desperation leading to violence at an enlistment center. we begin with the threat from hurricane ian. we just got an update on its track and intensity. sam brock is in tampa, florida, and metrologist bill karins has a look at what we can expect. first to you, sam. i understand a mandatory evacuation is being called for the county where you are. what can you tell us? reporter: the threat is starting to feel a whole lot more real. right now for residents of this county in tampa, we re in tampa, hillsboro county is 1.5 million people. we found out that mandatory evacuations have been issued for portions of the county, zones a
headquarters in new york. right now bracing for ian. the storm now a category one hurricane is rapidly intensifying and heading straight for cuba, then florida. all of florida is now under a state of emergency. some parts of the state now forecast to see upwards of 15 inches of rain. the looming threat is sparking long lines at grocery stores and gas stations. we got a lot of water, food. we got a lot of gasoline. we re trying to be ready. who knows? it may be real bad, maybe not bad at all. if it is, we want to make sure we re ready. we re live in tampa in moments where some people were just ordered to evacuate. plus, fresh drama ahead of the january 6th committee hearing. they are aware of a call between a january 6th rioter and the white house on the day of the capitol attack.