strong winds and heavy rain are battering the orlando area as the storm moves its way toward the atlantic ocean. the storm created catastrophic flooding that left entire communities under several feet of water and sent cars and debris floating down streets. take a look at these images. the water was just relentless. crews are still carrying out emergency rescues on land, air and sea. in bonita springs, a group of good samaritans rescued an elderly man stranded in his car in surging flood waters, dragging him through waist-high water to safety. ian s strong winds brought down trees, power lines, knocked out power to more than two and a half million homes and businesses. the winds also literally ripped off roofs from a number of homes, including this mobile home. a short time ago, governor ron desantis call canned the impact historic ask also addressed comments from the lee county sheriff that there may be hundreds of fatalities, something that s not been confirmed. we have h
dangerous move? and a story you ll see first out front. we re going to introduce you to a group of women learning to fire a gun for the first time. they say they don t feel safe in their cities anymore, and they are not republicans. let s go out front. and good evening, i m erin burnett. out front tonight, bracing, the state of florida, that s the right word for what s happening there tonight, bracing and preparing tonight for a direct hit as hurricane ian picks up speed. the storm is now a category 3. winds are 120 miles an hour. conditions are quickly deteriorating in the florida keys. tropical storm winds and a damaging storm surge are battering the island chain. that is tonight. now let me show you sombrero beach in marathon, florida. there you see the winds already hitting those palm trees. residents are being told to take cover. tornado warnings there have already begun. and this is all as ian is not even there. ian is still growing in strength feeding on those incr
i told each one of them, my conversation separately, whatever they need. sincerely, whatever they need, contact me directly. joining me now jamie rome, acting director of the national hurricane center. good to have you with us this hour. we saw in the most recent update, the 2:00 p.m. update that the storm was rapidly intensifying. the major concern at this hour seems to be the storm surge and also just how long this storm could sit. what are the areas that you re most focused on at this hour? i think water is going to be the big issue with this storm, both the incredibly heavy rainfall. you can see it starting to sweep over the southern portions of the florida peninsula. and the storm surge near to the east of where the center makes landfall, and those two when they combine together, it creates a lot of flooding issues. speaking the the mayor of tampa in the last hour, she was pointing to the separate saturation that they re already seeing on the ground there that they
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