it. president joe biden canceled an appearance in florida this week ahead of the storm. brian: we have been buying that for the last two years anyway. we have fox team coverage senior meteorologist janice dean tracking ian we start with nicole valdez in tampa. nicole? good morning. we just learned nearly every county in the state of florida is now under a state of emergency that includes not only hillsborough county but the city of tampa, specifically. where i m standing is actually bayshore boulevard. this is an area notorious for flooding. especially when many of these storms make it to shore here. storm teenage mutant ninja turtle absolutely top of mind here for many who live in the tampa bay area. you will see the signs that people are taking this seriously. as you look at just the line of cars that go on for miles. this is the scene just yesterday all across tampa bay, what was a beautiful weekend turned into really getting down to work for many who know how seriousl
it s being called the mission to save humanity. we ll take you inside nasa s plan to crash into an asteroid . we begin by tracking two dangerous storm systems. first, tropical storm ian churning across the warm, energizing waters of the caribbean right now. the latest forecast shows it strengthening to a category 4 hurricane over the gulf of mexico before slams into florida next week. it could be the first major hurricane to hit the state in four years. president joe biden has declared a federal emergency in the state. florida governor ron desantis declared a state of emergency as well. residents from the florida panhandle to the florida keys are being urged to prepare for storm surge, hurricane-force winds, and heavy rain. we want everyone to ensure that their emergency equipment, their hurricane shutters, their battery-operated radios, battery-powered, that they re all in good working order and that sufficient emergency supplies are on hand. seven days of perishable foo
florida s governor just declared a state of emergency as floridians brace for a potential midweek hurricane. plus fiona packed a punch in canada overnight, communitied still flooded at this hour. and is a reception inevitable? new data is fuelling new fears. you re in the cnn newsroom. in coastal canada it is clear many residents will be spending it in total darkness. hundreds of thousands are without power after hurricane force winds swept through the region earlier today. though it s been downgraded to a cyclone, it s one of the strongest storms to hit canada s atlantic coast. it swamped the beach on prince edward island. police tweeted photos of destruction there. even as fiona fizzles, tropical storm ian is raising alarms throughout the caribbean and gulf of mexico. ron desantis declared a state of emergency with ian predicted to hit the state as a category 4 hurricane next week. le no rest for the weary here. what s the latest? the very latest from the national hurri
The storm. Were doing whatever we can to help. Shepard lets get to it. Good friday afternoon from the Fox News Deck. Were tracking Hurricane Irma. Floridas governor says the window to escape the path of the storm is closing. With each updated forecast, the chance of a direct hit on some part of South Florida and then up the peninsula of florida are increasing. This as the head of fema says i dont know anybody in florida has experienced what were about to get. The florida says we should expect life threatening conditions from coasttocoast. He says this is a catastrophic storm like our state has never seen. Over 500,000 people there from mandatory Evacuation Orders, including miami, miami beach, the keys. Rick scott telling people to be
patient when dealing with crowded highways. He says more troopers are on the road to help with the flow of the traffic. He says the state has sent school buses to get residents out of dangerous areas. Some gas stations have long lines. Others have no fuel
A very high level. Some are saying its one of the biggest storms ever to hit our country. It built very rapidly,ed a briefing with secretary of Homeland Security and the administrator of fema and we are watching Hurricane Michael. Its just hitting shore now. Winds are going up to close to 200 miles an hour. Category 4. You dont hear about that. Its the most powerful recorded storm to strike the Florida Panhandle ever. It will bring with it anywhere from 150 mile to almost 200 mile an hour winds. The storm surges could be up to 15 feet. Additional rainfall could also produce Flash Flooding at the highest levels. We have been in constant communications with governor rick scott of florida. With all the authorities in the various states. Were very well prepared for massive amounts of food and we have First Responders all over, the Electrical Companies are staged and ready to go in after the storm. Over a thousands trucks. We have large amounts of food and water and Everything Else that you