broken. i think my recommendation, my feeling that we should make referrals, but we will get to a decision as a committee. it may be the last investigative public hearing where we re going to try to round out the factual narrative. i m alex marquart in washington in tonight for pamela brown. thank you so much for joining me. you re live in the cnn newsroom. tropical storm ian on the cusp of becoming a hurricane. the storm is swirling toward the warm waters of the gulf where it s expected to explode into an intensity intensely powerful category 4. then ian will likely weaken a bit before charging ashore somewhere in florida. florida s governor saying that the storm s massive size means that the entire state will be impacted, and he has activated the national guard. just moments ago the national hurricane center issued its latest advisory. cnn meteorologist in the weather center. tom, what are we expecting from ian? let me tell you like it is here, alex. this infrared
latest advisory. cnn meteorologist in the weather center. tom, what are we expecting from ian? let me tell you like it is here, alex. this infrared technology looks terrible. it looked disorganized. it s struggling. it s still a tropical storm. 5 p.m. advisory actually winds dropped a bit. sustained winds down to 45. however and there s always a however when it comes to the weather this is where you lean into the computer modeling. the computer models have been getting and better in the last several years. we lean into them because there s so much information from water temperatures to upper air winds and everything. so let s do that. this system is getting ready to move into some of the warmest waters in the entire atlantic. notice this bright color of orange, and it s not just at the surface. it is deep. this is rocket fuel. the winds are loft or light. this is going to allow this system and once it does gather some steam here, blow up and strengthen in intensity and