of this hurricane. it could make landfall the next several hours and then work its way up the peninsula slowly, very slowly, bringing hurricane force winds here to tampa, to orlando before it heads out over the atlantic on the other side maybe sometime later tomorrow. obviously millions of people feeling the impact of this, a life threatening storm in some ways a near worst case scenario for some of the people south of here. there was an 8 a.m. update just in from the national hurricane center. i believe we have michael brennan at the national hurricane center to give us a sense of the very latest. sir, if you can hear me, where is ian, where is it going? it s located about 55 miles west of naples, we re expecting catastrophic impacts along the southwest border coast later today. the storm surge could be as high as 16 feet above ground level in the area near port charlotte, from inglewood down to the beach. can you walk me through the timeline from now over the next 24 ho
morn morning. in kentucky, rescues are under way. the state is reeling from flooding that claimed 28 lives including at least four children. rescue teams are desperately searching for victims in areas that have been hard to reach. the scenes in kentucky are horrific. floodwaters lifting homes off foundations. more than 50 bridges washed away. with the level of water, we re going to be looking at weeks. many houses swept quarter mile plus from where they were lost. water, a big problem with some of these areas. power. when we get over the rain, it s going to be really hot in the next week. so we re still in an emergency phase. let s go now to evan mcmorris santoro. he is live in hazard, kentucky. heartbreaking what we learned over the weekend out of kentucky, evan. tell us what you re seeing there now. i m standing on the side of highway 28 in perry county, kentucky, one of more than a dozen counties severely affected by these flash floods. as you can see, there is rain
hold up for you, says cities soul crushed. i think that perfectly describes the feeling here in uvalde this morning. behind me is the elementary the school. overnight, a series of crosses were put out, one for each of the 21 victims, the 19 children and the two teachers that were killed here. this small community of 15,000 people is coming together, united in grief for what happened here. about 1000 people attended a vigil for the victims last night. a solo violinist closed with a rare rendition of amazing grace. the music punctuated by the anguish of those who were there. almost everyone at that vigil, it feels like everyone in this town has some connection to the victims. including ten-year-old tests marie mata, who loved tiktok dance is, and ariana grande a. they just received the honor rolled and received a good citizen award. we are just learning about how the mask or unfolded. there are questions about how the timeline and how long it took for law enforcement to step in
Youre watching cnn news central. Im Boris Sanchez in washington. John bermen is live in lewiston, maine, where people are now entering their 17th hour sheltering in place as a manhunt for a mass killer intensifies. A short time ago, the governor updated the death toll in last nights shooting rampage to 18. This happened over two locations, about four miles apart. A Bowling Alley and a bar and grill in lewiston. We understand another 13 people were wounded. And now hundreds of officers are furiously searching for this 40yearold Army Reservist named robert card. We see him in these Images Released by the Sheriffs Office pointing an arstyle rifle. He should be considered Armed And Dangerous. Based on our investigation, we believe this is someone who should not be approached. This is someone, if you come in any contact with this individual or someone who looking like this individual, you are to call 911. Reporter yeah, Law Enforcement made clear they consider him Armed And Dangerous, card
And we certainly want to hear from manu and our colleagues who walk these halls every day. My understanding is its not going to happen right away. In fact, manu, let me go to you. I want to tell you this text that im getting is that youre probably hearing it from members who are coming off the floor right now. That manu, youre probably hearing from members saying that the jordan folks are very much lobbying many in the republican conference to hold off and not vote right now to empower Patrick Mchenry. So what is likely going to happen, and you telegraphed this earlier, is that once this vote is gavelled closed, theyre going to go back and talk again like they have done after every one of these, and that david joyce of ohio is going to try to make the case for why its time to move on for move on from jim jordan, and talk about giving Patrick Mchenry the functions of the United States government done at least in the short term. What are you hearing . Reporter yeah, i think we can expect