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rachel: good morning, everybody. we go straight to a fox weather alert. florida is still reeling from the devastation caused by hurricane ian. we watched everything just go flying by. we lost so much at this point so we appreciate everybody. we are very much concerned about the storm. i should have left. i shouldn t have stayed. most of the time, we are all kind of doing our own thing just listening to the winds, which were horrible for hours. reporter: the storm soaking the mid atlantic making way up north and the death toll in florida and the carolinas unfortunately continues to climb. alexandria hoff is live in fort meyers beach this morning with more. good morning, alex. reporter: good morning. we re on san carlos island part of fort meyers beach and this is a challenging rescue and sadly a recovery operation has had to become and look at mangled pieces of metal and boats on top of hopes and look at residences and think, my goodness, i hope they were among
hello, and welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all over the world. you re watching cnn newsroom. i m kristie lu stout. it is now 2 am on the u.s. east coast. almost the entire state of florida is bracing for the impact of hurricane ian, a monster storm stretching 700 miles across and getting stronger. causing a nationwide blackout in cuba, ian is turning in the gulf of mexico as a category three hurricane with sustained winds just shy of a category four. and along with life-threatening storm surge, florida is facing catastrophic flooding and powerful winds. now, conditions will deteriorate throughout the night ahead of the expected landfall in the coming hours. more than two and a half million people are under some form of evacuation warning. state authorities say the time to leave is quickly running out. people in southwest florida, this is going to likely make landfall as a category 4 hurricane. there will be catastrophic flooding, and life-threat
millions there on tornado watch. is the west coast that could really feel the brunt getting slammed directly with life threatening storm surge and flooding in a day or so. millions of people in ian s cross hairs and boarding up the homes. people waiting in line for hours for free sand bags. mandatory evacuations were expanded. they re told it s time to leave now. fema s chief urged people to get out of harm s way. our biggest concern as we wait for this storm to make landfall is storm surge and i will note that storm surge is a leading cause of hurricane related fatalities. the decision you choose to make may mean the difference between life and death. overnight the storm made laufld in cuba with rain and winds. it is churning in warm waters of the gulf of mexico. jennifer gray is in the cnn weather center. there is a slight shift in the forecast path to the south. what does this change? basically means that areas just to the south get the bulk of the surge. with this s