zone, particularly in the southwest florida counties, your time to evacuate is coming to an end. you need to evacuate now. a life threatening category 4 storm headed right towards florida. i m john berman live in tampa this morning. brianna keilar is in washington and that is the news from overnight. hurricane ian strength jentd to a category 4 storm with sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. wind gusts of 165 miles per hour. the storm forecast has adjusted somewhat south of where i am in tampa headed right towards the fort myers area in florida about 100 miles south of here, but the threat to florida is enormous. more than 2 1/2 million people under some sort of evacuation order. yes, the wind speed is a serious threat now, a category 4 storm. storm surge where i am in tampa, they could see storm surge of 6 feet which would put the water pretty much right where i m stand going it hit the maximum levels down towards where the storm is expected to make landfall. they could
watching and hoping for the best on the human toll, the human effort. the storm will have pretty significant economic impact. how large it will be depends on how large the storm is and how long it lasts. one of the states largest employers, disney, announcing that it will be closed today and thursday. similar announcements coming from other amusement parks like seaworld, orlando, universal, busch gardens. we know 11 waffle house restaurants are closed. supermarket chain publix says it will close stores in 11 counties as well. cruise lines canceling sailings or avoiding the path of ian. we ll look at agriculture, how that could impact food prices and supply chains. we re talking to the association for supply chain management
players. that s because publix operates in seven southeast earn states. but walmart have the resources to charter their own tankers to ensure their shelves are stocked. with amazon getting into grocery as well, limited experiences this holiday season could impact where consumers shop going forward. we may be in for more restrictions. you have winter holiday parties and the supply chain crisis is still raging. we all remember or probably rather want to forget the great toilet paper shortage of 2020. make sure you do your holiday shopping now. i m going to pick up pies on the way home because my family will be upset without them. charles: ditto for our family as will. things, kelly. so prices continue to surge amid the supply chain crisis, what can shopper dos to save money? the crazy coupon lady, heather wheeler is with us. people love you first and foremost. especially right now. pricing are zooms, people are getting nervous what are they
supermarket chain publix placing purchase limits on some items. the reason? supply chain issues. kelly o grady has the issues. kelly? publix is one of a couple of supermarkets limiting items ahead of the holidays. winn-dixie has limited the purchase of turkeys citing supply chain issues. for publix, there s everything from thanksgiving staples like canned cranberry sauce, pie filling to breakfast items and paper products and bath turn you. customers shopping will be allowed to buy two products per trip. this is to limit hoarding. on top of food prices rising, 5% over last october, the supply chain problems have been a big problem for grocery stores. containers are stuck at the ports and there s not enough truck drivers. long-term that could be a problem for the regional
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