dangerous move? and a story you ll see first out front. we re going to introduce you to a group of women learning to fire a gun for the first time. they say they don t feel safe in their cities anymore, and they are not republicans. let s go out front. and good evening, i m erin burnett. out front tonight, bracing, the state of florida, that s the right word for what s happening there tonight, bracing and preparing tonight for a direct hit as hurricane ian picks up speed. the storm is now a category 3. winds are 120 miles an hour. conditions are quickly deteriorating in the florida keys. tropical storm winds and a damaging storm surge are battering the island chain. that is tonight. now let me show you sombrero beach in marathon, florida. there you see the winds already hitting those palm trees. residents are being told to take cover. tornado warnings there have already begun. and this is all as ian is not even there. ian is still growing in strength feeding on those incr