this afternoon it came ashore as near category 5 strength, as a high category 4 after bidding for hours as it approached. oh, you got to be kidding me! you got to be kidding me right now! right now it is still a category 3 storm, still a major hurricane with damaging winds spanning out 175 miles from the center. oh, my god. no less troubling than the winds tonight, potentially even worse hurricane ian is still pushing a massive storm surge onshore. forecasts as high as 18 feet in places where buildings living close to the water was why so many people moved there. take a look. this is fort meyers beach, and that is a community outreach center knocked off its foundation and floating down the street. making matters worse, the flood waters affecting residents who are doing the same to rescuers. a fire station here in naples is what first responders are up against along with anyone needing emergency help. and again, these conditions are not expected to improve throughout t
scorching temperatures set to last for days. amid the heat, in massachusetts, 911 services knocked out statewide for hours. and in the west, dozens of wildfires burning. a state of emergency in new mexico. evacuate. foedo and the warning in texas. the first potential tropical storm of the ar taking aim. al roker is tracking it all also tonight, president biden s new executive action shielding 500,000 undocumented spouses of u.s. citizens from deportation. who will qualify? and republicans attacking the pl a nesty. boeing s ceo on capitol hill, testifying for the first time since that door plug blowout. the dramatic moment in the room. his apology to mi omax ash victims, and the grilling he ced after yet another boeing whistle-blower comes forward. justin timberle arrested in the hamptons for dwi. the mug shot just out. what he allegedly told the officer about how much he had to drink. and the celebration is on in boston. the celtics bringing home their record 18th nba
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