far and volunteers have gone out to save even more. the cajun navy, a volunteer group, came to the rescue of a woman in fort myers beach who says she stood on her bed for hours as water rushed into her home. listen as she is on the phone with a loved one. i m up to my neck in water. okay. all right. i am so cold. hopi, i m losing you, i can t hear you. i love you. i love you. wow, just the heartbreak and sheer terror there. ian is tracking north as a post-tropical cyclone. even though it s been downgraded officials warn it still threatens the area with heavy rain, wind and floods. in south carolina the flooded homes and vehicles along the shoreline. high winds pushing historic storm surge even higher.
pride to gun violence. david is delivering for me in that short window of time. gentlemen, i am sorry. we have run out of time. i would like you both become back. this is my power political power this morning. thank you both for being here. coming up, ian may be downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone. it does not mean that folks are in the clear yet. the storm is tracking north. it could be leaving flash floods and its way. we are gonna check in with meteorologist michelle grossman about where we can expect the most dangerous after effects before the storm is heading. that is next. stay with us. ay with us boss, here s patrick mahomes. incredible - meatballs, fresh mozzarella and pepperon- oh, the meatball s out! i thought he never fumbles. the new subway series. what s your pick?
airport closures, the ripple effect now, and this hurricane now headed inland. headed straight for orlando before then tracking north. alerts at this hour up across florida, georgia, and now the carolinas. our meteorologists ginger zee and rob marciano on the ground tonight with our team across florida. also, the acting deputy director of noaa s national hurricane center right here with us tonight. what concerns him most as we head into the evening hours. the other major news this wednesday night, the u.s. state department now urging americans to leave russia immediately. the american embassy warning russians may force americans with dual citizenship into military service. and the allegations involving russian sabotage into the pipeline that would deliver russian natural gas into europe. ian pannell inside ukraine tonight. in this country, the major news tonight on alzheimer s. a potential breakthrough. a promising new drug and what it s shown so far. also tonight, police
the storm surge flooding this naples fire station, in fact. the hurricane as we said, now headed inland. orlando now bracing, where many took cover in hotels. and we have told you here, this could be a category 1 hurricane still when it arrives. then as you can see there, tracking north, and there where states of emergency tonight in georgia and in the carolinas, as well. our team across the storm zone. senior meteorologist rob marciano leading us off tonight from st. petersburg, florida. reporter: tonight, entire buildings swept away. families trapped by floodwaters. mance trous hurricane ian now lashing the florida peninsula. ian roaring on shore as a strong category 4 with winds of 150 miles per hour. official landfall, 3:05 p.m. eastern time. hurricane ian now making landfall, and the wind is just ripping across tampa bay. look at the action leer on these waters. we ve got a reverse surge where the bottom of the bay is exposed in places that probably have
nation s border. frankly, the dysfunction threatens america s heart and soul. but he does not take the job. who could blame him? what does ice come in for better ridicule and defaming mainly from democrats used to think that their task is to carry out inhumane activities. what is inhumane is not making it very clear to people who are tracking north to come across our border that they are not welcome here, that it is a very dangerous thing that they are doing, and it is illegal, and we are basically going to prevent their entry. really, sandra, at some point, our country has to get serious about not affording all of these people who come in to our country illegally so many benefits, whether it is medical care or schooling or, by the way, the chance for every child born in the united states to become a citizen, even if their parents are not. these are very tough questions, and by the way, i am totally