this could be the storm that we have hoped would never come to our shores. the one thing i hear most common after these disasters is if i had only known it would be this bad. and so i think that s my message to them is we re trying to communicate to you that it can be that bad. okay. many in florida are heeding those warnings with long lines for water, fuel, sand bags and other supplies. schools and parks are closing and tampa s international airport is set to suspend operations entirely tuesday evening. hospitals meantime are transferring patients and putting up these large barriers to protect them from the potential storm surge. now the nags wall weather center has a storm surge in effect for large swathes of florida. they re bracin g for the storm s. people need to heed the warning and get out now especially where the storm-filled waters surge and affect them. we re not going to have the ability to come out and get them. then there are these images from the gran
to our shores. the one thing i hear most common after these disasters is if i had only known it would be this bad. and so i think that s my message to them is we re trying to communicate to you that it can be that bad. okay. many in florida are heeding those warnings with long lines for water, fuel, sand bags and other supplies. schools and parks are closing and tampa s international airport is set to suspend operations entirely tuesday evening. hospitals meantime are transferring patients and putting up these large barriers to protect them from the potential storm surge. now the nags wall weather center has a storm surge in effect for large swathes of florida. they re bracin g for the storm s.
protect children s privacy in the u.k. now an investigation by brittain s data privacy regulator found they handled sensitive information from minors without the parents consent. tiktok was notified of a possible fine. the company didn t immediately respond to requests for comment. this just in to our top story. you see it there. hurricane ian has made landful just southwest of the town of lacolonai in cuba. the national weather center says they have maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour. we will have so much more ahead for you at the top of the hour on early start.t. more on that stotorm. just ahead, growing concerns about the dreaded r word, recession, as americans are getting squeezed by rising prices and interest rates. with hand-crafted steakburgers and chicken sandwiches.