the submersible had disappeared, raising hopes the five people on board the titan might still be alive. sandra: looks like the presser is going to be underway shortly. time is quickly running out to get the necessary rescue equipment to the search area. the presser has begun, let s get to boston. provide an update on the search efforts for the titan submarine. these individuals represent only a small fraction of the many dedicated professionals working around the clock. we understand it s an extremely difficult time for the families of the missing crew members aboard the titan and our thoughts go out to them and the crew. the unified command team is working tirelessly to bring all available assets and expertise to bear as quickly as possible in response to the complex operation. we remain in close contact with the family members and crew to make sure they are fully aware of our current and future search efforts. additionally, we have been in close contact with the british
forecasters expect ian to intensify into a major hurricane in the next 24 hours before it makes landfall somewhere along florida s west coast. ian poses a formidable storm surge threat for the tampa area. let s begin with chad myers, he has the latest hurricane center advisory. and chad, something that i found interesting here, officials were saying there is a higher than usual unpredict ability about how strong this storm will be and where it is going to land. true. and i think we re getting we re anxious. we want this to be perfect. we want all of the models to line up and say this is what is going to happen and that hasn t happened. a few models on the right and the left, not really agreeing. so an 80 mile per hour storm at the 11:00 advisory two minutes ago. the storm does move across cuba overnight and into the southwestern part of florida with winds and waves already on shore by 8:00 wednesday morning. there will already be wind. but the storm is still growing. wher
it s not awful but adds another layer of complexity when you talk about searching. forecast and wind and rain, you can pay attention to the time stamp up in the corner. i will run you through the next three days. currently winds 5 to 10 miles an hour, calm, things get a little worse as you look towards getting in towards next week, so that s taking you a little ways out there. yes, things are worse today but as we head in the days ahead, things are looking to only improve a little bit. i ll leave you with the wave forecast, again, time stamp in the corner but when you see the yellows and oranges on the map, that s when the waves are getting worse, and likely here, even those light greens and green colors, that s only talking about a couple of feet of wave heighth. again, this far out in the ocean, it s very easy to get some very large waves. so when you are looking at waves of only a couple feet, that s actually fairly good, and that s
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