ready. have supplies for five, seven days. having everything you need, medicine, food, water. you have to take it serious. we have activated the florida national guard. they are activating 2,500 guards men at the moment. and if there is a need for more, we could do more. we have meteorologist standing by in the weather center. we saw that 5:00 a.m. update, now officially a hurricane. what is the latest on ian s track across the caribbean toward florida here. the system has everything it takes to really amplify over the next couple days and strengthen possibly to a category 4. that s the concern. all the environmental concerns absolutely conducive for rapid development of the storm system. we take a look at this because category 1 right now about 100 miles south of the cayman islands, about 300 islands south of the tip of cuba. the governments of these countries have taken this seriously. hurricane warnings have been prompted in advance of this feature. northwest caribbe
operations after posting video of an alleged hamas tunnel at the complex. our team tonight in jerusalem. also tonight, news on the health of former first lady rosalynn carter. what her foundation announced today. the surprise new twist in the alex murdaugh case. the convicted double murderer taking a plea deal in a separate case days before another trial. the thanksgiving travel rush kicking off. air travel expected to be record-breaking after a year of close calls on the runway. what the faa says it s doing. the miracle rescue, a 25-year-old hiker missing more than a week in big bend national park found alive. the fox sports host under fire after saying she made up her sideline reports. the backlash and how she s responding. and love them or hate them, they re a thanksgiving staple. harry smith on how cranberries get from bog to table. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. israel s search for the presence of hamas wi
fourth woman is accusing herman cain of sexual harass: she s the first one to do so publicly. she made the allegations at a news conference. she says cain groped her when she met him in 1997 when she was asking him to help her find a job. he suddenly reached over and he put his hand on my leg under my skirt and reached for my genitals. he also grabbed my head and brought it towards his crotch. mr. cain said, you want a job, right? i asked him to stop and he did. in another development, the washington examiner reports that a fifth swom raising questions about cain s behavior. attorney. buy electric s attorney told that she was not paid to speak out about the allegations. dr. conrad murray s attorneys are vowing to appeal. murray showed no emotion after two days of deliberations. the judge denied him bail calling him a flight risk. michael loves everybody out here. i love that we all love him. guess what? he was in that courtroom. that s why victory was served. jus