water boats and are just waiting for the storm to pass, hoping for the best and will be responding to emergencies as soon as it is safe to do so. and just underscore what you just said, the coast guard you all can help, but after the storm has a past for people who are listening to this it s important to not be in an unsafe situation if you can avoid it. nicole groll, thank you very much. and sarasota county is among those preparing for hurricane idalia s rat. i want to bring in sarasota there kyle battey. they are about, thank you very much for joining us. idalia is now expected to intensify to a category three by landfall, it is just on the cusp. what impact, so far, has sarasota felt as the storm approaches? good evening. we have experienced a lot of rain and a bit of wind, but nothing in terms of the full
but she won t resign, i will be back in january to call for a no confidence vote in his leadership. the whole point of this special session was to pursue these measures. you don t believe anything of substance has passed and we will see what january looks like. representative justin jones, thank you again for joining us again at the source. thank you so much kaitlan. and thank you all so much for joining. us tonight on cnn we re continuing our coverage of hurricane idalia. it s forecast to make landfall in florida s big bend region in just a matter of hours. prime time with abby phillip starts right. now a lot to get to in these critical hours. our special live coverage continues tonight of that dangerous hurricane right. now it is starting to hit florida, and i m abby philip. idalia packing winds of more than 100 miles an hour is currently a category two storm, but it is projected to make landfall and to slam into the
definitely the cavity of the shoreline is something that is very scary for a storm surge, because it is very conducive for the piling up of that water with the onshore flow, anywhere to the right of the center. yeah, that is a really interesting point about how that geography can actually make it so much worse for that part of the state. read, tamarack you very much as always and, again, stay safe tonight. thank you for having me. in some florida hospitals are suspending services ahead of idalia s landfall, but others are preparing for a spike in patients. someone who is manning the war room of one of florida s largest hospital systems will join me next. chevy silvlverado has what it takes to do it all. with up to 13 camemera views. and the z71 off-road package. you ok? yeah.
not because it s gonna be surge, but because you want to get away. you can still get away, but probably in the next four hours that is going to become an impossibility. that is good reminder there, chad. thank you very much, we ll be back with you as we get more updates here. coming up next, cnn is currently where the conditions are worsening at this hour. we will take you there, live. plus, i will speak with a storm chaser who is in the direct path of where idalia is supposed to hit. their team o of independent tax attorneys will work with your cpa to detetermine if your company is eligible. [w[whip sound] take the first step to see if your small business qualifies. my brain. so i choose new neuriva ultra. unlike some others, it supports 7 brain health indicators, including mental alertness from one serving. to help keep me shp. try new neuriva ultra. think bigger.