hello and thank you for being with us. i m ana cabrera in new york. hurricane ian is taking aim and florida is bracing. the powerful storm is expected to get stronger over the next few hours. a cat 4 before the end of the day. the track is shifting a bit, but it is still expected to be a major hurricane when it slams into florida tomorrow night. tampa s mayor says that area is expecting a, quote, devastating amount of water. evacuations are under way. people are boarding up homes and businesses. schools are closing, flights canceled. let s begin our coverage with john cangelosi from the national hurricane center in miami. thanks so much for joining us. update us on where the storm is right now and the latest forecast? sure, ana, here is the latest. hurricane ian starting to pull away from western cuba, max mim winds 115 miles an hour. the storm is wobbling around but generally moving to the north-northeast at about 10 miles an hour. let me show you the latest forecast. as y
their they ve they continue to push. now you have official charges. this is a significant development i would say and i think it s going to be hard. how do you continue to whitewash this event? i think this is significant. i think it s more significant because the reality is the words of these republican leaders matter. they continue to be used to recruit in these types of groups. these groups are out there still recruiting because of the big lie, because of what these people are saying, because they continue to spend these narratives. they get disinformation pushed at them every single day. and these groups are using that to recruit their ranks. it s concerning. they re recruiting from military ranks, former military members, veterans, so that is why this is significant. paul, how high up do you think this investigation could lead? we know that the oath keerps had said they had been there to provide security for people like roger stone, someone who was
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