people are now in 257 shelters like this woman right here. florida says it needs 5.5 million meals to feed them all. and 6.6 million liters of clean water. 2 million people still do not have power. water isn t running in five counties. 19 counties have boil water notices. and more than 200 health care facilities are evacuating, or considering doing so. 10 airports are closed. along with 24 ports. 31 transit systems. and nine railways. and then there is the death toll. the official number is now 14. though those same officials say that number is very likely to rise. and they are warning, just because it has a weaker wind speed, making it a category one storm, hurricane ian, that does not mean that the danger has passed. as we have learned over and over again, it is the water, the rain, the storm surge, and the flooding that is often the most dangerous. that right there is where we begin, looking at what the storm is doing now, joining me from charleston, south carolina, is nbc
Transit. Bloomberg and Chris Christie is reiterating why its like nothing weve seen before. This is a massive storm. When it comes in tonight, we cant come in and rescue you. Its going to be dark, electricity most likely will be out if its not already. Im krystal ball. Its not just mere in the tristate area. Capitol hill is shut down as washington weathers the storm. President obama is tracking developments from the white house where he spoke this afternoon. Please listen to what your state and local officials are saying. When they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuate. Do not delay. Dont pause. Dont question the instructions that are being given, because this is a serious storm and it could potentially have fatal consequences. This storm is so massive, so unlike anything weve seen before that parts of the country like here in West Virginia are bracing for blizzard conditions. We begin our breaking coverage with nbcs ron allen. Hes along the jersey shore. Ron, describe the conditi