worst in decades as local officials warn people that the time to leave is now. the hurricane could make landfall as a strong category 3 storm. of course we re tracking all the latest. and a funeral today for the man who led a failed revolt against vladimir putin. mercenary chief yevgeny prigozhin buried in a st. petersburg cemetery. but this won t lay to rest the questions surrounding his death. and stronger than fentanyl. a potent new opioid potentially even more deadly. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central . florida s west coast is now bracing for impact. right now hurricane idalia is quickly gaining strength over the gulf of mexico. expected to rapidly intensify into an extremely dangerous category 3 storm before hitting florida s big bend region early tomorrow morning. you can see here the first signs of impact in the u.s. on the coast. taking pictures. idalia s gusty winds whipping up waves at th
Naples is getting closer to resuming construction on a new coastal stormwater management system. The city is awaiting more money from the state and county to bring down its costs.