stream of traffic, a scene leaving the tampa area. this happened overnight. people trying to get inland from the coast taking cover. the storm, perhaps, testing their patience. one tampa resident waited three hours to get free sandbags. a u.s. military insulation, moving aircraft can and naval ships out of the tampa and jacksonville areas. an idea how big the storm is, nasa released this video of hurricane ian from the international space station. all right. i want to bring in michael brennan, acting deputy brechter of the noaa. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. michael, thanks, again, for joining us today as well. so tell us, obviously tampa low-liaring. what is the greatest threat? along much of the west central florida coast from tampa down to the fort myers area. since yesterday seen the track shift farther to the south or to the east. expecting the center of the end to cross the coast of west central florida near the south of the region increases r
125-mile-per-hour winds now and is expected to bring life threatening storm surge. that is the major concern this morning. officials say the tampa region could see the storm of a lifetime, mostly because of that surge. more than 50 million people are expected to be affected by hurricane ian when it arrives. ahead of the storm, a hospital in st. petersburg suspended service and transferred its patients. florida parks and schools are closed. at least three cruise ship lines have rerouted passengers. and tampa bay airport will suspend operations at 5:00 p.m. today. there is a steady stream of people hitting the road, leaving the tampa area and heading inland. there are long lines for free sandbags. some people waiting up to three hours. u.s. military installations are moving aircraft and naval ships out of the tampa and jacksonville areas. and to give you an idea just how massive this storm is, this is video of ian from the international space station. cnn s randi kaye is live in
hey this is john ratzenberger and you re watching fox & friends. and hope you had a good night s sleep because you re going to lose an hour tonight, unfortunately. daylight-saving time begins. the good news spring. maybe not officially in our hearts spring is here. made it through the winter. the re-birth begins today. that s right. looking into the history of daylight-saving time. first really used during world war i to conserve on coal but the guy that came up with it was a new zealander and wanted to hang out in his yard at night. just wanted to bic daisies. no joke, by the way. brought to us by hard working immigrants. right. a fox news alert to start with. breaking overnight. a medical helicopter burst into flame after crashing to the ground and hitting a parked truck on its way to a hospital in st. louis. the pilot killed, the only person onboard. helicopter was about to pick up a medical team. it s not clear what caused that chopper to go down. and new overnigh
the charges are reportedly expected to come down in the next few weeks. a medical helicopter burst into flames overnight after crashing on its way to a hospital in st. louis. the pilot was killed. he was the only person onboard. the helicopter was on its way to pick up a medical team. it s not yet clear what caused the chopper to go down. funeral arrangements are set for the former archbishop of new york edward cardinal ian. a public visitation will be held noon eastern monday at st. patrick s cathedral and the funeral set for tuesday at 1:30 p.m. the cardinal may be most remembered for his compassion after the september 11th terror attacks. he died from cardiac arrest on thursday. he was 82 years old. another fox news alert now. brand new evidence sheds light on what was going on at the state department within hours of
continuing battle over christmas and jesus. hospital in st. louis wanted to take out a tv ad on espn that said this. each christmas, thousands in our community send messages of hope to sick and injured xhirn who may not be able to come home for the holidays. we celebrate the birth of jesus and the season of giving. bringing hope to the many children, parents and families we serve. our patients are filled with hope as they receive a message each day from the treasure chest beneath our tree of hope. they made me smile. help us reveal god s healing presence this christmas. send your message of hope. but espn said they would not run that ad because the line celebrate the birth of jesus and god s healing message are