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coverage of hurricane ian. still very much a hurricane. still extremely dangerous bearing down on orlando this mor morning at this moment. we will go there. there are so many different stories to this devastating storm. one of the most powerful ever to hit florida with winds of 140 miles per hour on landfall. at this point, 20 inches of rain have been measured in so many different locations including here in tampa. you can see some of the limited damages even here in tampa. that appear...

12 feet higher, devastating communities like for the myers, naples and some 2 million homes and businesses are without power in florida, that is 20% of the entire state and 96% of fort myers is in the dark. one official saying it could take weeks for the power to come back on in some areas. floodwater inundating areas like naples and port charlotte. these are pictures of that area leaving some people who decided to ride out the storm trapped in their homes, others rescued from their ca...

But the good news is it wentiret the 11:00 update. so we have lifted our mandatory evacuation. doesnt mean were 100% out of the woods. we still will have tropical storm force winds until tomorrow morning. so people will have to be careful. there may be some gusts at that time low hurricane levels. so it not totally done. but were looking a lot better today than we were just sick hours ago. >> dana: so are you saying the news here is that because of this turn and its staying off the coast enough ...

Along with heavy rain and snow. this is called the bomb cyclone. its getting stronger by the hour. looking who are, the national weather service is warning this really is a life and death situation. you have evacuations under way. there are thousands of flights canceled. many planes are grounded in new york. conditions are only going to get worse as the day goes on. cnns brynn gingras is joining us now. >> reporter: life and death situation as you mentioned. thats what officials are calling this...

Is getting slammed right now with a late winter storm that is not playing around and is very serious business. 80 million people are in the path of this noreaster and its going to make this weekend very dangerous. at worst and certainly inconvenient for millions of people. cnns jen brass is in south massachusetts and we have meteorologist jennifer gray. shes in your cnns weather center. bryn, please tell me people in the path of this storm are taking it seriously and preparing for it to get much...

Gusts up to hurricane levels. hard to believe theyre fighting fires with winds equal to a gust of a hurricane pushing them along. embers jumps sometimes a mile ahead of the main blaze which really is causing a big problem for those fire teams. theyre caught in the middle of what are two fires at that point. at its peak we know these flame, ali, raced across and acre or more every second. let that sink in. how much these were swallowing as these fires moved forward. how do you get a handle on tha...

Water is the major concern. more than 600,000 people out of power already, and we have seen the least of the worst. thats just? central and southern florida. as this storm moves, the tally will only grow, but we are now in the beginning of the process, the keys getting hammered, gusts well in excess of hurricane levels. i am in naples, florida, the west coast a particular concern, vulnerabilities to storm surge, very low-lying areas, tampa bay especially. so far weve been seeing gusts in excess ...

>> and again, this is now not just a florida event. the storm is now impacting other parts of the southeast, georgia, eastern alabama, parts of south carolina even. thats well over 40 million people facing irmas ripping winds, torrential rain and flash floods. its a massive storm. were over the state of florida covering it for you. joining me john berman is kind enough to be joining me throughout the show live in miami. john, i along with everyone else watched you all weekend out there reporting...