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strength and its taking aim at the carolinas, where people now are bracing for the worst. im john berman in ft. myers, florida. the storm now barreling towards south carolina with 85-mile-per-hour winds. it is expected to make its third landfall in the coming hours near myrtle beach. after seeing the damage in florida, the governor of south carolina says, we know whats coming. so this storm might be the largest natural disaster in floridas history. the destruction here in ft. myers, im...

somehow. so, anyway, they are getting, this is just south of myrtle beach, down there by garden city, surfside beach on the southern part of the grand strand, just south of the grand strand on down toward georgetown. georgetown in this area here, and then i want to make a note of this spot right here, this is mcclellanville, and behind it is march. it was notorious near hugo, they had a high school that flooded and they had to hang from the rafters and on top of tables and stages to sa...

parts of the state on a slow, this is really an issue, its churning on the destructive crawl north. orlando now in the crosshairs of this historic storm thats produced record rainfall and storm surge. power outages are a major problem with more than 2 million customers in the dark across florida. water is just everywhere in many communities. in port charlotte, the storm blew the roof off of a hospital and it flooded the intensive care unit. ahead, were going to speak to a doctor there,...

this storm will only continue to intensify. if you want to leave, as the governor has said, now is your last chance. we cannot send first responders into harms way because you decided not to leave. >> 155 mile per hour winds. that is what hurricane ian is now producing as it bears down on floridas coast. im john berman live in tampa this morning. brianna keilar is in washington. this is cnns special live coverage of a storm that is getting more powerful by the minute. the national hurr...

air we are looking at key west. this is a live look you the entire state is bracing for potentially catastrophic the says response 90 minutes from now. >> pete: we have live fox team coverage janice dean standing by with the latest storm track. nicole valdez live in florida. we start with multi media journalist robert ray live in fort myers. robert? >> good morning to you here in fort myers beach. a key inlet to the gulf of mexico and, guys, the storm is starting to come in. we are see...

is only beginning. >> sandra: for those of us who have lived through hurricanes we know how scary they can be. chief meteorologist is with us tracking the storm and the latest tally on some of the winds that are being reported across that state. what are we seeing, rick? >> so far, john, im glad we had the video that popped up from 2017 up in jacksonville, because jacksonville is going to get storm surge again from this storm, which is pretty hard to imagine. this is a look at the wind...

dangerous move? and a story youll see first out front. were going to introduce you to a group of women learning to fire a gun for the first time. they say they dont feel safe in their cities anymore, and they are not republicans. lets go out front. and good evening, im erin burnett. out front tonight, bracing, the state of florida, thats the right word for whats happening there tonight, bracing and preparing tonight for a direct hit as hurricane ian picks up speed. the storm is now...

and there you see it. a major storm heading for the tampa area that could deliver the first direct hit there in a century then not move for nearly two full days. already people in areas are ordered to leave. the local sheriff is warning anyone who defies the order and stays, youre on your own. we just received a new advisory from the national hurricane center. were in the weather center with the very latest and new advisory. what does it say, tom? >> john, we dont have much in the way ...

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