broken. i think my recommendation, my feeling that we should make referrals, but we will get to a decision as a committee. it may be the last investigative public hearing where we re going to try to round out the factual narrative. i m alex marquart in washington in tonight for pamela brown. thank you so much for joining me. you re live in the cnn newsroom. tropical storm ian on the cusp of becoming a hurricane. the storm is swirling toward the warm waters of the gulf where it s expected to explode into an intensity intensely powerful category 4. then ian will likely weaken a bit before charging ashore somewhere in florida. florida s governor saying that the storm s massive size means that the entire state will be impacted, and he has activated the national guard. just moments ago the national hurricane center issued its latest advisory. cnn meteorologist in the weather center. tom, what are we expecting from ian? let me tell you like it is here, alex. this infrared
reporter: saturday night live is back with a brand new season next weekend, but it s going to look very different. it s almost time for season 48 of saturday night live. this year the parodies of politics and pop culture will come after an epic talent turnover as eight cast members as well as pete davidson. literally anyone could be on saturday night live. reporter: chris red, kyle moony, and kate mckinnon announced they were leaving the show. i love you. reporter: beginning october 1st there will be four new faces. these are tough times. reporter: according to creator and long serving executive producer lauren michaels, saturday night live is in a, quote, transition year. that s not necessarily a bad thing. as we ve seen on so many long