of human nature sometimes, it s so great to see. of course, the worst we have to be wary of in coming days but these guys if you re interested projectdynamo.org or cajun rescue.org. even a few bucks will help them gas up those boats. cajun navy is one of the constants of all these storms going way back to katrina. nice to see them out there and you with them, bill. thanks so much. thanks, bill. right now we are watching the radar as hurricane ian it s a hurricane again, heads for the carolina coastst. it is set to make landfall near charleston as a a category 1 storm. for 24 h hours. aveeno® sometimemes you re so busy takig care of everyone else you don t do enough for yourself, or your mouth. but eventually, it will remind you. when idoes, aspen dental is here for you. we offer the custom dental treatments you need, all under e roof, right nearby. so we can bring more fe to your smile. and more smile to your life. affordably. new patients without insurance can get a free co
i was on the police department for 25 years, saw a lot of storms here. this is by far the worst storm i have ever witnessed. i promise you, i m never going to sit through another storm ever again here. i am one of the lucky ones. just some of the survivors of hurricane ian after the storm decimated wide sections of florida, and now the storm is on track to make a second u.s. landfall threatening the carolinas and georgia. good morning, and welcome to morning joe, it is friday, september 30th. joe is off this morning, but we ll get right to the latest with ian. intensing into a hurricane again, heading to south carolina after leaving a trail of devastation in florida. it is expected to make landfall near charleston around noon today as a category 1 storm. the national hurricane center is warning it could unleash life threatening storm surge, floods and strong winds.
but i ll pull back further and said, you know, i understand that football is part of american life, our history, our culture, our economy, our education system, but this sport is flawed. it s people slamming against each other, and so, yes, you can take concussions seriously, but if you have a sport that s based on, you know, body checking each other every two seconds, i think it s the big picture that ultimately for parents, you know, who have young athletes, it s going to be a question, and i see already my friends thinking i don t think i want my son to go into football. it s a conversation we ve had a lot here on morning joe, and i think we ll be revisiting it for sure. two minutes past the top of the hour. we ll get back to our coverage of hurricane ian as it gains strength in the atlantic, threatening heavily populated areas of south carolina and georgia. it s expected to make landfall near charleston around noon today as a category one storm.
able to sent many the urban search and rescue teams to other areas of florida because that s where they say the help is needed tonight. back to you. shaquille brewster, thank you for that report and hurricane ian is currently on track to make landfall near charleston, south carolina by tomorrow afternoon. forecasters say the storm could produce up to seven feet of life-threatening storm surge in the region. charleston mayor john tackle bergh had this message today for the people of charleston. so you might say we have been blessed by the time it s been here. it s weakened, but i would say given the alignment of its direction into charleston and the low country, you re not gonna know the difference. it s gonna feel like a hurricane around here tomorrow. joining us now is nbc news meteorologist michelle grossman. michelle, it s been 24 hours
of time, but many of the crews were able to go out and work fairly quickly. tonight on the latest update that we saw, there s about 10,000 people who were without power, but local officials are confident the power will be restored to those people as we go through the overnight hours. i think the biggest indicator that we saw here in jacksonville is that they re they both sent many of the urban search and rescue teams to other areas of florida because that s where they say the help is needed tonight. back to you. shaquille brewster, thank you for that report and hurricane ian is currently on track to make landfall near charleston, south carolina by tomorrow afternoon. forecasters say the storm could produce up to seven feet of life-threatening storm surge in the region. the charleston mayor had this message today for the people of charleston. so you might say we have been blessed by the time it s been here. it s weakened, but i would say given the alignment of its