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weather center with the very latest. the new advisory, what does it say tom? >> well john, we don't have much the way changes except the pressure is dropping. i usually takes a while, when the pressure drops the storm get stronger. so we're gonna notice areas even though the winds have not changed, still 100 miles per hour sustained winds. they will start to increase. now when the pressure drops, the equivalent to a stronger wind pattern. in fact, these are just heat engines. they feed on that warm water. that warm water, then, as a rises up. change the kinetic energy and goes to win...

the storm right now packing maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour. it is expected to strengthen further over the next 24 hours, and that's alarming to hear. >> ian is expected to hit florida's west coast late wednesday into thursday, and nearly 7 million people along the coast, including really all of tampa bay, a facing the risk of a life-threatening storm surge there. and people, they are all being urged to get out of harm's way and to do it now. tampa's mayor warning residents, if you can leave, just leave now. those are his words. florida's governor, ron desantis, announc...

we have teams on the ground as we prepare for the eventual landfall. we are in florida, and carlos suarez is in tampa in gulfport, and carlos, as we've been discussing, tampa, that is where the real worry is because they're worried about storm surge and a lot of the residential areas there are vulnerable. >> reporter: that is exactly right, jim and poppy. the concern is the forecasted five to ten foot storm surge with hurricane ian. we are in gulfport. that is about a half hour drive outside of tampa where a number of businesses right before the barrier islands have already boarded u...

in the wake of the queen's death, her grandchildren have remembered her as a wonderful granny. the public going to great lengths to honor the queen. those who wish to file past her coffin are braving 24 hour wait times, wining te ing winding thd weathering the cold. and they thanked people for their support. richard quest is joining us. we knew the reaction would be massive, but i suppose this is bigger than anyone could have imagined. >> yes, i think that is exactly right and it is probably right and fitting bearing in mind the length of her majesty's rein. what i'm touched by, ever...

millions there on tornado watch. is the west coast that could really feel the brunt getting slammed directly with life threatening storm surge and flooding in a day or so. millions of people in ian's cross hairs and boarding up the homes. people waiting in line for hours for free sand bags. mandatory evacuations were expanded. they're told it's time to leave now. fema's chief urged people to get out of harm's way. >> our biggest concern as we wait for this storm to make landfall is storm surge and i will note that storm surge is a leading cause of hurricane related fatalities. the de...