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just moments ago making landfall in cuba. the storm is over the island's western tip as a major category 3 hurricane with a storm surge that had been forecast up to 14 feet. within hours ian will bear down on florida's west coast with high winds, heavy rains. what really has officials worried in florida and urgently calling for mass evacuations is a huge storm surge expected to peak tomorrow. >> tampa bay is pretty shallow and is going to be pushing a phenomenal amount of rain up into our bay. there's really no place for this water to go so the flooding, the surge is going to be monu...

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State funeral for shinzo abe. he was assassinated in july. cnn's blake esseg is joining me. what's happening there? >> reporter: i've also heard it referred to as funeral politics, christine. several heads of state and u.s. vice president kamala harris with other leaders are holding meetings. that's why this taxpayer funded state funeral has been so controversial. that controversy, as expected, played out throughout the day as protesters for and against the state funeral made their presence felt. inside japan's famous budacon theater which is a few hundred yards from where i'm standing, a comp...

With water and medical supplies. and australia has sent a naval ship expected to arrive next week. that ship will not only be carrying humanitarian and medical supplies, but four helicopters and small boats to help distribute supplies to those outer islands. isa? >> blake esseg for us in tokyo. good to see you. we spoke to the pacific head for the international red cross. we asked how much of the aid delivered so far is making. have a listen. >> we've been able to mobilize with australian red cross and the new zealand red cross, and they have been supported by their government. we've got a s...

Out. several countries are rushing aid to tonga, including desperately needed water. while international phone service knocked out by the eruption slowly coming back online. blake essex is monitoring he joins me from tokimyo. blake, it's day six since the eruption. talk us through where things stand in that recovery effort. >> reporter: well, you know, isa, one of the big things to develop today is the main communication lines for the island nation, which are still a few weeks away from being restored, there is some good news on that front. international call service has been restored for tong...