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is almost 10% of the population of florida. that means over 90% of people in florida to have electrical power. the number of people without electrical power is expected to rise as these slow-moving storm cuts across florida with hurricane-force winds. a major concern right now and overnight would be flash flooding caused by the heavy rains. more than two feet of rain is predicted in some areas, officials are warning residents to shelter in place if they have not evacuated. as many cities today are suspending rescue efforts until the storm passes. we begin with nbc news meteorologist ...

we had some of the strongest winds here so far. >> good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. we are continuing live coverage of hurricane in, the category four storm made landfall on florida's west coast this afternoon, and it is still battering the state with heavy rain and hurricane-force winds. right now, more than 2 million homes and businesses in the state of florida are without power. let's get right to nbc meteorologist michelle grossman for the latest. michelle, i know you just got the 11 pm update for the national hurricane center. what have you learned? >> i will look...

Power now. The winds are extremely high. And water is rising. Just clinging to i dont know what that is. Theyre flying around the streets. A cinder block wall that was the entire width of this area came down. Theyre coming through. We had some of the strongest winds here so far. Good to be with you this morning. Im francis rivera. And im philip mena. It is 4 30 in the east. Thank you for joining us for this Special Edition of early today. The strong winds of ian already impacting Daytona Beach along the western coast as it slowly moves towards orlando. The storm has been downgraded to a catego...

power now. the winds are extremely high. and water is rising. >> just clinging to i don't know what that is. they're flying around the streets. >> a cinder block wall that was the entire width of this area came down. >> they're coming through. we had some of the strongest winds here so far. >> good to be with you this morning. i'm francis rivera. >> and i'm philip mena. it is 4:30 in the east. thank you for joining us for this special edition of "early today." the strong winds of ian already impacting daytona beach along the western coast as it slowly moves towards orlando. the storm...

roads have been impassable. you see the devastation. you see how difficult that is to be anywhere near. carrie sanders was actually in the storm as the eye was making landfall. >> there is the wind speed as i'm standing next to building. i can just take a knee here. okay, you guys got it. i'm going back up. this is really hard. you get the idea. that's power that's mother nature >> that's the power of mother nature and that's what citizens have been urged to evacuate for. the journalist you see have safety techniques as well as back up to try to deal with covering the safely. but app...