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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...

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...

fire. a gunman opening fire inside one of the offices, people running for cover. video surfacing online showing another recruitment center firebombed. and tonight, the new drone video showing the wait. up to 50 hours to cross the border to get out of russia into georgia. will russia now crack down on those border crossings? and vladimir putin's new move tonight involved edward snowden. ian pannell on it all from ukraine. >> also, from inside russia, the death toll rising after a horrific school shooting there. at least 17 people killed, including 11 children and two teachers. tonig...

♪ ♪ you are live in the cnn qwest newsroom," i'm paula reid in washington. a monster winter storm has claimed the lives of 16 people and has cut power and electricity. the u.s. department is declaring an emergency for the texas power grid to aid its capacity and this is due to a shortage of electricity. the emergency declaration allows the state's energy provider to exceed environmental emissions limits until usage drops. in new york, a dire situation. hundreds of people have likely been trapped inside their vehicles since yesterday. that includes an 85-year-old grandmother and...

play, so it's amazing and thank you. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. there's been international condemnation of the self—styled referendums being held in parts of ukraine onjoining russia. the g7, the group of seven wealthiest nations, have called the votes a sham, as reports emerged of russian forces intimidating people into voting. these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson, in the south — and cover around fifteen percent of ukraine's territ...