Begin only two hours from now conditions in the Hurricane Strike Zone are growing much more dangerous by the minute. As milton unleashes ferocious winds torrential rains, and a slew of destructive tornadoes. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world im Wolf Blitzer a youre in the Situation Room were following every angle of the major Breaking News in florida right now Hurricane Milton taking aim at the Tampa Bay Region and now on a faster track toward a devastating landfall, this Monster Storm is posing a grave and urgent danger and residents who havent escaped Miltons Path are being warned. Its not too late to get out cnn teams are fanned out all along Floridas Gulf Coast and areas bracing for the worst of this storm our chief climate correspondent, Bill Weir is on the scene in st. Petersburg, florida. Bill, whats the latest from where you are of the pier here in st. Pete. As you can see, these waves are just starting to breach the Seawall Weve been watchin
what those folks do. so, bless them for all their efforts and i m really glad you put that story on your show. so, we will see you next sunday, my friend. see you next time. meantime, a very good day to all of you from msnbc headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex reports. we are tracking hurricane ian at this hour. it is now a post-tropical cyclone. it s making its way north along the east coast and leaving a trail of devastation in several cities and states. in fact, right now, at least 34 people are confirmed dead. and rescue efforts are ongoing, with crews searching for survivors inside flooded and destroyed homes across that state. the coast guard is out today, assessing damage in several areas. survivors say, it has been a terrifying experience. it was terrifying. i ve never experienced winds, the howling, ears popping. i will never forget it. it was scary, it s the worst thing in the world. today, you know, we need basics and they
it is just shy of that now. we won t get ahead of the news on this. we are expecting an official storm update at any moment. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. hurricane ian is now carrying sustained kinds of 155 miles per hour. if they gain to 157 it s a category 5. the biggest threats facing floridians are massive storm surge, raging winds, inland flooding, tornadoes, experts already using words like catastrophic to describe hurricane ian s potential. 21/2 million people are under evacuation orders. for those people in the storm s path directly, that swath that i just told you to the south, cape coral and to the north sarasota. it s too late to evacuate if you re still there according to the governor. governor desantis also saying it is time just to hunker down for you. he spoke last hour. this amount of storm surge. it will have very ferocious winds and it will be life threatening. people are taking a risk with their health, safety and lives by bein
back to judge cannon. if judge dearie issues his rulings before that deadline, are you going to then wait until after that before you move forward with the larger case? that s going to be an interesting thing to watch for, particularly because he s already said that he would potentially escalate and expedite the review of the documents. so, if he sticks with that, what does judge cannon do when he meets that deadline before she sentenced? that s a very good point i had not heard expressed. you are right, he could just put the results of his research and his investigation out anytime he finishes, whatever that might be. very good point. barbara, charles, good to see you both. thank you. riding the storm out and why many have said, this is the worst storm they ve ever seen. you will hear from someone who s been through hurricanes before and why this one was so different. different. o is here. and right now business owners can get it on us at t-mobile. apple business essentials with app
eastern. fort myers mayor is here with us. all thoughts and blessing to you. thank you. harris: as you brace for this you have done everything you can do. so your constituents now are doing what? some have evacuated the area. others have gone into shelters. but still we have some who are hunkering down and riding the storm out. harris: they ve been through this many times and so for people who would question why not leave, some folks don t have very many places or options. but there are shelters around you and i understand those were filling up. yes, we have had several thousand people have gone for the shelters. harris: that s a lot. talk to me about the conditions right now. i can t tell where you are exactly but it is very quiet where you are. i think you have gotten to a storm-safe situation and not near any windows because it s so quiet.