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Thank you all for being here this morning. Thanks to all of you for joining us as well. I'm kasie hunt. Don't go anywhere. Cnn news central starts right now hurricane milton is now a category five storm closing in on on florida's gulf coast hours away from landfall, possibly one of the most destructive hurricanes to ever hit that west central coast. One official warning residents in the evacuation zone this is not survivable. We have the latest up to the minute storm track as some gas stations are running out of fuel and exclusive cnn reporting the cia struggling behind the scenes, facing alle...

counties. that's along the gulf of mexico, southwest corner we pointed out a moment ago. you have 40,000 linemen on the ground. they will need them in order to restore power. >> dana: they have restored power to a significant portion already. it is impressive the work they've done. there is a long way to go. 14,000 people in shelters. also a call for everybody to make sure they are being very smart in using their generators in order to protect people from any problems there and from electrocution and also from carbon monoxide. follow those instructions very, very carefully. >> bill: ...

in the united states and all around the world. i'm john vause at the cnn center in atlanta. i knelt when i am in florida where hurricane ian bringing record storm surges, flash flooding in an unknown amount of destruction. it made landfall with winds just under category five, now it's a category one slowly moving into central florida with winds around 145 kilometers an hour. millions of homes and businesses have been left in the dark. some so badly damaged by ian that there is concerns that they may not be able to be rebuilt. the governor of florida warns about the dangers that lie a...

city -- >> are you okay? >> rescuers, helping guide residents through submerged intersection, since, having been turned into a lake. >> then, there is this. the electricity crisis. the storm, knocking out power lines, in more than 2 million homes, and businesses, which have been plunged into darkness, across the state. meteorologist, pedram javaheri, tracking ian. he joins me. pedram, ian may have weekend, but is unleashing very dangerous conditions. where does it stand right now? >> kristie, we've got the latest update from the national hurricane center. 11 hours overland, since it ...

>> i want to welcome our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world i am live from the cnn headquarters. just ahead on cnn newsroom. >> there's going to be damages throughout the whole state and people in other parts of the state, be prepared for some impacts. >> i'm concerned for people who either chose to ride the storm out or didn't know any better. >> why did you leave your home? this is the reason why, because these conditions are grueling. >> we have multiple residents including elderly residents trapped. >> we have water on the streets, down power li...