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as well as electricity. lots of key things will be happening tomorrow after the storm enters onto florida and i goes through and to be able to get people up and to be able to get people up and running again, we will hope and running again, we will hope and pray for the best for florida, and georgia, south carolina and north carolina, but they have to be prepared for all of it, that is why the resources from the federal government as well as other states are able to come in and to help them and i know all of thatis to help them and i know all of that is lined up and ready to come in after the storm has passed. come in after the storm has assed. :, ., come in after the storm has assed. . ~' ,. , come in after the storm has assed. ., ,, y., , . come in after the storm has assed. ., ,, , . ., passed. thank you very much for that analysis. _ passed. thank you very much for that analysis. it _ passed. thank you very much for that analysis. it is _ passed. thank you very much for that analysis. it is now _ passed. thank you very much for that analysis. it is now meant i that analysis. it is now meant to be a category four storm when it makes landfall on wednesday morning. experts say these kind of weather events are becoming more commonplace due to climate change. but are hurricanes themselves actually getting worse? 0ur correspondent

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visit means for us china relations. a dramatic rise in the number of ukrainian deaths in the war in ukraine according to estimates from us officials. we're tracking the potential for destructive life—threatening winds in florida as hurricane idalia, now a category 2, barrels towards the sunshine state. winds and rain are already whipping across the coast in some parts of the state as forecasters warn the storm is "extremely dangerous." it's expected to make landfall early wednesday, likely reaching category 3 force as it hits. a potentially life—threatening storm surge of up to 3.5 metres or 15 feet above ground level and destructive waves are expected to slam the coast. the purple on this map shows what areas can expect more than a 12—foot surge. evacuations and preparations for the storm are under way. the worst of it is expected

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all they can to prepare for the hurricane by moving equipment to higher ground, but they are staying because the marina is the family's livelihood. >> with the insurance and stuff going on, i mean we are all worried, that is why we are staying here to see if there is anything that we can do to protect what we have. >> let's bring in cnn's gloria pazmino, she's covering the storm from clearwater, florida and gloria, i know we have come to multiple times over the past few hours, just for viewers who may just be tuning, in can you compare what it was like when people would have been going to bed now a few hours, ago to what you are seeing now? >> well, omar, you know, the wind here is really significant, as we, speak at the last hour that i spoke to, you it was raining, it was windy, now the rain has let up a bit and the wind is very, very strong.

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the big bend of florida. for starters, trey what are you seeing where you are? what are you expecting to see where you are? >> as of now, we have a lot of rain coming in. seem pretty rough storm coming up. >> yeah. and where you are in particular we are seeing forecast from the national hurricane center storm surge. >> up to potentially 16 feet. you have been chasing this storm, have done this for a good bit of time. >> based on the forecast you've seen. how is it different in your mind of what you have done before? >> well, all pretty crazy. we got a pretty good plan in motion.

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coastal communities, with a lot of destruction, so -- >> that was the cross city florida, that is an area forecast to see up to 16 feet of storm surge -- some people are choosing to ride out the storm, choosing to stay in areas that are very likely to be last but powerful winds and overwhelmed with floodwaters. he has one president rationalizing it. >> we have some elderly and people here on the island have refused to, leave and i just felt a responsibility as their neighbor and person that loves this island, to try and stave the tide and see what they can do to, help we have a school and church building hurt we will be holed up in a bill to withstand the winds, it is that the highest point on the island, so we believe even at the highest storm surge we will be okay. >> now the owners of a marina says they say they have done

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good to come on this storm but we certainly hope and pray that all of our residents will be safe. that is to the point now where these bands have started coming in, it is getting pretty close to the town that we will not be able to travel the roads in our county, neither the wind, so that is the thing that you know, as much as i hate to say it, we have to -- our emergency medical rescue units have to come in, the sustained wind speeds, and 49 miles an hour, we have to prepare folks for their safety, otherwise coming to get some of these folks at the last minute, it is going to be impossible. >> no of course, there are a lot of considerations to make. sheriff, thank you for being with, us i know you have a busy day, ahead please stay safe and

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do you get the sense people have listened to evacuation orders? and if they have, give a sense of what? >> i think a great many people did listen. we push the evacuation order very early. mandatory vaccination order. good many people boarded their homes. plus the storm was down on us. western areas of the county. all the way down to the river, down to the south of the county. some extremely high tides.

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>> well hey trey thank you for taking the time i know it's late. i know you've got a long day heavy. appreciate. stay safe. there's anything, feel free to reach out. >> now, the warnings about the dangers of the hurricane are not enough to convince some residents to evacuate. and, yet some are choosing to ride out the storm. ♪ chevy silverado has what it takes to do it all. with up to 13 camera views. and the z71 off-road package. ♪ you ok? yeah.

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stay safe areas and -- are in shelter, and we've had shelters open, continue to be open, and a difficult time and getting folks out of cedar key. i still have a number of residents to be -- who chose not to evacuate. so certainly, we are worried about them, and about the safety, and -- >> you may not be able to see, it but we have been showing as you have been, talking some of the graphics of the forecast, the storm, search and it is right in the area that is expecting to get up to 16 feet potentially of storm surge, nevertheless potentially one of the worst-hit areas for storm surge. what have you found have been the residents who, stayed what have you found have been their

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