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hurricane. >> this storm will only continue to intensify. if you want to leave, now is your last chance. >> the entire state is going to be touched by this storm. >> it's going to be in our stream. it's going to be in our canals. it's going to be in our stormwater drains and dishes. >> i'm not scared. i'm prepared though. >> you can already start to see what it is doing to the waters in the gulf just slamming these waves up against the sea wall right here. it is wednesday, september 28th. 4 a.m. here on the u.s. east coast where a monster category 3 hurricane is at this hour churni...

and snow. search and rescue efforts are still underway, and new york's governor has declared a state of emergency. the severe winter weather impacting multiple states, leaving more than 50 americans data across this country. and in buffalo there is chaos in the streets. thieves are breaking into abandoned stores and hollowing out big ticket items like televisions. buffalo mayor byron brown, outraged. >> people who are out looting when people are losing their lives in this harsh winter storm, it's just absolutely reprehensible. i don't know how these people can even live with themselv...

>> todd: hurricane ian plowing through western cuba yesterday knocking out power to the entire country and devastating the most important tobacco farms in the country used to produce cuba's iconic cigars. you are watching "fox and friends first," i'm todd piro. >> carley: i'm carley shimkus, our reporters are live across florida this morning, we begin with senior meteorologist, janice dean who is tracking it from our studio. >> janice: they just upped the winds, that is a strong category four storm, the pressure has dropped by 10 millibars. it is strengthen as it approaches the coast...

>> this is absolutely nuts. >> ainsley: that is new video already showing the storm's power as it brings devastating floods down it the key west area. we expect to see more of those, tossing planes around like toys. >> todd: we have team coverage now. fox weather correspondent nicole valdez. we start with fox weather correspondent robert ray in fort myers. robert? >> ainsley: trouble obviously with his microphone. we can't hear you, robert. right now, it does look bad. fox weather correspondent nicole valdez continues our coverage, she is in tampa. >> we are only starting to rapidly ...

swift boats, all ready to move in and begin to go door-to-door when it is clear enough to be able to do so. power outages have slammed half a million. that is the latest number that we have over the course of this hour that we're now in. floridians on the ground as ian barrels towards their homes, their businesses. we have people all across the state with updates about different sections of the state, what it feels like, what's going on there. fox team coverage with all of our great weather team out there spread across the state as well. we begin with katie burn who is in orlando. ka...