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currently, they will work 24/7, until we get the lights back on again, as the governor said, not our first rodeo, but every storm is also different and always face different challenges. and i appreciate all of the support from the state, governor, thank you, and from local law enforcement as well, the national guard, and this is a team sport, and a team effort, and we're going to all work together until we get florida back up on our feet, and where we all want to be. thank you. >> and when fpl and the other companies have crews in, the extent to which that infrastructure has remained...

punta gorda. trees whipping, winds topping 130 miles an hour. across florida there are people trapped in their homes. entire homes being flooded out, people swimming inside. one city hit hard is bonita springs. part of that city are now completely underwater. the storm surge has knocked homes completely off their foundations as well. and to the south of there, the city of naples cat 4 winds there have completely demolished buildings. look at how high up that -- obviously you never know what's in these waters now. you've got chemicals and everything in the middle of these towns. accor...

tropical storm force winds. the greatest concern right now is in the gulf coast where a combination of heavy rainfall, massive storm surge and rivers already at flood stage could send up to 12 feet of water into low-lying areas. the january 6th smcommittee canceled tomorrow's hearing because of the storm. jennifer gray is in the weather center. i want to start with a new bulletin. so what have we learned now? >> we have 120-mile-per-hour winds with gusts of 150. it's still moving to the north-northeast at about 10 miles per hour. basically it's paralleling key west right now. the low...

this storm will only continue to intensify. if you want to leave, as the governor has said, now is your last chance. we cannot send first responders into harm's way because you decided not to leave. >> 155 mile per hour winds. that is what hurricane ian is now producing as it bears down on florida's coast. i'm john berman live in tampa this morning. brianna keilar is in washington. this is cnn's special live coverage of a storm that is getting more powerful by the minute. the national hurricane center just reported it had a plane flying through the center of this storm measuring sust...

coast of florida. 155-mile-per-hour wind speeds. that's just two miles short of a category 5 hurricane. it's expected to make landfall about 100 miles south of here in the port charlotte area. rain 12 to 24 inches across much of the florida peninsula, challenge create freshwater flooding. the impact of this will be felt by millions in florida. already 200,000 people without power. that's before the storm even makes landfall. this will uproot people's lives. its a life-threatening storm. this is the sunshine skyway bridge that we have pictures of. you can see the winds kicking up. it ...