Florida Governor Ron DeSantis: Hurricane Ian is expected to bring ‘catastrophic flooding’



Authorities are urging people in South Florida to evacuate as Hurricane Ian intensifies. Former FEMA Director Craig Fugate discusses the preparations being made for the storm. WATCH ABC News live stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8oQLmSM SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP See more at http://abcnews.go. com/ LIKE ABC News on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/abcnews FOLLOW ABC News on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/abc #abcnews #abcnlupdate #hurricaneian #florida

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44 comments

  1. Well maybe you and some of your hateful citizens will learn empathy and feel what is like to be a destitute Venezuelan seeking sanctuary.

  2. To everyone who's going to be affected by these floods, my hopes and prayers are with you. For Gov. DeSantis… have you tried putting the floods on a bus to NYC?

  3. Tornadoes 🌪 , no worries I am still going to get on my knees and beg for FEMA RELIEF, while I tell you socialism is bad

  4. If only their governor didn't spend 20 million to send immigrants to New England! He could've helped his own people from horrible conditions! So much for a state senator…

  5. Now DeSantis will expect money from the Democratic states to pay for the damages

  6. I'm in Florida right now I am very young this is my first hurricane I'm deeply scared I just want to wish a good luck to everyone here amen😭😇😥😰

  7. Prayers for Florida.. most in Nova Scotia still in the dark from Fiona.. thinking of them all

  8. Sunny and 70 in Nantucket…and the fishing is excellent…

  9. Why doesn't he just order every one to evacuate to Martha's vineyard, Where they will be safe from the illegal storm approaching!

  10. Deathsanity hasen't said jack!

  11. And I hope everyone who realizes the human footprint does actually have an effect on the planet I hope their houses and cars stay dry and they have power and water. I’m so sorry you have to put up with this when if we’d started making changes in the late seventies we wouldn’t by dealing with so much water

  12. I hope every toolbag who think global temp rise is fake news ends up losing everything funnily though they’ll be standing on their roofs yelling check Clinton’s and electric cars need coal mines!

  13. Don’t ride this out. As a Christian, there is no issue with asking God for help but you also have to put in the work to keep everyone safe. That is what being a good Christian is about.

  14. Guess the Governor will cease sending immigrants to the Blue states. He’s going to need them to clean up and would want the Biden to fund the clean up.

  15. its first time iive seen a storm drain lid bounce up and down 😂… praying for florida from here in ohio 😇🙏😢 amen….

  16. To all in the path of the Hurricane – we here in California deal with "Mega Fires" – we know what you all are dealing with – God Bless You All to Be Safe🙏

  17. I've ridden out every hurricane since Charlie, and I'll do this one too. That being said; I'm an idiot. If you're in South Florida, and you can make it to a shelter, do it. Your pride isn't worth your life.

  18. I was in hurricane ivan in panama city florida hes right God protected us but some died this isnt good go to a shelter God be with you all

  19. Emergency managers should be fired for not warning the public earlier and calling for evacuations sooner.
    Podcast weather forecasters have been warning the public for at least a week.

  20. So glad i left florida dang yall be safe but we know this isnt good people are about to loose everything smh

  21. Looks like it’s going straight for Miami

  22. KAREN DESANTIS

    POOR GUY HE IS BEING CONFRONTED WITH A CHALLENGE… NOW HE HAS TO GO TO WORK

    KAREN WILL FIND A WAY TO PASS THE BUCK AGAIN 🏈🏃‍♀️

  23. It would be a crying shame if Mar-a-Lardo got hit or the Governor's mansion. But I'm sure all the Republicans living in Florida will be just fine, they won't need any assistance, they don't want government hand-outs from Biden, they can "pull themselves up by their bootstraps" right? No physical aid is needed, thoughts and prayers are all they require.

  24. Its like Harvey 2017…Once a century event…Nothing you can do, leave you can…

  25. There's a Hurricane Ian protest tomorrow from 1pm-5pm. We're going to cancel the Hurricane. Stay Woke.

  26. Ron's about to get all wet here.. you'd think a guy who's going to need federal gov't help wouldn't behave like the jackass he is.. but what the donald has taught us is.. well nothing quite frankly. I think Biden should treat florida like trump treated the blue states, and throw paper towels across the room at them. maybe this one will teach desantis some manners.. probably not, though

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  28. Don't know why people stay behind when it's bad.
    You can't save your house
    🤦‍♀️

  29. Don't ride this one out. Extra wind and water came outta the Mississippi the last 3 days. Seriously. I watched it.

  30. Those sand bags are a waste of time. Take your photos and important papers and go to higher ground. Just drive north to the Tallahassee area and if the storm turns west then go further inland north.
    I stayed in south broward county for Andrew, I was 30 miles north of the center and although our house was new and I boarded over the windows the curtains were blowing and every tree in the area was blown over. This is not the same type of a storm but the water can be as devastating as the wind and after it passes it is very rough to live without gas or electricity. Life gets tough when your house is damaged and you have no power, no ice, no gas to leave, etc.

  31. Should have held on to the millions of dollars he pilfered for his immigration stunt. That money would have come in handy.

  32. Who is responsible for the gates that close off the Interstate System when traffic is made one way?

  33. Let's hope it takes a hard right and blows Mar-A-Lardo away!

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  35. There ain't no high ground in Florida! It's flat! Start heading North! Get a map.

  36. I was here in Miami in 2017 during Hurricane Irma. We lost power around midnight, the walls in my apt. were shaking so bad it was very scary. The next morning when it was over we received water, food, medical attention and whatever we needed right away. The community came together to help each other very well.

  37. The "good news" is that the hurricane will temporarily distract DeSantis from his attempts to attract Far Right votes via political games such as transporting migrants to Blue States. It's a welcome relief from his political gaming.

  38. Sarasota is in the bullseye but east side loaded, this is bad. Be safe y'all

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