spinning toward the west coast of florida this morning. bringing with it life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds and flooding. we ll have a live report from tampa in just a moment. and also ahead, a former d.c. metro police officer does not hold back at a sentencing for a capitol rioter. plus, we ll dig into new data that suggests significant covid waves could be coming this fall and winter. good morning. and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, september 28th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us and we re going to begin in florida where millions of residents are bracing for hurricane ian as the powerful storm barrels towards the state intensifying every hour. the storm is expected to make landfall on the southwest coast of florida, as early as this afternoon. just moments ago, it reached the status of category 4 hurricane. the center of the storm is then forecast to move over the central part of the state, with winds likely re
here live with reaction. the latest fox news poll shall republicans making big gains in several key states even g.o.p. underdogs are closing the gap like in michigan where tutor dixon is on the heels of embattled governor gretchen whitmer. she s here live to make her case. the city council in washington, d.c., will vote on whether to rain on your parade by decriminalizing public and watering down sentencing guidelines for violent crimes. we begin with president biden staying off the campaign trail and choosing to divide the country instead. the white house correspondent kevin corke s live in the nation s capital with a report on this. the president wanted americans had of the midterms that win or lose, mega-republicans are indeed a threat to democracy. extreme mega republicans question not only the legitimacy of past elections but elections being held now and into the future. this element of the republican party which is a minority of that party as i said earlier but it s
so we ll get to our top story this morning. willie. it s front page of all the newspapers, pictures of president biden and governor ron desantis together one week after hurricane ian made landfall in florida, president biden warning more storms will come. the president visited florida yesterday, just days after surveying storm damage in puerto rico. in florida, president biden and governor ron desantis temporarily put politics aid aside as they met with residents in the fort myers area. we were fortunate to have good coordination with the white house and fema. one of the things you re seeing in this response, we are cutting through the bureaucracy, we are cutting through the red tape, and that s from local government, state government, all the way up to the president, so we appreciate the team effort. i think he s done a good job. look, i called him i think even before he called me when i heard the storm was on its way, we worked hand and glove. we have very different
for help investigating the mysterious illness. what they are asking for in a cnn exclusive. they are democrats, republicans, business leaders and moms. the historic year for women on the ballot in 2022. hello and welcome to the lead. i m casey hunt in for jake tapper. we begin with president biden getting a firsthand look at the damage caused by hurricane ian in florida. he made it clear the federal government is committed to helping the state, which he predicts will take years to recover. earlier in his visit, he met with ron desantis who briefed him on the destruction. the two men on opposites ends of the political spectrum. biden s visit comes as the u.s. death toll from hurricane ian rises again to at least 110 people killed. search and rescue teams are working nonstop to find survivors. for first time, residents and businessowners from sanibel island are allowed to return. only to survey the damage. they can t stay. local officials warn that conditions on the islan
we need state level government coming from idaho who share their values, share their culture. robinson, touchdown? can he play again after he was shot twice in the torso? and here, taking it into the end zone. ainsley: you are looking at a beautiful shot of patrick henry college. if you are a parent, you are looking for a great school to enroll your children. you need to research this school. it is christian education. they have praise and worship on the campus. we are actually going to go to the church service after this next door where the president will be speaking. i asked if there was music and they said yes. it is a beautiful campus and a lot of amazing kids here or i should say students here. some of the panel that we are talking to parents have higher them and say they are bringing people into the office because they are good individuals. it is a hard school to get into, but this gentleman on the front row has hired how many of them? seven. and you love