for almost 25 years. saw a lot of storms here. this is by far the worst storm i have ever witnessed. just some of the scenes from florida yesterday. we got a better look at the destruction left behind by hurricane ian. we re tracking the storl again this morning. it is set to make land fall. the united states for a second time. meanwhile, congress is up against a deadline to keep the government running. and to provide critical awed for storm victims. also on the i had, the wife of a supreme court justice makes an alarming statement to the january 6th committee. that s all ahead on way too early. good morning. welcome to way too early on this friday, september 30th. thanks for starting your day with us. will we ll begin with the latest on ian. it has intensified into a hurricane again and is heading towards south carolina. after leaving a trail of absolute destruction in florida. it s expected to make land fall in charleston around noon today as a category one storm.
i was on the police department for 25 years, saw a lot of storms here. this is by far the worst storm i have ever witnessed. i promise you, i m never going to sit through another storm ever again here. i am one of the lucky ones. just some of the survivors of hurricane ian after the storm decimated wide sections of florida, and now the storm is on track to make a second u.s. landfall threatening the carolinas and georgia. good morning, and welcome to morning joe, it is friday, september 30th. joe is off this morning, but we ll get right to the latest with ian. intensing into a hurricane again, heading to south carolina after leaving a trail of devastation in florida. it is expected to make landfall near charleston around noon today as a category 1 storm. the national hurricane center is warning it could unleash life threatening storm surge, floods and strong winds. a state of emergency is in place for the carolinas, georgia and virginia. the damage from hurricane ian is
ian now setting its sites on the south carolina coast, as we come on the air, with the tropical storm expected to strengthen back into a hurricane as it moves, look at it there, very slowly across the atlantic and back towards the east coast, after a trail of destruction in florida. people there are reeling now from one of the worst storms that has ever hit them, and doing what they can to start picking up the pieces. sanibel island, captiva island, a storm surge, with a huge chunk of the causeway there, that is the only way in or out, in a state overall, more than two and a half million people are without power and look at where that deep red is, some counties in southwest florida are totally we re live with officials, from across florida, as well as somebody from part of the federal response to this storm. cabinet secretary, homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas, hallie jackson in washington and we have the team covering every angle, and every location, and steve p
history. it comes every five or six generations. so much has changed in america and around the world. but the decisions we make, the decisions you make, over the next two to three years are going to determine the fate of this country. not until for the next decade to two decades. president biden makes the first of what will be several speeches, now less than a week until the midterm elections. we ll look at what the white house and democrats have planned for the final days of the campaign. also ahead, the man accused of trying to kill nancy pelosi s husband makes his first appearance in court. as more disturbing information is coming out about that attack. and in ukraine, officials say russian forces are clearing out civilians in a significant southern city, where a major battle for the region appears to be on the horizon. good morning. and welcome to. way too early. on this wednesday, november 2nd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we re
quote, for weeks or months. there you see the calm waters now. that was nothing like that in the midst of the storm. in lee county officials try to defend their actions after facing hard questions over just how soon they ordered people to evacuate. critics asking why those mandatory evacuations were not issued there until one day before ian s land fall, surrounding counties have been told to evacuate. this morning the death toll from hurricane ian is climbing. boris sanchez has the latest. reporter: the death toll rising from hurricane ian. as people recall harrowing tragedies and those lost. storm surge came all the way up and they had the windows were sucked out. these guys pushed their wives out the windows to where a tree was and they were looking at them and the guys were holding on and they just looked at their wives and they said, we can t hold on any more. we love you, bye. and that was it. does they make it. no, they didn t make it. speaking to john sayin