south carolina continue to recovery from rains wind and cataclysmic flooding. ian slammed into south carolina just shy of category 5. the current death toll of at least 45 people likely to come in the days as search and rescue cruise go through blocked floodwaters, as of this morning, 1.3 million homes and businesses still in the dark. according to the latest estimate ian may have caused as much as $47 billion in insured losses which could make it the most expensive storm in the state history. the figure comes from core logic, that s a research firm that estimates losses from natural disasters. the estimates, combined ensured losses through private insurance, which typically covers wind damage. and fema s national flood insurance program that covers water damage. their estimates as of thursday, wind damage, $20 billion to $32 billion. flood damage, $6 billion to $16 billion. so the low end of the combined estimate would be $28 billion. before we spend, let s ask ourselves, is
Have the very latest on what has been happening overseas as the siege in gaza and in israel continues at this hour. I want to share just a bit of the news that weve been able to get israel pounding gaza city this morning. The barrage of airstrikes coming as Hundreds Of Thousands of israeli troops amass at the border for the Israeli Military says they havent exactly decided on a Ground Incursion into gaza yet. However, they are preparing for it. Meantime the Us Government maintaining it will stand with israel as it strikes back against hamas, who infiltrated israel over the weekend. And more than 1200 israelis are confirmed dead at this hour. 22 american citizens also confirmed dead and 17 others remain missing. The us has sent munitions to israel as well as moved ships from the navys uss Gerald R Ford Carrier Strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean sea. President biden and congress grappling now with how best to help israel as the conflict in the middle east grows. Meantime, a Bipart
fascinating move, he s calling on the supreme court to weigh in and decide on donald trump s claim that immunity, once and for all. meanwhile, no trump, no trial, at least for today. the former president s civil fraud trial on hold until tomorrow after he says he will not, in fact, testify as promised. so why the last-minute change of heart? could it impact the judge s thinking as he weighs the future of trump s business empire in new york. plus, it doesn t matter what the other candidates do. it doesn t matter what they say. quote, i m voting for trump. those are the words of an iowa voter backing up the numbers in our new poll showing trump beating everyone else in the race combined. what are the chances any of that changes in the next five weeks? could harvard s governing board cut ties with president claudine gay just a year after she was chosen to lead the school over her remarks about anti-semitism and how over 650 faculty members are on the record wanting her to keep
Security forum, we will break down with what both candidates said. Debate expectations. A majority expects Hillary Clinton to out perform trump. Will they be the most watched president ial debates ever . From dangerous Close Encounters with American Plains to blocking american ships, what is behind the blazen new acts. Were following Breaking News in the race for the white house. Her policies produce ruin and death. Trump says clintons performance showed she is unfit to be president. Clinton saying the same thing about trump. Calling his criticism unpatriotic. New polls show clinton leading trump in pennsylvania and ohio. The candidates are tied in florida. Also following growing concern over russian and iranian apartment. The pentagon said there has been dozens of sdpents this year. Including a russian fighter jet coming within ten feet of a navy plane. Were covering all of that and more this hour with our guests. And our correspondents and expert analysts are standing by. Lets start
sanibel had been hit with, quote, really biblical storm surge. but it s not the first time that the island has been hit. in fact, it s the 1921 hit that severed it from now what is captiva island. and no hurricane had pasted within 75 miles of sanibel, averages one in seven years each of which posed significant zach to life and property there. and three different storms caused mandatory evacuation orders. in august 2004, hurricane charley with winds of 138 miles per hour was the most destructive hurricane to hit the city of sanibel since it incorporated in 1974. it caused ten deaths and an estimated $26.6 billion in damage adjusted to today s dollars. the very next year, 2005, the eye of hurricane wilma passed within 75 miles of the city of