unrecognizable landmarks. and it also store up ft. myers beach. we went on a boat ride with the cajun navy and other volunteer rescuers across the area. and matt lachey in the coastal area is where most of the deaths occurred. what is going on over here? a lot of restaurants, into the lot of homes. pretty much all restaurants. theme that do shrimping, fishing. there was buildings the whole way. and they are just gone. you heard their stories that there are bodies in some of the canals and stuff? yeah, like up to the second story window, the water was still going. and that is the road right there. yeah. and it is gone. yeah. this area is pretty typical of the destruction around here. there is a bridge intact just about a block from here. maybe a quarter of a mile, nothing more than that, but the road leading to that bridge is completely washed out. so the island that is on the other side of that bridge is cut off right now. the people texted me hey, your ho
we re still in the tlhroes of this life threatening situation. good morning, everybody, it s monday, december 26th. don and kaitlan are off, i m glad to have sara sidner with us. good morning. let s talk about the death toll rising in new york from the storm. thousands of delays and cancellations impacting many air travelers many failing to make it home for the holidays. in a cruel, dangerous and shameful stunt, the white house blaming texas governor greg abbott for sending residents to the home of vice president kamala harris on christmas eve. first, though, a storm for the ages in western new york state. at least 17 weather-related deaths are being reported this morning, most in the buffalo area. governor katy hochul has requested emergency disaster relief from the biden administration. a state of emergency remains in effect. this has paralyzed so many parts of the state and the country, bringing this region to its knees. more than 12,000 customers are still wit
Interviews with political figures and news updates. Interviews with political figures and news updates. Able to sell the shares. They have telephone logs, who called whom and when. It appears they have people helping the government out with the testimony. As mimi said, andrea, its kind of overwhelming evidence thats difficult for federal prosecutors to ignore. And chuck todd, weve not yet seen to my knowledge a tweet from the president or any suggestion that this is witch hunt, mueller related. But this is really separate, this is an investigation that started, there was an Ethics Investigation that we heard about some months back, last year sometime. And so this does not come from the Mueller Operation at all. Right. And thats the thing, it has zero to do this is just bad timing, bad coincidence. And it looks bad, right . Here is yet another person close to the president who seems to be taking advantage of access,
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temperatures there and shelters are having to work overtime to accommodate the migrants. many very little and not many jackets or blankets. so they are trying to give them those resources. now what the administration is watching is, of course, the situation that is unfolding along the border but also the supreme court. we are waiting to hear from the supreme court on weather the administration can move forward with plans to end title 42, that is that border restriction that has allowed authorities to push back migrants into mexico. so we are waiting for a ruling, that will have ramifications as to what s to come. i have spoken to a counsel member there who said she is begging a federal government to release the moneys because they re in a crisis and inundated there. the lighting of a christmas tree bringing joy to kyiv. this comes as the eastern city
images from the storm. if you haven t seen this yet, take a look at this, it is heartbreaking to look at. this is ft. myers beach. there are literally empty lots where buildings once stood. here is a look atsani sanibel island, still cut off except by boat or helicopter. and early estimates for losses is $47 billion, that would make this the most expensive storm in the state s history. and you can see why. that storm surge in many parts of this area just came in and washed homes away. with me now on the phone is dan ellers, counsel member at ft. myers beach. and you said that 90% of the area that you are seeing is just gone. can you describe what you are seeing right now and would do federal and state authorities need to know about what folks need down here? yeah, thanks, jim. yeah, i d say unin-habitable.