like a freight train. we re seeing record-breaking and terrifying storm surges throughout florida and ft. myers, the water is so high pickup trucks are almost completely submerged. water levels have risen more than 6 feet in the last switch ho seven hours. let s get to tom sater in the cnn weather center. an updated forecast should come any minute now. what should we expect? it was just handed to me. forgive me for reading off. we still have a category 4 hurricane and five miles east of punta gorda. it will stay at hurricane strength through orlando. this will rake the entire peninsula. we had grove city a gust of 128. when we talk about the southern kind here, a better picture on radar will give an indication what we re looking at. here is the new track. keeps it as a 4 of course now moving inland but notice it s a category one. it will lose strength now that it s interacting with a land mass. that s typical. however, the winds have expanded now as these storms do. in fa
millions of floridians in this storm s path. those who have not evacuated are urged to shelter in place immediately. almost 800,000 people are already without power. that s according to florida utilities. the director of fema has warned that recovery from hurricane ian will be a very long road. that agency has already begun to pour resources into the state. in an event earlier today, president joe biden said he spoke with florida governor ron desantis and added he already requested aid saying, quote, the federal government is ready to help in every single way possible. ali velshi who has been doing the heroic job of bringing the story to all of us from naples, florida, is our first guest. ali, tell me what you re seeing. i ve been watching all day long. please tell me how you re staying safe. reporter: we always appreciate that. what did we just lose there, peter? something has come off the building that we re in. in fact, we re seeing a lot of that. moments ago we saw a fr
weissmann who will join us in a few minutes, but we begin with the news that has made today one of those days that we will simply never forget around here. a global outpouring of grief after queen elizabeth ii passed away earlier today at the age of 96. the queen, who has reigned over the united kingdom and 15 other countries all over the world for 70 years die at balmoral castle, that s her summer home in scotland. all four of the queen s children were by her side in her final moments. these pictures show princes andrew and edward along with her grandson arriving at balmoral earlier today. her son charles is now the king taking the throne as king charles iii. he calls the death of his mother, a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family, adding this, quote, during this period of mourning and change my family and i will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect ask deep affection in which the queen was so widely held. it is difficult t
breaking news from the white house, more classified documents were found in president biden s delaware home. we will have the very latest. amid a war, the debt ceiling this coming week, a bombshell exclusive report on a gop plan. it could grind the government to a halt and crush the economy. the washington post reporting, that stories with me next. what could be the next criminal domino to fall against donald trump. a case in georgia reaching a crucial stage this week. we also keeping an eye on a dangerous weather in california. new russian tax in ukraine that hit several cities today. new details released for the funeral of lisa marie presley. all of that is coming up. we re going to start with that news today. the white house says they have found more classified materials at president biden s wilmington home. let s bring in nbc s ali roth as well as msnbc analyst. ali, what are we learning in this new statement from the white house? lindsey, a major development in the sto
[ applause ] fo folks, that s why the country elected you twice, and it s why you ll be considered one of the most consequential presidents in our history along with one of the most consequential first ladies. you know, michelle, he knows we all know, he couldn t have done it without you. [ applause ] i know i couldn t. in fact, during our we had lunch once a week every week come hell or high water, and everybody wondered all the important things we talked about, probably 40% of the time we talked about family. we most talked about our girls and my grandchildren and my children. you embody dignity beyond measure, michelle, and together you and barack made history. you both generated hope for millions of people who were left behind for so long, and it matters. you both did it with such grace and such class. you know, you dream big, for american people helping lift their burden with the blessing of hope. it was so underestimated just having hope. this is the gift of the obama