southwest florida as a category 4 hurricane, making it the most powerful storm to ever hit that area of the state. the death toll now standing at 45, but that number could rise as crews reach areas cut off by flooding. people who chose to ride out the storm describe their harrowing experiences. the water was up to my balcony here. it was just you could dive off the balcony. just water everywhere, stuff floating on it. i never stay again. they say evacuate, go. right now the remnants of ian are moving along the country s northeast after the storm hit georgetown county, south carolina, as a category 1 hurricane. let s send it down to boris sanchez anchoring our coverage from fort myers, florida. boris. fred, as the sun rises on another day here in fort myers and southwest florida, the scope of the damage from hurricane ian is becoming more clear. communities are reeling as many folks are getting back to their properties and seeing what was left behind by this near categor
vulnerable for that flooding threat. as for rainfall totals to come the next 24, 48 hours, all the heaviest on the coast and pushing through d.c. and southern and western pennsylvania. these areas can pick up another 1 to 2 inches of rain much of course the winds are still strong. gale watches and warnings along the coastline. winds are blowing over 35 miles per hour. gusts will be stronger at times. so hold on to the hats and hunker down for the next 24 hours. things will get a little bit better, boris. yeah, the headaches from hurricane ian now post-tropical cyclone ian not over any time soon. britley ritz from the cnn weather center, thank you so much. fred, as we are monitoring developments, it s clear this will be a long recovery as officials get to areas that were previously inaccessible. it s sad to think the death tole at 45 fatalities because of hurricane ian may rise in the coming days. just a painful admission from a
this is andrea mitchell reports. i m peter alexander filling in for andrea. within minutes history maker and barrier breaker. at the white house, president biden will host judge ketanji brown jackson for her celebration. the first black woman confirmed by the supreme court. we re going to take you live minutes from now. and deadly rocket strikes in the train station in the eastern part of that country. a warning the images are quite graphic. the death tole, we re learning is rising. at least 50 including children are dead. president zelenskyy saying they were ukrainians waiting to be evacuated. but first, to judge ketanji brown jackson s conformation to the supreme court. history on the high court. and joining me is chief white house correspondent and my weekend today cohost, kristen
had to feel bad for her. i agree, she is trained today do that. she knew it was clearly a bad call by the umpire. who needs replay when you have lulu. that is a hometown dog right there. now this story that we have been following for months and you have as well. until yesterday the official death tole in puerto rico from hurricane maria was 64 people. now, that number has been revised to nearly 3,000. the study that changed everything, next.
good morning. welcome to fox and friends first. i am anna kooiman in for heather childers. ainsley earhardt. we are going to start with a fox news alert. isis claiming responsibility for a deadly bombing at a street market in iraq. the death tole is up to 76. it looked like several others delivered produce to the market. this it a clinton coverup. someone from inside hillary clinton s camp removed top secret markings from e-mails. doug luzader is live with details. the clinton camp says the e-mail controversy is nonsense. it is taking a life of its own with the justice department now combing through clinton s private e-mail server she used