we have florida still reeling from the devastation from hurricane ian. we re concerned about the storm. i should have left and shouldn t have stayed. listening to the winds, which were horrible for hours. the storm now soaking the mid atlantic making its way up north and death toll in florida continues to climb. pete: alexandria hoff is live in fort meyers beach. alexandria. well, good morning. we re here on san carlos island, part of fort meyers beach and aside from the utility crews working up the street and the occasional police siren, the scene is quiet, it s still and sad. it s really easy to understand when you look at the wreckage behind me why this rescue and recovery and these operation haves been so challenging, but they ve been productive. according to the lee county sheriff s office, 6 to 700 rescues were made and the sheriff is reporting 35 deaths in the county as well and the numbers may rise as individual counties are reporting. about 30 minutes north o
it was horrifying. but i notice something this that video and everybody is saying he s mentally ill, this man knew what he did. if you look at that video, he stabbed her and then he knew what he did was whereon and he ran away, to run and hide in his apartment. when you do that, you know right from wrong, you knew what you did was wrong, and you ran away to hide from that. if you didn t think you did anything wrong, you wouldn t run. i don t buy this defense he s starting to put up already that he s mentally ill. he knew what he did was wrong and he took a hero, a loving, beautiful person away from us. rachel: yeah. if he was mentally ill, he should have been locked up and your comments about his running away show that he did know what he did. it s a tragedy, we pray for her, her family, and all of you affected fdny. we just don t even know what to say. it s just gotten so out of control in this city. it s literally becoming unlivable. vincent, thanks for joining us this morning.
russo-ellings unit. we re joined by the president of the fdny association. thank you vincent for joining us this morning. you knew allison. tell us a bit about her. good morning. yes, thank you. what can i say? she was a wonderful person, caring, loved her family, loved the members she worked with at her station. she was considered the mother of that station. she did an outstanding job, always serving the public, saving lives and right to her last moment of her life. that s exactly what she was doing, she was a 24-year veteran, received numerous comations and responded to the world accommodations and responsed to the world trade center on 9/11 and survived the pandemic, and unfortunately this murder ended her life. rachel: yeah, i mean, you talk about that she was the mother of that station. she s also a daughter. i read about how she checked in daily with her elderly parents