Seconddegree manslaughter in the death of george floyd. State prosecutors are asking for a 30year Prison Sentence while chauvins attorneys are requesting time served. Vice president Kamala Harris taking a visit to the border to stem the migration crisis three months ago. Former President Trump is planning to go to the texas border with members of Congress Next week. We begin with the breaking news. Announcing a new lawsuit over the states restricted voting law weeks after promising action to protect Voting Rights nationwide. The complaint alleges that the state enacted those restrictions with the purpose of denying or bridging the right to vote on account of race or color. This lawsuit is the first of many steps we are taking to ensure that all eligible voters can cast a vote, that all lawful votes are counted and that every vote are has access to accurate information. We believe the civil rights of americans have been violated. We will not hesitate to act. Joining me now nbc justice c
we begin with the aftermath of him, and what could be the costliest hurricane in u.s. history. and was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone today, the storm delivering with heavy rains from the creek of islands to new england marking. out some and delivering strangers storm surge to the south. in florida, it s climbing. in this hour it stands at 77. that number is expected to rise. they re also assessing the damage, it could amount to billions of dollars in the southwestern part of the state. businesses destroyed. homes flattened. residents, left in complete shock. i wish we should be alive right now. we shouldn t be alive right now with that storm. the power of that storm? it would ve crashed into that side of the house. we would ve been swept away. to see the damage of clothes, it s almost frightening to see just how easily he d chewed through tons of concrete and steel. but to the danger above? heartbreaking. when you realize this is the only way an entire community c
we begin with the aftermath of ian and what could be the costliest hurricane and u.s. history. ian o was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone today, the storm delivering heavy rains for the carolinas to new england, knocking out power to sum and delivering dangerous storm search to the east coast. in florida, the death toll is climbing. at this hour, it stands at 77. that number is expected to rise. they are also assessing the damage. it could amount to billions of dollars in the southwestern part of the state. businesses destroyed, homes flattened, residents left in complete shock. we should not be alive right now. we shouldn t be alive right now with the storm. but the power of that storm, if that would have crashed into the side of the house, we would have been swept away. to view the damage up close, it s almost frightening to see just how easily ian true through tons of concrete and steel. but the view the damage from above, heartbreaking, when you realize that this
good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. president biden will speak this afternoon about the federal government s coordination with leaders in georgia, south carolina and, of course, hurricane ravaged florida. we expect to hear from ron desantis later this hour. let s begin with nbc s kathy park in charleston, south carolina. residents are used to flooding in that historic district. this looks like it s going to be an unprecedented event. reporter: yeah. good afternoon. that s absolutely right. hurricane ian is still barrelling this way. we are getting slammed with these heavy bands of rain and wind. every so often we get slammed with wind gusts you see right now. this is the pattern that we have been experiencing all morning long. i want to show you what s happening behind me. that s the ashley river you are seeing behind me. there s sawgrass, and it s almost covered by the water. it s high tide. that s the big concern throughout the day. the combination of
to come down because the stairs were washed away. we had to rescue them. they found someone who eventually something happened with their health, and the person went into cardiac arrest. they were able to save that person s life and transport them to a hospital, so they re finding all types of situations, as they evacuate, and they continue with that search and rescue, also mentioning that they re also working on recovering some of the bodies of people that unfortunately died in the storm in this part of fort myers beach, julián? nbc news correspondent guad venegas in fort myers for us, and i see us, thank you. search and rescue teams have helped and save hundreds of residents in southwest florida. the search crew include over 1000 fire rescue personnel. florida state fire marshal jimmy patronis joins me now. jimmy, thank you for joining me. what more can you tell us about the rescue effort, and intense rescue effort that is happening on the ground right now? sure, julián, thank y