connected to the president. attorney general merrick garland has assigned the case to a u.s. attorney appointed by donald trump, but that didn t stop the former president from asking when the fbi lances to raid the white house. plus a major victory for the new speaker of the how, but with kevin mccarthy corral his caucus into governing. and the emotional vigil for a heroic teacher who got her kids out of the classroom after she was shot by a student. we ll have the good news from her doctors. but let s go live to mexico, which is where we see president biden. he is meeting with the mexian president and his wife. there you see the two first ladies, who are walking that shot freezing a bit, but mike memoli is there traveling with the president. we also have intelligence correspondent ken dilanian. former deputy attorney general. as we watch them go up the stairs, tell us what we re seeing. i assume we just missed what is often the formal photo. reporter: just in the min
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
is going to be more integrated and betterfor citizens, and it never seems to materialise. prince harry accuses some in the royal family of being complicit in the suffering of his wife, meghan, as more tv interviews are broadcast. in brazil, the security forces detain over a thousand people, after supporters of the former president storm government buildings in the capital. and the welsh football captain, gareth bale, announces his retirement from the game. good evening. unions say they ve made little progress with the government in talks aimed at bringing an end the current strike action in the nhs. ministers are holding meetings with health, as well as teaching and rail unions, to try to resolve the walk outs over pay and working conditions. strikes in the nhs this month are now likely to go ahead. however, a government source did describe the talks with health unions as useful and constructive. well, ambulance staff in england are scheduled to stage two more walk outs,
officials in florida now say at least 66 people are confirmed dead, more than half the fatalities are here amid the widespread devastation in lee county, home to fort myers. the sheriff there says there have been more than 600 rescues in that county alone. near sarasota police officers evacuated a neighborhood early this morning as a levee appeared in danger of collapsing. that threat, a 15-foot wall of water crashing into the neighborhood. just a short time ago the state reopened a 12-mile stretch of interstate 75 in both directions bet an over flowing river has forced a closure there. governor desantis said overflowing lakes and rivers have also created havoc. there s also other areas where we may expect additional flooding. i was touring central florida with some of the aerial tours. there was more standing water in central florida than there was in southwest florida from the imp immuno impact of the storm serurge. i want to bring in jim acosta in fort myers, one of th