Florida from Hurricane Ian. Majority in lee county where officials face questions whether Evacuation Orders should have been issued earlier. This morning Fort Myers Beach is closed entirely, even more residents, so crews can search for survivors. Power could be out for a month. Theres been nearly 2,000 rescues in southwestern florida since Hurricane Ian hit the state. A man in naples says he swam nearly a mile to save his wheelchairbound mother. Feels like im swimming forever. Were arriving at grandmas. Or im arriving at grandmas. Whats the time . 5 41. When he arrived he found his another neck deep in floodwaters. Needless to say, thrilled to see him. It was a sigh of relief. As i was approaching the house, i couldnt get through the front door. Water up to the windows, and i heard her screaming inside, and she was actually on the phone with my youngest son who was giving status updates to her, and it was, it was a scare and a sigh of relief at the same time. Scared thinking she might
It is the top of the hour. Good morning, im poppy harlow. Glad youre with me. Right now officials in florida are working trying to identify and locate those still missing after Hurricane Ian ravaged several parts of the state. And while the Search And Rescue missions continue, more than 2,000 people have been pulled to safety despite that the death toll has risen significantly over the last 24 hours. At least 101 people across 11 florida counties died as a result of the storm. Hurricane ian is also to blame for at least four deaths in north carolina. Well this morning more than 400,000 people across the state remain without electricity. Officials warn residents and businesses may be in the dark for weeks or even months and the storm could have a major impact on the u. S. Economy. The Shrimp Industry is devastated. All of those people are without a lot of them lived on the boats. They have no home now and no work. We have got a disaster going on here. Our infrastructure is shot. Lets be
hire, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york on a very busy day of news and more details on what promises to be a blockbuster hearing on the january 6 hearing and we ll have much more on that. we begin with the verdict in the alex jones trial where a jury has just awarded nearly $1 billion in damages to the family members of the sandy hook victims, people who suffered from the lines that alex jones started spreading hours after the massacre. harry lipman joins us, a former u.s. attorney and former deputy assistant attorney general. let me just not go the down the rabbit holes of alex jones but the families had pain and suffering from the massacre being described as a hoax and the nearly billion dollars in damages does nothing, nothing to deal with their grief but it was as signal, it seems harry, that the jury felt that it was represent henceible. even his defense attorney said in close, nicole. this is a despicable human being and, of course, he s the vilest vermin out there on
It is the top of hour on cnn newsroom. Im alisyn camerota. And im victor blackwell. Today two Border State Republicans are taking their immigration battle up north. But families are stuck in the middle. Greg abbott ordered more than 1 100 migrants but bused and dropped off at Kamala Harriss home at the conservatory. They have already bused thousands of migrants to other states in recent weeks and they are said to be used as political pawns. The fact that fox news and not the department of homeland security, the city or local ngos were alerted about a plan to leave migrants, including children on the side of a busy d. C. Street makes clear this is just a cruel premeditated political stunt. And then there is Florida Governor ron desantis and hes gloating that he chartered two flights to carry migrants to Marthas Vineyard. Including Young Children who were arriving without any warning to local officials who scrambled to set them up in a nearby church. But here is how Governor Desantis see
florida governor ron desantis is ranged to fly 50 people from texas to martha s vineyard off the coast of massachusetts. this is all part of the campaign to protest the biden administration s immigration policies. but the white house says she s governors are using the migrants as political pawns. those taken to martha s vineyard are receiving shelter and help at a u.s. military base. miguel marquez has more on their journey. referee: after less than 48 unexpected hours in martha s vineyard, nearly 50 venezuelal migrants were given a warm sendoff, embracing each person as they boarded buses. then ferries and onto the next part of their long journey. their unannounced rival wednesday all part of a campaign by texas governor greg abbott and florida governor ron desantis to send them to sanctuary cities by surprise. free to the alien but certainly not mandatory. and that way they re able to go and these sanctuary jurisdiction cans put their money where their mouth is. r