destruction in its wake. governor ron desantis says more than 1,600 rescues have been made so far. after the storm turned roads into rivers, destroyed or damaged thousands of buildings and homes, leaving some coastal communities just unrecognizable. that s right. and right now nearly 600,000 homes and businesses are still this morning without power in florida. some floridians still have no clean water. officials say they are only now beginning to really assess the full scope of the damage. in lee county where more than 42 people died as a result of the hurricane, that is more than half of the deaths from hurricane ian, officials in that county are defending their actions after facing quite a bit of criticism over the evacuation timeline there. critics are asking where mandatory evacuations were not issued in lee county until one day before ian s landfall. while surrounding counties had already been told to evacuate prior. our reporters, correspondents, are all standing by t
encouraging investors to remember just because a celebrity says it s a good investment product does not mean it is, especially if you don t know that person is being paid. this is kind of a new frontier for the sech, and gary gleensle said it is their job to help investors protect investors and crypto is just like it s just like the 20s or the 30s, it is something that people are rushing after and they need to be protected. it s an important point. a lot of retail investors have been involved in this and oftentimes they can be influenced, we can all be influenced by what famous folks say about this stuff. yeah, it s not a stock. remember, a company is regulated up and down and left and right. crypto regulation is essentially nonexistent. christine romans, thank you very much. you re welcome. well, this morning we have never heard before interviews