morning, particularly in the areas that were hard hit, just understand, this is still a hazardous situation. those folks that were in there, in the wee hours of the morning, were taking big risks as first responders navigating this. you have power lines that are down. you have trees that are down. you have a lot of hazards right now. we do anticipate a lot of the water will subside in some of the barrier islands and some of the coasts, but some of those inland places off rivers and off of these inlets, you re likely to have standing water there throughout all of today and even in the days ahead. so that is a hazard. and just please be aware that that is something that you if you ve weathered the storm to this point, going and doing and getting involved in that is just totally not worth it. and we want to minimize any harm to anybody as a result of what we re seeing right now in the streets. we have had 26 states provide support. we really appreciate that. it s going to be p
i m kate bolduan. we want to welcome viewers in the united states and around the world. we re following the devastating impact of hurricane ian right now and some of the first pictures of the devastation and destruction left behind, here s a look in fort myers of the destruction there. new aerials just in here of the catastrophic damage across southwest florida, which took a direct hit from this storm. the storm surge and relentless rain really causing widespread damage that officials are already acknowledging will take a very long time to recover from. and it seems obvious when you see this kind of damage, bridges, roadways wiped out. the bridges, the only vehicle access to sanibel island and pine island are now impassable says the governor. entire sections of these bridges have been washed away essentially cutting off those barrier islands. in port charlotte, the monster winds blew the roof off the intensive care unit at a hospital and also flooded the er, just really scary
expected tomorrow. governor ron desantis is going to be put to the test, forced to actually do his job. when he s used to spending most of his time hanging out on fox news and owning the libs. the approaching hurricane is also changed the january 6th committee s plans. we have our hands on some documentary footage of roger stone laying out trump s plot to steal the election. which the committee is expected to show when the hearing is rescheduled. also tonight, the senate takes up the electoral count act to protect democracy. and we re going to try to answer this question of why republican lawmakers still genuflect to trump and promote his lies. we begin with florida, bracing for ian, a major hurricane that could submerge large portions of the gulf coast. and it will be a test of leadership. governing, you see, is hard. it s unsexy, and not always television friendly. and governing through a crisis, well, that is where the proverbial rubber meets the road. president bide
supplies. and today governor desantis activated 2500 members of the national guard and cnn correspondents are every angle. let s get started with tom sater. this looks like a very powerful storm that could unleash a lot of fury on the gulf coast, something we haven t seen so far during this hurricane season. and it sounds like people need to wake up and pay attention. everywhere from pensacola to ft. myers. we didn t haven would named storm for the entire month of august and now we have four of them. if it wasn t for ian, we d be talking about fiona, massive damage up in canada. notice how wide it is, the sun is out here and getting the reflection, but you can see the circulation. there is the yucatan. but the infrared satellite imagery is a mess. it doesn t look impressive at all. at 8:00 a.m. this morning, hurricane hunters had a hard time finding the center. they did find it. it can jump around a little bit. and if that center jumps around, it will change the track. and
scorching temperatures set to last for days. amid the heat, in massachusetts, 911 services knocked out statewide for hours. and in the west, dozens of wildfires burning. a state of emergency in new mexico. evacuate. foedo and the warning in texas. the first potential tropical storm of the ar taking aim. al roker is tracking it all also tonight, president biden s new executive action shielding 500,000 undocumented spouses of u.s. citizens from deportation. who will qualify? and republicans attacking the pl a nesty. boeing s ceo on capitol hill, testifying for the first time since that door plug blowout. the dramatic moment in the room. his apology to mi omax ash victims, and the grilling he ced after yet another boeing whistle-blower comes forward. justin timberle arrested in the hamptons for dwi. the mug shot just out. what he allegedly told the officer about how much he had to drink. and the celebration is on in boston. the celtics bringing home their record 18th nba