they re taking in students from lee county right next door because that county was so hard-hit. in fact, 22% of the district s teachers here live in lee county. they ve lost homes and cars. that makes getting to the teaching jobs difficult. and students here in collier county are being offered free breakfast and lunch until the end of the month. i mentioned lee county. they re going to announce a plan for reopening schools on friday. as far as the damage assessment goes, 54% of schools suffered from some damage and some are beyond repair. that certainly isn t good news. and in charlotte county, where punta gorda is, they hope the students can return by october 24th. they re figuring it out. it s taking time there. every, single school there, according to the superintendent, did receive damage. some are still without power. there were roofs that blew off. a lot of flooding and water in the schools. it will take some time.
it has been almost a week since hurricane ian tore through the latest cnn confirming the state s death toll now stands at 105. fort myers beach was among the hardest hit communities, for more on where things stand now i want to bring in fort myers beach city councilman dan owers. councilman i predict joining us, sorry again you are going through this. it is one week since hurricane ian hit, so far your are counting, lee county, 55 confirmed deaths. talk to me about the search and rescue process there. are you expecting the death toll to rise? i hope not. well yeah, you and i both. i hope not. there s a very good chance that it probably could, i was down again today on the beach, and the dogs were out searching there on their second wave, so they ve completed their first wave of search and rescue. they started their second where they have the dogs out doing a
it out here alone. what would you like people to know? sent help, whenever wherever. have taken it upon themselves to render aid. so far, there has been no fema water, ice, generators, or food. president biden is set to visit florida on wednesday. but today, he visited an area of puerto rico that was among the hardest hit by hurricane fiona. the president pledged $60 million to help the island prepare for future storms. we will make sure you get every single dollar promised. and determined to help puerto rico build faster than in the past, and stronger and better prepared for the future. back with us tonight reuters correspondent jeff mason, he was traveling with him today. talk about what you saw, and what else did we hear from the president. well, steph i think was really a visit for this president and the first lady to shore up support for puerto rico and its people. the president made the remarks, and the clip that you played where he talked about pledging u.s. supp
outside world. i haven t seen any help from the government. 72-year-old joel lou wrote it out here alone. what would you like people to know? sent help, whenever wherever. have taken it upon themselves to render aid. so far, there has been no fema water, ice, generators, or food. president biden is set to visit florida on wednesday. but today, he visited an area of puerto rico that was among the hardest hit by hurricane fiona. the president pledged $60 million to help the island prepare for future storms. we will make sure you get every single dollar promised. and determined to help puerto rico build faster than in the past, and stronger and better prepared for the future. back with us tonight reuters correspondent jeff mason, he was traveling with him today. talk about what you saw, and what else did we hear from the president.
think dogs would be the first to talk like people. more than half of voters of those surveyed believe their pets would have an accent. julie: i would love to hear a cat talk. they have attitude, confidence. very selective on who they trust. i would like to have a conversation with a cat. fiona, you have to figure out how she talks, too. here is harris. harris: we begin with a fox news alert. vice president kamala harris willing to do the unthinkable, divide hurricane ian victims by race. was she trying to say she would prefer to help the ones she chooses first? the v.p. with some controversial comments about who should be first in line for relief just days after historic hurricane ian hit. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. the storm, as you know, was just shy of a category 5. it tore apart southwest florida,