dark. the governor clown ron desantis is set to speak at 8:45 this morning after this chilling assessment of ian s wrath. it s going to rank as one of the top five hurricanes to ever hit the florida peninsula. pete: flash flood warnings are in effect. we re live across the state with a firsthand look at the devastation. senior meteorologist janice dean is standing by. fox team weather starts with robert ray in fort myers right where the hurricane hit. robert? good morning guys. look at the devastation on the streets of fort myers. this was completely under water yesterday evening as the surge came in you could see some of that video will remnants of what was published in and around downtown here. there is just debris everywhere. the window field here yesterday was just tremendous we could barely stand by. this vehicle coming through. it s an active scene here this morning as believe it or not, there is some power that has come back at least in this part of fort myers, s
is up. we see contrast from before and after pictures. for example, fort myers, where the hurricane first hit last. 2.5 million people are without power. i can tell you specifically for florida power and light, we have just over 1.1 million customers across the state at the moment, that said, we ve been out and about throughout the storm, it s been safe to do so restoring power to our customers and we ve already restored power to 500,000 customers, but majority of lines are still above the ground and that will take time to assess. we ll use drones to figure out where biggest damage is and that will allow us to get power back on as quickly as possible. ainsley: ian is hitting central florida and we expect to hear from governor ron desantis 8:45 and will bring as it happens, meanwhile, live across the state. senior meteorologist janice dean is standing by and brandy campbell is back in orlando and fox weather correspondent robert ray is live. we are learning the sheriff in
terms of how we have broader authority to go after illegal immigrants and make arrests on that. lawrence: texas department of public safety last defense of our border. thank you for joining the program. third hour of fox and friends starts right now. ainsley: final hour of fox and friends with fox weather alert. americans hit the roads ahead of thanksgiving, hail and tornados in southern louisiana last night. steve: 20 million americans could face a severe storm system before turkey day. brian: travelers facing headaches, flight aware reporting 9600 delays since sunday. lawrence: janice dean is standing by but we begin with casey stegall at the dfw airport. hi. a place you are familiar with. things are moving fairly smoothly at dfw this morning. it is early. this is second busiest airport in the country. we re in terminal d. take a live look, no real lines to speak of at the ticket counter and tsa is reporting. 114 delays nationwide, bulk in los angeles and ph
look at the live pictures of extreme weather wreaking havoc in south jersey. this is philadelphia where dozens of vehicles are stranded in floodwaters, this is south jersey. you are looking at a live shot from the scene on i 295, the drivers in disbelief. water rescues underway. evacuations as well. we are following the storm sitting overnight and we will bring you more details as they come. this is in south jersey on route 295 and janice dean is standing by and will let you know what is on the way and what you need to know. that s from our local affiliate. we appreciate it. now a fox news alert. in american drone shot down in international airspace by an
south carolina governor nikki haley says this is something her state has never seen before. this is different than a hurricane because it s water and it s slow moving and it s sitting and we can t just take the water out. so as long as it sits, we just need to do the best we can at controlling the environment around it. fox team coverage now on what is now considered one of the worst flooding events in our nation s history. senior meteorologist janice dean is standing by in the extreme weather center as we see. let s go first to garrett tenny who s where they ve seen some of the worst flooding. garrett. reporter: harris, governor nikki haley said her state hasn t seen this much rain in 1,000 years. right now safety is the number one priority. they re asking folks to stay at home and keep off the roads if they can. this is why. right now we re in the middle of a neighborhood. these are streets that cars would normally be driving down. today though, people are getting around on the