we begin with the aftermath of ian and what could be the costliest hurricane and u.s. history. ian o was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone today, the storm delivering heavy rains for the carolinas to new england, knocking out power to sum and delivering dangerous storm search to the east coast. in florida, the death toll is climbing. at this hour, it stands at 77. that number is expected to rise. they are also assessing the damage. it could amount to billions of dollars in the southwestern part of the state. businesses destroyed, homes flattened, residents left in complete shock. we should not be alive right now. we shouldn t be alive right now with the storm. but the power of that storm, if that would have crashed into the side of the house, we would have been swept away. to view the damage up close, it s almost frightening to see just how easily ian true through tons of concrete and steel. but the view the damage from above, heartbreaking, when you realize that this
top of the hour, we will take you back to the fema directors that are going on right now. this news conference and we will listen to the very latest from winter park, florida, and get an update on recovery and rescue operations there. fema back to flood insurance. what kind of turnaround or how long until you expect people to be able to receive to face what s needed in their homes? how long do the inspections and claims take? yeah, one of the very first things that everybody should do is contact their insurance company to see what is going to be eligible. this includes flood insurance, which is by fema and also some of the other insurances they have for wind damage, et cetera. they are going to have to file that claim. one of the first thing that s going to have to happen is an inspection of that home, so they can determine the extent of damages. that will depend on the availability to access the homes. we know that there are still many homes that might be underwa
good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. president biden will speak this afternoon about the federal government s coordination with leaders in georgia, south carolina and, of course, hurricane ravaged florida. we expect to hear from ron desantis later this hour. let s begin with nbc s kathy park in charleston, south carolina. residents are used to flooding in that historic district. this looks like it s going to be an unprecedented event. reporter: yeah. good afternoon. that s absolutely right. hurricane ian is still barrelling this way. we are getting slammed with these heavy bands of rain and wind. every so often we get slammed with wind gusts you see right now. this is the pattern that we have been experiencing all morning long. i want to show you what s happening behind me. that s the ashley river you are seeing behind me. there s sawgrass, and it s almost covered by the water. it s high tide. that s the big concern throughout the day. the combination of
missing alive. with each day, the death toll has also gone up. it is now at 112. moments like these are when we are supposed to see the best 0 n-our politicians, the rare moments when politics don t seem to matter and that is what we should see again today as president biden gets briefed by one of his chief critics, governor ron desantis, i don t need to tell you that the two don t see eye to eye. and for all of those dealing with the damage, having to start all over again, politics is not what is needed. relief is. to help, you know, and it s not one person and the other person, it is everybody here, we re all, you know, citizens of the united states, and you know, you always see it on tv, these places destroyed and gone, and you always say the poor people, and now all of a sudden it s us. is there anything you would want him to know? the insurance is coming, make a move fast. i m glad the president has okayed whatever the fed has helped and i know they don t see eye
our family. he touched lives we had no idea existed. i don t know if i could have that same view, i would be so angry, the strength of this mom is unreal. carley: what a statement, did you see the picture when he was little with his siblings, absolutely heart-breaking. then there is this. todd: to florida, affidavit detailing gruesome murders of an elderly couple in their retirement community. carley: the career criminal had two arrests in the last year, ashley strohmier has more. ashley. ashley: police do not have a motive behind the burl of darrell and sharon getman. they have a suspect, vicki williams. the elderly couple was stabbed to death in their apartment, dh is a gated retirement community. the affidavit lining out a timeline what took place new year s eve. at 10 a.m., a woman entered the village and 3 p.m., security escorted her off the property and that same woman can be seen reentering the gated community and knocks on an apartment door asking to take a sh