for help investigating the mysterious illness. what they are asking for in a cnn exclusive. they are democrats, republicans, business leaders and moms. the historic year for women on the ballot in 2022. hello and welcome to the lead. i m casey hunt in for jake tapper. we begin with president biden getting a firsthand look at the damage caused by hurricane ian in florida. he made it clear the federal government is committed to helping the state, which he predicts will take years to recover. earlier in his visit, he met with ron desantis who briefed him on the destruction. the two men on opposites ends of the political spectrum. biden s visit comes as the u.s. death toll from hurricane ian rises again to at least 110 people killed. search and rescue teams are working nonstop to find survivors. for first time, residents and businessowners from sanibel island are allowed to return. only to survey the damage. they can t stay. local officials warn that conditions on the islan
daughter of a prominent russian national els. th there are fears tonight gas prices could once again surge. a key group of oil producing nations are set to slash output by 2 million barrel as day. the biggest cut since the pandemic. welcome to the viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf f bblitzer is off today. i m pamela brown and you re the situation room . let s get right to the top story this hour. florida still digging out from hurricane ian one week after the storm tore across the state. our chief white house correspondents are traveling and laeyla santiago and bill weir ae reporting live. kaitlin, what was the president s message for the people of florida? reporter: really, pam, that it s going to be a long road ahead to recovery and recovery is likely going to cost tens of billions of dollars potentially given the damage that the federal government saw here on the ground as they ve been on the ground since this happened with the fema administrat