southwest florida, where nearly five days after hurricane ian made landfall, the death toll continue it is climb. hundreds of thousands of people remain in the dark without electricity as some communities are now essentially unrecognizable. this morning we have the very latest on rescue and recovery efforts taking place as president biden prepares to tour the damage here firsthand. good to be with you, boris. and i m amara walker. overseas more than 100 people are dead after violence erupts at a soccer stadium in indonesia. we re learning about what started the deadly chaos. plus ukrainian forces make critical gains. and mortgage rates climbing to their highest level in 15 years. what that means for home buyers should be doing amid soaring inflation. new day starts right now. good morning, everyone. it is sunday, october 2nd. thank you so much for spending a part of your morning with us. boris, i know you have had quite an event full morning already. yeah, amara. it h
many of the deaths have been recorded in cape coral and fort myers. authorities say it could be weeks before power is restored. as you can tell from some of this footage, ian is second to be the most expensive storm in florida s history. the storm destroyed part of a cause way linking sanibel and captiva islands. people living there have been stranded and are in desperate need of help. could we get some help down here? would that be too much to ask? look around, there s nothing. no power, no phone service, nothing.