charlotte county households lost power, living in a block out until sunrise. now that numbers down to 75%. so progress is being made for the 12-mile section of i-75 that closed on friday night into saturday, because the river breached the levy and flooded the highway, that has not reopened in both directions. just one of about ten rivers in florida that are currently at record levels of depth. about 10,000 floridians also remain in shelters right now. it s going to be another long hot day for anybody returning to see what was left, see if they can take anything out. but it is a grim task brickwork so much work to be done. phil reporting from florida, thank you. let s turn out to molly line alive in charleston, south carolina with an update from there, molly. good morning shannon. from georgia, throughout the carolina s people for ian s second u.s. landfall.
tonight from fort lauderdale. good evening phil. good morning shannon. you know, early voting has now ended. it is now officially tuesday morning in south florida meaning polling places close, open rather, in just about six and a half hours. keep in mind, florida s primary system is a closed system. meaning only registered republicans and registered democrats can participate. all non-party affiliated and independents just can t vote in this and the most high profile races are that for governor and senate. the most competitive is that for governor. here s nikki fried ralliling this morning the only state wide democrat elected into office. she is campaigning hard on her pro choice credentials. the opponent is former governor
south carolina primary days away there are six gop candidates vying for a win. joining us now are south carolina representative in spar pwaurpbg gentlemen thank you for joining us with we appreciate your time. thank you. morning shannon, good morning frey. hey how are you? i just want to [ talking over each other ] shannon: i m sorry, go ahead. i want i wanted to know if he put on a tie? shannon: you can t see him but he s dressed up very nice. congressman, what it is going to take to win over a south carolina voter? as far as i know you haven t endorsed yet. we would love to hear if you are ready to do that and what do you think it going to take? i think what south carolinians want is consistent legislative or
shifting gears now, new developments in the fight against the president s health care overhaul. we are waiting now for u.s. appeals court in virginia to begin hearing two cases challenging whether or not the law is constitutional. a 3-judge panel selected by random computer the computer selecting this randdomly but appointed by democratic presidents. shannon bream joins us live from the federal courthouse in richmond. good morning shannon. tell us about the opponents of the health care law are pope to go are hope to go persuade the three judges. heather, their bottom line argument is that congress has gone too far when it passed a health care law which mandates that everybody get insurance or suffer a penalty. they say of course congress can regulate commerce under the commerce clause, but that shouldn t include in their opinion regulating you for choosing not to engage in commerce, for not buying health insurance. take a look to virginia s attorney general ken cuccinelli. yo