ian are learning more about how their lives are upended by one of the most powerful storms to ever hit florida. minutes ago we learned that power will likely not be restored in many areas before next sunday. think about that. but ian is also proving to be one of the most deadly in recent years and officials in florida say that at least 66 people are confirmed dead and more than half of the fatalities are here, amid the widespread devastation in lee county which is home to fort myers, sheriff says there that more than 600 rescues in that county alone, and more than 100 1,100 across the state. and there is a threat of a levee collapsing which is a 15-foot wall crashing into the neighborhood. officials reopened a stretch between north port and englewood and there have been lanes that had been shutdown in both direction, but it is reopened now. and earlier governor ron desantis said that overflowing lakes and rivers have created havoc. there are other areas that may be experien
On the diplomatic stand up for the United Nations continues the us and washing machines each other looking resolution to find for us to find the hello. Its 200. 00 g m t. Thats 5 am in gaza, whether you will in class is ready. Bombardment of a strict continues more than 6 and a half 1000 palestinians have been killed in the strikes since they began on october. The 7th when of a half of them, women and children among the latest civilian casualties of the wife, son and daughter, a voucher 0 correspondent wilderado. His grandson was also killed. How do i do . I need your thoughts. Heres the voice of 2300000 guides. Related to this be reporting on the plight the palestinians living under located. And then theres really bombardment the perhaps hoping that the tragedy touch his own family. It did. What is that doing swipe . Im know. His 16 year old son moved his 7 year old daughter some and hes 18 months old. Grandson. Add them killed in an air strike. In the blink of an eye. What is life cr
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Host welcome back to washington journal. We are joined by the editorinchief of breaking defense, aaron mehta. Welcome to the program. Guest thanks for having me. Host there is an initial tranche of u. S. Military support heading to israel, some has already arrived. Can you walk us through what those things are . Guest the biggest thing that israel has asked for and the u. S. Is kicking their way already is iron dome interceptors. Iron dome is israels missiledefense system primarily aimed at things like rockets, which you see hamas using significantly over the past couple weeks. Iron dome has a pretty high success rate, considered the Gold Standard for this kind of interceptor. Host explain iron dont, how it works. Is it an american system or israeli system . Guest its an israeli system with american funding. There are different layers to this. It was cofunded by the u. S. U. S. Has taken some of that technology back, put that into our own military. The system is linked to a different n
Host good morning. Thursday, october 12. Both on the house floor are expected soon though not scheduled. The delay in electing a speaker has hindered any passing. Secretary blinken arrived in the region. We are taking your calls on the topic. Republicans, 202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. Democrats, 202 7488002. You can send us a text at 202 7488003. Be sure to include your first name and your state. Welcome to todays washington journal. We will start with the speaker vote. This is a rollcall with the headline, speaker vote uncertain as jordan backers hold out. At least 20 republicans can oppose on the floor, more than enough to seek sink the speaker bid. Steve scalise is bid is on shaky ground as a republicans went behind closed doors to figure out the next steps, even after selecting the nominee during a morning conference meeting. Several conservative said they will not support skellys on the floor, even as his top arrival for the job is supporting him and encouraging others to d