it s the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. i m alisyn camerota in new york. hurricane ian has killed at least 13 people. it s the strongest storm to hit the west coast of florida in nearly 20 years. local officials say we should brace for that number of victims to rise. the life and death danger from ian continues as it pushes northeast, still pummelling florida. rescuers were pulling people from high water all day and night. survivors describe no time to wait as people had to carry children, as you can see, through chest-high waters. ian made landfall just west of cape coral. our cnn drone shows the devastation there. i mean obviously you can just see these are supposed to be streets, but they are completely flooded. nearby ft. myers and naples further south are both decimated. countless neighborhoods are still submerged in the floodwaters at this hour. the communities of sanibel and pine island are now cut off from the mainland after ian washed away parts of this causewa
Weather . . . Adlib . . . Adlib lets get a lets get a check of your hot check of your lets get a check of your hot this morning. Police are looking for a man whos possibly man whos police are this check of your now. Live with what bryan west is and 24th the loop 202 police swarm morning. New this morning. Police swarm a driver near the loop 202 and 24th street. Team 12s bryan west is live with lets get a check of your hot headlines. This morning. Police are looking for a man whos possibly connected to a Sexual Assault that happened at the Scottsdale W Hotel earlier this month. Officers wont say whether hes the suspect only that they believe he may have information they need to solve the case. The avondale mom convicted of shaking her quadruplet infants violently retinas and cause brain damage is now free. 42yearold elizabeth whittle served 17years in prison for the heinous crime. She was originally sentenced to 172years behind bars but made a plea deal. Her babies were placed in foster
Police say the driver and a passenger in the car fled the scene but the driver later turned himself in. Right now, officers still looking for the passenger in the vehicle. As for the victims, were told the little girl was rushed to the hospital in serious condition but should survive. The other two victims are listed in serious condition. We are working on this story and gathering new information. We will bring you new information as it becomes available. What an afternoon and hour home. The monsoon paying us an unexpected visit tonight. Storm chances were low in the forecast but all of a sudden, it started raining. The south tower cam started capturing the blowing dust and heavy rain out on the roads and made for a difficult commute. It moved into central phoenix as well. It was coming down quite a bit. Seventh avenue and baseline where a power line snapped and it was laying in the middle of the road. The line could be seen sparking. The storm was in and out but powerful. Kristy siefk
Now at 9 00, storms making a surprise appearance in the valley tonight. Is more wet weather on the way . Donald trump is coming back to phoenix where he is scheduled to speak and the message he is expected to convey to voters. Well hear from a Valley High School change her black lives matter tee shirt because it was deemed too disruptive for school. I felt like i was being punished for being proud of my culture. Later, it is a fitbit for cattle. How farmers are using technology to keep their livestock happy and healthy. We begun with a fox 10 news girl has been hit by a car near 35th avenue and greenway. Police say the driver and a passenger in the car fled the scene but the driver later turned himself in. Right now, officers still looking for the passenger in the vehicle. As for the victims, were told the little girl was rushed to the hospital in serious condition but should survive. The other two victims are listed in serious condition. We are working on this story and gathering new
Elizabeth and two of elizabeth whittles kids are talking to fox 10. The news is next. It was a story that absolutely stunned the valley in the late 90s, an avondale mother of quadruplets sentenced to 172 years in prison for child abuse. Elizabeth witle was accused to violent shaking babies and causing harm to them. She was sentenced to 17 years in prison, but in the end always maintained her innocence. Today she was released from prison. Her four babies were eventually sent to foster families and put up for adoption after she was two of those kids are talking about what their lives have been like these past 17 years. Danielle miller joins us live with their story. Danielle . Yeah, john and kari, we are here in queen creek where two of the children were adopted out. These two tell us tonight the fact that their biological mother was released from prison today brought back a lot of feelings and emotions. I think it was a i think a blessing came out of the tragedy. That blessing for sandy