ian. state and federal agencies are still in search and rescue mode now five days after the storm made land fall. we ll have the very latest on the hardest hit areas. also ahead, ukrainian forces respond to putin s illegitimate annexation of four territories in a significant way. as the army continues to build on weeks of momentum. plus, new developments connected to the fbi search of mar-a-lago. it appears there are more missing documents that the department of justice needs to track down. good morning. welcome to way too early. thanks for starting your day with us. we begin in florida. historic rescue and relief efforts are underway five days after hurricane ian battered the state and left massive devastation in its wake. first responders are scouring the hardest hit areas looking for survivors as the death toll continues to rise. according to an nbc news talley, that number now stands at 87. four of the fatalities were reported in north carolina where the storm struck
j.j. watt revealed that he went into atrial fibrillation on wednesday and had to have his heart shocked back into rhythm the following day. that condition known as afib is an irregular and often very rapid heart rhythm that can lead to blood clots. very serious. while playing a few days later. after winning carolina watt told reporters he was cleared by doctors and didn t want to let his team down. quick note on baseball here with three days left in the regular season, aaron judge stuck on 61 homers. the mariners and play-off drought ended. phillies on the verge of doing the same. and the less said about the mets the better. time for the weather and let s go to michelle grossman for the forecast. lots and lots of rain out there. lots of rain. yeah. the dreary start to our weekend. ian impacting the northeast and mid-atlantic. we re looking at heavy rain