hurricane-stricken puerto rico and are set to visit florida later this week. in cuba, another wave of protests sweeping the island following a nationwide blackout. cuba is once again demanding freedom. meanwhile in washington, the new supreme court term begins today as the court prepares to take up a number of consequential cases. also this morning, opening arguments are happening right now in the conspiracy trial for five members of the oathkeepers militia group in connection to january 6th. and with 36 days to the midterm elections, the power of latino voters and how they could shape key races. and we begin this very busy hour with our top story. the daunting search and rescue missions happening right now after hurricane ian hit florida. over 1,200 fema personnel are trying to reach survivors and recover remains five days after this storm pummeled the gulf coast in florida. this as the death toll continues to climb. at least 87 people have now lost their lives in
They have a First Amendment right to do that, but nfl owners also have a right to fire those players. Reporter this is all happening just one day after President Trump rescinded his invitation for Golden State Warriors guard steph curry to visit the white house. Now the entire team isnt going, but the hockey team that just won the stanley cup, theyre taking a different approach. Im talking about the Pittsburgh Penguins, they put out a statement this morning that reads, quote the Pittsburgh Penguins respect the institution of the office of the president and the longstanding tradition of championship teams visiting the white house. Any agreement or disagreement with the president s politics, policies or agenda can be expressed in other ways. And, in fact, President Trump tweeted about that very statement and praised the penguins for sticking by the tradition and coming to the white house regardless of where the players stand on politics. But, you know, all of this i hate to use the word
On. Again, they were working so frantically and exhaustively trying to get these two people out. Unfortunately a sad outcome in the end, don. Yeah, thats a really awful outcome. Brian todd, thank you very much. You heard the warning from brian todd, you also heard it from miguel marquez. Unless it is a dire situation, theyre asking you not to call Rescue Workers or Emergency Workers or dial 911 because they have their hands full. Theyre dealing with people who have flooding issues, dealing with people that may have trees down, people that need immediate medical attention. Theres an update on florence. I want to get to meteorologist Jennifer Grey at the cnn weather center, she has it for you. Jennifer . This is still a hurricane, 75 Miles Per Hour, winds are still gusting. Seeing torrential downpours. Unfortunately see rain bands set up to where theyre training. Storms are just hitting the same spots for hours and hours on
end. Some of them raining several inches an hour. It has been go
All traffic going north or southbound at the Lanesboro-Pittsfield line is being detoured, according to a Pittsfield Police Department post on Facebook. The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., reported