coverage of hurricane ian. still very much a hurricane. still extremely dangerous bearing down on orlando this mor morning at this moment. we will go there. there are so many different stories to this devastating storm. one of the most powerful ever to hit florida with winds of 140 miles per hour on landfall. at this point, 20 inches of rain have been measured in so many different locations including here in tampa. you can see some of the limited damages even here in tampa. that appears to be roofing or some kind of siding just torn off of the building. that s just part of the story. the real story is south of here, venice, port charlotte. fort myers. i m hearing a helicopter above me. which is a good sign. maybe they re leaving from here to go help people in need further south and there is so much need. enormous storm surge. 12 feet in some places. just swamped. familiar cities, naples, fort myers. you can see rivers just floating down the middle of the street. as i said, th
world you re watching cnn newsroom and i ll i m rosemary church, just ahead, president biden preach as message of justice, while republicans demand answer over his handling of classified documents. a desperate act by an american detained in iran, his employee to the u.s. president ahead in a live report. and tragedy marks what should have been a celebration at the university of georgia. what we know about the accident that claimed the lives of a football player and a staff member. . live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. thanks for joining us, republican lawmakers are ramping up the pressure on u.s. president joe biden over his handling of classified documents, chairman of the house oversight committee has asked the white house for visitor logs from the president s delaware home several classified items have been found, james connor said he wants mr. biden s case to be treated just like the probe involving donald trump and his own handling of
football player and staff member, offensive line man devon wilok and died in a car crash sunday near the university s campus after the team won the national championship. police say la croix was driving the car when left the road and hit two power polls and tree, to people tied to the program were also hurt. meantime residents near the site of the crash are expressing condolences for will ock i hope this team next year will dedicate their season to this guy, because he played his heart out this year. may not have been, you know, a top athlete, like the quarterback, but he was as family and to see the family gather today and hear about them gathering today as one, makes
power polls ripped from the ground. several million dollars of damage. reporter: the outbreak blamed for at least three deaths. quite frankly i am amazed we didn t have more life in louisiana and we are very thankful for it. reporter: the damage spanning 7 states from texas to florida as it marches eastward bringing heavy rain and possible tornadoes. concern now growing up the eastern seaboard as a developing nor easter could bring over a foot of snow to new england and heavy rain to new york, boston, and other cities. we ll be ready for this. new york is ready as we always are. bring it on. mother nature, let s keep at it. reporter: strong winds and blizzard conditions already an issue in the upper midwest. stay ahead of the snow. we re supposed to be getting a lot more of it. two steps forward, one step back with it still coming down. reporter: while back down south, residents left to pick up the pieces after this wicked start to the winter. reporter: earlier they