miles per hour. those winds caused storm surges. a major hazard for this low-lying region. at this hour, more than 1.2 million people across florida remain without electricity. as of late yesterday, parts of the county, where i am now, where it made landfall, they did not have access to clean drinking water. many people have no running water whatsoever. it is hard to know exactly how many people are displaced right now. officials estimate that it is in the tens of thousands. at least 34 people have been confirmed dead so far. 12 of them right here in lee county. after barreling through florida, you can regain strength over the atlantic ocean. it then made a second landfall as a category one hurricane in south carolina yesterday afternoon. the damage there is a fraction of the devastation that ian brought through southwest florida. you can see the aftermath. what you can see in the images are the broken lives. these are people on the margins whose homes, jobs, bodies, and he
election. this week, the fulton county s special gown jury subpoenaed seven of trump s cronies. that included none other than senator lindsey graham. graham s attorneys say that they will challenge the 14 they claim this is all politics. take a listen to what they had to say about that in exclusive interview with blaine alexander. he called it a fishing expedition. he said this was nothing but politics. what do i have to gain from these politics? she almost brushed dirt off her shoulder when she said that. this might not stop there. donald trump himself might be maximalist. might we see a subpoena for the former president himself. anything is possible. anything indeed. just when things couldn t get worse for donald trump, former white house counsel pat cipollone is finally cooperate with the january six committee. he testified before the committee for eight hours. joining me now to discuss is msnbc legal analyst charles. this is a former brooklyn prosecutor. we
good morning, everyone, and welcome to your new day. i m amara walker. and i m phil mattingly. and today all eyes are on capitol hill after days of deal-making. democrats get ready to vote on a critical part of president biden s economic agenagenda. we ll tell you what s in the bill and what it means for millions of americans. plus it was a week of twists and turns in the courtroom. now a jury has ordered conspiracy theorist alex jones to pay up to the parents of a sandy hook shooting victim. and war of words. tensions heat up between the u.s. and china after nancy pelosi s trip to taiwan. antony blinken s warning it could have major consequences. good morning and welcome to your new day. it s august 6th. amara, we did it last hour. i ll do it again because we re not sitting next to each other. what s the status? three of the four kids are awake. we re on track to an early start. i have access to all the cameras, and i am doing my best not to check because i don t
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