welcome to cnn this morning. it s sunday, november 6th. i m boris sanchez. and i m amara walker. former heavyweights, including three previous presidents, driving the mid term. you ll hear their closing messages. and nobody won the powerball jackpot. it just keeps growing. when you can get a chance for some major money. and a report says this thanksgiving will cost a lot more than years past. we re joined by an expert with tips on how you can make your dollar stretch at the grocery store. plus, champions once again. the houston astros claiming their second world series title in six years. coy wire is standing by with the highlights. good morning, everyone. it is sunday, november 6th, a enough week. it s great to be with you and great to be with you, boris. and i think we re all somewhat optimistic knowing that we can still win the powerball. almost $2 billion up for grabs. we ll give you the details on that. but first, we re just two days away until the high sta
to the mainland. and above the shear scale of the wreckage, the storm left some areas completely unrecognizable. one person told the tampa bay times lee koth looks like a bomb has been dropped. momentarily, we ll go live to fort myers beach where this side by side shows the destruction to the popular pier. here s a man from fort myers who had a terrifying experience. i stayed here as long as i could until i got scared for my life and went across the street. the it didn ts last too long. the big bad wolf puffed it away. i watched my house disappear with everything in it. right pfr my eyes. right before his eyes. i want to bring in kat park in south carolina where hurricane ian is expected to make landfall soon. what are the conditions you re seeing? what are you hearing about what you re expecting in the next couple hours or so? reporter: so we have been out here for several hours now. i can can tell you the landscape has changed dramatically. behind me is the ashley riv
and they ll have to be rebuilt. unfortunately, there are also homes and businesses that will simply not be able to safely take the power once it s ready. but the 20,000 plus men and women who are already here are staging and getting on the field currently. they will work 24/7 until we get the lights back on. again, as the governor said, not our first rodeo, but every storm is also different and always poses different challenges. but appreciate all the support from the state. governor, thank you. from local law enforcement as well, national guard. this is a team sport and a team effort, and we re going to all work together until we get florida back up on her feet and where we all want her to be. thank you. when fdl and the other companies have crews in, the extent to which that infrastructure has remained is just critical because, you know, it s a lot easier for them to reconnect an existing system than to have to rebuild it. to see that was able to withstand is encouraging.
country are waiting for a court decision that could change their lives and put them at risk of deportation. there are fears an appeals court could rule daca illegal. also this hour, we ll get the latest from cain ukraine, where forces have broken through from the south pushing russians. moscow claims it has annexed. a new report details systemic abuse within the women s national soccer league. we begin with our top story this morning. in florida where right now it is a race against time. for first responders to rescue people in hard-hit communities in the wake of hurricane ian, six days after this monster storm decimated the gulf coast. and while some have lost everything they own, others are expressing gratitude for their safety. my colleague kerry sanders spoke to a woman who is relieved to find her father alive in the wake of the devastation. there s no words. the destruction is mind bog thing, but just know that our loved ones are okay, that s most important thing
taking action naacp going to bat for jackson, mississippi residents, over the water problems will talk to the president ceo. this is american voices. we begin this hour with the aftermath of hurricane ian. a storm that left 87 people dead and counting. most of those deaths happened in florida, some of the worst of the storm. more than 700,000 florida residents still do not have power. the president of first lady will travel to florida wednesday to survey the damage. also a visit with puerto rico tomorrow to address the construction that hurricane two weeks ago. the storm killed at least two dozen americans there, and power still not fully restored. just a 10% of the island is in the dark. last night, president biden acknowledging widespread devastation left behind by these two disasters. our hearts, can t go without saying or heavy. the devastating hurricane, the storms of puerto rico, florida, south carolina. we owe puerto rico a hell of a lot more than they alread