we know that at least 10 have been confirmed dead. officials are warning us that that number will likely be higher. significant damage i saw was on fort myers beach there have been more than 700 confirmed rescues and likely many more than that. ainsley: florida s governor ron desantis there. he is going to have a press conference today at 8:45 a.m. with an update on ian and we will bring you that live. these before and after photos are showing the extent of the damage down in fort myers. a crew is being enforced is being enforced there to prevent all of the looting. brian: that s sad to think people would be thinking about florida. 2 million people still have no power. team coverage this morning trying to cover it all. it s not easy. meteorologist adam klotz is standing by with ian s latest track. robert ray is live in fort myers with a look at the damage. robert? good morning. as we are starting to see the beginnings of sunlight on this friday, which normally would
today. thank you. thank you. brian: carley shimkus. thank you. carley: former dallas cowboys tight end escabar has died after reported rock climbing accident in southern california. the bodies of escobar and second person were discovered by firefighters in san bernardino national forest. he would forever be in their hearts. he worked as a firefighter after leaving the nfl. he was just 31 years old and leaves behind a why the and two young children. six g.o.p. led states sue the biden administration over the president s student loan handout. the white house plan would cancel up to $10,000 in debt for those who make less than $125,000 a year. the congressional budget office estimates the cost at about $400 billion. and mortgage rates are rising for the sixth consecutive week. the average rate for mortgage climbing to 6.7%, rates are at
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