for almost 25 years. saw a lot of storms here. this is by far the worst storm i have ever witnessed. just some of the scenes from florida yesterday. we got a better look at the destruction left behind by hurricane ian. we re tracking the storl again this morning. it is set to make land fall. the united states for a second time. meanwhile, congress is up against a deadline to keep the government running. and to provide critical awed for storm victims. also on the i had, the wife of a supreme court justice makes an alarming statement to the january 6th committee. that s all ahead on way too early. good morning. welcome to way too early on this friday, september 30th. thanks for starting your day with us. will we ll begin with the latest on ian. it has intensified into a hurricane again and is heading towards south carolina. after leaving a trail of absolute destruction in florida. it s expected to make land fall in charleston around noon today as a category one storm.
hospitals. we re having to transfer the children also. it will take days to get a full picture of the devastation in florida. this will be the costliest florida storm since hurricane andrew made land fall back in 1992. they re beginning to come in to see how much to rebuild. core lodge sick estimating that the recovery could cost anywhere between 28 and $47 billion. other organizations put the pricetag higher with accuweather suggesting damage could come closer to $100 billion. for context, you can see the most expensive weather he sflent u.s. history was by far hurricane katrina in 2005. that was $186 billion. with hurricanes harvey and maria as the only other weather events to surpass the $100 billion mark. joining us now, writer for the new york times opinion pages and new york times