destruction in its wake. governor ron desantis says more than 1,600 rescues have been made so far. after the storm turned roads into rivers, destroyed or damaged thousands of buildings and homes, leaving some coastal communities just unrecognizable. that s right. and right now nearly 600,000 homes and businesses are still this morning without power in florida. some floridians still have no clean water. officials say they are only now beginning to really assess the full scope of the damage. in lee county where more than 42 people died as a result of the hurricane, that is more than half of the deaths from hurricane ian, officials in that county are defending their actions after facing quite a bit of criticism over the evacuation timeline there. critics are asking where mandatory evacuations were not issued in lee county until one day before ian s landfall. while surrounding counties had already been told to evacuate prior. our reporters, correspondents, are all standing by t
ian is rising in florida. 88 people lost their lives to this storm. 54 of them alone were in lee county which includes fort myers, as you re seeing on your screen here and fort myers beach. that town is decimated by the monster category 4 storm. officials there now facing questions over the timing of the mandatory evacuation orders, were they given early enough. search and rescue teams still going door to door looking for survivors especially on the barrier islands of sanibel, captiva. and pine. ian s strong winds destroyed homes and businesses leaving behind despair. can we get some help down here? you know, would that be too much to asky i mean, you luke around here, there s nothing. we have no power, no phone service, nothing. we d just like a little help. i d like a little help to get my home back in shape because i ve got nowhere to go. florida governor ron desantis said there s been more than 1600 rescues. some floridians providing their own boats for help. the ligh
and it is billed as the book donald trump fears most, detailed profile of the former president s life by maggie haberman and she is here with her new book, confidence man. and a bombshell report dropping today revealing harassment and abuse in women s soccer. players coerced into sexual relationships and a league s extensive efforts to hide what was going on. welcome to the lead. we begin with the rising death toll from hurricane ian. officials say at least 104 people have now dooid ied in th. as a result of the storm. vast majority of them in florida. 54, more than half of florida s total dead, were all in hard hit lee county on the western part of the peninsula, the damage in parts of the county such as in ft. myers and sanibel island is simply put breathtaking. floridians who evacuated have started returning only to find their homes and communities unrecognizable and daunting cleanup ahead. boats flung to the middle of streets, even into people s yards. who do you
down survivors. this as the remnants of the brutal storm cause dangerous high tides and flooding right now in virginia. also tonight, we ll bring you a cnn exclusive report from a key city just recaptured by ukrainian forces. ukraine s ambassador to the united states joins me this hour to discuss all the latest news from the war zone. and we re tracking very dramatic developments in the oath keepers seditious trial now underway after both sides deliver opening statements and witnesses begin testifying. prosecutors accusing the group of concocting an armed rebellion against american democracy. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin our coverage tonight with a rapidly growing death toll from hurricane ian. autho authorities now say at least 104 people were kill ed in the catastrophic storm and now officials in one county are under fire over the timing of evacuation orders. ca
crate everywhere democrats don t want to support him and be on stage with him. kate bettingfield doesn t wand to work with him any more. what is surprising to supporters is how fast he s falling on the stage. domestically it s been a disaster. but in trying to explain away his short comings, invokes vladimir putin. we have a long way to go because of what i call the putin tax increase, because of gasoline and all that grain he s keeping from being able to get to the market. brian: his numbers will arguably never recover after he chose to leave the longest war in afghanistan, consciously leaving our own people behind. and the decision to empty our strategic oil reserve to lessen the gas prices. what happened to gas prices? they went up? it turns out the oil being released isn t for us. brian: thought only has he not brought down the price of gas using our emergency fuel, he s make us less secure because there is less of it. the nations benefiting are china and india. china