hello again, everyone. thank you for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. we begin with a new update on the devastating toll hurricane ian has taken on florida. at least 64 people were killed across the state. as recovery efforts continue, the number is expected to rise. governor ron desantis at this hour giving a briefing on the storm response and recovery. hurricane ian slamming into florida as a category 4 storm, leveling entire communities. and today severe flooding is complicating rescue and recovery efforts. let s go back to boris sanchez anchoring from ft. myers, florida, for us. reporter: hey, fred. as you reported just a moment ago, the tragic news that the death toll has again climbed earlier today. it was sitting at 45 fatalities. now cnn has confirmed from state officials that it has reached 64 people killed as a result of hurricane ian. and those devastating, nearly category 5, storm force winds. obviously, this is a difficult time for so many across the stat
speaker votes stalemate. for a third straight day kevin mccarthy rejected now ten times to lead the house of representatives. and royal rumble, prince harry accuses his brother the future king offengland about shoving him in a fight about meghan markle. tonight the new revelations. o donnell: well, good evening and thank you for joining us on this busy thursday night. tonight, there is promising news from doctors about buffalo bills safety damar hamlin. they say today marks a good turning point in his recovery. plus the republican revolt in the house of representatives continues for the third straight day as a small group of members hold kevin mccarthy s speakership hostage. we re going to talk about the real-life consequences of the stalemate in judgment. but first, we have so many new details in the murders of the four universities of idaho students. it was this affidavit right here released today and it reveals how police identified the suspect 28-year-old bryan kohberge
mccarthy. the current republican leader has sent the new proposal to his colleagues to try to overcome significant resistance to his ascension. senior congressional correspondent chad pergram is live on capitol hill tonight. hello, chad. the math. there are at least five g.o.p. members who oppose mccarthy for speaker and, perhaps, more. kevin doesn t have the votes. what we ll do, we ll block kevin. there will be 10 to 15 members vote against him on the first ballot tomorrow that will vote for andy biggs. mccarthy can only lose four votes and still prevail. mccarthy is desperately making concessions. do you think the rules package you released last night has moved any votes to yes. yes. and what will you do if you don t have 218 on the first ballot? mccarthy finally agreed to one demand. he would lower the bar to hold a new confidence vote for speaker if members don t think he s doing a good job. but that didn t satisfy mccarthy detractors. there is nothing
dangerous humanitarian crisis getting even worse. we can t continue going to way we re going. the drug cartels will get richer and the criminals will embolden themselves more and we ll have complete disregard for the laws of our country at all. fox team coverage begins with former acting dhs secretary chad wolf standing by. but first to matt finn live in los angeles. matt? hi, guys. i was at the border last week. when you re there in person, the humanitarian crisis is undeniable. in the summer in the extreme heat, men, women and children arrive in the united states pleading for water and on the verge of heat stroke. we see migrants just collapsed to the ground in exhaustion. the migrants tell us about graphic stories of rape and robbery. some say they have their money taken along the routes by police and criminals. migrants tell us about walking through thick jungles and exposed to wild animals and bugs. once the migrants make it here, they have no guarantee of roof o
scrambling for support ahead of the big vote. i m edward lawrence in for neil cavuto. this is a special edition of your world. the first of 2023. more on the tax hikes in just a moment. first to chad pergram where the leadership drama is unfolding. chad? edward, it s been 100 years since theres this much uncertainty as to who would be speaker of the house. kevin mccarthy can only lose four votes, but there s five members that oppose mccarthy and perhaps more. kevin doesn t have the votes. there s more than five people. you ll see that as we go into the election on january 3. there was 36 people that voted against kevin mccarthy on the conference vote. mccarthy made a concession last night to those that oppose him. they demanded that he lower the bar for members to call for a new speaker s election in the middle of the congress. he agreed. some members still have reservations. rosendale called his olive branch disingenuous. you think the package has moved any votes t