we cover the devastation caused by hurricane ian. here is the newest information coming in this saturday evening. the storm s death toll in florida now stands at 66. this is the scene in north port, which is in sarasota county. state officials say the latest known death is that of a 62-year-old woman also from that county. she apparently drowned after getting trapped in her vehicle. take a look at the massive amount of water people risked traveling through today east of sarasota. they re in their car. this is a car, not a boat, makes its way down a very flooded state highway. sheriff s deputies and firefighters went door to door in the community of hidden river warning people about a potentially levee beach. on cape coral, they are checking on victims who may need urgent help. fire rescue say they have been collecting people and pets and taking them to a fire station where helicopters are ferrying people to safety. this afternoon, governor ron desantis said while more than ha
a crisis with no ordinary solution because this was no ordinary storm. look at the staggering scale of destruction. complicating hundreds of rescue efforts. it laid waste to entire towns, robbing people of their homes and livelihoods. some residents are now beginning to pick up the pieces. others have no pieces left to pick up. i just returned from a boat ride with the cageous navy where i saw some of the destruction for myself. this is what ian did to matt lachey in lee county where most of the deaths occurred so far. in matlacha. they find one of your neighbors? yeah. yeah. they found, like, i think three bodies so far in the water. i know there s more. cnn s nadia romero is in arcadia. we begin with brian todd in naples. officials said it could take months to recover. we have seen evidence all day long from our boat ride to where you are right now. where do things stand today where you are? jim, we re going to show you more evidence of why it s going to take so lon
carter has sadly died. she was 96 years old. she was widely credited for expanding the role of first lady to an open partner both in policy and international travel. becoming a trusted advisor even in an era where the press would call her, solely mrs. carter. and president biden said time and time again during the four decades of our friendship, through rigors of campaign, we always felt the hope and optimism of rosalynn carter. she will always be in our heart. joining us by phone is washington and foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. it s great to have you with us. i m sorry it has to be on such a sad occasion. i know we have had an opportunity to interview rosalynn carter as well as jimmy carter on a multiple of occasions. talk to us about her before the white house, during the white house and after the white house. thank you for this opportunity to celebrate a life of service and love. great compassion, great love for humanity after the white house waged what t
Dundalk captain John Mountney has called on his teammates to change the narrative surrounding the Lilywhites this season ahead of tonight’s game against St Pat’s (kick-off is at 7.45pm).