let s get started. we begin this hour with an update on the aftermath of hurricane in, even in this early stage, experts believe ian will be one of the costly storms to ever hit the u.s. and potentially the deadliest. the death toll now stands at 77, 73 in florida, four in north carolina, more than 1.2 million households still without power in florida, making rescue efforts that much more complicated. nbc s guad venegas is on the ground for us in fort myers, one of the hardest hit areas on the west coast of florida. guad, you have been there for a while. what are we seeing as we go 48 hours after this deadly hurricane made landfall? ayman, a lot of moving parts here. the governor speaking about the efforts to fix the power grid here. they want to make sure that people have power, but there is also the search and rescue missions taking place in fort myers beach [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] and we had to get him out. there s othe
update on the aftermath of hurricane in, even in this early stage, experts believe ian will be one of the costly storms to ever hit the u.s. and potentially the deadliest. the death toll now stands at 77, 73 in florida, four in north carolina, more than 1. 2 million households still without power in florida, making rescue efforts that much more complicated. nbc s guad venegas is on the ground for us in fort myers, one of the hardest hit areas on the west coast of florida. guad, you have been there for a while. what are we seeing as we go 48 hours after this deadly hurricane made landfall? ayman, a lot of moving parts here. the governor speaking about the efforts to fix the power grid here. they want to make sure that people have power, but there is also the search and rescue missions taking place in fort by his beach and other islands. they re asking people and those areas, of fort myers beach pacific lee, not to evacuate. they were allowing some of them to go back. it s be
they say disturbing posts and videos were discovered on social media. there are questions tonight about why no red flags were raised, possibly stopping him from legally buying at least five guns. alex perez and pierre thomas are standing by. we re also learning more about the seven people killed. their names made public late today. the 78-year-old grandfather, the beloved wife and mother, dedicated to helping her community. and the financial adviser who at 88 was still taking the train to work in chicago every day. the dead and wounded range in age from 8 to 85. president biden ordering flags lowered to half staff. also tonight, more than 40 million under threat of severe storms from montana to the east. damaging winds, very large hail and a new flood watch just issued. news tonight about wnba star brittney griner s hand-written letter to president biden. pleading for hlp while on trial near moscow. the white house is now out with a response. overseas tonight, russia
about why no red flags were raised, possibly stopping him from legally buying at least five guns. alex perez and pierre thomas are standing by. we re also learning more about the seven people killed. their names made public late today. the 78-year-old grandfather, the beloved wife and mother, dead kated to helping her family. and the financial adviser who at 88 was still taking the train to work every day. president biden ordering flags lowered to half staff. also tonight, more than 40 million under threat of severe storms from montana to the east. damaging winds, very large hail and a new flood watch just issued. new tonight about wnba star brittney griner s hand-written letter to president biden. the white house is now out with a response. overseas tonight, russia solidifies its hold in eastern ukraine, but at a huge cost. ukraine s military now braces for a renewed russian assault in the region. rudy giuliani and senator lindsey graham are among seven or former p
incorrect. if you are a democrat there is no way you can feel good about the last two years of power because the polls show it has been a fail. if you look at crime, it s raging in every major city, out of control. it s insane. americans are struggling to make ends meet with record inflation. the numbers that just came in hit a fresh 40-year high. everything is 20% more post covid. it doesn t seem to be stopping. the oil and gas, i don t see that mitigating. brian: it s 8.6% inflation. why does shutting down one baby formula factory lead us to soviet-style bare shelves in are democrats trying to score in their own goal? if you look at what the democrats have done, you would think the democrats are heading in such a wrong direction you what have to hide your eyes. with the successful recall of the san francisco d.a. gone, next stop george gascon in los angeles. in november perhaps four more idiot d.a.s will go and criminals will do time for their crimes. and parents are