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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
President-carterFamilyFriendsWife-roslyn98ImageParadeAtlanta-journal-constitutionPresidentU-s-AppearancePairJacksonville park. they went to retrieve them from that park. they handed out more of them from vehicle. some sort of enter track. and then these clansmen, something like 200 of them just murat it into downtown jacksonville. and they of sensibly were targeting the young people. the naacp youth council that had been carrying out the non violent civil disobedience at the lunch counters. but it turns out the klan couldn t contain themselves and it turned into just a free-for-all. and yes, the naacp youth council was set upon. second class, alton yates was cracked across the skull. but they also went after anybody who was black. in downtown jacksonville that they. including women, and kids, and men who had nothing to do with the demonstration at all. we re just passersby. this photo appeared in life magazine at the time.
SomethingItDowntown-jacksonvilleClansmenSortDowntown-jacksonville-parkMoreSensiblyVehicleCenter-track200PeopleLike yourself across the state of florida. st. petersburg, for those who don t know, is 90 miles east of ft. myers. you re on the eastern part of florida. you said your city was largely spared from the worst of the devastation. i m wondering what your residents are dealing with today? well, thank you, boris. we re northwest of ft. myers. i m about 100 miles northwest of you. and we are feeling relieved. we were the bullseye for ian for much of the forecast. and as folks know, who lived in florida for a long time, these storms are unpredictable. and i think it s highlighted our need to use the data information correctly and look at that entire cone and not just the center track. when the calls to evacuate come, we really have to heed it. i may get my floridian title revoked for not realizing st.
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