that is not all they are walking back. jimmy pima crime is surging. the gop knows it. why can t democrats admit it? the excuse to ignore the crisis. hey. first. a fox news alert. cleanup continues after hurricane ian left historic damage. phil is in florida with the latest. how is it going there? well, it is utter destruction the cleanup efforts is weeks in the making. so much debris not only here in lee county which is probably the worst of the impact. charlotte county to the north and some down in collier, naples to the south. the dreams of sailing now over, headed to a junk keep. it is destroyed. all of those tall pulley cranes, well, those are shrimp boats. take a look at our drone flying above it. that and the area around it, you can see it it is an absolute disaster. every single trailer pushed in, diagnosed, smashed into each other. across the water is fort myers beach. 90% of all buildings, homes, vacation homes and businesses are destroyed. a lot of it just wip
the scope of hurricane ian s devastation is becoming clearer for days after the category four storm slammed into the coast of southwest florida, with record-breaking strength. 85 people are dead, 81 in florida, and four in north carolina. the death toll rises each time rescue crews reached new areas. and searches are going on around the clock. but some people are still stranded and waiting for help, like these residents of sanibel island. there has been no communication, nobody official has come on to the island to tell us what is going on. we don t have places to go, we have no cars to get their. lack of food, medicine, clean water, and electricity. these are all on the list of tops concerns. more than 1 million people are still without power across four states. now, president biden says he and the first lady will travel tomorrow to puerto rico, which is still reeling from hurricane fiona, and tour damage in florida on wednesday. our hearts, to state the obvious, it
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
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
speeds up to 85 miles per hour a and life threateninghreateni storm surges expected up to seven feet. we are monitorin g the track off the storm. and we ll take you ot governor de santos as soon as he startsgovern speaking. but we want to switch gears right now. there s a disturbing trend oswif law enforcement coming under attack. outrage sweeping the nation followinenforcemeng the murder r first responder in new york city. twenty four year fdny veteran lieutenant ellis russo elingsons was walking in uniform lessg inu than a block from her station. nihouse when she was stabbed ovr 20 times in a quote, barbaric and completely unprovoked attack. the suspecrbaric a t was taken into custody after barricaded himself inside a nearby buildinging. d wi he is charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon. nypd commissioner kitchen condemning the senselesss attack attack. this deadly, senseless, broad daylight attack on a uniformed emt member is a direct assault on our soci