hurricane-stricken puerto rico and are set to visit florida later this week. in cuba, another wave of protests sweeping the island following a nationwide blackout. cuba is once again demanding freedom. meanwhile in washington, the new supreme court term begins today as the court prepares to take up a number of consequential cases. also this morning, opening arguments are happening right now in the conspiracy trial for five members of the oathkeepers militia group in connection to january 6th. and with 36 days to the midterm elections, the power of latino voters and how they could shape key races. and we begin this very busy hour with our top story. the daunting search and rescue missions happening right now after hurricane ian hit florida. over 1,200 fema personnel are trying to reach survivors and recover remains five days after this storm pummeled the gulf coast in florida. this as the death toll continues to climb. at least 87 people have now lost their lives in
affairs today and make sure we do everything we can. the president s comments just moments ago as he was leaving the white house. and five days after hurricane ian slammed into the florida gulf coast, decimating entire communities, we re hearing stories of people stepping up to help. here s what i heard from two florida families who went to ft. myers beach to help. they cooked about 150 burritos and brought water to give to those in need. why do this? [ speaking non-english ]. thanking this country for opening its doors to us and telling our daughters the values so they will always return what we once received. the little that we have we re giving back. we re healthy, we re alive, we have a home, we have food. there s some who lost it all.