roads have been impassable. you see the devastation. you see how difficult that is to be anywhere near. carrie sanders was actually in the storm as the eye was making landfall. there is the wind speed as i m standing next to building. i can just take a knee here. okay, you guys got it. i m going back up. this is really hard. you get the idea. that s power that s mother nature that s the power of mother nature and that s what citizens have been urged to evacuate for. the journalist you see have safety techniques as well as back up to try to deal with covering the safely. but appreciate their service. it is going to push to florida. it s just gonna come in here for a second. it is a slow-moving aspect, eight miles per hour they re bracing for two months worth of rain according to estimates that will come down in a matter of days. we it is live in naples, ali, what are you seeing in your report? outer bands, it is a dirty end of the storm. obviously, this part hit us. a
the 2023 ewing climate conference, also known as cop 28, officially kicked off this week in dubai. it is already mired in controversy. all of that in more ahead in another hour of velshi starting right now! good morning to you it is saturday december the 2nd i am ali velshi, we begin this morning with major new developmts that will have big implications fordonald trump s legal defense for his upcoming cases. new and important rulings from federal judges in d.c. clarify that the former president is not immune from criminal prosecution or nor from civil liability for his actions on january the six. late last night judge tanya chutkan struck down the former presidents attempt to throw out the federal election interference case against him based on his claims of presidential immunity. it was one of four motions to dismiss that his time filed in october. the pull of in history of the constitution and concludes that they, quote, do not support that contention. it goes on, quote,
Pre-position our incident management teams search and rescue teams and equipment, communications equipment as well as supplies for mass care to be used for those sheltering out of the storm s poath. in addition we ll deploy recovery experts to assist the areas impacted by the storm. and i always feel for your teams after the storms hit. when you do rescues oftentimes where people stay, they did not heed evacuation orders. do you have a sense of how many folks are listening to the evacuation orders along the coastline? you re right, the most critical point right now is for people to listen to local officials who are issuing evacuation guidance. we they that there are several counties under mandatory evacuation and others who are under voluntary evacuation and the most critical thing whether you ve lived in florida whour your whole life and weathered storms or your first time going through this, but listen to the
So please listen to the evacuation guidance and if you are told to leave, please leave. the fema administrator was at the white house podium earlier today calling on congress to pass supplemental funding to emergency relief operations like this. she said the $3.4 billion they have in the bank right now should be enough for idalia and cleanup for the maui wildfires. does fema have what it needs now and it is more about what they need for the next storm? fema right now has the resources to meet the immediate response for both the ongoing efforts in the maui fires, the hurricane idalia and any other immediate response requirements. from there we certainly look forward to working with the administration and congress to figure out supplemental capability for those longer term recovery plans. jeremy greenberg, we wish you and your team good luck in the coming days. thank you. thank you for having me on. florida governor ron
Any idea how much compliance there was under the original evacuation guidance? spent the weekend folks were taking this seriously. we have seen unbearable heat in florida this year because of the heat. in the oceans, we have seen some very strong storms. we are used to summer storms here. the sun usually afternoon. he s even pretty violent and pretty heavy. i think those who know, who lived in tampa bay. we see the weather changing. a lot of people needed the call. if they want a flood zone, most folks evacuated and went more inland areas. senator thank you for your time, good luck for all of your