and its rights record and christine touched on this, its views on homosexuality. i think anytime we can have that conversation when the eyes of the world are on it, it s impactful and important. i think we shouldn t lose that either, that the setting of this whole thing matters, too and the setting of this whole thing is political. people say oh, i want my sports, no politics. sorry. that s the how it works. the treatment of migrant workers who actually built the stadium as well and reports of loss of life and going on and i want tounder score the point raised here because it s not a light thing to think about what s happening, the protests in china, the idea of being so frustrated and exhausted about the zero covid policy. there s a lot of life. an apartment building was caught on fire because of lockdown provisions, the first responders couldn t get to people in time to save their lives and now you ve got this international stage event and the idea they re staying hold on, we re be
to the ground in a matter of near minutes. you can see here in this driveway two car has been down to the metal frame. when you look throughout this neighborhood, the only thing that still stands are some of the brick foundations and chimneys. after a strong gusts whip to the area, as high as 100 miles per hour, officials say the origin of the fire has been confirmed but could be down power lines. the speed of the wildfire gave tens of thousands of folks near minutes to get to safety. we know the flames burned an estimated 580 homes, but that number could be as high as 1,000. it also burned a hotel and a shopping center. given the dry conditions and the winds, first responders couldn t do much to stop it. all they could do is get as many people out to safety. this is the first time i ve really been involved in anything like this, and i ll tell you, it is really scary. it was so dark, of course, you just can t see anything. it s like the black of night.
thousand people sheltering under the drama theater there in that city when the air strike hit. we don t know how many dead are in there. we don t now how many injures are being pulled out but officials are saying they are emerging. now the task of clearing the rubble has been able to begin. first responders couldn t get there. they weren t sufficient in number given the conditions in the city and also intense shelling made any rescue efforts hard. but the news that emerges appears to be for now positive despite gaps in everybody s knowledge. but still nobody aswayaging a munition of that side with children written all around it. it fit news a pattern of brutality across the south here and there is increasing anxiety here in odessa, the third largest city in the country.
policemen, stepped up and kept everybody calm and safe through a very rough night. even though everybody is complaining there are no complaints about the people that ran the shelter here. 6,147 under one roof outside of fort meyers, chris. the best news every single one of them made it through and are free to complain. you know, that is that is a beautiful outcome for those first responders, because they got everybody through this disaster. you know, we call them angels on earth because more often than not that s what they are. they are the best of us who are here to help the rest of us. that s part of this day of discovery as well. the first responders couldn t get out except in some isolated emergency situations last night, so they are out there getting waves of information. that s why we re going slow abowho was hurt, did people make it through. a lot is unknown here in florida proper, let alone, john, in the keys. there is still a big and scary
now. back now live here in melbourne, florida, up for roughly three hours. continues to hug the eastern coast of the state. national hurricane center said the eye wall brushed against cape canaveral generating gusts well over 100 miles per hour but the most powerful winds remain offshore at this point. one death has been as a result of this storm just south of us in port st. lucie, a woman had a cardiac event. first responders couldn t get to her. hundreds of thousands across the state waking up without power. matthew now moving up the coast towards georgia. just heard from rehema ellis in savannah moments ago. i want to bring in nbc nightly news anchor lester holt here with us in melbourne, florida. you got in about the same time yesterday evening as well. conditions now versus conditions then. the bands of rain and all