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around as the water continues to recede. john, back to you. john: did the boats, steve, stay where they were supposed to? most of the boats did stay where they were supposed to. we had several people actually sleeping in their boats to keep an eye on them. and to let out slack as necessary. a lot of anxious boat owners just looking with fear as that water rose and rose. we had one good over the seawall but the rest are in good shape where we are standing. john: big difference from ian in fort myers. steve from tarpon springs, florida. thank you. hurricane idalia setting its sights on the southeast, already blasting parts of florida and georgia and forecast to barrel through the carolinas later on tonight. any moment now, the south carolina governor henry mcmaster will be providing an update on the state s response. continuing coverage as america reports rolls into hour two. i m john roberts in washington, good to have you with me. aishah: good to see you again ....
are already without power. and as millions in georgia and south carolina brace for impact, millions more in florida are starting to take stock of the damage. the coast got the worst of it. this video showing how the wind tore roofs off of houses. downtown cedar key, city hall was swamped with 6 feet of water. officials say the storm surge got as high as 15 feet. that s on top of 100 miles an hour winds. strong enough to pull this gas station awning on to its side. more than a quarter million people are without power in florida. and moments ago, the head of fema talked about the people who chose to ride out the storm. and my biggest concern is those people who chose not to evacuate, and i know that our local first responders, the heroes that are out there in those local communities are doing amazing job already of going into the areas where people did not evacuate, and helping to get them to safety. let s go to crystal river, florida, where msnbc s jose diaz-balart h ....
the storm surge was always the biggest threat and, as expected, idalia has brought serious flooding to florida s west coast. these residents are being brought out of the evacuation zone, an area where the authorities had been telling people for days that it wasn t safe to stay in their homes. about three o clock, the water was still two feet below the sea wall. so i went back to bed, and he woke me up about 7:30 and said, we ve got water in the house . so, that s where we re at. did you guys not get the warnings to leave? yes. but we left the last one and didn t have to, so. right. ..we thought we d be able to sit it out. guess not. don t ever trust the weatherman! the whole front building at the faraway end, - where the swings were, just came apart and it s washing up the street towards us. the hurricane made landfall on what s known as florida s big bend, a relatively less populated area of the coast. but once again, the warnings were clear, the floods pose a major ....
whampleght are my thoughts about what? running for re-election in 2026. oh, ha ha did you hear the question, senator, running for re-election in 2026? yes. i m sorry, y all, we are going to need a minute. senator. somebody else have a question, please speak up? laura: no, is he not okay. now, bizarrely, after that disturbing episode, neither of the two questions that followed referenced what just happened. but this was the final question. what is your reaction on trump s latest indictment? would you support him as a nominee? it s a question about trump. yeah, i m not going to comment about the presidential race. either on the republican or the democratic side. mcconnell spokesperson tried to explain all of this away saying mitch felt momentarily light headed and paused during that press conference. now, that s not what we saw this is a pause. we have real problems here. in both parties. our government is about to begin what are monumentally negotiati ....
emergency at this hour. i want to show you some live images here. this is actually key west. conditions there quickly deteriorating. folks are dealing with those tropical storm winds and also a damaging storm surge. let s take a look now at fort myers beach that. area too is still recovering from hurricane ian, which hit last year. these record warm waters in the gulf and even in the southern atlantic have really helped to fuel the storm s intensity. it is projected to be a category 3 hurricane by the time it makes landfall. remember, a category 3 is winds of at least 120 miles per hour. and this current track here has the storm striking florida s vulnerable big bend area. the national weather service is warning that you really can t compare this storm to anything because, quote, no one has seen this. a particular concern is cedar key. it s now at the center of this storm s track, about a hundred people in that island area are still refusing to leave even though officia ....