damage to the south carolina coast where it struck today as a category 1 hurricane. this is the cherry grove pier in north myrtle beach, one of two that partially collapsed today. and just as on the florida gulf coast and later in orlando ian caused significant flooding in the charleston and myrtle beach areas and knocked out power to about a third of a million customers in south and north carolina. so we ve also just received some new video in of a high wave sweeping several people off a pier in miami. we have a big wave and about five people so that s in miami still from the high tide and the waves being kicked up by ian. six people were hurt in that. no one, thank goodness, was killed. state-wide, the death toll is now at least 42, and that is expected to rise. and the damage especially in places like fort meyers beach became even more apparent today. it is so severe that a coast guard commander told our wolf blitzer his chopper crews simply do not have monday landma
live from atlanta. ahead on cnn newsroom. it is destroyed and it is ruined and you have to start all over again. honestly, where do you start? how do you start in this? there is no way i am walking in that filthy water. there are snakes, fire ants. alligators and alligators. a lot of great people on every street like this in america. it is friday, september 30th. 4:00 a.m. on the east coast where rescue crews are struggling to reach residents. the national hurricane center says the category 1 storm regained strength and is expected to make landfall in the coming hours. the u.s. president has ordered federal assistance. in florida ian killed at least 19 people, and that number is expected to increase. florida s fire marshal says it is shaping up to be the largest natural disaster in state history. over 700 rescues have been carried out and over 2 million homes and businesses are without power. it is historical, a worst case scenario here. we are projecting 10 to 15 i
it s the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. i m alisyn camerota. hurricane ian just made landfall as a category 1 storm on the south carolina coast. it hit near georgetown, between myrtle beach and charleston, and just as it did in florida, it s bringing life-threatening storm surge and heavy rains. it currently has 85-mile-per-hour winds. the tide has been going up in myrtle beach by a foot an hour. look at some of these images on your screen right now of all of the flood waters in myrtle beach. in north myrtle beach, this pier collapsed during the storm. obviously, we ll see much more damage once the storm passes through this area, and then in florida, utter destruction after the west coast got hammered. at least 25 people are dead as of last count. officials warn, though, that that number will likely rise. some areas like ft. myers beach are still impassable at this hour. stores and homes there have been reduced to shells, even if they are still on their foundations. a loc
the rise to the average wage increase instead, a much lowerfigure. it comes as the home secretary, suella braverman, accused tory mps of undermining liz truss and staging a coup to force the u turn on the top rate of tax for high earners. our political editor, chris mason, reports from the conservative party conference in birmingahm. how much does this cost if i break it? is the prime minister in control? does she know what she is doing? liz truss, on a visit to a building site in birmingham today. she and the chancellor kwazi kwarteng must be tempted to leave those hard hats on all the time at the moment. the latest row is about benefits and whether all benefits payments should rise in line with wages or the much more expensive option, keeping up with rising prices. i asked the prime minister, which of those was fair? well, we haven t made a decision yet on that specific issue. all of these things depend on the specific circumstances, but what i sought to do when i got into
the dark without electricity as some communities are now unrecognizable. we also have the very latest on the rescue and recovery efforts . we re also following a developing story overseas. more than 100 people are deld after violence erupts at a soccer stadium in indonesia. mayhem on the pitch after what we re learning started that deadly chaos. ukrainian forces making major gains recapturing a critical city a day after russia tried to claim the tear tar for itselfment mortgage rates climbing to their highest level in 15 years. what that means for home buyers and what all of us should be doing right now amid soaring inflation. new day starts right now. good morning to you. it is sunday, october 2nd. thank you for waking up with us. boris sanchez will be joining us in just a few moments from ft. myers, florida. we have a lot of news to get to. we ll begin with cleanup efforts in florida where hurricane ian left a path of destruction across the state. at least 66 people h