of biblical proportions. ian is a cat 4 storm bringing 140 mile-per-hour winds and leaving a wake of destruction in its path. the national hurricane center is warning of catastrophic window damage with an unsuburb viable storm surge of up to 18 feet. it is expected to dump 2 feet of rain across the state bringing unprecedented flooding and destruction. entire neighborhoods are now undersea as water levels continue to rise. homes are floating down the middle of the street and people are swimming in their living rooms. by the way authorities say it s a very bad idea. who knows what s in that water. and first responders rescue services can t escape the flooding either. this fire department in naples is completely under water. leaving the city s residents on their own. and things are even worse in the air where hurricane hunters are flying into the heart of the storm. watch. oh [bleep] jesse: more than 2 million people in the state were told to evacuate, with thousands more h
again. where do you start? ian is one of the biggest storms ever to hit florida. one of the biggest tests yet for its ambitious governor. the impacts of this storm are historic. can democrats keep control of the senate? the answer may come down to pennsylvania. do you want the 51st vote in the senate? send me to washington, d.c. with his lead narrowing, can john fetterman fight off attacks he is soft on crime? ginni thomas tells the january 6 committee she thinks the election was stolen. as americans trust to the judiciary plummets to historic lows, can the justices win it back? inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters, now. welcome to inside politics sunday. i m abby phillip. days after hurricane ian slammed into florida, residents are still trying to assess the damage that s been left behind by a record setting storm surge, damaging winds and catastrophic flooding. at least 67 people now we have learned were killed by this storm i
Fueled by the warm waters of the gulf of mexico. the eye of the storm is trained directly on florida s western coast. i don t have a great feeling about it. i m hopeful, but i just think that we re about to. with hurricane idalia torrential rains and gusts of up to 125 miles per hour bearing down, last-minute perhaps are at a fever pitch. florida s governor mobilizing 400,000 lineman to try to keep the lights on. that s the ultimate goal, rapid restoration of power, this is a major hurricane. the keys and fort myers beach already seeing flooding. crystal river now in the crosshairs. this is somewhat new territory you guys, right? a major hurricane hasn t come through this area, we are told, ever. correct. we haven t seen anything like this in a very long time. idalia that s to wash away parts of the florida coast with a record setting storm surge. a hurricane s deadliest threat
400,000 lineman to try to keep the lights on. that s the ultimate goal, rapid restoration of power, this is a major hurricane. the keys and fort myers beach already seeing flooding. crystal river now in the crosshairs. this is somewhat new territory you guys, right? a major hurricane hasn t come through this area, we are told, ever. correct. we haven t seen anything like this in a very long time. idalia that s to wash away parts of the florida coast with a record setting storm surge. a hurricane s deadliest threat is a surge of water that can suddenly, three feet is life-threatening, at six feet waves cost significant damage, breaking through doors and windows. and nine feet, the floods move farther inland. at 12:15 foot storm surge would be catastrophic for low lying communities here in florida. that roof line, that s about 15 feet right there. and look where the water already is at high tide. inches from the backyard. now a double threat from mother
Still trying to assess the damage that s been left behind by a record setting storm surge, damaging winds and catastrophic flooding. at least 67 people now we have learned were killed by this storm in florida. nearly 900,000 residents remain without power. last night, the white house announced that the president and first lady will travel to the hard hit state on wednesday after first visiting puerto rico, which is still recovering from hurricane fiona. boris sanchez is down there in ft. myers, florida, with the latest. boris, you are standing in front of real devastation. some officials down there are now saying that the communities that were there are unrecognizable now. what are you seeing? what s the latest on the ground? what has been a search and rescue effort is now transitioning slowly into ra recovery effort. hurricane ian slammed into