issued. it struck at about 4:00 p.m. local time. a series of strong aftershocks have already been recorded. and tsunami waves of 1.2 meters have hit a number of areas along the western coast. japan s prime minister is urging residents in tsunami areas to evacuate as soon as possible. the u.s. geological survey and japan meteorological office as well have been making similar warnings. hanako montgomery is joining us live from tokyo. tell us what information you ve got right now, that knyou have w hanako. reporter: this was a large and powerful, 7.5 magnitude earthquake that hit around 4:10 p.m. local time, a time when many people are celebrating new year s day with their familiesnd loved ones. and it was a shallow earthquake with depths of around 10 kilometers or about 6 miles. this is significant to note because with shallow earthquakes, we know that they could potentially be more powerful and more destructive and essentially trigger tsunamis that could really devastate cer
k kyiv to show support for ukraine without a large military presence. without that military presence, of course, it is different from other presidential visits to afghanistan or iraq for instance, and the air raid sirens as biden is walking side by side with volodymyr zelenskyy and it is the first trip to the country since the russian invasion. he made the decision friday to make this visit to ukraine, and the president had invited him prior, and he was informed hours ahead of the arrival there which tended to deconflict to make sure that russia would not fire on kyiv while he was there. in a news conference this morning, there was a new round of sanctions including another $500 million assistance and more weapons, and biden s trip gets them closer to victory. freedom is priceless. it is worth fighting for, for as long as it takes, and that is how long we will be with you, mr. president, for as long as it takes. for as long as it takes. kaitlan collins is in warsaw in kyi
into sharper focus. this picture shows fort meyers beach one of the hardest-hit areas before the hurricane and here it is after. homes wiped out. sea of debris and rubble stretching to the horizon. there is this marina during normal times in fort myers. and then after. a scene of utter destruction. the damage throughout florida. 2 million still without power. it will continue for some time. ten people are confirmed dead thus far. the number may change as search and rescue teams work their way through the flooded neighborhoods. we re moments away as dana mentioned and get an update from the florida governor ron desantis back in tallahassee. team fox coverage. city manager marty lawing is standing by. robert ray is back with us today. we begin with track of ian. adam klotz is in our studio watching that. we still have a hurricane as we remember this storm left the coast of florida as a tropical storm but we ve spent a good chunk of time over the atlantic ocean. winds curren
Health need, but that is not stopping what some are calling the biden administration s slow response disaster. saturday, pete buttigieg responded to the ceo saying that major derailments have been called for reforms and vigorous resistance by your agency and this must change. and jim, the residents can start to make appointments today to come out to church tomorrow if they feel it is needed. so what is on the ground here, it is clearly the large disconnect between the folks here on the ground who do not trust what the government is saying about the air and the water, and the government saying that the water and the air is safe. jim. a lot of skepticism there. thank you, jason carroll. and president biden making a
Again thank you to our first responders. i want to bring in we re starting to get questions about food and distribution points. i will ask brian to give this graphic that we have made here. this is important for a couple of reasons. we talk about a family personal preparedness plan. so what we ve done here, we re in day number 2-3 of the response disaster. this is where your personal family plan is being executed. this is why we ve asked and partnered with fema on this. have 3 to 7 days of water. we talk you hear me talk a lot about 5 to 7 in florida. again, days 1-5 personal family plan. this is the food and water that you had. now we do have food and water in shelters if you go to a shelter. the next phase is in orange moves us from the family plan over into the national guard and