hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states. and around the. world i m john. vause with the cnn center in atlanta. almost nine hours now since hurricane eta made landfall in southwest florida. and this monster storm continues to cause widespread flooding. and storm surges in 12 feet high in places. tonight, statewide. like trustees outed more than 2 million homes and businesses, and the power grid so badly damaged parts there are concerns it may need to be rebuilt. ian arrived at the state went just shy of a category five. it s since been downgraded to a category 1, but still remains very dangerous. authorities warning the worst may yet be to come. ian is now slowly moving into central florida, with winds around 90 miles or 145 kilometers per hour. time lapse video shows water levels rising on the streets of fort myers, south of where it made landfall. the national hurricane center said the storm surge on florida s west coast has likely peaked, and is now startin
train on the job. that s the new approach for this new shortage. airlines need to hire 610,000 new mechanics globally in total over the next 20 years. united calls the program cele celebrate, and does it by have been people apresentition in-house. there s 6,000 on top of that through traditional hiring means. this is so critical, who has not waited on a plane from the airlines because of a mechanical issue? remember, airlines got smaller over the pandemic. united sell that calibrate is thei theically, to train on your own, $50,000. if you apresentics, you maybe $24 to $52 an hour, you get paid the entire time. there s so many labor shortages, we ve been telling you about pilots. they have the avian academy, airlines are trying to tackle this issue, especially with the holidays on the horizon. we know staffing issues have created a lot of delays. pete muntean, thank you. also the top of the hour, i m bianna golodryga, victor is off today. the federal reserve is racing in
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that, and there s a shortage of parts to get these factories reopened. so it s going to be a global problem. reporter: analyst warns the economic pain caused by the zero covid strategy could spiral out of control. saying this, quote, implementing this strategy in an excessive manner by itself could lead to disruption on the supply chain, mass unemployment and then could translate into social, political instability. exactly what the zero covid strategy wants to avoid, unquote. and yet shanghai s weeks long lock down still has no end in sight. the bottom line from china watchers to the world, brace yourself for the fall out. i m allison kosik. for our international viewers quest world wonders is up next. for those in north america our coverage continues aftfter a sht break. stay with us.