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in the united states and around the world. im john vause at cnns world headquarters. in atlanta. it seems hurricane it is not done yet. in florida with a rising death toll on ongoing rescues, and looking like a wall zone. this color storm is gaining strength right now a category one, bearing down on charleston, south carolina, with all expected later friday. the death toll in florida stands at 19. a number of which is almost certain to rise in the coming days. the u.s. president on thu...

strength and its taking aim at the carolinas, where people now are bracing for the worst. im john berman in ft. myers, florida. the storm now barreling towards south carolina with 85-mile-per-hour winds. it is expected to make its third landfall in the coming hours near myrtle beach. after seeing the damage in florida, the governor of south carolina says, we know whats coming. so this storm might be the largest natural disaster in floridas history. the destruction here in ft. myers, im...

path the danger is real to state the obvious. please obey all warnings. brian in florida desperate search and rescue efforts underway this morning. at least 10 confirmed dead. officials warn that number likely to climb. >> significant damage that i saw was on fort myers beach there have been more than 700 confirmed rescues and there is likely many more than that. >> brian: there you go. before and after photos showing the extent of the damage in fort myers. curfew being enforced there ...

got, less than a thousand power outages, but also just be prepared in case something turns or something happens this afternoon. >> ainsley: down in florida, desperate search and rescue efforts are underway this morning. at least ten are confirmed dead. but officials warn that number will likely be higher. >> the damage i saw was on fort myers beach. but they have been more than 700 confirmed rescues and is likely many more than that. >> ainsley: floridas governor will give a press conf...

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...

somehow. so, anyway, they are getting, this is just south of myrtle beach, down there by garden city, surfside beach on the southern part of the grand strand, just south of the grand strand on down toward georgetown. georgetown in this area here, and then i want to make a note of this spot right here, this is mcclellanville, and behind it is march. it was notorious near hugo, they had a high school that flooded and they had to hang from the rafters and on top of tables and stages to sa...

at his disposal to defend the now annexed territories. president biden responding with a stern warning of his own. >> mr. putin, dont misunderstand what im saying. >> ukraines president zelenskyy is now pushing for accelerated admission into nato in the wake of putins move today. rhetorical back and forth has ratcheted the threat of expansion of the war in ukraine to a new level. retired general jack keane with analysis of the situation. jacqui heinrich with the biden administrations r...

south carolina as category one storm with wind speeds up to 85 miles an hour and and a life-threatening storm surge is expected up to 7 feet. we are monitoring the strike of the storm and will take you to governor desantis as soon as we start speaking but we want to switch gears. a disturbing trend of law enforcement coming under attack. outrage sweeping the nations following the murder of 9/11 first responder in new york city, 24 year f fdny lieutenant alison russo was walking in unif...

ashore yesterday afternoon, we were knew it was one of the strongest storms to hit the united states. day tligt day brought harrowing evidence of the destruction a storm like that brings. this is ft. myers beach, one of the barrier u lands that ian slammed into as a category five storm. before the hurricane, it was a popular beach defendant naugs destination. much of it is leveled. one local resident told the local paper, ft. myers beach is gone. this is the causeway leading to sanibel...

i was on the police department for 25 years, saw a lot of storms here. this is by far the worst storm i have ever witnessed. >> i promise you, im never going to sit through another storm ever again here. i am one of the lucky ones. >> just some of the survivors of hurricane ian after the storm decimated wide sections of florida, and now the storm is on track to make a second u.s. landfall threatening the carolinas and georgia. good morning, and welcome to "morning joe," it is friday, s...