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Catastrophic chaos left in the wake of hurricane ian. the current death toll in florida, at least 101. people and acetate more than half 1 million people are still without power. for more, i want to bring in commentator carol lewis, scott jennings, andrea kadota. good evening to one and. all carroll, lets start with. you president biden has scheduled to flight fly down to survey the damage. what are you expecting from him during his visit? >> i think what we are going to see is an unusual follow...

At least one when people. and as of tonight more than half 1 million people are without power. for more i want to bring in cnn political commentator sarah lewis, scott jennings and maria cordova. but evening to one in. all errol, let us start with you. president biden to start to lie down to florida on thursday to survey the damage. what are you expecting from him in this visit? >> i think what we are going to see is an unusual thawing of the frosty relationship between the president and governo...

Here, some communities that were among the hardest hit were left off that disaster declaration. they have since been added. but there has been frustration not just against the federal government but the local government here and this power company, luma energy, which, as i said, took over power distribution last year. there have been outages mounting over the last several months, protests here as well. and there has been frustration that more lessons were not learned following hurricane maria fi...

They need soon. >> again, theyve been working with search and rescue, what theyre doing is offering people a chance to get off the islands and come more inland where theres more resources. if theyre going to stay there, they ooh have to get supplies there. theyre having to do that by boat. the other thing is when the president turned on the disaster declaration, the next step will getting peach vouchers for a hotel or motel, probably not in that area, but where they can begin the recovery proces...

The focus right now is still local government is the tip of the sphere. our law enforcement, search and rescue teams, they are coordinating to get people out of their homes that are still stuck. i have met families where their entire homes are flooded. it is still a huge disaster here in florida and our focus is still saving people and ensuring that they are safe. getting them out of situations that are dangerous in restoring power which will take in some places. i have been given an estimate. i...

That direction. florida governor here, saying that he needs support from the biden administration, asking for that. though ten years ago, as a congressman, opposed aid for victims of hurricane sandy. rev? -- >> thank you, liz, for this great reporting out of the west coast of florida. joining me now is marcus coleman, the director of the department of homeland security center for faith-based and community partnerships. director coleman, thank you for being with us tonight. let me start with sayi...

Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Lee County boss Roger Dejarlais ordered the curfew for all cities including Fort Myers, where the brunt of the hurricane was felt before it moved northeast.

WASHINGTON, Sept 29: US President Joseph Biden, Jr., declared on Thursday that a major disaster exists in the State of Florida and ordered Federal aid to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Ian beginning on September 23, 2022, and continuing.

Weeks after the storm had passed. >> very quickly, what can states further north, georgia and the carolinas, what can we expect? >> first of all, they can accept this acts expect a storm surge especially in the coast areas, savannah and charleston and a lot of rainfall and potential flooding. but one thing that all of these states can do is help each other. there is a great system in our country, we call it enochs for short but its emergency management assistance compacts. the governors have sig...

President Joe Biden claimed Thursday he spoke with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis about the federal government response to Hurricane Ian.