Fiona Strike News Today

its top of the hour on cnn newsroom. the death toll from hurricane ian has just gone up. its now 104 lives lost. 100 of those in florida. search teams finding more bodies as they reach some of the hardest hit areas. more than half of those killed were in lee county which includes ft. myers beach. that city is now closed to everyone but search and rescue personnel. the mayor says there is no time line yet for when residents can return. lee county officials coming under some criticism fo...

of color that are most impacted by these extreme conditions. and impacted by issues that are not of their own making. so we have to address this in a way that is about giving resources based on equity. >> peter doocy with the latest live from the white house. hi, peter. >> aboard air force one, the press secretary karine jean-pierre cleaned up after the vice president. >> were committed to quickly getting resources to all communities impacted, period. we also know that some people part...

we will bring you that speech live. and in florida, grim new details about how many people were killed by a different hurricane, ian of course. and the new number just coming in. some officials now responding to criticism about their initial response to ian. weve got our team standing by live on the ground. also this hour, were live in district court in dc with opening statements happening now, in the conspiracy trial of leaders for the oath keepers. why the defense is hanging its ca...

Affordable power they need and the power stays in homes and hospitals and storms like fiona strike. that includes many grids. which you can be begin to deploy soon. the goal is lower energy bills and more reliable power for puerto rican households. additionally, i asked the secretary of energy jennifer granholm, first-rate person, to lead a super charged effort across the entire federal government. shes going to be -- shes going to put in place the puerto rican grid recovery modernization team t...

Ports, airports, water safety and high speed internet. were nowing that the climate crisis and more extreme weather will continue to hit this island. and hit the united states overall. and as we rebuild, we have to ensure that we rebuild to last. and particularly focused on the power grid. this year, to date, puerto rico has received 4 million to help make the power grid more resilient. that number is going to go up. as we convey to the government, im ready to deploy the expedited resources from...