ian. state and federal agencies are still in search and rescue mode now five days after the storm made land fall. we ll have the very latest on the hardest hit areas. also ahead, ukrainian forces respond to putin s illegitimate annexation of four territories in a significant way. as the army continues to build on weeks of momentum. plus, new developments connected to the fbi search of mar-a-lago. it appears there are more missing documents that the department of justice needs to track down. good morning. welcome to way too early. thanks for starting your day with us. we begin in florida. historic rescue and relief efforts are underway five days after hurricane ian battered the state and left massive devastation in its wake. first responders are scouring the hardest hit areas looking for survivors as the death toll continues to rise. according to an nbc news talley, that number now stands at 87. four of the fatalities were reported in north carolina where the storm struck
wall street journal editorial page talking about how even by donald trump standards this was dangerous, violent rhetoric. we ll have the latest on that in light of everything that s going on. cpac tweets out russian propaganda, and then backtracks claiming the post was not authorized. we ll tell you what the conservative group is saying now and a lot of news in the sports world but we re going to begin this morning in florida where historic rescue and relief efforts are underway, five days after hurricane ian battered the state and left massive devastation in its wake. the u.s. death toll is now at 87 people according to an nbc news tally. first responders are searching the hardest hit areas for survivors. florida governor ron desantis says more than 1,000 rescues have been made across the state since the storm hit. fema officials say this is the largest search and rescue effort they have ever launched in florida and that u.s. federal response is likely to be unprecedente
hurricane-stricken puerto rico and are set to visit florida later this week. in cuba, another wave of protests sweeping the island following a nationwide blackout. cuba is once again demanding freedom. meanwhile in washington, the new supreme court term begins today as the court prepares to take up a number of consequential cases. also this morning, opening arguments are happening right now in the conspiracy trial for five members of the oathkeepers militia group in connection to january 6th. and with 36 days to the midterm elections, the power of latino voters and how they could shape key races. and we begin this very busy hour with our top story. the daunting search and rescue missions happening right now after hurricane ian hit florida. over 1,200 fema personnel are trying to reach survivors and recover remains five days after this storm pummeled the gulf coast in florida. this as the death toll continues to climb. at least 87 people have now lost their lives in
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. we ve got our team standing by live on the ground. also this hour, we re 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 case on something former president trump didn t do, and what prosecutors are saying today about what the defendants said were not enough weapons. we will talk about it coming up. and october, not spooked yet. rare good news lately from the market. the dow up 800 points. we will talk about what is behind the rally on wall street later in the show. i m hallie jackson on assignment for a story you will see later on in the month. joining me is gabe guiterrez in san germane puerto rico and shaq bre
oh, nancy, nancy, nancy. bring her out here. we re coming in if you don t bring her out. [ bleep ] you. you back up. hundreds of trump supporters radicalized by trump s lies in some of those cases specifically about what mike pence as vice president could and could not do. now, we also know that his grievances and lies sit at the fulcrum of a grave and growing current domestic violent extremism threat in the united states that law enforcement contends with every single hour of every day. and lo and behold, donald trump, once again, over the weekend, lit a match to the tinderbox that is american politics with the midterm elections just weeks away now. the response, notably, from republican leaders, was particularly limp and pathetic. a statement by donald trump posted on his ailing platform went after senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, and his wife, elaine chao, in particularly personal times. chao resigned in the wake of the january 6th insurrection. we ll read th