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DailyMail.com witnessed the destruction and devastation left behind by Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, after the category 4 storm tore through the coastal town.
>> good morning, everyone. it's cold outside and we are going to get over a foot of snow in parts of michigan. let's get to it. here's your current temperatures. that cold air is going to dip as far south as the gulf coast even forwarded. tens of millions of folks are going to feel the wrath of this cold front and the cold air is sinking in from canada. the northwest is about average temperatures. if you like the warmth, that is the place to go. frosted reads alerts for millions of 70000000 people impacted here as far south as mobile, alabama. potential record gold highs today in minnesota, iowa, illinois. it's just going to get worse unfortunately. just a taste of what's to come. we have showers and thunderstorms impact in the southwest toward texas. florida, where can i watch for the possibility of showers and thunderstorms. over a foot of snow.
make a difference. tonight, they will be hosting a relief concert in nashville with special guests including walker hayes. joining us right now, our special guest. we have jay allen and kylie morgan. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. how are you? >> doing better than the folks down in florida. you are in fort myers beach just a week before. you saw them getting ready for the big storm. >> we are actually at our wedding venue which is a big shipyard right on the water. they are putting in floors and painting walls. days later, the hurricane comes in and we get picture of our wedding venue being demolished. >> i know you wanted to go and take a look at things as we look at you during happier times before the storm actually came. why did you decide to do this instead to rally the nashville troops to go ahead and put together this benefit concert.
you grew up in oklahoma out on the central states like i did. your house was devastated by a tornado. >> i know all too well about tropical storms and storms in general. i lost my >> a lot of people don't realize. people have insurance and have these things. a lot of people do not. especially living by the water, insurance is so high it is easier to just self-insure. so the way we set up the donations are going to strictly to the residents of fort myers beach rather than a third part company and can apply for funds directly until the money runs out and the money goes straight to the residents. >> both of you, you will be there with people of florida trying to rebuild, right? >> absolutely. we'll try to get back there as soon as possible and help out. it's a home away from home with us. we started going to island
stop in the bronx. that happened last night. the officer's partner open fire in four suspects inside the stolen car fled the scene on foot. the injured officer expected to survive her injuries. gripping body camera video shows the moment of connecticut officer shoots dead a suspect who had just killed 2 other police officers. investigators say police were delivered to those seen by a bogus 911 call. the 2 officers who were killed in that incident, their funerals are set for friday. now to the midterm elections. early voting in georgia gets underway today as gubernatorial candidate will face off. they're very scheduled debate. florida governor ron desantis is getting slammed by them media for easing voter restrictions and 3 counties had not by hurricane ian. many outlets unhappy after executive order expanded acces. politico fanning the political
this uptick could signal that their northern counter by its are closer than ever to resume nuclear testing. the u.s. says they're consulting closely with allies in the region. another hurricane, this one's name julia. it made landfall this morning in nicaragua. life-threatening flash floods and mudslides are expected there and throughout much of central america. the storm has since weakened to a tropical storm. it is still producing winds up to 70 miles an hour. meanwhile, residents in fort myers beach florida returning home for the first time since hurricane ian ravaged the state 11 days ago. ian reportedly caused roughly 67 billion dollars in insured losses from florida all the way to the carolinas. making it one of the costliest in u.s. history. so far, 99% of florida's power has now been restored. more simone right after this break. s imone right after 12 irresistible subs. the most epic sandwich roster ever created. ♪♪
leads by four points according to fivethirtyeight. here is what the peach state republican liberal tenant governor had to say about the current state of that race. >> i think this is part of the donald trump hangover. we can never get to this place again as republicans. this is a horrible place for us to be. not just here in, georgia and other parts of the country. there should be a layup for us in the house and senate. we should be tracking in 2024 to be able to step up to the plate and put president >> yet we continue to have to deal with donald trump. >> nbc news has confirmed that tom cotton of arkansas and luke scott of florida will be heading to georgia to campaign for walker. meanwhile, the national republican senate committee is diverting ad spending from the new hampshire senate race. injecting it into other states. one of them, of course, the peach. racy, do you think that republican senators are making their appearances there in pouring money into the race? >> absolutely not.