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begin to assess just how many lives have been lost. the high waters, homes, buildings and roads ripped apart, ongoing search and rescue missions, and the damage is not just along the coast. welcome to "the lead," im jake tapper. we start with the first look at the death and devastation left behind by hurricane ian across southwest and central florida. this same system first made landfall in cuba then onto floridas west coast. now ian is about to strengthen and make its third landfall...

today. authorities first responders and volunteers awaiting opportunity to rescue those in need and we are told theres many who need need. more than 2 million people without power as the damage assessments either are beginning or are about to begin. weve got team coverage with fox contributor -- beginning west where hurricane ian is headed. good evening. >> hickam a trace. since we last spoke, the amount of people without power in orange county is more than double. overy 69,000 without...

Power now. The winds are extremely high. And water is rising. Just clinging to i dont know what that is. Theyre flying around the streets. A cinder block wall that was the entire width of this area came down. Theyre coming through. We had some of the strongest winds here so far. Good to be with you this morning. Im francis rivera. And im philip mena. It is 4 30 in the east. Thank you for joining us for this Special Edition of early today. The strong winds of ian already impacting Daytona Beach a...

power now. the winds are extremely high. and water is rising. >> just clinging to i dont know what that is. theyre flying around the streets. >> a cinder block wall that was the entire width of this area came down. >> theyre coming through. we had some of the strongest winds here so far. >> good to be with you this morning. im francis rivera. >> and im philip mena. it is 4:30 in the east. thank you for joining us for this special edition of "early today." the strong winds of ian alread...

he would "take all measures" to protect his nation. this is bbc news. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are martin bentham of the london evening standard and jonathan walker of the sunday express. we will say hello to both in just a moment. first, though, lets take a look at the actual front pages. the financial times leads with news that chinas government is scrapping travel quarantine rules after abandoning their zero—covid...

and water is rising. >> were you looking at the screen? >> just some of the scenes as hurricane ian made a devastating land fall in southwestern florida. the category 4 storm left a large path of destruction and millions in the dark this morning. well have a live report for you. rescue crews are busy trying to get to people who decided to ride out the storm and were then stranded by rising floodwaters. and were still tracking ian as it slowly makes its way across florida at this hour. ...

the devastation in very direct terms. >> the impacts of this storm are historic and the damage that was done has been historic and this is just off initial assessments. >> take a look at fort myers, close to where ian made landfall. you see the downed trees and the boats tossed around like toys. storm surges as high as 7 to 10 feet swept through surrounding areas making streets look more like oceans. ian has left more than 2.5 million floridians without power. folks who were in shelter...

washington. president biden is about to arrive at fema headquarters. the president approved a major disaster declaration for florida and spoke with governor ron desantis. >> you have power lines that are down. you have trees that are down. you have a lot of hazards right now. today is about identifying the people that need help, who may still be in harms way, but also beginning the process of rebuilding some of the things that we need. >> the tropical storm continues to barrel towards ...

europe a good 10 degrees above average as well. here high—pressure keeping it dry. for others it is a different story. yes, it is going to be mild but at times we still have some wet and windy weather to come. and in fact the first signs of that arriving into the south—west during the evening and overnight will see some rain, some of it heavy as it pushes north. there will be lots of low cloud and mist and fog, a very mild start for many. clearer skies further north and east of sco...

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