still quite dangerous. rescue crews are looking for survivors now five days later and the death toll is climbing. officials have confirmed 76 people have died. most in lee county where ian stormed ashore as a category 4. it is feared there had be more victims. now the power is slowly being restored in florida. more than 6,000 homes and businesses still in the dark this morning and it could be months before many are back on the grid. many don t have clean tap water, that makes the overwhelming task of rebuilding that much harder. and now officials in lee county are facing questions about why the first mandatory evacuations weren t ordered until a day before landfall despite a plan that said evacuations should have happened earlier. governor ron desantis defending their actions. they informed people, and most people didn t want to do it. are you going to grab somebody out of their home that doesn t want to? i don t think that s the appropriate use of government. florida res
hurricane ian. 76 people were killed, after the storm tore through the state, governor ron desantis says more than 1,600 rescues have been made since the storm struck. this left some communities unrecognizable. littered with wrecked homes as well as boats, as as you saw there. more than 628,000 customers are still without power and the destruction may just be coming to light. governor ron desantis is defending officials in lee county where half of the storm related deaths have been ann announced. they re facing criticism for issuing evacuation orders a day later than the neighboring county. here s what nadia romero was told. is that one of the things you ll be reviewing once we get out of the i can t aftermath. lee county should have had the evacuation order sooner from what we reviewed? the issue is they informed people and most people did not want to do it. that s the reality. you re in a situation, are you going to grab somebody out of their home that doesn t want to
Aspect of American Life are downsized. Good morning, everyone. Im kristine romans. America cant afford itself. A longterm debt and deficit problems, and these are the folks who have to fix it. How close are they . I think were going over the cliff. We cant sit here and try to figure out what works for them. We look forward to the time when they are specific. They need to be more specific. They have to be willing to come to the table with specifics. Weve not had any discussion and specifics with this president about the real problem. We need a response from the white house. We cant sit here and negotiate with ourselves. I will not play that game. Further apart than ever. Youve heard endless arguing about higher taxes on the rich. Lets set that aside and talk about the sequester the budget wonk word for a thing that will touch every american. 1. 2 trillion in automatic budget cuts over the next decade, 100 billion next year alone, half in defense and half in nondefense, defense programs
They spent time with a man who was tested positive for coronavirus. Super tuesday is tomorrow. Michigan is the biggest prize as joe biden hopes to open a big delegate lead and Bernie Sanders looks to regain his footing. I am voting for joe biden because he wants to expand obamacare. He does not want to scrap my private insurance. I am staying with bernie, his message has been consistent throughout time. And his stand on healthcare, he may have to change that a little bit that turns a lot of people off. Back to 2020. Later in the program we begin the hour with a stunning coronavirus scare and selloff in the Financial Market. All three big indexes plunging deep into the red. The dow is sinking 1800 points within 1 minute of the opening bell. Freezing all trading on the New York Stock Exchange floor for 15 minutes. Part of whats fuelling this panic is a crash and oil prices. A big motivator is the grim weekend. Cnns chief Kristine Roman is live. The number is wow. Take us ideas the why. T
Hello to our viewers to the United States, i am john king in washington, this is cnn, we are closing a big workweek as america is reopening. Well hear from the president on a topic of concerns to all of us here around the world and the United States, the race to find a vaccine. The president is introducing his team what the white house calls operation war speed. He predicts a vaccine by the start of next year. His own experts say that would be a miracle pace. You can see the daily reminder of how urgently the world needs the vaccine. 1. 7 cases here in the United States. Soon to be 86,000 americans dead. New warnings of the virus and the Counter Measures in place to guide the 50 states reopening experience. The fda says the abbott lab tests, the one being used by the white house should not be trusted. Where ever you are watching, unlocking is happening outside your door. Maralago, the president s resort will open this weekend. As we told you any moment well hear from the president of t