as a downgraded tropical cyclone. the historically destructive storm made landfall for the second time yesterday. this time in south carolina. more than 180,000 residents lost power almost immediately. that number, reported to have grown to nearly half 1 million as the storm has carved its way through the carolinas. of course, nowhere has been more devastated than florida, where ian s wrath after touching down was deadly, as 77 people confirmed dead. homes literally washed away. entire communities, recovering from being nearly submerged. the president, planning to visit the state to thank its first responders. said yesterday that eons destruction in florida is almost unmatched for our nation. the situation in florida is far more devastating. we will just be beginning to see the scale of that destruction. it s likely to rank among the worst in the nation s, and the worst in the nation s history. you have all seen the scene on television. homes and property wiped out. it s go
. will: that was awesome. pete: food ones this morning. will: that was awesome. pete: football field, what was that, two tractors with a flag? will: lit up,. pete: lit up. rachel: you guys love all the sports patriotism. pete: football farms. that works for me. rachel: that works for me too. the other day someone sent me an instagram, it was kind of sad. classroom of kids singing national anthem. only five kids stood up. pete: saw similar photo if it wasn t that one exactly. rachel: we tell parents these are important moments for us and our kids to pass on. pete: for sure. good morning, everybody. will: good morning. pete: i m glad i m here. i m glad will is here. rachel: i m glad you were born. isn t that ainsley s book. i m glad you re all here. we ll start with a fox news alert. pete: we ll get to it. all right. top of the news, top biden administration officials meeting face-to-face with the taliban. will: the first interaction since al qaeda s former leader was kill
i was on the police department for 25 years, saw a lot of storms here. this is by far the worst storm i have ever witnessed. i promise you, i m never going to sit through another storm ever again here. i am one of the lucky ones. just some of the survivors of hurricane ian after the storm decimated wide sections of florida, and now the storm is on track to make a second u.s. landfall threatening the carolinas and georgia. good morning, and welcome to morning joe, it is friday, september 30th. joe is off this morning, but we ll get right to the latest with ian. intensing into a hurricane again, heading to south carolina after leaving a trail of devastation in florida. it is expected to make landfall near charleston around noon today as a category 1 storm. the national hurricane center is warning it could unleash life threatening storm surge, floods and strong winds. a state of emergency is in place for the carolinas, georgia and virginia. the damage from hurricane ian is
willock died at the scene. it s an apocalyptic scene we re seeing at this site, what was a residential building in ni dnipro. with every second that passes, chances of finding anybody alive are dwindling. the flight lost contact with the air traffic control, and moments later, it crashed into a gorge. president biden is here at ebenezer baptist church. this is a time of choosing. dr. king s life and legacy, show us the way. you can t ignore the political undertones, even as the conversation has been so dominated by these classified documents. i m pamela brown in washington. you are live in the cnn newsroom. and we begin this hour with a heartbreaking example of how quickly life can take an awful turn. just hours after the university of georgia held this joyous parade to celebrate their team s winning college football s national championship, one of their players is killed in a car crash. 20-year-old devin willock died at the scene. the driver, 24-year-old foot
strong winds and heavy rain are battering the orlando area as the storm moves its way toward the atlantic ocean. the storm created catastrophic flooding that left entire communities under several feet of water and sent cars and debris floating down streets. take a look at these images. the water was just relentless. crews are still carrying out emergency rescues on land, air and sea. in bonita springs, a group of good samaritans rescued an elderly man stranded in his car in surging flood waters, dragging him through waist-high water to safety. ian s strong winds brought down trees, power lines, knocked out power to more than two and a half million homes and businesses. the winds also literally ripped off roofs from a number of homes, including this mobile home. a short time ago, governor ron desantis call canned the impact historic ask also addressed comments from the lee county sheriff that there may be hundreds of fatalities, something that s not been confirmed. we have h