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top of the hour, this busy thursday morning, im jim sciutto. >> im poppy harlow. welcome to our viewers. the breaking news we are following this morning, hurricane ian leaving just stunning devastating destruction in florida as a hurricane then a tropical storm. still pummeling the state though. 14 million people in florida are currently under flood alerts. 2.5 million businesses without power along with homes. theyre rescuing people trapped inside flooded homes. governor ron desantis ...

Put my hands right here. >> i think i choked because i was trying to talk and eat at the same time. >> that shows just a little girl can do so much to rescue someone. she learned how to do the heimlich maneuver from watching a television show. >> that is your 5@5:30. >> and now it is time for your starting lineup. the top sports stories and it is a sweet sixteen for the miami heat. miami keeping their franchise set to winning streak alive after blowing a 20 point lead. lebron james hitting the g...

egyptians are choosing between with a conservative islamist or a former member of hosni mubaraks ousted regime. theyre following the egyptian vote in cairo. ivan what has it been like there. have people been coming out in large numbers to cast their ballots? >> reporter: theres a steady stream of people here in this womens polling station, fredericka, and as you mentioned, the choice is pretty dramatic and its between a former air force general and it was a member of hosni mubaraks par...

what else is happening? >> reporter: absolutely. this is day one of this two-day election. people are lining up despite the awfully hot egyptian summer heat. theyre here to cast their ballots. people tell us that theyre still excited they have a choice in who will be the next president. it is not a right they had after decades of dictatorship in this country. there are two candidates they can pick from. one is a former air force general and the former prime minister are appointed by th...

niagara falls on a tight rope. around a million young immigrants who are in this country illegally are feeling more secure about their futures this morning after the obama administration unveiled changes to its policy that it says are fairer and more efficient. athena jones is in washington talking about this with us. so, athena, how is this news being received on capitol hill? >> reporter: hi, randi. well, reaction from members of congress was swift, and weve seen a lot of it. democ...

The pictures are incredible. were getting reports of 24 people for now who have been killed, and there could be many more. i want to take a look at the pictures now from jaime green. she is with the "wichita eagle." and she shot the pictures of the hospital. thats the hospital right there. one of the pictures that she shot was of a truck, an 18-wheeler on its side, and the reason i say that is because michael ratliff, who is a storm chaser, is on the line with us and helped us to rescue a truck ...

I want to take a look at pictures from jaime green who shot the pictures from the hospital. one of the pictures that she shot was of a truck, an 18-wheeler on its side, and the reason i say that is because michael ratliff who is a storm chaser is on the line with us and helped us to rescue a truck driver so he saw this scene play out where he had to help rescue someone. tell us what happened and how is the person who you helped rescue. >> well, it happened, you know, the tornado was wrapped when...

Chaser, is on the line with us and helped us to rescue a truck driver, so he saw this scene play out where he had to help rescue someone. tell us what happened and how is the person who you helped rescue? >> well, it happened -- you know, the tornado was wrapped when it went through town. it crossed the i-44 interstate, which is a very busy interstate for truckers. when we came on the scene just seconds after the tornado crossed the highway, there was multiple semis, at least seven to ten, that ...

its from chasertv.com. rob, roll it. >> oh, my. >> and then just a short time ago, storm chaser, his name is steve polly got out in the middle of this driving on the interstate, and he said he didnt think he was going to make it touch and go for a while. these videos he took at a gas station. listen. >> come on. >> yes, it is. >> all right. our jacqui jeras, our meteorologist joins us now. some officials in missouri reporting that there are at least as many as 24 fatalities from this t...

so an incredible situation unfolding in joplin, missouri. unfortunately, its very reminiscent of what happened a few weeks ago in northern alabama. absolutely. to our viewers, here is the reality of it. 24 fatalities reported so far. widespread damage across the country from a tornado touching down. they dont know how many fatalities, how many injuries in all of this. people there being called the walking wounded. as jackie said, evacuating a hospital. they set up mobile facility. mi...