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is being described, look at the pictures, as total devastation. this is a city that is impassable. even for bicycles, 90% of the island, 90 percent of fort myers beach is destroyed and up and down the western coast people are still reeling for likely the largest natural disaster in the history of the state. >> the biggest fear that stha youll see your personal effects gone or all over the place. and that is what happened. >> also at this hour, the reopening process por some begins. tam...

pushing heavy rain and wind into cities that are vulnerable with flooding. after the path wiped out floridas west coast leaving parts of the state swamped, draining vital resources, emergency rooms forced to turn away patients, in the states costliest hurricane on record. plus, putin makes his land grab official, the biggest annexation and absorb in europe, as protesters here leave their mark vandalizing the russian consulate. welcome to "the lead," im jake tapper, hurricane ian maki...

of ians destruction in florida is still being revealed. were seeing horrifying new images of wiped out communities, as rescue operations continue and the death toll rises. also tonight, vladimir putin vows victory will be ours. thats what he says and throws a red square celebration after annexing one fifth of ukraine. the u.s. and its allies are condemning the land grab as illegal and president biden is warning putin wont get away with what he calls this dangerous escalation of the w...

crisis overwhelms communities there and is felt nationwide. will his visit really help stop flow? and the nfl plans a league-wide tribute to buffalo bills safety damar hamlin who is recovering as the owner of the new orleans saints and pelicans takes measures in her community to address medical emergencies like damars. saints owner gayle benson will join us in just a few moments on that. ♪ ♪ eric: but first, parents who lost their children to fentanyl poisoning are speaking out abo...

of the state of california has received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives. [cheering] [applause] >> alright heres how the vote finally broke down. mccarthy with 216, hakeem jeffries got 212. and six voted present which help mccarthy clinch the gavel by reducing the number of votes he needed for the majority. ♪ usa too. >> in the great state of california and the next speaker of the 118th congress, kevin mccarthy. hooks ultimately th...

somehow. so, anyway, they are getting, this is just south of myrtle beach, down there by garden city, surfside beach on the southern part of the grand strand, just south of the grand strand on down toward georgetown. georgetown in this area here, and then i want to make a note of this spot right here, this is mcclellanville, and behind it is march. it was notorious near hugo, they had a high school that flooded and they had to hang from the rafters and on top of tables and stages to sa...

>> this is by far the worst storm ive ever witnessed. >> theres just debris everywhere. my yard looks like a war zone. >> this was a bad. one ian was bad, so if it was tough on our region, will be actually looking at this for many years to come. good evening once again. im stephanie ruhle. hurricane ian is now threatening georgia and the carolinas and its expected to make landfall just a few hours from now. this is what eon did to southwest florida after it slammed into the coast over ...

at least 12 people have been reported killed, and it brought epic rain and flooding to the central part of the state. hundreds of people have been rescued, that work continues overnight. over 2 million homes and businesses are without power. today president biden visited femas headquarters in washington, d. c. and said federal aid is on its way to florida. >> this could be the deadliest hurricane in floridas history. when conditions allow it, ill gonna be going to florida. >> will you ...

ashore yesterday afternoon, we were knew it was one of the strongest storms to hit the united states. day tligt day brought harrowing evidence of the destruction a storm like that brings. this is ft. myers beach, one of the barrier u lands that ian slammed into as a category five storm. before the hurricane, it was a popular beach defendant naugs destination. much of it is leveled. one local resident told the local paper, ft. myers beach is gone. this is the causeway leading to sanibel...

for almost 25 years. saw a lot of storms here. this is by far the worst storm i have ever witnessed. >> just some of the scenes from florida yesterday. we got a better look at the destruction left behind by hurricane ian. were tracking the storl again this morning. it is set to make land fall. the united states for a second time. >> meanwhile, congress is up against a deadline to keep the government running. and to provide critical awed for storm victims. also on the i had, the wife of...