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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...

in fort myers beach, it is even hard to bike through the destruction. the messages from residents there, if you can send help, we need it. sanibel and cap teva islands cut off from the main land, only accessible by boat or air after, as you know, ian destroyed this major bridge that connects them to the main land. many of the homes there are in pieces or completely washed away. the coast guard is now going door to door, still trying to rescue people. >> make sure you have a bag for you...

jobs in and live in day in and day out. paul pelosi, he is the husband of speaker pelosi, was violently assaulted during an early morning break-in by an assailant who was reportedly searching for nancy pelosi. a source telling nbc news that mr. pelosi was home alone when the attacker broke in. the attacker was armed with a hammer. paul pelosi reportedly suffered multiple blows to the head and is currently in surgery. the speaker was in washington, d.c. at the time of the attack. as for...

"the lead" starts right now. new witness tran scripts released from the january 6th committee, including one from donald trumps own son, and an unusual request from one sitting gop senator. then, officials are calling it the largest russian missile strike since the war began. ukrainians say it could have been so much worse. plus, some signs of relief on the horizon for tens of thousands of southwest pas passengers who have been stuck in the airlines meltdown for now eight days. w...

strikes on ukraine. power facilities in key cities taking a direct hit and leaving residents in the dark and cold. also tonight, were digging through a new batch of just released january 6th transcripts including testimony by donald trump jr. and were getting new insight into melania trumps mistrust of her husbands inner circle. and the southwest airlines meltdown drags on now for an eighth day. with thousands more flights canceled. will southwest get back to a full schedule tomorr...

pandemic, getting infrastructure passed up on capitol hill, as well as one of the largest investments in climate change initiatives that was passed earlier in the fall. this would certainly mark a big moment of change for the white house, as president biden is entering his final two years of office, and potentially launching another re-election bid. ron klain has worked with biden for a very long time, dating back to his time in the senate, also as vice president and advising his campa...

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the southwestern part of the state. >> claudia, what are you doing now? >> im so owe -- im getting important stuff. my paperwork. my husbands personal things. i lost him two months ago. now ive lost my only home. so im packing it up, taking it to my car. >> youre packing it up in a garbage can? >> yeah. >> have you the goe gotten any p yet? >> no. but thats okay. im strong. i can get it, get the important things. >> all right, claudia, god bless you. >> thank you. >> all right. >> ill ...

was the boogie man hiding in your closet under your bed to. you never really knew what he looked like what you it was t this. [laughter] i had a really wide closet. there was the threat of nuclear war, kidnappers who kept the back of milk cartons filled with interesting breakfast reading material. great white sharks, quicksand, remember quicksand? we would be busy looking out for quicksand and then we get hit by a drunk driver. [laughter] also there were cults like the manson family an...

the wo woods just yet. ten storm-related deaths after facing an overnight hammering across the peninsula. residents describing what it was like to ride out one of the worst storms to ever hit the u.s. >> i feared for my life. i went across the street, i got sticks and it didnt last enough for the big bad wolf that puffed away. >> i was just scared for my children. >> trace: rescue and recovery efforts underway in numerous cities that have seen historic flooding, fallen trees, downed po...