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climb along with the flood waters. were learning at this hour that sheriff offices across the coast getting a number of calls from people trapped in their homes they didnt evacuate but as the lead county sheriffs office said winds need to drop to 45 miles per hour for them to safely attempt these rescues. were going to have every corner of this disaster covered from reporters on the ground to residents in its path. but we begin in an area where residents have been advised to shelter in...

have our fox news chief meteorologist rick reichmuth with us. rick this has been rough so far. >> really has. three things, the storm surge that broke records in fort myers and naples as well by a lot by the way, three feet higher than we had ever seen from any kind of storm surge in the past. that obviously causing all that flooding right along the immediate coast. then we have the winds, actual verified winds of 140 miles an hour in cape corral. a lot of this wind was really prolonge...

exceptional leaders, men like ronald reagan who wouldnt let america be pushed around. in the midst of simmering tensions with the soviet union, reagan went to the communist strong hold, berlin. and reminded them who ran the world. >> general secretary gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the soviet union and eastern europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate. mr. gorbachev, open this gate. [cheers and applause] mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. [ch...

torn off buildings. the treacherous situation has led to rescues all across florida. the fire chief of fort myers says his department conducted 200 rescues overnight over the course of just a few hours. this video shows a group of good samaritans who call themselves the call your county cowboys, they pulled a man stranded in his car to safety. in orlando, a reporter who happened to be on the scene rescued a woman trapped in flood waters. the situation has led biden administration to pl...

of biblical proportions. ian is a cat 4 storm bringing 140 mile-per-hour winds and leaving a wake of destruction in its path. the national hurricane center is warning of catastrophic window damage with an unsuburb viable storm surge of up to 18 feet. it is expected to dump 2 feet of rain across the state bringing unprecedented flooding and destruction. entire neighborhoods are now undersea as water levels continue to rise. homes are floating down the middle of the street and people are...

hurricane. >> this storm will only continue to intensify. if you want to leave, now is your last chance. >> the entire state is going to be touched by this storm. >> its going to be in our stream. its going to be in our canals. its going to be in our stormwater drains and dishes. >> im not scared. im prepared though. >> you can already start to see what it is doing to the waters in the gulf just slamming these waves up against the sea wall right here. it is wednesday, september 28th....

and snow. search and rescue efforts are still underway, and new yorks governor has declared a state of emergency. the severe winter weather impacting multiple states, leaving more than 50 americans data across this country. and in buffalo there is chaos in the streets. thieves are breaking into abandoned stores and hollowing out big ticket items like televisions. buffalo mayor byron brown, outraged. >> people who are out looting when people are losing their lives in this harsh winter s...

>> todd: hurricane ian plowing through western cuba yesterday knocking out power to the entire country and devastating the most important tobacco farms in the country used to produce cubas iconic cigars. you are watching "fox and friends first," im todd piro. >> carley: im carley shimkus, our reporters are live across florida this morning, we begin with senior meteorologist, janice dean who is tracking it from our studio. >> janice: they just upped the winds, that is a strong category ...

>> this is absolutely nuts. >> ainsley: that is new video already showing the storms power as it brings devastating floods down it the key west area. we expect to see more of those, tossing planes around like toys. >> todd: we have team coverage now. fox weather correspondent nicole valdez. we start with fox weather correspondent robert ray in fort myers. robert? >> ainsley: trouble obviously with his microphone. we cant hear you, robert. right now, it does look bad. fox weather corres...

swift boats, all ready to move in and begin to go door-to-door when it is clear enough to be able to do so. power outages have slammed half a million. that is the latest number that we have over the course of this hour that were now in. floridians on the ground as ian barrels towards their homes, their businesses. we have people all across the state with updates about different sections of the state, what it feels like, whats going on there. fox team coverage with all of our great weat...