feet high, could plunge into the neighborhood. it s just one of the many gulf coast communities still suffering from catastrophic flooding. it s been quite an operation. some of our major thoroughfares have become impassable even as the water recedes, there s washouts. so we have a long, long recovery period. all of this following hurricane ian s destructiv ive h across florida. it slammed into the gulf coast as a category 4 hurricane. entire towns leveled. florida governor ron desantis is expected to give an update on the situation later on in this hour. we ll take that for you live. let s send it down to boris sanchez with our coverage from ft. myers, florida. boris? fred, you just broke the news that we have been dreading all day. initially, when we got up this morning, officials had told us that the death toll from hurricane ian was hanging at around 45 fatalities, and you just broke the news, 64 people killed by hurricane ian here in the state of florida and potent
hello again, everyone. thank you for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. we begin with a new update on the devastating toll hurricane ian has taken on florida. at least 64 people were killed across the state. as recovery efforts continue, the number is expected to rise. governor ron desantis at this hour giving a briefing on the storm response and recovery. hurricane ian slamming into florida as a category 4 storm, leveling entire communities. and today severe flooding is complicating rescue and recovery efforts. let s go back to boris sanchez anchoring from ft. myers, florida, for us. reporter: hey, fred. as you reported just a moment ago, the tragic news that the death toll has again climbed earlier today. it was sitting at 45 fatalities. now cnn has confirmed from state officials that it has reached 64 people killed as a result of hurricane ian. and those devastating, nearly category 5, storm force winds. obviously, this is a difficult time for so many across the stat
Hello, again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me this saturday. Im fredericka witfield. Right now were watching on capitol hill lawmakers on the house floor with a potential Government Shutdown less than 12 hours away. Theyre now trying to discern whether a proposed lastditch effort measure to keep the Government Funding will be something theyll be voting on momentarily. Right now were looking at pictures of House Members voting on trying to get extra time to look at this latest measure before it goes to vote. House speaker Kevin Mccarthys latest plan is a 45day Spending Bill that would allow the government to continue working for at least 45 days while they try to work things out. Lauren fox is joining us from capitol hill. Priscilla alva rez is tracking potential responses from the white house. Lauren, democrats say they need more time before making any decisions on this plan . Reporter yeah. What youre seeing play out on the floor is a delay tactic by House Democrats. They a
We are so glad youre with us. A critical day, not only in washington but for the nation this morning, y. Yeah. Headed towards a Government Shutdown now way out of it because House Republicans dont have a plan. Meaning could be quite long if it happens. Good morning it is friday the 29th of september. As we just said, a Government Shutdown is imminent. Less than 41 hours left on the clock. No final plan but trying to secure a plan. Speaker Kevin Mccarthy trying to hold a lastditch vote on a stopgap to keep the government moving temporarily. But cant get it through the senate or white house and a serious tlhreat of losing this job. At this point, they dont think they have votes at all. Why a shutdown matters for you. Nearly 4 million federal employees wont be paid. Including more than a million active duty troops, Essential Workers keep working but wont be paid. Others furloughed. The white house warns a shutdown to lead to huge Travel Delays and training for desperately needed air Traff
with special counsel jack smith s prosecutor arguing that the gag order is needed to ensure a fair trial. in the israel/gaza war new you are general ski about a potential deal to release a large number of women and children hostages in exchange for an equal amount of prisoners being held in israel along with several days long pause in hostilities. when will more hostages get out? i m not in a position to tell you that. plus, stunning new lows for president biden s approval rating with our new nbc poll high many lighting his popularity among young voters and independents and on foreign policy. remembering rosalynn carter, the former first lady and tireless fighter for human rights, mental health programs and social justice dying at age 96 after more than seven decades by president carter s side. we ll look back on her life and legacy. good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington where attorneys for president trump and special counsel jack smith squared off over a l