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rescue operations are racing against the clock at this point. more than 1,600 rescues have been made so far and citizens are doing what they can, offering their own boats to help as people band together in the face of tragedy. officials in the hardest hit county under intense scrutiny over the timing of their evacuation order. we'll learn more about that. first i want to check in with nadia. there are still people, as i understand it, trapped in the floodwaters in that area. what more have you heard? >> reporter: area, cow hear the airboats behind me. that's a sign of progress. peopl...

it's top of the hour on cnn newsroom. the death toll from hurricane ian has just gone up. it's now 104 lives lost. 100 of those in florida. search teams finding more bodies as they reach some of the hardest hit areas. more than half of those killed were in lee county which includes ft. myers beach. that city is now closed to everyone but search and rescue personnel. the mayor says there is no time line yet for when residents can return. lee county officials coming under some criticism for the timing of their evacuation orders. now dozens of miles inland in western florida in arcadia,...

and it is billed as the book donald trump fears most, detailed profile of the former president's life by maggie haberman and she is here with her new book, "confidence man." and a bombshell report dropping today revealing harassment and abuse in women's soccer. players coerced into sexual relationships and a league's extensive efforts to hide what was going on. welcome to "the lead." we begin with the rising death toll from hurricane ian. officials say at least 104 people have now dooid ied in th. as a result of the storm. vast majority of them in florida. 54, more than half of f...

coast guard over the phone to personally thank them. but those same heroes are about to lose their jobs by the end of the year thanks to the president's own vaccine mandate. >> mark meredith live in washington with more. mark? >> good morning to both of you guys. the president and the first lady going to see firsthand the devastation left behind from two powerful hurricanes. as you mention the couple is going to be in puerto rico. that's on the island's southern coast. puerto rico still recovering from hurricane view and a witch at the island roughly two weeks ago, and estimate 100,0...

hurricane aid should be based on "equity" but after widespread criticism of those remarks, what is she saying now? >> john: a hint, sandra. not much. juan williams, mercedes and more to break it down coming up. >> sandra: fox weather alert, death and devastation, the death toll at 65 in the united states, families along florida's west coast, many now homeless wonder what is next. sandra smith in new york. hi, john. >> john: good to be with you. i'm john roberts in washington. this is "america reports." some estimates put the damage at nearly $50 billion in florida alone, receding wat...