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without power and at least 10 confirmed dead. >> todd: adam klotz tracking the storm, but we begin with doug luzader as ian approaches, doug, what are you experiencing now? >> doug: things are whipping up now, progressing, the wind is getting more intense and bands of rain are moving through, there are signs ian is getting closer. we thought ian was going to hit as a tropical storm and now it will be a category one hurricane, either way, you get a feeling in south carolina that most people are staying put. there is not a feeling of panic here, but there is concern about the flooding they will run into here. not so much about the wind, but the flooding. that tidal surge, storm surge, four to seven feet in the low country, four to seven feet

doesn't just go up, it goes in, they are so close to sea level. we have not seen a mass exodus of people here, no real panic, but people are concerned about flooding because they deal with it so often. we saw image in the local newspaper of cars lined up to get into a parking garage just so they could get their vehicles out of harm's way, not from the wind, but from the rain and storm surge. that is the real concern here. you can see mamay be tough to make out, the boats and marina behind me, the folks have stayed put. not sure people are out on the boats, they left them in place. they have floating docks here that go up and down with the storm. no panic, but concern about the kind of damage this water could cause as ian just gets closer and closer here.

>> carley: thank you, meteorologist adam klotz is tracking the storm for us in the studio and adam, states of emergency in florida and georgia, south carolina, north carolina, what are you seeing as you track this? >> adam: three minutes ago, we got our most recent update. winds 85 miles per hour, no change in intensity, slowing down, we were 10 miles per hour, that is similar, fairly slow-moving storm, which does allow for time back out over open ocean, which is why this strengthened. it was a tropical storm, now getting back up to a category one hurricane, bringing more water, wind and storm surge. hurricane warning in place from savannah to myrtle beach, a large area you are surrounded by a tropical storm, that is not all storm surge, you get further inland and this is bringing moisture with it, that moisture going to cause flooding for a

lot of areas. winds coming out over the open ocean 30 miles per hour at 30 miles per hour and storm surge begins to pile up relentlessly pushing ocean water to the coast and when the storm gets there, it will drive that water on shore and you see the storm surge, wind totals get up to 50 or 60 miles per hour for total wind as the system approaches the coastline bringing that wall of water with it, four to seven feet in highest areas, but widespread, three to five feet on the way, enough to do a lot of coastal flooding and coastal damage and once that moves inland, you can see the heavier bands of rain beginning to enter the coastline by the middle of the morning and then by lunchtime probably making landfall, running all the way up into the southeast, bringing a lot of moisture with it, rain going to be a huge issue

employing, red spots getting up close to a foot of rain on top of the storm surge, but even inland, six inches of rain. flooding is the biggest concern with this. the wind obviously something to pay attention to, coastal flooding and rain, we will be watching it. >> carley: bring in public information officer for american medical response. chris, good morning to you, tell us about your organization and what you guys are doing to help out? >> american medical response is ambulance responders, we have ambulances and support vehicles on the ground in florida now, we have been here since monday. i'm in the orlando orange county

center, we are coordinating with fema throughout the state. >> todd: we think of you folks as the ambulance people, you hear amr response, usually for heart attacks, how quickly can you go to a flood zone like you are going to have to do and how quickly do your crews have to adapt to the changing paradigm. >> we can be on site in 48 hours, here we have people representing 42 different states on site from the areas and we do that on purpose so we're not depleting local supply to come to another state to take care or s supplement what assets are for people who need help. >> carley: you are in orlando dealing with historic flooding, people are using canoes to get around, are your ambulances having trouble getting around and are you utilizing high water

vehicles? >> we haven't had difficulty here where we are in orlando yet, but we have vehicles down as far south as fort myers over to miami and different areas of south florida, they are with fema and have all of the appropriate items to be able to get around safely and navigate areas that maybe storm damaged and get in and help. we are in good shape from that standpoint. number one priority is keeping crews safe and making sure they can complete the mission. >> todd: what are your crews telling you about the damage and destruction and devastation they are seeing so far? >> yeah, we haven't really had any opportunity to connect with many yet about their experiences since the storm passed. prior, we were doing evacuees fromming people to inland areas to keep them safe.

i imagine we will go back, but right now our mission is focused where fema tells us people need help most in southern part of florida toward fort myers area. >> carley: that is the most important mission of the day. chris stawasz, thank you. >> carley: is there a conservative purge happening at the top level of the fbi? congressman jim jordan spoke to brooke singman and she's here with the shocking new accusations. >> todd: and of course, tracking hurricane ian all morning long as it barrels toward the carolinas and georgia, keep it right here on "fox and friends first."

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>> carley: fox news exclusive. jim jordan is accusing the fbi of purging conservative staffers and punishing whistleblower. brooke singman spoke about it, what is happen something >> brooke: congressman jim jordan told me the fbi is purging staffers who express conservative viewpoints and retaliating against whistleblowers. jordan is demanding bureau

executive jennifer moore speak to the committee, saying the committee on the judiciary has legislative and oversight jurisdiction offer the department of justice and the fbi and says her testimony is necessary for oversight. jordan laid out timeline of events hes is clear evidence of the bureau's effort to precvent employees from coming forward. >> fbi agents and come to our office and the very next day merrick garland sends the memo saying here are the rules if you speak to think can. some whistleblowers have had security clearance revoked, the first sdep in terminating someone at the fbi, this is fright knowing stuff. the bruk r >> brooke: the fbi says they do not take adverse action for their political views, to allege otherwise is false and

misleading. jordan promises a more comprehensive investigation into the doj if the republicans take back the majority and house after the midterms. >> todd: meantime, female student athletess heading to the courtroom over connecticut transgender sport policies that allow men to compete in women's sports. women say the rule puts them unfair advantage. this track athlete is challenging the policy and her lawyer is a senior council member of the alliance defending freedom. what happens to women's sports in connecticut if you're unsuccessful? >> women sports in connecticut are being robbed. i was forced to compete against biological males throughout all four years of high school and beaten out by them many times, over a dozen times on qualifying spotss for meets, better

placement and scholarship opportunities and it was heartbreaking to go through and i want to ensure no other little girl experiences what i went through in high school. >> todd: you are appealing district court ruling that says there is no dispute to resolve because the two transgender athletes in question graduated. they are out, no case in controversy in existence, how do you come back against that? >> it is simply wrong, what we're asking the appellate court to do, allow the case to move forward, there are records that need to be corrected. our clients were the fastest girl in a race and not rightly acknowledged as such. the records need to be fixed under title ix. girls deserve to compete on level playing field. >> todd: i have two little girls, i life in connecticut. as they get older, what can i do

to prevent them from having to compete against biological males? i don't want them to get hurt and have a chance to compete fairly, go after their dreams and not be like dominated by a 6'5" dude who is pretending he's a woman. >> we need to make sure that state legislators, as well as cac take initiative to protect women's sports and ensure every little girl will have their fair opportunity to participate, but win in sports they love. >> todd: with all the hard-fought gains under title ix for women's sports, why is the left willing to throw all that away? many on the left are the ones that fought for tidal nine protections. >> you are right. it is scary prospect the biden administration is ush

approximating complete redefinition of title ix that is unlawful and will devastate women's sportss. >> todd: what is your guess as to what the future of women sports looks like, not just in connecticut, but nationally, say five years from now? >> i am very optimistic that women's sports will be preserved, woman sports and title ix will stay the way it was written 50 years ago. >> todd: i was told the future is female, seems like many are trying to erase that future for females, just as their rights were fought for and achieved through title ix. we appreciate your time this, mo. >> thank you. >> todd: florida, surveying the catastrophic damage left bhiebd by hurricane ian. >> carley: live on the ground with recovery efforts underway this morning.

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>> carley: ian is gaining steam over the atlantic ocean strengthening to a hurricane as it plans to make land. >> todd: floridians are without power and some trapped in their homes, 10 confirmed dead so far in florida. phil keating has the latest. phil. >> good morning, we are right next to enormous multi-ton deep sea fishing charter boat called captain tony's. the storm surge here at this spot was estimated to be roughly 12 to 15 feet, essentially this huge boat lifted out from the dock where it was tied up and deposited here on san carlos

boulevard, that happened to every boat in the marina and we are in a total blackout. there is no power, cell phone activity here is minimal and sketchy at best. here is another house here, just clearly completely wrecked, as was the person's truck. it is wreckage and wreckage and wreckage. we don't know if anybody was staying in there and riding it out, but hopefully they got out before this happened. as you mentioned, 10 confirmed fatalities, but as the sheriff said of lee county, he is expecting ultimate death toll to be "excessive." there is three guys sleeping in that little house down there right now, the best they can do. it is wide open, not protected from the elements, so fortunately the hurricane is gone and it hasn't rained since

then and not forecast to in the next couple days. it is cool out here, 70 degrees. yesterday the governor toured by air the barrier islands and he says fort myers beach was the worst he saw. take a look at the destruction. one of the people there tweeted out a couple days ago that fort myers beach is essentially wiped off the map. it is a dangerous beach, people have vacations there, condos there, part-time vacations, white sandy beaches, it is gorgeous. every structure is decimated or severely damaged and the roadway was completely covered in sand, you can't see the road in a lot of places, the storm surge pushed up into the area. down here this is going to be a very quiet day, it is a lot of

search and rescue, 700 people so far have been rescued, coast guard flying, helicopters nonstop. you have national guard flying helicopters. i drove under a huge chinook yesterday on the barrier islands and they certainly expect, authorities expect most fatalities will pan out and turn up. it will take days and days and days to get in there, search first and stabilize the section and take control of it and look for bodies. another guy died that was confirmed trying to empty his pool north of here in deltona, it was raining so hard he slipped down the hill into a canal and his wife said she never saw him again. another guy was trying to evacuate this area and on a motorcycle and he wrecked and died, as well.

it is going to be grim several days without a doubt. >> todd: use your experience covering hurricanes for how deadly serious this is. hurricanes i cover at fox, when you go to phil keating on a beach, it is a fun, live shot, you see water, talking to surfers, gathering a sense of like things are not going to be that bad and people are riding it out. not so in this one, phil, you are recounting people dying, you haven't interviewed anybody saying this is fun, ride this out, it underscores how deadly serious this hurricane truly has been and could continue to be for days, weeks and months to come. >> phil: absolutely, lives are absolutely changed forever for all these people, everything they own is totaled and gone. i interviewed a woman live yesterday afternoon and she and

her parents and brother stay theed in their home in punta gorda and rode it out. she said it was terrifying and intense and they couldn't sleep for two straight nights it was so loud, the wind and rain. the sheriff of lee county expect very high, in the dozens if not hundreds to have been killed by this hurricane, he knows of 200 places that people were living on sanibel island, which is now disconnected from the mainland because the bridge washed out and fell into the water. 200 people on the island and he thinks many locations had multiple people and that is where the storm surge and all of the 911 calls that and fort myers beach saying the water is rising too high, we need help, we can't get out or drive, one point it was just too late for search and rescue people to risk

their lives to get out there, they had to wait for the storm to pass. >> carley: stunning images, thank you. two million people in florida without energy, working to repair damage from ian. >> todd: duke energy spokesperson is in st. petersburg, how daunting is the task ahead of you and your line crews? >> so right now we have about half a million customers still without power, down from 700,000 a couple days ago, that is where we stand now. we have brought in 10,000 crews from around the country, they came from indiana, ohio and kentucky and as far away as maine, they are working to get power on quickly and safely as possible. >> carley: duke energy has its own meteorologist and you were tracking the storm, as a florida resident yourself, have you seen

anything like this? >> our company has been serving florida since 1899, we have experience of experiencing several different storms throughout the years, everything from hurricane irma to hurricane michael and in this particular case we were spared the worst, but we are grateful for the patience of our customers who are without power. some of the biggest challenges we're facing is of course the flooding and some wind gusts. yesterday we were delayed getting on the road and get being lights back on because our buckets cannot fly in weather 35 miles per hour or higher, the buckets can't withstand that kind of wind. some of our territory has flooding, not as bad as some images from south of us, but similar in the sense they have been experiencing water rescued and electricity and water don't

mix. for safety of our customers we are standing by for water to recede. >> carley: two million still without power, duke energy working to get the lights back on you. thank you. our live coverage of hurricane ian continues all morning long. the storm is expected to make landfall today in south carolina, as a category one hurricane. >> todd: life threat knowing storm surge expected along the carolina and georgia coast, stick with us here on "fox and friends first." it's the all-new subway series menu. twelve irresistible new subs. the most epic sandwich roster ever created. ♪ it's subway's biggest refresh yet! woman tc: my a1c stayed here, it needed to be here.

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>> carley: ian grows to a category one hurricane as carolina and georgia brace for potentially catastrophic storm surge with winds up to 85 miles per hour. >> todd: take a look at this, that home going up in flames as the state endures aftermath of hurricane ian destruction. 10 people confirmed dead in florida so far and we're seeing absolutely shocking before and after images this morning. look at that, fort myers nearly unrecognizable. that is where we find fox weather robert ray this morning, what is the latest? >> robert: good morning, you see here, look at this destruction behind me, literally large vessels pushed up from the bay here and just debris everywhere, a chair, trees, people's belongings, unfortunately and look, guys issue at the

difference, the before and after. if we can see that, of fort myers before and flooding from the surge that came in just tremendous amount of flooding much of downtown. that water has receded, no power and no running water this morning, sanibel island, look at the causeway, my gosh, you can't get out there at this point. the water ripped apart that causeway, making it impassable, only way to get there is air or boat from the gulf of mexico, many people actually thousands in this area that right now are waking up when the sun comes up to no power and no water at all. their roofs are gone on both sides of the road down to the beach, fort myers beach, the destruction takes your breath away. downed power lines and trees and

you get to the base and fort myers beach in total devastation right now, to the north in cape coral, many out of power and down in naples, though some parts of naples, power did come on. one woman described her situation in cape coral, have a listen. >> our winds got strong, it shifted and started coming out of the west and we started seeing more damage happening. this is worse than charley and irma and both storms i went seven days without power, but we did have water, not having water is a difficult thing. >> robert: it sure is, i can tell you, you are here and see people going through this and we're right after the aftermath going into the weekend. we don't have a number as far as when this will be restored at this point. this is a densely populated part

of florida here from naples up to where i'm at fort myers, even north of where i'm standing and these folks are reeling right now under this destruction, there are search and rescue going on and they will throughout the weekend, hundreds of people rescued from scenario where the surge took over homes, swept away vehicles. i will give you a piece of information here, down in naples, which is where i spent the night last night and one of the highrises there, that is you would think would be okay, a fortress, the surge was so intense it came over the mangrove to basements, flooding eight feet, destroying vehicles, knocking out power, this is an epic storm, historic, that has caused incredible damage and people here, many folks retire in this area and now they see

scenes like this, guys just look at this, massive vessels that have been pushed up and destroyed just like they're nothing. the wind and surge from hurricane ian and it's not even done as we've been forecasting, hitting south carolina, heed the warnings, this is serious as it gets. >> carley: those images paint the picture of how strong 150 mile per hour winds are and the damage they can do. 10 people confirmed dead, hundreds have been rescued, but search and rescue continue in the days and weeks to come. robert ray, thank you for that reporting. now we are bringing in adam klotz tracking hurricane ian this morning. adam, what are you seeing? >> adam: just 40 not ms ago we saw latest update from the national hurricane center updating the track and the strength of this storm.

it has held steady at category one hurricane, 85 mile per hour winds, slowed down giving it time to drop rain, which is a problem for flooding. it came off the coast of florida as tropical storm and will have spent day back out over warm ocean water. it is picking up more moisture and giving more time for the winds to batter the coast, that is a problem for storm surge. we have hurricane warnings from savannah to myrtle beaches, you don't have to be in the area to see significant impact, everything in red is tropical storm warning. moisture is carried and dropped across the region, flooding is a big concern, the winds, 40 mile per hour gusts pushing ocean water, when the storm gets there, it will drag that water onshore and you talk about storm surge and these are winds as the storm approaches, 50 to 60 miles per hour, nothing like you saw on the west coast of florida. this is significant, low-lying

country across the coast could pull water in, flooding and five feet of storm surge can do a lot and you see that from northeastern florida up around the coast. at worst, we could see seven feet of storm surge, which is devastating for communities as we watch this track up, time stamp in the corner, future forecast from fox model, good idea when this will arrive on the leading edge of the storm. think likely landfall getting close to lunchtime that is high tide and all of that rain moves inland, we are talking about storm surge and rain for a good another 30 hours, something to pay attention to. >> adam: thank you, losses projected to meet 40 billion in the city's decimated by ian when it slammed florida as a category four. >> carley: that is sparking panic for florida's strapped insurance industry, cheryl

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>> todd: hurricane ian growing to a category one hurricane with 85 mile per hour winds as it moves up the east coast, set to make landfall for a third and

final time. >> carley: set to cripple florida's insurance industry after the state lost six insurers this year alone. cheryl casone from fox business joins us now, cheryl. >> cheryl: there is growing concern this morning that florida insurance companies could be pushed into insolvency in the wake of hurricane ian, over the last year about a dozen insurance companies have gone out of business in the state. 30 companies alone are on a watch list. ian is expected to create 40 billion in insurance losses, these are early estimates, it could change. katrina is the most expensive $186 million, to hit the states in 1995. followed by ida last year and irma in 2016, and harvey and sandy, of course sandy in 2012

caused 30 million. florida's insurance market has been rocked with lawsuits, in the wake of ian, expect premiums to go higher for home and auto policies if you're a floridian. one more thing, if you look at amount much payouts and lawsuits, florida is number one, that whole market is about to get really shooken. >> todd: big vote on government shutdown bill, which is tied to money. >> cheryl: more about money today, that is my specialty, luckily. house expected to vote on stopgap bill that would stop a government shutdown. the vote would ep coo the government funded through mid-december, fiscal year ends thiseck woo, this month, includes money for ukraine, money for utilities for low income families and 20 million for water crisis in jackson, mississippi and more money for

fema. what wasn't in there, white house wanted millions and millions for covid programs, vaccines, all that, they didn't get it and manchin, joe manchin did not get what he wanted in this bill. big story thiseck woo. >> todd: huge story this week, got lost in the hurricane news. thank you. ladies of "the view" are defending president biden after his latest gaffe, when he appeared to forget about the death of congresswoman. >> representative jacky here? where is jacky? i thought she was going to be here? >> they have weaponized the gaps and said she was senile. >> she passed last month, not like 100 years ago, stop weaponizing his age. i hate that about this country. >> carley: joe concha, author of

"come on man," good morning, joe. this story is hard, you don't want the president's mistake to overshadow the fact that congresswoman wolarski lost her life and karine jean-pierre is getting questions about this and her response was that the late congresswoman was on the top of president biden's mind and that is why he was looking for her. >> why would he be asking her by name if she was top of mind as if she was there? if i have an oiweje board, then i do that in the privacy of my home, but a public event, the president thought she was still alive and trust me, if his predecessor was asking about the whereabouts of a dead congresswoman who died

tragically one month ago, you could be certain as in donald trump would be subject to serious analysis regarding his cognitive ability and mental health by that same show. most news organizations didn't menning joe biden saying what he did, besides asking karine jean-pierre about it that day and she had a comical answer. late night talk show hosts, colbert and kimmel couldn't be bothered to make one joke about it because they are not comedians, they are activists. and if a vice president said what kamala harris said we have a strong alliance with north korea, punchlines would be by the hundreds, instead silence of the lambs. whoopi goldberg, it is not like she died last month, not like she died 100 years ago, exactly, you would think the president would know that. i give a pass on this, somebody

wrote the names down for him that he was reading on a piece of paper and set him up for this, he could have caught his mistake, his staff is just as culpable. >> todd: what is worse, "the view" response, white house response, dana perino should have just said he messed up, it happens, now we're talking about it today. president biden trying to use italy election of right-wing leader georgia meloni warning democracy is at stake. you saw what happened in italy, you are seeing what is happening around the world, the reason i bother to say that, you can't be saying what is happening here either. i said this earlier in the hour and will say it again, the future is female to electing conservative woman is the end of democracy, is that all the democrats have, joe? >> joe: good point. whole democracy in peril argument is ultimate deflection.

joe biden can't run on handling of inflation or economy or wages or gas prices because majority of americans give them poor grades on that, can't run on handling of crime skyrocketing through american cities as you guys talk about every morning and absolutely can't run on handling of illegal immigration at u.s. southern border or education and parent rights. they make the midterm about boogiemen and women running in other countries or don't exist here and no sane or sober person outside of those duped enough to believe this is midterm about extremism versus whatever they are offering, are going to vote on that argument, why we see momentum with 38 days until election day. it is about issues, wallets, education, about being safe and nothing more, guys. >> carley: also the media,

calling georgia meloni far-right politician and centrist democrats in italy are worried about her being elected. that language is typical. thank you for joining us. south carolina is bracing for the wrath of hurricane ian as atlantic coast expect a storm surge up to seven feet high. >> todd: nancy mace has been on the ground helping her district prepare, she joins us live next. . .

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ing. >> carley: hurricane ian expected to make landfall just hours from now. storm surge and dangerous winds to the east coast after gaining strength in the atlantic. >> todd: here to provide an update from her state south carolina congresswoman nancy mace. your district is charleston and the low country. how worried are you for what is about to come. >> we are very worried.

this morning a 9-foot high tide and expecting 5 to 7-foot storm surge. when you have those kinds much conditions it's not a matter of if the flooding is going to happen but when. downtown peninsula in charleston a deluge. rain all night. other 3 to 5 inches this afternoon and we are expecting window speeds to pick up around noon landfall 4:00 today. we are already seeing window speeds sustained of 30 to 35 miles per hour. it will get to 40 very shortly and go up from there 60 to 65 miner sustained winds later this afternoon. >> carley: president biden has already approved south carolina emergency declaration. federal funds on its way to supplement state and local. how critical is that for your state? >> particularly when it comes to flooding and rain and storm surge it's needed. infrastructure, looking at the roads and bridges, even last

night just crossing a bridge was very windowy even in a very heavy suv. the cost of infrastructure along the coast of any state in any country is exorbitantly higher. i appreciate any help we can get. i appreciate hind stepping up not only for the state of florida but south carolina and other coast lines preparing. we are hunkered down here right now and encouraging everybody don't go to the water or beach or ocean. we saw horrifying videos in florida of people doing that i'm asking people to stay home, stay safe. and make sure that they stay off the roads today. >> todd: we heard all week long about how well-prepared florida response teams were for this storm. do you have the same confidence for your teams in your state? >> i do. and, unfortunately, south carolina like florida, we are no stranger to storms and hurricanes and other weather-related events. i'm very appreciative of governor henry mcmaster. all of our local mayors here. we have all been in contact with one another and nooa aa and the

weather service. some people volume teerg their time i went through the emergency operation centers yesterday watching folks coming in. working 24/7. and i just appreciate all of the fanders who are on the ground ready to serve our community today. >> carley: congresswoman just thinking about charleston and how many his stock of homes there are there and since hurricane hiewtion go charleston there has been build up along the coast. what kind of damage could would he be looking at here? >> well, this -- my congressional district itself is the 10th fastest growing district in the nation. we have had a enormous amount of folks here to live here. the development only exacerbating infrastructure issues. south carolina as a whole during covid was in the top five states of people moving. to say so, when you are talking about that kind of growth and development, the flooding issues are going to be much more expensive today than they would have been two or three years ago. >> carley: congresswoman mayes, thinking about you. thank you so much for joining us.

red cross currently on the ground providing food, medical supplies shelter and more to victims impacted by the storm. >> todd: if you would like to visit red cross dot organ/fox forward. with that "fox & friends" continues the coverage. >> ainsley: fox weather is tracking ian as the storm is now restrengthening to a category 1 hurricane. yesterday, it was a tropical storm. now it is back to hurricane level. it's churning off the georgia and south carolina coast. and this is a live look at row d'ante, north carolina north of where ian everyone i