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winds, knock over the camera there. >> wow, here's what we know so far. ian is now a tropical storm but it's still packing winds topping 65 miles per hour and that wind is crushing the power grid with more than 2.5 million customers without power. the threat of the storm now stretching beyond the sunshine state with north and south carolina, georgia and virginia also now under a state of emergency. >> we have team coverage across the storm zone and we start off with ginger zee in fort myers. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: michael, it was an unbelievable 24 hours that we just spent inside ian. so i want you to look. right behind me, this is from the pool deck. you've got foot bridges, all of this, by the way, is in the front of the hotel that came from the back of the hotel. the power of water is so insane and i think so many people, unfortunately, had to learn that lesson in southwest florida yesterday. >> oh, man. >> whoa! >> reporter: this morning, coastal southwest florida decimated.

ferocious hurricane ian shredding parts of the peninsula.tegory 4 storm making history as one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever make landfall in the sunshine state. >> the amount of water that's been rising and will likely continue to rise today, even as the storm is passing, is basically a 500-year flood event. >> reporter: ian slicing onto the coast wednesday on the barrier islands near fort myers. winds up to 140 miles per hour ripping apart homes, sending debris like projectiles. surge pushing water laced with rubble through the streets. ian also carried life-threatening and record storm surge. the ocean overtaking the land. overnight more than 2 million customers throughout the state losing power. >> that's my grandparents' house. >> reporter: in fort myers beach, many waking up to find they've lost almost everything. >> somebody's rv came in our backyard. that's our pool.

that's our deck. that was my house. my house is gone. >> reporter: this neighborhood turning into an extension of the gulf. streets consumed by water. cars submerged. buildings shredded. these trees barely hanging on. >> we are beginning to get a sense that our community has been in some respects decimated. >> reporter: this floating debris was once someone's house. >> wow. >> reporter: w.i.n.k. tv in fort myers forced off the air after water submerged their newsroom. down in naples, water seeping into the first floor of this hospital. in tampa powerful winds sending this tree into a home. the hurricane also one of the top ten to make landfall in the u.s. roaring ashore near cayo costa,

carrying 150-mile-per-hour winds and an hour later making another landfall is second time on florida's main land, south of punta gorda. as the winds shifted we were right there in ian's eye wall, the storm surge showing its power. well, the storm surge is flexing. we're about an hour into being in this eye wall. the storm is moving north of us, but we see these winds, and that little house we were talking about all day has gone, succumbed to the storm surge. now the blue roof is all that's left floating in the water toward the building. 2.5 million floridians under some sort of evacuation order, but many chose to stay. first responders battling the apocalyptic conditions to rescue them. members of the naples fire department wading through waist deep water unloading a fire truck after it started to smoke. up in the air, hurricane hunters flying inside ian to gather more critical data, shaken by the extreme turbulence. >> there goes the bed. holy cow. >> reporter: one of them describing it as the roughest

flight of his entire career. and back at our hotel just across from sanibel island, seven hours in the eye wall of this hurricane and it's finally starting to lighten up, enough that i can get out here and show you the surge has gone off. you can see the pool again, just barely seeing the causeway but that causeway goes to sanibel and the reports we've heard is that it is decimated. ian isn't done yet. as southwest florida picks up the pieces, the danger is far from over. that storm heading north. with the dawn of destruction around us, so many people's livelihoods washed by that powerful water and surge and that was pushed by the wind. let me show you the before and during picture because this is not the after. i anticipate that we had a 12 plus foot surge which was exactly what the warning was for. unfortunately, that came true in so many places and that was driven by those winds. wow, 140 miles per hour. you had 107 in sanibel. i think that's before they ended up losing whatever observation

they have. i'm looking around now that i can see some light. these trees are destroyed, taken from the top. big ones that have been here forever are down. i want to make sure you know about the flash flood warning happening north of orlando. more than 16 inches of rain reported. this is just the beginning. we'll see wrap around in savannah. >> you saw the destruction. we want to talk to the lee county sheriff. what's been happening in your area? >> we tracked the storm every minute. we didn't know where it was going to hit. it came into lee county strong. it was just under a cat 5.

it crushed us. we're assessing as we speak. we pulled our resources off at 45 miles an hour sustained winds for safety. we got back out there last night. our special operations unit and special teams that were formed did. we still cannot access many people still in need. the water ways, bridges are compromised. it's a real rough road ahead. >> have you been able to start any of the rescue and recovery efforts? >> we have. throughout this horrific event, you know, governor desantis has been amazing. his team, the team of leaders at every level this state has come together. senator scott continues to call. we have come together utilizing our resources to get through this event and promise that we'll have everything we have and they have followed through. so it is -- it is heart-wrenching. i will tell you we have made some rescues to go through waterways and some we're unable to access.

we have thousands of calls on 911 that are prioritized and we're answering as we speak. >> what do you know right now about injuries and fatalities and do you have any sense, any estimate of how many people are left to be rescued? >> while i don't have confirmed numbers, i know the fatalities are in the hundreds. there are thousands of people that are waiting to be rescued and, again, cannot give a true assessment until we're actually on scene assessing each scene and we can't access people. that's the problem. we're accessing the bridges. we're seeing what's compromised and what's not and this will be a life-changing event for the men and women responding. they're going to see things they've never seen before. so we're going to get together -- the floridians, it's a great state, we have great people here and everyone wants to help. >> fatalities in the hundreds? >> so far confirmed in the hundreds, meaning that we are responding to events, drownings and, again, unsure of the exact

details because we are just starting to scratch the surface on this assessment. we're doing everything that we possibly can. now it's to protect and preserve lives and we are in full force doing that. >> you say you're just starting to scratch the surface. how long do you think it will be to get up and running again? >> well, i'll tell you again, not knowing what we're faced with, it's very hard to give you an exact number and assessment, but i do know the road is long. this is not going to be something that's taken care of in the next day or two. this is going to be long term. long term for many reasons, not only just on the preservation of life and protecting and serving the law and order state, but on the mechanical side looking at bridges and roadways, working with the ceo of ff p&l.

the people coming together to make us get back where we need to be. >> sheriff, we know you have a long day, long weeks ahead. thank you for joining us this morning. we are thinking of you and everyone you're trying to save. amy? >> yes, george, that's heartbreaking. wow, fatalities in the hundreds. i know amid the chaos there were dozens of dramatic rescues taking place, that are still taking place and senior meteorologist rob marciano is live in st. petersburg with more on that part of the story. good morning to you, rob. >> reporter: hi, amy. as 0 we heard the sheriff of lee county told george there were hundreds of fatalities. we did contact the sheriff after that interview. he said those fatalities are unconfirmed and he can't say for sure yet. we reached out to the governor's office. he's saying there's no estimate on fatalities. there will be a preliminary report in the next few hours. we would like to highlight some of the heroism that occurred during the storm. neighbors helping neighbors. take a look.

catastrophic. >> are you guys okay? >> reporter: and devastating. hurricane ian ravaging southwest florida leaving behind submerged neighborhoods and millions left in the dark. >> two people requesting rescue, water over their heads. levels prompting desperate re i. vehicle.r reporting a sinking - unknown if he's breathing. caller disconnected. >> reporter: in fort myers beach this family bunkering down on the third floor of his home after water levels climbed the two floors below. >> we weren't prepared for quite this magnitude. we were hoping it would dodge us. it didn't dodge us. it got worth. >> reporter: mountains of debris from decimated homes collecting in the flood. >> there's a bed. i can see -- i mean, it's -- there's doors. >> reporter: this entire home ripped from its foundation. >> wow. >> reporter: just 16 miles southwest in bonita springs, a group of good samaritans rescuing an elderly man from a flooded vehicle carrying him to safety in the waist high waters. in naples kimberly walker telling abc news about the

moments water began to seep into her home. >> it got to be a lot more and a lot more and a lot more and it was just, it didn't matter what you did. the water started coming into my home reaching about midthigh. i knew i had to get out. >> reporter: walker and her dog forced to swim across the street to a neighbor's home. >> the center was probably about up to here and running really fast. i can wash my clothes, but i can't replace my dog or my life. >> reporter: in the midst of lost moments of hope, this australian cameraman putting down his camera to help. >> just helping some people through the water. that's our camera operator glenn ellis out there trying to help people wading away from their homes. >> reporter: everyone lending a hand where they could. this was a situation we hoped we wouldn't be in. evacuation orders were expanded quickly. some people didn't leave. some people didn't have time to leave. in some cases we had areas flood that weren't evacuation zones.

that's how powerful the water was. that 10, 12-foot surge may be gone, but the storm is not. we're looked into the carolinas with the next landfall headed for tomorrow. michael? >> all right, thank you so much for that, rob. ian is on the move. orlando getting slammed with a foot of rain in just 24 hours. janai norman is there live for us this morning. good morning, janai. >> reporter: hey, michael, this wind, this rain was ramping up as we went to bed last night. it con it continued all night and we're not expecting it to let up even as the sun starts to come up and this has created the flooding that local officials were concerned about. i checked with florida highway patrol. there are roads in parts of central florida blocked off and shut down because of all that flooding on the roadways. there are areas where there have been rescues from people whose

cars got stuck in the water or who needed help escaping their homes. the orlando is still under flash flood emergencies this morning. they got 16 inches of rain in 24 hours. that's a record. that makes this, as we've been saying, a 1,000-year flood event, the raining in the orlando area. there's a .01% of this happening in any year. while this is florida, this is a lot of rain for this area. as the day goes on we'll continue to see the impacts. george? >> thanks very much. to victor oquendo in fort myers. we know, victor, at least 2 million without power in the state. what is the latest on that? >> reporter: good morning, george. so much of southwest florida is waking up in the dark. nearly 2.5 million customers are without power right now and the area with the most outages, right here where we are in lee county with nearly 420,000 out and, remember, that number is for customers or households, not total people.

so the number of people without power right now, much higher than that. the good news is that there is a workforce of 19,000 from 30 different states ready to help restore power. the bad news, access to the hardest hit areas will be challenging. look at all the debris behind me. roads will have to be cleared. this is going to be a massive undertaking. amy? >> it certainly will. victor, thank you so much. the threat is growing now beyond florida. trevor ault is in jacksonville with more. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: amy, it's now nohe florida's turn to battle with ian. in jacksonville the wind and rain are picking up. to the south along the beaches, some communities are in trouble. atlantic, jacksonville beach, there are evacuations in place. some spots could get 15 to 20 inches of rain. we're going to talk about significant flooding in florida.

here in jacksonville they have bridges up and down the city. they have to close. we'll get sustained winds of 40 miles an hour. we have the st. john's river that flowed through the city. the winds could reverse that flow, it's so strong. michael? >> all right, thank you so much, trevor. >> we'll cover this all morning long and following a lot of other stories including the breaking news we're learning about vladimir putin's next move. also ahead how california is cracking down on catalytic converter thefts and the one step you can take to protect your car. first back to florida. >> reporter: ian continues to bring heavy rain to the northern part of the state. new flash flood emergencies out for daytona and new smyrna. you see the swirl. the next stop is the carolinas. charleston is under the bull's eye. we'll keep track of it. your local forecast just 30 seconds away.

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where a hurricane watch is up for charleston and rightfully so. by tomorrow afternoon you could end up to seeing three to five-foot-plus storm surge. michael, this is a storm that has now tied for top five strongest landfalls in u.s. history, and it's not over yet. >> that's not good news there, ginger. thank you. no surprise that the storm is crippling travel. thousands of flights already canceled as the domino effect disrupts transportation across the nation. transportation correspondent gio benitez is in tampa with the latest. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning to you. these airports are not re-opening until they make sure there's no damage and evacuated staff can get back safely. the numbers now, right now across the country about 2,000 flights have been canceled. more than 800 already tomorrow. these aren't just flights in florida. this is causing problems for flights nationwide because planes, they are out of place and airlines need to get them back here to get things moving again. jacksonville canceling all flights today.

the faa telling us major airports like in tampa, orlando and fort myers will re-open tomorrow around noon, but, again, that's only if there's no damage and once they re-open, it's going to be a slow start. we will likely see a ripple effect across the country over the weekend. >> no question about that. gio, thanks. we'll go overseas now for the latest on the war in ukraine and more apparent sabotage from russia on the critical nord stream pipeline. a fourth leak confirmed as vladimir putin closes in on his plan to illegally annex parts of ukraine. ian pannell is on the scene. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. it's the news that everybody was kind of expecting and every ukrainian was dreading. surprising, no. shocking, yes. in the next 24 hours vladimir putin is going to put a semi legal gloss on an attempt to grab four large chunks of ukrainian territory. this morning the kremlin announcing that vladimir putin will hold a signing ceremony

tomorrow to formally annex the areas of ukraine it's occupied. the move follows bogus referendums in four areas of ukraine where unsurprisingly an overwhelming majority of voters apparently supported annexation. president zelenskyy pushing back. [ speaking in non-english ] saying, "these brutal violations of the u.n. charter must be punished." the white house denouncing the elections. >> these referenda are illegitimate and frankly outrageous. we will never recognize these illegal and illegitimate attempts at annexation. >> reporter: the white house is expected to announce a new round of sanctions but in the meantime, unveiling another $1.1 billion in significant military aid to ukraine. also this morning, a fourth leak is being confirmed in the nord stream gas pipeline that runs under the baltic sea from russia to germany. earlier leaks were detected after underwater explosions. u.s. officials now saying there

was apparent sabotage amid an ongoing investigation. russia denying any involvement but the incident sending already high gas prices soaring increasing 14% in europe since the leaks emerged. inside russia the flight over the border continues this morning. thousands of men fleeing into neighboring countries to escape putin's military draft. the u.s. embassy in moscow now urging all american citizens in russia to leave the country immediately amid fears they could be conscripted into russia's troubled war in ukraine. well, we now have to see how the international community responds to putin's move. we know that the u.s. is going to impose sanctions, the eu already announced yet another package of sanctions. certainly in this new u.s. military aid package there are 18 himars, the mobile rocket systems that have made such a big difference on the battlefield. but for ukrainians, the military commanders here, this will not

make a bit of difference. they're going to pursue their war and try to liberate every single piece of ukrainian land. george? >> ian pannell, thanks. now to vice president kamala harris on a mission to south korea this morning just days after north korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea. foreign correspondent james longman in london with the story. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. north korea carried out another missile launch just hours before vice president kamala harris visited south korea and fired two short-range ballistic missiles towards south korea's eastern waters on wednesday evening. that was their second test in a week. now, kamala harris visited the demilitarized zone looking through binoculars from an observation deck. she spent time speaking to u.s. service members there. the visit was aimed at shoring up support for the south. kim jong-un's regime launched ballistic missiles 18 times and carried out more than 30 tests in total. there's also concern that north korea forged ahead with their nuclear program and lawmakers in seoul claim pyongyang has prepared an underground nuclear

test site and will launch their seventh nuclear test as early as next month. as is always the case with north korea, it's impossible to know anything for sure. george? >> that is for sure. james, thanks. amy? back here at home california is cracking down on catalytic converter theft. it's a major problem across the country and mona kosar abdi joins us now with more on what the new legislation means and how you can add an extra layer of safety for yourself. good morning to you, mona. >> reporter: amy, good morning. i'm here in monkey's mufflers and catalytics standing under a toyota prius, one of the most targeted vehicles when it comes to catalatic converter thefts. this is what these thieves are after. if you follow me to the front of the vehicle, in between the two front tires you will find the catalytic converter. i'm told thieves will slide under the vehicle, unbolt it from the car, slice it right out of the exhaust and they're gone in under two minutes and you're

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we're back now with grammy winning rapper coolio passing away unexpectedly at age 59. lots of big names in the music industry paying tribute to him overnight. our matt gutman is in l.a. with the latest. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. coolio found dead at a friend's house late yesterday. no foul play suspected. and you mention those tributes still pouring in and that's because his work from the '90s still so resonates today. "gangsta's paradise" streamed over a billion times. ♪ come along and ride on the fantastic voyage ♪ >> reporter: he's the hip-hop artist whose clever lyrics took us on a fantastic voyage. ♪ as i walk through the valley of the shadow of death ♪ ♪ i take a look at my life and

realize there's nothing left ♪ >> reporter: and showed us "gangsta's pair radise." ♪ been living most my life in the gangsta's paradise ♪ >> reporter: overnight abc news confirming coolio is dead at 59. police say he was visiting a friend wednesday afternoon at this los angeles home when he was found unconscious in the bathroom hours later. >> we don't show any indications anything associated with any criminal activity. right now we're still trying to gather all the information that we can about what occurred. ♪ get your women on the floor ♪ >> reporter: born artis leon ivey jr., the compton bred rapper known for his braids and persona quickly making a buzz on the scene with his hit "fantastic voyage." ♪ come along and ride on the fantastic voyage ♪

♪ i'm trying to find a place i can live my life ♪ ♪ place my kids can play outside without worrying about a drive-by ♪ >> reporter: writing and performing the theme song for the popular '90s kid series "kenan & kel." ♪ home boys and home girls ♪ >> reporter: it would be "gangsta's paradise" that would cement his place. ♪ money into power, minute after minute, hour after hour ♪ ♪ everybody's running, but look what's going on in the kitchen ♪ ♪ but i don't know what's tripping ♪ >> reporter: the song a remake of stevie wonder's "past time para paradise." that song appearing on michelle

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: good morning. we are checking in with jobina for a look at the roadways and how they are doing. jobina: good morning. beginning with the graphics because in burlingame we have a multi car crash before broadway causing a large slowdown. the speeds are 12 miles an hour and we have a two car crash in castro valley that has cleared on westbound 580. still a pretty large slowdown and then these -- and then the traffic is crawling on the westbound direction. drew: we are looking at temperatures right now and climbing into the 50's and low 60's so feeling comfortable. a live look at sutro tower where we are finding just a little bit of fog. the great -- the day is looking

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they wrote it for themselves. good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. a trail of destruction, across the state of florida. overnight, hurricane ian batters the state with 140-mile-an-hour winds, rain and life-threatening storm surge. ian now sweeping east. daytona beach in the bull's-eye. the powerful storm makes history. >> it's going to rank as one of the top five hurricanes to ever hit the florida peninsula. >> catastrophic storm surge wipes out entire towns and homes. >> that was my house. my house is gone. >> engulfing cars, trapping people. dozens rescued so far. many more still stranded. millions in the dark this morning. fema administer deanne criswell joins us with the latest on the disaster response right now, and

our team led by ginger spread out across the storm zone with the latest on the massive damage and where the storm is headed next. ♪ be wise ♪ shakira's bitter battle. ♪ and my hips don't lie ♪ >> the global superstar now ordered to stand trial in spain on tax fraud charges accused of failing to pay more than 14 million euros in taxes. this all while in the middle of a custody battle with her ex. ♪ we are family ♪ we're celebrating hispanic heritage month with family and food. ♪ we've only just begun ♪ >> our stephanie ramos and her brother cooking up something special in times square this morning. you won't want to miss it. ♪ it's all just a bunch of "hocus pocus." the sanderson sisters are putting a spell on us. bette midler, sarah jessica parker and kathy najimy sharing

all the details about the "hocus pocus" sequel 30 years in the making and they're saying -- >> all: good morning, america! ♪ good morning to those three, and good morning to america as well. so many people are excited about "hocus pocus 2." we cannot wait or wait until you hear from kathy najimy says fans are -- they said they're not going to believe the end of this film. hmm. good tease there. we want to get to the latest on hurricane ian. >> that's right. the monster storm made landfall as a devastating category 4 hurricane turning streets into rivers forcing people to wade in waters up to their chest this morning. ian is a tropical storm, but it's still packing winds topping 65 miles per hour. >> the threat is stretching beyond florida. north and south carolina, georgia, virginia under a state of emergency. we talk to the head of fema about the recovery plan in a moment. first team coverage across the storm zone. ginger zee starts us off.

>> reporter: this morning, coastal southwest florida decimated. ferocious hurricane ian shredding parts of the peninsula. >> oh! >> reporter: the category 4 storm making history as one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever make landfall in the sunshine state. >> the amount of water rising and will continue to rise today as the storm is passing is basically a 500-year flood event. >> reporter: ian slicing onto the coast wednesday afternoon on the barrier islands near fort myers. we were right there. overnight more than 2 million customers throughout the state losing power. >> that's my grandparents' house. >> reporter: in fort myers beach, many waking up to find they've lost almost everything. >> we're accessing the bridges. we're seeing what's compromised and what's not and this will be a life-changing event for the men and women responding. >> that was my house. my house is gone. >> reporter: this neighborhood turning into an extension of the gulf. w.i.n.k. tv in fort myers forced

off the air after water submerged their newsroom. water seeping into the first floor of this hospital in port charlotte, and in tampa, powerful winds sending this tree into a home. the hurricane also one of the top ten to make landfall in the u.s. roaring ashore near cayo costa carrying 150-mile-per-hour winds. about an hour later making landfall a second time onto florida's mainland south of punta gorda. as the winds shifted, we were right there in ian's eye wall. the storm surge showing its power. well, the storm surge is flexing. we're about an hour into being in this eye wall. the storm is moving north of us but we see the winds and that little house we were talking about all day has gone. succumbed to the storm surge, now the blue roof is all that's left floating in the water toward the building. up in the air hurricane hunters flying inside ian to gather more critical data shaken by the extreme turbulence.

>> there goes the bed. holy cow. >> reporter: one of them describing it as the roughest flight of his entire career. ian isn't done yet. as southwest florida picks up the pieces, the danger is far from over. that storm heading north. i'm coming to you now on the phone because our service has been so intermittent it is nearly impossible to broadcast, let alone to get phone calls out. i can't imagine the folks who are in need of help right now. you can't get anywhere. the roads are covered with giant trees. you may be seeing the drone video that we were able to get through earlier just as the sun came up. often when you have 120 to 140-mile-per-hour winds like this it can look like a tornado. because we had those for hours on end. being inside an eye wall, when i was in michael for example, we were in there for 45 minutes. this time it was six hours. so the damage that you're seeing and the destruction and that push of surge which i estimate we had at least 12 feet right

here where i am, that took out so many structures. vehicles are gone. parts of our crew's vehicles are gone. we can't get out of here because the roads have either been washed out or they're covered in this really slick silt and huge trees in the way. one other note, the causeway that goes to sanibel where we know that they took a brunt of the storm, there are parts of it impassable at this moment. so, again, my heart and concern is with anyone who might have stayed, with anyone who needs rescue right now. and, george, this is just the beginning of a long day in southwest florida assessing and getting to people and hopefully saving some lives. >> boy, that is very clear. ginger, thanks very much. we have a clarification from an earlier interview with sheriff carmine marceno. he told us there were hundreds of fatalities. we checked back and he said he can't confirm any casualty numbers right now. he said it was a horrific storm and they'll get an assessment of the damage as soon as they can and that people are still

trapped. amy? >> well, let's go back to the storm zone and rob marciano has the latest from st. petersburg. good morning to you, rob. >> reporter: hi, amy. now that the storm is weaker, where it came through the worst, rescues are happening more safely, but during the storm when first responders may not have been able to get out there was neighbors helping neighbors trying to help people who needed it. we had water and evacuation in zones that weren't evacuated because the forecast track changed and record-breaking storm surge in fort myers, in lee county and naples, throughout lee county and punta gorda, very high water and it was just dramatic scenes of people actually swimming to safety in some cases, moving to higher floors in their apartments and homes and doing what they had to do to survive. a scene that we didn't think we'd see since hurricane katrina but had such a frustrating track that some people were caught on their heels. let's go through where it is right now and where it's going. now a tropical storm but it is pounding the central and eastern

part of the state. we have got flood emergencies, flash flood emergencies ongoing north and east of orlando there. we've had over ten inches of rain falling. you can see it is still spiraling in. hurricane warnings remain up for a good chunk of the florida peninsula and hurricane watch from jacksonville, savannah, charleston because that's where it's going next and as we mentioned a few minutes ago there's still very warm water there and it could at the very least hold together if not strengthen potentially back to category 1 hurricane status and into charleston, two to five plus feet of water. that floods most of the city. jacksonville throughout the morning will get a significant storm surge as well. that's the latest on where ian is headed to. we're not done with this yet, michael. >> that just makes you shake your head in disbelief, rob. overnight orlando getting so much rain it was a 1,000-year flood event for the city and janai norman is there live now. good morning, janai. >> reporter: michael, good morning.

that wind, that rain has continued in the last hour. we felt some pretty strong gusts and watched as the awning on our hotel continued to blow, eventually blowing off and we walked down to check out the lake down there i was telling you about an hour ago. that absolutely is a lake, from all of the rain it has come out of its banks and spilled onto the roadway on to orange. there is still a flash flood emergency in parts of central florida including here in orlando as rob was just telling us. this area, the orlando area got more than 16 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. that is a record. that is as michael said a 1,000-year flood event, less than a 0.1% chance of it happening in any given year and it will be a long day as the rain continues coming down. amy? >> it certainly is, janai. we know that the storm is crippling travel. thousands of flights have already been canceled as the domino effect disrupts transportation across the country now. transportation correspondent gio benitez is in tampa with the latest on that part of the story. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, amy, good morning, again. it's going to be a slow start once these airports start reopening and that's not happening until at least tomorrow. let's take a look at those

numbers again because about 2,00 flights have been canceled today across america. more than 800 already tomorrow and this is happening across the country because planes are out of place. jacksonville canceling all flights for today. the faa telling us major airports like right here in tampa, orlando and fort myers will re-open tomorrow around noon but, again, that's only if there's no damage. and no matter where you are, if you are flying in the next few days, check your ticket, check your flights because there's a good chance you may not have a plane, guys. >> okay, gio. thank you very much. coming up on our "gma morning menu," what the head of fema is saying about the devastation of the hurricane and how long the recovery will take. also ahead, the latest for shakira and what's next in her tax evasion trial. plus, the sanderson sisters are back. "hocus pocus 2" stars bette midler, sarah jessica parker and kathy najimy tell us about going back to salem after nearly 30 years. and, lara, what's going on

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welcome back to "gma" and let's get right to the latest on hurricane ian. joining us now f welcome back to "gma" and let's get right to the latest on hurricne ian. joining us now from fema headquarters in washington is fema administrator deanne criswell. thank you so much for joining us. we know it's a busy and stressful time for you. can you give us a current update on where things stand? >> yeah, good morning, michael. what i'm hearing through the night is that this has been just a catastrophic storm and it's left significant damage in its path and we know that there are hundreds of thousands of people that have been impacted by this and my heart really goes out to all of them right now. today our priority is saving lives. we know again that there's been a number of people that have been impacted that might be trapped. we're hearing reports of people that have been calling 911 through the night. our teams were supporting the state through the night to prioritize the areas and our

search and rescue teams have been out since 4:00 this morning. teams that we had put in place well in advance of the storm to make sure they could get in there as soon as it was safe to go start saving lives. we're still very focused on what's happening on the east and have resources ready as the storm continues to move across florida. >> yeah, the storm is still going and where are you seeing the worst of the storm and what are the biggest needs right now? >> from what i'm hearing right now is the most significant impacts have been happening in lee county. they're without power. they're without water. they're going to do immediate assessments today is my understanding to determine the extent and what we might have to there is but hearing impacts nt- across that western coast of florida and so that's why we'll have teams out today making sure that we're saving lives, again, our biggest priority and i just want to tell people that water

is dangerous, even though the storm has passed, the water that's there is still dangerous. there's debris, there's chemicals, there could be downed power lines. people need to be careful. they need to stay vigilant. >> that is a very important message there. we heard you say earlier fema is involved in the search and rescues. >> what we put in place, michael, is a really robust set of resources that is surprised of the coast guard, the department of defense, the department of interior as well as our fema urban search and rescue teams and this is just to complement the really incredible capability that the state of florida already has, so we are able to do rescues by land, by air and by sea. and so we have the right resources that can get into these areas and we know there will be areas hard to access but these are the best of the best that are out there. they've done this before, unfortunately, so know what to do and we're using information

we've been getting through the night to help prioritize the areas that we need to go to first. >> ms. criswell, thank you so much for your time. >> thank you, michael. let's go to rob. >> reporter: hey, michael, unfortunately, everything about this storm came true as far as the strength of the winds. let's highlight -- pretty widespread. let's highlight some of the numbers to show you exactly what we did for wind gusts across southwest florida. cape coral, 140. punta gorda, 135. this area can't catch a break getting slammed with cat 4s a number of times. naples, 112. you had irma and fort myers got it too. the latest, tropical storm force winds, all in yellow, it shrunk a little from 200 miles but still big and then another hour or two it's going to be stretching into much of the carolinas and then getting into south carolina with potentially hurricane-force winds. landfall right around charleston. that is vulnerable. tomorrow afternoon a landfall there with maybe 60, 70-mile-an-hour winds and, of

course, the storm surge dealing with that as we go through the drew: i am abc 7 meteorologist drew tuma with your accuweather forecast, a lot of sunshine today into warmer afternoon, temperatures slightly above average. a lot of 70's around the bay shoreline, mid and upper 80's away from the coast and warmest inland. overnight, patchy fog with the marine layer, pretty disorganized with temperatures falling to the 50's. accuweather 7 day forecast, warming up to the end of the week then cooling off over the weekend. this weekend, expect t we will switch gears to a we will switch gears to a story about shakira, the global superstar ordered to stand trial in spain on tax fraud charges. she's accused of failing to pay millions. maggie rulli has the story. good morning, maggie. >> reporter: hey, george. good morning. yeah, shakira joins a growing list of celebrities the spanish government is accusing of tax evasion including cristiano

ronaldo. the spanish government says shakira owes millions in back taxes but the singer is saying she's determined to fight to clear her name. ♪ my hips don't lie ♪ >> reporter: a musical milestone for international singing sensation, shakira. ♪ oh, baby ♪ >> reporter: celebrating 1 billion spotify streams of her 2005 hit "hips don't lie" in an instagram post earlier this week. this career highlight coming at a moment the singer described to "elle" magazine as probably one of the most difficult, darkest hours of my life. the 45-year-old star now ordered to stand trial in barcelona for six counts of alleged tax fraud. spanish prosecutors accusing her of failing to pay 14.5 million euros in taxes on income earned between 2012 and 2014. >> the general rule in spain is, you know, for each year, if you reside, if you're domiciled in spain you owe taxes and

domiciled is defined for the most part as being there for more than half the year. you're supposed to keep a diary or a calendar of where you are on every day. >> reporter: a rep for shakira stated she primarily lived in the bahamas during the years in question, not spain. rejecting a possible plea deal last month saying, she has always cooperated and abided by the law demonstrating impeccable conduct as an individual and a taxpayer. shakira in that "elle" magazine interview adding, i've paid everything they claimed i owed. i'm confident i have enough proof to support my case and that justice will prevail in my favor. >> she just needs to prove she wasn't there and the spanish tax authority will try to rebut that. ♪ >> reporter: now, no date has been set yet in the trial over her alleged tax fraud case, but in addition to this legal battle, shakira's also facing a custody battle with her ex over

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>> moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7news. >> let's check in with jobina with a look at traffic. >> thank you so much. we are going to start at the peninsula and look at slow traffic. this is due to san mateo 101 expressway project. we are averaging speeds at 12 to 24 miles per hour. we have a crush on howard street . speeds there are nine miles per hour. everyone in the san mateo bridge traveling in the westbound direction. >> thank you. a look a

kevin: i've fought wildfires for twenty years. here's the reality we face every day. this is a crisis. we need more firefighters, more equipment, better forest management to prevent wildfires and reduce toxic smoke. and we need to reduce the tailpipe emissions that are driving changes to our climate. that's why cal fire firefighters, the american lung association, and the california democratic party support prop 30. prevent fires. cut emissions. and cleaner air. yes on 30.

>> good morning. a coming up will chat with jimmy snitch. 9:00 abc 7. drew: we will see you very shortly ryan. we are taking a live look outside from our camera. what a great picture we have. we are fog free from this vantage point. warmers are -- temperatures are warming. we will find a 70's along the

bayshore line. >> >> we will have another news update coming up in 30 minutes. ♪ ♪ welcome back to "gma" and you know what, it's a very special morning here, not only because we have one hall of famer here, right, michael, yes but we don't just have one, we have two. lara, you're officially a hall of famer now. you were inducted into the nassau county high school hall of fame. >> watch out, michael. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> moving on over. >> strong island, baby. that was a really nice night. it was really -- i'm quite

honored. i also have a job to do so i'll get to it. we'll begin with eddie murphy heading back to beverly hill. this time he's bringing kevin bacon along for the ride. the "beverly hills cop" franchise back with a fourth installment in production now. murphy's axel foley returning once again, this time investigating possible corruption in the police force and has his daughter with him this time, her ex-boyfriend for unknown reasons and bacon, not clear on what his role is yet but he will join joseph gordon-levitt and four of the originals. judge reinhold is back, paul reiser, john ashton, so funny and bronson pinchot. i love him. "beverly hills cop," "alex foley" is the name of it. it's in production right now. >> wow. also in "pop," "sex and the city" fans clamoring for season 2 of "and just like that" and have another reason to be. sarah jessica parker just confirming john corbett will be back this time as carrie bradshaw's on again, off again,

on again, who knows, her flame, aidan shaw. according to "deadline" corbett is set for a substantial multi-episode arc in the reboot. their relationship has divided "sex and the city" fans for decades. the debate continues. aidan supporters say he's the one that got away. i happen to be in that camp. "and just like that" currently in production right here in new york city. people seem to be finally getting my number one rule. i brake for yard sales. it has served me very well with fabulous finds over the years. now a young man in maine has done it. 24-year-old will saderi stopped by a tag sale in portland, maine. he spotted this. i mean, doesn't look like much. $75. that's a lot for a yard sale. he thought it was cool, though. he likes stuff like this. old manuscripts. >> yeah. >> well, get ready.

he has a very good eye. the old page is a piece of medieval history, part of the missile from a cathedral in france dating back 700 years. will has no plans to sell the page from the history book, so to speak. he says he values its meaning and beauty and doesn't want to give up the story of how he found it. if he does change his mind, his $75 investment has been valued upwards of $10,000. >> wow. >> that's why -- say it with me. >> you brake for yard sales. thank you, lara. we turn to the "hocus pocus" sequel that premieres tomorrow. deb roberts sat down with the sanderson sisters, bette midler, sarah jessica parker and kathy najimy. good morning, deb. >> good morning, george. what a treat to sit down with a bewitching trio of women who have come to define halloween for a generation of kids and theirarents. ilm comi oy didn't expect the old one to be such a hit, but now with the new one coming out three decades later

those unforgettable sanderson witches are back, ready to stir up more mischief for a new crowd of kids. >> lock up your children. salem, we're back. >> reporter: it's official. the witches are back. ♪ 'cause the witches are back ♪ >> when you popped in the teeth, did it feel like -- >> she's wearing them now. >> i've popped in those teeth over the years many, many times. >> it's been almost 30 years since the original. >> imagine. >> can you believe that? >> what was that first day like? >> don't we look good 30 years later? >> i put a spell on you. >> reporter: in the 29 years since they cast their spell on us all -- ♪ now you're mine ♪ >> reporter: -- "hocus pocus" has delighted children and their parents. oh, come on. just a bunch of "hocus pocus." >> reporter: the hollywood staple following the sisters as the magical trio ran amok in salem. ♪ >> when it migrated to

television and they played it at halloween week or played it the night of halloween and then they played it the week of halloween, then they played it for two weeks before and three and suddenly it was a full month. >> it's been 30 years. so generationally what's happened this generation has grown up and handed it off to e thi inis souisth t ences cred. >> did any of you hesitate to think this would be a good idea to do it again? >>i never did because i had such a blast the first time. >> when it finally became real, to my knowledge we all said yes immediately. >> i do have to say that -- >> kathy. >> what's your name again? 30 years has -- 30 years have passed. >> oh, my gosh. >> she's the keeper of the flame. for years people have been in touch with her giving her, telling her you have to do another one. she really knows the fans. >> there was a lot of them. they're lovely, slightly scary but lovely people.

>> reporter: in the long-awaited sequel, the sanderson sisters played by bette midler, sarah jessica parker and kathy najimy conjure all the charm and magic of the original fan favorite with a modern twist. >> we must fly. >> one of the things i noticed right away, this film looks more diverse than the one before. was that something that was important to you this time around? >> yeah. >> it was important. i think it was important to everybody. the audience that has grown up with this film is everybody. so, of course, to everyone's interest and everyone's best interest to include everybody -- to include everybody in it. >> which one do you like the best? >> reporter: the bond with the sanderson sisters is so clear but there seems to be a clear bond with the three of you formed over years with this. >> we have known each other for 40 years.

>> 50 years. >> for 60 years. >> we've been friends for 78 years. [ laughter ] >> who's counting? okay, 300. >> growing up i was a fan of bette midler and saw her so many times she didn't see me. >> i saw bette on stage at 13. i loved bette so much and had the same voice teacher and i would go after bette. marge would do -- ♪ la ti do ♪ i would sit out in the lobby waiting and bette would leave then marge would let me do whatever vocal exercises bette did. >> you never told me that. >> the film nods to the fact that fans are obsessed with their costumes and what they wear. what is that like seeing that kids continue to don these costumes every halloween? >> even last night at the premiere -- >> i couldn't believe last night. >> hundreds. >> and the effort. >> they looked great. don't they? >> i don't think it's possible for anybody to have as much fun on set as you three seem to. am i right?

>> yes. >> yeah. >> we haven't seen every movie we ever made but we sure did have a lot of fun. >> reporter: they could not stop laughing. fans are counting down the hours until the next chapter of "hocus pocus" hits disney+ tomorrow. when the trailer dropped more than 40 million people watched in the first 24 hours and for the die-hards there is even a recreation of the sanderson cottage in salem, massachusetts, offered as an airbnb so you can make your reservations right away. so much fun, guys. >> starts streaming tomorrow on disney+. we are celebrating hispanic heritage month. coming up, with stephanie ramos and her brother pierre, they'll

♪ ♪ back now as we celebrate hispanic heritage month this morning kicking off a series that's all about food and family, comida de familia, and we've invited some of our latino colleagues and members of their family to show us their favorite dishes. for the first time cooking on tv actually, the chef, stephanie ramos. >> hello. yes, this is fun. this is different. the music makes you want to dance and smells so good in here but i have to tell you my family and i love to cook together. my mom, she is the master in the kitchen. my brother likes to get into the

mix as well. here's a little clip. >> hey. my people. >> we're here. >> reporter: nothing says family like food. >> what are we cooking? [ speaking non-english ] >> same thing. let's start. >> fritos are fried sweet plantains and who better to help me make some than my mom and brother. >> typical latin food that is used every day in latin home. >> for me it's a comfort food. >> my kids know this and whenever my kids ask for that, it makes me feel so good because they have a little bit of that connection. >> how is that? more, right? >> once the oil starts to sizzle, i do it. >> reporter: as usual mom decides to take over. delicious. >> so good.

>> i love how mom said delicious before you even said a word because she knows her food is good. we'll bring you brother pierre out. [ pl ] >> good morning. >> good morning. >> i know you're the oldest of five. >> yes. >> well, i was kind of like the second mom too because there's a big age gap but i would baby-sit a lot. i would try to emulate some of my mom's dishes as well. she's such an amazing cook so when she would step away, i would say, you know what, let's try a little bit of this. it wouldn't work out back then but -- >> it didn't work out as it does now. >> exactly. i want to show you this

traditional dominican dish called mangu de dos golpes or mangu de tres golpes. >> so two or three. >> bam, you got it. >> yes. we're doing two, but you have an option to do three. we'll start with the plantains. green plantains right there. grab one of those, you peel it, chop it in half. let it boil in salt water for about 15 minutes, once it's nice and soft you can go ahead and jump in there and mash that. >> so now there's sauce. i got to mash it. >> right, right, so once it's nice and soft, you're matching it you can add butter, a little salt, pepper if you'd like and some olive oil as well. that's the main dish of -- this is the mangu, green plantains in spanish -- [ speaking non-english ] and the golpes, we got the fried cheese and the -- [ speaking non-english ] it is spanish salami and adorn it with this. >> is this dish special to your family? >> yes, it is. >> why is that. >> very special. it's a connection to our heritage. we've grown up eating this all of our lives and you can have that for breakfast, lunch or dinner. it's versatile. >> we'll have it for breakfast. i can tell you that. >> very straightforward. >> pierre, we move to the next step. t onions, y'll want to r a ttld

>> a little bit, there we go. >> for onions, let it simmer for a little bit. let it get translucent, once that's done, set them aside. >> we don't have five to ten minutes. >> we don't, what? >> you say you finish it off with cheese. >> yes. >> and what else? >> it's very -- >> yes, exactly so we call it -- [ speaking non-english ] and it's very particular cheese. >> what do you call it? [ speaking non-english ] >> there's a "t" at the end but you're almost there. >> okay. i won't try it again. [ speaking non-english ] you got it. you got it. so you want to put a little bit of oil in the pan. there's a little bit in there. put a little more and grab the

cheese, again, you want to look at the package. make sure it's frying cheese. >> frying cheese. >> there's also white cheese and that you can't fry. it won't come out the same. >> leave it in there for a few minutes until it turns nice and golden and crispy and that goes for the -- [ speaking non-english ] as well. >> put some in there. you know, a few minutes, turn it over. those will be nice and ready. >> i'm curious, growing up. >> yes. >> your sister would make this dish for you growing up. how was it back then. >> she would attempt to make this. >> all right. >> you know, practice makes perfect but it was a struggle. >> strong fail. >> yeah, strong fail. i was trying to be nice. >> you said, well, she tried. you got that -- >> older sister command, you know. >> i say right now. >> we worked it out. >> we got it done. this is a finished dish. >> exactly. you can see with the onions, you can garnish the mangu with onions on top or mix it in so as you're mashing the green plantains in the first step and mix it in, give it a little different flavor and there are

yellow plantains so you can make basically two different types of mangu. >> may not taste it good when growing up but you perfected it now and everybody at home, you can scan the qr code on screen or go to goodmorningamerica.com to get this recipe and tomorrow, cecilia, you got to be here with the person she calls her work husband. now we'll go to rob. hey, rob. >> reporter: hey, michael. that looks delicious for sure. all right. let's give you a little bit of hurricane history to start off this weather segment. how many cat 4s and 5s have hit florida? most hit south florida. look at the map and a lot you know in southwest florida. charley being one of them. labor day, andrew, category 5 and michael actually came on shore as a category 4 and reassessed it and turned it into a category 5. who knows they may do the same with ian. here's what's left of ian in its forecast track back into the ocean today and back into the u.s. on friday. tomorrow afternoon, landfall somewhere from savannah to myrtle beach, charleston right in the bull's-eye. not just storm surge from jacksonville to charleston over the next 24 hours but rainfall will be significant, northeast of orlando getting it hard right now and then in through the carolinas, flooding possible.

that's a check on what is happening with hurricane ian. time for a look at your local drew: i am abc 7 meteorologist drew tuma with your accuweather forecast, a nice day. it is bright, warmer compared to yesterday. 70's and 80's and most of our cities. by the weekend, we cool coming up, broadway takes overtimes square with a special performance by the cast of "1776." ♪

we are back now with broadway on "gma." the new production of "1776" is officially opening at the roundabout theatre company's american airlines theater next thursday and touring nationally next year. it's a revolutionary take on the tony award winning musical and now the cast of "1776" performing "sit down john." i've come to the conclusion

that one useless man is called a disgrace. that, two are called a law firm and that three or more become a congress and this congress won't grant any of my proposals on independence. good god. what in the world are you waiting for? ♪ sit down, john sit down, john ♪ ♪ for god's sake, john, sit down ♪ ♪ sit down, john, sit down, john ♪ ♪ for god's sake, john, sit down ♪ ♪ someone oughta open up a window ♪ ♪ it's 90 degrees, have mercy, john, please ♪

♪ it's hot as hell in philadelphia ♪ someone oughta open up a window ♪ ♪ i say vote yes, vote yes, vote for independency ♪ ♪ someone oughta open up a window ♪ ♪ i say vote yes ♪ ♪ sit down, john, vote for independency ♪ ♪ someone oughta open up a window ♪ ♪ no, no, no, too many flies, too many flies ♪ ♪ but it's hot as hell in philadelphia ♪ ♪ are you going to open up a window ♪ ♪ no, no ♪ ♪ can't we compromise here vote yes ♪ ♪ sit down, sit down ♪ ♪ no, too many flies here, vote yes ♪ ♪ oh, for god's sake, john, sit down ♪ ♪ good god, consider yourselves fortunate that you have john adams to abuse ♪ ♪ for no sane man would tolerate it ♪ ♪ john, you're a bore, we've heard this before ♪

♪ now, for god's sake, john, sit down ♪ ♪ i say vote yes no ♪ ♪ vote yes no ♪ ♪ vote for independency ♪ ♪ someone oughta open up a window ♪ ♪ i say vote yes ♪ ♪ sit down, john ♪ ♪ vote for independency ♪ ♪ will someone shut that man up ♪ ♪ will someone shut that man up for god's sake, john, sit down ♪ [ cheers and applause ] kevin: i've fought wildfires for twenty years. here's the reality we face every day.

this is a crisis. we need more firefighters, more equipment, better forest management to prevent wildfires and reduce toxic smoke. and we need to reduce the tailpipe emissions that are driving changes to our climate. that's why cal fire firefighters, the american lung association, and the california democratic party support prop 30. prevent fires. cut emissions. and cleaner air. yes on 30. ♪ ♪ wow, we're crunching tons of polygons here! what's going on? where's regina? hi, i'm ladonna. i invest in invesco qqq, a fund that gives me access to the nasdaq-100 innovations, like real time cgi. okay... yeah... oh. don't worry i got it! become an agent of innovation with invesco qqq

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. julian: good morning. i'm julian glover from abc 7 mornings. this get you a check of traffic with jobina. jobina: we are following a crash right now that is going to be on southbound 101 before will erode. speeds are around seven miles-per-hour. i want to hop over to san francisco where another crash is slowing you down on howard street. expect delays. drew: looking at santa cruz, a bit of a foggy view from this vantage point, but a lot of sunshine they'd are today. here is how the day shape up, brighter skies, 60's and 70's by noon, and then by 4:00 p.m., a warmer afternoon. 70's and 80's away from the

coast. julian: live with kelly and ryan next. we are back at 11:00 for midday live. the news is always on >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the trauma "east new york," jimmy smits. and the host of host of "dancing with the stars," alfonso ribeiro. plus, fewer comments and questions direct from the inbox. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] >> ryan: good morning, deja vu! >> kelly: good morning, deja! hey, hey! >> ryan: regarding the furniture. >> kelly: furniture. >> ryan: someone broke into here or the radio show and said

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