good morning, i'm jose diaz-balart. happening now, emergency crews are working around the clock to rescue survivors and reunite desperate families after hurricane ian destroyed entire communities in florida. >> this is my mother's house. this is my whole life. my mom was supposed to retire here and spend the rest of her life and be happy. now we have nothing. >> the death toll from hurricane ian climbing to at least 100. we'll bring you a live report from the ground. meanwhile in washington, the highest court is hearing arguments on a major case that could shape the future of voting rights. and dreamers across the

country are waiting for a court decision that could change their lives and put them at risk of deportation. there are fears an appeals court could rule daca illegal. also this hour, we'll get the latest from cain ukraine, where forces have broken through from the south pushing russians. moscow claims it has annexed. a new report details systemic abuse within the women's national soccer league. we begin with our top story this morning. in florida where right now it is a race against time. for first responders to rescue people in hard-hit communities in the wake of hurricane ian, six days after this monster storm decimated the gulf coast. and while some have lost everything they own, others are expressing gratitude for their

safety. my colleague kerry sanders spoke to a woman who is relieved to find her father alive in the wake of the devastation. >> there's no words. the destruction is mind bog thing, but just know that our loved ones are okay, that's most important thing. >> florida governor ron desantis officially said that they have conducted over 1,900 rescues so far in what is just the beginning of a long, challenging road to recovery. this is the death toll has gone to at least 100 people so far. joining us now with the latest is nbc correspondents dasha burns and jesse kirk. you spent time with officials tasked with conducting these missions. what did you learn? >> reporter: jose, all morning here we have been hearing sirens, helicopters, watching first responders streaming into the fort mers beach area that

was hardst hit where they are still looking for missing people, looking for any signs of life. every morning we have been coming to you in front of a different pile of rubble and i'll tell you these scenes like this are just endless here. the scope and the scale of the search and rescue and recovery effort is just overwhelming. let me give you a cup numbers just to paint the picture there's a total of 17 task forces out right now. 104 boat squads, more than 60 canines in the field, 1,200 personnel so far and counting. and there's the damage that you see, jose, and there's the damage that ewe don't. all of it is critical. we went out with the army corp. of engineers. we went out on their survey boat to take a lock at the work they are doing to make sure that things under the water are safe for those rescue boats. those boats bringing critical

suppies to some of the cut off islands. so what they are doing, this is some of the critical work people don't often see. they are trying to clear the channels of sunken boats, of anything that might be in that pathway, making sure they can create clear pathways for the first responders who are coming in to get there safety and get people out safely and eventually to get the economic parts of these ports back online. the shipping containers, those other kinds of vessels that are so critical here. there's so much work that needs to be done both seen and unseen. >> who thought of the issue of clearing the waterways because so many things sank, clearly. jesse, you witnessed a lot of the damage firsthand. what did you see? >> reporter: jose, i think one of the things that we all keep talking about are the scenes that we're showing you. you see a lot of aeroyals and

the images. i want to give you an idea of how big the destruction is. this is a boat. you can see it was tossed on its side and over there a pedestrian warning sign just leaning up against it. so much rubble just about in every direction we look. we had rare access yesterday on sanibel island itself. we took a boat along the causeway, which we know we have seen has been wiped out. we could see in the water that there was water going through where a road should have been. that was just the beginning. when we got on the island, we were limited in where we could go. police were keeping us close to shore. but what stood out to me is what it took to get infrastructure, equipment and supplies on the island. we have seen helicopters carrying vehicles over to these areas from the mainland. we also had a firsthand look as equipment was being brought over on a small barge. once they got it to land, they had to build a ramp and figure

out to get it up on to land. and this was probably i want to say the better part of a 15 or 20-minute ordeal to be able to get this equipment on to land. that was just for one small vehicle with one small tow load on one small barge that came from the mainland. if you think about how many people live in these communities, they are not massive islands, but they are certainly communities. the amount of infrastructure needed to be brought over and how slow that process can be right now, you can imagine how challenging rebuilding efforts are going to be here, jose. >> and how massive those efforts are are. it's really incredible. dasha, you spent some time with the pediatric nurse at a hospital who is pregnant with twins. who did you learn from her? >> reporter: in those numbers i talked about earlier and in the press conferences we have been listening to, there are so many heroes sorks many stories that you won't hear. you want to bring you just one of them.

we met a nurse. she's a pediatric icu nurse. the day before the hurricane hit, he said good-bye to her 1 1/2-year-old daughter and her husband. she's 32 weeks pregnant with twins. she went to the hospital and for four straight days, she lived there. she slept in a storage closet. she took care of other people's children all the while not knowing iffer her own child was all right, trying to take care of herself so she could keep her unborn children safe. you want you to take a listen to just a little bit of our conversation. >> so yes, packed the car, hugged my sweet bby, who is only a year and a half who i have never been away from before. >> for more than? >> ever. >> i have never been away from her overnight. i kissed her good-bye and kissed my husband good-bye and drove to the hospital. >> reporter: for about 24 hours, she couldn't make contact with

her family. she didn't know if they were alive. she didn't know whether or not they were safe. you can imagine what a mom goes through while also carrying children and taking care of other children, it's just remarkable. theeds stories are endless here. there are so many heros and so many people going through unbelievable circumstances. >> inteed. dasha burns, thank you both very much for pg with us. joining us now is the chief resilience officer. he previously served as fema administrator and has a long track record of service in the state florida. craig, i was struck back to the last time you and i spoke. it was during the part of the most intense part of the hurricane. now so many days later, how would you assess the status of rescue and recovery efforts right now? >> i think we call the primary surge, they have goten to the

injured. they are still looking for the missing. they are going to go, and this is they go building by building making sure they can account for everybody. matching up against people that still haven't made contact. that's why important as communications are important, let your family know you're okay. it's because of lack of communications people couldn't get through. >> just the massive amount of work that needs to be carried out. and is being carried out. what is the most essential things right now that rescue folks and others can be doing and focusing on? >> i think the rescue teams are focused on what they need to do. that is accounting for everybody and making sure nobody is left behind. the other thing now is getting the infrastructure up. getting power back up. they can get water systems back up. making repairs to roads. you have pointed out they are looking at temporary bridging

solutions to drive on to those islands. all this stuff is in motion. this is still a very dynamic situation. we still have in other parts of the state of florida, rivers are still rising from the heavy rain they got from the storm. >> what are the lessons that first responders and others should take from this crisis that's still unfolding right now? >> we have learned a lot of the stuff, unfortunately, from previous disasters. the thing we continue to reenforce is we never get time back. we have to go as fast as we can. that's why fema was moving, the state was moving teams try ing to get in where the storm was going to make impact without being in the way of the storm. and then moving quickly into the area. so it's a lesson we learned going back to the days in

florida. you don't get time back. so before the storm made landfall, a lot of resources were moved sboolt state or getting rady to move in the state. fema was in the state. but it doesn't take away the fact you have this much devastation and you have all these challenges responding, it still takes time to get in these areas. it's not for lack of effort or predeploying the teams. >> craig fugate, thank you for your time, it's good seeing you. if you'd like to help those struggling to recover after this horrendous tragedy, you can visit redcross.org or call 800-red-cross. or text "redcross" to 90999. for viewers who speak spanish. [ speaking in spanish ]

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16 past the hour. the u.s. supreme court is hearing oral arguments against a case that could have profound implications for voting rights in our country. the justices are looking at whether states like alabama, which has a large minority

population, must take race into account when it comes to drawing congressional district boundaries. nbc news washington correspondent yamiche joins us live. what's at stake here? >> reporter: good morning. it's a big day here at the supreme court. they are going to be oral arguments, which are underway ragt now, for a landmark case dealing with voting rights and gerrymandering. i talked to the plaintiffs, defendant and others on this case. take a listen. >> for generations, alabama has been home to seminal civil rights battles. activists say there's a new front line for equality. restricting. >> we would ask that federal courts would intervene and require them to look at the population, look at the voting history of our state and to produce maps that actually give black alabamians a chance to elect candidates of their choice

in a way that actually represents their population in the state. >> reporter: evan mil began is talking about the marquee u.s. supreme court case baring his name. it centers on voting rights. currently only one of the states seven congressional districts is majority black, that's 14%. alabama's population is 2% black. he and other plaintiffs say the newly drawn congressional map dilutes the voting power of black residents. they are demanding the state create a second majority black district by breaking it up. >> we had to fight for freedom. we had to fight for the right to vote. now we're fighting for redistricting. >> democracy is under attack. the country as we know it, we will not be able to recognize or even spell democracy in this country. >> reporter: the defendant didn't draw the new congress mall maps, but he says he's

confident the state will be able to successfully defend them. >> what's your response to civil rights activists and voter who is say that the current congressional lines are diluting african-american voting power in this state? >> they are not pleased with that, then they need to change the constituency of the alabama legislature or the congressional delegation. people in our state have the opportunity to choose where they live. they can locate or relocate wherever they want to. >> that's absurd. that's offensive. that tells you how big the problem is. >> reporter: former attorney general eric holder has focused much of his attention on fighting gerrymandering. through a new group, the national democratic redistricting committee, he's helped file lawsuits throughout the count truss over past few years, including this case in alabama. >> it's a microcomp of a larger problem. gerrymandering negatively had impacts the nation as a whole, but disproportionally negatively impacts people of color. this is fundamentally a question

of fairness. >> reporter: now both sides will make their oral arguments before the supreme court. oral arguments, as i said, are underway. evan mill michigan comes from a family of ancestors. but alabama officials are confident they can win this case as they go before a conservative maejty supreme court. >> yamiche alcindor in washington, thank you so much. testimony resumes today in the seditious conspiracy trial of the oath keepers founders and four other members of the group. rhodes and the other defendants are accused of plotting to oppose the peaceful transfer of power and stockpiling guns in quick reaction forces just outside washington, d.c. that could be brought into the city at a moment's notice. justice reporter ryan riley joins us outside the federal courthouse in washington, d.c. good morning.

what can we expect today? >> reporter: sure, there's an fbi agent going through some testimony about friends of stone, which is a reference to roger stone. it shows the overlap between the oath keepers and stewart rhodes, who founded that organization and was the head of the plot that he's charged with in connection with seditious conspiracy, as well as the trump organization or the trump realm. basically, friends of stone and this overlap where they are in communication with each other in november of 2020 directly after the 2020 election. they are bringing up theeds go-to meetings where the organizers 103 individuals associated with the oath keepers hopped on to this group afterwards and were in discussions about what they were going to do in rx reaction to the election. they are building their case meticulously. it was interesting hearing the testimony from this fbi agent

because he was an individual who responded to the u.s. capitol on january 6th itself and escored senators fwrak their secret hiding location to the senate floor. there's a photo that was snapped that was given in evidence yesterday that shows all these agents just outside of the senate flor. so some really dramatic moments that a lot of these senators were cry when they were in the hiding off the floor of the senate away from the senate before they were brought back that day. so expect more testimony from this fbi agent. today we're expected to hear in the future from some of the cooperators who are members of the oath keepers working now in cooperation with the government. >> ryan, thank you. up next, we'll go live to ukraine where volodymyr zelenskyy says forces are making huge gains on the battlefield. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports." g "jose diaz-balart reports. with the . we can replace your windshield ...and recalibrate your safety system. >> customer: and they recycled my old glass.

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and condemned the move as an illegal land grab. ukraine forces are once again on the move pushing their advance deeper into russian-occupied territory. it follows deliberation of the city of russian forces. joining us now from kyiv is cal perry. also with us is evelyn farcuss. cal, what's the latest on the ground there? >> reporter: if you separate this into two fronts, you have the eastern front, which you mentioned, the city falling about 72 hours ago. this is an important strategic town because it has a railway spur line. it's fallen into ukraine hands. the other thing i would mention about this city is when you look at the video, we're not going to show the video from the ground because it shows the streets littered with dead russian soldiers. it's one more indication of what we saw here over the summer when

ukrainian forces pushed troops back. you can see the map of those four regions of which forces are on the move. i bring up this issue of the soldiers dead in the streets as an indication that once again russia can't control the battle space it is in. it cannot hold territory that it is occupying. they are on the run. and they are on the run in the south. ukrainian troops are now breaching and pushing through those lines. that's another key city. if troop cans take that city, they will push russian forces to the other side of the river, again, it would be a huge strategic victory. and when you talk to defense officials here, they say momentum is everything. and as long as troops are on the move, they are going to keep going normal it gets too cold and the concern is that's where the lines, those trenches would become stat i wantic. so between now and when it gets too cold to move, troops are going to try to go as fast as they can, as far as they can. >> i want to kind of use your

vast experience covering conflict. you were last there in june. how do they compare now? >> it's a completely different city. if you didn't know there was a warks you wouldn't know. if you scratched just a little under the surface f you go looking, you can find more. there's not very many men around the city because the men are on the front. if the men want to come back, they have to have a pass and permission to do so. there are check points that vountd the city. but life is returning to normal. kids are back in school. but what overhangs all of it is the new nuclear rhetoric. the nuclear rhetoric we're hearing from russia. people are resigned to the fact that while they are making battlefield gains, it could all change because in the eyes of the people here, putin is a madman. this was something that our

photo journalist noticed as we were coming in here. you have check points set up eight months ago. and eight months is a short period of time unless you're in the middle of the war and then it's forever. these check points have been here so long they are starting to sprout plants. they are becoming like many potted plants because they are becoming a part of that background at a country that's been at war in the east is now a country that is at war with one end to the other. >> what's your assessment of putin's calculations? the nuclear threat issues, the whole delineation of parts of ukraine that how do you see what putin is doing? >> jose, he's in a pretty desperate situation militarily as cal outlined. the russian forces are on the run in the east and now increasingly also being pushed back in the south, which is really important because putin wanted to seize not just mariupol, which is a port city in the south, but to keep

pushing forward to odesa and to make a link with crimea. that will be denied to him. he is basically saber rattling, using nuclear weapons as a threat to the west, not just to ukraine itself as an attempt to intimidate us and to sort of slowing our support or stopping our support for ukraine. he's trying to intimidate uses. he's trying to buy time. you mentioned this need to fight through the winter as fast as possible. the ukrainians are trying to seize as much territory as they can because they are facing the winter. but also because the russians have lost momentum and haven't filled the gaps in their line yet. until they can do that, they are also very vulnerable. putin is trying to buy time at this moment. we don't know exactly what his next move will be. he's not a master strategist. he's trying to fight to win the next day, if you will. >> an appeal hearing has been

set for brittney griner in russia for the 25th of month. is this hearing just a farce? or is there something from this that could mean maybe her coming home? >> there might be something to this that is hopeful. i don't want to -- i don't really know exactly and wouldn't want to get people's hopes up, but on the other hand, vladimir putin, he's really a veteran spy. he wants his old spies back. the guy victor boot, who is the guy the u.s. offered to trade for brittney griner and paul whelan who have been in custody for months and years in russia, without any due process and without actually being -- there's no demonstration they did anything wrong. but nevertheless, the drug dealer, arms trader that we have in our possession, we're willing to make the trade. and i think vladimir putin would like to take that trade.

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joining us now is white house correspondent mike memoli and homeland security correspondent julia ainsly. what's this push they are plan ing? >> it's a good question because as officials like to point out, biden administration did introduce a proposal legislatively for comprehensive immigration reform. the reality is that the president really used his political capital to move forward his economic agenda. the covid relief law, the infrastructure law and the inflation reduction act. you heard from the homeland security secretary they had to spend a lot of time trying to rebuild a broken immigration system that they inherited from the previous administration. as we have talked about the agenda, immigration was a surprise answer that we heard from white house officials. the reasoning goes like this.

first of all, it's a major promise made in the campaign. as he looks towards a reelection bid, he wants to say he's done something to try to deliver on that. secondly, as we look at the potential future control of the house in particular, likely to be led by republicans, the white house wants to perhaps illustrate what the major political problem has been to try to get legislation done. republicans are largely opposed to anything that as for the former president would put it, looks like amnesty. that would be something if the president were to make a full-throated push in the next congress, republicans would be seen as the barrier to this. but there's also hope. there are some quiet bipartisan efforts led by senator cornyn of texas, senator sinema, a democrat that might be the basis for incremental changes on things like border processing. as of of us know, there's no illusions about how difficult this would be. regardless of whether democrats or republicans control the

congress. >> there's one thing presenting a proposal that everyone knows, including the people that write it, have no future. then another thing is to actually try to get something done that's tangible and that can be accomplished. those are two totally different things. julia, what could mean for daca recipients if the program is ruled to be illegal? >> as you know, we could get a decision any ta now from the fifth circuit. we expect they will find daca illegal. this is now on the merits of daca. not like previously where the supreme court weighed in and said that the way trump end daca wasn't legal. this is on daca itself. it could be they find that to be illegal, the biden administration would then appeal to the supreme court. we also have indications that the supreme court will agree with the fifth circuit and find it illegal. what does that mean for the 600,000 daca recipients? it means they will probably be protected from deportation.

the biden administration has not indicated they would put them up for deportation. they would make sure they are safeguarded, but that's only temorary. more importantly, thoi they would lose work authorization. they could see a thousand recipients per day lose the ability to work over the next two years and there would be very little that the biden administration could do to stop that. >> so it's a matter of this court deciding that and then going to the supreme court, and then if they agree, then these issues would immediately kick in? >> that's right. they could immediately kick in and then there could still be an appeal n which case we doubt the supreme court would step in to overturn what they would rule. >> thank you both very much. up next, people risking their lives and taking to the streets in protest in iran and in cuba. we'll explain why. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports."

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beyond our border. condemnation after north korea reformed its longest ever weapons test firing a missile that flew over japan. sirens blared in japan as its government issued rare warnings for people to take shelter. the nuclear capable weapon came within reach of u.s. military bases in guam. south korea and u.s. militaries carried out drills in response as a show of strength. north korea's launches was its fifth in just over a week and the first to pass through japanese air space since 2017. sglncht the world health organization is setting up tents to treat cholera in heylyty and will request oral vaccines after reports of the disease were reported. officials announced eight people have died raising concerns of an outbreak. the deaths come as gang violence and a blockade led to fuel shortages and protests hindering access to basic needs in many

areas like clean water and medical. this morning, president biden tweeting that the u.s. stands with iranian women and iranian citizens amid protests over the death of a young woman who died while in the custody of around morality police we will ill pose further costs on perpetrators of violence against peaceful protesters. on monday iran's top technology university was closed after an hour's long standoff between students and police. student association told the a.p. that security forces detained hundreds of students and beat university employees. many of those arrested were later released. nbc news cannot independently confirm the associated press's reporting. and in another protest, this footage shared online by the new york-based center for human rights shows iranian girls removing their head scarves while chanting. nbc news is unable to

independently verify the video. meanwhile, iran's supreme lead er addressed the protests for the first time blaming the u.s. and israel for the growing uns rest. this morning we're learning about how the cuban regime is cracking down on people who took to the streets to protest. in the last week after hurricane ian knocked electricity out to the entire island. thousands of people have been taking to the streets demanding freedom. the associated press published these photos. take a look. it shows government officials attacking a demonstrator during a protest last saturday. according to the "miami herald," cuban independent outlet also reported that recruits and plain-clothed state security officers beat and arrested peaceful demonstrators in the havana neighborhood chanting "for freedom." with us now to take a closer look at this is an associate

professor at the university of pennsylvania grad school of education. thank you for being with us. you were actually born in havana. what's been going on there? >> absolutely. right now in havana, there were protest there is this weekend. what's interesting about these protests that are happening now that are different from last summer is that these are not just marginalized neighborhoods. these are neighborhoods where you had people who in this neighborhood at some point were supportive of the regime. so now you have cubans who are crossed aligning with the protests and aligning with change in cuba. it's not any longer just the marginalized neighborhoods that were present last summer. now we have these areas, that are a mix of class and also a mix of people who were supportive of the regime in the

past. so absolutely, the protests continue in cuba. it's not just a hurricane. it's also the fact that cuba has been a disaster since 1959. that's the broader impact of this situation in cuba. >> i want to take you back to w the picture that has been seen around the world of the plain-closed government official beating a woman in the streets. is that something that you think -- >> yes. >> -- represents more than just one moment? >> absolutely, it represents the black women and women of black dissents, there are reports of how they are abused on sunday when they walk the streets to protest the freedom of their family in the jails in cuba, and one of the leaders is constantly

being harassed, and this black woman being beat up is not only facing political pressure, but my brothers and sisters on the island and in exile, we have to understand there's a racial dynamic in cuba and we can see that in this image. >> is this just a moment or a movement? we asked that july 11th of last year. >> this is a movement, absolutely. we can see the evidence of it coming from the communities of cubans who have been exiled and are migrants in different parts of the world, in europe, and latin america, and cubans in canada pushing policies to bring to light they should not be

working with them, and a lot of us have been impacted who research and work can the cuban community. >> i have been so enjoying your social media posts during hispanic heritage month. you highlight the extraordinary work of afro cubans, so many they are forgotten. >> absolutely. thank you, josé, for all of your work. turning now to breaking news, country singing legend, loretta lynn, has died at 90. family says she passed away peacefully in her sleep. >> loretta lynn sang about what she knew. >> could you stop at the market -- >> it was not always pretty, but it was raw and it was real. ♪ you ain't woman enough to take

my man ♪. >> the country legend came from humble beginnings. her blue collar pride was the focus of her career catapulting song "coalman's daughter." >> as loretta told it, she found the love of her life when she was just 13, but dew, as she called him, was not an ideal husband. loretta dealt with his cheating and drinking by singing about it. >> he said if it's true, write it. so i do. >> it made me feel so special.

>> many of her songs had a feminist slant, almost unheard of during this era in country music, singing about sensitive topics people didn't talk about in public, like birth control. and one of the first songs to mourn soldiers from the vietnam war. this coal miner's daughter was a trailblazer. >> you have to be first, different or great. i think i was just first to say things. >> a self-taught musician, and the first woman to win entertainer of the year award, and a presidential medal of freedom recipient, and she bared her soul to show the world how real life could be. up next, a new report

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56 minutes past the hour. time to take a look at some of the headlines we are following out west for you this morning. in california detectives are linking two more attacks to

stockton in california, and six were shot and killed and all men ranging from early 20s to late 50s, and five of the men hispanic. and the police released this person of interest photo, and are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. and then the release coming two days earlier than the dead light set by the group that calls themselves vice society. they released information that included social security numbers, and the full extent is unclear. they have hacked schools and colleges this year according to cyber experts. the systematic verbal and sexual misconduct in women's professional soccer. the abuse occurred on multiple

teams at every level of the sport, the report says. what can you tell us about this report? >> josé, this report is shocking and detailed. it's 300 pages long. in it, it reveals a really ugly story about the national women's soccer league, and a story that involved abuse and complaints of abuse that were ignored. it was not that the players didn't tell people, they did, but the teams and the league, everyone, ignored what was going on. the report makes the point that perhaps their complaints were ignored because the league was operating on, basically, a shoestring. it was really close to fail, and they were worried that would cause it to go under, and now it's facing a black eye, and it's saying not only was the

verbal and mental abuse and sexual misconduct not only placed at the highest levels of soccer in the professional league, but it found the verbal abuse began in youth soccer leagues and desensitized both, players and coaches to this kind of abuse, and as the women rose through the ranks, the abuse became not just verbal but also emotional and ultimately sexual. the national women's soccer league put out a statement after this report yesterday and it says in part, we know we must learn from and take responsibility for the painful lessons of the past in order to move the league into a better future, but right now, josé, nobody knows exactly what that future is. >> thank you so very much. that wraps up the hour for me. i am josé diaz-balart.

you can reach me on twitter and instagram @jdbalart. yasmin vossoughian picks up with more news right now. everybody, good morning. i am yasmin vossoughian, kicking off a very big and very busy hour of news. right now search and rescue efforts accelerating in florida, and the staggering scale of the devastation left after hurricane ian is getting much clearer. in ft. fort myer's beach, we know many buildings damaged and destroyed. this is what one researcher told nbc news. >> is this comparable to katrina? >> absolutely.