kamala harris to so many others. i was vilified. that was one of the most ugly moments i have seen. i'm a grown woman, a mother, i could be a grandmother. i have standing in the community and for someone to tell me to sit down as if i was a school child, it was awful. in that moment you have to remember, it was four years ago, we were talking about the midterm elections at that time. and i was asking about voter suppression, and i said, sir, can you talk about voter suppression. he could hear me and off mic he said i'll tell you about voter suppression. i got your voter suppression. so i stood up because he acknowledged it. and then he told me to sit down. then i'm like wait a minute, you called on me. then next thing he tells me to sit down, sit down. and then the next day they pulled jim acosta's badge and a

reporter asked, sir, who's next to have their badge taken away. and my name came out of his mouth. i'm a loser, i'm nasty. but i wasn't. that was a moment that really sticks with me and it's left rescue. no person should be treated in that way by anyone. >> the new book is entitled "black women will save the world" and they will. it's officially out today. april ryan, thank you very much. congratulations, april. >> thank you. that does it for us this morning. jose diaz-balart picks up msnbc's live coverage right now. >> good morning, 10:00 a.m. eastern. i'm jose diaz-balart we begin with breaking news out of the white house. president biden is expected to announce in a couple hours that if democrats keep control of congress this november he plans to make codifying abortion rights his top legislative

priority in the new congress. going to chief white house correspondent, kristen welker, good morning. what are we expecting to hear from the president in a couple hours? >> hi, jose. that is the big headline according to a democratic official, president biden is going to say when he talks about this today, a little bit after noon, that if democrats retain control of congress that the very first piece of legislation he will send to congress will be a bill to codify roe v. wade. with the hope of getting it passed by the 50th anniversary of roe v. wade on january 22nd -- yes, january 22nd. i want to make sure i'm getting that right. this is significant, of course, because it comes after roe v. wade was overturned and after the president and democrats have faced criticisms for not having acted in this way, not having made abortion rights more of a priority when he first took office, for example. but the counter point to that is they didn't expect roe v. wade

to be overturned when it was. the president will speak about the choice that voters face this november between republicans that want a national ban that would criminalize doctors and democrats who want to codify roe and protect reproductive freedom. we're told the president will talk about half of the states will have abortion bans. and this comes as democrats have been focused on the issue of abortion. yet recent polls showing that economy is still the number one issue. the president has, of course, been focussing on the economy as well. but as you know, in these tight races all across the country, abortion has been front and center. i think the question becomes with just three weeks until election day, will the focus continue to be on abortion or will some of these candidates expand their messaging to start to speak more about the economy as well.

according to a new new york times poll, republicans seem to have the momentum with 49% of people saying they would likely vote for a republican for congress this year, 45% saying they would vote for a democrat, jose. it is the strategy we're seeing front and center. the question becomes will the messaging expand as we get closer to election day. >> kristen welker at the white house. thank you so very much. also breaking news just in about the united states charging a cement company for sponsoring isis. ken dilanian joining us with that information. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jose. federal prosecutors are describing this as a landmark case. the first time a company has been charged with material support to terrorism. they say lafarge is expected to plead guilty today and pay a fine of $700 million in connection to allegations that

it paid $17 million to isis between 2012 and 2014 in an effort to keep its cement plan going in syria. this was at a time that isis was beheading americans. this is the first terrorism related charge and federal prosecutors are expected to announce this today in brooklyn. deputy attorney general lisa montico expected to be on hand for the announcement. a big and important case today. >> ken, this is surprising. is this cement company still in production today? >> reporter: yes. it was acquired in 2015 by a swiss conglomerate, but this is one of the world's biggest cement companies they have plants all over the world, including in the united states, many cities in the united states. yes, they are still in business. the executives allegedly

involved in this left the company and some were charged in france but the justice department tells us their investigation is very much ongoing, jose. >> i thank you for that information this morning. now from coast to coast, candidates in closely watched races clashed on the debate stage last night with the control of congress and governors' mansions at stake. georgia, for example, the gubernatorial candidates there, brian kemp and stacey abrams attacked each other in a heated debate last night. in utah, mike lee and evan mcmillan went after each other over donald trump, january 6th and other issues. in ohio, senate candidates tim ryan, jd vance clashed over abortion and other issues in their second debate in a week. >> i've been in this business. it's tough business. if you think you're going to help ohio, you're not. if you can't even stand up for yourself, how are you going to

stand up for the people of the state. >> if you were half as good as a legislator as you pretend to be, youngstown wouldn't have lost 50,000 jobs and steelworkers wouldn't be coming up to me telling me you failed them. >> and tonight, marco rubio and val demings are set to hold their first and only debate in florida. with us to start our coverage, news correspondent blaine alexander and shaquille bruser. what were the highlights from the georgia debate last night? >> reporter: just to set the seen for this, of course this is a rematch. a highly anticipated rematch between brian kemp and stacey abrams thises the first time the two have met face to face on the debate stage and they took the time to capitalize on what happened in the past four years. brian kemp is a different

candidate now than he was then. this time he has a record to run on. and during last night's debate you saw him pivot back to the record. one thing he's underscored was the decision to make georgia the first state to reopen during the covid lockdowns. he said that saved a number of businesses, the economy here in georgia. on stacey abrams' part she went after him on a number of things. one of the things about stacey abrams that has changed is that she has risen to national prominence. a lot of things she's said over the past three years has also remained in the spotlight. so we heard her speak on her issue of access to the ballot, voting rights. and also talked about other issues, expanding medicaid across the state, access to education. i think the one thing that saw the biggest clash between the two of them was the topic of gun control and guns here in the state of georgia.

and also the issue of support from law enforcement. here's a little bit of that exchange. take a look. >> i do have the support of sheriffs. unlike mr. kemp, i do not make it my plan to list every person who supports me. i have the sport of sheriffs, advocates, victims, of those who want to be treated fairly in our system. >> i'll let you know the answer is zero. no sheriffs are endorsing her statewide because of her stances on wanting to defund the police, eliminate cash bail. >> during the debate last night you also heard stacey abrams make several appeals to black voters pointing out the differences in what she calls a 100-year gap between minority owned businesses and majority businesses. and questioned about her polling, some polls show her trailing brian kemp. she said that polling is simply a snapshot and she defended that saying she is on the right side of issues and voters.

jose. >> shaq, what should we be looking for tonight from the only scheduled debate between the florida senate candidates? >> reporter: jose, this will be the only opportunity for florida voters to hear the messaging they've been hearing on television airwaves, interviews, hear that messaging on the debate stage as candidates change their views with one another. this is a race that's tighter than many people expected at the beginning of the campaign. when you compare it to what you're seeing in the margins of the governor's race in the state of florida. this senate race is closer. part of the reason for that is the fund-raiser you've seen democrat val demings be able to achieve since the start of the election. she breezed through her primary campaign, a former police chief, she was on president biden's short list as a presidential contender so she's had the

ability to pull in that money. when you talk to voters here, you notice that they're kind of aligned to what you're seeing in other parts of the country. where the issues that they point to as being their top issues, it gives you a big hint into who they're supporting in the election. i want you to get a sample of those conversations. >> i believe hugely in women's rights, lgbt rights and everything. that's the most important thing right now. >> i don't like the way the democratic candidate follows like a lot of the policies that have been passed in the last year, year and a half. >> i'm more interested in hearing whether they answer the questions. you know, a good politician can give you a nonanswer in a thousand words. >> jose, tonight's debate begins at 7:00 p.m., early voting in the state of florida begins next

monday. >> thank you both very much for being with us. and now to an nbc news exclusive. biden administration officials are considering trying to discourage american companies from expanding business ties with saudi arabia. that's according to three current and former officials familiar with the discussions. it would be part of the response to the saudi led push to cut oil production by 2 million barrels a day. with us more to talk about this is courtney kube. good morning. what do we know about this? >> reporter: that's right. the united states, the biden administration has made no secretary about the fact they're upset by the decision by opec to cut oil production. we've spoken with a number of officials and former officials to see what exactly they can do to squeeze saudi arabia to try to convince them to change the production of oil. one thing -- the reality is there aren't a lot of goody employee matic opportunities for

them. one thing we have heard for them is that the administration is considering trying to use american businesses. this would hit mbs where right -- one of his main priorities. that is expanding business in riyadh. he has an initiative that says the major companies have to have regional headquarters in riyadh by 2024 and if they don't, they will no longer get these lucrative government contracts. because of that a number of american companies are reconsidering where they have regional headquarters. the biden administration is considering talking to these companies to try to get them to pull back these business ties with the saudi government. in addition to that there's a big business conference taking place next week, called the future investment initiative, it's a big deal for mohammed bin salmen to show case business

opportunities for americans in saudi arabia. the officials told us they will not send any senior officials to that conference. it's probably too late to influence the many american businesses represented there. but this is a way for the u.s. to send a signal to mbs that they're upset about the opec decision. >> it's not something they've started to do, but rather they're considering doing? >> reporter: exactly. they have not started to reach out to the companies according to officials we spoke with. it's one of the things under consideration. we heard administration officials talk about other ways to squeeze the saudis. but officials said nothing like that is on the table yet, it's in the realm of possible. they're looking at the next opec meeting on december 4th. if they do not change production or do something like cut the

production again at that december meeting, that is when we will see potential for real changes between the u.s. and saudi relationship, jose. >> courtney kube thank you so much. still ahead, president biden turns his attention to abortion rights weeks before the midterms. we'll dig deeper on how that could play out on one particular group of voters. but first, more explosions in kyiv as russia continues to attack ukraine with those iranian-made drones. you're watching ""jose diaz-balart reports"". s"". the massage chair at the mall. [ping] but... he wasn't. gain flings with oxi boost and febreze. bye bye tough odors, try gain odor defense.

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18 past the hour this morning. at least three explosions were reported in kyiv as russia continues to strike ukraine's capital. kyiv's mayor said power and water are limited after russia struck two facilities. president zelenskyy saying 30% of ukraine's power stations have been destroyed since october 10th. these developments as ukraine prepares for what could be a very brutal winter. overnight another prisoner exchange took place with 180 ukrainian women some of whom were held in 2019. and 19 people died in russia after a russian plane crashed.

what's it like there today, cal? >> reporter: well, it's day eight, really the president nailed it saying october 8th was the air campaign by russia. so we are in day eight of what is consistent attacks. they're sending waves of rockets and drones to overwhelm the air defense systems and in part it's working. today three people killed in the capital as they tried to hit energy infrastructure targets. it was rockets that fell out of the sky, yesterday it was drones. it seems russia is trying to test the air defense systems mixing it up, sometimes drones, sometimes rockets and sometimes both. as you mentioned, 30%, according to the president, of the power infrastructure has been destroyed. there will be a tipping point we will reach in this country where it becomes an untenable situation as far as electricity is concerned. that's why we're seeing rolling

blackouts, why tonight the capital will be dark. it is slowly turning into an energy crisis because this is the only way that russia militarily can make any kind of difference on the battlefield, in the north, south, east, they're losing. so it is now this seemingly air campaign that putin is carrying out to hit the infrastructure. but as we said, eight civilians killed since last week. >> ambassador, over the past two weeks we've seen this russian campaign of utilizing, among others, iranian made drones to strike at ukraine. how concerning is this alliance between russia and iran? >> it's just becomin overt in a way it was for a long time covert. it's clear the iranians are going to help the russians by providing these really deadly

weapons, these kamikaze drones that linger with devastating effect as we've seen the last few days. it's a battle alliance, two terrible actors getting together to do real damage. but also shows the weakness of russia. russia is supposed to be this great power, this great super power that is supposed to have this incredible military. but it's now relying on buying drones from iran and getting artillery shells from north korea because it's running out of stuff and can't build anymore because of the sanctions inflicted. so in some ways this is a show of desperation rather than a new dangerous alliance that we have to deal with. >> yesterday, ambassador, on this very program, the former ukrainian president called on the u.s. and the west to implement sanctions on iran for

supplying russia with drones. could that happen? do you think that's something the west should be looking at? >> the eu is, in fact, already moving in that direction. as for the united states, there's not much left for us to sanction. iran is and has been sanctioned for a long time. the sanctions came back on after we, the u.s., withdrew from the iran nuclear deal and more sanctions have been put in place. but the eu is clearly doing that. and importantly the white house has said, and so has the european union, that any prospect of returning to the iranian nuclear deal is off the table. this is not the time to give iran access to the international oil market or international markets itself. what's happening in terms of iranian support for russia and what's happening inside iran itself. massive demonstration with the police and the guard and the

security forces now firing on innocent civilians. this is really a time for isolating iran in the same way that we've been isolating russia. >> ambassador, this week nato ban the annual nuclear exercises in northwest europe. russia will hold their drills. these exercises planned before the war began but how careful does everyone need to be right now? >> they do have to be careful because we are seeing irresponsible saber rattling by the russians, the president himself, the former president talking about blowing up and using nuclear weapons against nato. and at the same time, nato needs to be prepared. the best way, and the only way in which you can convince a country like russia and a leader like vladimir putin that using nuclear weapons is something that he shouldn't contemplate is to make very clear that the consequences for him and russia are going to be absolutely

severe. and the way to underscore that is to train to be able to be prepared in case something does happen as a deterrent for a nuclear attack. so nato needs to be prepared, needs to do these things of exercises, if and when it must use weapons that those weapons will be used in the manner that political leaders are foreseeing. it's a prudent course, taken the case a thousand miles away from russia's borders, as it should, and at the same time the message is very clear to vladimir putin, don't you think of using nuclear weapons, the world would be a fundamentally different place and you would suffer severely. >> ambassador, it's always a pleasure to see you, thank you for your time this morning. >> my pleasure. up next what voters say are the most important issues and whether candidates are listening.

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women are so close to the republican party in terms of the dobbs decision, let me make sure on the other hand that i can mobilize the democratic base. i think he's zeroing in on the mobilization piece. >> victoria, the l.a. times reports i'm going to quote it. just as the reversal of roe v. wade has scrambled democrats' overall playbook. it has prompted the party to rethink the approach with latino parties. it's putting the abortion issue at the center discarding decades of thought that it would be a loser with folks that are catholic and seen as socially conservative. do you think this will help democrats make further gains with latino voters? >> it's complicated. you know it depends with the latino population because there's so much diversity. we tend to think that latinos

are predominantly catholic. that catholic equals anti-abortion. it's more nuanced than that. we've seen latino catholics maybe personally they may be anti-abortion they accept a woman's right to choose. what is interesting is we're seeing evangelical latinos, a fast growing number, being staunchly anti-abortion. at the same time, i want folks to remember that a lot of it depends on region and where you are in the country. so for more urban latinos, younger latinos, abortion might be a mobilizing issue. but for those in se the rio grounds, they may be anti-abortion themselves. so it depends on what pocket we're talking about. >> and michael, a new poll by "the new york times" and siena college found economy and

inflation are the top two most important issues. right now among likely voters followed by the state of democracy and then abortion. what does this tell you, michael? >> it kind of falls into traditional pattern where you get into a midterm election, or any election, where the economy is kind of a driver, especially when you've got the sort buffeting that voters are going through right now with gas prices and inflation. i still take note of the fact that democracy is an issue that resonates with voters. i think with democrats and democracy-oriented candidates have to do is to link those together. you can have, you know, an approach to deal with the economy and to deal with inflation, deal with governing issues. but that becomes -- that's much more difficult if you can't access the ballot box to put

those candidates in place to help deal with those issues. it becomes much more difficult if you can't freely assembly. if you can't voice your opinion to the government, if you can't protest, if you can't do those things that democracy guarantees. so what i think is important for democrats and candidates out there to do, democracy oriented candidates, to bring those issues together, to let those voters know, this is not zero sum, baby. it's not just about the economy. it's about the whole thing. and the whole thing is wrapped together around this thing -- and by this thing called democracy. and if that fails, inflation and gas prices will be the least of your problems. so i -- you know, i think it's important that that message resonate with people in a way that they understand this is not zero sum. don't buy the snake oil you're being sold that the party out of

power is doing anything about it, because they didn't when they had the opportunity. they didn't bring you infrastructure. they didn't bring you resolution on health care. they didn't bring you resolution on taxes, unless you were a billionaire or millionaire. so it's how you make the case, because all of it wraps back to democracy for me. >> michael steel and victoria soto, i thank you both for being with us this morning. up next, few and new fears for a young iranian woman after she took part in a rock climbing competition without wearing a hijab. we'll talk about that next. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports." e diaz-balart reports. loud, be lo. if you stand out, stand strong. and if you got the devil on your shoulder... take him for a ride.

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he participated in a rock climbing event this past weekend with her head uncovered. it comes after protests enter a fifth week over a young woman who was detained by the morality police for violating the dress code, and she died three days later. >> she competed on sunday what appeared to be a head band, her hair uncovered which is a violation of iran's dress code. this morning an apology on her instagram but still growing concern for her safety. >> concerns for a young female iranian athlete after she competed without wearing a hijab. she took part in a competition in south korea this weekend, climbing with her head uncovered. in the past, she's worn the traditional head scarf while climbing. the hijab has been a focus of extraordinary protests in iran,

sparked by the death of 22-year-old masa amini who was detained by the morality police for violating the dress code, she died three days later. after the appearance in south korea, she's headed home. tweeting she departed yesterday. human rights groups have been concerned about pressure she may face from authorities. >> i think they will put her under tremendous pressure. there is fear of torture, ill treatment, psychological pressure. they want to set an example. both for other athletes in the same situation and also for iranian girls so they don't get a role model. >> reporter: this morning posting on instagram that her hijab had issues before she was called to climb.

while the statement was posted on her account, the circumstances under which it was posted remain unclear. back in iran, the regime has been under pressure as protests led by young women continue, many watching her return to the country with concern. >> the international federation of sport climbing said they are in contact with rikabi along with the iranian climbing federation, releasing a statement in part that says athletes' safety is paramount for us. the ifsc fully supports the rights of athletes, their choices and expression of free speech. but this is a story we'll be watching closely. >> i think we must. thank you, megan fits gerald for that. let's begin with what we're learning about this extraordinary athlete. how concerned are you about what she may be facing next in iran?

>> not only me, millions of iranians are really concerned about her safety and her situation. let me be very clear, her story on instagram is called forced confessions, which many iranians are familiar. just last month many family members of those who got killed in protest, they were brought on tv saying our children committed suicide. now she became a hero for many iranians, a role model by refusing forced hijab while competing. so that's why the regime try to break her and create fear among other iranians. we call it act of terror. i want to call on all female athletes around the world. this is the time you can show your solidarity which makes it difficult for iranian regime to

torture her or put her family members in danger. the report says that her brother was taken hostage and that is why she was made to do forced confession on her instagram page. >> since we spoke last week, talk to me about what these last six days since you and i spoke for the iranian people, many of whom are taking to the streets in this incredible act of valor, demanding change. >> i have to say that the iranian regime killed more than 200 people only in one month. the number is much more than this. what happened in past few weeks, it made people angrier and more determined to take back to the streets. what people are asking right now to the western country that do not pay attention to the wrong

narrative of the islamic republic saying if the western countries support iranian regime it's war or meddling or interfering, it's not. certainly the people are asking for international committees and western democracy countries to take action to support them, to show solidarity, and that's going to stop iranian regime to kill more people. still they're killing teenagers, arresting schoolgirls but schoolgirls and other people are planning to take back to the streets again. >> i've always, you know, had such deep admiration for iran for the history, it's home to one of the oldest -- it was one of the oldest civilizations. just there's so much history, culture and there's so much tolerance in iran previous to 1979. how can things change when 1979

put a freeze on so many things? >> that's a very, very good, actually, reminder to and of those actually have no clue about the history of iran. thank you so much for mentioning that. many people in the west, they sometimes assume wrongly, saying that hijab is part of your culture in iran. back to the history, before the revolution. women were allowed to participate in sports by choosing whether to -- what kind of lifestyle they want to have. back before the revolution, women were allowed to be ministers, judges, this is 21st century. now women are not allowed to go to stadium, sing, go to international federation the way they want to be. so this is the gender apartheid regime and make it clear, we want to call international sport

federation, if it was a western woman being kicked out, taken hostage, missing and forced to do forced confession because of wearing hijab, what would be your reaction? you would kick out the country. now this is the time. they have to admire her and be her voice, otherwise her life is going to be in danger. thank you for echoing the voice of iranian and not abandoning us. >> no. the richness of tolerance and a culture. just so many things that the persians have given to the world. and yet we see what's happened since 1979. i thank you for being with us this morning. up next, live now with millions of people across the country are getting their first taste of winter. we're talking about millions of people. you're watching "jose

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in northern wisconsin and michigan, more than a foot of snow from an early snowfall. joining us in the snow is maggie vespa. >> reporter: jose, that's summed up perfectly. this is insane. we're not even halfway into fall, we're less than a month since the official start of fall. we're two months until the start of winter and look at this. this is crazy. this is the upper peninsula of michigan, they're used to a dusting by this time. but we have our tape measurer, some parts we've seen up to of . it is still falling. we have video showing you other parts of the midwest really slammed by the winter storm, creating treacherous driving conditions down through indiana. we're seeing snow falling in parts of kentucky, chicago got its first flurries of the

season. it is not even halloween. this is really early for that kind of weather. you check out the freeze and cold alerts across the country and also some radar showing how the storm is moving through, this thing is walloping major swaths of the united states. 89 million people waking up to their first freeze alerts of the season this morning. tens of thousands without power. basically just so many americans across multiple regions of our country cranking up the heat. for some, you know, months earlier than expected at a time we should also note that heating bills are expected to hit their ten-year high going into the winter. this is catching a lot of people off guard. some people doing their best to kind of enjoy it and just have fun. we talked to some kids who told us this is making them second guess plans to go trick or treating. the stakes are high. our producer pointed out you're in miami and for once florida is being included in this cold snap. you're not escaping it, my

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escalating violence against journalists in mexico is greatly undermining freedom of the press. this year is now the deadliest on record for journalists in mexico with at least 15 journalists killed according to human rights watch. but violence against journalists in mexico dates back. a legendary journalist was killed in 2012 after decades of covering corruption. our next guest writes about her death and the violence against journalists in mexico in her new book "in the mouth of the wolf, a murder, a cover-up, and the true cost of silencing the press." joining us now, she is a former mexico and central american bureau chief for the associated press. thank you for being with us. you cover the killing of regina as a big, broad understanding of how prevalent not only murder of journalists is in mexico but the

impunity that exists there. >> yes. i would say that when i first became bureau chief in 2010, that's when the journalist killings first started to spike. it was six, seven, ten a year which we thought was terrible then. as you pointed out at least 15 so far this year and we're only in october. there were never real investigations of these cases. a lot of times the government told us they were corrupt journalists working for narcos and that got them killed. regina's case was a watershed because she was known as a tenacious reporter beyond reproach who made the government very uncomfortable. and that was the first time we could look into, yes, this is definitely a case of some powerful people trying to silence the press. >> so how has that continued? i just wonder, it seems as

though six antenna year was seen as scandalous and now we're in 15 and they continue. >> yes. as you mentioned, the real problem is the impunity. and the lack of transparency in these cases. if you ask the government, they say there is no impunity in mexico anymore. they say they are investigating and arresting people in these cases. and that's simply not true. if you look at the majority of the cases, there are no arrests. if there are arrests, they are of maybe the shooter, the person who actually committed the crime. the mastermind is almost never implicated. and so there is basically an atmosphere there that if you want to silence a critic you can go ahead and do it because there will be no consequences. one of the reasons i wrote this book as an american journalist was to try to bring this problem to a wider audience, because really nothing is being done.

it is only getting worse. >> it is indeed. also, in less than four years of the presidency there have been more than 120,000 violent deaths and at least 33 journalists killed. what can people do? >> well, as i said, i wanted to bring more international light and conversation to this story in the hope of as we say shaking the tree, seeing what will fall, seeing if someone would be willing to come forward, seeing if there can be an international effort. i think in the short term there needs to be a lot more solidarity among mexican journalists with the united states journalists so that they can have some backup and they can have some voice when these things happen and that these crimes start to become uncomfortable for the people who are committing them, because right now it's almost certain

they won't face justice. so if there can be some other way of making noise and bringing attention to what's going on there, i think that would be the first step. >> i thank you very much for being with us. i thank you for writing that book. it is really an important issue. >> thank you very much. before i go, it is possible that someone who lost a lot after hurricane ian could be about $250 million richer. one of the two winning lottery tickets in the last week's megamillions jackpot of almost half a billion dollars was sold at a 7-eleven in ft. myers, an area hard hit by ian. no one has yet come forward to claim the prize. lottery officials say this win feels slightly more meaningful. can you imagine? let's hope so. that wraps up the hour for me. i'm jose diaz ball art. you can reach me on twitter