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being here. >> good morning and thank you again for your leadership and continued support of the florida national guard. thank you for your work and the work of your team to protect our florida citizens. our thoughts and prayers go out to those in the affected areas of the storm, those that are being affected already. as i mentioned, the florida national guard is mobilized with over 5500 storm dutch soldiers and airmen ready to -- soldiers and airmen ready. we will be engaged in a multitude of missions, search-and-rescue, damage assessment and route clearance. we continue to amend the logistics response center and many other areas through the state of florida. as well as support the emergency management operation centers. the florida national guard has on hand 2400 vehicles available, including high mobility and high water vehicles. we have edition aviation coordination -- and 23 small watercraft, to support the livery of supplies to areas. we are prepared to adopt any mission acquired by the department of emergency management. >> good morning. director guthrie, fellow floridians. our highest pri

the florida national guard is fully mobilized with over 5500 socials -- soldiers. we are ready to provide humanitarian assistance, search-and-rescue, clearance missions. in partnership with our state and local agencies. over the past 48 hours, the florida national guard has been positioned personnel and units in strategic locations near expected landfall areas to assist impacted counties as rapidly as possible. the national guard response efforts are organized around task force 53, our main effort is operating in the western coastal counties with thousand 600 guardsmen. number 164 is prepared to support counties in the central and northeast florida with 1200 guardsmen. brady three is prepared to provide aviation support for search and rescue operations. number 50 is prepared to provide transportation and communication support. we have guardsmen currently manning response centers and other warehouses with over 200 guardsmen throughout the state. we are supporting over 20 county emergency operations centers. we continue to work requirements prior to landfall includin

thank you governorfor your leadership and your support of florida national guard. storm on folks with the florida national guard is fully mobilised with approximately 5500 so response efforts will depose landfall. guard elements have been providing support to our state and local partners with mission sets including a reconnaissance, search and rescue, damage assessment and reconnaissance operations. at 53rd brigade combat team is heavily engaged in florida's western coastal counties. primarily conducting ground search and rescue and route clearance operations. florida guardsmen are conducting high water vehicle rescues in hernando and taylor counties. likewise our one 64th, 88 brigade is conducting similar missions throughout our central and northeast counties. we maintain additional immediate response forces available to rapidly reinforce our presence and capabilities in areas with greatest need, like taylor county. we are embedded with each of our impacted emergency operations centres and remain ready to provide support as requested. as preached earlier the florid

the florida national guard is fully mobilized in support of taylor county recovery efforts as well as the ongoing efforts and all of the impacted counties throughout central and north florida. with over 5500 soldiers and airmen deployed since debris, we have provided support with missions that included search-and-rescue, damage assessment, route clearance, and this afternoon our aviation assets are connecting -- conducting reconnaissance flights. since we were just there, i would like to highlight some of the missions conducted in taylor county. our cavalry squadron is the main effort assisted by an engineer company. the force of around 300 soldiers and airmen are conducting air and ground search and rescue, route clearance, debris removal. this evening we have cleared over 150 miles of road in five counties. part the task force is an air force engineer squadron read force. this organization is an organization that moves debris and clears routes for first responders. their efforts of clearing routes for our teams conduct door-to-door wellness checks. they are currently in route to the

florida national guard is fully mobilized with 5500 supporting the efforts post landfall.ments have been providing support to state and local partners with reconnaissance, search and rescue, damage assessment. 53rd combat team is engaged in florida coastal counties, conducting ground search and rescue and route clearance. florida guardsmen are in hearnando and taylor county and 58th brigade conducting similar mission in the northeast counties. we have forces available to reinforce presence and capabilities in area with greatest need like taylor county. we are embedded with emergency operation center and remain ready to provide support as requested. as briefed earlier, florida national guard has 2400 vehicles, including high water and my mobility vehicle, aircraft conducting planned urban search and rescue operations this afternoon and 23 small water craft on hand to support marine operation as needed. florida is receiving assistant from other state national guard, two truck companies from south carolina and tennessee and we are preparing to receive three helicopters from k

thank you so much. >> good morning, thank you governor for your leadership and support of the florida national guard. thank you for the great work your team is doing to protect florida citizens. as we continue to assess the damage land fall caused across the state of florida, our thoughts remain with the impacted -- the impact of the storms on the folks.the national guard is fully mobilized with 5500 soldiers supporting hurricane response efforts. guard elements have been providing support to our state and local partners including reconnaissance, search-and-rescue, damage assessment, and route reconnaissance operations. our combat team is heavily engaged in the florida western coastal counties conducting ground search-and-rescue and route clearing preparations. the florida guardsmen are conducting high water vehicle rescues. our one 64th 88 brigade is conducting similar missions throughout central and northeast counties. we maintain additional and immediate response forces available to rapidly reinforce our presence and capabilities in areas with the greatest need, like taylor county. we are e

morning, and governor, thank you again for your leadership, and your continued support of your florida nationalk you again for your tremendous work and the work of your team to protect our florida citizens. our thoughts and prayers go out to those in the affected areas of the storm that are being -- those being affected already. as i mentioned yesterday the florida national guard is fully mobilized with over 5,500 soldiers and airmen ready to support hurricane response efforts. we expect that throughout the day we will be actively engaged in a multitude of missions, including search and rescue, damage assessment and route clearance. in addition, we continue to man the state logistics response center and many other logistic and staging areas throughout the state of florida. as well as support the 26 county emergency management operation centers with liaison specialists. the florida national guard currently has on hand 2,400 vehicles available, including high mobility and high-water vehicles. 14 rotary wing aircraft with additional aviation assets coordinated with our neighboring states through a

morning, and good morning governor, again for your leadership and your continued support of your florida national guard. >> director guthrie, thank you, again, for your tremendous work and the work of your team to protect our florida citizens our thoughts and prayers go out to the affected -- those being affected already. as i mentioned already yesterday the florida starring in is fully mobilized with 5500 soldiers and airmen ready to support we expect we will be engaged in a multitude of missions including search and rescue, damage assessment, and route clearance. in addition we continue to man state logistics response center and many other logistic and staging areas throughout the state of florida. as well as support the 26 county emergency management operation centers the florida national guard currently has on hand 2400 vehicles available, including high mobility and high water vehicles 14 rotary wing. neighboring states through mutual aid agreement and 23 small watercraft to support search and rescue operations and delivery of supplies to flooded areas. your florida national guard is prepare

with these that was casey, let us navigate from the florida keys national marine sanctuary while moving on. and the prominent russian dissidents, alexia botany has urged russia's population to find the courage to stand up against president vladimir putin. and i've only made the comments after he was sentenced by a russian course to 19 years in prison for extremism. his supporters say this conviction is just the latest attempt by the criminal to silence. one of its most vocal critics. the anti corruption campaigner has been serving time at a notoriously brutal prison calling me for 2 years now. despite the lengthy sentence awaiting him, alexei novelle, and the entered the court room with a smile waiting already his co defendant. daniel called me, who had formerly worked on the valid these youtube channel with the media falls to watch remotely, the past and alongside the lawyers to receive that sentences. ready 19 years from the valley, an a is 25 year old associates, the lawyer and political campaign, a is already subbing multiple sentences at this penal colony about 250 kilometers for m

we have activated 5,500 members of the florida national guard. we also have some of our members of the state guard, and then we have eight urban search and rescue teams, so we are well equipped to be able to respond to whatever comes down the pike today into tomorrow. and we're hoping for the west. we're hoping there's not going to be a need to use all of those resources to effectuate rescue operations but we would rather be safe than sorry. we'll see you guys soon, thank you. >> okay. everybody. that's florida governor ron desantis, and really, saying that they are prepared doing the best they can, and think that people have really heeded those evacuation orders and take precautions in advance of the storms. and 5,500 national guard have been activated and they're getting a lot of support from as far away as california national guard to help in the clean up and rescue and recovery effort as a result of this storm. >>> up next, a citrus county resident whose business and home are under water. how he got out. we're back in 60 seconds. ot out we're

i spoke to katie last laskey from the florida keys national marine sanctuary. and i asked her, what can be doing right now to protect carl reese? so right now, our program and partners that we are working with have undertaken a massive effort to rescue coral that has been held. and what we call. 0 offshore underwater, nurse muse, these are areas were cross our campus and the team for re restoration programs. and so over the last several weeks, thousands of girls have actually been moved to farmland facilities where they can be well taken care of in perfect conditions. this past week me and my team were also moving, or from the shallow water nursery to a deeper cooler nursery still underneath. so the goal is to essentially save these calls and keep them well maintained until after the squeaking event after this marine wave. when we can then review restoration operations with these that was katie labs, netscape from the florida keys national marine century well moving on them. and the prominent russian visit in selecting the valley has urged russia's population t

less, mesquite is the research and monitoring coordinator for the mission iconic rece at the florida keys national marine century and joins us now from key largo it's great to have you here on dw. so the water around florida has reached essentially hot tub like temperatures, which is pretty terrifying. so how is it affecting marine life there to hello. hello. thank you so much for having me on your program this evening. so i'll start off by clarifying that, that very high temperature value of over a 100 degrees fahrenheit was recorded in a shallow bay that is almost entirely lamp lots. so that is one unique temperature reading. however, we are seeing very high temperatures all throughout the florida keys, in some cases, even on the re 93 to 94 degrees fahrenheit. so maybe a bit of a cooler hot tub. this is already causing impact on green light. we see you see graph and sponge design as well as the facts on coral's work. roles are undergoing a process called reaching where if they don't recover and its environmental conditions don't improve, they will unfortunately end up dying. so let's talk a lit

today in the big bend on florida's west coast. the national hurricane center called it an unprecedented event for that area. people that stayed behind in cedar key say it got gnarly with propane tanks exploding. i'm gillian turner in for martha maccallum. let's be give with steve harrigan in tarpon springs, florida. hi, steve. >> gillian, this morning the water was about to here, about 3 feet. now you can see a fire truck is on the move. those fire trucks couldn't get through the water and now they can. electrical trucks, power workers, rescue workers can all move around now because that water is simply leaving. that water is leaving behind a major mess. many business owners, homeowners have had two feet of water in their businesses. that water gone now but leaving behind wreckage. business owners have told us that they have lost a lot of equipment. it stinks in a lot of businesses now. there's mold. it's going to be a real problem and a real challenge to get this sorted out. the mess is widespread. not just the businesses, not just the buildi

thank you, governor, for your leadership and support of your florida national guard.ur team is doing for to protect citizens. as we continue to assess the damage landfall caused, our thoughts and prayers remain with the impacted of the storm on the folks. the national guard is fully mobilized with 5500 soldiers and airmen supporting our efforts. guard elements have been providing support to our state and local partners with mission sets including reing so any sans, search and rescue, damage assessment and route recognizance operations. the team is heavily engaged in the western coastal counties. primarily conducting ground search and rescue and clearance operations. in fact, florida guardsmen are conducting high water vehicle rescues. like wise, our 164th brigade is conducting similar missions throughout our northeast counties. we maintain immediate response forces. we are embedded with each of our impacted county emergency operations centers and remain ready to provide support as requested. the national guard has vehicles, 14 aircraft conducting planned urban search

the storm moved through north florida to georgia where more than 100,000 people lost power. nationalricane center reported maximum sustained wind decreased to about 75 miles per hour down from 125's before it made landfall. florida officials say two men died in separate driving accidents caused by conditions from idalia. now a category one hurricane, idalia is losing strength but remains dangerously the worst of the storm passed florida's capital of tallahassee and quickly headed towards georgia wednesday morning. brian kemp, georgia's governor, declared a state of emergency ahead of idalia's arrival. florida is now in the early stages of recovery after storms ripped through areas of pair he county seen here. officials say it was one of the most impacted areas so far and businesses caught on fire and had roofs damage. -- grooves damaged. crews are working on rescues and governor desantis gave an update short time ago. governor desantis: we have everybody from local law enforcement, local fire rescue, the national guard, fish and wildlife, waterborne rescue. and we have urban search a

little tom of the national weather service says florida is facing a life threatening dangerous situation with potential wins of 170 kilometers per hour. it will get stronger as it moves to the floor to the coast. people are being warned. we should expect to spend several days surviving on their own island for sure. i'll just see that this sorry, came. dalia is gaining significant momentum. it has strengthened to a category to storm. it's expected to make land full in florida and the early hours of wednesday. it is expected to become less intense than by thursday as it has ne will. elsie's 0 is mohammed allow me joins us now live from tampa and florida. so my home in tampa, i believe you're right on the edge of the path of the storm. when are you expecting it to make land full as well? the expectation though is probably around 2 or 3 am local time. uh, probably 78 hours uh for the now. but uh, even though probably is not gonna hit directly here about the if it is gonna, uh, probably affect almost everybody in the states, including the neighboring states. the main concern of all the shows

little tom of the national weather service says florida is facing a life threatening dangerous situation with potential wins of 170 kilometers per hour. it will get stronger as it moves to the floor to the coast. people are being warned. we should expect to spend several days surviving on their own island. for sure, i'll just see the a hurricane and dalia is gaining significant momentum as we speak. it has strengthened to a category to storm. it's expected to make land full in florida and early hours of wednesday, and it is then expects to become a less intense by thursday as it has north east houses. here was mohammed allow me is in tampa, florida with the latest. and the main concern is also shows, here are the people who believe the gun, the right out, the storm and there's nothing they can do it all 30 these the do not have the all 40 people forced people to evacuate, disliked what was happening in the an item over the width and personal florida where that has a visit and refusing to leave, even though the area is extremely vulnerable to the higher soldiers and very strong with the t

bret. >> bret: the florida governor and the authorities down there pre-positioned 5500 national guard troops in florida. thousands of gallons of fuel. they're waiting for the storm to completely go through as they assess the damage there. we're getting assessment from different folks around the state. let's bring in florida state university sophomore danielle friedman. hi. you have been in the dorm there. how does it look? what's it like outside? >> it's definitely a hurricane. i mean, we keep losing power on and off. it's definitely raining, thunder, lightning, and the wind is blowing all the trees. it is what i expected. >> bret: where are you from? >> originally from new york. i have been through a hurricane or two. we definitely knew how to prepare. >> bret: a lot of students there. everybody hunkered down? what are they telling you at school? >> yeah, definitely. they really sent out so many notifications to get prepared. just in case it was really bad. fortunately i don't think it's as bad as people expected but we still did lose power. >> bret: so is the worst of it over for yo

frightening scenes across florida as a life threatening storm surge inundates streets, bridges and homes. nationalalling hurricane idalia an unprecedented event. the first major hurricane to mack landfall in the big bend region of the state in recorded history. warnings issued for nearly all of florida's gulf coast. right now over 300,000 power outages. that number is climbing. it doubled in the last couple hours. so far have been reported. the number could go up. brandi campbell is here from tallahassee, florida, with latest there. >> right now we're still feeling some slight impacts from this storm. as you can see it is still raining out here. it hasn't stopped all morning. every now and then we get the gusts of wind. we have a slight one coming through now. the main impact they were expecting in tallahassee was the power outages. you noted the large number, 300,000. 50,000 of those are here in the city of tallahassee. they noted it's likely going to be caused by all their tree coverage. they have about 55% tree coverage here in this city. they are known for it. they were concerned about the win

morning, and, governor, thank you again for your leadership and your continued support of your florida nationalor guthrie, thank you again for your tremendous work and the work of your team to protect our florida citizens. our thoughts and prayers go out to those in the affected areas of the storm, those being affected already. as i mentioned yesterday the florida national guard is fully mobilized with over 5500 soldiers and airmen ready to support hurricane response efforts. we expect that throughout the day we will be actively engaged in a multitude of missions including search and rescue, damage assessment and route clearance. in addition we continue to man the state logistics response center and many other staging areas throughout the state of florida. as well as support the 26 county emergency management operation centers with liaison specialists. the florida national guard currently has on hand 2,400 vehicles available including high-mobility and high-water vehicles. 14 rotary wing aircraft with additional aviation assets coordinated with our neighboring states through a mutual aid agreem

national guards members from his state on standby, so he, too, is ready for this. and if the damage is that severe, there's the possibility based on the agreement to move some floridae damage is and find out where the national guard is needed. the navy moved several ships and aircrafts out of florida, including out of a naval base outside of jacksonville ahead of the storm. those expected back later this week. and two commands in florida moved some of their personnel to a different location just to get them away from the storms. again, we'll keep you posted on when that's expected to come back to normal. you can see how serious ly the military is taking this not only with the national guard assistance for the recovery efforts, but also active duty being careful on where this is going to hit and how severe it could be. >> i just want to let our viewers know, as you stay with us, we're waiting the president speaking here about hurricane idalia. he is focused very much today on the hurricane. also he's focused on the recovery there in hawaii, too. big natural disasters that his administration is dealing with. but as you see the military participating in these efforts,

our florida national guard i just retired from the national guard. we go through this drill every year but it is a battle drill and i am confident they will be on it and in terms of paying for it, our state budget is well-run. and i'm sure the florida delegation will be fighting for the federal resources needed. but right here, right now, let's get everybody to be safe. we could rebuild homes but we can't rebuild lives. and my heart always goes out to the first responders and out national guardsmen and women they have family and homes, too. they are not back protecting their property or getting their families out. they're out helping everybody else. and so i just can't say enough about them. the wonderful job that they do. >> todd: you are a congressman. obviously that invokes the federal part of all of this like you mentioned. you did say look, after the fact, federal government resources will helpfully be there. i want to focus after the fact. fema resources go in coordination with the state resources to shake sure that lives are saved immediately

. >> florida national guard is fully mobilized with approximately 5500 soldiers and airmen supporting hurricane response efforts post landfall. >> we crews clearing heavy tree limbs that snapped from strong winds and repairing downed power lines. thousands still without power. >> utility workers are actively working to restore power in all affected areas. >> i started doing that as soon as it was safe to do so. and restoration efforts are ongoing. >> storm has been downgraded as it barrels through georgia, bringing heavy rain, high winds and flash floods. it's then expected to churn through the carolinas. >> that was mary beth mcdade reporting kron 4 chief meteorologist storms. karl has been tracking a doggie and can tell us where it is right now. yeah, couldn't sleep much last night watching this. just amazing to see the raw power of one of these hurricanes coming on shore came onshore in the big bend of florida. s forecast. >> tremendous storm surge and all the inundation there along the coastal sections causing the flooding, all the damage there. and it's not done yet. we're still

only just beginning k t less less k s from the florida case, national marine sanctuary. sherry, i told us what can be done right now to protect colorado weeks. so right now, our program and partners that we are working with have undertaken a massive effort to rescue coral that has been held in what we call offshore underwater nurseries. these are areas where crawls are captured in the team for repressed ration programs. and so over the last several weeks, thousands of girls have actually been moved on with. and so these were, they can be well taken care of in perfect conditions. this past week me and my team were also moving calls from a shower water nursery to a deeper cooler nursery still on the street. so the goal is to essentially save these calls and keep them well maintained until after the squeaking event after this wave, when we can then review restoration operations with these that was k for less masking from the florida keys. nice know, might be inside 3, out of permanent russian residents, alexi and a volunteer has asked the rest of the population to find the

we have all resources have been deployed from urban search and rescue teams to florida national guarde coast guard, the florida state guard, florida fish and wildlife. those are going to continue until there's no help needed. in terms of hospitals, in rural areas that received direct impacts, the facilities remain operational and open to the public and we're happy they were able to do that. throughout the state, there were ten evacuated hospitals. they reported minimal damage in nine of the ten will be at full operational status within the next 24 hours and working with the one remaining but we don't think it's going to take too much longer after that. after the storm, agency healthcare assessment teams must inspect healthcare facilities for sustained damage and they are in the process of making assessments for all evacuated healthcare facilities. our florida department of veterans affairs assisted one of florida's federally operated va hospitals with safely transferring veterans prior to the hurricane and we appreciate florida dva for stepping up in that. schools. 30 of the 52 school

you know, 5,500 state of florida national guard. have been deployed. 30,000 plus linesmen deployed. the coast guard put on standby to see if they needed to come in and help those 5,500 florida guardsmen. things, chris, are really organized, and we see it at the state level, and, you know, just listening to your conversations with mayors and executives of different cities, they're just -- they plan for things like this. they really take this seriously, and when things like this occur, they really do react. >> jose diaz-balart, your reporting has been amazing. i think i saw you at 4:00 or 5:00 this morning. take care out there my friend, and thank you for being here. >>> i want to go to nbc news meteorologist angie lassman. this threat has already crossed state lines. >> yeah. >> where is idalia now, what's in store for the next few hours? >> here's the deal with florida, they're going to see things wind down. especially as we get past the high tide time for folks in tampa bay, and towards the big bend area. we have a category 1 hurri

florida homes and businesses have no power right now. thousands of national guard members have been activated to help with the relief efforts against hurricane idalia. all right. we're going to check in live in florida throughout the morning. steve, as we turn to you, just to kind of clarify, because i know you watched these. i heard storm surge when they say storm surge of 10 to 15ft, that's 10 to 15ft of water on what's normally dry land. that is correct. based on what i'm seeing, though, that has made landfall. okay as a category four, which is at 131, 139 is the high end of category three. i believe it has now made landfall. and the florida big bend area south of tallahassee, the good news is it's turbocharged and it's moving almost 20 miles an hour. so it's already made landfall. the expansive eyewall, though, will continue with not only the strong wind, but also the storm surge that we were talking about . the track, though, will take it right over the florida panhandle. it is a category three, but it did make landfall as a category four. it was a categ

response during and after idalia, 25,000 linemen are stationed with more on the way and 5500 florida national guardsmen will be activated, and that's just a few activations among a very long list as they get ready for idalia here in florida. back to you, john. >> john: make sure you hunker down and stay safe. appreciate the update. >> sandra: a major update in the lawsuit from university of wyoming sorority sisters over a transgender member joining their organization. a federal judge has dismissed the suit from members of kappa kappa gamma. the judge said the sorority bylaws do not define what a woman is so the court could not interfere. but members allege uncomfortable incidents where our thomas langeford peeped in them on intimate situations. michele, we had an exchange at the white house, one of our own reporters was asked -- asked kamala harris where the president stands on this issue and various ways. what is happening here that these girls are reporting that this is happening and that it gets kicked back because a woman wasn't properly defined? >> well, i'll start with this. i think you

damaging winds spreading inland over northern florida. nationaler service calling idalia an unprecedented event. it hasn't hit this particular area ever. a storm this big. the storm tracking north/northeast at 18 miles-per-hour. maximum sustained wind

olmsted junior's role in the asl a committee such a consultationn with local florida national park servicefficials regarding potential of the everglades as the new national park. ernest company and architect had been promoting the idea at a time when florida was undergoing a surgeon population. speculation and poaching of a re wildlife and plants. legislation to investigate the everglades passed in 19209. olmsted was simultaneously engaged in an adversarial dialogue sterling yard of the national park association who felt national parks should be based solely on profound natural scenery. olmsted argued for a broader interpretation including a wide range of landscape type and ecosystems and habitats including the everglades unique tropical ecosystem. he agreed to lead a special committee of the national parks association and in january , 32 olmsted and others embarked on an extensive trip by automobile, motor cruiser, small boat, on foot and by blimp and airplane. [laughter] to examine the photos are fabulous by theto way. [laughter] to examine hundreds of miles of the everglades. the outcom

but as of last night, there were approximately 40 successful rescues made, including 29 by the florida national guard. governor ron desantis says about 30,000 power line personnel are also working to restore power. but emergency officials warn high floodwaters could impact recovery efforts. the biggest danger is when the power company turns the power back on. and your house has had saltwater intrusion and it gets into the receptacles that makes for a good fire here on the north carolina coast, the rain has gone. the sun's actually out. but we are still getting some heavy wind. those bands still coming through no matter. they are still planning for a huge tourist weekend this weekend. tomorrow night, huge fireworks planned right here on the carolina coast. andre back to you. all right. caroline shively reporting for us live. caroline, thank you. here at home, a total of six people have been shot and killed in oakland since sunday. last night alone, two people were killed around 9 p.m. police were called to the corner of east 12th street just off the ramp on 16th street. that goes over 880. this

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the majority of them by the florida national guard, a lot of those were water rescues.also said 150,000 people statewide still don't have power, well over 400,000 have had their power restored so a lot of progress on that end. at last check, this has been moving across the southern portion of the concerned. georgia also has close to 150,000 without power between 100 and 150, and then close to 50,000 without power in the carolinas as well. so the damage is really widespread. one final note that we kind of want to land on. the governor touched on it in his press conference. there have been, his office says, no deaths attributed to this storm. we want to be very clear. the florida highway patrol essentially disputes that saying there are two weather-related deaths, two people who died in two separate car crashes during the storm. those crashes were at least partially caused by the conditions of the weather, of the storm. so according to the florida highway patrol, there have been two deaths, aka, this storm was fatal. governor ron desantis not ready to basically endorse th

gains momentum, and heads toward the coast. 33 counties are under a state of emergency, and the florida nationald to cause serious storm surges that could topple buildings. priscilla thompson is reporting from panama city where local officials could cut off beach access as the water swells. we just heard from governor desantis, what's the latest? well, we're seeing marissa parra there who is also -- >> reporter: the message from the governor is that now is the time to act. he's urging people who may be in areas where they're being asked to evacuate to do that, and really emphasizing that evacuation doesn't necessarily mean traveling hundreds of miles. it could mean traveling 10 to 20 miles to get to higher ground, to an area that's not going to be hit quite as hard. already the governor has ordered a state of emergency for some 33 counties here, mobilizing more than 5,000 national guardsmen, equipped with 2,400 high water rescue vehicles, and also 12 air craft to assist with any search and rescue that may need to be done. and across the western part of the state. we are seeing folks taking this

national story but here we are once again. the republican party being defined by state legislatures. >> thank you so much for being with us. appreciate it. we want to go to lake city, floridanor ron desantis having a press conference. the latest on the incoming storm. let's listen. >> national guard major general haas, we have columbia county director, shane morgan. sheriff mark hunter from columbia county and chuck brannon. this storm is going to impact inland counties and particularly in northern florida. you are going to see significant impacts. the contours of that will obviously determine will be determined by the exact path of the storm. but i think you're doing the right thing to be prepared. counties like columbia. counties like hamilton, madison, all those counties are going to be affected by hurricane idalia. we are monitoring some of these computer models. you may see the national hurricane center update the track in either 2:00 or the 5:00 advisory. there are models suggesting that this is going to take more of a westward shift. that could bring it into areas like jefferson and leon and wakala area even and people have known this has a possibility and i know th

hurricane ian last year, as we reported, florida homeowners are already paying the highest insurance premiums in the country, $6,000 a year versus the nationalrage of 1700. here in cedar key, nearly nine feet of storm surge tore through these homes. still, florida's chief financial officer says idalia could have been much worse. >> the silver lining to this is idalia did go through one of the least populated areas of the state. >> reporter: in december, legislators here passed sweeping changes to property insurance laws. some experts say four new insurers soon coming to the state could help keep costs down. but others worry it will take years for the market to stabilize. do you think insurance rates could rise another 20 or 30% after this hurricane? >> easily. >> reporter: gregory buck is an insurance provider in palm beach county. >> since 2017, none of our companies have -- who write homeowner notice florida have made any real money. >> reporter: tonight for homeowners here, mounting questions about future insurance bills, and hurricane season is far from over. >> gabe, for context, how do the early damage estimates for idalia compare to h

of last night, there were approximately 40 successful rescues was made, including 29 by the florida national guard governor ron desantis says about 30,000 power line personnel are also working to restore power. but emergency officials warn high floodwaters could impact recovery efforts. the biggest danger is when the power company turns the power back on and your house has had salt water intrusion and it gets into the receptacles that makes for a good fire. even though the winds are still incredibly high here. we have seen workers at this amusement park. they have been out here for about 30 minutes. they are trying to get things up and running because you've got to think of the timing. labor day weekend, one of the biggest weekends of the year for this town here. and towns up and down the carolina coast, they are still promising their big fireworks show on friday night. but it is game on, trying to get everything ready and those tourists coming in. wow. garcia, back to you. let's go back to florida here. it's certainly got walloped there along the gulf coast. nothing, however, like what we s

we, prelandfall, we were able to get support from the florida national guard. 200 guardsmen with heavy machinery and equipment for move in, debris and high water trucks, so they could get into the coastal communities and just put eyes on to see how bad it was. they're going to push as far as they can and recon and try to get us an update of what other resources we might get to see. they're going to start checking for houses because we did order a mandatory evacuation, however we had a lot of citizens that they adhered to it. we had those that were adamant they didn't want to leave in each coastal community. we do have search and rescue strike teams waiting for the recall to get done and the ability to get in there. we haven't got reports back yet of just how bad or devastating it is down there. >> and you talk about the folks in your community that decided to ride it out. nerve florida is prepared for a hurricane on some level, but your community hasn't dealt with a direct hit like this in more than 125 years. do you think your residents fully anticipated how bad it could be? >> you're

the florida national guard is on the move.ch had been previously blocked off. they're just trying to get a handle right now on just how significant this damage was. and chris, this is the gulf of mexico right here. you can see all this water just came in here, this massive symptom surge just not sure exactly how many feet ended up here in keaton beach, all these roads were blocked off. they just finished clearing off this main one. we were driving in from perry. we saw a collapsed gas station here on the way. we saw downed power lines. it was extremely difficult to get here, but that process now is underway, the process of clearing off these roads, getting here in order to search for any survivors and to assess really the damage. i think it's a testament, chris, to exactly how incredible some of these buildings are built that there's only cosmetic damage here to the siding on this building. so many of these are built on stilts, but the storm surge here, again, was devastating, and extremely high winds. we were just speaking to

florida. again, having the first ever and only african american representing our state right here in our nation'sda legislature, a venn governor rick scott signing legislation to make this happen, governor desantis, who sent the request to allow us all to be here today. you know, after she moved to florida, she saw a need. she saw that the workers, the black workers that were building the railroad, the railroad that allowed florida to one day be developed, worth getting an education. she saw a need, and she addressed it. and she started a school with $1.50 to train african american young girls and to teach african american young girls, with or without challenges, though. one of the stories, the, after the school was up and running came marching on the small girls school with torches, with robes, on horseback. she already had a plan she told her teachers to disperse, she hid her students, and she stood alone at the gate and stared them down and stood them down and, because in my military career i have seen some tough cookies, some top women. i can guarantee you this is the toughest one in the hall

the 2022 nations report card for fourth grade reading and math. a first post-covid assessment. florida's fourth graders ranked number three in reading and number four in the nation in math. and if you control for demographics, we're very likely number one in both. we're ranked number three in k-12 achievement. in education week's most recent quality counts survey 2021, we are ranked number one for parental involvement in education. and we are ranked number one for education choice in all of the united states. now, there was a survey, so as the covid was going on, there would be surveys about what states had schools open in person, and sometimes it was by school, district or city or whatnot. so nine months into covid, ten months in october, january 2021, bocom did the survey state of florida 100% open in person. california and illinois less than 20% on their survey. open and in-person for all students. i am sorry. that is a disgrace for this state and illinois and other states that did it and the consequences of that are going to live for a long, long time. now we're proud of being the to

cuba, the storm triggered massive flooding, displacing tens of thousands of people back in florida, 5500 nationalrdsmen are on alert, ready to assist more than 580 search and rescue personnel while an army of utility workers also on standby. 20,000 are at the ready right now. >> we have about 5000 resources at the villages. we have over a thousand trucks there, several hundred trucks that are right now staged at the tropicana field. and of course, throughout the state of florida, 30,000 more are on the way, some coming in as far away as maine. >> meanwhile, fema is already calling on congress to approve more funding for disaster response, saying its disaster relief fund is running low. we are prioritizing funding for idalia for the maui fires and any other extreme weather events that are coming our way without interruption. >> at least 20 shelters are now open in florida, and the governor says more than 1 million gallons of gas are available if needed. >> now, we're watching out very closely for those life threatening storm surges, which could reach up to 16ft. and it adds, of course, to those in

florida. >> the national hurricane center issued a new advisory. let's bring in karen mcguinness at the cnn weather center with details. populists about the upgrade. and what it means for the potential future pattern of the hurricane. >> it is stunning omar. it's starting. in the past hour. we watched this go from category two, we had anticipated it would be three. now it's a category three. the winds had been 110 miles an hour. now it's 1:20 miles an hour. it is rapidly intensify. as the forecast suggests for the national hurricane center. it has done that. because of water temperatures here just fueling the system. it's huge. it's massive. look at this. all the way from just about the central panhandle down towards cape coral. fort myers, naples florida. you're looking at this broad system. it encompasses a huge sloth of central, western sections of florida. the impact is gonna be tremendous. another problem is that it's moving north and 50 miles an hour. it had been 16. for that was 17, before that 18. slow down is not good for hurricane. if you

florida has led the nation three or four years in a row. california had either been number one or number two in the net outmigration and new york is up there with you on that.tl it's one thing with new york because there is a bit of a rhythm of life where you can work or maybe you retire, get a condo, maybe you get all of minnesota winters. at the extent to which people are moving end of the reason has been unique over the last four years. i think about california and when i was in the navy i was in coronado for a time before iraq and it was beautiful. i thought to myself i understand why people try to get to california and from the beginning of the states history allke the way until the last for or five years, people need a path to california. you didn't beat the path away from california and yet now you see the state hemorrhaging population. i can tell you growing up in florida i never remember seeing a california license plate. why would you. and it and then all of a sudden over the last few years we start to see california show up the l

florida at the moment. a vision is being held for the victims of the racial shooting there yesterday that left three blocks dead. joining me now is jonathan greene ceo and nationalorney clients -- the former and advisor and speech writer for a close friend of -- junior. you are looking at the jacksonville florida at the moment the. vigils being held for victims there yesterday. jonathan, as we look at the 60th anniversary which you co-convened, and would you help to really mobilize the diversity we saw. one of the things that we saw was and the attack on blacks. it was a swastika drawn. so, there was also the antisemitism as well as the racism. one of the things that martin luther king day third -- have emphasized is most people that are antisemitic are also racist and vice versa, and latinas lgbtq which is why we wanted for this continuation to emphasize that were against all hate crimes, not knowing what we are marching yesterday, a hate crime was actually being done in jacksonville. >> the irony is not lost on me that we had black and white latinos and natives and apis shoes and christians and muslims and seeks and hindus, young and old -- all marching. yet,

and for florida again having the first ever and onlyic african-american representing our state right here in our nationshis happen governor desantis who sent the request to allow us all to be here today.y. after she moved to florida she saw a need. she saw the workers, the black workers that were building the roberts to allow florida to one day be developed were getting in education preachers on need and she addressed it. she started school with $1.50 to train african-american young girls and to teach african-american young girls but it wasn't without challenges into one of the stories the after the school was up and running came marching on the small girls school with torches, on horseback. she our he had a plan. she told her teachers to disperse and she stood alone at the gates and stared them down and stood them down. madam speaker in my career i've seen some tough women. i guarantee you this is the toughest one in the hall today and if that wasn't enough she became a member of president roosevelt's cabinet and she developed a lifelong friendship with allen r. roosevelt in daytona beach and became a