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nadia romero is there. you are, i understand, near a food and water distribution site.hat are residents telling you about what the wake of this looks inland? >> reporter: well, jim, the big issue now is how much longer can we sustain ourselves because we are on highway 70 right now, this road is where you would normally take to get through to the rest of town. so you would just continue on, you would pass over two bridges, you would make your way to a walmart, a publix and then you could go to palm beach or even make your way to fort myers. that's not going to happen because you can see this highway is now a river, peace river is overflowing in every direction. those are rvs you are looking at in the background that are just floating there from the camp site and further to the left of your screen you will see a truck here, the locals here tell me that was the last car that tried to make it out but the people inside had to jump out of the car and swim to shore because they just couldn't make it. now, positive sign that we're seeing is the water is starting to recede, abo

nadia romero, thank you so much. early voting is also under way in ohio.ome to a key senate race between j.d. vance and tim ryan. it is too close to call. it's a race that could decide who controls the senate. with me now to discuss this high-stakes race is jeremy peltser for cleveland.com. so good to see you. so president biden and former president obama campaigning in several background states for democrats. but they don't have any plans to campaign for tim ryan in ohio. what does that say about that state or that race? >> well, if you ask tim ryan, it says that democrats are making a mistake by not focusing on a race that tim ryan says is very winnable. and the polls, as you said, tim ryan is within striking distance of scoring a big upset for democrats in a state leaning towards republicans the past few years. it shows that democrats are playing defense and are focusing on other races in areas such as -- states such as arizona, wisconsin, nevada, et cetera. but if you ask democrats here, they think that they have an outside chance of, again, scoring an

nadia romero, cnn, dekalb county georgia. >> the georgia secretary of state's office says as of sunday night, more than 1.5 million people voted early. and, the office expects increased turnout this week. here is what one official had to say to cnn's pamela brown on sunday. >> it has been legal in georgia to challenge anybody for years. they are trying to scare people. but the records get knocked down every single day. but they are saying people are being sub pressed but it's a lie. voter suppress is just as much a lie as voter fraud. i'm tired of fighting it and it is disheartening but people get partisan gain from it. >> the big question for tuesday's election is whether these races will flip control of congress. i spoke with cnn's senior political analyst and asked him if he believes republicans stand a chance of taking control of the house of representatives. here is part of our conversations. >> i think the senate is an absolute coin flip. but it is likely as i said, that the side that wins two out of three from pennsylvania, georgia, and nevada probably has the gavel at the end o

nadia romero, cnn, atlanta. >>> the u.s. 50 police officers have been killed by gunfire so far this year. two of them were killed friday during a shootout in connecticut. a warning the video you're about to see is disturbing. the state inspector general's office released this body cam footage from the only officer to leave the shootout alive. authorities responded to an emergency call at the suspect's residence only to have him fire well over 80 rounds at the officers killing two before the third officer was able to take the suspect down with one shot. police say it was a deliberate attempt to lure law enforcement to the scene. >>> continued drought in the u.s. midwest has caused the mississippi river's level to drop significantly in some places. in some areas hikers are able to walk to islands previously not reachable by foot. to make matters worse, the river's basin is forecast to see below avr rain through the end of the year. so let's turn to our meteorologist pedram javaheri. he joins us with more on this. how dire is t

near where hurricane ian made landfall where we find cnn's nadia romero. she is standing on a highway that looks like a river right now where supplies have been coming in and out all day. nadia, you were sharing with us when supplies got shipped, people picked them up. clearly they are in need of basic supplies. things like water. >> reporter: yeah. very basic necessities to just keep going. you can see behind me that people are in the water there. you can see people are in their air boats. they are making their way to the other side of this highway to get more of those supplies. water, fuel, mres. just so people can keep going. the storm hit wednesday. this could be day 3 without electricity. so they are running out of water and ways to feed their families. and there is quite a crowd that's gathered here on highway 70 because they know this is where the dropoff site has been for the county, for the u.s. army, salvation army. all these folks are waiting for another round of donations to make their way here. we're told they could be coming any minute now. an

>> nadia romero reporting from arcadia, florida. it underscores the tremendous amount of need, not just where you are but all over the state of florida, as far south as ft. myers beach, into naples, and orlando, and obviously into the carolinas. we want to take you to naples right now, though, because that's where we find cnn's brian todd. he's been tracking the storm since shortly after it made landfall and has been giving us a closer look at some of the damage on the ground. brian, behind you, it looks like a neighborhood that was turned upside down. >> reporter: it is. last hour we showed you an apartment complex with debris on the curb. that pile was fairly small compared to this house. they've lost just about everything. i don't know exactly how big this house is inside, but it looks like everything that was inside is outside. you have to pile your belongings for someone to pick it up. there's a gentleman, a contractor in there taking down dry wall from about eye level down because the water was so high and the damage was so ex

cnn's nadia romero is following the story. nadia, we're going to hear from 911.here? how did this get started and why? >> there are just so many questions about the motivation. we're learning more about the suspect himself. we know the name has been circulating on social media, but we're talking about someone who is a minor and who has not been charged, so we at cnn are not naming that person even though you may see some things on social media. i want to make sure we focus on the victims. so let's start with one of the victims of this shooting. her name was sue karnatz. she was an avid runner, and her husband, he really left a very moving tribute on social media, a poem about her and the future that was stolen from them. we know that she was at the boston marathon back in 2013 when the bombing happened. she survived that but was later killed this past week. she leaves behind three boys and so many others who will love and miss her. i want you to hear just the emotion behind the people who called in to 911 after hearing the gunshots. take a listen. >> there's peop

let's start with nadia romero this morning. she's in arcadia, florida. we've been talking about how vital roads and communities have been cut off by the storm. right now there's no indication of when these connections will be usable. what's the latest, nadia? >> it depends on what mother nature brought us. mother nature brought us hurricane ian with the rising floodwaters and heavy winds. now we have to wait for the waters to recede to see how much damage is there and see if people can finally pass normally. we're here in arcadarcadia, flo. we know the worst damage was in ft. myers and the barriers islands. now we're going into day four without electricity. for many of them that's when you get to the life-threatening range. that means they haven't had hot water, their food supply may be running low. this is the peace river here. it is supposed to be only about six to seven feet high. you see this canoe laid out here, the locals say they should be able to get in this canoe and take a nice stroll down the peace river. instead, the river is 24 feet high, fo

nadia romero is live in ft. myers beach for us.tough day for many people, and you can just see the damage around you right where you are standing. >> reporter: yeah, and jim, it's so hard to really picture exactly what happened here at ft. myers beach when you see the images. and then when you come here, it really does look like a bomb, a tornado, a category 4 hurricane just wrecked this entire area. and this is the livelihood for so many people here who poured in their money, their hearts, their souls, into these businesses. i want to introduce you to one of those owners. this is lee, her and her family owns this restaurant right behind us. just tell me what's going through your mind as you come back and see everything you poured into. >> you know, there is no words to describe it. it's like, we're mourning. first we were in denial, you know. now we are like -- it's just unbelievable what's going on. it's like right now, it's starting to sink down that everything we worked all our life for, everything is gone. and we see no way ou

we want to take you now to arcadia, florida, where we find nadia romero who has been following an effort there to bring in supplies to that community, an area that, as we've seen throughout the last couple of days, has been cut off because roads were flooded and they looked more like rivers than actual highways. how are people there holding up today? >> reporter: boris, that's two parts of the storm. you have that damage that we just saw with leyla in naples and in fort myers where you are, but then in other parts of southwest florida you have all of this water that doesn't have anywhere to go and that's blocking people, trapping them in their neighborhoods and blocking their access to resources. here this is highway 70. it should be open. you should be able to take this highway all the way down over two bridges to make your way to palm beach or curve around and go to fort myers. now you can't. you can see air boats like that one that's out in the water. you can see we have these civilians who have come out with their own boats, all lined up here, their goal to bring supplies, resources,

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cnn's nadia romero is live in ft. myers where folks have been lining up to get much needed help. for people? >> reporter: yeah. well, today there are a lot of people still coming in. not as busy as we saw on thursday. still a steady crowd. people trying to get any help at all. behind me is a library building. we saw 100 people lined up before they even opened their doors. the first person was a man who arrived at 4:00 a.m. so five hours early. just to make sure that he could talk to someone from fema. you saw the blue bus here? blue buses have been coming in and out of this recovery center from other parts of ft. myers and bringing them here. because, remember, people lost their homes and vehicles. that has been an important part of being here today. we have been talking about what happened during the storm, what they lost. one woman said not only did she lose her job because of the storm, she lost her vehicles. she found out she was an identity theft victim today. someone, fema told her, someone filed a claim under her name, using her social security number but her bank account

cnn's nadia romero is in lee county where she spoke to people trying to head back home. >> reporter:o many people impacted by this storm right here in lee county, right here in fort myers. take a look, you see the blue bus, it has been transporting people back and forth through different people back and forth to fort myers because so many people lost their vehicles during the storm. transportation has been a challenge. they want to come here to try to figure out how they can get assistance. fema is here and if you walk inside that library that's where people have been able to go in and talk to folks from fema to see if they can get some help. this is largely for people who did not have insurance or they are underinsured to see if the federal government can step in and help them with the repairs of their home or lodging or other needs. i want you to hear from one woman who came into this office and she found out some terrible news. take a listen. >> i have no idea and no car and i went in to apply for fema and just found out that somebody has already applied a fraudulent claim using a

nadia romero, cnn, arcadia, florida. >>> well, for more, let's bring in marty, he is the senior manager of fort myers, florida, where he joins us now. thank you, sir, so much for taking the time to speak to us and answer our questions. i just want to start off by saying our hearts go out to everyone in your area. it is starting to see the images and that devastation. what is your situation at the moment? >> well, things are all pretty good here in fort myers. we have a very experienced team of department directors and key staff, they have dealt with storms before. none this strong, i don't believe, but nonetheless, they know what to do and how to do it, so we have gotten a quick start on the recovery process, relocated a lot of debris out of the roadways, so that our normal services for sanitation and solid waste can start, and the people in the community can drive around. we had some things here we have not seen in the past, such as our yacht basins, some of the moats were piled up, and some were thrown out, washed out of the yacht basin or the marina, vehicles were carried down the st

cnn's nadia romero put that question to governor ron desantis a short time ago. she joins us now from arcadia, florida. what did the governor say? >> reporter: it was exactly what you talked about. we're talking about lee county where we know they've done some 800 rescues and more than 40 people dead in that county alone. the question was, should they have had their mandatory evacuation earlier and sooner and the governor doubled down again today saying that he stands behind lee county having that mandatory evacuation order coming out on tuesday morning. even though surrounding counties, surrounding lee county had their mandatory evacuation orders much earlier than that. take a listen. >> i think for probably various reasons, some people don't want to leave their home. they're island people or whatever. but part of it was so much attention was paid to tampa that i think a lot of them probably thought they wouldn't get the worst of it. so they -- but they did and i think it is easy to second-guess. but they were ready for the whole time. >> is that one of the thin

and cnn's nadia romero who joins us live. nadia, what is the latest you're seeing on the ground? here for a couple of days so the organizers tell me they feel like they've really got it under control today. they're hoping that they won't see as many long lines they saw the first couple of days it was open. five-hour wait times for many people. but behind me is the library. and there are about 100 people lined up before this event is even set to open, another half hour. the first person in line is a man from sanibel island. he said he was stuck there at the storm, for four days. well, he woke up and got here at 4:00 a.m. so five hours before the doors were set to open. because he said, i only have the clothes on my back. i'm staying in a motel, i need help. he tells me he's a vietnam war veteran that he's used to helping other people but now he's the one looking for assistance from fema. you can also get help from state agencies, not only if you didn't have the flood insurance or underinsured, coming to fema, to meet with your insurance agent here that you may be having at your ho

i think that takes it a little too far. >> nadia romero joins us live from sarasota this morning. this death toll stands at 76 but it is expected to rise? >> reporter: it is expected to rise as those search and rescue crews go door to door and try to figure out just how many people were truly impacted by the storm. alex, the governor told me the same thing we heard from lee county officials that fort myers, fort myers beach was not in the cone of hurricane ian but we know the storm surge was the important part of warning people about the storm. and right now lee county makes up the majority of those storm related deaths. parts of florida still dealing with devastating flooding following hurricane ian. and where the water receded, destruction left behind. >> the water was actually half way to the front door, the waves crashing against the house. >> reporter: this man took us inside his home which is now gutted because of ian. >> this is from the beach. >> reporter: and this woman showed cnn her now mud-filled home, a home she said her dad was helping remodel. >> just got a brand ne

cnn's nadia romero has more from atlanta. >> reporter: and here we're talking about key races, we have gubernatorial race with our incumbent governor, brian kemp, with a rematch with democratic challenger stacey abrams. people are keeping a close watch on our senate race because of the national implications and that's why people tell me they came out to vote. take a listen to two voters who explain the issues that matter most to them. >> i think it has turned into a circus if you want to be honest. some of the things that are being said, you don't even know if they could even be true, you know, some of the things, but i know that that is an important race because if the wrong person gets into office, then even more things could change just for my community. >> i think stacey abrams and warnock is a great team together and that they will put their best foot forward as to look out for not just the democrat but the republican as well. >> reporter: another reason voters tell me they want to participate in the early voting process is because of the key issues that matter most to them. peopl

boris, amara. >> nadia romero, thank you so much.more about the two big races in georgia. joining us now, washington correspondent for the "atlanta journal-constitution" tia mitchell. tia, thank you for sharing your saturday morning with us. last night, former president obama was in the area, one of several big name democrats going across the country to campaign for democrats. how big of a role do you think, obama, specifically, can play in the peach state, because democrats in those races, they're holding on by very thin margins? >> i think obama can play a big role because he remains hugely popular among democrats, particularly black democrats which we know make up the base of the party here in georgia. so, he's there. he also, you know, has a lot of credibility. so, it's not just popularity. but it's credibility. people trust what he says. people believe that what he says is accurate in the truth. and so they put a lot of weight under him. and so, he was here. he was energizing the crowd. not just for those at the top of the ticke

. >> cnn's nadia romero reports georgians have voted in record numbers. >> 1.lion georgians have participated in person in the voting process. we're in one of the polling locations in fulton county. you can see a line has formed here this afternoon. this is the last weekend of early voting in the state of georgia. and if you really look at the numbers, the majority of people who are voting are people who are in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 0s. not as many in 22-29. they make up 4% of ballots turned in so far in the state of georgia. we spoke with one 19-year-old college student who has been working in this organization to get more people his age civically minded and get engaged in the voting process. why it's so important to him and the pitch is to his generation. take a listen. >> i say look at the history. look at how hard it was 60, 70 years ago for black people to vote. look at the opportunity we have now. our simple vote could change the whole election really looking back at the 2016 election and how those went and looking at the history and understanding the

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for more on this let's bring in nadia romero. what can you tell bus this very troubling development just 16 days away, and early voting really under way in a big way. >> reporter: it really is, fred. it depends on how the voters fall when it comes to party lines. when i speak to democratic voters, many are excited to be part of the voting process, can the national spotlight over georgia. when i was traveling to rome, georgia, a district of marjorie taylor greene, who does believe in those election lies that the 2020 election was stolen, many of her supporters had concerns about election fraud and voter insecurity for this election as well. that's what i found in my reporting was it depends on who the voters have been listening to. but overall here in georgia we're seeing record turnout. right behind me in dekalb county, one of two polling locations in this area, and we've been told by poll workers they've already had about 200 people in just the first two hours since the polls have been open this is a spot you can come and vote,

. >> cnn's nadia romero joining us live from ft. myers now. nadia, how was that message being received there? >> reporter: yeah. debris removal is definitely happening, but unfortunately the debris is all of people's belongings. they're left with nothing. everything that they had either blew away or was just drenched in those nasty storm floodwaters. so they're starting from scratch, which is why this disaster recovery center set up by fema and the state of florida is so important to people. about 100 people were lined up before the center even opened right behind me. so people are still inside the building right now. there's one room, about another 100 people waiting in line, to talk to someone from fema. this is important for people who had home insurance, maybe didn't qualify for flood insurance, or they were underinsured. they can come to fema for assistance. we've also been hearing stories of people who are finding out that their situation is only gotten worse. i want you to listen to one woman who found out today she's the victim of ident

i want to turn to nadia romero, who's in nearby englewood. nadia, so many people have not just lost loved ones or friends but they've lost homes and businesses as well. where are they going to go? what are they supposed to do now? >> reporter: well, ana, when you talk about what they've lost, there's that bit of a survivor's guilt when i talk to some people because they see the images of fort myers beach and of the barrier islands and they feel lucky that they survived. but for the past week they've had to try to survive this aftermath, not having electricity for so long. and so many people are just grateful to be at places like this. we're in charlotte count why i. this is the largest distribution site we've seen all across southwest florida. and it's the bare essentials. so you've got boxes, cases hereby of m. are es coming from the national guard. you've got cases of water over here people need as well. one of the things everyone has been asking about is one, when is the power going to come on and two, do you have any ice, do you know where

. >>> cnn's nadia romero reports how western florida is responding to the disaster. >> reporter: days hurricane ian still dealing with the aftermath here in arcadia, florida. so you would likely be able to take this, this is highway 70 right now, a highway that is flooded by the peace river. this is the highway that you would take through town, you could wrap-around, go to palm beach, fort myers. not anymore. not unless you have a boat. so the locales tell me that this river is about four times as high as it normally is. so you have to have a boat. there is an air boat coming right now, they've been out helping people get through, get to the other side where you can get to dry land. they've been also transporting medical supplies, water and mres, food and other things that people may need. you can also see out in the water those are rvs that were once at the peace river campground that hurricane ian just picked up and swept away. so now people are blocked off from the other side of their town and they don't have the resources that they need. they're telling me that they're split in ha

cnn's nadia romero has more. >> reporter: record turnout here in georgia for this midterm election. we're outside a polling location here in dekalb county, and at this location alone the poll workers told me may in the first two hours of voting, they saw 200 people come in. that just speaks to the excitement of people wanting to get out and make sure that they cast their ballot. let's look at those statewide numbers. across the state of georgia already more than 740,000 people have voted. and we saw a dip when you look at saturday compared to friday. saturday only about 80,000 people voted compared to more than 140,000 on friday alone. still, those numbers are quite impressive, especially compared to 2018. we know that people want to come out and vote, and that voter turnout is really record-breaking at this point. there are still some concerns about voter insecurity, voter fraud, voter integrity. we spoke with an election official about how they're working on that in this county. take a listen. >> we are excited to see so many of our voters coming out in historic numbers during adv

for more on this, nadia romero is at a polling station in atlanta. so, what is the turnout like today, on this saturday? >> reporter: yeah. well, the turnout has been steady at this location here and fulton county. and that's something that you would expect to see. this is our first saturday to early vote here in the state of georgia, so you come behind me, you can see that people are lining up, just coming out. did you vote? how did it go? >> great. >> reporter: let me see that sticker. >> proud sticker. >> proud sticker. >> reporter: this is the sticker you get after you vote in georgia. ma'am, we're live on air right now. why did you want to vote and be part of the early voting process? >> because it's crucial that the voters get out and do the right thing. i wanted to make sure that i had a say in my future. >> reporter: and you did that by voting today. >> yes. >> reporter: thank you for talking with us. >> thank you. >> reporter: you see so many people coming out with that sticker and being proud of being a part of their sichk duty and voting.

nadia romero is standing by in fort myers. what can you tell us?ns shutdown, largely expanded for people impacted by the storm. i want to introduce you to a registered nurse who's been working over 13 years, even though he's a storm victim himself and he lost everything because of hurricane ian he still has been showing up to work every day, working 12 hour shifts to help others. >> i called my boss and she said, you're crazy. you know, stay safe, stay where you are. i decided to come in that night. and looking back, it was kind of the best thing i did, because it really took my mind off of everything that was happening around me and i got to focus on somebody else's problems for a little bit. >> reporter: and so this is now an expanded system, you can see that the border patrol, security is here helping with the disaster medical assistance team from the federal government because they have an overflow of people coming in needing help. >> and residents have been told the city has a 7:00 p.m. curfew now. do they have to leave each night? how does th

cnn's nadia romero visited one atlanta church that has served more than a million people in need since the early days of the pandemic. >> reporter: hundreds of families lined up for help. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: some of them for hours before this drive-through food pantry started at new birth mission nary baptist church in a suburb of atlanta over the weekend. >> you have absolutely no idea how many people are suffering in silence, having no clue as to how they're going to feed and take care of their families. >> reporter: every saturday since january 2020, back then, just 30 cars per week, but now, up to 3,000 cars a week. the pandemic and rising inflation providing a one-two punch on people's wallets. >> it is a pandemic and everything is going up. >> double and triple. i paid 85 cents a dozen for eggs and now they're $3. it's crazy. >> ridiculous and also you go in the supermarket and things get expensive. >> reporter: food prices more than alarming, especially for families living paycheck to paycheck. last month the bureau of labor statistics showing how much staple good

let's bring in cnn's nadia romero reporting live from fort myers beach for us.er: wolf, it is a slow grind and a painful process for so many people who poured in their life savings into these businesses and into properties where they thought they would retire. take a look behind me. this is tuna skin. it is an apparel store, at least it was before hurricane ian came through. now you can hardly tell. attached to the building are apartments and rental properties where people could stay and be close to the beach. but when you look on the ground, that's where you're going to see signs of life. down here, these are swimsuits that likely came from the retail shop, some food containers. just really nothing to salvage. when we talk to business owners and homeowners, many of them weren't eligible for flood insurance, so they have to come out of pocket for all of their repairs. that means going to fema or the small business administration to pick up loans on top of loans. now, this building, residents tell me, was damaged by hurricane charlie in 2004, rebuilt again, now o

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>> nadia romero, thank you so much for that reporting. >>> and latino voters are the fastest growingoting block in the country, and winning their support is crucial to those running in the midterm elections. recently there's been a shift in communities all over the country with more latinos voting republican. cnn's boris sanchez talked with voters to find out why. >> reporter: if america is so bad, if america is so -- such a terrible country to live in, why did 50 migrants die, suffocated in a trailer, to come seek a better life in this country? >> reporter: the grandson of mexican migrants, abraham enriquez said democrats are losing supports of latino voters because their rhetoric is out of touch and their policies allow for what he calls unrestricted immigration. he says hard-line policies like those pursued by former president donald trump resonate with many voters like him. >> i think latinos, we don't care really much what you say, it's -- what are you going to do, right. so many people are tired of politicians that just speak but don't act. and for the first time, we had this p

nadia romero is with us right now. i was down there with you last weekend.your head around, just how much destruction, devastation, heartache, people are dealing with down there. what are you seeing? >> yeah, jim. that's the sad part about this. we are days, now, after the storm over a week now. and people have nothing. they're starting over from scratch. they're trying to be optimistic. but sometimes it's hard to do that. you look around and see destruction. people have come to this site, this disaster recovery center at this library here, in ft. myers, about 100 people lining up before the doors opened. one man arriving five hours early just to talk to a fema representative. i want you to hear from two different people. one woman, a small business owner. she lost her restaurant on ft. myers beach. another man who lost his condo there. they had very different experiences. take a listen. >> we have mortgages. we have a covid mortgage we need to return. we have no way to return it from. all they offer, fema doesn't offer businesses anything. and what the depa

nadia romero, cnn, atlanta. >>> a new type of cold war may be making waves in the arctic.ng icecap could heat up international tetension. you're watching "cnn newsroom." >>> a new type of cold war may be on the horizon as we here from cnn's boris sanchez, this time the issue is the melting arctic and which nations will control what could become the world's newest ocean. >> this new ocean is appearing on our maps, and it has all kinds of different implications, and we've been slow to pick up on it, frankly. >> reporter: maine senator angus king says climate change is unlocking a new cross roads and potential center of conflict, the arctic where ireversal trends are leading to a global rush, with world powers seeking untapped energy supplies. oil and natural gas, minerals, fishing, recreation, and highly coveted shipping routes. >> and if you think about the mediterranean sea they're over a thousand years of war to determine the relationships of those countries surrounding the mediterranean sea. the question is can we open the arctic and avoid the conflict? >> by some estima

let's begin with tphad row romrow phmayor nadia romero. >> reporter: this is one of the busiest locationsary. we haven't seen too many people coming in. this is the first time we have seen a little bit of a line accumulating all day since we have been out at 8:00 this morning. the poll worker here tells me they have seen about 600 people so far at this location alone just today. and this is the last weekend for early voting in georgia. when you look at those numbers, i think more than 1.3 million georgians have already participated in the early voting process. that's impressive. but when you take a further look and you look at the demographics, most of the people are between 30 and 65 or older. we are not seeing the younger age group, 22 to 29. they only make up 4% of the ballots casted. we asked a young man who is 19, why are you out there trying to get more people to vote? and he said it's about paying homage to the older generations. take a listen. >> honestly, i say look at the history. look at how hard it was, you know, 60, 70 years ago for black people to vote and now. looking back

nadia romero is there. my understanding is supplies arrived there earlier today. what are you seeing? >> reporter: we're seeing a lot of people who are so happy they survived the storm . the only way you can get through is by boat. what you're seeing way out there in the water are rvs, big campers thrown around by the hurricane. that's what's blocking people to get to the other side and continue onto southwest, florida. the only way to get through is by boat. what we've seen are these airboats just like this one, many of them either by private citizens or by different organizations, by the state, county, local governments that have come out to help ship those supplies, water, mres, medical supplies or just transporting people, because there's so much life on the other side of the peace river. take a listen. >> everything is across the river. the only store on this side of the river is underwater right over here right now. you can't get to it. >> everything i own is over there. my whole life is over there. all my vehicles are over there. my truck is the only thing

nadia romero has more. >> i consider it kind of like -- >> reporter: that's how the mother of eight describesturned refuge that's usually home to the everglades hockey team. >> it's cold in here. >> reporter: even showers are ice cold. there's limited food and resources. >> there has been a couple overdoses, a lot of heavy alcohol use. there's been a lot of fights, a lot of dinners turn into peanut butter and jelly. >> reporter: she said he has heard from a red cross worker. >> can you help us out at all? what should we do next? they really don't have a plan for, you know, any of us at the moment. >> the american red control did not provide cnn with an on-camera interview. in a statement, acknowledged some challenges -- our feeding vehicle was delayed in reaching the arena due to clogged roads and heavy traffic. to help avoid further issues, we delivered a mobile kitchen to prepare food on sites. tom feels lucky his insurance may help with some repairing. >> how long will it bet to get the rubbish picked up? i have a tree that's at the back of the house. i have a hole in the roof. we have to

our nadia romero is joining us live from a polling location in atlanta, georgia. nadia, let us know what you're seeing. i know you talked to a few people there today. >> reporter: yeah, a lot of people are excited to come out and voting and being part of the early voting process. this is the first saturday of early voting. and look at the lines of this polling location right here in the heart of atlanta. we spoke with one voter who told us it took her about 27 minutes to wait in line. and then, when she got in line, it took her ten minutes to cost her ballot. that process was easy. this polling location, they've seen about 4,000 people since monday. already coming to make sure that the voices are heard. take a look at the state-wide georgia numbers. as you mentioned, we're talking about record voter turnout, when you compare this year so far, compared to the same time period in 2018. more than 660,000 georgians have already voted. at this point in 2018, we're looking at 398,000. a significant increase. and part of that is the key races. here, the gubernatorial race

cnn's nadia romero is live for us in arcadia, florida.n we spoke to you earlier this morning, we saw that the road behind you was blocked because of water. people there say they feel stuck because of the flooding. has the water receded more? are supplies finally coming in? it looks like folks are getting stuff handed to them behind you. >> reporter: yeah, boris, finally more supplies have been coming in all morning. there are four boats that just arrived moments ago. this last boat now is being up loaded by volunteers, community members, and members of the national guard who have the mres here that they are loading up so people can have access to them. people who need it here, whose roads have been blocked. so highway 70 here has been blocked since the day after the storm. and that's why you have to use boats to get water, mres, pet food, medical supplies, diapers, all of the above, to get here. if you look down the road, this should be highway 70. you should be able to take this road, pass over two bridges, and make your way to palm beac

here's nadia romero. >> reporter: we've seen people coming in and out of this recovery center, just tryingto so many people who lost everything due to hurricane ian. behind me you can see the library here. we saw about a hundred people lined up hours before the event started where they can meet with fema. one man arrived at 4 a.m., five hours before those doors open. you see here this blue bus next to me? that blue bus is carrying people and has been throughout the day back and forth in town and fort myers bussing people to come to this location because so many people lost their only mode of transportation. that bus has been so critical for people for them to get here and talk to not just fema but state agencies as well. i want you to hear from one woman, she lost her vehicle, her job is no more and then today found out she is an identity theft victim as well. take a listen. >> i have no car. i went in to apply for fema and just find out somebody applied for a fraudulent claim using my information and my social security number. so i have to call the fraud hotline and they're told me this i

let's bring in cnn's nadia romero for more on this. >> it is hard to talk about yet another mass shooting. i want to introduce you to two of them. the first being sue carnatz. her husband wrote a moving tribute on social media. we learned from that post she was an avid marathon runner. she was even in boston running the marathon when the boston marathon bombing happened. she survived that and continued to run. she leaves behind three small boys. we have heard from victim's sister mary marshall. she graduated from culinary arts degree. she was one of a few students able to study abroad in a specialized program in france to protect her craft. her sister tells us she was supposed to get married this coming weeks. her sister is demanding action now from lawmakers because of all of the mass shootings we have had over and over and over again. as we turn now to talk about the suspect in this case. we know the suspect is a minor, who is yet to be charged. and i want you to hear a 911 call from someone who believes they saw the suspect on the day of the shooting. take a listen. >> a white male is

. >> cnn's nadia romero is in arcadia. we begin with brian todd in naples. officials said it could take months to recover. we have seen evidence all day long from our boat ride to where you are right now. where do things stand today where you are? >> jim, we're going to show you more evidence of why it's going to take so long to recover. we have been showing you houses and apartments where people have put all their worldly possessions on the curbs, from pwepblgs, fridges, chairs and tables. there is a security issue here. some places remain exposed. ground floor apartments. this was all done by water, by the way. the flood surge came in, tore out the facade of this apartment building, pushed everything out. we're going to sweep over to your right. orlando ruiz and i are going to show apartments to your right. they put up police tape. we have heard from neighbors of some of these people who said they have heard and seen actually people walking aimlessly into the apartments, milling in there and rummaging through just kind of loosely. this lady who told us thi

here's cnn's nadia romero. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: hundreds of families lined up for help.hours before this pantry started in a suburb of atlanta over the weekend. >> take care. >> you have no idea how many people are suffering in silence, having no clue as to how they're going to feed or take care of their families. >> reporter: every saturday since january 2020, back then, just 30 cars per week. but now, up to 3,000 cars a week. the pandemic and rising inflation providing a one-two punch on people's wallets. >> it is the pandemic. and everything is going up. >> double and triple. i paid 85 cents a dozen for eggs. and now they're $3. it's crazy. >> ridiculous. you go to the supermarket and things get expensive. >> reporter: food prices more than alarming, especially for families living paycheck to paycheck. last month, the bureau of labor statistics showing how much staple goods will cost you this year compared to 2021. bread jumped 16%. milk up 17%. flour, 23% more expensive. and egg prices with the most dramatic increase, up nearly 40%. inflation, a big talking point on

. >> nadia romero is in arcadia. tell us what you are seeing there. ere because of the flooding. this area is synonymous with flooding now. you could see behind me that this is part of the peace river that is starting to recede but not enough for there to be an ability tfor people to pass across this road. that is such a challenge. that is why we're seeing efforts like this behind me, the national guard bringing in cases of water of mre's and other items that people need so desperately. including bags of toiletries. everything in people's homes are dirty. or their destroyed or they've been wash ed away so simple things like baby wipes and lotion to get themselves clean, to have some sense of normalcy. but they have been cut off from the rest of florida. it is so hard to get to this spot. it is so hard to get out of this spot. we talked to one man who was concerned about his friends and family simply on the other side of the river who he doesn't know if they have all of the supplies they need. take a listen. >> yeah, there is no power and there is no wa

cnn's nadia romero has more. >> reporter: good morning, boris and amara.pection should take about 120 days and they've received a letter from the two departments in question, the department of health and the department of quality. this is a big win for them who fired a discrimination soot last month. it boils down to whether or not racial discrimination was used as to the citizens. take a look at the letter. it's a first step in accounting for its role. for far too long residents of jackson have had water access weaponized against them. along with the investigation, there are investigations being done by two congressional committees, and two of those congresspeople, one from new york, one from mississippi, sent a joint letter to the governor of mississippi, tate reeves asking how the treatment has been in jackson as it relates to the water crisis. here at cnn, we have yet to hear back from the governor of mississippi or the department of environmental health or department of quality. i was able to speak with the lead over the mississippi urban league. this

nadia romero is live for us in fort myers. what are you hearing from residents there?hursday. so some people will come out of the fema office feeling a bit of a satisfaction. other people extremely frustrated. that is not the only part or entity that you can meet with today. there is fema here. there is also state agencies from the state of florida. this is the department of economic opportunity and this has been, i'd say, the second most visited stop today because this is where people can apply for unemployment assistance. a lot of people are out of work right now. their office buildings were wiped out by hurricane ian. some people who are small business owners can get help to see what kind of assistance may be coming their way. that's probably the second most visited place here at this recovery center. but then you have a bunch of little tents of different entities like insurance companies, where you can talk to them about your homeowners insurance and see what exactly is covered. unfortunately, for a lot of people, they weren't able to apply for flood insurance. so

cnn's nadia romero is in arcadia with the latest. what are you seeing now. >> reporter: we're seeing so many people who are desperate for resources. we're only about four days since the storm and that is four days without power and everything they have in their freezer or frig has been destroyed or damaged by water. so that is why you'll see the national guard with cases of water for people. these are mre's and also diapers and there is dog food. there is other supplies that people need to just keep them going for next couple of days. parts of florida still dealing with devastating flooding following hurricane ian. and where that water has receded, destruction left behind. >> the water was at the front door with the waves crashing against the house. >> reporter: this man took us inside of his home now gutted because of ian. >> this is from the beach. >> reporter: and this woman showed cnn her mud filled home in iona that her dad was remodeling. >> just got a new sink and vanity. >> reporter: both of those homes in lee county, one of

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