We’re search and rescue operations are still underway following Hurricane Ian. Here’s
the latest on E in the Category
four storm is now being blamed
for at least 105 deaths in
Florida, 55 of them happening in
Lee County alone, more than
340,000 customers in the states
still do not have power as crews
worked to restore electricity.
President Biden is getting a
firsthand look at the
Devastation and discussing
recovery efforts with Governor
De Santis Times, Chris and
Delarosa joins us live from Fort
Myers Beach with the very latest
Christian We’re also in Carl.
Boulevard as close as we can get
to the president. Closed access
to the beach as the president’s
surveys the damage there and we
do have live pictures. I believe
Governor Rob the Santas, also
with the president, touring
what’s considered to be ground
zero and he is speaking right
now he’s been giving the
president the latest updates on
the cleanup. And what’s been
happening here over the last
several days. We are a week
since this monster storm made
landfall in this area. The
president landing earlier this
afternoon here in Fort Myers
quickly jumped on a helicopter.
Just survey the damage for
himself. The president also
planning to meet with Several
business owners in the area to
see what exactly their needs are
many of those business owners on
own shrimp boats, which is
considered to be the core of the
economy into this area, to help
them rebuild and get back to
work as soon as possible. It’s
ripped it to pieces. You got to
start from scratch to move
again, and it’s gonna take a lot
a lot of time, not weeks or
months is going to take years
for everything to get squared
away in the state of Florida
cover and rebuild, covering the
scientists and Senator Rubio and
Senator Scott Congressman Donald
You know, today we have one job.
And only one job, and that’s to
make sure that people Florida
get everything that they need to
fully thoroughly recover were
one of the few nations in the
world that on the basis of
crisis we face We’re the only
nation that comes out of it
better than we went into it, and
that’s we’re going to do this
time around. Come out of it
better because we’re this is the
United States of America, and I
emphasize United Extraordinary
cooperation at every level of
government is, the governor has
said, and the cooperation began
before the storm hit. Number one
priority was saving lives at the
request of the governor signed
an emergency declaration. Let’s
see if this thing works. This
one working I signed an
emergency declaration.
Preposition federal assets,
including food and water and
generators, not only in Florida
but in other states. So be ready
if the worst happened and it
happened. We also preposition
the largest number of search and
rescue teams ever assembled in
the United States ever assembled
in the United States. And FEMA,
the Pentagon, the Coast Guard
other agencies so we could be
ready to respond immediately
immediately working with state
and local officials. Search and
rescue teams have knocked on
nearly 70,000 doors and rescued
over 3800 people Yesterday, Lee
County alone, the search and
rescue teams examined 24,000
structures just in this county,
making sure we’re counting for
everyone who’s still maybe
trapped We have over 4000
federal portion personnel on the
ground as I speak. The Army
Corps of Engineers providing
emergency power to hospitals
across the state nursing home
water treatment plants to make
sure these
UTILITY WORKERS ACROSS AMERICA, NOT TO THE FLOOR ALL ACROSS AMERICA RESPONDING TO THE CALL
FROM FLORIDA THAT NEED HELP.
THOUSANDS FROM ALL ACROSS
AMERICA WORKING AROUND THE
CLOCK TO GET POWER RESTORED.
THIS ABOUT AMERICA COMING
TOGETHER.
AND I REALLY MEAN!
AMERICA COMING TOGETHER.
>> YOU JUST HEARD FROM
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IN FORT
MYERS, AFTER SURVEYING DAMAGE
IN THE CITY HIT PRETTY HARD BY
HURRICANE IAN.
4000 FEDERAL PERSONNEL ON THE
GROUND THERE AND TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF UTILITY WORKERS