Continuing coverage of the catastrophic destruction from Hurricane Ian

The Beat with Ari Melber

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🗓️ 29 September 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Ayman Mohyeldin hosts "The Beat" on Thursday, September 29 and reports on Hurricane Ian's catastrophic destruction, President Biden saying it could be the "deadliest hurricane in Florida's history." Rob Gaudet, founder of volunteer group Cajun Navy, Angela Eady, City Commissioner for Kissimmee, Florida and former FEMA spokesperson Daniel Watson, join.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the beat.
0:00.9	I'm Aiman Mohidin in for our Remelber this hour.
0:04.2	Catastrophic destruction, reports of substantial loss of life.
0:08.6	President Biden saying it could be the deadliest hurricane
0:11.7	in Florida's history.
0:13.3	At least nine confirmed fatalities so far,
0:16.5	that number expected to grow.
0:18.9	This is what Hurricane Ian did across Florida,
0:22.2	Governor Ron DeSantis calling it historic.
0:24.6	And we are awaiting a news conference from him at this hour
0:28.0	Ian's the fourth most powerful hurricane to hit the state ever.
0:32.0	Right now, search and rescue teams are on the ground
0:34.5	in hard hit areas all along the Gulf Coast,
0:37.0	more than 500 people rescued in Charlotte and Lee counties
0:40.3	today so far.
0:42.4	This is the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
0:44.8	If you need to be evacuated step out of your front door.
0:48.7	Now the Fort Myers Fire Chief says they conducted
0:50.7	about 200 water rescues overnight.
0:53.1	Lee County on the southwest side of Florida
0:55.6	was the hardest hit. This is a home on fire after the storm.
1:00.4	Fire crews, as you can imagine, unable to reach it.
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