thank you
hello everyone hope you had a great
weekend I'm Coy wire it's officially
October National book month and how
interesting that you can't spell book
without the boo Halloween's just around
the corner too happy to have you here
with us at CNN 10 important show for you
today so let's get started one of the
worst storms in United States history
battered Florida in the Carolinas last
week hurricane Ian pummeled the West
Coast of Florida just shy of a category
5 hurricane with wind speeds of 150
miles per hour over the weekend nearly 1
million people were without power and
many communities in Florida didn't have
access to Safe Drinking Water the
president and first lady are headed to
the state this week to assess the
recovery efforts here's what we know so
far days after the hurricane slammed
into the state residents are still
discovering the damage created by the
record high storm surge intense winds
and catastrophic flooding the hurricane
left some homes and businesses flattened
and other parts of the state underwater
in a trail of Destruction
gasoline is still in short supply as
cars try to exit for drier land many
people who didn't evacuate in time had
to be rescued by boat as their homes
were left flooded rescue crews evacuated
more than one thousand people from
flooded areas in southwest and Central
Florida many through challenging
post-storm conditions the number of
fatalities from the storm is still
unknown but at least 74 people have died
in Florida and the Carolinas with more
fatalities expected in the coming days
unfortunately it's typical in the wake
of a disaster for the death toll to rise
because as flood waters recede search
teams are able to access areas
previously cut off by dangerous storm
conditions the storm has left areas of
Florida unrecognizable and damage is
expected to take months to rebuild some
areas will never be the same again more
now from CNN correspondent Bill Weir who
introduces us to the Cajun Navy and
project Dynamo groups who are helping
with the rescue efforts
we see it after every hurricane that
after the storm passes and the Sun comes
out the shock and anguish really begins
for so many people as they assess their
losses but in that moment I'd like to go
back to the best tip I've ever heard
about covering these disasters it came
from Mr Rogers who taught my kids that
in these horrifying moments look for the
helpers
after Ian's violent visit
this is what's left of the causeway
bridge from Mainland Florida to Sanibel
Island and this is the now unpassable
bridge to Pine Island
so for residents of both boats and
helicopters are the only exit options
and while Coast Guard Blackhawks and
Chinooks buzzed over the Barrier Islands
on the Grim Day after two of the only
boats in this part of the Gulf
carries civilian volunteers from the
Cajun Navy those good old boys with bass
boats and big hearts give us the name of
an individual or tell us somebody to go
pick up we'll try to go get them and a
newer outfit known as project Dynamo led
by a former military intelligence
officer more accustomed to saving
Americans from Russians in Ukraine or
the Taliban in Afghanistan when
Americans are in trouble in bad spots
usually we do War zones and conflict
zones but hurricane Ian qualifies and
you're named after Churchill's operation
correct to get the uh
and now here we are we're going to
rescue some people off of Sanibel which
is cut off from the world right now yeah
yeah so it's a very apropos
you need help want to get out of here
give us a minute we'll come up we'll get
it we'll come there
we follow the Cry for Help ashore on
Sanibel to find a gentleman eager to
accept the boat lift but unable to
convince his better half keep going
we're going
Fort Myers
the bridge is out the bridge is knocked
out I'm not I'm not ready to go a
cursory stroll around this part of
Sanibel reveals plenty of Hazards
like the hiss of natural gas spewing
from a broken tank but in one of the
most coveted ZIP codes in Florida the
construction mostly held up which is in
stark contrast to Pine Island look at
this one
absolutely flattened especially the
mobile homes or the working class and
retirees living in St James City hey
ma'am are you okay it's your daughter
called us
when their phone cut out early in the
storm the grandchildren of Nancy and
Robert Sharon were so scared they called
The Cajun Navy and project Dynamo and
begged them to go check for proof of
life I heard it that they weren't gonna
do anything
I'm closed down but my
granddaughters are in Ohio
and she was crying hysterical when I
talked to her other point she's like we
were thinking that you gotten hurt and
I said no there's no service there's no
service that's the thing the uncertainty
brings so much I knew it and that's that
had me more worried than what was going
on at the time because I knew my family
was boring
terrible what we're going through
there's a terrible set of circumstances
the destruction is unbelievable the
suffering is going to be bad hundreds of
people are dead right now we just
haven't found him yet so the you know
this is true Carnage it's a war zone one
two three
thank you gentlemen but at the same time
I'm really happy that we could be here
to help
it was also so lovely to see Brian and
the rest of the guys there show such
empathy for the woman who is not ready
to leave he told me he he thought she
might be in shock she doesn't really
fully appreciate how unlivable Sanibel
is going to be over coming days and so
they'll go back and try to get her again
the next day uh project
dynamo.org or go
cajunnavy.org are the ways you might
throw them a couple bucks to help gas
those boats but they'll be out there
and we'll keep looking for the helpers
let me send it back to you
starting today a new session for the
United States Supreme Court the highest
court in the nation with nine justices
who decide if laws and government
actions are constitutional the newest
Justice on the Supreme Court is contagi
brown Jackson who is nominated by
President Biden and then confirmed by
the U.S Senate earlier this year she
takes her seat on the bench for oral
arguments today and the new addition
will cause the court to invoke one of
its honored Traditions the rearrangement
of where the justices are seated on the
bench when a new Justice joins its ranks
in the courtroom the justices are seated
according to seniority so Chief Justice
John Roberts and Justice Clarence Thomas
have the same seats in the center as
they did last term but the remaining
justices will be shuffled around the
Supreme Court has a busy season ahead
deciding on upcoming cases on voting
discrimination and the college
admissions process
10 second trivia what Pro Sports league
has the biggest viewership Major League
Baseball National Basketball Association
National Football League or Major League
Soccer
answer is NFL which in 2021 averaged 17
million viewers per game on TV and
digital
the NFL is under Fire this week after
the Miami Dolphins quarterback was taken
off the field in a Stretcher during
Thursday night's game last Sunday
tuatanga vailoa hit his head on the turf
and stumbled off the field when playing
Buffalo he was taken off the field
evaluated for concussion but was cleared
and allowed to return with what the team
called a back injury the NFL and the
Players Association launched a joint
investigation The Players Association
has reportedly fired the unaffiliated
neurotrauma consultant involved in
clearing Tua to return the Dolphins
maintained they did follow concussion
protocol well just four days after that
hit tangavailoa's head was slammed to
the turf again resulting in a
frightening scene he was taken to the
hospital diagnosed with a concussion Tua
tweeted on Friday that he's feeling
better and focused on recovering on
Saturday the NFL and the nflpa began
conversations that could result in
changes to the current concussion
protocol tuatanga vailoa is expected to
be interviewed as part of the ongoing
investigation in the coming days
and for today's 10 out of 10 one of
America's most iconic landmarks is
getting all prettied up for its 100th
birthday the Hollywood Sign in Los
Angeles getting a Fresh coat of paint
the last time was 10 years ago the paint
stakingly long process takes two months
and 400 gallons of paint and primer the
sign is one and a half football fields
long with each letter standing 45 feet
tall did you know that when the sign was
first built in 1923 it originally said
Hollywood land to lure home buyers to
the hillside's real estate development
land was then dropped in 1949 and today
Hollywood is a world famous symbol for
the entertainment industry well that's
all we have time for for now but before
we go special shout out to Romig Middle
School in Anchorage Alaska thanks for
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