Month: October 2022

President Biden toured Fort Myers, Florida, to see the devastation left by Hurricane Ian. He promised long-term federal support to help the state recover. Manuel Bojorquez has more details.

President Biden is in Fort Myers, Florida touring the damage left behind by Hurricane Ian and discussing the federal government’s response to the deadly storm. Craig Fugate, former FEMA administrator and chief resilience officer at Once Concern, joins CBS News to talk about the ongoing recovery efforts on the ground in Florida.

The first thing Johnny Lauder heard when he arrived at his 86-year-old mother’s house after Hurricane Ian was her screams. Karen, who has one leg, is wheelchair-bound and has open wounds, was stuck in chest-high floodwaters. She was rescued with the help of her son, and said it brought “terror and relief at the same time.”

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in Florida helping provide temporary roofs for homes damaged by Hurricane Ian. CBS News Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers speak with Brigadier General Dan Hibner about “Operation Blue Roof”.

President Biden will travel to Florida today to meet with Gov. Ron DeSantis, survivors and first responders who are still cleaning up from Hurricane Ian. Chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins “CBS News Mornings” with more on the President’s schedule.

Recovery efforts begin in Florida as the death toll from Hurricane Ian now tops 100. CBS News’ Manuel Bojorquez travels to some communities in Fort Myers to get a closer look at how residents are rallying together.

President Biden heads to Florida Wednesday to see Hurricane Ian’s damage. Also, Republicans rally behind Senate candidate Herschel Walker as his own son denounces him over recent abortion allegations. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener.