 | | Hurricane Ian on brink of Category 5 status as it nears Florida landfall within hours: Live updates |
Floodwaters raced down streets and enveloped lawns along Florida's southwest coast Wednesday as heavy
rains and high winds from historic Hurricane Ian roared closer to landfall expected within hours.
The eyewall of the storm was moving on Sanibel
and Captiva Island, the National Hurricane Center said in a noon advisory. Ian had grown to near-Category 5 strength, blasting 155 mph winds and
prompting mandatory evacuation orders for 2.5 million Floridians – although for those who have not yet fled it could be too late to leave. |
| WATCH: Biden appears to ask if dead
congresswoman is at White House speech | President Joe Biden appeared to ask Wednesday morning if the late Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) was in attendance for a speech he delivered in
Washington, D.C.
Biden's mistake came during his remarks at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. Walorski, who was
tragically killed in a car crash in August, was a core congressional ally in planning the conference alongside Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), Sen. Cory
Booker (D-NJ), and Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN). |
| EXCLUSIVE: GOP Gov. Kristi Noem announces 'largest tax cut in South Dakota history' |
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FIRST ON FOX: Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., who is seeking re-election in the midterm election this November, announced that she will
eliminate the sales tax on all grocery purchases in South Dakota, the governor's office told Fox News Digital. |
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