Biden: Government will provide cleanup, emergency costs | USA TODAY

President Joe Biden gave an update on the federal government’s assistance for Hurricane Ian, saying that they will take 100% of the extra costs.

Trees have been toppled, roads flooded and over 69,000 households have already lost power in South Carolina, officials said at a Friday news conference. That number had risen to over 180,000 customers without power immediately after landfall, according to poweroutage.us. The state's five shelters were at 15% capacity ahead of landfall.