U. S. Elections. While that will allow new sanctions on russia or others, democrats and republicans alike now say it doesnt go nearly far enough. And poisoning suspects. Russias president putin shrugs off british accusations that two nerve agent poisoning suspects belong to Russian Military intelligence. Putin says theyre just innocent civilians. So whats his game . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Breaking news. The latest forecast is just in for Hurricane Florence, which is expected to deliver a catastrophic blow to the carolina coast. The punishment is expected to go on for days, with the storm likely to pause while it pounds the coast with walls of water up to 13 feet high. Before moving inland, dumping more than 3 feet of rain in some areas. Officials warn, this storm will be deadly and devastating and time is quickly running out for the nearly 2 Million People under evacuation orders. Six Nuclear Plants lining the storms projected path and up to 3 million customers are expected to lose power in the carolinas alone. Ill speak with the director of the National Weather center, and our correspondents and specialists are all standing by with full coverage. Lets get the new forecast just out from our meteorologist, jennifer gray. She is at the cnn weather center. Jennifer, this advisory just in. Update our viewers on the very latest. The advisory just came out about ten minutes ago, wolf. And still a major category 3 storm. This storm is very, very powerful, packing winds of 120 miles per hour, with gusts of 150, moving to the northwest at 16 miles per hour. Still moving very quickly, but is expected to slow. In fact, come to a screeching halt by the time it makes it to the coast. Anywhere between northeastern South Carolina and the Central Coast of North Carolina, as a category 3 major storm. And this storm is going to slow so much, you will be able to walk faster than this storm is moving. That means a lot of rain is going to dump not only across interior sections of North Carolina, but all through South Carolina as it still lingers on saturday, and then potentially still hanging around by sunday across eastern portions of georgia, even moving into tennessee. So the storm is not going anywhere quickly. Its going to sit here all weekend long. We will probably still be talking to you about this on monday. We are going to see anywhere from 20 to 30 inches of rain, this area has actually expanded around wilmington, now includes myrtle beach, as well. And look how far inland the rains go. 10 to 20 inches of rain, and we could see that 6 to 10 inches even in charlotte. So if youve escaped the coast and evacuated inland, be careful where you go. Because we could see major flooding in these areas well, well inland of the coast. Look at the storm surge. 9 to 13 feet. This is going to hang around for 24 hours, possibly, as this water continues to push inland 9 to 13 feet is a lot of water. Its going to fill the entire first story of your house. This water is going to push up the rivers, overfilling their banks, and so we could see major flooding, because of that, as well. Not only that, its going to last several high tide cycles, which makes it even worse. This storm is not even powerful, its big. We have hurricaneforce winds that extend 125 miles across, 300 miles across for the Tropical Storm force winds, and we are going to see that storm, wolf, linger along the coast. So watches and warnings are up. We could feel the effects of this storm as early as tomorrow morning, with Tropical Storm force winds along the North Carolina coast. This is really lifethreatening indeed. Jennifer, thanks for that update. Along the carolina coast, its the last best chance to get out before this monster storm moves in. Not everyone, though, is heeding the orders to leave. Lets go to cnns brian todd, in swan quarter, North Carolina, for us. So brian, whats the latest where you are . Reporter wolf, these ferries represented the last best chance for hundreds of people to get off of North Carolinas isolated Barrier Islands. But tonight these ferries have stopped. They are more down to ride out the storm, and the people on those islands and up and down this coastline are now just bracing. Some are hunkering down and boarding up, while most are gassing up and leaving town. We need to get out of here and be safe. Reporter up and down the carolina coast, these are the final hours to evacuate ahead of what Authorities Say will be a major hurricane with heavy flooding. This is going to be, you know, a mike tyson punch to the carolina coast. Reporter more than 1. 5 Million People are under evacuation orders. Many of them moving inland. On highways that have been reversed to double the flow. If youre on the coast, there is still time to get out safely. No possession is worth your life. Reporter evacuation shelters opening further inland. In North Carolina, over 4,000 have checked in so far. President trump issuing a warning and saying fema is preparing to help. Were fully prepared. Food, medical, everything you can imagine, we are ready. Reporter some residents say they will stay put and ride it out. I filled my bathtub. I have containers filled with water. Reporter wibut authorities e warning, at the height of the storm, dont assume you could be rescued. This is a dangerous storm. We ask that you heed the warnings. Today is the day. Reporter beaches already deserted. This is a mandatory evacuation. Reporter coastal streets emptying out. Boats gone from marinas. Even the turtles at the South Carolina aquarium are being transferred. For an exposed Barrier Island on North Carolinas outer banks, the only Evacuation Route has already closed. The ferry has made its last run. Packed up everything as well as i could and got it all prepped up and boarded the windows, got my boat with me. Got my dog with me. So not what i wanted to do, but what i had to do. Reporter whats your big concern for people staying . Some people are staying, right . Right. High water. Crashed in walls and roofs and no water, no power. Reporter at least 2,000 people have left, but local Officials Say at least 100 are staying on ocracoke island. There are people that have a very independent streak, and they love these Barrier Islands and theyre going to stay no matter what we tell them. Reporter now, some of the people who did not evacuate North Carolinas Barrier Islands have told us one of the big reasons theyre staying is because they are worried it would be too difficult to get back on their island, and tend to their home if its damaged. But tonight those people are being warned during the height of the storm, do not call emergency services. They cannot get to you. Wolf . Brian, thank you very much. Brian todd on the scene for us. I want to quickly go to cnns nick valencia in conway, South Carolina, near myrtle beach. Nick, are people there heeding these warnings and evacuating . Reporter approximate wolf, were standing in the middle of highway 501, the main thoroughfare out of myrtle beach, 20 miles inland, and its starting to look like a ghost town. Local officials tell us thats because people are listening to the warnings. Those dire warnings being issued by the local governor, saying people will not be around to help you out if you decide to stay. This traffic is light right now, but weve been here since the Early Morning hours, at times seeing very heavy traffic, thats because people they say were listening to get out ahead of this storm. We saw people bring their pets, small dogs, even horses carrying them out of this storm ahead of that landfall, as well as adults carrying their elderly parents. A big concern for those deciding to stay. Wolf . Nick, what are some of the hazards for those who dont evacuate, dont heed the order . Reporter it goes without saying, youre not only putting the First Responders lives in jeopardy, youre also putting your own life. You were talking about downed power lines, downed trees, there are heavy wind gusts, as well. The epa right now is monitoring nine superfund sites along the east coast, making sure that Hazardous Material does not spread. Its something that can be very nasty that comes along with the floodwaters and these hurricanes. Unfortunately, our crew knows all too well, it was last year during harvey that we were exposed to a strand of e. Coli and lyme disease. Youre putting your life and the lives of First Responders at risk. They should leave while they have time left. Nick valencia, thank you very much. Lets turn to the director of the National Weather service. Thank you very much for coming in. Thank you for having me. So whats the biggest threat from this monster storm right now . There are three threats. We have the surge associated with the storm as it moves towards the coast, especially. Very heavy rains. As you saw, were now predicting over 40 inches of rain to occur in parts of North Carolina. And, of course, the winds. You put them all together, and you have some devastating impact thats going to affect a large number of people for a long period of time. The east coast doesnt often see a hurricane of this enormity, this magnitude. Give us some perspective on what this one is like compared to previous. Well, i was just going to emphasize, as we see, these storms have their unique characteristics. This is a big storm. Its a slowmoving storm. Its going to be moving along the coast for at least 24 hours. So its going to prolong the impacts that weve just described. And you know, its the combination of factors. Were going to have the very heavy rainfall in the carolinas and were going to have a strong surge. The water has no place to go. The rivers themselves are going to be filling up with water coming in from the ocean in terms of the surge. So were looking at some very devastating flood potential over large areas of southeast, North Carolina and even portions of South Carolina now. Looks like theyre going to get into some very heavy rainfall, as well. Because its going to be making that left turn into South Carolina, as well. Originally they thought maybe they would escape this, but theyre clearly not going to escape it. When people hear its a category 4 now as its moving toward the coast but it will downgraded to a category 3, they say, well, maybe its not that dangerous any more. To which you say . Category 3 storm is still a major hurricane. And the winds will do devastating damage in and of itself. Its the history of the storm that has its track towards the coast thats going to make the surge along the coast dangerous, as well. So you cant let your guard down. This is going to be a very dangerous storm for an extended period of time over the carolinas. Because and it could go on, because its so slowmoving for days and days and days. And heavy flooding could continue. We will be talking about this storm through the weekend. Thats how slowly its going to be moving along the coast and then enter in towards the appalachians. The slow movement will enhance the potential for devastating floods inland that people have to be aware of. So when i say its lifethreatening, you agree. Oh, yes. How worried should folks in the carolinas be right now . I think that people have to listen to their local and state officials in terms of evacuation orders and response to the floods as they develop. This is going to be a very dangerous storm for an extended period of time. And the local officials are on top of it. Were working with them very closely. State and federal officials, as well. Listen to their instructions, and be safe. Be as safe as you can. Thanks for the important work youre doing. Lou louie uccilini, thanks for coming in. Next, more on the powerful storm bearing down on the carolinas right now. It could bring catastrophic flooding to millions and millions of americans. And President Trump issues dire warnings about Hurricane Florence, while repeating his claim that the federal response to last years storm in puerto rico was a success. Despite a death toll of nearly 3,000. I put a spell on you yeah, because youre mine with chase atms serena can now grab cash on the go, all with the tap of her phone. Stop the things you do no card . No problem. Life, lived serenas way. Chase, make more of whats yours. Why test a hybrid engine for over six million miles . Why handtune an audio system . 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But the president had these ominous words to say today. He said, dont play games with this. Its a big one. President trump issuing dire warnings tonight about the powerful force of Hurricane Florence, as it roars toward the carolinas. The president calling the storm even bigger than anticipated, and extremely dangerous. As his administration braces for the first major hurricane of the season. He even sent a rose garden video to his followers on twitter, sending an alarm about the impending threat. Dont play games with it. Its a big one. Reporter but those words of caution still overshadowed tonight by his continued brags to his response to Hurricane Maria which killed nearly 3,000 people. I think the puerto rico was an incredible, unsung success. Reporter that description hardly meets the deadly reality of the storm. Yet he doubled down on twitter, saying, we got apluses for our recent hurricane work in texas and florida and did an unappreciated great job in puerto rico. Even though an Inaccessible Island with very poor electricity and a totally incompetent mayor of san juan. The san juan mayor recoiling at his remarks, saying the president is adding insult to injury. Im sorry, sir. Shame on you. You did not do a good job in puerto rico. If he thinks that 3,000 people dying on his watch is a good news story or is an unsung success, nobody is going to be singing his praises. Because this was a despicable act of neglect on the part of his administration. Reporter all this as democratic senator, jeff merkley, saying nearly 10 million in fema funding was given to immigration and Customs Enforcement in june, to spend on detaining or deporting undocumented immigrants. Im simply saying, well have 10 million less than it would have. And 10 million is significant. It just goes to the judgment of the administration at the very time Hurricane Season is starting. Reporter but fema chief, brock long, pushing back. Saying that money didnt come from the Disaster Relief fund, and wont slow recovery efforts. It does not come out of the Disaster Relief fund. It funds everything behind me, that funds everything in the field. So its a nonissue for us at this moment. Reporter meanwhile, the president signed an executive order today to punish foreign entities for interfering in u. S. Elections. The white house hopes the order will help dispell the notion trump has been soft in his response to election meddling. A republican senator, marco rubio, and democratic senator, chris van hollen, said the United States can and must do more. No collusion, no nothing reporter while the president has spent months trying to discredit the special counsels investigation, a new cnn poll tonight shows Robert Muellers Approval Rating now stands at 50 . Trumps approval for his handling of the Russian Investigation is at 30 . And asked whether trump should be impeached or removed, 47 saying yes. 48 no. Now, that number right there is up from june, when only 42 of people thought the president should be removed from office. Wolf, the change in that is based entirely in political independents who have changed their view by some 10 Percentage Points since the last time we asked that question at the beginning of the summer. Now, all of that is being put on hold, at least here at the white house for now. Im told its all hands on deck. The president is speaking with local officials, governors of each state affected. He cancelled two Campaign Rallies of his own tomorrow in missouri and friday in mississippi, so he is staying here at the white house to monitor all of this. Again, wolf, this president and the white house knows, it will be judged by the response to this larger than expected, perhaps deadly Hurricane Florence. Yes, they will. Jeff, thank you. Jeff zeleny at the white house. Joining us now, democratic congressman, Akeem Jeffries of new york, a member of the judiciary committee. Congressman, thanks for joining us. Let me get right to Hurricane Florence. As you know, its bearing down on the east coast. The president meanwhile is doubling down on his claim that his handling of last years devastating storms in puerto rico was an incredible unsung success. His words. Whats your reaction to that . Well, the president , of course, is a master of deception, and those irresponsible remarks illustrate the clear difference between the Trump Administration and Washington Republicans and house democrats. Donald trump is fighting for himself in this particular instance, rewriting history, because of the response of his administration to Hurricane Maria was clearly a disaster. House democrats, on the other hand, were fighting for the people, Lower Health Care costs, increased pay, cleaning up f corruption, to make sure that washington works for the American People. For instance, in response to natural disasters like Hurricane Florence. Do you believe the Trump Administration is prepared for florence . Well, we certainly hope so. But in order to prepare, you have to learn from mistakes in the past. And in order to learn from mistakes in the past, you have to be willing to acknowledge them. And the Trump Administration failed to adequately prepare to the storm that devastated puerto rico and the Virgin Islands, failed to appropriately respond in the immediate aftermath, and continues to fail to respond in terms of the recovery to help puerto rico and the Virgin Islands rebuild themselves. And so im certainly hopeful that in this particular instance and we as house democrats, and all of us as americans here in the congress, do stand ready to assist the people of North Carolina and South Carolina and virginia and the other americans who will be impacted. Hopefully the Trump Administration will engage in some selfreflection so they can get it right this time. While i have you, congressman, lets turn to some other Important News right now. The president signed an executive order today intended to punish foreign entities for election interference. Was that enough . It certainly is not enough, because donald trump, one, has still singularly failed to acknowledge that russia attacked our democracy. It was an act of war by a hostile foreign power. Perhaps done as part of a conspiracy with members of the Trump Campaign to sell out our democracy and artificially put someone into 1600 pennsylvania avenue. Unless you fail to acknowledge that basic fact, then its hard for many of us to have any view that this executive order is in any way authentically designed to address the problem of foreign interference. What do you want the administration to do . Well, Congress Needs to act, because thats the only way to guarantee that to the extent individuals or hostile foreign powers interfere with our election moving forward, including in the mid terms that are coming up in november, that there will be Decisive Action that is taken, because the law will require it. When you sign an executive order as the president did today, it was really just a phony document. Hell have the ability and the discretion to decide whether to impose sanctions or not. And based on his track record, particularly as it relates to russias interference with our election, nobody should hold their breath. All this comes as a brand new cnn poll shows that more Americans Trust Robert Muellers handling of the russia probe, a lot more, than the president s handling of the russia probe. Take a look at the numbers. You can see them right there. Do you approve of President Trumps handling . Only 30 say yes. Disapprove, 58 . 50 approve of mueller. 38 disapprove. Are the president s constant attacks on Robert Mueller falling flat . Theyre falling flat, and theyre back, firing, as they should. Bob mueller is a war hero, american patriot. He sacrificed himself during the war in vietnam, came back home, dedicated his life to public service. And certainly, theres reason to believe that hes going to continue to conduct himself in terms of this investigation and allow the facts and the law to arrive at a conclusion. Meanwhile, the president , again, trying to distract the American People and undermine the investigation. The only person that reasonably believes that this is a witch hunt is donald trump and his co conspirators, unfortunately here on capitol hill on the other side of the aisle. Congressman hakim jeffries, thank you for joining us. Thank you, wolf. President trump sticks by his claim that the federal response to last years deadly storm in puerto rico was a great success. 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Trumps Approval Rating is 30 , six points below his overall approval. That 20point gap is everything right now. And poses danger sign for donald trump and Rudy Guiliani, who have said, this is not going to be fought out in any courtroom. This is going to be fought in the court of public opinion. Well, if it is going to be a Mueller Report versus a guiliani report, theres a 20point disparity right now in trump versus mueller. But what is so interesting, wolf, underneath these numbers is the move of independent voters. Democrats and republicans have remained pretty consistent on bob mueller. Independents have moved six points to his favor in just the last month. This is coming from this is sort of the backlash, if you will, to the base strategy that Rudy Guiliani and donald trump have been employing here, going on fox news, talking about this, appealing to the base. You see independents fleeing from the president in everything in our poll, including in the russia investigation. Very significant. And gloria borger, the president nonstop in recent weeks and months, going after mueller, but his arguments seem to be falling flat. Well, his arguments are following flat number one, maybe people are getting sick of it. But number two, youve seen convictions. Youve seen Paul Manafort getting convicted. Youve seen his former attorney, michael cohen, cut a deal with prosecutors. And plead guilty. So, you know, and youve seen 22 russians, is it . Indicted. Take a look on the screen. You can see all those Trump Associates who are exactly, exactly. Legal jeopardy. Exactly. So the American Public is looking at this, and theyre saying, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Theres something here if mueller is getting all of these convictions, and theyre taking a look at it and saying, well, wait a minute. Also, by the way, and i believe its our poll, that more than 70 of voters believe that the president ought to actually speak to mueller. And testify before mueller in one form or another. And, you know, his attorneys, of course, do not want him to speak verbally to mueller. They would like him to get a takehome test and be able to do it in writing. So i think that you put all of this together, and as david was saying, independent voters in particular take a look at this and theyre kind of changing their mind scratching their lets. Because Robert Mueller, laura, has had some major victories. We can put those images up on the screen. One more time. You can see Paul Manafort, rick gates, michael flynn, george papadopoulos, michael cohen, pled guilty or been convicted. Hes had the wind at his back. But he also has a lot to lose. Of course, the second trial of Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman, is coming up, assuming he doesnt take a plea. And if for whatever reason that trial goes forward, mueller has a lot on the line there. If they dont win that in front of a d. C. Jury. We dont know how that will turn out. But i also think it could be the fact that, you know, despite all of the attacks on him and his team, the angry democrats, we never see him hit back. We never see his team take the bait. They are silent. They speak only through their court filings. And you have to wonder whether the public is finding that appealing. Yeah. Its very significant. And the Public Confidence in mueller, jeffrey toobin, is clearly increasing. Does that constrain the president s various options right now . Well, his options have been constrained for a long time. And what can he really do . What options can he develop . Hes got he can fire mueller. He can fire enough people in the Justice Department until he gets to someone who will fire mueller. Thats one thing that even the Republican Base certainly in congress has said he shouldnt do. And that option appears to be off the table. The other option is, what does he do about this interview request . Does he say he is simply not going to testify and then run the risk of a subpoena . He could fight a subpoena in court, and that could take months. And it certainly would be accompanied by a lot of Public Relations fighting, as well. But, you know, its really an all or nothing option with the president. He can, you know, go to war with mueller, fire him. He can refuse to talk to him. But other than that, he really just doesnt have many options. Mueller is an independent actor. And it obviously drives the president crazy that he cant control him. And hes moving mueller amoving along and isnt slowing down at all. Doesnt seem to be at all. I think that we were even surprised i think that we saw some activity, you know, after the calendar turned to september. We may see a pause now as we enter the heat of election season. But mueller has not given any sign that he is slowing down in any way whatsoever. And the other thing is, dont forget, the president is so angry at his own attorney general, because he believes the attorney general, sessions, should not have recused himselfel in a himselfel in all of this. He isnt stopping mueller. Rod rosenstein isnt stopping mueller. Mueller is pushing ahead, and the president wants to control department of justice, which hes discovering, as laura knows better than anyone, that he really cannot do. And all of this, of course, has more momentum, as youre heading into the election. And, you know, this just isnt going to be over by november. I dont think. You can see how angry the president is, how frustrated he is by all of this. Guys, everybody stand by. More news. A huge stockpile of bottled water at a puerto rican airport raising troubling questions about President Trumps claim about the response to last years deadly hurricane was, quote, an incredible unsung success. 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Also tonight, theres more evidence contradicting President Trumps claim that his administrations response to last years hurricanes is a tremendous success. Cnns bill weir is joining us. Hes in puerto rico for us. He went to check out the reports of a huge stockpile of undistributed bottled water at a puerto rican airport. Bill, first of all, what did you find out . Reporter well, this all started actually yesterday, wolf, when a member of the local Law Enforcement posted a picture on social media out of frustration, saying, can you believe this . Another example of sort of the failed response. And we went and it was not hard to find. Some 20,000 pallets of bottled water by our back of the envelope math, about 38 million bottles of water, ten for every resident of puerto rico or so. Just sitting there. Baking in the sun. Apparently, its fema started delivering to that air strip back in the fall, october or november or so. They didnt start distributing it until may, and then some residents complained of a foul ow odor and taste, unsure whether it came that way or got that way from sitting in the sun for months in the heat down there. Then that prompted more water testing, and its just been sort of a perfect storm of logistical nightmares. And this is such a glaring example of how Emergency Management is so much about logistics. And i couldnt help think back to all the folks i saw a month after the storm drinking rain water. Drinking creek water. And all the very solid earnest National Guardsmen at fema who brought that water down here, thinking they were going to save and help lives. But a lesson unlearned, regardless of the president s aplus grade yesterday. So i just want to be precise. You said 38 million bottles of water just sitting there, when they could have been distributed . That water, and helped people . Reporter exactly. Exactly. Theres we were doing the math, according to how many bottles in a pallet. There were two statements put out, one by fema saying, look, its just our job to get the resources to the island, to the state, and its up to the locals to distribute it. The puerto rican government put out a statement that said basically, they sent us too much, too late. That we have an extra 20,000 pallets of water. That we will be returning. Thats not the case. I mean, we know people who have we saw met a woman yesterday who every day has to go down into town and carry up this cistern in the back of her truck to field her animals, herself and her baby. So there is still plenty of need. But that disconnect is still so vivid a year after. Its shocking to hear it. All right, bill weir, on the scene for us in puerto rico. Thank you very much. Coming up, Vladimir Putin weighs in on the accusations from british authorities who say they have now identified two russians behind the poisoning of a former russian spy and others. Are putins latest denials any more believable than his original ones . With new, more secure numbers. But con artists, they never change. Theyll always try to steal your medical identity. So, what can you do . Guard your card, just like a credit card. Dont give your medicare number over the phone or email. And remember, medicare never calls unless youve asked them to. To find more ways to guard your card, go to medicare. Gov fraud. Dont let your guard down. Today russian president Vladimir Putin advertise missed the accusations of british authorities who say theyve identified two suspects in the nerve agent poisonings of a former russian spy, his daughter and two others. Lets go to Matthew Chance live in moscow for us. What is putin saying, matthew . Reporter well, hes now saying that the two prime suspects in that skripal poisoning took place in england have now been identified. He says he knows who they are. He says they are civilians, rejecting the suggestion of this allegation made by british investigators theyre members of the giu, Russian Military intelligence. He also says theyre not criminals, but the incredible thing about it and the big departure is that he acknowledged their existence at all. Up until now the russians had categorically denied any knowledge of the suspects in the skripal poisoning, the imaged circulated by british investigators were meaningless russian officials insisted as were the names on their passports. Speaking at a forum, the russian president said the two men were identified as innocent civilians. Translator we, of course, looked at what kind of people they are and we know who they are. We found them. I hope they appear and speak about it themselves. This will be best for everyone. There is nothing unusual or criminal there, i assure you. Reporter and as if on queue, Russian State Television was within hours broadcasting a telephone call with what it said was one of the suspects. The man, identified by the channel as alexander petrov, can be heard saying he has no comment at the moment but may speak to the media next week. The channel says he works for a Pharmaceutical Company in the siberian city of tomsk and has never made any secret visits to london. The development is unlikely to satisfy british authorities investigating the poisoning of former Russian Military Intelligence Officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter yulia, who both spent weeks in hospital. Two suspects named as petrov and rusland baroff were photographed entering days before the poisoning in march this year. They were caught on cameras in salisbury where the attack took place. British investigators say traces of novichok, the highlytoxic substance used in the attack, was found in the London Hotel Room where the two russians stayed. Based on a body of intelligence, the government has concluded that the two individuals named by the police and cps are officers from the Russian Military intelligence service, also known as the gru. The gru is a highlydisciplined organization with a wellestablished chain of command, so this was not a rogue operation. It was almost certainly also approved outside the gru at a senior level of the russian state. Reporter the allegation this was a statesanctioned Assassination Mission using a chemical weapon has been vehemently denied by russia and provoked diplomatic expulsions and sanctions. British Officials Say their attempts to get an explanation from russia for the poisoning have always been met with obfuscation and lies. That, they say, does not appear to have changed. At the very least, wolf, it is going to be interesting to see who this individual is that the kremlin says is one of those suspects and to hear, of course, his version of events as to why this poisoning may have happened and where he was at the time, wolf. Matthew chance in moscow. Very interesting. Thank you very much. Coming up, dire warning about the powerful hurricane bearing down on the carolinas. There could be storm surges 13feet high and up to three feet of rain. Officials say it is the last chance to get out right now before the storm moves in. vo this is not a video game. This is not a screensaver. This is the destruction of a cancer cell by the bodys own immune system, thanks to medicine that didnt exist until now. And today can save your life. We really pride ourselves on making it easy for you tech at safelite autoglass, to get your windshield fixed. With safelite, you can see exactly when well be there. Saving you time for what you love most. 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