have been ordered to evacuate as hurricane ian is bearing down on the states gulf coast. just a moment governor ron desantis will join us. the latest from this category three storm. fox weather meteorologist ian oliver is with us. this looks like it is going to be a direct hit right over it looks like somewhere north of fort myers right towards tampa. ian: still a reasonable scenario here. this is a monster of a storm. still a category three as you mention. 120 miles per hour. we had this inner i wall that has been degrading. what that does is it spreads out of that winfield over at much larger area. we have seen these impacts start already. we need to warnings throughout the afternoon and evening across much of south florida. we got some active ones right now. a lot of spin in these powerful outer bands of the intense. 90 miles out of the west of key west. we reported there a wind gusts up to 71 miles per-hour miles per hour. that is greatly removed from the intent in a. w
if you vejustjoined us, a very warm welcome to the programme, and it is very warm. as you ve been hearing, much of europe is grappling with an extreme heatwave with devastating wildfires impacting many parts of the region. the european commission is warning nearly half of european union territory is now at risk of drought. so, what impact is this having on farming? well, some farmers have radically changed their work practices, for example, working at night to minimise the risk of a spark from harvesting equipment starting a fire that could destroy crops. but despite their efforts, thousands of hectares of land has gone up in smoke. so what will this mean for what we buy in the supermarkets is this another reason why prices could go up when we shop for essentials? philippe binard is general delegate, freshfel europe, european fresh produce association. good morning to you. to tell us how the wildfires across europe are impacting the farmers. goad are impacting the farmers.
ballot and why are democrats again helping another trump-backed candidate there? but, first, breaking tonight, president biden is trying to have it both ways when it comes to gasoline be prices. the president blaming russia when costs skyrocketed. now, he is claiming credit for some modest drops. but the president is still putting foreign oil ahead of domestic as he tries to ease the crisis and at the same time is considering a climate emergency executive order. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich starts us off live from the north lawn. good evening, jacqui. good evening, bret. gas prices haven t just crushing americans waltz but polling. a cnbc poll giving president biden economic approval rating below the worst mark his predecessors obama and trump ever got just 30%. now the white house sees a silver lining if they can strike a nuclear deal with iran. the white house is framing a return to the iran nuclear deal as a way to bolster global oil supply. deputy secret
the tsa screening nearly 2.5 million people on friday. and today expected to be the busiest of this record weekend. what s being done to keep the airlines flying. the wildfire danger in the west. red flag warnings in several states. authorities restricting or banning fireworks in some areas. and tracking severe storms across the midwest through july 4th. rob marciano timing it out. news tonight about a lifeguard bitten by a shark off long island, new york. the incident happening during a training exercise. the beach temporarily closed. more lifeguards now patrolling the water. breaking news overseas tonight a deadly shopping mall shooting in denmark. authorities say at least two people killed, others wounded. what police are now learning about the alleged gunman. president zelenskyy confirming his troops have all retreated from a key city in eastern ukraine. russian forces reportedly seizing control. an american fighting with ukrainians says the city is done, descri
the president s response to the supreme court ruling on roe v wade, arguing he s not doing enough to protect abortion rights. and millions of americans have found traveling for the fourth to be less than a happy experience. thousands of flights delayed across the u.s. since saturday and nearly 1100 more today. of course, today is the last day of the holiday travel rush. millions of americans either heading home or getting ready to. it has been a rough ride for many. more than 11,000 flights in and out of the u.s. have been n 1,00 have en cancelled. reporter: here things are pretty smooth sailing today. as you can see behind me, i m at departures right now here at newark. this is a completely different story when you compare it to friday and through the weekend. right now this morning fewer than ten delays, just a couple of cancellations. across the country this morning, fewer than 1,000 delays. again, very different from the weekend with thousands of delays and hundreds o