ian now stands at 109. all but four of them in western flo florida. today people who evacuated from sanibel islandone of the hardest hit in the state, will be allowed to return to survey their losses. it s going to hit home. it s going to be emotional when they see their properties up close and the amount of damage that this storm inflicted upon them. more now from cnn s carlos suarez. he is in fort myers. reporter: the need for help in florida, immediate. at one food distribution site in north fort myers, the line of cars grew by the hour. the cajun navy foundation on the ground in florida for days handing out crucial supplies for residents without basic services. we got diapers. i know there s water, food. reporter: thousands so far have been rescued from destroyed or flooded homes with harrowing stories of survival. i got pushed away and went around the building and i was able to find some bushes. i grabbed onto it. pulled myself in. halfway in. and i just stay
jersey as much room as that takes up. and the reservoirs out west are down to almost zero. we re in a situation where the colorado river looks more like a stream. there s a lot going on. and i think the one thing thas finally ended is discussion of whether or not there s climate change and we should do something about it. folks, i also want to jill and i have had you all in our prayers, and i mean that sincerely. and we re here today because we wanted to tell new person that we re thinking of you, and we re not leaving. we re not leaving until this get done. i promise you that. you know, you walk around here, what s left of fishermen s wharf, and you don t have to have much imagination to understand that everything is historic, titanic, and unimaginable storm just ripped it to pieces. you got to start from scratch. got to move again. it s going to take a lot, a lot of time. not weeks or months. it s going to take years for everything to get squared away in the state of fl
on today s program, amidst the utter political and economic chaos in the united kingdom, liz truss resigns, becoming the shortest tenured prime minister in that country s history. i m resigning as leader of the conservative party. what happens now? i ll ask the economist quest editor in chief. then, next week, benjamin netanyahu might get a third stint as israel s prime minister. today, you ll hear from him about iran s nuclear program, israel s relations with its neighbors, his own relations with vladamir putin. i wouldn t call it a love affair, but i would call it a question of interest. and more. also the protests in iran have now been going on for more than a month. and show no signs of slowing. i ll get the big picture from robin wright of the new yorker, who calls this the world s first women-led counterrevolution. but first, here s my take. in late 1992, i started my first full-time job as managing editor of foreign affairs. i remember sorting through
we re just 16 days out from the midterm elections. as campaign 22 is hitting the homestretch, democrats are also facing economic head winds i am worried about the level of voter turnout. democrats have to contrast their economic plan with the republicans. elections are about the future. they re about the economy. nobody said we re doing abortion rather than economy. it s about both. how much is the economy and the rising prices going to impact your vote in november? it has a lot to do with it because our economy has got out of control. the cost of living is so high. that is the biggest impact. everything is higher. rent, gas, food, all of it is inflated. i m pamela brown. you are live in the cnn newsroom on this sunday. just 16 days from now americans will cast ballots in midterm elections becoming more about the economy with each passing day. house and senate control are at stake as americans deal with higher inflation and fears of a looming recession. polls
reality tv based. i love the inventing ana. i love the interview because you know most people can t speak to her. even the shows and series people have, there are drawings of her, there s drawings from her in jail. now this is actually right in the thick of things. it was a great interview. thank you so much. i don t think if you picked it up i m not really sure i m buying what you re selling. but we ll see. i think the phrase is you weren t picking up what was being put down. we ll see. she has a chance now to do her thing. let s see what she does. let s see what she does and i think we ll probably get a show out of it. i wouldn t be surprised maybe there was another angle to pursue. maybe that s the next one. thanks so much. great show as always. good evening, everyone. look, this is cnn tonight. i m laura coates. allison is off tonight. we ll see her again soon. we are going to keep our conversation going with panels across the political spectrum. this is a day