call from the white house to a rioter on january 6th. the rioter s identity now revealed. the house select committee is preparing to hold what is likely to be its final investigative hearing. and dissent and chaos are spreading in russia. thousands have been detained amid protests against the war in ukraine as huge lines of cars jammed the borders, packed with russians desperate to escape vladimir putin s new military draft. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt here in the situation room . we begin coverage tonight with hurricane ian barreling toward florida, amid urgent warnings and evacuations. let s get straight to meteorologist tom seder standing by in the cnn weather center with a new forecast from the national hurricane center. tom, what is that new forecast saying about ian? the 5:00 p.m. advisory from the national hurricane center, we re seeing an increase in the winds because the p
republican texas governor greg abbott. a surprise to the volunteers who raced to receive those people. some are families, men, women, and most that can t speak english, to defend themselves. as officials scramble to get them food and shelter. in new york, the mayor says his sanctuary city is nearing a breaking point with more than 11,000 asylum seekers dropped off there since may. we re covering each city and all of the angles here and the impacts of this escalating battle. we begin there on martha s vineyard. cnn s miguel marquez. we know you arrived there a short time ago. what do you know about the migrants there and how they are doing right now? they are doing well, given everything they are been through. everyone i have spoken to, i have spoken to about a dozen of them so far. they are all in san antonio, texas, yesterday morning. and then, they arrived here. we know a little about them. there s about seven families among the 50 on the 2 planes. there s four children b
candidates are crisscrossing the states. and extreme weather from coast to coast in the u.s., from flooding in georgia to deadly wildfires in california. we will have details from the cnn world weather center. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. and we begin in canada where a manhunt is underway for two suspects in connection with a deadly mass stabbing. police in sass katchewan say th attacks killed at least ten people in more than a dozen crime scenes in the province. at least 15 people were taken to hospitals for injuries and leaders of the james smith cree nation have declared a state of emergency. police have identified the two suspects as damien sanderson and myles sanderson. they are considered armed and dangerous. they are in a black nissan rogue with a saskatchewan license plate. we are taking all steps possible to track these individuals and any information that comes in from public or other sources, we are following
down survivors. this as the remnants of the brutal storm cause dangerous high tides and flooding right now in virginia. also tonight, we ll bring you a cnn exclusive report from a key city just recaptured by ukrainian forces. ukraine s ambassador to the united states joins me this hour to discuss all the latest news from the war zone. and we re tracking very dramatic developments in the oath keepers seditious trial now underway after both sides deliver opening statements and witnesses begin testifying. prosecutors accusing the group of concocting an armed rebellion against american democracy. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin our coverage tonight with a rapidly growing death toll from hurricane ian. autho authorities now say at least 104 people were kill ed in the catastrophic storm and now officials in one county are under fire over the timing of evacuation orders. ca
we ve never seen. we are spending way too much money to use to hide behind a veterans bill on an unrelated $400 billion spending spree is wrong. the first grain to depart from ukraine s black sea ports under this new agreement. resuming exports could be a critical first step in easing the global food crisis. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it s monday, august 1st, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. we begin with extreme weather fueled by a climate crisis unraveling in real time in the united states. in california, the mckinney fire has burned more than 52,000 acres. the governor has ordered thousands of people to evacuate leaving their homes to burn as high temperatures and drought make the blazes more intense. a heartbreaking realization for some that the fire has taken everything. i watched it from my bedroom. i watched everything come. it was headed right straight towards our property. that s when al