now measuring the drapes att 16 a avenue. the wings a the white house waiting ins bide the wings as biden circles the drain. but no one inobodys more obvious about his presidential ambitions. presidential ambitions than the than the one and only california governor gavin newsom. for years, gavin newsom has been auditioning to be president . he even took out ads you mightkt recall, in florida touting his great leadership and what hele laughably called the true o freedom state of california. all right.rn ia. the reality is very different.sr california is by far the leastte ifree state in the entire country. without a doubt. it is one of the most expensive ,one of the most difficult places on earth to startt a business, build a house, fill up your gas tank, mow your lawn, power your home, eed yo your family and protect s yourself. it is thele only state in ameri that ban a future sale of gas powered cars, the only state in the country to ban gas powered law lawn equipment, the o
declaration in north carolina. this is as the state is bracing for up to six inches of rainfall. we are going to talk about it with the democratic candidate for senate in north carolina, jerry beasley. and we are talking about the state of the race, less than 40 days until midterm elections. i am simone sanders townsend, and i have something to say. unprecedented, biblical, just a few words to describe the impact of hurricane ian. now taking its place as one of the worst natural disasters in our country s history. in just a few minutes, we are expecting an update from florida governor ron desantis, which we will bring you live. this week, hurricane ian slammed into florida s west coast, just shy of a category four hurricane. with winds of 155 miles per hour. ripping through south florida. then, coming back to slim south carolina and now, north carolina. we are hearing from residents who survived. we shouldn t be alive right now. we shouldn t be alive right now with that sto
earlier demonstrated just how powerful those winds can be. there is the wind speed, as i am standing next to the building. i will take a knee. oops. i ll have to take a knee there. okay. you guys got it i m going back out. the powerful winds created record level storm surges in areas like fort myers and naples, florida. over 2 million are without power tonight. and flash flooding is still a major concern, with potentially up to 30 inches of rain predicted in some areas. let s go now to nbc news meteorologist michelle grossman for the latest on hurricane in. michelle, hurricane ian has been downgraded to a category one storm. what should residents in its path expect over the next 24 to 48 hours? i, they re great to see you. they can expect flood and rain we. need to prepare for that flash flooding. when it comes to water and hurricanes, that s the number one reason for deaths in hurricanes, it s the salt water, the storm surge that we talked about, and also fre
suffer the most. also coming up: called to account. hundreds of uk post office managers were falsely accused of fraud because of faulty software. we look at role of the tech giant fujitsu in a massive miscarriage ofjustice. and the rugby league world cup kicks off today after a covid delay with the biggest sponsorship deal in the tournament s history. absolutely, 100%, iam not going anywhere. a defiant uk chancellor on whether he and the british prime minister will still be in theirjobs at this time next month. as you have been hearing, he has flown back early from iff meetings in washington for meetings with the pm. imf. washington for meetings with the pm. imf. they are expected to pause plans after weeks of economic crisis. people are panicked about the impact of billions of pounds of tax cuts funded by more borrowing on the u.k. s debt and on inflation and that sent government borrowing costs and mortgage rates are soaring and force the bank of england to come to the
for the next four days. we are covering all of these latest developments for you. and i m rosemary church, here in atlanta. i will have details on all of our other top stories, including the expanding scope of the u.s. justice department s investigation into donald trump, and the potential impact ahead of the midterm elections. britain s longest serving monarch has made her final journey home, and her coffin is now resting inside buckingham palace just behind me. her arrival late on tuesday was greeted with cheers and applause by what were large crowds gathered to pay tribute and to witness this moment in history. in the hours ahead, the queen s coffin will be taken by a horse drawn carriage to westminster hall. from here, buckingham palace where she will lie in state until her funeral on monday and members of the royal family will be walking in that procession. it will include king charles, who traveled to northern ireland. on tuesday, it was his first visit