category 4 storm leaving a huge path of destruction and millions in the dark this morning. we ll have a live report in just a moment. meanwhile, rescue crews have been busy trying to get people who decided to ride out the storm to try and save them. they re stranded now by rising flood waters and we re still tracking ian as it slowly makes its way across florida. at this hour, it still has more to go. good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it s thursday, september 29th. joe is off this morning. along with willie and me, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. without power this morning, first light this morning will begin to show the damage in florida. that s right. that s when we re going to start to see the story of what happened last night, what happened overnight. tropical storm now ian downgraded from a category 1 hurricane. in just the last hour, but still wreaking havoc across florida as it made landfall as a
and russian media reports a car explosion has killed the daughter of an influential russian philosopher and key putin ally. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brun brunhuber. we begin with the extreme weather threat across the central and southwestern u.s. a tropical storm warning has been lifted for far southern texas, but rain from that system could spread into oklahoma and louisiana through midweek. strong winds are expected as the storm moves further inland. meanwhile, more than 12 million people across the southwestern and central u.s. are under flood watches. in parts of arizona, new mexico and texas, the risk of flash flooding is high, with these areas expecting heavy rain and thunderstorms throughout the day. in new mexico, residents are doing what they can to prepare for the worst. water backs up into our yards and also so far we made almost 50 sandbags. we have some that we made last year, but we re making more to prepare for that rain. an
on the cost, and why it doesn t address the problem, or, for some, go far enough. nearly two dozen killed in ukraine after russian rockets strike a train station. cbs debora patta is in kyiv, tonight, where the world is marking six months of war. the new move tonight by the federal government to get untraceable ghost guns off the streets. cbs jeff pegues shows us why these guns are so dangerous. reporter: this is a ghost gun. it s something that can be produced on a printer, that you can get for less than $200. o donnell: and, we ve all heard about the summer slump. but, what impact did the pandemic have on america s school children? the startling details, with cbs meg oliver. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. tonight, president biden offers relief for millions of americans burdened with federal student loans
federal government to get untraceable ghost guns off the streets. cbs jeff pegues shows us why these guns are so dangerous. reporter: this is a ghost gun. it s something that can be produced on a printer. and you can get it for less than $200. o donnell: and we ve all heard about the summer slump. but what impact did the pandemic have on america s school children? the startling details with cbs meg oliver. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. tonight, president biden offers relief for millions of americans burdened with federal student loans. the president pledged to wipe away thousands of dollars of college debt and his administration is also proposing big changes to the repayment programs. the highly anticipated plan forgives up to $20,000 for individual borrowers following through on a campaign promise he made in 2020. the average u.
the january 6 u.s. capitol riot. we don t swear an oath to an individual or a political party. we take our oath to defend the united states constitution. we have a breach at the capitol. our work must do much more than just look back. the cause of our democracy remains in danger, conspiracy to fraught the will of the people is not over. it is friday, june 10th, 4:00 a.m. in washington where the house select committee investigating the capitol riot says january 6 was the cull men nation of an attempted coup by donald trump and his supporters. republican vice chair liz cheney said trump lit the flame for the attack and she explained how the former president and his aides knowingly spread lies that the 2020 election was stolen. here is trump s daughter, ivanka. how did that affect your perspective about the election when attorney general barr made that statement? it affected my perspective. i respect attorney general barr. so i accepted what he was saying. and benn