florida as well as tens of thousands of electric crews from all over the country. we do not have a complete picture of fatalities or injuries across florida as of yet. one death has officially been reported so far. we expect to hear more from authorities soon. almost 3 million people are still without power. it weakened to a tropical storm ian but back to a hurricane this afternoon as it heads for south carolina. the mayor of charleston, south carolina, is asking his city to shut down tomorrow. correspondent steve harrigan kicks off our coverage, charlotte county florida with the latest. good evening. good evening, bret. help is pouring into florida from across the country but still in pockets like this one it is largely neighbor helping neighbor. after going across florida s peninsula, hurricane ian north and along it led to coast. the numbers are staggering. more than 2.6 million floridians without electricity. rainfall totals approaching 2 feet in some places. heavy wind
washington. president biden is about to arrive at fema headquarters. the president approved a major disaster declaration for florida and spoke with governor ron desantis. you have power lines that are down. you have trees that are down. you have a lot of hazards right now. today is about identifying the people that need help, who may still be in harm s way, but also beginning the process of rebuilding some of the things that we need. the tropical storm continues to barrel towards the atlantic ocean where it s expected to regain strength and make a second landfall tomorrow along the south carolina coast. right now, tropical storm winds can be felt as far as 830 miles out from the storm. let s go to bring in meteorologist bill karins. this is not over yet. the focus is northeast florida and the second landfall we are expecting in 24 hours. what are you seeing in the latest update? unfortunately, it looks like it s a hurricane when it make landfall when it hits charleston.
decides with another group of passengers to rent a car drive 20 hours to their destination together. that is exactly what some of our guests tonight did. in a little while, i will introduce you to this group of total travel total strangers, who had a quite an adventure when they decided to drive from tampa to cleveland together and they reported their trip and it went viral. meanwhile, ten billion people across the south are under freeze alerts. and the death toll from the storm is dry saying. at least 49 people have died across the country. 27 of those are in the buffalo area. authorities fear that they will find more bodies in cars as they begin to dig out from what is being called the worst storm in the region s history. you can see some of it there. while police have their hands full with rescues, stores are being looted. i will talk to a supermarket messenger who spent christmas eve washing his store who got broken into. i want to bring in now cnn s miguel marquez, he s
these are the scenes playing out in airports across the united states, as massive disruptions out southwest airlines made holiday travels stranded. plus, frigid temperatures, and power lines and snowfall have parts of the u.s. this holiday weekend, you will speak to one new york official about the difficulties that remain as temperatures finally take a turn for the better. and, no relief for soldiers fighting in ukraine s hardest frontline, towns as president zelenskyy warns the russian troops will stop at nothing to gain just a little ground. and get to have you with, us it is the nightmare after christmas, thousands of flights are being canceled across the u.s.. after the monster arctic storm that pummeled much of the country over the holiday. and for southwest airlines in particular, it is and other catastrophe. right now, the flight tracking website flightaware shows more than 2700 total cancellations in the u.s. on tuesday. and of those, more than 90% of southwest flig
his wife, the only witness. this detective knew them both. she started telling me about a man coming into their home and shooting keith. her job now? solve this crime. and clue number one, was a doozy. she said that after his shot, he turned to her and said, i m sorry ma am. i m sorry? a killer who apologized? and that was just the start. the gun, stashed in a drier. a man s glove but whose dna? a woman with a whole lot to reveal. she tossed her talk to me. she just ripped it off? i was shocked! hello, and welcome to dateline. keith bryan was a devoted fire chief who spent his career helping those in trouble. the local here you had a job of his dreams, and a life he adored. but then in one night, a gunshot shattered their life. and expose the secrets at the heart of a complicated crime. here s andrea canning with mystery in mustang. just about 20 miles southwest of downtown oklahoma city. such a town, called mustang. once, farmers and ranchers dotted t