[cheers and applause] i am your humble host and here we are in the real hollywood. [cheers and applause] now, as you know taking charge in the house tonight i see way of their. [cheers and applause] packed in the top section. you are good up there. we love you to. the brightest stars tonight are the ones who never get the spotlight. [applause] in fact that is exactly where my head is right now. i get thanked for my service all the time. i am grateful for that. i really am. but everything that happens every time i stand on the big stage like this tonight, my mind always goes to those they served within the army in combat. [applause] always. my brothers in arms i think almighty god for all of you the best americans i have ever met black, white, rich, poor and see kids and country boys. [applause] because none of that matters when the bullets are flying. some came home, others did not for good you know what we never had on attacks or the lights shining bright on them. but tonigh
[cheers and applause] i am your humble host and here we are in the real hollywood. [cheers and applause] now, as you know taking charge in the house tonight i see way of their. [cheers and applause] packed in the top section. you are good up there. we love you to. the brightest stars tonight are the ones who never get the spotlight. [applause] in fact that is exactly where my head is right now. i get thanked for my service all the time. i am grateful for that. i really am. but everything that happens every time i stand on the big stage like this tonight, my mind always goes to those they served within the army in combat. [applause] always. my brothers in arms i think almighty god for all of you the best americans i have ever met black, white, rich, poor and see kids and country boys. [applause] because none of that matters when the bullets are flying. some came home, others did not for good you know what we never had on attacks or the lights shining bright on them. but tonigh
and in ukraine, ukraine racking up more battlefield devastation. that is what we re watching at this hour. the search for survivors in florida, rescuers going door-to-door in neighborhoods decimated by hurricane ian still nearly 2,000 have been rescued so far an the death toll from this monster storm jumping to more than 100 people now. more than half of the deaths are in one county alone, lee county. the sheriff there is about to hold a press conference. we re going to bring you that live when it begins, when it happens. there is so much tragedy from this storm. we ve seen this for days now. but we re also hearing incredible stories of survival. a fort myers man who clung to a palm tree for hours as the storm surge flooded everything in site. his daughter fearing the worst after their last desperate phone call. they re now reunited and they will join us this hour. let s get started with the very latest on the recovery. boris sanchez is live in fort myers. in this press con
live from cnn center, this is cnn news room with kim brunhuber. we begin with the extreme weather threat across the central and southwestern u.s. horn 12 million people 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. extreme weather forced a search and rescue mission as several hikers were swept off their feet by a flash flood. one person is still missing. let s talk more about this with derek van dam. potentially dangerous situation for many. what is the latest? yeah, the latest from the dallas/ft. worth meteorological agency indicating that anywhere from 6 to 8 inches of rain or more is possible within the next 48 hours. so starting now right through monday morning into the afternoon hours, that is when we re expecting the heaviest precipitation to move on, really intensifying tonight, that being sunday evening. i want to show you a broad per
hurricane-stricken puerto rico and are set to visit florida later this week. in cuba, another wave of protests sweeping the island following a nationwide blackout. cuba is once again demanding freedom. meanwhile in washington, the new supreme court term begins today as the court prepares to take up a number of consequential cases. also this morning, opening arguments are happening right now in the conspiracy trial for five members of the oathkeepers militia group in connection to january 6th. and with 36 days to the midterm elections, the power of latino voters and how they could shape key races. and we begin this very busy hour with our top story. the daunting search and rescue missions happening right now after hurricane ian hit florida. over 1,200 fema personnel are trying to reach survivors and recover remains five days after this storm pummeled the gulf coast in florida. this as the death toll continues to climb. at least 87 people have now lost their lives in