we think they re the right plans because those plans make our economy competitive. and european countries scramble to protect key infrastructure, following the suspected sabotage of two critical gas pipelines. we start in florida where hurricane ian, a powerful category four storm, is right now making landfall, bringing with it winds of almost 250 kilometres per hour. heavy rain is lashing the west coast. millions of people are braced for catastrophic damage and life threatening storm surges which could be nearly two metres high this is the scene right now in punta gorda. brutal conditions. it s under a state of emergency. the storm had been stregnthening as it hit florida. these are the latest pictures from marco island in florida. and here s the state governor speaking in the last hour. ian will produce hurricane stren-th ian will produce hurricane strength winds and massive floodin-, not ust winds and massive flooding, notjust where it makes the initial landfall but throu
Brazil s incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday insisted he would be reelected in next Sunday s first round despite all credible polls forecasting that he would be lucky if he can make it through to a runoff against the former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.
it s the only region that bolsonaro lost in 2018 so it s become the ultimate ambition of his campaign to gain ground here. adilson s lived here all his life. he benefited from the welfare benefits lula offered during his time in power. but bolsonaro, too, has offered generous help to millions, especially during the pandemic. translation: i m in the middle. because my president was lula but he left and bolsonaro came. it s very hard. prices have gone up it s chaos here in brazil. bolsonaro s thrown lots of resources into this region. gilson machado is running for senate in pernambuco but is also head of bolsonaro s national campaign in the north east. and he s a great friend of the president. he s an old uncle. he doesn t drink.