off of the gulf coast there. we re not going to get a sense of it until tomorrow. but yes, it looks pretty path down in. and we ll be talking about this later in the hour. thanks, chris. and thank you for joining us. hurricane ian continues to create a swath of in made landfall just after 3:00 this afternoon in southwestern florida, near k o connor, a island off of the coast of fort myers. ian came ashore as a category four hurricane with 150 mile per hour winds. just a few miles per hour shy of a category five. only for hurricane stronger than that have made landfall in the united states ever. but it is not just the strength of the storm, it is the size. this is the view of hurricane in from the international space station this afternoon. just showing how massive the storm is. the national river describes in as battering the florida peninsula with tied and winds, and flooding. ian has just now weakened to a category two storm with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles
have made a difference? plus how is russia going to respond now that ukraine is taking back land that putin wants to say is his. and what kind of roller coaster ride are we in for as the supreme court kicks off its new term today. this is what we re watching at this hour. thank you for being here. i m kate bolduan. the dem toll from hurricane ian is rising still in florida. as rescuers are now working through some of the hardest hit areas. at least 76 people have died in the state from this monster storm. governor ron desantis said more than 1600 rescues have been conducted in parts of southwest and central florida. more than half of those people killed are in one county. lee county. and now county officials are facing questions about how long they waited to order a mandatory evacuation, despite repeated forecasts of the life-threatening storm projections from the national hurricane center. i m going to speak with a top fo official in just a moment. still over 600,000 are w
welcome to all. you want us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kimberly hoover. this is cnn newsroom, us president joe biden meets with donors insisting he can lead democrats to victory in november. but now another media outlet says it s time for him to step aside following thursday s presidential debate french voters head to the polls for the first round. the parliamentary elections, one that could see the far-right form the next government. boss, the season s first hurricane races sores the caribbean and it s only growing stronger loveliest on beryl and where it s expected to hit night from atlanta this is cnn the newsroom with kim brunhuber after spending time at camp david to prepare for the debates, joe biden is now at the presidential retreat to spend time with his family following his poor performance. but there s no getting away from the calls for him to end his campaign. and those calls just got louder. sources tell cnn that the fami
fredricka would you like to enjoy a baseball game from that seat? yellow everyone. thank you so much for joining me is back on the campaign trail hoping to re-energize his election bid after sure. when he acknowledged was a weak debate performance thursday night, the president just touching down in east hampton, new york. today s making several campaign stops on long island and in new jersey as well today but it comes as cnn has learned, the democratic party leaders are conducting polls to determine if biden is really the best candidates the party is conducting new poles to determine if biden will drag down candidates down ballot especially in critical races in the house and senate. cnn s arlette saenz as jordi us right now with a very latest on this. arlette out. what more are you learning about these efforts behind the scenes? well fread, we re learning that behind the scenes, democrats are quite anxious relating to the president s debate performance on thursday night. and
out. we ll be looking for her. yeah. and the semis this evening. i can t wait. i ll be watching to play for them, like going back for track and field or nasa track and field dresses. patrick snell, but i cried to see it. thank you so much all right. thank you so much for being with me today and fredricka whitfield, the cnn newsroom continues with alice in camerota, the area. and there. you are. allison. see you soon. you are in the cnn newsroom. hello, everyone. i m alison camerota and new york president biden is fundraising in new york and new jersey tonight, trying to reassure some of the many major donors who were reportedly rattled by his shaky debate performance. the president is hitting some very wealthy zip codes with two events in the hamptons and another in new jersey hosted by the governor there, phil murphy the question that many democrats are wrestling with today is, should he continue to run? and can he still win in november cnn white house correspondent arlett