Households in florida are reportedlyfl without power and thousands have been ordered to evacuate from their thhomes. As you can see from these satellite images, helene is huge and is expected to effect nearly the entire state of florida with damaging winds and heavy rain. Still what mayea bring the most danger areri the Storm Surges. Earlier today residents experienced flooding in places like pine island, which is just outside of fort myers. But flooding will likely get much worse across the state as the night continues. A Storm Surge Warning is in place for almost the entirety of floridas west coast. This video is a simulation of what could happen if the Storm Surge rises to approximately 10 feet. But in some parts of florida officials warn that Hurricane Helene could cause Storm Surges of c up to 20 feet, around doub the amount shown in in simulatiOn And those officials are calling that a level of Sto Surge potentially unsurvivable. Earlier today the first bands of Wind Andt Rain Las
agreement in principle. president biden and speaker mccarthy reach a deal to raise the debt limit. we still have a lot of work to do. but with lawmakers on both sides skeptical, do they have the votes to actually pass it? i ll speak exclusively with house progressive leader congresswoman jamila jayapal and dusty johnson next. and room to grow? more republican presidential hopefuls jump in. i m running to lead our great american comeback. i m the candidate the far left fears the most. with the former president dominating the polls, can they cut into his lead? republican governor chris sununu joins me exclusively. plus break the wheel. three years after the murder of george floyd has there been any real change in police violence? the path forward when the man p who prosecuted floyd s killer keith ellison joins me. hi. i m jake tapper in washington with where the state of our union is waiting to exhale. president biden and speaker mccarthy last night announ
development in the high stakes legal battle to abortion access, the most high stakes since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. a federal court of appeals heard arguments on why the widely used abortion drug mifepristone should be available. and attorney for the pharmaceutical company and anti-abortion groups squared off and a circuit court of appeals, which has historically been one of the nation s most conservative appeals court. during the tour to the hearing, the panel of judges, all of whom had previously backed abortion restrictions took repeated shots at the fda and, in the process, expose their fundamental lack of knowledge with the facts behind medication abortion. the hearing turned hostile within seconds with the judge james ho interrupting a lawyer after she described the landmark case as unprecedented in her opening statement. judge how asked that she, quote, just focus on the facts of the case rather than have the sort of fda can do no wrong theme. in anoth
available. and attorney for the pharmaceutical company and antiabortion activists squared off and a circuit court of appeals, which has historically been one of the nation s most conservative supreme courts. during the tour to the hearing, the panel of judges, all of whom had previously backed abortion restrictions took repeated shots at the fda and, in the process, expose their fundamental lack of knowledge with the facts behind medication abortion. the jury turned hostile and seconds with the judge james o interrupting a lawyer after she described the landmark case as unprecedented in her opening statement. judge how asked that she, quote, just focus on the facts of the case rather than have the sort of fda can do no wrong theme. in a another stunning moment, attorney wilson inserted by allowing medical professionals other than doctors to prescribe mifepristone, the fda made it more likely that it would be emergency care including surgery. to be clear, there is no scientifi
nation once again. we re not a free nation right now. we don t have free press. we don t have free anything. just a small sample of donald trump s dark speech at cpac. we ll have more of the former president s maga messaging in just a moment. meanwhile it sure sounds like his former secretary of state is also running for president. mike pompeo is making the rounds, criticizing trump s fiscal record while in the white house. and also ahead, we ll have a look at president joe biden s visit to selma, alabama, to mark the anniversary of bloody sunday. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, march 6th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this week just outside washington, dc, where former president donald trump returned to the stage at cpac over the weekend. for nearly two hours saturday evening trump addressed a smaller than usual crowd at the conservative conference in national harbor, maryland. there the 2024 pre