watching in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, former president trump now facing a subpoena from the january 6 committee. we ll break it down. and plus we re live in london with a look at the top contenders for the next prime minister and whether boris johnson could attempt a comeback. and ukraine warns russia is setting its sights on a critical dam. we ll have a live report from kyiv ahead . the select committee has made good on its promise to subpoena former president donald trump. that subpoena was formally served on friday. compelling the former president to testify under oath is extremely rare and it could test the limits of the law as it applies to trump in this circumstance, but the committee says it need to say hear from him to bring its long investigation to a close. the panel writes, quote, we have assembled overwhelming evidence that you personally orchestrated and oversaw a multipart effort to overturn
storm surge, potential for damaging winds and also likelihood of flash floods and landslides. and this will make landfall early sunday morning along the west central coastline of mexico just to the north of puerto vallata. nonetheless, this tourist destination kind of the crown jewel of the western coastline of mexico is going to feel direct impacts from this particular hurricane or a major hurricane and that will have very big ramifications for that particular location so people need to be taking their final steps for preparation, getting in loose items from their balconies because the storm truly means business. we ll keep an eye on it. derek van dam, thanks so much. i m kim brunhuber. i ll be back in just moment with
people who need travel assistance. there are special needs shelters and medically dependent shelters. but people need to heed evacuations. again, you don t need to drive hundreds of miles. the big thing is to get out of the storm surge areas and go tens of miles as shelters are being opened up across the evacuated communities. and when we think of people going to these shelters, is there any way to predict how many days people will be in these shelters? we don t know if it will stall, of course. but given the current path, when it might be possible if the landfall is sunday morning around 8:00 a.m. for people to resume their lives or try to assess the damage? monday, tuesday? no. people need to plan for days to a week or more. this storm, if it makes landfall as forecasted, will do so much damage that many people are not going to be able to get back home for days. if they do, they re probably not going to have power. and what s going to happen is people are going to stay where
good day, as we continue our breaking news coverage of hurricane irma, now a category 4 storm with 150 mile per hour winds, hurricane conditions will be felt along the south florida coastline in the next 36 hours, even before irma makes landfall early sunday morning. state and federal officials sending an urgent message, evacuate now before it s too la late. each storm is different because of the elements it brings with it. i can grrn you i don t know anybody in florida that s ever experienced what s going to hit south florida. they need to get out? they need to get out and listen and heed the warnings. long gas lines and major gas shortages are a persistent problem throughout the state. millions of residents are seeking shelter. we ll bring you a live update from florida governor rick scott and new information from
caribbean islands overnight. the storm sustaining winds over 185 miles per hour for days. the roof is about to come. reporter: gusting up to 220 miles per hour. leaving widespread damage throughout the region. in puerto rico more than 1 million people are without power. the eye of the hurricane nearly knocked out all buildings in barbuda. roughly 90% of buildings damaged. i have never seen any such destruction. . reporter: late today irma s core moved over the dominican republic and haiti leaving behind flash flooding and mudslid mudslides. across florida tonight residents bracing for a direct hit. the storm on track to make landfall early sunday morning as a category 4 hurricane. the florida keys already under