is barreling through the carolina with high winds, heavy rain and the threat of floods. the storm has been downgraded from a hurricane but it still poses a threat as it makes its way inland. it has already caused considerable damage in south carolina where it made landfall on friday. in this video, you can see the storm ripping through a pier in north myrtle beach, causing part of it to collapse. it also submerged this neighborhood with a storm surge that was several feet high. so far there have been no reported deaths in south carolina. but in florida, at least 45 people have lost their lives, and we re getting a clearer picture of the damage the storm has left behind. entire neighborhoods that once were brimming with life are now flattened fields littered with debris. this is footage from fort myers beach where one woman s struggle to survive was captured in a phone call. i am up to my neck in water. okay. all right. i am so cold. i m losing you. i can t hear you.
threat across the state. residents are urged to stay inside. our team is on the ground and crews mobilize and janice dean is tracking ian in new york city. todd: lauren, we begin our coverage with you in st. pete. in st. pete beach, they were prepping for the worst, but it struck more southeast. let me show you what is looked like yesterday in the naples, fort myers area. ian came with category four, wind speeds 155 miles per hour, dropped a foot of rain and life-threatening storm surge turned roads into rivers and left homes on the other hand water. take a look at the radar, ian has weakened since making landfall as it moves to florida. latest update has it 75 miles per hour, making it a category one hurricane, officials warn communitiess in central and northern florida, they are still in danger from flooding and hard to process amounts of water. central and northeast florida, 12 to 20 inches of rain possible, some areas according to national hurricane center, looking at
russia is moving ahead with its plan to carry out the largest annexation in europe since world war ii. a large ceremony in moscow on friday, president vladimir putin announced the annexation of close to one fifth of ukraine. the move follows so-called referendum in four partially occupied regions which the west dismissed as shams. as soon as mr. putin signed the annexation documents, western nations made it clear. the move will not be recognized. the u.s. and britain and other g-7 members are already pushing for new sanctions on moscow. the diplomatic tensions later spilled over into the u.n. security council. moscow vetoed a resolution that condemned the referendum and called for russian forces to leave ukraine. hospital in other country vetoed against it. in response, u.s. president joe biden is giving the russian leader a stern warning.
is barreling through the carolina with high winds, heavy rain and the threat of floods. the storm has been downgraded from a hurricane but it still poses a threat as it makes its way inland. it has already caused considerable damage in south carolina where it made landfall on friday. in this video, you can see the storm ripping through a pier in north myrtle beach, causing part of it to collapse. it also submerged this neighborhood with a storm surge that was several feet high. so far there have been no reported deaths in south carolina. but in florida, at least 45 people have lost their lives, and we re getting a clearer picture of the damage the storm has left behind. entire neighborhoods that once were brimming with life are now flattened fields littered with debris. this is footage from fort myers beach where one woman s struggle to survive was captured in a phone call.
the death toll from friday s suicide attack in afghanistan has risen to at least 25. dozens of others were wounded. here s the latest on the horrific attack. reporter: a place of learning turned into a sea of carnage. this is the aftermath of a suicide bombing on an education center in kabul. students were taking a practice university entrance exam when at around 7:30 local time, a blast ripped through the classroom, killing and wounding dozens. i saw so many people of flesh in the air, this eyewitness said. people were so panicked. some were injured and some were crying. i wanted to help them. i helped carry some of the dead bodies. the private center serves young women and men dreaming of going to college. eyewitnesses say most of the