as a downgraded tropical cyclone. the historically destructive storm made landfall for the second time yesterday. this time in south carolina. more than 180,000 residents lost power almost immediately. that number, reported to have grown to nearly half 1 million as the storm has carved its way through the carolinas. of course, nowhere has been more devastated than florida, where ian s wrath after touching down was deadly, as 77 people confirmed dead. homes literally washed away. entire communities, recovering from being nearly submerged. the president, planning to visit the state to thank its first responders. said yesterday that eons destruction in florida is almost unmatched for our nation. the situation in florida is far more devastating. we will just be beginning to see the scale of that destruction. it s likely to rank among the worst in the nation s, and the worst in the nation s history. you have all seen the scene on television. homes and property wiped out. it s go
days after the so-called storm of the century, first responders from nearby states and military police heading to upstate new york to help. state troopers now using tactical gear to clear cars from congested roads. the region tonight bracing for a warmup and the big melt. with widespread rain heading east in the next few days. flooding already along the west coast. higher elevations expecting more than two feet of snow. mona kosar abdi in buffalo. meteorologist rob marciano timing it all out. and that news just coming in from the supreme court. the justices leave in place title 42, the trump-era order restricting asylum claims amid the growing crisis at the border. mary alice parks standing by from the white house. the stunning admission from congressman-elect george santos, trying to explain the falsehoods from his past. the lies about his education and employment. the reaction tonight from capitol hill. the race to restore water to jackson, mississippi. the city decla
of the century, first responders from nearby states and military police heading to upstate new york to help. state troopers now using tactical gear to clear cars from congested roads. the region tonight bracing for a warmup and the big melt. with widespread rain heading east in the next few days. flooding already along the west coast. higher elevations expecting more than two feet of snow. mona kosar abdi in buffalo. meteorologist rob marciano timing it all out. and that news just coming in from the supreme court. the justices lead in place title 42, the trump-era order restricting asylum claims amid the growing crisis at the border. mary alice parks standing by from the white house. the stunning admission from congressman-elect george santos, trying to explain the falsehoods from his past. the lies about his education and employment. the reaction tonight from capitol hill. the race to restore water to jackson, mississippi. the city declaring a state of emergency. nearl
governor and tomorrow in the contest for senate in pennsylvania. nearly 7.3 million people have already cast their ballots in 39 states according to one analysis. right now, president biden is making his pitch to voters. he s hoping to shift the momentum away from republicans. a new analysis of the political landscape in these final weeks shows republicans are making late gains as they try to win back control of the house. white house correspondent jeremy diamond is with us now. give us details on what the president is saying. reporter: president biden is delivering right now what he termed a closing argument here as we are just about two weeks from election day. the president, though, isn t in the battleground states where you might expect him to be delivering that kind of closing argument. he s at democratic party headquarters where he said his goal is to try to energize the organizers who are calling into those battleground states, the staff at the democratic party who
urged the crowd to march to the capitol, to when he finally called off the mob. tonight, will also feature never before seen outtakes from this video message, that the former president recorded for his supporters the day after the attack. we will also hear live testimony for first time from two key trump white house aides. senior ones, former deputy national security adviser matthew pottinger, and former deputy press secretary sarah matthews, both of them resigned in the immediate aftermath of january 6th. we begin this morning with cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider. this is quite a moment for the january 6th committee, break down for us what we should expect to hear this evening. yeah you heard it, outtakes, but also this crucial testimony. matthew pottinger, sarah matthews, they will provide key firsthand testimony of what was unfolding inside the white house. and particularly with then president trump, during those 187 minutes, where trump refused to act as t