hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states. and around the. world i m john. vause with the cnn center in atlanta. almost nine hours now since hurricane eta made landfall in southwest florida. and this monster storm continues to cause widespread flooding. and storm surges in 12 feet high in places. tonight, statewide. like trustees outed more than 2 million homes and businesses, and the power grid so badly damaged parts there are concerns it may need to be rebuilt. ian arrived at the state went just shy of a category five. it s since been downgraded to a category 1, but still remains very dangerous. authorities warning the worst may yet be to come. ian is now slowly moving into central florida, with winds around 90 miles or 145 kilometers per hour. time lapse video shows water levels rising on the streets of fort myers, south of where it made landfall. the national hurricane center said the storm surge on florida s west coast has likely peaked, and is now startin
united states, canada and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, an oil depot hit and nearly a dozen russian recruits killed in the region near the border with ukraine. we re live in kyiv with a look at what s behind the latest setback in putin s war. plus xi jinping has a message for taiwan as he prepares to secure a historic third term as party leader. we re live in beijing and taipei with details. and the cdc is reporting an early wave of flu cases sweeping parts of the u.s. we ll look at where they re surging and why some americans won t get the flu shot. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we re getting word of new strikes in ukraine, reportedly affecting people on both sides of the front line. a short time ago, ukrainian officials reported that russian missiles destroyed two schools in the zaporizhzhia region. at the same time, a pro russian official says the occupied donetsk city also came under fire, wh
it s 8:00 a.m. in london. the final full day that people can come to pay their respects to the late queen elizabeth. public viewing is set to end in less than 24 hours. that s when the queen s coffin will leave westminster hall in preparation for her state funeral at westminster abbey on monday morning. those who were in the fall at 1:00 p.m. yesterday witnessed the queen s eight grandchildren holding vigil, have a look . prince williams and prince harry along with their royal cousins surrounded the queen s coffin just as their parents had done the day before. even though harry is no longer a working royal, the king granted special dispensation for him to wear his ceremonial uniform and medals. saturday the king took some time to personally greet people waiting in the queue and to thank them for their support. cnn s nad debeshear joins us from london. preparations for tomorrow s funeral are well under way. how are things unfolding? reporter: just behind us you can see the r
expected to reach hurricane strength when it reaches puerto rico later today. we are live in the cnn weather center. gruesome discoveries in kharkiv, and accusations of depravity from a fleeing russian military, we will have that story coming up here in a second. japan issues a tsunami warning for an outlying area. right now we are looking at live pictures of the queen lying in state in westminster. it s 9:00 a.m. in london, the final full day that people can come pay their respects to the late queen elizabeth. public viewing is set to end at 6:30 tomorrow morning, that s when the queen s coffin will leave westminster hall in preparation for the funeral. prince william and prince harry along with their royal cousins surrounded the queen s coffin just as their parents are done the day before. even though harry is no longer a working royal the king granted special dispensation for him to wear his ceremonial uniform and medals. also on saturday king charles did a walk ab
tropical storm that could strengthen to a hurricane. we will take you to the cnn weather center for the latest. it is 10:00 a.m. in london, the final full day that people can come to pay their respects to the late queen elizabeth. public viewing is set to end at 6:30 monday morning when the queen s coffin will leave westminster hall in preparation for her state funeral at westminster abbey. those who were in the hall at 1:00 p.m. yesterday witnessed the queen s eight grandchildren holding vigil. have a look. prince william and prince harry along with their royal cousins surrounded the queen s coffin just as hair parents had done the day before. even though harry is no longer a working royal the king granted special dispensation for him to wear his ceremonial uniform and medals. also on saturday the king took some time to personally greet people waiting in the queue and to thank them for their support. as we ve been reporting global leaders are traveling to london to h