i want to welcome our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world i am live from the cnn headquarters. just ahead on cnn newsroom. there s going to be damages throughout the whole state and people in other parts of the state, be prepared for some impacts. i m concerned for people who either chose to ride the storm out or didn t know any better. why did you leave your home? this is the reason why, because these conditions are grueling. we have multiple residents including elderly residents trapped. we have water on the streets, down power lines, it s a dangerous situation. thursday september 29th, 4 am on the u.s. east coast where much of florida is still being hammered by heavy rains, hurricane-force winds and devastating flooding, irking ian has been downgraded to category one storm, it is now moving north east, it has knocked out power to 20% of the state, that s more than 2 million homes and businesses. these terrifying images are fr
atlantic and the pacific. and accusations of torture against ukrainian citizens at filtration camps run by russians. we are live in kyiv. good to have you with us. well, we will get to those top stories in just a moment, but first sources tell cnn former trump advisor steve bannon is expected to surrender to new york state authorities in the coming hours. bannon was indicted by the state for allegedly diverting about $1 million from a scheme that raised millions to build a border wall. trump pardoned bannon after he was charged by federal prosecutors with the same offense, but presidential pardons don t apply to state level prosecutions. a former white house attorney predicts bannon will eventually face prison time. take a listen. i think bannon s in a great deal of trouble. two of his two of the three colleagues with whom he was charged federally before trump pardoned him have pled guilty in that case and will be sentenced. the third went to trial, had a mistrial. he
baha, california, and other parts of mexico. hurricane kay is expected to produce dangerous storm surges and coastal flooding. it s expected to start battering the coast in earnest in the hours ahead. and in the atlantic a hurricane watch has been issued for the island of bermuda. hurr hurricane earl is set to past east of the island and expected to become a major hurricane. let s bring in cnn meteorologist pedram. governors in mexico opening shelters in advance of this storm system at one point just about 24 hours ago still prompted hurricane warnings off the central coast of mexico and tracking 90 mile per hour winds. landfall potential within the next 24 hours around the west
meteorologist pedram java share ri announced incredible scenes. it is. it speaks to the severity of what we have next to us. that s golf ball sized hale. we have reports of some approaching baseball size hail. the vast majority of these storm reports coming in as far as the large hail reports centered across this region of arkansas. that s where we saw the baseball size hail storms in may flower, arkansas. tornado across this community as well. this is the sort of setup that spawned these storms and pretty expansive coverage of severe weather tuesday afternoon. especially as we get to 1, 2, 3 in the afternoon, daytime heating, destabilizes the atmosphere.
all on the most reliable nationwide network. with no line activation fees or term contracts. saving you up to $500 a year. and it s only available to comcast business internet customers. so boost your bottom line by switching today. comcast business: powering possibilities. cities in the northeast are bracing for frigid stormy conditions this weekend as a growing bomb cyclone moves in with the potential intensity of a hurricane. cnn meteorologist pedram has the