of biblical proportions. ian is a cat 4 storm bringing 140 mile-per-hour winds and leaving a wake of destruction in its path. the national hurricane center is warning of catastrophic window damage with an unsuburb viable storm surge of up to 18 feet. it is expected to dump 2 feet of rain across the state bringing unprecedented flooding and destruction. entire neighborhoods are now undersea as water levels continue to rise. homes are floating down the middle of the street and people are swimming in their living rooms. by the way authorities say it s a very bad idea. who knows what s in that water. and first responders rescue services can t escape the flooding either. this fire department in naples is completely under water. leaving the city s residents on their own. and things are even worse in the air where hurricane hunters are flying into the heart of the storm. watch. oh [bleep] jesse: more than 2 million people in the state were told to evacuate, with thousands more h
good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, it s thursday, july 14th and i m brianna keilar with john berman. this morning new clues surrounding the pending january 6th witness who donald trump tried to contact. it s an allegation that has been referred to the justice department, not formally, but it s been sent up the chain there. first on cnn, sources say trump tried to call a member of the white house support staff who was in talks with the january 6th committee. that is new. the exact identity still unknown at this point. the witness, though, did not pick up when trump called. this was not someone that trump would routinely communicate with. and this came after cassidy hutchinson s explosive testimony. the alarmed witness contacted an attorney. this is january 6th committee member elaine luria the congresswoman speaking to cnn. we take seriously the safety of any witnesses, anyone who comes forward to the committee and like weiise their privacy. in
pictures that were being sent to me of trees falling down and flooding and you definitely saw some storm surges. so, i honestly don t know what the situation is right now. hoping for the best and hoping we get through. this our main priority is our residents. so we are just going to wait this out and hunker down and we re going to rebuild together. jesse: there s a report that the president called you. how did that conversation go? senator scott called me. the governor was here yesterday. i attended the press hearing with him. and but the president wrote an email. his assistant wrote an email or one of the people on his staff so we rea really didn t talk directly. jesse: you have people in shelters right now. that s god got to be incredibly
she looked at me and without the press hearing she said don t look so worried, senator. israel has a secret weapon. i looked at her as i turned my head and i just looked at her, she said, we have nowhere else to go. i will never forget what she told me, that was nearly 50 years ago. 50 years ago the threats then were real and the threats to israel remain real today. the scourge of anti-semitism still marches around the world. we must never forget the horrors which a nonchecked hatred can leave and that s why i immediately when i returned i wanted to visit yad vashem to wear witness, to remember, to renew our vow of never never again. at the same time the israeli the israel of today is not the
for sick months after the riot. house speaker nancy pelosi will hold a press hearing. the event is being organized by a group led by former trump campaign staffer and it s meant to show support for capitol rioters who have been charged. organizers say they want the event to be peaceful. capitol police are not taking any chances. they released a quote, we have a robust plan scheduled for september 18th. all available staff will be working. joining us now, punch bowl contributor jake sherman. thanks for being here. let s start with january 6th. using hindsight, what if capitol police realized the mistakes they made before that event, and what are they doing to make sure there won t be a repeat this time around? good morning, john. a few things to keep in mind here. it would be these are famous last words, but it would be