south carolina continue to recovery from rains wind and cataclysmic flooding. ian slammed into south carolina just shy of category 5. the current death toll of at least 45 people likely to come in the days as search and rescue cruise go through blocked floodwaters, as of this morning, 1.3 million homes and businesses still in the dark. according to the latest estimate ian may have caused as much as $47 billion in insured losses which could make it the most expensive storm in the state history. the figure comes from core logic, that s a research firm that estimates losses from natural disasters. the estimates, combined ensured losses through private insurance, which typically covers wind damage. and fema s national flood insurance program that covers water damage. their estimates as of thursday, wind damage, $20 billion to $32 billion. flood damage, $6 billion to $16 billion. so the low end of the combined estimate would be $28 billion. before we spend, let s ask ourselves, is
i will make sure we re not taking money in tax. inflation is the number one priority. it will be my number one priority. donald trump and the maga republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our public. the enemy of the state is him and the group that control him. dangerous heat continues to build in the east and spread eastward. like the previous fires, they have progressively gotten worse over the years. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is monday, september the 5th and we are expecting some big announcements here in the u.k. boris johnson set to hand over his role to the conservative party s next leader, and that leader will automatically become the prime minister. but, first, we are following another big story coming to us out of saskatchewan in canada where a manhunt is underway for two suspects in a deadly mass stabbing. we re just getting details about it now. police say the attacks kil
president biden resorted to mocking oil company executives for the price surge and continues blaming russia for his own bad policy. griff jenkins has the latest details. griff: good morning, it is official fox news can confirm the idea barack obama once called a gimmick, president biden will call for it, three-month federal gas tax holiday, he is calling on states to take similar action. gallon of gas was just $2.39 on inauguration day. senator tom cotton calling it a gimmick and saying it is meant to cover up the fact dem policies restricted supply and raised cost. senator tim scott had this to say. we re going to try to trick the market and suggest we can alleviate tax pressure, that is great. but the way gas is ticking up every week, that reduction in price is eliminated in about 12 days. criticism is not limited to capitol hill, target ceo blasting saying it is time to change the supply and demand curve for fuel and transportation. another oil company chief is pushi
after a man showed up near justice brett kavanaugh s home saying he planned to murder him. a new fox news poll show a majority of voters including independents say those protests aren t okay. democrats the majority say they are fine with it. the survey before the kavanaugh threat made news, justices and their homes not the only recent target on the left. chilling images show pro-life groups undersiege. vandalism and graffiti. if abortion isn t safe you aren t either. the family research council tallied 50 of these attacks across the country recently. the pro-abortion group jane s revenge claimed responsibility for many of them. senator tom cotton laying it out for a.g. garland in the quote. what is the department doing to protect americans from these violent attacks? at a minimum you should bring federal charges against the perpetrators. if you are unwilling to protect americans from these attacks you should resign. although in my opinion you should resign in any case. the pr
police chief is defending his actions as questions continue to mount over his department s response to the deadly school shooting. a new saudi-backed golf league is luring some big-name golfers with some reportedly getting nine-figure payouts. what s behind the saudi strategy, and how the pga is responding. and dangerous heat is gripping part of the country. 60 million of you are under heat alerts. when we re going to start to see some relief from the triple-digit temperatures. newsroom starts right now. wish you a good morning. we are grateful to have you with us on this saturday, june 11th. happy weekend to you. i m christi paul. great to be with you, i m boris sanchez. you are live in the cnn newsroom. we begin this hour with a national call for gun reform. hundreds of march for our lives rallies are planned in nearly all 50 states today with activists demanding lawmakers address the epidemic of gun violence in this country. a series of high-profile mass shooti