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
top of the hour. i m allison. i m victor. more than 1 million puerto ricans are without power. the water washed away this bridge as it made landfall. fiona is a tropical storm and battering the island with heavy winds and catastrophic flash floods. hundreds of fema workers are on the ground. the president is assuring puerto rico we stand with you and will get through this together. cnn s laila santiago is live in san juan where the rising water is the major concern. laila, what are you seeing? reporter: in san juan in the northwestern part of the island it is different than what they seeing on the interior and eastern part of the island. so i know victor showed that video of the bridge washed away. i talked to a young man there last night when it happened and said he was looking outside the window and happened within a matter of minutes. this morning i got into salina on the southeastern part of the island and there is a lot of concern and frustration among the people i
his reign, as the world watches to see what kind of leader he might be. and in the u.s., pressing for answers in uvalde, texas. cnn asking the state s top law enforcement officer why did he allegedly say no one is losing their jobs over the massacre at robb elementary? his answer you ll only see here. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our world lead and the first full day on the job for king charles iii, as the world mourns the death of his mother, britain s longest reigning monarch. he addressed the nation and the world for the first time since queen elizabeth s passing. as the queen herself did with such unswerving devotion, i too now solemnly pledge myself throughout the remaining time god grants me to uphold the constitutional principles at the heart of our nation. that address was followed by a sarceremony of remembrance wh god save the king was officially sung. earlier today, upon returning to london, king charles and his wife camilla
london. hundreds of thousands witnessing the queen s coffin. her crown resting on top. the final procession. the long walk to windsor castle. then, removing the crown from the coffin, and symbolic breaking of the wand of office, signifying the end of the queen s reign. and in a final solemn image, queen elizabeth s coffin lowered into the royal vault at st. george s chapel. reunited with prince philip. james longman and deborah roberts right here with me tonight. the other major news this monday night, the catastrophic hurricane in puerto rico. the deadly storm causing widespread destruction. up to 30 inches of rain possible in some areas. more than 1,000 people rescued from dangerous flooding. utility crews tonight racing to restore power after the entire island went dark. what the u.s. can expect later this week. rob marciano tracking the storm. there is also news tonight about a prisoner exchange between the u.s. and afghanistan. the last-known american hostage held by
welcome to cnn newsroom. and i m bianna golodryga. nearly 12 million americans have already voted across 43 states in the midterm elections. inflation, crime and abortion were the topics that dominated fiery debates last night. in pennsylvania senate s race the most high profile of the midterms another factor came into play and that is the health of one of the candidates. the performance democrat john getter han who survived a stroke has put a new intensity into the matchup. some fetterman voters are saying after seeing him struggle they re now worried about on the fence people like independents and undecided voters. another cold cnn, this is the quote, it was tough to watch fetterman, it s kind of like looking at a car accident, you want to look but you don t want to look. however, the fetterman campaign says he raised more than a million dollars in the hours after that debate. fetterman s republican rival mehmet oz is getting negative feedback for his response to a qu