welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead, the two candidates who want to represent georgia in the u.s. senate took to the stage last night. you will hear some of key moments from the debate just ahead. president biden gives his support to protesters in iran as this video sparks fresh outrage. and later massive flooding is causing thousands in southeast australia to evacuate their homes. we ll bring you the latest on the search and rescue operations. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin with one of the most closely watched senate races in the country as control of the u.s. senate hangs in the balance. the one and only debate between current georgia senator warnock and former football star herschel walker was held friday night with plenty of dodging and deflection. one bone of contention was someone who wasn t even on the stage, president biden. listen to this.
take hold. scott, you have been here talking to people who have been gathering, you know, since the queen died here at buckingham palace. and really all around. why is it so important for them to be out, especially tomorrow, you know they are gonna be out there? yeah, and in huge numbers, and you know, i ve asked this question a lot, and you can put people in a lot of different categories. number one, there are people who say they want to witness history, they want something they can tell their grandkids. there are people in a another category who are sort of the royal waters, the people who got all the jubilees, all the birthdays, all the celebrations that you can imagine, all the funerals. and then there are the folks as well who generally seem to have some deep admiration and respect for this woman. or maybe, some sort of family connection at. well maybe they met her for five minutes three years ago. our for instance, i spoke to one american man yesterday who came all
still quite dangerous. rescue crews are looking for survivors now five days later and the death toll is climbing. officials have confirmed 76 people have died. most in lee county where ian stormed ashore as a category 4. it is feared there had be more victims. now the power is slowly being restored in florida. more than 6,000 homes and businesses still in the dark this morning and it could be months before many are back on the grid. many don t have clean tap water, that makes the overwhelming task of rebuilding that much harder. and now officials in lee county are facing questions about why the first mandatory evacuations weren t ordered until a day before landfall despite a plan that said evacuations should have happened earlier. governor ron desantis defending their actions. they informed people, and most people didn t want to do it. are you going to grab somebody out of their home that doesn t want to? i don t think that s the appropriate use of government. florida res
hurricane ian. 76 people were killed, after the storm tore through the state, governor ron desantis says more than 1,600 rescues have been made since the storm struck. this left some communities unrecognizable. littered with wrecked homes as well as boats, as as you saw there. more than 628,000 customers are still without power and the destruction may just be coming to light. governor ron desantis is defending officials in lee county where half of the storm related deaths have been ann announced. they re facing criticism for issuing evacuation orders a day later than the neighboring county. here s what nadia romero was told. is that one of the things you ll be reviewing once we get out of the i can t aftermath. lee county should have had the evacuation order sooner from what we reviewed? the issue is they informed people and most people did not want to do it. that s the reality. you re in a situation, are you going to grab somebody out of their home that doesn t want to
with police. plus, florida still reeling from hurricane ian s devastation as rescue efforts continue and the death toll keeps climb joog and ukraine recaptures a crucial city in the east, just one day after moscow tried to claim the territory for itself.crucial ci one day after moscow tried to claim the territory for itself. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. we are following a developing story out of indonesia. police say at least 129 people are dead after chaos and violence erupted at a soccer match between two of the country s biggest teams. you can see in this video the clashes between fans and security forces. authorities say a deadly stampede occurred after police fired tear gas into the crowd, nearly 200 people were injured, many were transported to nearby hospitals suffering from lack of oxygen and shortness of breath. cnn world sport s patrick snell is standing by, but let s start with senior international cress debit