down survivors. this as the remnants of the brutal storm cause dangerous high tides and flooding right now in virginia. also tonight, we ll bring you a cnn exclusive report from a key city just recaptured by ukrainian forces. ukraine s ambassador to the united states joins me this hour to discuss all the latest news from the war zone. and we re tracking very dramatic developments in the oath keepers seditious trial now underway after both sides deliver opening statements and witnesses begin testifying. prosecutors accusing the group of concocting an armed rebellion against american democracy. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. we begin our coverage tonight with a rapidly growing death toll from hurricane ian. autho authorities now say at least 104 people were kill ed in the catastrophic storm and now officials in one county are under fire over the timing of evacuation orders. ca
prepared for the future. he also talked about making sure his administration is there to make shoure puerto rico gettg whatever they need. it was a clear reference to his predecessor who had a long running feed with many officials in puerto rico. there was that moment when former president trump went to puerto rico to visit after maria hit where he was throwing paper towels to people who had just lost their homes and livelihoods. a moment he was heavily criticized for. so president biden was there to say he s going to help with things like the electric grid and of course one concern that puerto ricans have is that their pain and damage often gets overshadowed by storms that hit florida and other places. so that is something they noted today. i should note president biden will be visited fort myers, the area so badly hit on wednesday. so two storms for president biden to be dealing with and visiting those areas that have lost so much. thank you very much.