wall street journal editorial page talking about how even by donald trump standards this was dangerous, violent rhetoric. we ll have the latest on that in light of everything that s going on. cpac tweets out russian propaganda, and then backtracks claiming the post was not authorized. we ll tell you what the conservative group is saying now and a lot of news in the sports world but we re going to begin this morning in florida where historic rescue and relief efforts are underway, five days after hurricane ian battered the state and left massive devastation in its wake. the u.s. death toll is now at 87 people according to an nbc news tally. first responders are searching the hardest hit areas for survivors. florida governor ron desantis says more than 1,000 rescues have been made across the state since the storm hit. fema officials say this is the largest search and rescue effort they have ever launched in florida and that u.s. federal response is likely to be unprecedente
despite china s threats. and a pivotal week for president biden s agenda as democrats aim for senate passage of climate and health care legislation, mindful that the midterms are now just 99 days away. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. let s get straight to the flood disasters in eastern kentucky right now. the death toll as of now, 35. with hundreds, hundreds of people still missing. evan santoro is on the scene for us. the governor who will join us live in just a few moments, said this is the deadliest and most devastating flood disaster he s seen in his life. reporter: i ll tell you, wolf, we took a tour of some of these damaged areas with the governor over the weekend. and the emotion was so obvious on his face. it is clear when anyone sees the devastation, it is just it is it overcomes you. people in this area of kentucky, there is a mountainous region and people are used to
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highest level in more than 40 years, but there are some signs in the report things could be turning around, at least a little. senate democrats will move to protect access to abortion, and this preliminary vote expected to fail. more from capitol hill ahead. the house also just approved $40 billion in aid to ukraine. right now ukraine says it s making progress in the northern city of kharkiv and we will go there live. but we will begin with our team covering today s inflation report, and joining us is our panelist, and stephanie, let me start with you. people are getting excited saying it s slowing and not going up as quick as it could, and it s a positive, and it is positive and just because it s not going up it s not going down. as we head into the summer and the conflict with ukraine continues we could see gas prices go back up and that s going to hurt again. people need to be ready for that. carol, the president is on his way to illinois to talk high prices. what