gulf coast more than five people rescued in charlotte and lee county so far. if you need to be evacuated step out of your front door. the fort meyers fire chief said they conducted 200 water rescues overnight. lee county was the hardest hit. this is a home on fire after the storm. fire crews as you can imagine unable to reach it. this is a neighborhood completely inundated as you can see floodwaters have yet to receive. new video from the lee county sheriff s office confirming the work worse. whole towns have been completely level and mayors giving details about their town out the day. i came here in the mid-70s and was on the police department for 25 years and saw a lot of storms. this is by far the worst storm i have ever witnessed. debris is everywhere. my yard looks like a war zone. as of this hour there is some places that are impossible to reach by road. this is the only bridge destroyed in multiple spots as a result of hurricane ian. this is fort meyers bea
this is what we re watching at this hour. thank you so much for being here. i m kate bolduan. at this hour president biden s trip to the middle east. the president vowing the united states is not going to, quote, wait forever for iran to rejoin nuclear talks. biden making those comments during a press conference alongside israel s prime minister, both leaders pledging their commitment to never letting iran develop nuclear weapons. the leaders did make clear there is still disagreement on the best approach. biden also reaffirming the importance of a jewish state and a two-state solution ahead of tomorrow s meeting with the palestinian president before heading to the most controversial portion of his mideast visit flying to saudi arabia. joining me right now for more on all of this cnn s wolf blitzers and kaitlan collins live in jerusalem. it s great you re there. the leaders today made very clear they are united in their goal that iran cannot get a nuclear weapon but also in
is the chart aftermath of a russian cruise missile. you see the panic, civilians and first responders rushing stretchers out of still smoldering wreckage. the pictures are gruesome and all too familiar. the entire building s windows reduced to glass shards, cars battered the kinetic force of the strike. 22 officials say were dead. the death toll so far includes three children. 39 still missing. authorities worn they may need dna tests to identify even more bodies. let s get straight to the scene with cnn s, claim. walk us through what you re seeing and what we know. talk about that kinetic force. here s one example but this is across the street from the blast site you can see how my windows are completely thrown out but barely any survived. people are trying to, who were living in the building, trying to make sure their permits are sealed in. this is the last site itself. this is a building called the house of officers pickets the concert hall. you can see the incredible fo
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