is like a family member is gone. she was the very spirit of great britain, and that spirit will endure. the fact that today we can see with such confidence, got to have the king, is a tribute to him. but above all, to elizabeth. whatever maybe your background or believes, i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love, as i have throughout my life. . good morning. it is saturday september the 10th. i am ali velshi in new york. my colleague chris mention is in london. co-hosting with me there is a full schedule of events regarding the secession of king charles iii, is been underway for hours. soon we re expecting britain s new monarch will tour the front gates of buckingham palace to view the flowers and tributes of people after his late mother, queen elizabeth the second since her death on thursday afternoon. upon her passing, king charles immediately became the new head of state and sent into motion a well coordinated series of formalities, and events,
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
torn off buildings. the treacherous situation has led to rescues all across florida. the fire chief of fort myers says his department conducted 200 rescues overnight over the course of just a few hours. this video shows a group of good samaritans who call themselves the call your county cowboys, they pulled a man stranded in his car to safety. in orlando, a reporter who happened to be on the scene rescued a woman trapped in flood waters. the situation has led biden administration to pledge a fulsome response. president biden has officially declared ian to be a major disaster, a move that makes federal funding available immediately to several hard hit counties. president biden warned of tough times ahead for floridians. this could be the deadliest hurricane in florida s history. the numbers are still unclear, but we re hearing early reports of what may be substantial loss of life. we re going to learn a lot more in the coming hours, but we know many families are hurting, man
And the appointment of an independent thirdparty, the Washington Post publishes anonymous report about what was uncovered on the raid. All the latest details after this. And a gruesome discovery in the searched for a memphis mother of two. Her suspected killer due in court just hours from now. Our experts lay out the road ahead in the case to come. We began with a president ial event. Joe biden taking every opportunity to amp up his rhetoric. Thats right, the white house wants to make it very clear that the label does not reply to all republicans or trump supporters, it remains a familiar line of attack from mr. Biden. These maga republicans are coming for Social Security as well. And of course, that is all about maga, who the president took verbal shots at a protester and again uses his political adversaries without evidence. 2 everybody is entitled to be in it idiot. They embrace political violence. Lawmakers are turning to capitol hill, growing concerns tonight at both ends of the p
kennedy and the cuban missile crisis, i don t think there s anything as the ability of using a nuclear tact cal weapon and not end up with armageddon. this is stark language and comes as the u.s. considers how to respond to a range of potential scenarios. let s bring in white house correspondent jeremy diamond for more. reporter: u.s. officials say there s been no change in russia s nuclear posture. one senior u.s. official telling cnn that the u.s. didn t detect anything yesterday that would indicate an escalation in russia s nuclear posture, that s why it s striking to hear the language that president biden used last night talking about the prospect of armageddon should putin use nuclear weapons and making clear he doesn t believe the russian leader is bluffing. here s a snippet of the president s comments from the fund-raiser in new york last night, off camera. saying, quote, we have a guy i know fairly well within he s not joking when he talks about potential use of t