the ukrainians. so far the ukrainians have not claimed responsibility. in fact, one senior adviser to the volodymyr zelenskiy, hinted he believes tf an inside job within the russian security services but unclear who is behind it. we can see on our screens that massive explosion that took place in the early morning hours. the russian investigative committee, the russians say is on the scene and has been working. they say that an explosion occurred at a truck, that a truck blew up and that that explosion sort of caused the chain reaction because there was a train carrying fuel going past that area of the bridge at that point in time. several fuel tanks catching fire, blowing up as well. that s what that big fire that we see now with that thick black smoke going out there for a very long period of time before the russians were able to put that out. the status right now seems to be it s quite interesting because you mentioned this, fredricka, that the russians are saying that t
ian are unlivable. the scenes, apocalyptic. responders working by boat and aircraft. nearly 2,000 rescues in southwest and central florida since last week when hurricane ian hit the state. this morning, the number of customers without power is now below half a million in florida. president biden travels to florida tomorrow for a firsthand look at the devastation. cnn s randi kaye is live this morning in fort myers beach. randi? reporter: john, i know you ve seen fort myers beach from the air, but seeing it on the ground firsthand is certainly like nothing i have ever seen before. there were stairways to anywhere because homes were literally blown out of foundations. there were homes on top of homes. as you said, fort myers beach is still closed to residents, but we got a firsthand look up close with a search and rescue team out of miami, florida, and here wrap we saw. this is our first look from the ground at fort myers beach. hurricane ian s winds combined with storm s
the campaign trail, touting his administration s accomplishments on gun safety. one topic that didn t come up, the complicated economy. plus, my one-on-one interview with maryland s democratic nominee for governor, westmore, he shared thoughts and inequality throughout the state. the afghanistan withdrawal. and what he calls, the threat he faces in november, as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. and at any moment, the justice department will file its formal response to former president trump s request to have a special master review documents seized from his florida home in mar-a-lago. a third party review and documents could delay the investigation, which is why many are calling trump s move a delay tactic. doj lawyers have until midnight to file the response, so stay tuned. as this investigation heats up, the former guy is also beefing up his legal team. nbc news reporting he s hired former florida solicitor gen
it wasn t wills bar, stumping for republican candidates including mastriano, the right-wing candidate for governor. and mehmet oz, the celebrity tv doctor turned senate candidate. but instead of pushing their plans, trump did what he always does, turning a rally for others in to a testy this of personal ranting. lashing out a authorities. he said the fbi and justice department have become, quote, vicious monsters, and describe last month lawful search of his florida home as a break in. it was not. by the doj s count, trump took more than 11,000 document home from the white house. 100 of those were marked classified. the washington post now reports that many of the files were stored in mar-a-lago s basement next to theirs or sex or tables chairs and umbrellas. the post writing quote staffers think of the room or like the former presidents personal closet. it is here, in this windowless know where some of the nation s most sensitive secrets allegedly were stashed. is trump owni