strength and it s taking aim at the carolinas, where people now are bracing for the worst. i m john berman in ft. myers, florida. the storm now barreling towards south carolina with 85-mile-per-hour winds. it is expected to make its third landfall in the coming hours near myrtle beach. after seeing the damage in florida, the governor of south carolina says, we know what s coming. so this storm might be the largest natural disaster in florida s history. the destruction here in ft. myers, i m standing in the middle of it, it is hard to comprehend. ft. myers beach, i had a chance to fly over it in a helicopter, much of it flattened. one official there describes the damage as, there s really nothing to come back to. at least 19 people have died from this storm. power is out this morning across the state. there have been hundreds of rescues. the coast guard has been out in force, airlifting people from flooded homes and neighborhoods. sanibel island hit very hard. the storm destro
china claims taiwan as part of its territory, despite having never controlled it and repeatedly warned against pelosi visiting the island, vowing to take resolute and forceful measures if the visit goes forward. john kirby addressed the trip on cnn last hour. there s no reason for the chinese rhetoric, there s no reason for any actions to be taken. it is not uncommon for congressional leaders to travel to taiwan. it is very much in keeping with our policy and consistent with our support to taiwan under the taiwan relations act. we shouldn t be as a country, we shouldn t be intimidated by that rhetoric or those potential actions. this is an important trip for the speaker to be on. we re going to do whatever we can to support her. cnn is on capitol hill, but we begin with will ripley in taipei, taiwan. will, what can you tell us the latest about this announcement of the speaker s trip? reporter: well, for one thing, this is not going to be, you know, a fueling brief stop
government archive who only in 2020 gave thesis really filmmakers access. heinous. hadas, thank you so much for sharing that with us. new day continues right now. good morning to viewers here in the united states and all around the world, it is wednesday, july 6th, i m john berman with brianna keilar. important new questions being raised this morning about the man accused of murdering seven people at the july 4th parade in highland park, illinois. why was he allowed to purchase guns, the weapons he used or is suspect of using despite specific interactions with police? some new information this morning. investigators say the suspect may have planned the attack for several weeks and that he dressed in women s clothing during the shooting to conceal his identity and facial tattoos. he had had two incidents with law enforcement in 2019, first when authorities were notified about a suicide attempt, and later after a family member reported he had threatened to, quote, kil
also, will the administration talk nancy pelosi out of her trip to taiwan as she riles up china with her travel. huge economic data released almost every day this week, will it point to a recession. and as russian forces strike the main ukrainian port is the grain deal between the two countries already in jeopardy? let s going to sunlen serfaty live for us on capitol hill. the january 6th committee doesn t plan any more hearings until september that doesn t mean they are not going to be busy. reporter: that s absolutely right. almost all the work the committee will be doing over the next month will largely happen behind closed doors. the committee says that a number of significant leads have come in and so they will be using this next month to gather new evidence, to talk to new witnesses potentially even or visit some previous witnesses who have already testified. this committee entering a crucial fact-finding mission over the next month. the house select committee i
let s discuss with hln s melissa knowles and c.j. farley, author of zero o clock. welcome to the program this morning. this was a really heartfelt, i think, pre-good-bye, melissa, from trevor noah. do we know when he s going to leave and what he plans to do next? good morning, christine. we don t know what he s going to do next. it was certainly very heartfelt. he had this attitude of gratitude the entire five minutes of this monologue. he hasn t announced who his successor will be. and we don t even have a timeline yet. in fact, i would say, that when he made this announcement, there were audible gasps coming from the live audience there. people not expecting him to depart. he even said during the five minutes that he was speaking that this was the seven-year anniversary, in fact, that one of his correspondents, roy wood jr. reminded him, hey, dude, it s been seven years that we ve been doing this show. i know what he wants to do next is more stand-up comedy and he mentioned learn