parts of the state on a slow, this is really an issue, it s churning on the destructive crawl north. orlando now in the crosshairs of this historic storm that s produced record rainfall and storm surge. power outages are a major problem with more than 2 million customers in the dark across florida. water is just everywhere in many communities. in port charlotte, the storm blew the roof off of a hospital and it flooded the intensive care unit. ahead, we re going to speak to a doctor there, how they managed to protect patients and what the conditions now. fort myers has experienced some of the worst flooding in the storm. torrents of water just rushing into the streets trapping people in their homes. same for naples where officials say half of the streets aren t even passable because high water has inundated them. although it s weakened, there is concern about ian regaining strength and threatening the southeast, georgia, the carolinas, and all declaring emergencies in advance.
the president warns the republican congress would ban abortions nationwide. this is going to go one way or the other after november. i m phil mattingly in washington. pamela brown is off today. you are in the cnn newsroom. during a blockbuster hearing with the january 6th committee this week, former white house aide cassidy hutchinson painted a portrait of an infuriated donald trump on january 6th, include a individual vivid account of his behaviority inned suv and demands to be taken to the capitol. the president had the very strong, very angry response to that. described him as being irate. the president said something to the effect of i m the effing president, take me up to the capitol now. cnn has spoken with two sources within the secret service. and they say they also heard about the incident from multiple agents. the team trump has denounced the testimony as hearsay even though hutchinson says she s heard the story from white house deputy chief of staff f
live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. ukraine s president will be appealing for more international aid this week when the ukraine recovery conference gets under way in lugano, switzerland. on saturday he urged his fellow ukrainians to stay optimistic. here he is. translator: no matter how difficult it is for us today, we must remember that there will be tomorrow. and tomorrow should bring maximum benefit to ukraine. everyone should do absolutely everything possible for this. relentless rampage in ukraine is now most heavily focused on the key city of lucy hansk, one of the few places under ukrainian control in the donbas. russia denies claims by pro-russian separatists that the city is surrounded. meanwhile, days after russian forces abandoned snake island in the black sea, ukraine s military is claiming it destroyed some of the quip the russians left behind. russian spirit does not stink there anymore. cnn s scott mcclain joins us live fr
growing stronger. refusal to accept the results of any election. you can run the best campaign and become the nominee, and you can have the election stolen from you. despite the final tally and the inauguration and the was we find ourselves in, i i have one affirmative statement to make. we won. i never conceded, never. they rigged the election. brian: the understanding and belief that we are an exceptional nation. we used to agree on that. we are not going to make america great again. it was never that great. our collective identity is hinged on this idea we are the freest and most equal country the world has ever seen. but it s in defiance of facts. we are the most unequal of the western democracies. brian: the branch of government we thought was impervious to politics, the supreme court. this is a crisis legitimacy. crisis of the very legitimacy of the united states supreme court. fills me with sorrow, really. how do we put america back on its axis. people
sworn testimony. the president had a very strong, a very angry response to that. tony described him as being irate. the president said something to the effect of i m the effing president, take me up to the capitol now. that tony you just heard mentioned, hutchinson said the information was relayed to her by tony ornato. cnn s tom foreman takes a closer look at ornato s role inside the white house. the president said something to the effect of i m the effing president, take me up to the capitol now. cassidy hutchinson s story of then president trump lunging at secret service agents january 6th spurred a quick denial from the man she says told her the tale, tony ornato. according to the secret service source, we re not saying this did not happen. so who is tony ornato as a high ranking secret service officer, ornato protected presidents for years. under trump he was given leave to be elevated to a new, unusual, and powerful role, assistant to the president and deput