Fort myers beach, in florida. You can see those high winds and heavy rains beginning to lash the coast there in fort myers. You can see how much the camera is shaking with the wind there, and obviously large waves warned of Storm Surges and rising water levels, as you can see coming up over the beach and onto the barriers, and beyond. This is from a short time ago in fort myers. You can see the before and after of water coming up over this hotel pool. Quite dramatic there. And just to show how dangerous this storm is, even with the storm still offshore, it is already causing damage. It has spawned several tornadoes which have been reported in the state, including in Areas that are seeing flooding. This is a home in fort myers that was hit by one of those tornadoes. You can see the roof is ripped off and the interior already destroyed, and the hurricane itself hasnt even arrived. These pictures from space give you a sense of the size of the monster storm. Its bringing winds of up to 120
- [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don t know what to do next? call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. you are in the cnn newsroom. i m paula reed in washington. jim acosta has the day off. it is 5:00 p.m. at the white house, and we are now one hour closer to the nation potentially defaulting on its debt. that would be unprecedented and potentially catastrophic for the global economy. now, despite a deadline as close as 12 days away, the high-stakes negotiations between the white house and congressional republicans have broken down, and it s not clear when they might resume. a u.s. debt default would affect economies around the world, so the concerns have loomed over the g7 summit in hiroshima, japan. the president, however, says he s not concerned at all. it goes in stages, and what happens is the first meetings weren t all that progressive. the second ones were. third one was. and then what happens is t
earlier demonstrated just how powerful those winds can be. there is the wind speed, as i am standing next to the building. i will take a knee. oops. i ll have to take a knee there. okay. you guys got it i m going back out. the powerful winds created record level storm surges in areas like fort myers and naples, florida. over 2 million are without power tonight. and flash flooding is still a major concern, with potentially up to 30 inches of rain predicted in some areas. let s go now to nbc news meteorologist michelle grossman for the latest on hurricane in. michelle, hurricane ian has been downgraded to a category one storm. what should residents in its path expect over the next 24 to 48 hours? i, they re great to see you. they can expect flood and rain we. need to prepare for that flash flooding. when it comes to water and hurricanes, that s the number one reason for deaths in hurricanes, it s the salt water, the storm surge that we talked about, and also fre
already-devastating flooding. and, is taiwan on the itinerary? it s still a mystery as house speaker pelosi leaves for asia. putin makes his move. the kremlin s counter offer to bring brittney griner and paul whelan back home. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. we begin with the humanitarian tragedy in the u.s. president biden has issued a major disaster declaration for the state of kentucky, as catastrophic flooding has killed at least 16 people, including six children. and that death toll is expected to rise. the raging waters decimated entire neighborhoods. scores of people are still missing. the kentucky governor andy beshear say it s hard to get a fix on the exact number since cell service is out this many areas, and he added that the state has never seen anything like this. here he is. there are still so many areas we still can t get to. the water hasn t crested in some parts of eastern kentucky. so we can t even get into some ho
Speak with the professor and a student at the university of illinois chicago and former chicago mayoral candidate julie garcia, who ran against rahm emanuel. Rahm emanuel has become the focus of the illinois primary. He is supporting Hillary Clinton. Bernie sanders says even if he wins the nomination, he does not want Rahm Emanuels support. Louis, also go to st. Than to florida, where 10 of the Adult Population cannot vote because they have a felony conviction. Nearly one in four black adults is disenfranchised. In florida when a person is disenfranchised, they are basically stripped of their citizenship for life. Amy we will speak with the president of florida writes the florida rights coalition. Afterdisenfranchised serving his time. All that and more coming up. To democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Donald trump is forced to cancel a rally at the university of illinois chicago friday after thousands of people staged antitrump protests inside and outside the