hello again, everyone. thank you for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. we begin with a new update on the devastating toll hurricane ian has taken on florida. at least 64 people were killed across the state. as recovery efforts continue, the number is expected to rise. governor ron desantis at this hour giving a briefing on the storm response and recovery. hurricane ian slamming into florida as a category 4 storm, leveling entire communities. and today severe flooding is complicating rescue and recovery efforts. let s go back to boris sanchez anchoring from ft. myers, florida, for us. reporter: hey, fred. as you reported just a moment ago, the tragic news that the death toll has again climbed earlier today. it was sitting at 45 fatalities. now cnn has confirmed from state officials that it has reached 64 people killed as a result of hurricane ian. and those devastating, nearly category 5, storm force winds. obviously, this is a difficult time for so many across the stat
. you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in the battleground state of georgia live in atlanta. the clock is ticking and the stakes are climbing. the mid-term elections are just two days away. control of congress, of course, hangs in the balance. the senate could be decided by three key toss up races right here in georgia. and in nevada and pennsylvania, other crucial states are also in play and are very tight. the importance of pennsylvania, though, came into sharp focus this weekend big time as three presidents past and present stumped for their parties nominees in that state. you re looking live right now where donald trump has been sharing the stage with florida senator marco rubio. and on the other side of your screen you can see right there, there s president biden getting off of air force one. of course he s going to be in yonkers just a short time from now. but former president of the united states donald trump, and joe biden, the current president of the
i think it s dangerous even to speak about it. kim jong-un wants the world to know that his arsenal is there, that it s capable. he s fired seven missiles just in the last two weeks. these actions are provocative, they re dangerous. six killings in northern california and at least one possible suspect. we want our communities to pay attention to how he walks. a lot of people are scared to come out at night. it s just scary, period. i m pamela brown in washington on this saturday. you are in the cnn newsroom. a bridge of huge geographic and symbolic importance crippled in a millisecond. take a look. this is the exact moment that russian president vladimir putin suffered the latest blow in his war on ukraine. the blast from an apparent truck bomb knocking out three of the four lanes of the bridge that links russia to cry imea. ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the attack, but it is most certainly celebrating it. ukraine quickly unveiled this commemora
announce to you the death of my beloved mother, the queen. i know how deeply you, the entire nation, and i think i may say the whole world sympathize with me in the irreparable loss we ve all suffered. it is the greatest consolation to me to know the sympathy expressed by so many. today buckingham palace announced that queen elizabeth who spent 70 years on the throne will be laid to rest in a state funeral on monday, september 19th. cnn s scott mclean joins me now from windsor. scott, this reunion just studying earlier today between william and harry was very surprising, and it seemed to work pretty well with the crowds there where you are. how did this come about? reporter: yeah, completely unexpected. people knew that they were waiting for a visit, that s what we had been told, but they didn t know exactly who we were waiting for. the press didn t even know who we were waiting for. we figured it was likely will and kate. it turned out it was not just will and kate, but
william, i think this will be seen as a hugely respectful thing for her to do her majesty. i asked her if i could have a hug and she hugged me back. i m still shaking now. people here are wondering whether or not this was a photo opportunity or whether this is truly the beginning of some kind of a reconciliation process. i m pamela brown in washington. you are in the cnn news room. in great britain tonight, a royal transfer of power. king charles iii is formally named sovereign of the british monarchy. the ancient ceremony, making its own history. this is the first time the british people could turn on their actual tvs and watch the proclamation of their new head of state. and amid that new beginning, a final farewell. the funeral for queen elizabeth ii now announced for a week from monday. and her eldest son, today formally proclaimed as the new king mourns the loss of his mother who he shared with the world. my lords, ladies and gentlemen, it is my most sorrow