call from the white house to a rioter on january 6th. the rioter s identity now revealed. the house select committee is preparing to hold what is likely to be its final investigative hearing. and dissent and chaos are spreading in russia. thousands have been detained amid protests against the war in ukraine as huge lines of cars jammed the borders, packed with russians desperate to escape vladimir putin s new military draft. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt here in the situation room . we begin coverage tonight with hurricane ian barreling toward florida, amid urgent warnings and evacuations. let s get straight to meteorologist tom seder standing by in the cnn weather center with a new forecast from the national hurricane center. tom, what is that new forecast saying about ian? the 5:00 p.m. advisory from the national hurricane center, we re seeing an increase in the winds because the p
tennis legend had in mind but roger federer still managed to dazzle. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin in the atlantic where two powerful storm systems are making their way toward land. first, fiona, a deadly storm that caused massive destruction across several caribbean islands, is now battering the canadian maritimes. hurricane warnings are in place as damaging winds and heavy rain pound the region. residents from nova scotia to newfoundland did what they could before the sun went down to prepare. and now that the storm has arrived in earnest, hundreds of thousands are without power. meanwhile, a state of emergency has been declared in florida as tropical storm ian forms over the central caribbean. the storm is currently a few hundred miles south of jamaica and moving west. ian is expected to strengthen as it makes its way to western cuba. derek van dam, is the east coast really getting the worst of fiona right now? e
has been declared in florida as a tropical storm heads straight for the coast. live from the cnn weather center on the latest. and a look at russia s referendums across the russia-occupied ukraine in the way of annexing which president biden is calling a sham. node. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. and we begin in the north atlantic, where a deadly storm that caused massive destruction across several caribbean islands just made landfall in eastern nova scotia. damaging winds and heavy rain are pounding the region as the storm races northward. residents from all across atlantic canada did what they could before the sun went down to prepare including in nova scotia where people waited in long lines to stock up on supplies like food and propane. as you can see, it s not too bad. but we ll know for a week for, i m fine, because i have a trailer that i m staying into. so hopefully, it doesn t get blown away. this is completely useless. we
tropical weather systems forming in the atlantic and caribbean could cause yet another delay of the launch of the artemis i rocket. it s scheduled to lift off tuesday morning, but officials won t make a final decision until sometime later today. on friday, the u.s. space force says it expects clouds and scattered showers during the launch window. two earlier attempts were scrubbed due a hydrogen liquid. the space rock will be relatively close to earth, about 7 million miles. there s no risk of it hitting us, but scientists want to see if this deflection technology could change the speed and path of any asteroid that may be heading to our planet. a special sight in the night sky monday for astronomers, both
the size of a school bus is on track to deliberately crash on to an asteroid on monday. although it will be relatively close to earth, 11 million kilometers away there s no risk of hitting us. scientists wants to see if the deflection technology could change the speed and path of any asteroid heading to the planet. a special sight in the night sky monday for astronomers for professional and amateur, jupiter will be closer to earth than it has been since 1963. according to nasa, the scholar system s largest planet will be the brightest object in our sky, other than the moon, of course. so stargazers will have great view weather permitting. scientists say jupiter will be bigger and brighter because it s only 367 million miles away. and before we negotiation a new image of the new british monarch. have a look, buckingham palace