aaron burnett out front starts now. now a race against time to find survivors in an earthquake that s killed more than 3800 people as they definitely search for survivors. the death toll is rising, and we are have a live report in just a minute. plus, desantis versus disney. why the florida governor cannot quit fighting the most magical place on earth. a place so magical that he reportedly got married there. and putin s ex-wife living a life of total luxury, now sanctioned by many countries, including the united states. we re going talk to a reporter who literally went knocking on her mansion door. what she found, what they said, and she s got the pictures to prove it. let s go outfront. and good evening. welcome to all to a special edition of outfront tonight. i m erin burnett. we re going get to all of these stories and much more. i want to begin, though, the devastation and desperation unfolding right now as we are all watching this. 4300 people now confirmed d
image in saudi arabia as temperature soared up to 125 degrees. the effects of the extreme heat made worse by the lack of accommodations and cooling centers for those who travel there without proper permits. days of heavy rain and flash flooding striking down utilities and forcing evacuations across iowa. governor kemp reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for 10 counties. a groundbreaking ceremony today for the new tree of life synagogue campus in pittsburgh. that is where 11 worshipers were murdered in 2018 in the deadliest anti-semitic attack in u.s. history. construction is expected to be completed by 2026. in moments, what the contenders on donald trump s short list for vice president said this morning. very good day to you all. welcome everyone to alex with reports. we begin with decision 2024. lee four days until he looming or historic debate. former president trump and current president biden said to go face-to-face for 90 minutes and what is being described
half a century, has its own fire department, building department, even runs its own utilities. now that is all set to change. people that don t live in this area don t understand what this is going to do to us. why do i need to get entangled in some contest, you know, some presidential campaign that the governor is running? reporter: widely seen as a gop presidential candidate, florida governor ron desantis signed into law a bill that will get rid of the special sauts. critics say it was retaliation for disney, the state s largest single site employer speaking out against a law dubbed don t say gay, which limits how sexual orientation and gender identity are taught in classrooms. we shouldn t let one company have their own set of rules compared to everybody else. reporter: calling it political heat they re will cost him. disney puts on a great show, and sometimes our politicians try to put on a better show. quite honestly, i don t want to be paying their debt. i don t want to
after they paused political donations in florida. and condemned the so-called don t say gay bill. the state senate advancing a pair of bills pushed by the governor aimed directly at the company. john avlon has a reality check. nice amusement park you got there. it would be a shame if anything happened to it. that s essentially the threat that florida governor ron desantis unleashed on disney after the company s ceo had the temerity to criticize a new state law dubbed don t say gay by critics. but this is more than just the old free speech for me, but not for thee hypocrisy. last night the florida state senate passed a bill in special session to eliminate disney s special tax district status, in place since 1967, and now goes to the gop led house. this was done at the governor s request, it was retribution for political opposition. it is funny how disney just missed the cutoff date in 1968, but a special district for the villages, a massive retirement community with right wing