John any moment now we are expected to get an update from the white house as the situation in haiti spirals Out Of Control with hundreds of americans stuck in that country. The u. S. Is in rescue mode now, Officials Say they chartered a flight to miami with more than 30 americans on sunday. With that, welcome back the program. I am john roberts in washington. A busy week ahead. Sandra here we go and we are watching for this live event to happen. Im sandra smith in new york and this is america reports. Lets get right to peter doocy care he has live in that Briefing Room. We are looking for the plan to get those americans out but also a plan to deal with what is expected to be an influx of haitian migrants to florida. Peter. Exactly sandra because as we understand it, the haitians who have been caught basically by u. S. Border patrol trying to enter the United States they have been repatriated back to haiti over the last couple of days but there are lawmakers in florida who want assuranc
yet. i don t think i will get invitation to go inside. probably not. the conversation here between the two leaders is supposed to be about climate finance and getting the private sector off the sidelines especially for the benefit of developing countries. looming large over this conversation is the president s decision to provide controversial cluster bombs to ukraine. the u.k. was among four nato allies which immediately voiced opposition to the move. and members of congress are split on this. you have got some republicans siding with president biden and some democrats opposing him. i have some real qualms about it. there is an international prediction prediction and the us here is a reason to do something different. green light to other nations to give green light. quite honestly, jake if as you look at the counteroffensive it has been slowed because this administration has been so slow to get the weapons in. the u.s. is not among the 120 countries that leaf unexplo
you are live in the cnn qwest newsroom, i m paula reid in washington. a monster winter storm has claimed the lives of 16 people and has cut power and electricity. the u.s. department is declaring an emergency for the texas power grid to aid its capacity and this is due to a shortage of electricity. the emergency declaration allows the state s energy provider to exceed environmental emissions limits until usage drops. in new york, a dire situation. hundreds of people have likely been trapped inside their vehicles since yesterday. that includes an 85-year-old grandmother and her son. they ve been turning the car on and off for heat and to save gas. sub-zero temperatures are widespread across the country and more than 750,000 customers remain without power. the power grid operator for 13 states is now asking residents to reduce their power usage to avoid widespread outages. holiday travel by road and air has been disrupted, and today alone more than 2600 flightses have be
ian. state and federal agencies are still in search and rescue mode now five days after the storm made land fall. we ll have the very latest on the hardest hit areas. also ahead, ukrainian forces respond to putin s illegitimate annexation of four territories in a significant way. as the army continues to build on weeks of momentum. plus, new developments connected to the fbi search of mar-a-lago. it appears there are more missing documents that the department of justice needs to track down. good morning. welcome to way too early. thanks for starting your day with us. we begin in florida. historic rescue and relief efforts are underway five days after hurricane ian battered the state and left massive devastation in its wake. first responders are scouring the hardest hit areas looking for survivors as the death toll continues to rise. according to an nbc news talley, that number now stands at 87. four of the fatalities were reported in north carolina where the storm struck
hitting him?! reporter: disturbing video showing the violent arrest of a young black man following a failed traffic stop. they re using force. they re using a taser. they re wrestling him. they re using a baton. i m definitely having nightmares. reporter: and new russian air strikes on a ukrainian port, just one day after both nations approve a grain export deal. i m pamela brown in washington. you are in the cnn newsroom on this saturday. summer swelter. some 85 million americans have spent the day under heat warnings and advisories. blistering temperatures are baking much of the nation, from its midsection to the northeast, many are seeing triple-digit highs. extreme heat is helping fuel a wildfire near yosemite national park in california. the oak fire has raced across 6,500 acres in two days. there is zero containment and some rural community have said evacuated. and the northeast is taking the brunt of the oppressive heat. tomorrow s boston triathlon has be