is barreling through the carolina with high winds, heavy rain and the threat of floods. the storm has been downgraded from a hurricane but it still poses a threat as it makes its way inland. it has already caused considerable damage in south carolina where it made landfall on friday. in this video, you can see the storm ripping through a pier in north myrtle beach, causing part of it to collapse. it also submerged this neighborhood with a storm surge that was several feet high. so far there have been no reported deaths in south carolina. but in florida, at least 45 people have lost their lives, and we re getting a clearer picture of the damage the storm has left behind. entire neighborhoods that once were brimming with life are now flattened fields littered with debris. this is footage from fort myers beach where one woman s struggle to survive was captured in a phone call. i am up to my neck in water. okay. all right. i am so cold. i m losing you. i can t hear you.
one of the areas of the country to get out while they can, and grieving families in texas are furious with officials over their lack of answers about the uvalde school shooting. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. we re now learning that the funeral for japan s shinzo abe will be held next week. a wake is scheduled for monday, with his memorial service set for the next day. a hearse carrying the former prime minister s body arrived a few moments ago. he was gunned down while giving a campaign speech on monday. doctors spent hours trying to save him but his blood loss was too great. police are hinting at a possible motive. listen to this. translator: the suspect committed the act as he had a grudge against a specific organization and believed former prime minister abe was part of it. we would like to refrain from getting into the details. condolences have been pouring in from world leaders who knew and worked with abe during his years as p
queen elizabeth celebrates 70 years on the throne. we re live with a preview of the upcoming celebrations. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. the mass shooting at an elementary school in uvalde, texas was an unthinkable tragedy. 19 young students and two teachers gunned down. but now we re hearing more chilling details about police failures on that day. the incident commander, police chief arredondo did not have a police radio on him at the time. we re also getting new information about a desperate 911 call by a 10-year-old student while the shooter stalked the building. reporter: new questions raised in the investigation of the deadly school shooting in uvalde. school district police chief arredondo didn t have a radio with him at the scene, something that may have hindered his ability to communicate directly with police dispatcher. i am told that this person did not have radio communication, and i don t know as to why. reporter: gut
live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. today marks one week since 21 innocent lives were cut short by a gunman who opened fire inside an elementary school in uvalde texas. in the hours ahead, the first funeral will be held in the devastated community. one day after grieving family gathered for visitations or two of the young victims. more visitation and funerals are planned in the week ahead. but some of the 19 students and two teachers killed in the horrific shooting. but amid the grief, there is growing anger over the police response. as the justice department to repair first a lot to review a law enforcement actions. cnn s, adrian bowed, us has more. we are now getting our first glimpse at some of the information relate to officers outside. robb elementary. school as a massacre was unfolding on the inside. abc news obtained a portion of video that appears to be audio from one 9-1-1 operator relaying information from a child inside the classro
Sped the plane up before slamming into a mountain with 149 innocent lives on board. What other secrets are in this newly discovered black box . And the National Lead. He says his boat was dead in the water and flipped three times, but he held on broken shoulder and all. The amazing story of a fisherman found after 66 days lost at sea. But some skeptics out there wonder if this is a fishtale. Good afternoon. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We begin today with the world lead. Depending upon whom you ask in washington, d. C. Right now, this is either an offramp from a path to war or its the hov lane. One day after negotiators in switzerland announced a preliminary agreement between the u. S. And other major world powers with iran over its Nuclear Program, irans president vowed that iran can quote, cooperate with the world despite what many would say is a decadeslong track record of doing the exact opposite. Of course the country with perhaps the most to lose if it turns out that iran