have made a difference? plus how is russia going to respond now that ukraine is taking back land that putin wants to say is his. and what kind of roller coaster ride are we in for as the supreme court kicks off its new term today. this is what we re watching at this hour. thank you for being here. i m kate bolduan. the dem toll from hurricane ian is rising still in florida. as rescuers are now working through some of the hardest hit areas. at least 76 people have died in the state from this monster storm. governor ron desantis said more than 1600 rescues have been conducted in parts of southwest and central florida. more than half of those people killed are in one county. lee county. and now county officials are facing questions about how long they waited to order a mandatory evacuation, despite repeated forecasts of the life-threatening storm projections from the national hurricane center. i m going to speak with a top fo official in just a moment. still over 600,000 are w
november? i ll also speak with a florida primary winner trying to become the first member of congress from generation z. and a proposal to tackle homelessness, forcing hotels to offer up empty rooms. but how do hotel guests and owners feel? a contentious debate playing out right now in a major american city. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our money lead. a monumental announcement out of the white house today affecting tens of millions of americans. president biden laying out his decision to cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who make less than $125,000 a year. some americans could see $20,000 in relief, and this move could completely wipe out student debt for one-third of borrowers. president biden is also extending the loan repayment freeze through the rest of the year. leading democratic lawmakers are hailing the president s move today, calling it, quote, a giant step forward in addressing the student debt crisis, but some key
of the search affidavit should stay secret or go public, and president joe biden unveils his student loan forgiveness plan canceling thousands of dollars of debt for millions of borrowers. we ll break down what it means for the u.s. economy as so many americans are drowning in debt. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt, and you re in the situation room. search and rescue efforts are continuing in ukraine tonight after that deadly attack on a train station. president volodymyr zelenskyy revealing a short time ago the death toll has climbed for 22 including an 11-year-old child. ukrainian officials that russia launched multiple missile strikes as vladimir putin s war hits the half-year mark. sam kyly is on the ground in ukraine and filed this report? dawn, ukrainian independence day outside kharkiv, marking 31 years of freedom from the soviet union, but not from russia. flags, but not pe
privilege, i think as we talk about what these conversations could be between pat cipollone s attorneys and the doj, that grand jury, i should say, what is covered by executive privilege? just remind us here. what conversations could potentially be covered. what we know is that pat cipollone and others have claimed executive privilege to allow them basically to avoid answering questions about conver conversations, private conversations they claim they had with donald trump leading up to and including on january 6. we know with respect to the january 6 committee that pat cipollone, although he appeared before that committee, that he used executive privilege oftentimes to avoid answering specific questions. and this is going to test, quite frankly, whether that privilege holds now that we know that there is a grand jury, a criminal investigation taking place with respect to donald trump. these conversations that pat cipollone s attorneys are having with the doj presumably des
Lewiston, maines massacre, 18 people shot to death. Is 13 people injured. The suspect 40yearold robert card opened fire inside a Bowling Alley and nearby bar and grill. That was wednesday night. Its friday. Are they any closer to finding him . You would think not from the News Conference that wrapped up minutes ago. They are throwing every resource to get him. Lewiston is 30 miles north of portland. Local, state, federal Law Enforcement are out 24 7. We know robert card is a skilled outdoorsman and trained u. S. Army reserve marksman who is among the top shooters in his unit. The shelter in place order that started at 10 25 p. M. Wednesday night is still on and it is on for lewiston and now three surrounding cities. It remains in effect until police say it isnt. Here is the police chief last hour. The safety of our Community Remains paramount. I want to assure all that a tremendous amount of Law Enforcement, manpower, time and effort is being utilized around the clock in every effort t