and around the world, i m anna coren in hong kong. this hour on cnn newsroom. millions across america have already cast their ballots in the midterms and election day is more than two weeks away. ahead, why so many are voting early this year. xi jinping will lead china for five more years after securing a historic third term. we will tell you what this means for china and the world ahead in a live report from beijing. and later the viral respiratory illness known as rsv the symptoms that parents need to be aware of and what to do if your child has it. in just over two weeks u.s. voters will head to the polls and determine which party will control the house and senate. in 39 states nearly 6 million people have already cast early ballots and to win over those who haven t, politicians have been heating the campaign trail with urgency, among them president joe biden who will visit south florida on tuesday to take part in a rally for the democratic national committee. in t
good morning from westminster. the bill giving theresa may the power to trigger the formal process of leaving the eu has cleared its final hurdle in parliament, and will now become law. the brexit secretary, david davis, said the uk was on the threshold of its most important negotiation for a generation. our political correspondent chris mason reports. contents, 118, not contents, 274, so the not contents have it. with those words the government achieved what the supreme court told ministers they had to, parliamentary approval to start brexit. the debates here in the house of lords and in the house of commons are, for now at least, done. one thing came out very clearly in all the debates. it is uncertainty that is bad for business, it is uncertainty that is bad forforeign nationals in the uk, it is bad for uk nationals resident in eu countries. i think the quicker we get on with this process the better. the house of commons had overturned two suggested changes to the plan s n
Potential along the coastline but still a formidable threat here with heavy rainfall that will lead to localized flash flooding as well as landslides. we can t forget about the storm surge possibility with this land falling hurricane. we certainly appreciate the update. i know you will be well and truly across this as it continues to move across the coast. derek, thank you. hurricane ian hit southwest florida three weeks ago. many people in the area still don t have power, water or sewer services back. thousands of survivors are only at the start of a long road to recovery. it s even more difficult for older floridians. some of whom have lost homes, they bought through retirement. cnn s gabe cohen has this story. reporter: more than three weeks after hurricane ian made landfall in florida here is your truck? reporter: johnny is still sleeping in his pickup truck. i play my guitar, read my
Here, so that s what we ll have to watch here. the biggest issues appears to be the rough surf, the waves, storm surge possibility, and wind. and now we go to moment panno beapa pomp ano beach. we are expecting some of those first rain bands later this evening, but most noticeably we ve noticed how dead it is, a lack of tourism. people not coming to the beach to partake in the one of the biggest holidays. initially this hotel was almost sold out. now they are down to 30 rooms occupied. that is a significant indicator that visitors and residents alike are both heeding the warnings that nasty weather is on the way. of course, this has a huge impact on the florida economy as
Surge that s on the way. got the rain coming from the sky, the water coming in from the coastline. and those winds that extend 35 miles out. so that s something that we re watching. we ll give you a little update in just a few minutes on what we re seeing here because thangs are changing as we speak. all right. thanks very much. we ll stay in close touch with you on this. we ll be back with you in about half an hour. let s get out of the studio now and down to where it s all happened. kerry sanders katy, let s start with you. what are the conditions like? well, ali, we can definitely feel those outer bands making their way in. the rain is very heavy right now. the wind is somewhere around 50-mile-per-hour. as you can see, some of this rain has already collected here along the beach and as you stated, there s going to be up to three feet of flooding possible in this area, which is devastating. but the one thing i do want to show you is the storm surge