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jake tapper starts now. i interviewed elizabeth alexander a few months ago. she s lovely. interesting you got her to open up. gave the first poetry reading she read a poem aft barack obama s first inaugural. yeah, she s wonderful. i m sure this is an obvious one, but have you i assume you ve reached out to the white house, because president biden losing his son, losing his wife and young daughter back in the 70s, that would be very moving. i once had a very long off the record conversation with him about it, and he s that s one of his that s one of the subjects that he is most human and authentic. yeah, he s obviously experienced incredible loss and speaks on it well. yeah, that would be a good conversation. thanks, jake. all right, anderson. welcome to cnn tonight. i m jake tapper in washington. tonight we are just two weeks away from the critically important midterm elections and i have been talking to strategists and pollsters from both parties today ....
it s six in the morning in singapore, and six in the evening across florida where the state is being battered by hurricane ian. there are warnings of catastrophic damage both from the high winds which are gusting at up to 240 kilometres per hour, that s around 150 miles per hour. and from the heavy rain. combine that with what experts are saying could be the highest storm surge on record and there are fears for the safety of thousands of people. let s get the latest now from our correspondent azadeh moshiri who s in tampa bay. a life threatening hurricane is now barrelling towards america s sunshine state. and put millions under evacuation orders across the west coast. ian is unpredictable. it s already caused widespread damage in cuba, wiping out power to the country s entire grid, with some residents killed. but now its hurricane force winds are leaving the gulf of mexico and taking aim at florida s coast. this satellite image shows the eye of the hurricane pa ....
and fay weldon, the writer best known for her 1983 novel, the life and loves of a she devil has died at the age of 91. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has set out his programme for the year ahead, outlining five promises he says he wants the public tojudge his premiership on. they are halving inflation to ease the cost of living whilst also growing the economy, creating better paid jobs and opportunities across the country. he wants to ensure the national debt is falling to secure the future of public services whilst also cutting nhs waiting lists so that people get the care they need more quickly and passing new laws to stop small boats crossing the channel. he asked voters to judge his premiership on whether the goals were achieved. on the current wave of strikes in britain, he said he hugely valued public service employees and wants a reasonable discussion on what is fair for the country . let s have a listen to some of the prime minister s speech. i want to make ....
dozen tornadoes hit the south. the keng s daughter gone. lisa marie presley has died suddenly. what might be the biggest political crisis to the biden administration, a special counsel appointed in the document crisis scandal. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. good morning, everyone. i m christine romans. we begin with dangerous and deadly storms tearing across the south. 35 tornadoes reported in alabama, kentucky and georgia. at least seven people have been killed. six of the deaths in alabama. the in georgia, a 5-year-old child died when a tree fell on top of a car. selma, alabama, one of the hardest hit areas, a confirmed ef-1 leaving a trail of destruction causing widespread damages to homes and businesses in the historic city. we at the tax office. lord, look at our vehicles. lord, we ain t worried about them. y all, we just thank god for this structure and the lord for blessing us. lord, we could have been gone, y all. w ....
more surplus food to those in need after a drop off in donations as the cost of living crisis bites. and the british built space rover looking for work after its mission to mars was cancelled. good afternoon. the prime minister has refused to rule out a real terms cut in benefits, despite growing pressure to do so. liz truss faces a fresh battle with some conservative mps who want her to promise welfare payments will rise in line with inflation rather than earnings a lower percentage figure that would save the government billions of pounds. there s already a cabinet split on the issue the leader of the commons, penny morduant, has openly demanded that benefits do go up in line with prices. this morning, the prime minister told the bbc she would still like to see the rate of tax paid by the highest earners to be lower, despite ditching her plan to do just that only yesterday. iain watson reports from the conservative party conference. it s tin hat time for liz truss. ....