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today on the program, the first lady of ukraine. i talk to olena zelenska about that frequently forgotten side of war, the human toll. how are ukrainians dealing with the destruction of their cities and towns? how are they fighting winters cold as the country struggles to pump out heat? and can they ever return to life as normal? also, brazils january 8th and its stunning similarities to americas january 6th. we dig into the attack on the capital in brasilia with reporter mac margoli...

almost the entire state of florida, think about that, is bracing for the impact of hurricane ian., a monster storm is expected, several hundred miles across, and getting stronger by the minute. that is after causing a nationwide blackout in cuba. ian is turning in the gulf of mexico as a category three hurricane with sustained wind of just shy of a category for. now, along with life- threatening storm surge, florida is facing catastrophic flooding and powerful wind. conditions will det...

just after 3:00 p.m. east coast, the eye crossed over a barrier island near ft. myers, florida. this is a live look at the satellite right now. you can see the immense size and strength mof the hurricane. the winds are 150 miles an hour. thats just shy of making this a monstrous category 5. this was the scene just ahead of landfall captured by a storm chaser in pine island, florida. these conditions are expected to worsen in the coming hours, believe it or not. more than 850,000 custom...

like a freight train. were seeing record-breaking and terrifying storm surges throughout florida and ft. myers, the water is so high pickup trucks are almost completely submerged. water levels have risen more than 6 feet in the last switch ho -- seven hours. lets get to tom sater in the cnn weather center. an updated forecast should come any minute now. what should we expect? >> it was just handed to me. forgive me for reading off. we still have a category 4 hurricane and five miles ea...

have been ordered to evacuate as hurricane ian is bearing down on the states gulf coast. just a moment governor ron desantis will join us. the latest from this category three storm. fox weather meteorologist ian oliver is with us. this looks like it is going to be a direct hit right over it looks like somewhere north of fort myers right towards tampa. >> ian: still a reasonable scenario here. this is a monster of a storm. still a category three as you mention. 120 miles per hour. we ha...

to be seen. there are programs that fema has. but it is not going to be commensurate to having had a policy. this is an issue we will have to d deal with. we deal with this. when you have this about the homeowners policy will cover certain things, but the flood policy covers probably the most significant risk for most homeowners in florida given the risk of flooding that we have in so many parts of our state. so were sensitive to that. there is, obviously, going to be some folks that a...

n ordered to evacuate as hurricane rita now is bearing down on the stateshr gulf coast in just a moment.t. florida governor rhonda santos will join us first herest with the very latest from thisrs category three storm weather. in meteorologist ian oliver is with us in thisoliver. looks like its going to be a direct hit right over. looks like somewhereoks li nortr fort myers, right towards tampa. >> yeah, anywhere from naples. igto the southern part of tampa bay, the mouth of tampa bay:...

worried her roof might collapse. elizabeth, were you on the fence about whether or not you were going to evacuate. >> i was so afraid either way, i didnt know what to do. >> a lot of people have that idea that they can just wait and see whats going to happen. and thats the problem, because if they wait to see, we wont be able to help them. >> reporter: and its not just seniors refusing to leave, going viral online, some florida residents adamant about riding out the storm. >> our famil...

how is russias war on ukraine affecting russians back home? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. north korea has launched three ballistic missiles, according to the south korean military. warnings were issued in some regions ofjapan, but none of the missiles crossed their territory. the news comes after wednesdays launch of around 20 missiles, including one that landed less than 60 kilometres from the south korean city of sokcho. those launches were described ...

millions of floridians in this storms path. those who have not evacuated are urged to shelter in place immediately. almost 800,000 people are already without power. thats according to florida utilities. the director of fema has warned that recovery from hurricane ian will be a very long road. that agency has already begun to pour resources into the state. in an event earlier today, president joe biden said he spoke with florida governor ron desantis and added he already requested aid s...