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still cut off from the mainland. search and rescue operations are still under way. serious questions are being asked about whether evacuation orders came too late for some. nearly 2,000 people have been rescued so far according to the florida governor. thcht is footage from sanibel island, blue skies overhead. a neighborhood still flooded to the point that only way out is by chopper. we have two reports tonight. the first is from ft. myers beach and our randi kaye who is among the firs...

tonight. a walkout by 60,000 workers could derail the u.s. economy. the biden administration is considering executive action to avoid a shutdown. lets get the latest from cnns pete muntean. >> reporter: it is the latest effort to put the brakes on a possible rail worker strike that could deal a major blow to the economy. bosses representing unions and railroads met with the labor secretary in a last-ditch effort to reach a deal by midnight thursday. thats when 60,000 workers could walk...

and later we will take a closer look at the movement to ban certain books in schools and libraries across the u.s. what can be done to fight the bans, thats coming up. ♪ >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn "newsroom," with kim brunhuber. we begin in the atlantic basin where tropical storm ian continues to strengthen. fueled by warm energizing waters off the caribbean the latest forecast shows it growing to a category 4 hurricane over the gulf of mexico before slamming i...

its being called the mission to save humanity. well take you inside nasas plan to crash into an asteroid . we begin by tracking two dangerous storm systems. first, tropical storm ian churning across the warm, energizing waters of the caribbean right now. the latest forecast shows it strengthening to a category 4 hurricane over the gulf of mexico before slams into florida next week. it could be the first major hurricane to hit the state in four years. president joe biden has declared ...

polls in a snap election. were live in rome with a look at the deepening political divide in the country. and nasa will test out a mission that sounds straight out of a hollywood movie, a spacecraft that will deliberately crash into an asteroids moon. a look at the upcoming mission. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. we are expecting an update at any moment from the national hurricane center with the latest forecast track of tropical stor...

ian are unlivable. the scenes, apocalyptic. >> responders working by boat and aircraft. nearly 2,000 rescues in southwest and central florida since last week when hurricane ian hit the state. this morning, the number of customers without power is now below half a million in florida. president biden travels to florida tomorrow for a firsthand look at the devastation. cnns randi kaye is live this morning in fort myers beach. randi? >> reporter: john, i know youve seen fort myers beach ...

and in ukraine, ukraine racking up more battlefield devastation. that is what were watching at this hour. the search for survivors in florida, rescuers going door-to-door in neighborhoods decimated by hurricane ian still nearly 2,000 have been rescued so far an the death toll from this monster storm jumping to more than 100 people now. more than half of the deaths are in one county alone, lee county. the sheriff there is about to hold a press conference. were going to bring you that ...

effectively cuts off any democratic path to victory. >> bill: for democrats to hold onto power not chamber they would need to win all 26 toss-up races and pick up another six districts republicans have the advantage. an extremely tall order. >> dana: the house may be slipping away but the senate is still anyones game. it is expected to be decided by four key races, all of those in a dead heat with one week to go. >> bill: democrats separate to try to keep the upper chamber banking on f...

wry directions. the major issues inflation, economy, crime and in some places the border. all four of those the end to work for the republicans. those things are coming into play has we get to the end. as a result not going to be a pleasant night for the democrats. >> bill: were on the ground in the key states. we are throughout the united states. starting us off this hour senior national correspondent rich edson live in langhorn, pennsylvania. rich, good morning. >> good morning, bill...

struggling to actually pay their bills. legit fear of unemployment being a boom. yes, two words you never hear together, a boom and unemployment. this all happening with the midterm elections just six weeks away. you can answer my question at home, but let me tell you how the democrats have answered this question in washington. they decide if you cannot beat them, they will take them. if you cannot create them, steal them. no joke. this week the white house and the democrats actually w...