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landfall as a hurricane. ian is moving inland as a post-tropical cyclone. even though its been downgraded, officials warn it could cause heavy rain, wind, and floods. >> in south carolina the storm flooded homes and vehicles along the shoreline. you can see in this video high winds pushed the storm surge even higher, and two piers, one in pawleys island and one in myrtle beach both partially collapsed. officials are warning residents to avoid leaving their homes, to steer clear of floo...

across the country. >> and democrats in a race against the recess, trying to pass president bidens key agenda items with the midterm elections looming. how much can congress get done? were grateful that you are starting your week with us, bright and early this sunday, july 31st. good morning, sarah. >> good morning to you, boris. >> great to be with you. we begin today with an update to the ongoing weather emergency in kentucky. the death toll there continues to rise as search and re...

kentucky showing some of the damage left behind by historic floods that killed at least 25 people. you can see floodwaters slammed this school bus into a building, just devastated there, wrecked cars and downed trees are everywhere. tomorrow eastern kentucky is expecting several more rounds of rain that could make this flooding worse. electricity is out in many places. state officials say 21 drinking water systems have been damaged by rushing waters. there have been more than 600 water...

So were volunteer groups. we dont have the fancy radio systems like everyone else. so we rely 100% on our cellphones, so we desperately need cellphone reception. i heard they have lots of portable cellphone towers, but they havent put any around here. thats why im doing this interview by phone. im at a loves truck stop and were all sleeping in our vehicles. its been an absolute nightmare with the communication, so -- >> we appreciate you getting that message out there. well make sure to repeat i...

Youve seen communities rebuild. what would your message be to those folks that are in a very difficult situation right now in rebuilding? >> just that, you know, try to find a little patience, you know. it will all get back together. it will take a little time, but you will get it back together as soon as they can get through this initial rescuing stage and all that. then they can start getting, you know, the equipment in to start moving all these boats that are on top of each other, start getti...

But they closed i-75 last night. we did rescues till midnight. we could have gone all night, but we do have to get some sleep, a little bit. i guess thats what were going to be dealing with this morning. were going to go to punta gorda where a bridge has collapsed. and water -- last night there were people on their roofs again, people floating with air mattresses. yeah, it was a total chaotic scene last night. >> yeah. its important to remember that with this much damage and this much water comi...

Ukraine have dismissed as sham referendums. president biden says putins actions have no legitimacy. white house reporter jasmine write joining us live with more. good morning, jasmine. so what more is president biden saying about this? >> reporter: yeah. well, the president was clear that he condemns the action by president putin, what they call a false annexation of part of ukraine, that they will be met by these escalatinging and really expanded sanctions that the u.s. has worked on in advance...

Justice ketanji brown jackson, will take her place on the bench, but the new term comes at a time when public trust in the court has plunged. new gallup polling 58% of the americans disapprove of the job the high court is doing. joining us is cnn commentator errol louis. its always good to see you, errol. friday just as ketanji brown jackson was sworn in, attended to by the president and vice president. as we said, shes the first black woman to serve on the supreme court. and we also saw the ima...

Leader of the central bank has been pretty adept at keeping them at length. now theyre targeting her and her deputy i. as well, another interesting part of the sanctions is theyre trying to really clamp down and eventually extinguish russias supply chain, specifically the one thats keeping the war effort really going. one of the other things theyve said is the u.s. vows to come after and basically punish any entity, corporation, nation that comes to the aid of russia either politically or milita...

Staggered. hurricane ian could have cost as much as $47 billion in insured losses. that could make it the most expensive hurricane in the history of the state of florida. brian todd, cnn, naples, florida. >> our thanks to brian todd for that report. nearly three days after hurricane ian made landfall in florida, search and rescue efforts are still underway this morning in some of the states hardest hit areas. officials have estimated more than 700 rescues have taken place since thursday. volun...