use of nuclear weapons, and he referenced there being a nuclear weapons document in russia that would determine when they would use such weapons, not giving a whole lot of new meat on the bone. but there was an interesting back and forth with one reporter who asked about president putin, saying that he had received some questions and concerns from president xi of china about the war in ukraine. and listen to what he said during that back and forth. i m asking you, are you coming under any pressure? i don t know, i m asking. no, no, no, no. you asked me what about, how do we feel under pressure from china? look, let s be honest are you coming under any pressure from china? you may tell your readers, listeners, viewers, that i avoided to answer your question. reporter: obviously pressure from china is something that the russian foreign minister didn t want to talk about today. we should note that the chinese foreign minister also delivered remarks here at the united
russian men being wrenched away to fight. terrified. loved ones being sent to kill or be killed in ukraine. i m pamela brown in washington. you are live in the cnn newsroom. well, what had been a sleepy atlantic hurricane season is now roaring to life and millions of americans are right in the path. this is tropical storm ian churning across the warm energizing waters of the caribbean. it s expected to strengthen to a hurricane before slamming into florida next week and if forecast models are accurate, it will be the first major hurricane to hit the state in four years. floridians are heeding the warnings and talking up on water, fuel and supplies and this afternoon florida s governor expanded a state of emergency to blanket the entire state. he says conditions are, quote, projected to constitute a major disaster. just minutes ago the national hurricane center issued its latest update. let s go straight to the cnn weather center where we are tracking it. what have we le
out to help anyone who might need assistance, again, you can go to our city website for that and i know our local businesses are helping with sandbags for those that need it in case we have that storm surge, which always can happen even if we re not hit by the storm but most importantly if we are, we do get hit by that storm. all right, mayor heitmann, best of luck to you. we appreciate your time. fiona is no longer a hurricane but is lashing canada s atlantic coast. it could be one of the strongest storms to ever hit canada. the premier of nova scotia where coastal homes have slid into the sea says 75% of the province is now without power. nearly a week after fiona raked across puerto rico, 59% of the island s residents still have no electricity. that was as of last night. and despite widespread damage, safe running water has been restored to most of the country. up next for you on this