governors flying asylum seekers to the northeast. a migrants advocacy group just filed a federal lawsuit against florida governor ron desantis. and in ukraine right now cnn is on the ground with rare access to the front lines of a heated battle between ukrainian defenders and russian mercenaries. stay tuned for our report from the war zone. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. our top story tonight, the trump legal team already at odds with the special master it requested, refusing to provide evidence the former president declassified documents seized from his florida home. cnn s justice correspondent jessica schneider has the latest on the mar-a-lago investigation. reporter: tonight the special master bringing together trump s lawyers and attorneys for the juls s department to hammer out how to proceed with the review of the 1 # 1,000 documents taken from mar-a-lago including 100 docum
parts of the state on a slow, this is really an issue, it s churning on the destructive crawl north. orlando now in the crosshairs of this historic storm that s produced record rainfall and storm surge. power outages are a major problem with more than 2 million customers in the dark across florida. water is just everywhere in many communities. in port charlotte, the storm blew the roof off of a hospital and it flooded the intensive care unit. ahead, we re going to speak to a doctor there, how they managed to protect patients and what the conditions now. fort myers has experienced some of the worst flooding in the storm. torrents of water just rushing into the streets trapping people in their homes. same for naples where officials say half of the streets aren t even passable because high water has inundated them. although it s weakened, there is concern about ian regaining strength and threatening the southeast, georgia, the carolinas, and all declaring emergencies in advance.
florida as well as tens of thousands of electric crews from all over the country. we do not have a complete picture of fatalities or injuries across florida as of yet. one death has officially been reported so far. we expect to hear more from authorities soon. almost 3 million people are still without power. it weakened to a tropical storm ian but back to a hurricane this afternoon as it heads for south carolina. the mayor of charleston, south carolina, is asking his city to shut down tomorrow. correspondent steve harrigan kicks off our coverage, charlotte county florida with the latest. good evening. good evening, bret. help is pouring into florida from across the country but still in pockets like this one it is largely neighbor helping neighbor. after going across florida s peninsula, hurricane ian north and along it led to coast. the numbers are staggering. more than 2.6 million floridians without electricity. rainfall totals approaching 2 feet in some places. heavy wind
after a russian missile strikes a second nuclear power plant. cnn is on the ground right now tracking the latest on the war including efforts to exhume hundreds of bodies in newly liberated territory. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin our coverage this evening in the united kingdom where mourners got one final chance to say good-bye to queen elizabeth ii at her state funeral. the emotional tribute to the late monarch filled with music and memories, followed by a private burial service at the family tomb. cnn royal correspondent max foster has our report. prime ministers, presidents, leaders and dignitaries from around the world. more than 2,000 inside london s westminster abbey join together in chorus. the lord is my shepherd, reputably the queen s favorite hymn, sung during her wedding to prince philip in this very hall when she was a 21-year-old princess. the younger royal generation,
exceptional leaders, men like ronald reagan who wouldn t let america be pushed around. in the midst of simmering tensions with the soviet union, reagan went to the communist strong hold, berlin. and reminded them who ran the world. general secretary gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the soviet union and eastern europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate. mr. gorbachev, open this gate. [cheers and applause] mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. [cheers and applause] history has always shown us strong leaders calm us down in times of fear like george w. bush after 9/11. i can hear you. [laughter] [applause] i can hear you. the rest of the world hears you. and the people. [cheers] and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. [cheers and applause] jesse: joe biden is not that guy. we knew joe was a bad student but i guess he flunked history, too. biden is dragging us kicking and screaming back to the fo