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coast of florida. 155-mile-per-hour wind speeds. thats just two miles short of a category 5 hurricane. its expected to make landfall about 100 miles south of here in the port charlotte area. rain 12 to 24 inches across much of the florida peninsula, challenge create freshwater flooding. the impact of this will be felt by millions in florida. already 200,000 people without power. thats before the storm even makes landfall. this will uproot peoples lives. its a life-threatening storm. th...

Hello, welcome to all our viewers joining us from the United States and around the world. Im laila harrak. On cnn newsroom, teetering on the brink. Just a week to go. U. S. Lawmakers have yet to reach a deal to avoid a Government Shutdown. Moscow ramps up rhetoric. Russias Foreign Minister calling the west an empire of lies as he unleashed a barrage of attacks on the u. S. And its allies. A texas border city hits a Breaking Point with more than 2,000 people a day seeking asylum amid a surge in m...

Prices are spiking to some $70 a pop. one seller on amazon offering two bottles with a discount, $125 price tag, two for the price of one. the company behind the fan favorite sauce has been dealing with a three-year chili shortage. so at this point, they dont know when the shortage is going to end. havana, cuba, the city that i was born in, is repairing and relighting its iconic neon signs. the cuban revolution in 1959 took control over businesses, causing the citys beautiful lights and the sk...

And patrick offman in the courtroom. and a rare visit by russian president vladimir putin to belarus. he arrived in minsk this morning with alexander lukashenko who is a close ally. belarus is a big supporter of putins russia, they also share an important border with ukraine. and russian troops utilize that norther border as a launching pad for their february invasion. but today, the war with ukraine, not discussed in any of the public comments coming during putins visit to belarus. all eyes...

Storm, these things can change and change very quickly. thank you so much. good luck. >> all right. thank you. so before florida, hurricane ian pummeled cuba. we have now learned at least two people are dead in cuba from the storm. it wiped out power to the entire country. patrick offman is live in havana with more. patrick, what is the latest there? >> reporter: hi, kate, even though it doesnt look that bad right now, of course, looks can be deceiving. ian has left cuba, of course, but left b...

. police are calling the attack on david ortiz a $7,800 hit. the former red sox star is recovering in the hospital and police in the dominican republic have six suspects in custody including the man who allegedly shot ortiz in the back. lets go to patrick offman in santo domingo following this story. and what are police saying about the suspects in the attempted murder plot? >> reporter: it is an incredible murder-for-hire plot. theyre saying these are professional assassins and the family rep...