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hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states. and around the. world im john. vause with the cnn center in atlanta. almost nine hours now since hurricane eta made landfall in southwest florida. and this monster storm continues to cause widespread flooding. and storm surges in 12 feet high in places. tonight, -- statewide. like trustees outed more than 2 million homes and businesses, and the power grid so badly damaged parts there are concerns it may need to be rebuilt. ian arr...

viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching "cnn newsroom," and im rosemary church. we are following developments out of ukraine where explosions continue to be heard in central kyiv. the first blast came just hours ago, and one official says russia is now attacking the capital with kamikaze drones. cnns chief international correspondent clarissa ward joins me now from central kyiv. what is the latest on this? >> reporter: so, essentially, ro...

us in the united states and all around the world, im max foster in london. just ahead -- >> will you accept the results of your election in november? >> im going to win the election, and i will accept that result. >> the president lied about the election fundamentally. she couldnt answer. she didnt answer. >> the united states president told them to go there. >> we expect him to come in because he has a legal obligation to come in. >> he is going to re-evaluate our relationship with sa...

the united states and around the world. its monday, october 17th. im christine romans. we begin in ukraines capital where rescue operations are under way right now after russian forces attacked just a short time ago using kamakazi drones. thats according to ukrainian officials. the city of kyiv hit at least four times. i want to get straight to cnns clarissa ward. she is on the streets of downtown kyiv. clarissa, what are you seeing? what do we know? >> reporter: so, christine, were he...

top of the hour, this busy thursday morning, im jim sciutto. >> im poppy harlow. welcome to our viewers. the breaking news we are following this morning, hurricane ian leaving just stunning devastating destruction in florida as a hurricane then a tropical storm. still pummeling the state though. 14 million people in florida are currently under flood alerts. 2.5 million businesses without power along with homes. theyre rescuing people trapped inside flooded homes. governor ron desantis ...

12 feet higher, devastating communities like for the myers, naples and some 2 million homes and businesses are without power in florida, that is 20% of the entire state and 96% of fort myers is in the dark. one official saying it could take weeks for the power to come back on in some areas. floodwater inundating areas like naples and port charlotte. these are pictures of that area leaving some people who decided to ride out the storm trapped in their homes, others rescued from their ca...

im kate bolduan. we want to welcome viewers in the united states and around the world. were following the devastating impact of hurricane ian right now and some of the first pictures of the devastation and destruction left behind, heres a look in fort myers of the destruction there. new aerials just in here of the catastrophic damage across southwest florida, which took a direct hit from this storm. the storm surge and relentless rain really causing widespread damage that officials are...

first confirmed hurricane related death in osceola count. 14 million people right now under a flood advisory. the scale of destruction is hard to comprehend. we are learning more by the minute. any minute from now, president biden gets a briefing on the scope and devastation of this storm. millions of floridians right now without electricity. lee and charlotte counties in southwestern florida knocked entirely off the power grid, that according to floridas governor. emergency responders...

coast guard deployed 16 rescue helicopters, six fixed wing aircraft and 18 rescue boats and crews. thats just one element of the many federal search and rescue teams staged in florida and the governor talked about how impressed he was with what the coast guard is going this morning. these are dangerous missions and im grateful for the brave women and men, federal, state and local governments working as one team, risking their lives to save others. and were going to learn a lot more in ...

cavuto. glad to have you on a busy weekend. lets go first right now to lucas tomlinson traveling with the president in delaware where the presidents spending the weekend. whats the latest there? >> reporter: good morning from a breezy wilmington, delaware, neil. many pundits believe this is not a good week for the biden administration, mainly because of to peck if +announced cuts to oil production which is sending gas prices higher. first, lets look at the job numbers are released yest...