ththe presidenent saying they n need to rededuce ththe deficit t as the government benefits from millions and much, much more hang in the balance. the deadliest fight of the ukraine war. russia in the center of bakhmut. but ukraine says it s not over. tim scott of south carolina, the latest republican to challenge front-runner donald trump for president. our exclusive interview. the suspect in the murders of four idaho college students in court inside bryan kohberger s approach as we learn of new evidence in the case. also tonight, we return to florida, devastated by hurricane ian. eight months ago. florida insurance companies accused of short changing homeowners, where damage claims altered. families still in limbo in uninhabitable homes. we investigate. plus, florida s massive tourism industry booming in some places. but struggling in others. and we met them right after ian hit. some left, some stayed. the steps forward big and small as ft. myers beach comes bac
administration. kentucky, the kentucky legislature overrode the governor s veto, a bill that restricts aspects of trans youth, gender affirming care and the use of bathrooms. i know the white house released a proclamation for trans day on visibility. there s a march happening tomorrow to commemorate this day, also to protest these types of bills that are continuing to be passed in advanced in legislatures across the country. what is the white house s message to these lawmakers that are passing these bills and those taking to the streets to protest them. we support peaceful protest. we think it s important for americans and people just across the country to make their voices heard just as long as its faceful. we ve been very clear about these anti-lgbtq bills in legislatures across the country, the anti-trans bills as they attack trans kids, attack trans parents. it s shameful. it s unacceptable. as you mentioned, tomorrow s trans visibility day on a day that we should be
And in ukraine, ukraine racking up more battlefield devastation. That is what were watching at this hour. The search for survivors in florida, rescuers going doortodoor in neighborhoods decimated by Hurricane Ian still nearly 2,000 have been rescued so far an the death toll from this Monster Storm Jumping to more than 100 people now. More than half of the deaths are in one county alone, lee county. The sheriff there is about to hold a Press Conference. Were going to bring you that live when it begins, when it happens. There is so much tragedy from this storm. Weve seen this for days now. But were also hearing incredible stories of survival. A fort myers man who clung to a palm tree for hours as the storm surge flooded everything in site. His daughter fearing the worst after their last desperate phone call. Theyre now reunited and they will join us this hour. Lets get started with the very latest on the recovery. Boris sanchez is live in fort myers. In this Press Conference about to beg
that responds to mass fatality incidents has deployed resources to assist medical malmers in lee and charlotte counties. officials in lee county are macing mountaining questions about the timing of this evacuation orders. the first ones issued less than 24 hours before the hurricane ian landfall despite evacuations should have been happened sooner. i ve been on the ground in lee county documenting the devastation and today matt le shay today in bonita springs. here is a look at what i saw. did you ride out the storm or anything? did i ride out the storm? . the water was up to half way to the front door with the waves crashing in the house. and our neighbors got stuck here and they had to safe harbor in our house. it was six inches of mud. i m going to see if they could salvage it. and we re just the back is worst than the front. the back is blown out. can we take a look? yeah. i said i leave in paradise and there was a roof over my head and i was literally in th
ian s death toll in florida is rising today. can we get some help down here? more supplies are coming in. there were four boats that just arrived moments ago. this community has never ever seen this high of flooding before. now we re going into day four without having electricity. that s when you get to that life-threatening range. we have no power, no phone service, nothing. the buildings are ripped off of their foundation and swept backwards. should there have been a mandatory evacuation that came sooner. i wouldn t have changed anything. this storm was unpredictable. there s a degree of personal responsibility here. i think people got complacent. lyman was completely liberated. it s likely to have a roll-on effect to russian positions further towards the russian border in the days ahead. i m pamela brown in washington. you are live in the cnn newsroom. the death toll from hurricane ian jumps again in florida. 74 people now confirmed killed by th