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part of the republican party. and he will continue to do that. >> reporter: and joining us now is washington post national political reporter isaac ards. thank you so much for being with us. i want to start with the piece that you co-authored entitled trump plots aggressive midterm strategy seen in gop as double-edged sword. so could you mean by the double edged swords. >> in the primary, what we heard was trumps first general election rally. in the primaries he was the envy of all. hi...

rescue operations are racing against the clock at this point. more than 1,600 rescues have been made so far and citizens are doing what they can, offering their own boats to help as people band together in the face of tragedy. officials in the hardest hit county under intense scrutiny over the timing of their evacuation order. well learn more about that. first i want to check in with nadia. there are still people, as i understand it, trapped in the floodwaters in that area. what more h...

ian is rising in florida. 88 people lost their lives to this storm. 54 of them alone were in lee county which includes fort myers, as youre seeing on your screen here and fort myers beach. that town is decimated by the monster category 4 storm. officials there now facing questions over the timing of the mandatory evacuation orders, were they given early enough. search and rescue teams still going door to door looking for survivors especially on the barrier islands of sanibel, captiva. ...

its top of the hour on cnn newsroom. the death toll from hurricane ian has just gone up. its now 104 lives lost. 100 of those in florida. search teams finding more bodies as they reach some of the hardest hit areas. more than half of those killed were in lee county which includes ft. myers beach. that city is now closed to everyone but search and rescue personnel. the mayor says there is no time line yet for when residents can return. lee county officials coming under some criticism fo...

>> reporter: the rescue and recovery operation after hurricane ian continuing on this small white sand island of fort myers beach located in lee county, an island that is now an island of rubble, 54 deaths now reported in this county alone. >> were looking for anybody that may have been left behind. the devastation is hard to put into words. >> reporter: we joined a rescue operation that includes search and rescue dogs. >> we send the dog in, the dog will sniff around. if we cant make ...

you are live in the cnn newsroom. we are monitoring two storms this morning. we begin in florida where in 24 counties there is a state of emergency. tropical storm ian is moving through the caribbean and could grow to a category 3 hurricane before it hits florida next week. >> residents from the florida panhandle to the florida keys are being told to prepare for storm surges, hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall. meanwhile, hurricane henfiona i moving through eastern canada. you se...

collision course. tropical storm force winds could hit florida tuesday. in puerto rico, further south, they are still dealing with property damage and washed out roads after hurricane fiona ravaged the island nearly one week ago. and fiona is not done yet. it could become one of the strongest storms canada ever experienced. it made landfall in nova scotia. allison chinchar is in the cnn weather center. it could slam florida in the coming days. >> right. it is expected to get to major h...

in puerto rico, which was slammed by hurricane fiona nearly a week ago, there are still broken trees, roads damaged and widespread power outages. fiona continues to cause havoc. in canada, it made landfall in nova scotia at hurricane strength. homes on the coast just washed away. what can we expect? >> reporter: ian is expected to rapidly intensify over the upcoming days as it moves into the gulf of mexico where the environment is a little more conducive for development. were losing th...

floridas governor just declared a state of emergency as floridians brace for a potential midweek hurricane. plus fiona packed a punch in canada overnight, communitied still flooded at this hour. and is a reception inevitable? new data is fuelling new fears. youre in the cnn newsroom. in coastal canada it is clear many residents will be spending it in total darkness. hundreds of thousands are without power after hurricane force winds swept through the region earlier today. though its ...

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. >> im asking you, are you coming unde...