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good day, everyone. im andrea mitchell in washington. president biden will speak this afternoon about the federal governments coordination with leaders in georgia, south carolina and, of course, hurricane ravaged florida. we expect to hear from ron desantis later this hour. lets begin with nbcs kathy park in charleston, south carolina. residents are used to flooding in that historic district. this looks like its going to be an unprecedented event. >> reporter: yeah. good afternoon. tha...

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...

washington. president biden is about to arrive at fema headquarters. the president approved a major disaster declaration for florida and spoke with governor ron desantis. >> you have power lines that are down. you have trees that are down. you have a lot of hazards right now. today is about identifying the people that need help, who may still be in harms way, but also beginning the process of rebuilding some of the things that we need. >> the tropical storm continues to barrel towards ...

the governor talked about how impressed he was. these are dangerous missions. im grateful for the brave women and men in federal, state and local governments working as one team risking their lives to save others. and were going to learn a lot more in the coming hours. but we know many families are hurting. many. many are hurting today. and our entire country hurts with them. because its been all over the country we have seen so many crises. but in florida today, its the epicenter. wer...

gulf coast more than five people rescued in charlotte and lee county so far. >> if you need to be evacuated step out of your front door. >> the fort meyers fire chief said they conducted 200 water rescues overnight. lee county was the hardest hit. this is a home on fire after the storm. fire crews as you can imagine unable to reach it. this is a neighborhood completely inundated as you can see floodwaters have yet to receive. new video from the lee county sheriffs office confirming the...

quickly arrested after the attack yesterday. police say he grabbed a woman from behind, knocked her down. choked her until she passed out. sexually assaulted her and robbed her leaving her bleeding on the ground. hours later hillary clinton campaigning with new york governor kathy hochul was trying to shift blame for the growing crime crisis to republicans. >> they dont care about keeping you safe. they want to keep you scared. ive seen, im sure you have, maybe you dont watch televisio...

a preliminary intent to allow a neutral third party, typically a retired judge, to review the documents. the former presidents attorney claims a special master is necessary to ensure the justice department returns any of trumps private belongings and documents covered by attorney client privilege. but, the justice department has indicated it is already using an internal filter team to review everything which was seized by the fbi. for now, cnns political correspondent sara murray live ...

rival, reasserted communist party control over every aspect of chinese city. what we know is tomorrow when we see his top advisers revealed, is that hes going to be stacking it with his closest advisers and loyalists. so in this next term, expect xi jinping to double down on his ironclad rule, so a more authoritarian china at home and a more aggressive china abroad. fredricka? >> possibly more surprises. selina wang, thank you so much. all right. hello again, everyone. thanks for joi...

ginsburg. one of the capitol police officers finishing testimony here in washington, taking the stand during the trial of accused rioters. were live at the courthouse with his emotional testimony and how the defense tried to make its case. im hallie jackson in washington with a busy news day for you. i want to bring in julia ainsley, congressional investigations reporter for "the washington post," along with former u.s. attorney and deputy assistant attorney general harry lipman. let...

after the pump at the treatment facility failed. some residents have little or no water in their homes. mississippis governor declaring a water emergency. >> until it is fixed, it means we do not have reliable running water at scale. it means the city cannot produce enough water to fight fires, to reliably flush toilets and to meet other critical needs. >> the city of jackson has battled water issues for years. lets begin with isabel gonzales with our top story. good morning. >> good m...