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and later we will take a closer look at the movement to ban certain books in schools and libraries across the u.s. what can be done to fight the bans, that's coming up. ♪ >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn "newsroom," with kim brunhuber. we begin in the atlantic basin where tropical storm ian continues to strengthen. fueled by warm energizing waters off the caribbean the latest forecast shows it growing to a category 4 hurricane over the gulf of mexico before slamming into florida. now, it would be the first major hurricane to hit the state in four years. president j...

be used in next month's midterm elections. and finally, huge parts of florida and the southeast still struggling to get back on their feet after hurricane ian. no doubt it will take months, if not years in some places. check out these pictures from yesterday in orlando. 107 people have been confirmed dead, more than 2rkz 300 have had to be rescued. for many survivors a big problem is lack of electricity. more than 400,000 floridians still without power nearly a week after the storm. we start today with that dramatic oath keepers trial. i want to bring in justice reporter ryan ril...

these are about affirmative action. we're live outside of the court. plus opening statements in the criminal trial against the trump organization. we'll look at those charges against the former president trump's personal business. and the man accused of attacking nancy pelosi's husband will be charged. what he brought with him when he broke into the speaker's home. but the supreme court will begin hearing oral arguments as can considers two cases on affirmative action in higher education. jessica schneider joins us now now. >> the supreme court has upheld affirmative action but...

seek help and advise from his china loving wife coco chao. "the wall street journal's" editorial board condemning trump, saying it's all too easy to see trump taking trump literally and attempting to kill mr. mcconnell. mcconnell himself has not publicly responded but watch gop leader rick scott repeatedly dodge when pressed about donald trump. >> you're a member of the senate gop leadership. are you okay with this? >> well, look, i can never talk about -- respond to why anybody else says what they say. >> the language is what i'm talking about. isn't that dangerous? >> i think we al...

>> we will not, let me say it again, we will not allow iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. >> john: tough talk as iran emerges as a big focus of his middle east trip. sandra, hello do you again. >> sandra: hello to you. israeli prime minister and president biden signing a joint declaration, pledging no nuke for iran. >> john: israel urging the united states to put a deadline on the talks and threatening the use of military force. iranian president reportedly firing back shortly after that saying "i tell the americans and their regional allies the iranian nation will not accept any cris...