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polls in a snap election. we're live in rome with a look at the deepening political divide in the country. and nasa will test out a mission that sounds straight out of a hollywood movie, a spacecraft that will deliberately crash into an asteroid's moon. a look at the upcoming mission. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. we are expecting an update at any moment from the national hurricane center with the latest forecast track of tropical storm ian which could be the first major hurricane to hit florida in four years. we begin in eastern...

Latest news on Tropical Storm Idalia, an active tropical cyclone currently intensifying off the northwestern tip of Cuba

Russian forces renewed missile strikes on Kyiv and intensified shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, in an apparent strategy to hobble Ukraine's defenses in preparation for what is expected to be a full-scale Russian assault in the east

>> yes, sir. we do have a stalling situation. and of course, we remember happened in the storm that stalled off of houston last year. >> well, jack, we want you and the team to stay safe up there and i'll give you the last word here for americans watching this back down here with us. what's your word of warning for them tonight? >> david, i just would like to tell them to listen to what their emergency managers and the hurricane center has to say. and everyone out there, be as safe as you can. >> all right, jack parrish, our thanks to you and your crew up in the air tonight. and with just hour...

I want everyone as we have been saying for days, everyone in the entire state of florida prepared for all aspects of this storm. this storm will hit the state. we just don't know exactly which tip of the state will get the worst. we'll all be facing big time rain, big time winds and damage. power outages. you name it. >> weather contributor there. with what he's watching. helping those in need. that's a big demand right now. we'll talk to a representative from the red cross about how folks can help people in florida. this as hurricane irma bears down.