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newsroom. i'm jim acosta in ft. myers, florida. first thing, we have some updated figures from here in the hurricane zone. sit the most current death toll of people who sadly did not survive hurricane ian here in florida. that new official death toll is now 74. 74 people here in florida have died now as a result of hurricane ian. of course, those figures are coming in. as they develop, we'll bring them to you. residents say there is a growing sense of fear that more bodies could be discovered. some areas remain fairly inaccessible to first responders. we'll show you what i saw on the...

welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. ahead, the two candidates who want to represent georgia in the u.s. senate took to the stage last night. you will hear some of key moments from the debate just ahead. president biden gives his support to protesters in iran as this video sparks fresh outrage. and later massive flooding is causing thousands in southeast australia to evacuate their homes. we'll bring you the latest on the search and rescue operations. live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunh...

hurricane ian. 76 people were killed, after the storm tore through the state, governor ron desantis says more than 1,600 rescues have been made since the storm struck. this left some communities unrecognizable. littered with wrecked homes as well as boats, as as you saw there. more than 628,000 customers are still without power and the destruction may just be coming to light. >> governor ron desantis is defending officials in lee county where half of the storm related deaths have been ann announced. they're facing criticism for issuing evacuation orders a day later than the neighbori...

uncertainty building on whether house speaker nancy pelosi will visit taiwan during her visit to asia. we'll have a live report from beijing. plus -- political chaos in iraq as protests in baghdad force sessions of parliament to be suspended. live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. >> it's 5:00 a.m. in eastern kentucky. an area that has already severed through days of heart break and anguish after massive flash floods is waking up this morning to more dreaded news, more heavy rain is on the way. a flood watch is now in effect and that's raising concerns a...

across the country. >> and democrats in a race against the recess, trying to pass president biden's key agenda items with the midterm elections looming. how much can congress get done? we're grateful that you are starting your week with us, bright and early this sunday, july 31st. good morning, sarah. >> good morning to you, boris. >> great to be with you. we begin today with an update to the ongoing weather emergency in kentucky. the death toll there continues to rise as search and rescue crews make their way through flooded areas and we are expecting yet another round of heavy ra...