hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world, i'm rosemary church. just ahead here on "cnn newsroom." scenes of devastation in puerto rico after hurricane fiona battered the island leaving thousands without power or clean water. we are tracking where the storm is headed next. plus, russian forces may be gone but for ukraine's newly liberated territories, the road to recovery is just beginning. and a final farewell for queen elizabeth. how the u.k. said good-bye to

the country's longest serving monarch. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with rosemary church. it is tuesday, september 20th, 4 a.m. here on the east coast of the united states where we are tracking hurricane fiona as the storm gains strength in the atlantic. fiona is now a category 3 hurricane barrelling closer to the turks and caicos islands after tearing through the dominican republic on monday. heavy rains and strong winds ripped through cities destroying buildings and homes. more than 1 million people are without running water in the dominican republic and officials say it's too soon to know the exact number of power outages. it's only a glimpse of the power of this storm, and that's expected to get even stronger through the weeks.

let's turn to our meteorologist pedram javaheri who's keeping a close eye on the storm. >> all eyes on the storm. it is a major hurricane, category 3. possibly up to a category 4. the turks and caicos, home to 5,000 people in the capitol, feeling the brunt of the storm system that has just been upgraded to a category 3 in the last few hours. the eye wall moving towards the region and the eastern periphery which in its entirety home to 40,000 people really going to feel what the storm system has to offer. we have storm warnings here. any amount of storm surge can cause a significant amount of damage to the coastal communities. enough rainfall for portions of puerto rico and espagniola. it's remaining in place after

more than 30 inches of rainfall. a city of seattle picks up 37 a year. across the region of puerto rico, about a year's worth of rainfall that you would see in seattle coming down in 24 hours. 90% of the island still in the dark across the region. notice, systems with strengths up to category 4. potentially maintains that. latest model guidance wants to keep this west of bermuda. still quite a few days left before we see where it ends up. major hurricane. quite a bit of rainfall especially across the northern tier of turks and caicos. also impressive storm surge. 5 to 8 feet. any time you get to these thresholds, water can begin to push up to the coastal communities and enter properties that are near sea level. a lot of concern in the turks and caicos. >> yeah.

certainly understandable. >> at least two people have died in puerto rico as a result of hurricane fiona. the national guard said more than 1,000 people have been rescued from the life threatening flood waters since it made landfall on sunday. even though the hurricane has passed, the rain continues to fall. only 1/3 of the territory has working water services and much of puerto rico is still without power. puerto rico's governor told cnn's anderson cooper that most of the damage has come from the rains. >> the damage is flooding all over the island. talking about primarily the mountain region of puerto rico but urban areas in the north are being impacted as well because the rivers are discharging towards the north and that's causing flooding. we got a total blackout when the

hurricane hit us and we still only have roughly 150,000 customers of our power authority with power. >> cnn has more on the storm's aftermath from san juan. >> reporter: almost the entire island of puerto rico remains in the dark as hurricane fiona slammed into the southwestern coast of the island sunday afternoon. pounding rainfall causing catastrophic mudslides and flooding. the storm coming as part of the island was finally recovering from a hurricane five years zblag getting back the neighborhood, back from maria. everything is destroyed. restaurants, houses, everything was destroyed and we just were not all the way back, halfway back. people in maria lost everything

in the storm, the flooding. >> reporter: this is where they had to come and rescue people. i can hear generators powering the home. it is pouring down with rain. neighbors looking out wondering what exactly will come next as hurricane fiona, the remnants of it, continue to demolish this area. the family rescued overnight now safely in a shelter. she says this was worse than maria. she's pointing out that they've already been underwater for 24 hours and the rain is still coming down so she's concerned about the 2,500 families that are impacted by this here. about 1,000 people rescued from flood waters. emergency responders try to navigate through difficult to reach areas. in the interior part of the island a 25-year-old watched

this bridge come apart in minutes. on the west side of the island, rainfall swelling the river surpassing its previous record high at 28.59 feet set during hurricane maria now gauging to over 29 feet the national weather service said. while few hospitals have regained power, emergency workers are racing to get electricity back to the island. >> it takes me so long to get things back up because so many of the systems are connected and some of the main lines go through the hills here. if those main lines get damaged they don't have the ability to get to other sections up and running. >> sunday morning president joe biden appointing an emergency declaration that authorizes all emergency measures. >> 300 people on the ground working with the commonwealth. >> reporter: it's not just the flooding, mudslides or power outages, a lot of folks not

having water right now either. so the big question will be how quickly can crews get in to work on the power lines, destroy that power and open up some of the roads that have been damaged by the flooding. another another big thing to mention, it has now been five years since hurricane maria struck the island. a lot of folks are seeing these images that are seeing it right before them unfold having flashbacks to hurricane maria, the disaster that really decimated this island five years ago. layla santiago, cnn, san juan, puerto rico. and for viewers who want to help those affected by hurricane fiona, can you go to cnn.com/impact. you'll see a list of verified organizations ready to help you make a difference. do take a look. now to the controversy around a group of 48 migrants transported from texas to martha's vineyard in massachusetts. a texas sheriff is opening an

investigation into the flight. javier salazar is told one was paid to recruit others from san antonio. they were flown from florida to massachusetts where they were dropped off on the wealthy resort island with some cash and a map. >> i believe that they were preyed upon. somebody came from out of state, preyed upon these people. lawyered them with promises of a better life which is what they were looking for and with the knowledge they were going to cling to whatever hope they could be offered for a better life to just be exploited and hood winked which is nothing more than political posturing. >> ron desantis claims credit for the flight paid for with tax money. he said the migrants signed tax

forms and were treated very well. desantis and other governors say they have no plans to stop. cnn's miguel marquez reports. >> reporter: an indication of how some migrants are being convinced to travel from red states to blue. a pamphlet provided to venezuelan asylum seekers. the pamphlet offers refugee services including cash and employment services. all were seeking asylum, not refugee status. more buses, more migrants shipped from texas to new york city. heads up, no coordination. >> this is, as i stated, a humanitarian crisis created by human hands. >> reporter: mayor adams blaming governor desantis. six buses arriving today. >> when we reached out to governor abbott and stated, can

we coordinate? can we identify, you know, who's traveling here so we don't be have to guess this, they refused to do so. >> reporter: the influx pushing new york city's shelter city to its limit the mayor says. more than 11,000 asylum seekers since may. >> to relieve our communities we have to continue these bussing operations. >> reporter: with a sharp increase in border crossings, sanctuary cities and states are legitimate destinations. >> there's also going to be buses and likely more flights. but i'll tell you this, the legislature gave me $12 million. we're going to spend every penny of that to make sure that we're protecting the people of the state of florida. >> reporter: florida's governor, ron desantis, defended sending two planes to martha's vineyard with funds provided by his state legislature. it says they must be in florida

and illegal. those shipped to martha's vineyard were in texas and here legally. all those having applied for asylum to escape the oppressive venezuelan regime. they're in texas identifying people trying to come to florida and offering them free transportation to sanctuary jurisdictions. >> reporter: what he's talking about because the sheriff of bare c bearx county, texcxas wanted to investigate them. all the people they relocate do so voluntarily. at least five people have reportedly been killed in protests in iran over the suspicious death of a young woman while in police custody.

a human rights group monitoring the events says they were shot and killed by security forces. the protests started over the weekend after martha amini was arrested by the morality police and died in custody. police deny reports that the 22-year-old was beaten inside their van. state media released and edited video of her collapsing at a re-education center where police say she had a heart attack. demonstrations have spread across iran in the past few days. in one video protestors marched through the streets chanting death to the dictator. ukraine's military has liberated more towns in the country's east. now the newly freed residents elect to pick up the pieces of

their lives after months of russian occupation. plus, let's make a deal. one navy veteran for a convicted drug trafficker. more on the prisoner exchange between the u.s. and taliban.

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welcome back, everyone. ukrainian official reports russian strikes and heavy fighting in the donetsk region as kremlin forces target the city of bakmut. the russians are trying to press an offensive after being forced to retreat in other parts of the east. ukrainian military leaders in luhansk claimed another village was liberated on monday. they say it's a hard fight. a russian military base in luhansk was destroyed on monday. volodymyr zelenskyy says his forces are digging stabilizing the situation, so strong the occupiers are panicking. we have warned the russian

soldiers ukraine has two options, to flee from our land or fight. >> meanwhile, moscow is denying areas of war crimes. the kremlin says the alleged evidence of torture found near a mass grave in izium is a lie. ukrainian authorities said monday they exhumed more than 140 bodies, two of them children. cnn's claire sebastian is in london. let's start with cnn international correspondent ben wedeman in kharkiv. you had the opportunity to speak with residents of izium who had suffered months of russian occupation. what all did they tell you about that and then life after liberation? >> reporter: rosemary, life under russian occupation, they tell us, was difficult but bizarre. most of the people stayed off the streets as much as possible. normal life in that town simply came to an end.

people huddled in their basements. there wasn't much food available. a lot of people got by on the fruit and vegetables they grew in their gardens. some people told us they were collecting rainwater because there were no basic services, no running water, for instance. but now that the russians are gone, it's still a struggle to get the basics. help arrives in izium. bags of barley meal, tins of food. waiting her turn, she shrugs off the tribulations of late. she has seen worse. we survived world war ii when i was little. and medicine is handed out. sedatives are in high demand. >> half a year, six months, without any help. you can understand -- just

imagine what do they feel? >> reporter: liberation from russia isn't the end of izium's troubles. much of the city was severely bombarded before falling in spring to the russians. there's no running water, no electricity, no heat. crowds gathered and charged cell phones off an army generator and made calls, 10 minutes per person, using internet provided by a satellite connection. lubof and her daughter angela are calling relatives. they want to leave. winter is coming. people will freeze, angela warns. older people won't survive. they also fear the russians could return. nearby the signs of their hasty retreat. helmets strewn outside a house russian soldiers come man deered. bread crumbs still on the table. insects make a meal of the fruit half eaten. on the edge of the town a once

strong army harkening back to a time which seems like a distant past. natasha shows me a newspaper distributed during the occupation. what does she think? i haven't thought anything good about him since 2000, she says. he destroyed everything in russia. the paper does, however, come in handy. and president zelenskyy says that the authorities are working as quickly as possible to restore those basic services. that may take a few weeks, but in terms of reconstruction of the town of izium, that will take much, much longer. rosemary. >> extraordinary report there, ben. many thanks. claire, you're there in london as we pointed out. what is the latest on ukrainian efforts to retake the luhansk region and how is russia

responding? >> reporter: ukrainian efforts continue. it's not quite as ben was reporting in the kharkiv region. they are continuing. they have taken a key town which is near the area russia took when it took over the whole of luhansk region. that is strategically important. however, russia is continuing to fight back, continuing to shell areas that ukraine has taken back. heavy fighting reported, as you noted, in the city of bakhmut in the donetsk region. we are hearing they have fired missile near a nuclear plant, another nuclear plant. not the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on monday. obviously a very worrying sign that a missile landed within 300 meters of the reactors. that is very concerning. and another thing to note is that the russian-backed head of

the donetsk region in a video called him in the luhansk region and urged him to join forces and bring about referendums on joining russia. that speaks to a sense of concern. it impacts panic of the ukrainian advance that could undermine russia's gains and prevent it from taking over the donbas. they continue to fight back in several ways. the u.k.'s prime minister, liz truss, has announced her plans of military spending to help ukraine in 2023. what is she vowing to do? >> reporter: she is saying what the u.k. spent in 2022, has pledged in 2022 will be matched in 2023 signaling that they are in it for the long haul to help ukraine. your security is our security. she is set to elaborate on that, to give more detail on that

decision at her speech in the u.n. general assembly this coming thursday. so this is a sign from the u.k. and we're hearing from other western allies in the u.k. as well that the u.s. is set to likely approve more aid to ukraine as part of an interim budget measure. they're coalescing b b bthat. the evidence that the western weapons have proved so critical to ukraine's success on the battlefield. because there's more evidence of russian war crimes emerging in the retreats from areas in the kharkiv region and the donbas that we will see more pledges, especially this week at the united nations general assembly, rosemary. >> claire sebastian, many thanks for that live report. appreciate it. as we heard, ukrainians expected to dominate the 77th annual u.n. assembly. we'll hear from leaders in just a few hours from now. some are already meeting including top diplomats.

president zelenskyy will join by video link. >> everywhere talking about afghanistan. these here ukraine will be very high. there are many other problems we know, but the war in ukraine has been sending shock waves around the world. >> u.s. navy veteran mark ferricks is a freeman after spending the past 31 months in captivity in afghanistan. the biden administration agreed to swap him for convicted drug trafficker bashir nozai, a prominent member of the taliban. cnn's kiley atwood has details. >> reporter: the release was a

result of a prisoner swap that was signed off on by president biden. he granted clemency to an afghan drug trafficker serving time in u.s. prison. according to u.s. officials, during their back and forth negotiations in recent months with the taliban, what they discovered is that that man, norzai, was the key to securing mark fererichs. he himself is currently on his way to germany. he's going to undergo some medical treatment. we're not sure how long he'll stay in germany. his family is welcoming this news today. they say they have been praying every day for the last 31 months as he was held hostage in afghanistan. of course, the biden administration is doubling down and saying that they will continue to work on the cases of all-americans who are held hostage and wrongfully detained

abroad. kiley atwood, cnn, new york. a solemn day in the united kingdom as the queen is laid to rest. when we come back, we will look at how the country is responding to this time of change. and later this hour, why a judge in maryland vacated the murder conviction of sayed, a man serving life behind d bars. just like that go to shipstation/tv and get 2 months free

. welcome back to "cnn newsroom." i'm rosemary church. if you're just joining us, let's bring you up to date with our top stories this hour. hurricane fiona has now grown to

a category 3 hurricane as it barrels towards turks and caicos. this after the storm hammered puerto rico leaving at least two people dead amid widespread devastation. and a texas sheriff says he plans to investigate whether laws were broken when florida governor ron desantis flew dozens of mexican migrants to martha's vineyard last week. he believes federal laws were broken and they were proomised work in florida and then flown to massachusetts. a judge will hold his first meeting at a new york courthouse in the coming hours. ahead of that the former president's lawyers are signaling they oppose having to immediately disclose information regarding declassification related to those documents found by the fbi. meanwhile, the justice department is proposing a system

for the special master to review the documents that would include holding weekly reviews with both parties about the process. brittain's queen elizabeth ii has been laid to rest at windsor castle after a massive state funeral that drew mourners from across the world. this private farewell by the royal family marked the end of monday's ceremonies as well as the end of her long rein. it ushers in a new era under king charles iii who said a final good-bye to his mother before she was buried alongside her late husband. ♪ ♪ >> from the poignant service at westminster abbey, it was

poignant for the queen. it also means ten days of national mourning are over and it marks the end of one of the most intricate and well-planned operations in british history. cnn's max foster reports. prime ministers, presidents, leaders and dignitaries from around the world. more than 2,000 inside london's westminster abbey joined together in chorus. the lord is my shepherd, refute tedly the queen's favorite hymn sung to prince philip when she was a 21-year-old princess. charlotte and george joined the procession. cnn understands. decades of meticulous

preparation and centuries of tradition. the queen was instrumental in planning this funeral. her family escorted the coffin drawn by 142 royal navy personnel. the short journey from westminster hall to westminster abbey. draped in the royal standard and topped with the imperial state crown, the sovereign's awe and sector. amid the wreath a handwritten note from the king. >> few leaders receive the outpouring of love that we have seen. after readings and blessings for two minutes, the attendees, the choir, and the nation all fell silent. big ben tolled 96 times. guns unloaded as the procession

continued on its final journey. kroupd crowds lined the streets all the way from london to windsor. the military flanked the three mile long walk leading to the castle. at the end of the ceremony the crown, the awe, the sector were removed by the crown jeweler separating the queen from her crown for the final time. for the first time performing the ritual on camera, the most senior official in the royal household, the lord chamberlin, broke his wand of office and placed it on the coffin symbolizing the end of his and the monarch's service. as the coffin lowered, the sovereign piper played as her personal alarm clock sounded the final lament at her imagine guess city's request. max foster, cnn, london.

>> and let's get more now from cnn's nada bashir who joins us from windsor in england. nada, so many moving and memorable moments on a most solemn day. what were people in attendance saying to you about how they were feeling? >> reporter: well, rosemary, deeply moving occasion. the pageantry, the tradition and the history of course this was steeped. we saw thousands and thousands of people not only lining the streets of westminster and buckingham palace to catch a glimpse but also here in windsor. we saw people camping out overnight ahead of the funeral for that chance to pay their final respects to the queen. saw people coming from across the country, from across the globe even traveling in for that opportunity to take part in this historic moment of mourning. it was exactly that. it was a moment of mourning but also a moment of history that many people wanted to be a part of.

people with family and children saying that they wanted their kids to be able to remember this moment when they grow up to share this moment as a family. the people that we've spoke to, of course, were very solemn. it was a somber move across the town. it's a celebration of the queen's 70 year rein and the legacy. for many it came here who actually lived in windsor. this was saying good-bye. this place was very dear to the queen. many who have grown up in windsor have become accustomed to seeing members of the royal family in their town. the royal family is really integral to the identity of the town. this was a moment of history. as you heard there in max foster's reporting, something that has captured the attention of people across the globe. we saw millions during this live broadcast on tv yesterday. we were out on the street yesterday people were watching on their phones. people were watching on the large screens and nearby parks.

of course, this was the last segment of the queen's state funeral. we saw that funeral held at westminster abbey. this was held at the chapel at windsor castle behind us. an intimate affair, personal affair 800 people in attendance including the queen's family, including the queen's household, members of the royal pamly and those deeply loved by the queen where she spent much of her time later in life. the prince and princess of wales have now decided to relocate their family to windsor so their children can have an opportunity at a more ordinary life at a town and for the family. this was a deeply symbolic affair. >> nada bashir joining us from windsor. many thanks for that report. and still to come, a deadly bus crash in china has sparked widespread anger and stinging

criticism of beijing's zero covid policy. plus, a stunning decision by a judge in the murder conviction of a man featured in the serial podcast. why adnan syed was set free, at least for nonow. we're back with that report.

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welcome back, everyone. u.s. president joe biden is facing push back from republicans and democrats alike over his claim that the covid pandemic is over. >> the pandemic is over. we still have a problem with covid. we're still doing a lot of work on it. but the pandemic is over. >> his administration is downplaying those comments with one official saying there's still no change in covid policy and that the public health emergency is still in place through at least october 13th. but republican leaders in

congress say the president's remarks will make it harder to get anymore covid relief money approved. there's renewed anger over china's strict zero covid policy after a bus transporting people to a quarantine facility in the middle of the night crashed into a ravine killing 27 of those on board. cnn's kristie lu stout joins us from hong kong with more on this. christi, this tragic crash has sparked fury. how are officials responding to it? >> reporter: rosemary, this deadly quarantine bus crash has ignited anger across the country over china's zero covid policy with censors scrambling to cover up the crash. one hashtag has generated over 450 million views. this is what happened. on sunday a bus carrying

residents away on city taking them to a far away covid-19 quarantine facility crashed in the middle of the night killing 27 people. on your screen you're seeing a photograph that went viral on chinese social media. the photograph of the bus at night. you see the bus driver in full hazmat gear, the entire body covered except for the eyes. another video that went viral. it shows the wreckage of the bus. the bus is completely crushed and bizarrely and inexplicably you have a pandemic worker supplying disinfectant on the bus. this is the deputy mayor. >> translator: the rescue work has been completed. treatment for the injured is underway. we're looking to investigate the cause of the accident. >> reporter: the crash has

sparked a huge outcry over the over the top implementation of china's zero covid policy. anger in the morey mow the areas of china where there have been zero covid lockdowns like in at this bet and sheng young. anger in chung du. it's a megatwo week plus lockdown that's starting to begin to unwind at this moment. in the wake of that deadly quarantine bush crash, one person posted this, this comment saying, quote, what makes you think you won't be on that late night bus one day? that post picked up more than 250,000 likes before it, too, was taken off the internet and scrubbed offline. another commented we're all on the bus, we just haven't crashed yet. >> quite chilling and tragic. kristie lu stout joining us from

hong kong. many thanks. a judge in the u.s. has vacated the murder conviction of adnan syed. he spent 23 years behind bars for the death of his girlfriend. a popular podcast shed light on his case and raised questions about his legal representation. they're not declaring him innocent yet but declaring that he is entitled to a new trial. cnn's alexandra fields reports. >> reporter: free from prison after 23 years behind bars. a crowd swarmed adnan syed after a baltimore court moments after a judge vacated the murder conviction. he was whisked away in a car and ordered to wear an electronic ankle bracelet until the state decides whether to pursue a new trial against him or drop all

charges in the death of hayman li, his ex-girlfriend, high school student strangled to death in 1999. her body was discovered weeks later. >> we're not yet declaring, not yet declaring adnan syed is innocent. in the interest of fairness and justice he is entitled to a new trial. >> reporter: syed has maintained his innocence. they have repeatedly tried to have him exonerated. a popular hbo series raised new questions about the case against adnan syed in 2019. >> young lovers from different worlds. >> reporter: but it was the hit podcast serial that brought the case study there had been a miscarriage of justice. li's brother saying this isn't a podcast for me, this is real life and tearfully adding, whenever i think it's over, it's ended, it always comes back. but the judge ruled in favor of

the motion filed by prosecutors who had asked for syed's immediate release following a year-long reinvestigation into the case against him that turned up a slew of failures cited in a 21-page court document. among them the up reliability of information used in the trial and new dna testing and the state's failure to disclose critical information about the suspects at the time of the trial. >> our investigation uncovered that one of the suspects threatened miss lee saying he would make her disappear, he would kill her. we also received information that provided motive for that same alternative suspect. >> reporter: a final decision on whether to actually proceed with a new trial will likely hinge, according to prosecutors, on new touch dna testing.

for throngs of syed's supporters, this is the first vic victory. and for the family of lee, they want the pursuit of justice. >> they want to know who killed her. >> reporter: the lee family is said to be in a state of shock following the judge's decision to vacate the sentence. they are said to be disappointed by how quickly the hearing happened according to an attorney who represented them and saying they are considering their options for an appeal. in new york, alexandra field, cnn. next on "cnn newsroom," another expected interest rate hike from the federal reserve has wall street on edge. a check on the markets when we come back. urur rhythm. feel the power. beat the symptoms fast.

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to come. well, the u.s. central bank is expected to raise interest rates by another 3/4 of a percentage point. the fed is trying to strike a delicate balance between bringing down inflation and preventing a recession. ride share giant uber announced last week it was hacked and now it's identifying the group it says broke into its systems. they're called the laxon began and they targeted uber earlier this year. they targeted user information but didn't get their hands on accounts with payment information. they gave access to company slack messages by tricking a contractor. twitter co-founder and former ceo jack dorsey will be questioned on tuesday by lawyers for the company and elon musk. the tesla ceo is trying to get

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. here we go. it is tuesday, september 20th. 5 a.m. exactly here in new york. thanks for getting an "early start" with us. i'm christine romans. we begin this morning with fiona a major hurricane slamming turks and caicos after bringing damaging winds and rain to the dominican republic. puerto rico still reeling after fiona brought a power outage. at least two people in puerto rico have been killed. well over 1,000 people have already been rescued by emergency crews and thousands