okay, yikes. oh sorry, i wasn't thinking. we don't really use the v word. that's kind of insensitive. we prefer day-adjacent. i'll go man-pire. ♪ hello and warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world, i'm christina macfarlane in for max foster in london. just ahead -- >> we're continuing to monitor tropical storm ian that will become a hurricane very soon. the entire state of florida will feel this. >> we will indeed see that rapid intensification over the next couple days. >> please listen to your local officials and take those evacuation orders seriously. ♪

good morning, monday september 26th, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. where the state of florida is under a state of emergency. officials are warning residents to prepare for the worst as tropical storm ian gained strength in the caribbean and barrels towards the state. the storm is pushing towards western cuba right now but a tropical storm watch is in place for the florida keys. the national hurricane center says ian is close to hurricane strength and could become a major hurricane on tuesday. florida's governor and officials are urging people to get prepared now. >> expect heavy rains, strong winds, flash flooding, storm surge and even isolated tornadoes. make preparations now. i know a lot of people have been doing it throughout the state of florida and the things that you

should be prepared with, food, water, batteries, medicine, fuel. anticipate particularly the closer you are to where the eye of the storm makes landfall, anticipate power outages. that is something that will likely happen with a hurricane of this magnitude. >> heavy rain and storm surges are expected and tampa residents are filling sandbags to prevent flooding. local officials say they're trying to stay prepared. >> of course there's a high degree of worry when ever we have a named storm that we are in the trajectory or in the path of that storm. so, but we are preparing. we like to rehearse and practice for these, but we certainly don't want to be on the main stage of ian. >> we are preparing right now and got the great men and women from the city of tallahassee out making sure our power lines are clear, our storm water systems are clear, removing any debris that could possibly cause blockage. we're doing everything we can on

the front end of the storm to prepare and secure our infrastructure. >> residents across the state have also been stocking up on essential supplies and authorities say people must follow evacuation orders if necessary. >> if an evacuation order is given, please heed that warning. you don't want to be that family or that individual that calls for help and us and our partners, first responders, can't get to you. >> cnn's car la suarez is in tampa following the storm. >> reporter: ahead of a possible impact with ian, city officials open lead the sand distribution sites on sunday and the line at each location was quite busy. officials here echoed florida governor ron desantis' declaration that folks need to prepare now and not later in a week. at a briefing in tallahassee,

2,500 florida national guard members had been called up and the entire state of florida is under an emergency declaration. he once again reiterated it does not matter where you live in the state of florida, you need to have your hurricane supplies now. >> it really is important to stress the degree of uncertainty that still exists. so anybody from tampa bay all the way to escambia county, tracks that would take it into those places. other floridians not necessarily right in the eye of the path of the storm, there's going to be pretty broad impacts throughout the state. you'll have wind. you're going to have water. there could be flooding on the east coast of florida as a result of this. it's a big storm. >> reporter: city and county officials have left open the possibility of a possible evacuation, all of this depending on where ian tracks. carlos suarez, cnn, tampa, florida. meteorologist is joining us. as florida prepares for the

worst, do we have any idea where this storm is due to make land fall? >> the models disagraeing on quite a bit of this storm system. we know it is going to intensify quickly, the question is how far west or how far east does it end up as it approaches the state of florida. right now 100 miles or so south of the cayman islands, about 350 miles south of the western tip of cuba. 70 miles per hour, meaning sustained wednesday just about 4 miles per hour shy of a category 1 hurricane. we believe that will occur in the next few hours it becomes a category 1 hurricane. it moves across land depending on which track it takes. hurricane warnings have been prompted across the cayman islands and parts of cuba because the system has what it takes to not only become a hurricane but potentially rapidly intensify. this is the warmest body of water across the atlantic, warmest region so we know the system will be fueled rather quickly across this region.

notice 9 to 14 foot storm surge the forecast around western cuba. catastrophic storm surge, parts of southwest florida initial forecasts have storm surge threat as high as 7 feet across that region. here we go with the timing, we think landfall sometime in the early morning hours of tuesday around western cuba as a category 2, because of the very little land interaction on tuesday morning we expect this to quickly intensify back up to a category 3 and possibly even to a category 4 from tuesday into wednesday. of course, any time you get to this scale, a major hurricane. we know the population density quite high across portions of western florida and this system is forecast to parallel the coast which is really the worst case scenario because the impacts across the state become a multi-day setup, on shore winds, storm surge threat and significant rainfall. notice just the scope of the system here, the forecast guidance really begins to break apart. i often tell people, don't fall in love with the center of that track because the western periphery of this cone indicates where the forecast guidance on

some models takes the storm and the eastern periphery also shows where other models take this storm. we're splitting the difference. the storm doesn't travel in a straight line. it will end up somewhere between that area and just to show you the variability just from saturday to sunday models, notice how quickly from one day to the next it can shift. so, three to four days out you bet it is going to shift even more here in the coming several days. but again, the initial concern is tuesday morning landfall around parts of western cuba. the european model, wednesday into thursday bringing it near tampa. and again showing you another model where again western florida, western cuba looks to be the initial impact zone. look where it ends up in the united states, the american model wants to keep it offshore and possibly take to the panhandle region near panama city. we'll follow this as the story progresses and give you the latest here on cnn. >> given the variability of those models we have to keep a close eye on it. thanks very much for now. and as was mentioned there,

hurricane warnings have been issued for western cuba as well. cnn's patrick oppmann has more from the capital of havana. >> reporter: cuban officials warned residents in the western portion of this island to remain on alert as ian approaches cuba. certainly in the low-lying areas, areas close to the water, most likely people will have to be evacuated from those areas. west of havana, it is mostly agricultural areas and what we have heard throughout the day on sunday is that people are readying their farms, are taking their livestock to areas that will be safer for them, are trying to collect crops. there's a lot of tobacco grown in this area because they know when the heavy winds and rain come in, that that is when they could lose their crops. so they've been warned to get ready in advance of this powerful storm's arrival. up until now, the cuban government has not given specific instructions to people.

they're watching where this storm goes, if it will stay offshore, or if it will make landfall in cuban territory. certainly if it comes to cuba as a major hurricane, a category 3 or above, it could cause quite a bit of damage here. people have been hoping they would get through this hurricane season in cuba without a hurricane striking the island. that does not appear to be the case, though. and cubans are very concerned because already the cuban economy has taken so many hits throughout the last year or so with a result of the pandemic, essentially ending for more than a year all tourism to this island, the impact of u.s. sanctions, bad economic decisions made by the cuban government. so this storm, if it hits parts of the island where food is grown, where tobacco is grown, it will only damage the economy all that much further. so cubans are simply wondering if the impacts of the storm will

be too much for them to bear. patrick oppmann, cnn, havana. meantime, recovery continues for those hit by hurricane fiona. more than 50% of puerto rico now has electricity nearly a week after fiona slammed into the island. the storm's initial hit knocked out the island's entire power grid. despite weakening to a post tropical cyclone in canada, fiona hit the region with strong winds destroying homes. at least one death from the storm has been reported in canada. the philippines is reeling after being slammed by a super typhoon on sunday. it has since been downgraded to a regular typhoon. it's caused catastrophic flooding across the country, destroying homes and making cleanup hard for residents. of course stay with cnn for more to come later this hour including where the storm is heading next. ♪ we're tracking growing

protests across russia over president vladimir putin's mobilization order and the war in ukraine. an independent monitoring group says more than 2,300 people have been detained since last wednesday as the government tries to shut down opposition. on sunday alone, dozens were detained in some of russia's ethnic minority regions during heated protests against the draft. this video shows women arguing with police in the capital, a predominantly muse lmuslim region. this video shows officers aggressively pushing back a crowd of protesters. also saw a large anti-draft rally in the far eastern, another ethnic minority region more than 3,000 miles from moscow. authori authorities there acknowledged

some residents have been enlisted by mistake. many russians are trying to flee the country. these pictures from the border with georgia. you can see hundreds of cars there waiting to line up to get out of russia. and some men spoke about the challenges they face getting through the last major russian city before the border. >> translator: we paid $1,200 to be escorted to the point 300 kilometers on the russia, georgia border. if you honestly wait in line, leaving russia could take 72 hours. paying our fee, we made it in 30 hours. >> translator: our president having declared war to an adjacent state, illegitimately annex part of their territory is trying to drag population into the idle war. >> ukrainian official says predominantly muslim ethnic group is fleeing russian-held crimea. according to ukraine's presidential representative they have been disproportionately

targeted by russia's conscription, now she says thousands of men and their families are seeking safety in uzbekistan and kazakhstan. here is how ukraine's president reacted. >> translator: the criminal mobilization is being used by russia not only to extend the suffering of people in ukraine and to further destabilize the world, but also to physically eliminate indigenous men living in territories controlled for now temporarily by the russian federation. >> america's national security adviser says russia's desperate measures this week suggest the war isn't going as vladimir putin had hoped. here is what he told nbc news. >> throwing together sham referendum on three days notice and scrambling to call up hundreds of thousands of people who are going to need to get trained and organized is not a sign of strength. it's not a sign of confidence.

quite the opposite. it's a sign that he is struggling very badly in ukraine, that the russian army is struggling badly and that he doesn't have a lot of options left because he really did not want to have to move to mobilization. he knew that as soon as he ordered mobilization there would be some upheaval in the country. we're seeing the images and scenes of that right now. >> well, u.s. secretary of state has confirmed that washington has been communicating privately with moscow about russia's threat to use nuclear weapons in ukraine. antony blinken says the u.s. has warned russia of serious consequences if it launches such an attack. here he was on " 60 minutes". >> how concerned should americans be about the prospect of nuclear war? >> scott, we heard a lot of irresponsible rhetoric coming out of vladimir putin, but we're focussed on making sure that we're all acting respobsnsibly

when it comes to this loose rhetoric. we have been clear with the russians publicly and privately to stop the loose talk about nuclear weapons. >> privately the united states has been in communication with the kremlin about these threats of nuclear war? >> yes. it's very important that moscow hear from us and know from us that the consequences would be horrific. any use of nuclear weapons could have catastrophic effects for, of course, the country using them, but for many others as well. >> if you can't give us specifics about a u.s. response, can you tell us that the administration has a plan? >> we do. >> as you heard there, blinken didn't specify exactly how america would respond, but he said the u.s. is determined to keep the war from expanding. still to come on cnn, the january 6th committee holds a public hearing this week, its first since july. newly-released evidence will be revealed. plus, georgia is expected to

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i think it will be potentially more sweeping than some of the other hearings but it too will be very thematic and tell a story about a key element of donald trump's plot to overturn the election and the public will certainly learn things it hasn't seen before, but it will also understand information it already has in a different context by seeing how it relates to other elements of this plot. >> that's adam schiff on what the american people can expect when the january 6th committee holds its next public hearing on wednesday. he also told cnn if the committee makes a criminal referral for former president donald trump, then it should be made unanimously. there's still some holes in the investigation that need to be sorted out before the committee wraps up its work.

>> well, it's not complete because there have been efforts to undermine the investigation, obviously. but i think on the secret service record side we have gotten some teams communication and some other electronic communications that help us to complete our understanding of what was taking place on january the 6th. in this investigation i learned to say never say never. i want to say definitively there's not going to be another hearing. my expectation is this will be the last investigative hearing, but our report is all about giving the information to congress and the american people about what needs to be done. and if relevant information surfaces in that interview or any others we will include it. meantime, zoe lofgren doubts the select committee will hear from donald trump or mike pence. here is more from lofgren. >> if we were trying to get into a subpoena fight with either the former vice president or the

former president, that litigation could not be concluded during the life of this congress. and i think the former president has made clear that he has no intention of coming in. so, while we would like to hear from both of them, i'm not expecting that we necessarily will. >> and again, the january 6th public hearing is on wednesday. watch it here on cnn at 1:00 p.m. eastern, that's 6:00 p.m. here in london. now, in italy, exit polls show europe's hard right scored another stunning success at the ballot box. an alliance led by giorgia meloni and her brothers of italy party appear on track for victory as the official results are awaited. meloni, 45-year-old mother from rome will likely become the most far right italian head of government. she spoke to supporters about the challenges that lie ahead.

>> translator: when this night is over, we have to remember we must remember that we are not at the end point. we are at the starting point. it is from tomorrow that we must prove our worth. >> joining me now from rome is cnn contributor barbie nado. italy on course for its most right wing government since the end of woefrld 2. there's been much speculation and concern really about which direction giorgia meloni will try to take the country, especially given her two right wing coalition parties. what can italy and europe expect here? >> reporter: well, you know, italy is waking up this morning to a very different world. and this far right win is especially telling when you start looking at the breakdown of the coalition vote. she won hands down in her coalition, so much more support who served this country three times as prime minister. so she spoke last night. when she did, she said she

wanted to be inclusive because this vote was very much about who didn't show up at the ballot box. the turnout was only 64%. a lot of people didn't go because they felt disillusioned. of course this was a snap election after mario draghi's government fell. there wasn't a very long campaign season and a lot of people just didn't show up to vote. and she addressed that last night in her victory speech saying she wanted to be very inclusive, but it's going to be hard for her to be inclusive when you see the far right support all over europe right now. you've got french far right tweeting support for her, congratulating her. she's got to try to temper that, got to speak to those italians who didn't vote. she needs their support. she has a parliamentary majority, she'll get things done, but the opposition is strong and her coalition is extremely fractured as they're going into this. >> yeah, of course, very -- >> translator: it's important to understand that if we are called to govern this nation, we will do it for everyone.

we will do it for every italian. we will do it with the goal of uniting these people. to highlight what unites them rather than what divides them because the major objective we have always given ourselves in life and that we have given ourselves as a political force is to ensure that italians could once again be proud to be italian. >> reporter: you know, and that message, proud to be italian is really tempered by the fact that the far right in europe are so pleased that they have another victory. italy is a very important country. italy is the center right coalition very guided on russia, very divided on sanctions, very divided on europe in general. so the challenge here is as much for the people in italy to support her especially those who didn't vote as it is for brussels to accept for, for germany, for france to accept her. we're watching on twitter this morning the social media reaction to her has been very, very divided here in italy on the left, people are disappointed. boy, on the far right of europe,

they're very, very pleased. >> yeah, we know, of course, that all across europe there's going to be close attention to her next steps. thanks very much for now. still to come, typhoon noru sweeps through the philippines causing catastrophic flooding. we'll have the latest on the storm and other extreme weather incidents around the world. plus, the state of the u.s. economy. new data out this week could reveal how badly inflation is hitting. and cnn sits down with the uk's new prime minister to hear her thoughts on the controversial new tax cut and partners she's working with to ensure a brighter future for britain. ♪

♪ hi there. welcome back to "cnn newsroom," i'm christina macfarlane. if you're just joining us, let me bring you up to date with our top stories this hour. an independent monitoring group says more than 2,300 people have been detained since last wednesday as the government tries to shut down mobilization. this as protests continue in russians flee their country to avoid the draft. and florida is currently under a state of emergency as tropical storm ian gains momentum in the caribbean. state officials are warning residents to be prepared for the worst. the storm is expected to turn into a major hurricane by tuesday. the philippines red cross says at least five rescue workers have reportedly died after typhoon noru slammed the country. homes have been destroyed by

catastrophic flood waters and heavy winds since the storm made landfall on sunday. thousands of families are being housed in evacuation centers and now the storm is reportedly moving towards vietnam. cnn meteorologist rejoins me now from atlanta. those images of the flood waters are just staggering. do we know if this storm is going to continue that kind of pace? >> it is and possibly will strengthen again here before it makes another landfall. looking at the models looks like vietnam could be at the cross hairs of this storm system. going back to that image, seeing those videos we saw moments ago, some of the biggest dangers are what's hidden beneath the waters. water born issues and dangerous animals in those water. but notice what's happening here when it comes to this particular typhoon, rapidly intensified in the span of 12 hours just before it made landfall. so essentially created the worst case scenario for our friends

across the philippines and some of the images speak to how severe of a story it was with landfall on sunday afternoon with wind speeds of 240 kilometers per hour being a super typhoon equivalent to category 4 hurricane. rainfall amounts 250 millimeters or 10 inches. what is left of this storm system as he re-emerges over the south china sea? category 1 equivalent with 150 kilometer per hour winds. we expect the system to strengthen up to 195, maybe 200 plus kilometers per hour, once again pushing up towards that category 3 equivalent of a storm system, major hurricane equivalent. another very large system on approach here. notice it's on a beeline, very little deviation between the guidance and the forecast. da nang looks to be one of the areas to watch closely. population in the city there over 1 million people. the storm forecast to arrive some time wednesday afternoon. look at the forecast wind gusts,

not duchoften do you see a majo city bringing da nang wind gusts upwards of 166 kilometers per hour, that's incredible storm for an area that has 1 million people living in it. certainly a story worth following as well. >> yeah, really quite frightening. so hutch hurricane activity. appreciate it. thank you. to the u.s. economy now with a full slate of reports set to be released this week. new numbers on the building and sale of new homes come out on tuesday. on thursday a look at how the u.s. economy performed in the second quarter of the year and friday possible changes in consumer spending trends will be released. finances are very much at the forefront of everyone's mind right now. new cbs ugov poll shows 57% of likely u.s. voters feel their financial well being is at stake with the upcoming midterm elections. and we're also waiting to see how the dow comes in the coming

hours after a disastrous end to trading on friday, closing nearly 500 points down. the levels on friday were the dow's worst since november of 2020 stoked by investor worries of inflation and corrective action by the fed to control it. here in the uk, the pound keeps losing ground against the u.s. dollar, falling to a record low of just more than $1.03. you can see right now come off that low slightly there, but there are still fears that sterling could slide in the coming months. this comes following mini budget announcement coming from chancellor. >> the course of the pound depends on some degree what policymakers, fiscal or monetary do next. the chancellor doubled down on this interview on sunday saying

to the bbc that more tax cuts were to come. he wants to keep putting money in people's pockets. doesn't look like we'll see reversal from the fiscal policymakers. there is speculation what the bank of england could do, turn to a communications strategy and could perhaps the governor give a speech and try to calm the markets, say he's aware of what's going on. but sterling, of course the weakness of the pound, it has stabilized quite a bit this morning after hitting a record low, it adds to inflation. inflation already hovering around just 10% in the uk the pound if it's that weak makes imports more expensive, things like oil and gas. there you have a perfect storm. >> very uncomfortable time for the new government, of course, as well. thanks very much. as i mentioned, liz truss is defending a controversial new tax cut aimed at saving the economy. cnn's jake tapper sat down with

the new prime minister to discuss its effect. here is part of their exclusive conversation. >> your government just unveiled a new tax proposal this week that would reverse plans to raise the corporate tax rate. you also proposed lifting the cap on bonuses for bank executives. in the u.s., president biden is taking a very different approach and obviously he has a different view on economic measures such as the one you're proposing. he tweeted this week, quote, i am sick and tired of trickle down economics. it has never worked. we're building an economy from the bottom up. and middle out. and so, president biden is in essence saying that he thinks your approach doesn't work. the opposition in parliament says you're recklessly running up the deficit and turning your back on so-called compassionate conservatism. >> i don't really accept the premise of the question at all. the uk has one of the lowest levels of debt in the g7, but we have one of the highest levels

of taxes. currently we have a 70-year high in our tax rates. what i'm determined to do as prime minister and what the chancellor is determined to do is make sure we are incentivizing businesses to invest and we're also helping ordinary people with their taxes. that's why i don't feel it's right to have higher national insurance and national corporation tax because that will make it harder for us to attract the investment we need in the uk. it will be harder to generate those new jobs. and you know, i want the u.s. economy to be successful as well. i want the european economy to be successful as well. i want freedom-loving democracies to succeed. and one of the things that we're doing here in the uk is moving forward on our infrastructure programs. road building, broadband, mobile telephones. and i know that is what the

administration in the u.s. is doing as well. but of course we all need to decide what the tax rates are in our own country, but my view is we absolutely need to be incentivizing growth. it's a very, very difficult time for the economy. we have also put in place a package of measures to support consumers with energy prices, to make sure that nobody is having to pay more than 2,500 pounds on their bills, which is very important as well. >> the uk isn't the only country where people are worried about energy security. hundreds of germans protested on sunday, calling for the activation of the halted nord stream 2 pipeline. that project that would have supplied russian oil to germany, the war in ukraine caused energy prices in europe to rise. much of the continent is trying to declare its energy independence from russia, including germany. meanwhile, german chancellor

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some news just coming into cnn. russia's state news agency is reporting an attackers opened fire at a school about 140 miles southwest of perm. it adds that authorities are trying to capture the suspect. we have not yet received reports of casualties. we'll of course bring you any updates as soon as they become available. anti-government protests continued in iran sunday despite a security crackdown arrests and internet disruptions what started as demonstrations over the death of 22-year-old in the

custody of iran's morality police, now includes protests against the regime itself. but sunday also saw pro-government demonstrations in some iranian cities. cnn has more. >> it appears on sunday like the iranian government was still mobilizes the masses. crowds of its supporters taking to the streets of the capital teheran and other cities in these pro-government rallies. crowds estimated in the hundreds of thousands, according to state media. they were out to show unity and outrage against what they describe as these acts of sabotage by those they refer to as the rioters in reference, of course, to the protesters dismissing what the world has been seeing going on in iran as the work of a handful of mercenaries serving foreign enemies they say, forcefully

removing the head scarves of women on the streets. of course, the world has seen those remarkable images. the video of those acts of defiance by women in iran in recent days removing their head scarves, the head score scarves they have been forced to wear for decades, burning them, cutting their hair in public. we have seen these young generation of iranians rising up on the streets demanding freedoms and rights that they have never had. but it appears the government is continuing to dismiss what is going on as a foreign conspiracy to destabilize the islamic republic. we heard the president ressi saying they must be dealt with decisively. statements, indications from the army and the revolutionary guard corp. they are ready to intervene in the crackdown also and to try to crush these protests. it's very difficult for us to assess what is really going on on the ground in iran, what the

casualty toll is of this on going crackdown. but according to estimates from various groups, including human rights organizations and state media, they say that dozens have so far lost their lives in the country. amnesty international saying that authorities have opened fire, live rounds deliberately and directly at protesters. state media, also the government saying that a number of the security apparatus have also been killed in recent days. and according to state media, more than 1,000 people have been detained so far. it is very difficult for us to know what is going on on the ground in iran, in realtime, because the government is continuing to restrict the internet and to block social media platforms. so, it's very hard to assess how big, how widespread the protests still are, but on sunday,

despite the restrictions on the internet, we began to see video emerge of protesters back out on the streets with night fall, more defiant protesters back out in the capital teheran and other cities chanting the now familiar slogans, death to the dictator and we are all together. we must not be afraid. now japan is preparing to say its final farewell to assassinated former prime minister shinzo abe with a state funeral set for tuesday. u.s. vice president kamala harris arrived in tokyo a short time ago. she'll attend the ceremony along with other dignitaries around the world. abe was the longest serving prime minister. he died after being shot in july at a campaign speech. but some in japan don't believe he should get a state funeral. we're joined from tokyo for more on this. blake, i understand some 50 former and current leaders

expected to attend this state funeral. still quite strong feeling about abe's party links to the unification church. it is that why we're seeing such staunch opposition to this? >> reporter: that's one of several reasons why there are so many people that stand in opposition to this upcoming state funeral. the reality here is that in life and now in death shinzo abe has been and will continue to be a polarizing figure. when it comes to the idea of a government-funded state funeral that will cost taxpayers at least 1.6 billion yen or 12 million u.s. dollars to honor the diplomatic legacy of japan's longest serving prime minister shouldn't cause a surprise this is a very much divided nation. in fact, tomorrow's state funeral for abe sparked controversy ever since fumio ka she da announced decision just a few days after abe was shot and killed while delivering a campaign speech back in july.

he said he made the decision to host the event to honor abe's diplomatic legacy after messages of condolence came pouring in around the world. ever since protests have been held on a regular basis with the opposition seeming to gain more support by the day, even after prime minister defended his decision to lawmakers, according to the latest poll, 56% of the public here now stand in opposition. the main reasons behind the growing opposition involve deep divisions about his leadership, that it's a poor use of taxpayer funds and the fact that the decision was made without consulting japan's parliament. and while a smaller majority of the public now stand in opposition of tomorrow's state funeral, there is still a large portion of the public who do think it's appropriate. supporters in support point to how he raised japan's global profile and abe implemented a new peace and security law along with his vision for a free and open indo-pacific and abe-nomics

some believe helped reinvigorate japan's economy. whether people here support it or not, state funeral for the former prime minister will be held tomorrow. >> all right. blake, appreciate it. thank you. update now on developing story we're following out of russia. we told you a moment ago that the state news agency is reporting an attacker opened fire at a school in the city of about 140 miles southwest of perm. the head of the region says children are among those shot. but did not provide specific numbers on how many were wounded or killed. he did say that a security guard was killed and the attacker shot himself. we'll bring you updates as soon as they become available. we'll be right back. itis. here. aspercreme arthritis. full p prescription-strength? reduces inflammation? thank k the gods. don't thank them too soon. kick pain in the aspercreme.

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♪ welcome back. now it sounds like a plot for a lol hollywood movie. nasa is going to try to redirect an asteroid. it's preparing to carry out its first planetary defense test or dart. the goal is to try to knock an asteroid from its current path. there's no danger from the asteroid, the mission is a test run if there's an issue down the

road. you can watch a live broadcast of the mission on nasa's website from 6:00 p.m. eastern time today and nasa will also hold a post-mission briefing. now, are you ready for some football? the nfl kicked off week 3 of the season on sunday. philadelphia eagles quarterback jalen hurts threw for 340 yards in a win over the washington commanders. philadelphia defense sacked their former quarterback carson wentz nine times. wentz hit 25 for 43 passes for 211 yards and fumbled the ball twice. the eagles remain undefeated and move into first place in the nfc east. south florida the miami dolphins ended a seven game losing streak against the buffalo bills winning 21-19. miami wide receiver jalen wodle led the team for 102 yards. chase edmonds rushed for two touchdowns. bills' quarterback josh allen

completed 42 out of 63 passes for 400 yards including two touchdowns. and in tampa, all eyes on the two of the nfl's greatest quarterbacks as the green bay packers defeated the buccaneers 14-12. green bay quarterback aaron rodgers completed 27 of 35 passes for 255 yards. two touchdowns and an interception in what might have been his last game against tom brady. brady leading his team in a thrilling 89-yard touchdown drive during the final three minutes. the buccaneers failed to complete the two-point conversion that would have sent the game into overtime. now the performer at the 2023 super bowl halftime show will be -- ♪ we found love in a hopeless place ♪ ♪ we fell in love in a hopeless place ♪ ♪ we fell in love in a hopeless

place ♪ >> one and only pop singer r rihana was chosen to sing. she made a tweet showing her hand holding a football. she declined to offer to perform at the super bowl in 2019 sign of solidarity with colin kaepernick. super bowl lvii will be played in glendale, arizona on february 12th. but it's still baseball season. and president biden will host special guests later today at the white house. the atlanta braves. the 2021 world series champions will meet with the president to celebrate and be recognized for the team's achievement. the manager told the atlanta media he thinks the experience will be something he'll remember for the rest of his life. that does it for this edition of "cnn newsroom." i'm christina macfarlane in london. do stay tuned for "early start" up next with christine romans. ♪

♪ monday is here. welcome to our viewer in the united states and around the world, it is monday, september 26th. i'm christine romans. we begin this morning with florida bracing for ian. financially declared a hurricane. in just the last few moments. residents filling sandbags, readying their homes and businesses for high winds, heavy rains, storm surges. the weather service in florida officials are urging preparedness. >> got two full days you'll start seeing the winds get into portions of florida starting wednesday and wednesday night.

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