us from the united states and all around the world. thousands of americans in the carolinas are braving the wrath of a powerful storm. hurricane ian is moving in as a post tropical cyclone. officials are warning that it is threatening with heavy rain and wind and flood. the storm has caused considerable damage in south carolina. you can see it ripped through a pier and caused part of it to collapse. it is also having a dangerous storm surge.

it was so bad that this man had to wade through knee-deep water inside of his own home. in florida the storm damage issine worse. 45 people have died and hundreds of homes are destroyed. a woman struggling to survive was captured in a harrowing phone call. >>in am in water. >> okay. >> i am so cold. >> i am losing you and i can't hear you. >> i love you. >> i love you. >> well, thankfully that woman was rescued along with others in the state along with 600 patients evacuated from health care facilities. more help is on the way.

>> i have directed that every possible action be taken to save live and get survivors. every minute counts. this is not just for florida. it is an american crisis. my message to people in south carolina is simple. listen to the warning and follow the officials instructions. >> authorities are concerned about the barrier islands near fort meyers which took the brunt of the hurricane. many residents chose not to evacuate and are now cut off from the mainland. they went to the island to find survivors that might want to leave. >> we see it after every hurricane. after the storm passes and sun comes out, the shock and anguish really begins to so many people who assess the loss says. but the best tip of covering the

disaster came from mr. rogers who taught my kids, in horrifying moments, look for the helpers. after ian violence, this is what is left of the causeway bridge to the island. this is the unpassable bridge to pine island. so for residents of both, boats and helicopters are the only exit options and while coast guard black hawks go to the barrier islands, two of the only boats in this part of the gulf carry civilian volunteers with the cajun navy. >> we'll try to go get them. project dynamo, they are

accustomed to saving americans in against the taliban. >> hurricane ian qualifies. >> you are named after churchill's operation? >> correct. >> and now we are going to rescue people on santobel. >> you need help? >> you want to get out here. >> i am -- >> we'll come up there. >> and we followed the cry for help on santobel eager to accept the boat lift. >> we are going. >> fort meyers. >> the bridge is knocked out. >> i am not ready to go. >> there is plenty of hazards

like the hiss of natural gas spewing from a broken tank. but the construction mostly held up which is in stark contrast to pine island. >> this one is flattened. the mobile homes of working class and retirees living in st. james city. >> when their phone cut out. the grandchildren were so scared they called the cajun navy and project dynamo to check for sign was life. my grand daughters are in ohio, and she was hysterical when i talked to her. i said there is no service.

>> there is no service. >> and i knew, i that had me more worried than what was going on at the time. i knew my family was worried. >> it is terinl what we are going through and destruction is unbelievable and the suffering is bad. hundreds of people we haven't found them out. it is a war zone and carnage. 1, 2, 3. >> thank you, gentlemen. >> i am happy to be here to help. it was lovely to see ryan and the rest of the guys show empathy of the woman who is not ready to leave. she doesn't appreciate how unliveable it is. but they will try to go back and get her the next day. project dynamo or go cajunnavy.org.

they will be out there and we'll keep looking for the helpers. we'll send it back to you. >> our meteorologist joins us with more on the storm. karen, what is happening right now? >> meteorologist: we look at what is occurring in the eastern seaboard. for the resident of south carolina, they did dodge some of the worst of the grim aspects associated with ian. when it made landfall in southwest florida, several days ago, you can see the devastation. the central coast of the south carolina, still lots of water and flooding. as of yet, no reports of fatalities. but look at this. just about everywhere you look at this specific spot is cherry grove, just to the north of north myrtle beach. you went to north myrtle beach and drove a few blocks, there it is. lots of water. a lot of these areas had 4- 8

inches of water and the storm surge came post high tide in the georgetown, south carolina area and split myrtle beach and charleston. you would be in the georgetown area. this video shows how powerful that rain is as it moves on shore. but now we have post tropical ian. what does that mean? it doesn't have a center of circulation and a whole core. in hurricane it gets heat off of the water. but now the areas in west virginia and kentucky and north carolina, the tide water area and del margo peninsula, they expect 3- 6 inches of rainfall. so not out of the clear, but nothing like the grim aspect of ian just a couple of days ago.

just around charlotte, that is about the position in the winston- salem area. we had a center of circulation, that would be where it would be. that is transitioning north. i think the worst aspects of this is over. but going into saturday, it is going to be problematic but decreasing as the day continues. >> thank you so much, karen. we'll have much more on hurricane ian. an interview with the head of the security company who is helping to evacuate victims in florida. plusus, russia pushing witith i plan to ax necks a fifth of ukraine. as soon as the ceremony was done widespread condemnation was to follow.

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during the worst of it, you could not see outside. rain side ways and the hard part was mixing in hurricane weather with high tide. that's what caused the devastation. we were in the high tide mark when it occurred. >> cnn is with there with an alaska resident who was on vacation on the island by south carolina. the barrier island is suffering the impact of the devastating storm. we are following the latest on ian as it moves inland after making a second landfall in south carolina and destroying boat and vehicles and homes and businesses.

ian left a path of destruction in the florida peninsula. the death toll stands at 45. officials fear the final toll will be much higher. >> russia is moving ahead with its plan to carry out the largest forced annexation in europe since world war ii. a large ceremony in moscow on friday, president vladimir putin announced the annexation of 1-fifth of ukraine and the force the occupied regions and the west dismissed as shams. they said it will not be recognized with the g- seven pushing for new sanctions on moscow.

the ukrainian president said russia will be defeated and it is a farce. >> the entire territory of our country will be liberated from the enemy. not only of ukraine but humanity law and truth. russia already knows this and it feels our power and sees that it is here in uran and proved the strength of our value and that's why it is organizing a farce with an attempted annexation and wants to rewrite history and redraw borders with murders and blackmail and ukraine will not allow that. >> the annexation announcement comes against the back drop of military failures in ukraine. matthew chance reports, the russian leader said his military will prevail on the battlefield.

>> victory will be ours, president putin vowing success in ukraine after announcing a escalation in his war. this is a choreographed fefshor is unlikely to be shared by russians still fleeing his call to arms. putin dramatically raised the stakes and announcing four more ukrainian regions after the sham referundums showed no support for moscow. people living in do nest are our citizens forever. putin said he wanted kiev to come to the negotiating table but the fate of the occupied

region system not up for debate. >> we are not discussing. russia will not betray it. his speech framing russian land grab as part of a battle. ukrainian western allies are determined to weaken his country. he declared any attack on the annexed areas are against russia itself and vowing to all means if ukraine tries to reclaim them. it was met with dutiful applause from the elite. but they must know how much this war is costing. and on the battlefield russia is facing the worst set back since invading in february. there is wide protest against the mobilization of russia's men to fight and also the global

condemnation and u.s. imposing fresh sanctions and others following suit. in ukraine president zelensky called putin's move a farce and said ukraine is requesting to join 98o. >> we are taking a decisive step for the security of entire community of free nations. in red square tonight, the stage managed celebration meant to send a powerful message. no matter the criticism or consequences. putin's russia is determined to take this path. >> we would like to turn to the director of the asia program at quincy institute and author of several books on russia and joins us from washington d.c. sir, so good to have you on the

program. what did you make of president putin's speech and tenor and pomp. what did he signal to the world in your assessment? >> he was sending a mixed bag of messages to the russian people he was trying to appeal in a straight russian nationalism. claiming that this is russian territory and of course, trying to mobilize russian support for the war. he was also i think basically trying to excuse the failures in the war which are his war. he launched it, by claiming it is a war in defense of russian territory. then appealing to international audiences. very different ones. he was using an old russian line

about russia civilian superiority to the decadent west. he used that to direct it against the woke culture in the west. this is an attempt to appeal to the radical right in the west. especially given their recent successes and actions in sweden and italy. to republicans in the united states. but he combined this awfully with an old style soviet communist appeal. >> interestingly, though, sir, this comes at a time when russia is looking isolated on the world stage. i mean, the optices that he presented in that address it was like a victory speech, but at the same time, he strikingly

almost offers the possibility and opening for a ceasefire. it is a muddled message there. what did you make of that? >> it was very muddled and while russia is not that isolated if you look at the votes in the security council where not just china, but india abstained and did not vote for the american resolution against russia. he wasn't -- yes, i mean, he would now like a ceasefire. but one that would leave russia in the territories of ukraine and the west and ukraine said that is unacceptable. >> and you said it is imperative for united states and russia to enter talks.

but sir, it is very difficult to see how there is any path leading to a diplomatic solution or dialogue or ceasefire. where do you see a opening? >> i entirely agree with you. i think that a peaceful solution, a peace settlement is off of the table after the russian annexation and i don't think there will be a ceasefire until there will be many more battles and losses. when i talked about the talks, i talk about the kind that america had in the soviet war. it did not involve an acceptance of what the soviet union was doing. even in the depths of the cold war, america and the soviet union were still talking to each other. they had diplomatic representation on both sides, because the danger of nuclear

war was recognized to be very real. that is the kind of talks i am proposing, not for peace settlement. >> and you referenced the specter of tactical nuclear arms deployed by moscow. are we looked at a intrackable conflict and at an impasse that is difficult to overcome because of that potential threat in the background of a nuclear confrontation? >> well, yes, obviously. this is one. things that prevents the west from getting directly involved in the war. that is the real point of putin and his sabre rattling. he is making sure nato does not intervene on the ukraine side. you can well imagine, not russia moving toward the use of nuclear weapons, but through various

stages and toward the level of tension in which some accident could occur that we narrowly dodged a couple of times in the cold war. >> right, you are from the quincy, institute. ser, thank you for taking our question and good to have you on. >> thank you very much. >> u.s. president biden said leaks in the pipeline were caused by what he called a act of sabotage. these are natural gas leaks that were discovered and that prompted the investigation that determine would under water explosions occurred just before the pipelines burst in several places. mr. biden accused russia and president putin of pumping out information and lies and he did not directly accuse moscow for

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>> it is a feeling that you are going to die. my advice to everybody. get out. don't stay.

it is ridiculous. don't follow my lead. just get out. >> a resident of fort meyers, beech florida wishing he had evacuated when he had a chance. >> the storm is powerful and relentless and deadly. 45 fatalities has been confirmed so far. potential insurance claims for property damage could approach $50 billion. the search and rescue under way in florida is a mammoth task. 275 people were rescued so far. but the officials say the sheer scale of the damage can make navigating those missions tricky. >> we are finding that many of the people are not critically injured or in immediate distressed but stranded and stuck on a island of either

manmade islands that are surrounded by water, but more importantly those were not islands before but now are surrounded by water. >> this video shows what rescue crews are facing. a coast guard team had to hoist this man after he was stuck in mangroves. crews say they will search block bee block until everyone who needs help gets it. >> and we'll bring in dale buckener. ceo of global guardian and a security organization that specializes in evacuation. thank you for the time taking our questions. can you share what your teams are seeing down there? >> yes, thank you for having me. as everyone has seen now, the true damage of the storm is

obvious. we're in it and been in it since it made landfall in fort myeres. we are seeing the devistration and it is grittier on the ground. you can see the fuel and oil and engines and wild life in the water. so it is gritty. but make no mistake what you are seeing on tv is very real. >> very real and grim indeed. what are your main priorities and the important factors that you keep top of mind? >> for us, it is all about speed of response. about last sunday we started to prepare and on monday, we put asset and people in jacksonville, florida, miami, and bradenton and fort myers and naples. ultimately we knew the final path. we adjusted assets, and then the

storm hit the outer islands 3:00 p.m. local and 7:30 that evening. we executed the high water emergency response to get people out of the homes which were flooded with 3- 5 feet of water and on thursday, we did surveys was damage and followed by now we have armed agents at business and securing those businesses for looting. then we will go into the next couple of phases over the next few weeks. but this will be a long- term commitment by global guardian. >> a long-term commitment. i want to talk about that. the storm is one thing but what follows is the another. what do victims need most after a catastrophic storm like hurricane ian.

>> the government has a huge role and they are doing a very good job here. we have had hundreds of ambulances pass us and hundreds of buses and hundreds of electrical crews and i think for the most, the areas with the most damages and the people with nothing left. they need to be taken out of the disaster zone and taken to a safe zone and put in a shelter or a hotel if you will and they need someone to hold them up. they has to be a safety net here. parts of the fort myers from that strike are uninhabitable. they just need that support and once that happens, let the government come in and clean up and assess the area and re-establish power and then people can then reach out to insurance firms and figure out the status and figure out the next move. but you can't do that from an

disaster zone. it is impossible. >> when can evacuees return and what is your message to people wanting to return to their homes? >> i understand it. i think it depends on where you were in relation to the strike. i think that does matter and the level of damage. if you are on the outer, i am in naples south of the fort myerss. the gas stations are open and hotels are on generator and in the next 48 hours, you will see naples down to 20% of the homes without electricity and they will be in good shape. north of fortmyeres same situation. but you are in fort myeres. this is a row build. not refur bishment. the electrical and water and

sewer system, from ground up. i think it does not make sense to go in for 3 or 4 weeks. again, let the hazards get out of the way and let things get cleared out and rid of the things that can hurt you and threaten your life. then it will make sense to go back in that area of whether you will rebuild or move on. >> thank you, sir, for taking our questions. we appreciate it. >> to find out how you can help the victims of hurricane ian go to cnn.com. you can find out ways to help. much more to come on tropicacal storm ian and how the impact it is havining on people hundreds miles away. protest in iran are continuing

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>> hold on, hold on. >> you're looking at a large wave crashing nothing a pier and

injuring people in florida. the storm is hitting carolinas. right now it is moving inland and threatening thousands with storm surge and heavy wind and rain. we'll bring you more information throughout the hour. now, we are getting a remarkable look at the utter destruction hurricanee an left in parts of florida. these high resolution shows what fort myers looked before and on the left was a sunny tropical town. on the right a gloomy scene of destruction and houses to rubble and streets littered with dirt and debris. >> and a government thrown

overthrown in a coup. the army captain has suspended the constitution, closed the border and declared a nightly curfewer. it started with gunfire in the capital and an explosion near the presidential palace and interruptions to state television programming. anti- government protest in iran shows little sign was slowing down. two weeks after erumenting over the death of a 22 in the custody of the country's morality police. i am joined by cnn reporter in isstanbul. there are no let up in the protest in iran? >> reporter: no, the internet blackout is making it very hard for us to assess how big and widespread these protest remain.

but we are still seeing video trickling out of the country and information coming out slowly out of the country and if you piece it together, what we do see is an image and remarkable determination by these protestors in different cities in iran. still defiant and determined and taking to the streets with these really bold chants calling for a regime change and women removing the head scarves and this is all happening in the face of the widening and intensifying crack down by the government. you know, the government his for the past two weeks dismissed protests as four, and describing them as clearly not willing to address the grefances of the thousands that are taking to the street and what that crack down

looks like layla, a thousand people have been detained. that figure is likely an underestimate and according to the united nations that thousands are detained and that includes high profile iran and celebrity and musicians and athletes and artist and people who spoke out in support of the protestors detakened over the past few days. and then the protestors themselves. mass arrest. it is not just people being taken into custody and detained. according to amnesty. they are dragged off of the street and women are dragged by their hair. we saw the video and amnesty said women are being sexual assaulted by the security forces.

then you have the mounting -- a lot of times security forces have used live rounds and shot directly in the protestors according to amnesty international. deaths of 40- 80 people. likely an underheft mate. cnn can't independently verify the numbers, but we are getting information from the organizations and the biggest concern is, the determined they are, more likely the government will unleash a brutal force to try to crush them as it has done in the past. >> thank you so mumuch. >> and a warning from south korea for theieir neighbors to e north. they say kim jong-un's missile test is undermining the safety in the world. rs 5 times faste r

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>> take a look at this dramatic rescue. we are continuing to monitor the impact of hurricane ian. a sheriff marine unit plucked two people from a sailboat. it was one of the rescues by land, sea and air during and after the storm. many people were in their homes or stranded on the rooftops. early estimates put damage from ian high as $47 billion. north korea hered two short range ballistic missiles after

conducting others. and kim jong-un launched the missiles before and after vice-president harris visited the zone on thursday. south korea called it a serious provocation. they joining live with more on this? >> reporter: hi, layla, you heard strong words on the armed forces day in south korea from the south korea president who is known to be hawkish on north korea. he vowed and determined an overwhelming response if north korea uses nuclear weapons. north korea made themselves as a nuclear state. that is why they are called, it is not happening from the north

korea contact that i worked with many years. under president trump, north korea considered the demilitaration. but the talks never fully recovered. north korea is silently bolstering the nuclear arsenal and ballistic capabilities. we saw it with this being the 22nd ballistic missile launch and sometimes they launch more than one. they are not short range missile. they have assessed what they described irregular flight patch and they are making a turn in midflight and these things travel low to the ground and under the radar.

if they can make a turn it is difficult to shoot them down and it is a dangerous weapon. this is the fourth launch just this week. 22nd this year and unprecedented pace of ballistic missile testing. you can see the response from united states and japan and south korea. they are worried that north korea is trying to launch them to the submarine and go up to the shores of japan where there are u.s. troops stationed. there is still ail serious threat and a growing threat on the korean peninsula. >> thank you. that wraps up this hour of cnn newsroom. we'll have more coverage after a quick break. stay here.

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welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. ahead on "cnn newsroom," damage and destruction left in the wa