do be careful, brian todd in largo. let's get to the expert my colleague tom in the cnn weather center. almost on cue it feels like started pouring buckets of water on top of us this thing is coming here sitting here. it's not moving quickly. the winds aren't high but man we are getting a lot of rain here. >> yeah, in fact, don if you look at the infrared satellite imagery these bright purple colors near the core are still producing rain. tornadic activity over bahamas over 8 of them. latest advisory we brought down sustained winds 100 miles per hour. i mean we've got hurricane force winds centered out about a hundred and you've got about a 350 mile wiped swath of tropical storm force winds. national hurricane center said the entire peninsula is experiencing tropical storm conditions. now dry air is filtering in to the south. that's going to cut off rain totals. dry air now, this is a shook the last few frames, is coming into this northern edge through orlando. that may drop some rain totals down as well. doesn't matter

i want to go right to brian todd, who is nearby? petersburg, across the bay. brian, you've been -- okay. okay. i'm just hearing we're going to go to the fema administrator for the briefing. let's listen? >> already feeling the storm's painful impacts. we have yet to experience landfall. however, i spoke with my leadership team this morning, and i can confidently say that we have the right teams and we have the right resources in place and ready to meet the changes -- or the needs of those that we are charged to serve. but, as with any storm, the most important work starts at home. that means we need everyone to heed the warnings of their local officials before, during and after the storm. there are life-saving -- these are life-saving messages that simply cannot be ignored. when it comes to hurricanes -- w water, water is dangerous. from coastal storage surgeon to inland flooding, the majority of the state of florida is in ian's cross hairs. i would like to share a few key messages that will help you and your family safe. first, never drive through standing or

brian todd, you've been able to assess the damage in the region where you are. tell us what you're seeing and you're experiencing right now. ? we >> well, don, i heard you guys talking about the dangers of venturing back to property that's been damaged. this is a place where the damage is really acute tonight. this is the property in largo, florida. we talk to the owner's short time ago. his family has had this house for 50 years, he just inherited the property. he returned to it to try and start renovations on it, and this is what happened today. our photojournalist took us in there well we just look at some of the incredible damage, this was the result of a fire today at the height of the storm. we were told by a neighbor who filmed it and gave us some video of the fire when it's at its height, that the fire started when a power lines snapped right off of a transformer across the street and then look at this damage. throughout this house. and we talked about dangers, downed power lines, debris all over the place, broken glass, protruding objects like metal and

brian todd is on the scene for us in naples, florida. brian, we're just beginning to understand the scope of the damage from ian. >> reporter: absolutely, wolf. people in this town just beginning to come to grips with this devastation. we are on a gulf shore boulevard here in naples, within 150 feet of the beach. a 12 foot storm surge pushed the water up underneath these apartments. now people are tossing their biggest positions on to the street like this. debris hazards are all over the place. and this comes as rescues are still going on in the city tonight. up and down florida's west coast today, residents facing flooded homes, neighborhoods underwater, streets littered with abandoned cars, roofs torn off. boats swept after a stormy night of tearing winds, rushing water and last-minute escapes as the category four hurricane ripped through. >> all of a sudden, the house flooded. it just started going deeper and deeper. by the time we were walking out, we were mid-thigh in water. >> the naples fire department carrying out water rescues. f

brian todd, cnn, washington. >> fascinating report. brian todd, thank you.ntinues later this morning on "cnn newsroom." we're going to speak with a former black nfl coach on what the league can do to increase diverse hires. that's at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >>> coming up, the far right conspiracy group qanon is embracing what it says is a clear nod of support from president trump. we're going to take a look at some blatant signs of approval. >>> but first, a quick programming note, join dr. gupta for a new investigation into a global mystery that confounds scientists. the cnn special report, immac c concussion. >> what's the level of concern now? >> what would the motivation be to be doing that to american diplomats? >> were you worried about the president being potentially attacked. >> join dr. sanjay gupta. >> do you ink in the brain is the battlefield of the future? >> the cnn report, immaculate concussion. the truth behind the havana syndrome. tomorrrrow night at 8:00. 's out! i thought he never fumbles. the new subway series. what's your pick? ♪ wherever we

let's go to brian todd who is across tampa bay from me live in st. petersburg. nergy and the voracity of this storm has really picked up. as you can see we're getting hit with rain and wind hitting us sideways, when it starts to hit you sideways when you know you're starting to get into the dicey parts of the storm. this was not like this about a that are hour ago. we are really getting pounded here at this pier in st. petersburg. you talk about storm surge, we are not going to get it as bad here as port charlotte and areas like that. look how bad the storm surge is getting here. you see the waves slapping up against the jetty here, we've been hit by waves a couple times already. we will start to stroll this way as i point to where this jetty is basically tasked with protecting the city of st. petersburg from this storm surge. you can see it is slamming up against these jetties, slamming up over the jetties and the test is going to be when the storm gets even more intense later today, we can pan to your right, my left, mike love, pan into where you can see the ci

cnn's brian todd is in naples. randi kaye in ft. myers. first, though, let's go to cnn's miguel marquez, live in charleston, south carolina. miguel, it's coming for you. >> it is coming. we don't know how much punch ian has left, but it is already start to pour here. they have issued a flash flood warning here in charleston. i want to show you what the bay looks like here. this is the area that will flood here in the city. this floods on a good day, but what they are expecting is a 9-foot tide around noon, around noon, is also when that storm is going to sort of come into this area. they're not quite sure where it's going to hit. so if you have a 9-foot tide, where it floods around 7 feet here, on top of that, a storm surge and water coming down from the sky. you're going to have a real problem here. there goes a police officer through roads that are starting to collect water here. several roads have already been shut down in charleston. they are at their highest level of alert here in the city and the county, ready for anything that ian c

. >>> brian todd is? pete petersburg.ou're really starting to feel it. >> reporter: that's right, john. as you know, when you covers storms of this intensity, you go through periods of lull and then intense energy. well, this is the latter. this has picked up energy where we are in petersburg. check out the storm surge here. they're also smashing up against the jetty behind me. mike and i will try to give you a sense of the energy. what they are fearful of in downtown. the water levels over there, you can see in that -- look that seawall, the water levels have receded. that's deceptive. it will be high tide in a few hours, that water level will rise, and as it gets more intense, it would push the surge into downton. what the mayor is worried about, that neighborhood in there, shore acres, and the waterfront, that's going to be flooded, he says whenever there's a storm of this intensity, that area gets needed. we'll do a sweep over there in a short time to see what damage they have gotten. we've already gotten word of a st

brian todd, cnn, virginia. >>> given those inflation cheers that tom dd was talking about, that's causinget a jump on deals. amazon is one of the major companies to offer early holiday sales. it offered a second prime k event. they're calling it the prime early access sale. consumers are likely to start holiday shopping early. that indeed would be very early. >>> in the nfl, the dallas cowboys closed out a week three win. the game was tied at 13 in the fourth quarter when the cowboys backup quarterback cooper rush threw to wide receiver ceedee lamb getting the ball to the 1 yard line. they then took the lead with a touchdown pass. you see it there. to lamb who made a one-handed corner catch. so athletic. the cowboys defeated the giants 23-16. halloween, we don't have to remind you, just a month away. some fans of the hit netflix show "stranger things" may have already won the award for best holiday decorations. ♪ ♪ >> family in illinois re-created this popular scene from the show's latest season in stunningly accurate detail. the floating mannequin appears alongside other monsters from "s

cnn's brian todd has the details from washington. >>> from mar-a-lago to the january 6th probe to the election grand jury in georgia to the trump organization cases in new york, a multitude of potentially explosive investigations are targeting donald trump from many directions. >> it's pretty remarkable that you have multiple different states, the federal government and congress all investigating the same person at once but that person is the former president of the united states. >> reporter: in the mar-a-lago investigation into whether trump mishandled documents, this week a court appointed special master was skeptical that the files the fbi found on his estate might have been declassified. beyond mar-a-lago a georgia prosecutor is looking into allegations that trump and his allies tried to overturn joe biden's 2020 victory in georgia by allegedly trying to set up fake electors and trying to conjure up more votes for trump. the accusations against trump in georgia could make that the most likely case where he would face prosecution. >> even if he didn't have a direct hand in some of

cnn's brian todd went to the home near st.ersburg to take a look at the damage. >> here in lagos florida just north of st. petersburg we have a tip that there was a house that's suffered significant damage in a fire, we pulled up to the house, in the front we observed that most of the structure looked intact, with the exception of a blown out window but then i walked around to the side and into the back and this is what we found, this house damaged in a fire wednesday, morning or afternoon, just devastation throughout the house we see the pool back there just in the foreground there, just look at the extent of this devastation, we can bring you over this way, our photojournalists we'll take you through these rooms, through this window, look at that, just complete devastation from this fire, one of the neighbors who sent us a video of the fire while it was burning, very dramatic video said that the fire started when a power lines snapped off a transformer across the street and it was just a devastating fire at the height of the

cnn's brian todd is joining us live from downtown tampa. an, what are officials there most concerned about? >> reporter: they're really concerned about storm surge, rainfall, flooding, and getting people to safety, because that's really the focal point now. storm surge first. here in tampa, they may not be getting quite as much as they initially thought they would get. those projections are down to about four to seven feet. here in tampa, four to seven feet is huge, because the water come frping from tampa bay does have anywhere to go once it gets up here. so if they have several feet of storm surge, several areas are going to flood easily. so they were expecting some major flooding here, even though they may not be quite as severe asoriginally thought. now let's talk evacuations. the mayor said police have been going door to door, knocking on doors, ordering people out. they can't force people out, even if they're under a mandatory evacuation. but they are urging people to get out, including areas where there is a mobile and manufactured ho

i want to go to brian todd across tampa bay in st. petersburg. y made landfall yet. we're getting slammed with another band of rain kind of hitting us from the side. you're talking to bill what it feels like out here. you know this as well as i do, you've been doing this a long time, when the rain starts to mitt you horizontally, you know you're getting an intense band of rain. the storm surge and the power and the energy of the water is at once powerful and also a little bit deceptive. look at the storm surge here and the power of these waves slamming up against the seawall here kind of hitting us with some of the remnants here. as we just observed over the last couple of minutes, visibility is really dropping now. i'm getting just slammed here by another really intense band of rain. now a photo journalist mike glove is going to pan to your left. what's deceptive here, john, is that we talked about negative storm surge. negative storm surge is pulling some of the tides and the water levels are dropping hear. if you see that, again, visibility is

brian todd, cnn, naples, florida. >> meteorologist karen mcinnis is tracking in track.aren joins us now, it's getting very close to where home is for you. where is it tracking now? >> yes, we got our update from the national hurricane center. and i want to give you that since we made such an impression that perhaps you should stay and see what happens from the national hurricane center as i'm information of 2 am. very little has changed. it still has winds of 85 miles an hour. sometimes we see kind of this lag. we did see it with the last update at 11 pm eastern time. most of the have a deep convection is still offshore, most of what charleston and the entire coast of south carolina is experiencing its mostly light precipitation but the winds have been gusty. i saw reports of the past hour where the wind gust in hilton head to about 41 miles an hour. so there's this gradual uptick as far as the wind speeds are concerned. now i think this is fascinating. we haven't really talked about these spaghetti models but look at this, the majority of the now kind of rains in this

brian todd reports. >> reporter: president biden's first ever face-to-face meeting with the families, a move white house officials say it was intended to let the families now xw griner and whalen remain front of mind. and they say they have not had a serious response back from the kremlin. >> russia should take this offer. >> reporter: and sources have told cnn the white house has offered viktor bout in exchange for the releases of griner and whalen, but one administration official tells cnn the u.s. has gotten a repeated demand back from the putin regime for something the u.s. is incapable of delivering on. >> russians are masters at asking us to do things that we cannot do. something where they think the u.s. controls something that they don't 't control. >> reporter: meanwhile cnn has learned bill richardson was in moscow this week meeting with leadership. and expressing open frustration that richardson apparently has been working outside official channels. >> our message is that private citizens shou

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. >> brian todd is in naples this morning. good morning. thank you for your coverage. a better assessment. >> we could show you an illustration in the aftermath. take a look at this suv behind me. it is dangling here by this canal. it didn't get pushed in the canal but it is a total loss. and we were told by the owner this of vehicle and the one that our photo journalist wayne cross is going to peer over and show you this, this is on the edge here. it seems like mav you could save these but you can't, we talked to the owner of that truck, that's a total loss. they were both under water and they were pretty much lost at that point but now dangling and just to show you exactly where they came from, take a look. these people who own this, sea think came from the street and they per parked near the street and thein inertia pushed it thi way. this is the force of the water. we'll walk over here and show you these boats. tipped over an its front. can't really assess the damage from here. we have another boat over here. tipped on its side here at the marina. we have talked to

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cnn's brian todd has this report. >> up and down florida's west coast residents facing flooded homes naples underwater, streets littered with abandoned cars, roofs turned off. roads blocked by flooding and debris after a stormy night of tearing winds, rushing water and last-minute escapes. the category four hurricane ripped through. >> all of a sudden, our house flooded. it's not a going deeper and deeper. by the time we were walking out, we were mid-thigh in water. >> the naples fire department carrying out water rescues, even though some of their own stations were flooded. first responders even spotted on jet skis. bill hogan says the water reached two or three feet in this house. he thinks the boat on this lawn came from two blocks away. >> we will give you some sense of how much water was here. there was at least three feet of water from the whole street. >> fort myers among the hardest hit from the waterfront to downtown to inland neighborhoods. >> the house is built in 1987, so many memories gone. >> fort myers beach now a debris field. in port charlotte, flooding at a hospital

. >> cnn's brian todd in largo, florida, for us tonight. brian, what's the situation there?er: well, anderson, the danger still not past here. we're still getting pounded with wind and rain, but we have been able to fan out and come across some areas of real devastation. this town of largo just northwest of st. petersburg. this house completely burned out. this was a large fire that started in this house this afternoon when a power line snapped off of a transformer in the front, and our photo journalist is going to take you to peer into the windows here of what's left of this house. now, some of the structure is still standing, as you can see. but just about every room -- room after room here just burned out, debris everywhere. we spoke to a neighbor who actually gave us vid wroe we sent in earlier of this house while it was burning. very dramatic video of that from this afternoon. the neighbor told us that the people who lived here -- who live here, this house has been in their family for generations. there was a death in the family recently and the people who owned the hou

brian todd takes you inside trump's resort. >> reporter: from the ornate, multichandelier ballroom tocus on the layout of mar-a-lago. a new inventory says federal investigators took secven boxes of documents and other items from donald trump's office at mar-a-lago. where would they have to go to find them? >> trump's office is right above this golden, grand ballroom. >> those areas are private. only accessible to the family and then also the staff that keep in clean and that kind of thing. >> reporter: the sheer opulence of the mansion is what stood out to people. >> it's not like trump plaza or buildings in new york. it's just gold. it's gold, gold, gold. >> reporter: gold plated and wooden crests abound. a room with marbled, mideast decor and the billiard room with a portrait of trump. >> why does he have to be there? because he needs to constantly be celebrated. >> reporter: there's an elegant outdoor dining terrace, but whenever you dine -- >> they always serve his kind of food. there's a lot of beef on the menu. you don't have to get a salad and i think there's plenty of ketchup

let's go to brian todd and i understand you are seeing some of the images and bringing them to us that we haven't yet seen because the sun just came up a couple of hours ago. what can you tell us? >> reporter: right, poppy. you and i and our audience are discovering this together as we sweep down toward other towns in southwest florida like naples and fort myers. we're coming from up north around st. petersburg. we're in port charlotte to do a live shot. port charlotte, i mean the hurricane came right over this area. this gas station just completely ripped apart. he's closed, obviously no gas available but look at this. i can pick up part of the roof here. it just sheared off from the roof right above me and as i move over to my left, your right, we can see a gas line over -- could be a gas line. it's a loose line that is attached to the gas pump so clearly, you know, whether you're going to a gas station, a store that might be damaged or you're home, this is the kind of stuff you have to watch out for. look at this cable hanging down. power lines that are loose, gas lines like this, t

cnn's brian todd is joining us right now. calls the ruling wrong, but he's certainly not the only one criticizing it. >> reporter: he is certainly not, wolf. judge aileen cannon facing some blistering criticism tonight on the legal and political fronts while a friend and former colleague is defending her impartiality. tonight this 41-year-old judge from south florida finds herself at the center of the legal and political battles in the mar-a-lago document fight. following her granting of donald trump's request for a special master to review material the fbi seized at mar-a-lago, the former president appeared to praise judge aileen cannon, posting a statement saying, "it takes courage and guts to fight a totally corrupt department of justice and fbi." but judge cannon is being slammed on other fronts. new york university law professor chris sprigman saying on twitter, "cannon's decision is partisan hack judging." others while not going that far do say the optics of judge cannon's connection to trump at least raise questions. >

also ahead tonight, there is new scrutiny of two of former president lawyers lawyers who -- cnn's brian toddthere are some serious questions, brian, about a sworn statement signed by one of the attorneys. >> that's right, pamela, questions over whether that statement could get that attorney and another trump lawyer charged with obstruction of justice or making false statements to the government. it's putting the former president's overall legal representation at serious risk at a critical moment in this case. potential legal trouble tonight for two of donald trump's trusted lawyers in the mar-a-lago document case. >> they could be charged with false statements to the government and they can be charged with obstruction. >> reporter: that refers to trump attorneys christina bobb and evan corcoran and questions over whether one or both of them misled investigators about sensitive documents held at mar-a-lago. bobb signed a letter on june 3rd at mar-a-lago claiming all materials requested in a subpoena had already been handed over to the justice department. but this week in a court filing, the j

. >> all right, let's go to brian todd who is live in st. petersburg, across, on the other side of tampa bay from where i am. brian, what are you seeing this morning? >> reporter: well, john, here in st. petersburg, like where rand diwas, downed industries, power lines throughout the city, debris all over the place, damage assessments, too, as we kind of walk around this corner and show you what we can of the damage here in st. petersburg. just a lot of debris on the ground that he have to clear out obviously, daylight has not arrived yet. that will be coming shortly. when it gets here, that's going to give rescue officials to a chance to reassess and try to figure out how to get to these places. we talk about damage assessment, and randi mentioned rescues still need to be carried out. they've got to figure out how to get to these people, officials in collier county where naples is say they've conducted third rescues so far. there could be many more coming today, after daylight arrives, they'll get a read on where they can get to and where th

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now, cnn's brian todd near st.ing and wind damage around the only concerns for some homes. here in largo, florida, just north of st. petersburg, we got a tip that there was a house that suffered significant damage in a fire. we pulled up to the house, in the front, we observed that most of the structure looked actually kind of intact in the front, with the exception of a blown out window. then, i walked around to the side into the back. and this is what we found. this house damage in a fire wednesday morning or afternoon. just devastation throughout the house. you see the pool back there, just in the foreground here, just look at the extent of this devastation. we can kind of bring you over this way. our photojournalist wayne moss and i will take you through these rooms here, through this window. look at that. just complete devastation from this fire. one of the neighbors who sent us a video of the fire while it was burning, a very dramatic video, said that the fire started when a power lines snapped off a transfor

let's go to brian todd in st. petersburg, florida right now. tell us what you're seeing. >> reporter: okay, jake, we got wind of a -- some damage here at a manufactured home park and we're here now. we just checked it out. we consulted with a local policeman that said there is another one here, another home in similar condition. check this out. a roof almost completely ripped off this home here. you see the debris over here and we knocked on the door. nobody answering, we got word from the emergency management office and there were homes in this area. nobody was hurt. we're sweeping the neighborhood to see if anyone is around and anyone can tell us if anyone was injured in this building here. we have some other updates for you. 78,000 customers in pinellas county without power. that'sanagement. we're bracing for the worst of this because we still could get some really strong wind and rain in the next few minutes to an hour as more of these bands come through here but this whole area in pinellas county got slammed just a short time ago as you ca

cnn's brian todd joins us live from naples, florida. tell us what you're seeing there. >> right, jake, this is about 48 hours. a little over 48 hours since the storm passed and some of the water, of course, has receded. some has not. take a look at this intersection. gulf shore boulevard. this is not deep by any standards, it's tough for vehicles to navigate 48 hours plus since the storm passed in earnest. this comes today as just the damage and the overall sense of devastating loss still being assessed by local officials. >> the extent of ian's destruction, aerial damage assessments, with roofs torn off, roofs flattened, house after house flooded or wiped out. some buildings with nothing less but the concrete slab. remote locations like pine island and sanibel island cut off from the mainland, these before and after images showing how hard sanibel was hit. so far, 700 people rescued, the governor says. >> rescue personnel have gone to 3,000 homes in the hardest hit areas. >> this town was filled with water when the passengers were resc

brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> all right. serena williams is not done yet. her magical run and what could be her final u.s. open will continue to the third round. thrilling tennis. carolyn manno was there last night and joining us with more. it was like a time machine you said. >> yeah, she jumped in to a time machine. she was moving around like crazy, she looked better than even monday. and i think that she is playing with this incredible freedom. she's felt pressure for decades and i think that that is one of the things that is making the biggest difference. if you think about nearly three decades of dominance for long enough, it is mind boggling. she won the first of her six u.s. opens and tom brady wasn't even in the nfl yet. if she keeps playing like this, who knows how long the farewell will last. she is dictating it, she is going out the way that she wants to. it was certainly another sellout record setting crowd. the place was so loud. tiger woods sitting with venus. all the stars with are there about. they were all there for the legend that they lov

i want to go to brian todd in nearby st. petersburg.ere you are? even just look at your shot i can see devastation. >> reporter: it really is devastation, erin. we've just been able to fan out into some of these areas as the brunt of the storm has passed. we know some more of the storm is coming, so we're not out of danger yet by any means, still getting pounded by wind and rain. this is the largo area just north of st. petersburg. we came across this house completely burned out. check this out. wave been able to throw a bit of a light on it, but room after room inside here is completely devastated. it's really unclear whether any of this is recoverable. when we pulled up to the house the facade of it, you can see some of the structure is still okay, but the roof is pretty much all gone here and this area back here completely devastated. you pull up to the front of the house you saw one burned out window and didn't look like much else was damaged, but when you came around here it was incredible. we talked to a neighbor who gave us some

cnn's brian todd is taking a closer look at all of this.the given week for donald trump to talk to his different teams of lawyers about all these cases. we have new information tonight on this web of investigations and where trump may find himself in the most trouble. from mar-a-lago to the january 6th probe, to the election grand jury in georgia, to the trump organization cases in new york, a multitude of potentially explosive investigations are targeting donald trump from many directions. >> it's pretty remarkable that you have multiple different states, the federal government, and congress all investigating the same person at once. but that person is the former president of the united states. >> reporter: in the mar-a-lago investigation into whether trump mishandled classified documents, yesterday a court-appointed special master was skeptical of trump's claims that the files the fbi found on his estate might've been declassified. but beyond mar-a-lago, a georgia prosecutor is looking into allegations that trump and his allies tried to o

brian todd, be careful over there. we'll get back to you. thanks very much. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." "erin burnett outfront" picks up our breaking news coverage of hurricane ian right now. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> good evening, i am erin burnett. the breaking news, hurricane ian tearing through florida tonight bringing with it life-threatening storm surge and catastrophic wind damage. this is the scene righ

brian todd live on the ground in naples.> we want to bring you other important news, jenny thomas is meeting with the january 6th committee. sarah murray joins us with the latest. >> reporter: that's right, this is part of a voluntary interview. she is here in person. our team caught up with her when she was on her way in to sit with the committee this morning. take a listen. >> did you speak with your husband about the beliefs of the election being stolen? >> thank you for your question. i look forward to answering the members. >> reporter: she was all smiles on her way in but very tight-lipped about what she may be discussing with the committee. the attorney said she wanted to clear her name. we know members want to talk to her about text messages she changed with mark meadows about efforts to overturn the election. we've heard from members who say they want to hear about the exchange with john eastman. that interview is still going on, john. >> appreciate the update on that. ana cabrera and d john berman pk up our coverag

. >> todd: bren /* brian brenberg joins me now.ive think, indiana, north carolina and mississippi will tax will bailout. how did the white house not anticipate the debt forgiveness plan could hurt borrowers come tack time? >> brian: there are unintended consequences, they don't think about any of that, they think about the impact they thought would be good. i love that there is a lawsuit here, somebody is challenging this and saying this is a bad idea, i will have to pay more. may we have more lawsuits? we have administration that refuses to think through the consequences of actions, especially on the economy, which is why we're stuck with issues we're stuck with now. >> todd: here is word salad from the white house. >> proponentss are trying to stop it because they know it will provide much needed relief for working families, anyone who does not want to give that debt relief can choose toopt out. >> todd: that makes no sense. lawsuit we started with is specific tax related lawsuit. shouldn't the suits succeed because the president

that's where we find brian todd. brian, are people staying away? >> reporter: yes and no. some people who were staying in their homes here on bayshore boulevard are still here, and i'm going give you a sense of just what some of the devastation was. check out these apartments on bayshore. the water came right into these two right here. look, just blew out the facade on this onem and damaged everything inside. the photojournalist and i will do a sweep on the one next door. pretty much the same situation. now the lady just above this, i just kind of spoke to her as i called out to see if anyone was home. she came to the window and said that the water obviously came through all of this, these people, she said, were not home. hopefully no one was hurt here. here's a third one that had the facade kind of broken through. now the lady in the apartment was telling me about the damage here, said the water levels -- and we're going to show perspective here, mike is going to show you that, he's going to come here with me. she said the water levels -- let's show the street sign here.

brian todd, cnn, naples, florida. >> hurricane ian is far from over.ow setting its eyes on south carolina. a look at the damage in southern florida. >> when the seararch took out - i mean, within 10 seconds, the water was up to my arms. at that point, you know, to struggling to get out of the hous as a business owner, your bottom line is always top of mind. so start saving by switching to the mobile service designed for small business: comcast business mobile. flexible data plans mean you can get unlimited data or pay by the gig. all on the most reliable 5g network. with no line activation fees or term contracts. saving you up to $500 a year. and it's only available to comcast business internet customers. so boost your bottom line by switching today. comcast business. powering possibilities. ™ ♪ >>> welcome back to -- all of the watching here in the united states, canada, and around the world. this is cnn newsroom. is gaining strength heading toward the south carolina coast. it is not expected to make landfall near myrtle beach in the coming hours. it

brian todd, cnn, florida. >> once again, homeowners will be returning to water damage the next few days>>> okay, moving on to other news. new information about a possible russian baltic sea pipeline breaking. we are hearing thehe russian na ships are in the area around the timeme when this began. that's ahead. >>> plus, making a stop at the dmv. wewe'll have the latest on the important meetings along the way. that, and the latest, of course, on hurricane ian when we return. >>> 3:40 a.m. in florida at this hour. nearly 13 hours since hurricane ian made landfall on florida's west coast. devastating impacts since then. that slow-moving storm has we can from category-4 to category- 1, but remains extremely dangerous, as it hits florida's east coast now. the atlantic ocean is very choppy, and at this hour, it is chopping large boats around like toys. meantime, the state is without power with downed power lines and more than 2 million homes and businesses affected. this powerful storm is far from over. it is, in fact, expected to exit florida in the coming hours and make a second landfall al

brian: so, listen, thanks so much for keeping us number one. and for letting me sit on ainsley's high part of the couch. >> todd: valley, grand cannon of butts. > you, my torso is not that small. >> ainsley: you have bigger muscles. your muscles. >> brian: all i know is you barely touch it. >> carley: are we going to a commercial break? >> ainsley: we are being told yes. aye aye captain. actor kirk cameron who we love a sneak peek of a pro-life movie and we are going to show you a little bit of it. >> steve: first, tunnel to towers foundation chairman and ceo frank siller is here with a big announcement you are not going to want to miss coming up on "fox & friends." he is another one of our friends. ♪ we are family ♪ i got all my sisters with me ♪ we are family the tempur-pedic breeze° makes sleep feel cool. because the tempur-breeze° transfers heat away from your body... ...so you feel cool, night after night. for a limited time, save up to $700 on select* tempur-pedic adjustable mattress sets. my mental health was much better. my mind was in a good place. but my body was telling a different story. i felt all people saw were my uncontrolled mo

let's go first across the bay here to brian todd who is standing by in st. petersburg. brian? >> reporter: right, john. you mentioned first responders not being able to come out when the winds to get to 40 miles an hour. winds here 30 miles an hour. the top gusts 30 miles an hour. we're not far from that point in the coming hours where officials are telling residents, if you're going to stay here, you've got to be ready for the fact that first responders are not going to be able to get to you once the winds get to 40 miles an hour. we're close to that point here. we're standing here at an inlet where, again, storm surge is going to be an issue. they could get 4 to 7 feet of storm surge which could push this water you're seeing right up over here to where i'm standing and moving to your right. this is beach drive over here in st. petersburg. this whole area susceptible to flooding. this area, this county in florida, pinellas county has high numbers of people under evacuation orders. 442,000 people in this county were under mandatory evacuation orders. many people are heeding th

let's start with our brian todd who has been surveying the damage traveling down florida's west coast from st. petersburg south to naples. brian, water has started receding where you are. what did the water leave behind? >> reporter: this is what it left behind, jake. take a look at these apartments here, ground floor on gulf shore boulevard. just completely tore out the at a facade of this one and several others. we could do a sweep all the way down the street and you would see similar scenes. this is the kind of damage that's being assessed right now as rescues are continuing today. up and down florida's west coast today, residents facing flooded homes. neighborhoods under water. streets littered with abandoned cars. roofs torn off. roads blocked by flooding and debris after a stormy night of tearing winds, rushing water and last-minute escapes as category 4 hurricane ripped through. >> all of a sudden the house flooded. it just started going deeper and deeper, and by the time we were walking out, we were mid-thigh in water. >> reporter: the naples fire department carrying out water

cnn's brian todd is here with a closer look. avish home. >> that's right. lavish is kind of an understatement for this. we have new details tonight where donald trump and his friends congregate and what draws the former president, his admirers and others to the estate. from the ornate multi-chand leer donald j. trump ballrooms to gold trimmed sitting rooms. donald trump's expanse on palm beach. a new inventory says federal investigators took several boxes of documents and other items from donald trump's office at mar-a-lago. where would they have to go to find them? >> trump's office is right above his golden grand ballroom. >> those areas are private. they're accessible only to the family and then also the staff that keep it clean and that kind of thing. >> reporter: the sheer opulous of the 114 mansion is what stood out to those who have been there. >> it's just gold, gold, gold, gold. >> reporter: gold plated and wooden crests abound, a room with marble east decor, and the unforgettable billiard room with the portrait of a you

let's bring in cnn's brian todd in st. petersburg, florida., what are you expecting? >> reporter: well, brianna, the last hour we had a good visual barometer, the palm trees. they start to sway a little bit as we get hit with the bands of rain, when these things start to bend a little more, you know they're in some distress and you better take cover. a big test in the coming hours is whether these jetties, that's breakwaters can protect the coast by st. petersburg. you see the white caps slapping against the jetties over there. as we pan to our right, the water from the storm surge, which could hit seven feet could push this water past and you can see where the flooding could occur. you have to look for potential dangers where you might not necessarily see them. covering these storms for a number of years, here's one thing i picked up. if you see that sky scraper over there, look at the top of it where the crane is. these construction crews often leave a lot of tools, debris, other things that could fly off areas like that so you've got to be

. >> brian todd lyeive on the ground, and give that perspective to us, property by property, family by and let's bring in somebody who is understanding that devastation, the fire chief in naples. we understand how incredibly busy you are, and the devastation, and 24 hours after ian has moved on. and your to-do list, and what is the most important thing to accomplish today in naples? >> well, today, we are working hard to restore water. we are in a boil water notice, and we are trying to get all of the streets cleared to make access to all of the communities, and we have challenging things going on with the restoration of the power as the attempts to come on, and we have seen some structure fires. we had a working fire last night where we lost a home down in one of our communities. it has been very challenging. we have been constantly on the go with search and rescue of the properties that have been flooded out, and we are going house by house to check and make sure that everyone is safe in the community. >> all right. do you believe that everyone is accounted for at this moment, or do

cnn's brian todd is there. >> reporter: all up and down the west coast of florida, people are wakingp assessing damage but also local officials have to still conduct rescues. we have heard from collier county officials just south of where we are that they've had to conduct at least 30 rescues so far. coast guard officials have said they're still trying to pull people off roofs in some areas so as the water recedes still a lot of water danger, still a lot of rescues, still a lot of people trapped in houses. the problem of coming back to try to assess damage at your home and business, we're in port charlotte making our way to naples and we came across this gas station. it's closed obviously. some parts of this, just blew off during the hurricane and, look. this is devastating here. now, when we talk about rescues and damage they do run in tandem because officials all in this region are saying to people, do not rush back to your homes or businesses because it could still be dangerous. why? there are a lot of loose cables that are dangerous. this line right here runs to this side and run

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cnn's brian todd is working this story for us. >> we know that the meetings began just under two hoursmilies of brittney griner and paul whelan meeting with the president separately. the meeting don't come as the biden team has made a renewed commitment to try to win their release. president biden's first-ever face-to-face meetings with the families of brittney griner and paul whelan since they were detained in russia, a move white house officials say was intended to let the families know griner and whelan remain, quote, front of mind with the president. white house officials are frustrated that an offer the biden administration had made to the releases for griner and whelan didn't, according to the white house, bring a serious response back from the kremlin. >> russia should take this offer. it is a substantial offer. >> reporter: sources have told cnn the white house has offered convicted arms dealer victor boot in exchange for the releases of whelan and griner. the u.s. has gotten a repeated demand back from the putin regime for something the u.s. is incapable of delivering on. >> t

brian todd explains. >> reporter: potential legal trouble for two of donald trump's trusted lawyers inmar-a-lago document case. >> they could be charged with false statements to the government and they could be charged with obstruction. >> reporter: and that refers to christina bobb and evan cork ran and questions over whether one or both misled investigators about sensitive documents. two sources tell cnn bobb signed a letter june 3 claiming that all materials requested in a subpoena had already been handed over to the justice department. but this week in a court filing, the justice department said classified documents remained at the premises, not where standing the sworn certification made to the government on june 3. the "new york times" reports that evan corkran also met with a justice official on june 3. >> it is pretty bad as far as legal jeopardy and for continuing to represent the former president. >> reporter: a couple months after christina bobb signed that letter, fbi agents found over 100 more classified documents. but a key passage in the june 3 letter when she claimed th

cnn's brian todd is taking a closer look at the report. brian, what else can you tell us?ght a hopelessness in the league. the words are kblairchd in the end zone, end racism. but an investigation by "the washington post" finds black coaches inspect nfl are at a serious disadvantage when it comes to getting hired as head coaches and keeping those jobs. >> what we found is that, you know, it's very difficult for black coaches to get opportunities to be head man in the nfl. >> in a report, "the washington post" found that black coaches l languish longer as assistants than their white counterparts. quote, on average they had spend more than nine years longer than their white counterparts in mid-level assistant jobs. and then "the post" found blacks are held to a different standard. >> when they do get the job and the chance to lead 53 men, they're on much shorter leashes. even if their production is on par with their peers or even better, they're still more likely to be fired. >> there are now only three black head coaches. that's the same number as in 2003 when the nfl intro