The Lead with Jake Tapper

Hurricane Ian strikes and decimates parts Florida’s Gulf Coast as authorities begin to assess just how many lives have been lost. Homes, buildings, and roads have been ripped apart. The storm is expected to regain strength once again before moving up the coast of the United States as it heads toward Georgia and South Carolina.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hurricane Ian has made landfall on the western coast of Florida just after 3:00pm ET. The eye crossed over a barrier island near Fort Myers, Florida. Winds are 150 mph, making the storm just shy of a Category 5. More than 850,000 customers are without electricity across the state of Florida.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Florida’s west coast is getting ready as Hurricane Ian closes in on the United States. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warns of catastrophic flooding and life threatening storm surge.  Also, we are live near Russia’s border where thousands of Russians are trying to avoid getting dragged into Putin’s war on Ukraine. Plus, a look at a new lawsuit which challenges President Biden’s plan to cancel student loans.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evacuations are ordered as Hurricane Ian is on track to become a monster category 4 storm. Plus, someone in Trump’s White House called a rioter on January 6th. Who was it? Also, we speak with a former congressman about why he pressed the January 6th select committee to question the wife of a Supreme Court justice.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sources say the attorneys for former President Trump are fighting to keep witnesses from testifying before a federal grand jury about Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Also, big Wall Street banks are warning the worst may yet be to come. Plus, Hurricane Fiona takes aim at Canada while another storm takes form and could be headed for the United States.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake sits down for an exclusive interview with French President Emmanuel Macron to hear his reactions to Putin’s increased aggression in Ukraine, the future of Europe, the rise of nationalist extremism around the world, and more. Plus, Donald Trump insists he had the power to declassify documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago home by just thinking about it. But, did he?To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new lawsuit from the NY attorney general against Donald Trump and his adult children takes aim at their entire real estate empire, which the attorney general says is built on a foundation of fraud, lies, and inflated financial values. Plus, protests ignite in Moscow as Russians revolt against Putin’s war in Ukraine. Then, the Federal Reserve raises interest rates again in an effort to get inflation under control.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The border crisis continues as Delaware prepares for a possible influx of immigrants shipped from Texas by way of Florida. CNN is on the ground in Puerto Rico with the National Guard as crews try to get the island back online after Hurricane Fiona leaves a trail of destruction. Then, the White House tries to explain President Biden’s comments about China and Taiwan as Biden heads to one of the largest gatherings of world leaders.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rising water washes away bridges and roads as Hurricane Fiona slams into Puerto Rico. 1,000 people have been rescued and the majority of the island has lost electricity. Then, President Biden’s administration secures the release of an American detainee who was held captive by the Taliban in Afghanistan for more than two years. Plus, according to a report, more books are being banned in school libraries as part of an alarming trend across the country.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Will Donald Trump versus the United States of America end up before the Supreme Court? This as questions of a DOJ appeal emerge after a Trump appointed judge sides with the former president and cuts off access to classified documents to prosecutors while a special master is given time to review the material. Plus, there are mounting calls for a separate investigation after immigrants are promised shelter and jobs only to end up at Martha’s Vineyard because of a Republican governor’s protest stunt.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices