Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news tonight and a dire warning to americans in the path of hurricane laura. As we come on the air, the monster category 4 storm is on a collision course with the texas and louisiana coastlines, and its growing stronger by the minute. Tonight, laura is on her way to becoming a catastrophic category 5 hurricane when she barrels into land just a few hours from now. Nearly 15 years to the day of hurricane katrina. The unprecedented storm is now expected to leave parts of the region under the gulf of mexico for days, unleashing a twostorytall storm surge on the coast that forecasters say will be unsurvivable. A wall of water so high, it could submerge half of the city of lake charles, louisiana. The damage from the 140mileperhour winds and torrential rains will also be devastating. Tonight 1. 5 Million People have been evacuated and 30 million more are in the path of the storm. Those who havent left are
17yearold from illinois o proteste were shot dead in the teen was caught on camera earlier in the night saying he was trying to protect a gas station. Convention fallout. Reaction tonight after unprecedented use of the white house for a political event. And, with that powerful trricane barreling its way to the gulf coast, will the storm upend the president s huge finale plan for the south lawn . Stunning reversal. In a dramatic aboutface, the c. D. C. Suddenly changes its guidelines for who should get tested for the coronavirus. Was there pressure from the president . Superstar in space a big day for Jeanette Epps. Why this astronaut is making history tonight. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west. And thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news tonight, and a dire warning to americans in the path of hurricane laura. As we come on the air, the monster category 4 storm i
News tonight, the arrest of a 17yearold from illinois after two protesters were shot dead in kenosha, wisconsin. The teen was caught on camera earlier in the night saying he was trying to protect a gas station. Convention fallout. Reaction tonight after unprecedented use of the white house for a political event. And, with that powerful trricane barreling its way to the gulf coast, will the storm upend the president s huge finale plan for the south lawn . Stunning reversal. In a dramatic aboutface, the c. D. C. Suddenly changes its guidelines for who should get tested for the coronavirus. Was there pressure from the president . Superstar in space a big day for Jeanette Epps. Why this astronaut is making history tonight. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west. And thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news tonight, and a dire warning to americans in the path of hurricane