where dangerous hurricane ian is heading next. classrooms turned into bedrooms. we visit shelters and speak to families riding out the storm together. my main focus was getting them to safety. o donnell: and remembering legendary cbs newsman, bill plante, who covered more than half a century of history. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting tonight from tampa, florida. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. as we come on the air tonight, the state of florida is being pummeled by hurricane ian. the massive category 4 storm made landfall just hours ago with winds of 150 miles per h hour. ian slammed ashore north of fort myers with dangerous winds and catastrophic storm surge. the storm is moving inland and dumping tremendous amounts of rain along the i-4 corridor. and to get a better understanding of just how big ian is, this is what the storm looks like from space, the powerful hurricane covering almost the entire state of flori
do you see any signs that putin is moving towards using those nuclear weapons? and, america s fentanyl crisis. the rainbow pills, made to look like candy, infiltrating u.s. streets. jeff pegues on the front lines of the battle to combat the deadly opioid. combat t this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting tonight from tampa, florida. o donnell: good evening and thank you for joining us. florida is a state on the edge tonight, as it prepares for what could be the biggest storm in years. the major news tonight is that the path of the hurricane has shifted, pushing the storm to an earlier landfall, and further south than where we are tonight. 2.5 million residents are under mandatory or voluntary evacuation orders, as the outer bands of hurricane ian reach the southern parts of the state. florida s director of emergency management said more than 100 nursing homes and hospitals in the tampa area have been evacuated. grocery stores up and down the coas
his family seen for the first time, claiming cops have the wrong man. plus, new video from a traffic stop showing the suspect. and, story of survival. how a four-year-old girl and nine-year-old boy survived this 250-foot drop. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. tonight, there is political chaos in the house of representatives, unlike anything we ve seen in a century, after the new congress adjourns on a on day one without a speaker. plus, the ongoing weather threat snow, ice and at least a dozen tornadoes have already been reported. but we do want to begin tonight with that terrifying scene in cincinnati, after buffalo bills safety damar hamlin collapsed following a tackle. hamlin tonight is still in critical condition. his family in their first statement saying they are asking to please keep damar in your prayers. in
jumpsuit, agreeing to be extradited back to idaho. his family seen for the first time, claiming cops have the wrong man. blues new video from a traffic stop showing the suspect. and story of survival, how a four-year-old girl and nine-year-old boy survived this 250-foot drop. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. tonight, political chaos in the house of representatives, nlike anything we ve seen in a century. after the new congress adjourns on a day on day one without a speaker. plus, the ongoing weather threat a dozen tornadoes have already been reported. but we want to begin tonight with the terrifying scene in in cincinnati after buffalo bills safety damar hamlin collapsed following a tackle. hamlin tonight still in critical condition. his family in their first statement saying they are asking to please keep damar in your prayers. in an emotio
o donnell: deadly shark attack. a pennsylvania woman on a cruise killed while snorkeling in the bahamas. and the obamas return to the white house. let me thank my husband, first of all, for such spicy remarks. ( laughter ) this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. onight, wildfires are leaving a trail of destruction amid record-breaking heat in the west. the california heat wave is stretching into its eighth straight day with seven states under warnings and advisories. the temperatures are record breaking. salt lake city and fresno, california, had their hottest september days ever. the brutal heat is straining california s power grid and power companies are pleading with the public to conserve energy. the governor there sending out rare text alerts to avoid rolling blackouts. the dry weather has caused more than a doz