track. 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 to our viewers in the west, 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 storm made landfall this afternoon with winds at 150 miles per hour. but at this hour, ian is still a dangerous category 3 hurricane. ian ian slammed ashore north of fort myers, with dangerous winds and catastrophic storm surge. tonight hurricane ian is dumping tremendous amounts of rain along the i-4 corridor. ian has already dropped 18 inches of rain. to get a better understan
we had some of the strongest winds here so far. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. we are continuing live coverage of hurricane in, the category four storm made landfall on florida s west coast this afternoon, and it is still battering the state with heavy rain and hurricane-force winds. right now, more than 2 million homes and businesses in the state of florida are without power. let s get right to nbc meteorologist michelle grossman for the latest. michelle, i know you just got the 11 pm update for the national hurricane center. what have you learned? i will look at it with you, because it s right at the presses. we re still looking at a strong storm. we re looking at heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and we will look at what we are seeing in terms of wednesday, because we are holding on to the strength. let s hold back for a second because you saw wind speeds up to 135 miles per hour. this was a historical storm, if it is the big historical, catastrophic. we ll
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
county charlotte county. those on the barrier, it s just catastrophic. we are ten miles up the river, and we have a deep sea storm surge that has flooded our area. being a rookie for hurricane, i thought a storm surges overstated, not at all. i know not to be very afraid of a hurricane. it was the real deal. the forecast was spot on. we got out. and the weather forecasting. terry, the pictures we are looking at right now on our screen is the video you took earlier today. right now, as i have set, your mom dolores, your wife, lady, you re hunkered down in that building. if you wanted to leave, is there any where you could had
store storm? michael mann is distinguished professor at he also wrote the book, the new climate war. michael mann, this storm grew so rapidly. is there any doubt in your mind that climate change is to blame or, at the very least, supercharge this thing? thanks, it s good to be with you. there is no question in my mind. most of the scientists who study these connections. it is really not that complicated. the warmer the oceans, and the deeper those layers of warm water, that s one of the things we are seeing with the warming of the planet, that heat penetrates deeper into the ocean. so when the hurricane turns up in those deeper waters, they are still warm, they don t dampen the hurricane as they used to. so, we are seeing more intense storms, we are seeing more greater, as you alluded, to rapid intensification, where