Survivors of the storm at an air field outside houston in a couple of hours. Theyll also survey the damage in louisiana later today. The president promised a swift government response to the disaster. It could be coming soon. The white house is requesting 8 billion in disaster aid. Couple billion more than initially expected. A vote on the aid money has been scheduled for late next week in the house. Weve got our team of correspondents covering the president s visit to the gulf coast and the latest with the recovery from harvey. We start with cnn White House Correspondent athena jones, live in downtown houston. Earlier this weekend the president stayed away frommed disaster area. Were going to see a very different president today we assume . Hi, christi. I think we have an opportunity to see a very different president. The white house explained the reasoning behind the president meeting with state and local officials, touring Emergency Operations center when he came on tuesday, avoidin
And ten students charged in the alleged hazing death of a fellow student. Using the code words bible study. Good evening and its great to you have with us here on a wednesday night. And we begin with the fire disaster unfolding in california tonight. At least 22 wildfires are still burning. They are growing. And threatening more homes. A short time ago, the entire city of calistoga ordered to evacuate. 5,300 people are now on the move tonight. And look at these new images this evening, of the desperate escape from the flames in santa rosa. Homes, cars, everything burning along the way out. The destruction so complete, whole neighborhoods turned to ashes. More than 3,500 homes and businesses now gone. Tonight, the death toll is climbing and hundreds of people are still missing. Abcs matt gutman leads us off from santa rosa tonight. Reporter tonight, firefighters on the front lines are pushed to the limit. Nearly helpless against their enemy the wind. These fires are just literally burni
President and the secretary of state. The president says he knows whod win. This is the cbs evening news. Mason and this is our western edition. Good evening. Im Anthony Mason. The fires are spreading, and the toll is rising. Reinforcements are coming in for the battle against 17 major wildfires burning out of control in california. At least 15 people have been killed, as many as 2,000 homes and businesses destroyed. Well over 100,000 acres have been burned by flames fanned by powerful winds. John blackstone is in Sonoma County. Reporter with some neighborhoods still burning and others all ready reduced to ashes, santa rosa is a city transformed by fire. Michael everidge lost his home. Armageddon. Its just gone. Everythings gone. Reporter the flames consumed mobile home parks and comfortable hilltop subdivisions, Luxury Hotels and fast food restaurants. In all, some 1,500 buildings have been destroyed in and around this city of 175,000. Jimmy hendrix could barely recognize the street h
United states and around the world. This is new day, wednesday, october 11th, 6 00 here in new york. Up first, disgraced movie mogul, some of the hoe high profile actresses coming forward with accounts of how weinstein harassed them. Gwyneth paltrow said this way of treating women ends now. Three women accused weinstein of rape. His wife is leaving hip as he heads to re. Was it really known that the mogul was victimizing women in this way . Why did it take the clintons days to respond. And whether weinstein could face criminal charges. Lets begin with brynn. She has the latest with the latest. Brynn . As you said, the list continues to grow. Allegations strikingly similar among the women. More women are trying to separate themselves from weinstein. His name has been dropped from project runway and the board of the film company may change its name as early as this week. The board of the Weinstein Company insisting tuesday that they had no knowledge of the explosive allegations against c
City this evening, this morning as victims and their families face the aftermath of a deadly truck attack in Lower Manhattan. Officials are calling it terrorism. And we have learned the suspect left a note claiming he did this in the name of isis. The attack killed eight people and injured nearly a dozen others. Sources have identified the suspect as 29yearold sayfullo saipov. And at this point investigators do believe he acted alone. He launched his attack in broad daylight just after 3 00 p. M. On a crowded bike path along the hudson river on the west side of manhattan, mowing down cyclists and pedestrians for 16 blocks. 16 blocks. It was the deadliest terror attack in new york city since 9 11. And it ended in the shadow of the World Trade Center. Thats where we join our jean casarez live with more on the suspect and the victims. Jean, bring us up to speed. Reporter christine, we can confirm with you this morning that eight people at this point have lost their lives. On a Sunny After