The major earthquake. An 8. 1, killing dozens in mexico. The stunning images. And the Country Music star killed today in a Helicopter Crash. Good evening from south florida, where millions have learned the worst possible scenario could be playing out. Hitting florida as a category 5 storm, winds of 160 miles an hour. Irma now clearly wider than the state of florida. Authorities warning of lifethreatening effects from coast to coast. And states of emergency in georgia, the carolinas, and virginia, too. The National Weather service issuing a new warning for people in the florida keys to get out. Saying this is as real as it gets. Ginger zee, joining us. Were looking at the real possibility of a category 5. If it makes landfall as a category 5, that would only be the fourth in u. S. History. It doesnt matter if its a strong category 4, a weak category 5, its a catastrophic storm. 5 00 a. M. , the storm is right next to the florida keys. Storm surge, a big issue. The comparison here betwee
Nothing will stop the way we work as a family. Its amazing. This is the cbs evening news. Glor good evening. Im jeff glor in miami. Anthony mason is in new york. And tonight one of the largest evacuations in u. S. History is reaching a critical point. More than 2. 5 Million People live in mandatory evacuation zones in georgia and florida, and highways are jammed as people head north to escape the worst of irma. This is what the hurricane did in the caribbean home after home destroyed. Mason irma has sustained winds of 155 miles an hour, and now the forecast models seem to agree, south florida will take a brutal hit this weekend. The entire state may face hurricaneforce winds. Late today, the National Weather service tweeted, this is as real as it gets. Nowhere in the florida keys will be safe. You still have time to evacuate. Glor we will have the latest on irmas path in just a moment, but first, lets get to our team of correspondents. We begin with Mark Strassmann in miami beach, whic
Dueling memos. Ainsley House Committee voting unanimously to release the democrats rebuttal. Now its up to the president whether or not that will be made public. Brian so there is a memo, there is a memo and a followup memo. Griff jenkins is live in washington because he got the memo that we needed to start the show today. Hey, griff. Good morning, guys. Memo battle is on. The Committee Voting unanimously to release the democrats counter memo. Now the president has five days to decide whether or not to release it to the public. The same review period as the republican one. And the top democrat on the Committee Adam Schiff says this will better inform the public and he is calling on the white house not to make any redactions based on politics. Our memo, in terms of sources and methods, we want to make sure that those that are in the best position to vet that have the opportunity to do so. We want to make sure that the white house does not redact our memo for political purposes and obvio