Its looking like the storm of the century. Everbody is woried about the same thing, you know, do i have a home to come back to . Norah and hundred thousands are without power with near the eighth quarter of Floridas Gas stations out of fuel. This hurricane is going to pack a major, major punch. Norah our interview with four to governor Ron Desantis from inside the states Command Center. The Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening. Im Norah Odonnell in washington, along with vladimir duthiers, who is leading our team of correspondents in the path of vladimir duthiers, who i thank you for joining us. And as we come on the air, we are getting new information about this monster storm. A major category three closing in on landfall earlier than expected, along floridas central Gulf Coast. Millions are bracing for impact. Now the latest track just in has the Eye Of The Storm hitting the sarasota area. That is just south of tampa, a region that hasnt had a hurricane this powerfl in more than
Another alltime high. Also tonight, after Hurricane Helene, another system now set to bring nearly a foot of rain to some parts. Well have the new forecast. What Dolly Parton has done tonight amid the devastation. First, the economy and the Blowout Jobs reporting crushing expectations, wages going up. And the new Stock Market high tonight. Vice president Kamala Harris fueled by the news. President Biden Surprising Recorders in the briefing room. What former President Trump said today when asked about the improving economic picture. Tonight, the Painstaking Search for the missing. Families not giving up hope after Hurricane Helene. More than 220 lives lost now. Tonight, we have learned about the heartbreaking death of twin babies and their mother. Vice president harris in North Carolina tomorrow. Amid all of this tonight, were now tracking yet another new threat in the gulf at this hour. Nearly a foot of rain could be coming. Meteorologist Cecily Tynan is here to time this out. Tonight,
You watching us here in the united states, canada, and Around The World. Im Kim Brunhuber we begin with Breaking News as we track Hurricane Helene, at least three people have been killed in Florida And Georgia as the storm continues to pummel the southeast national Weather Service is telling residents to stay in their safe place. Helene is now moving over South Georgia as a category one storm with 90 mile per Hour Winds. Officials say its still an extremely dangerous and lifethreatening situation. Now, it made landfall a few hours ago as a Monster Category four hurricane with winds of 140 miles per hour, its the strongest storm to ever make landfall in floridas Big Bend. National Weather Service is describing it as unsurvivable with up to 20 feet of Storm Surge expected in some areas, helene in his knocked out power to more than a millionandahalf homes and businesses in florida, georgia, and the carolinas you need to be right now. Just to ring down. Now is not the time to be going out.
On the road again, and shifting into high Gear Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump hitting the Campaign Trail for the very first time since that fiery debate the Harris Campaign says its moving into a new, more restive phase. And weve got the details, plus, she feared the worst for the first time were hearing from the pilot, whos flying that Alaska Airlines why is that lost a Door Plug on a door midflight. She describes the chaos in the cockpit and her relief. When she learned no one had been sucked out of the plane and boldly going where no civilians have gone before a Tech Billionaire and an engineer become the first non professional astronauts to conduct a spacewalk were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News central time. The camila Harris Campaign is entering what her team calls a more aggressive phase. Hes following that fiery debate with former President Donald Trump at any moment, the Vice President
Senator lindsey graham, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Senator, why has the Replacement Ofjoe Biden with Kamala Harris, on the democratic side of this president ial race, why has it knocked the Trump Campaign so badly off balance . I think it was a. Its taken a while for them to get their sea legs, but i think theyre good to go now. I thought he would be replaced. You know, we were all saying, as republicans, the guy is not capable. Hes in decline. And all of a sudden he leaves. You know, itsjust switching up candidates that late, it took a while to absorb that, but i think hed be ready. This coming tuesday is the debate, and i think itll be probably the most consequential debate maybe in a long time, if not ever. You talk about the way in which, for so long, the Trump Campaign was built around the Idea Thatjoe Biden was too old, he wasnt competent. Yeah. Right, right, right. Theres a big problem now for trump, isnt there . Hes the old guy. Hes 78 years old. And people looking at him