Making landfall a short time ago. Louisiana, New Orleans, already feeling this. Theyve been bracing for winds up to 100 miles per hour. The hurricane expected to unleash up to a foot of rain in some areas. A Storm Surge up to ten feet. Ginger zee Is Standing by. The Wildfire Emergency tonight. Dozens of homes up in flames. Three major wildfires burning near los angeles. Thousands being evacuated. A suspect arrested for allegedly starting the massive line fire. Also tonight, after their debate in philadelphia, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump and the Hand Shake at Ground Zero, marking 9 11 this morning, paying tribute to the victims. It comes after the abc News Debate Last Night in philadelphia at the national constitution center. 55 days until Election Day now. The Vice President now saying, lets have a second debate. What Donald Trump is now saying about that tonight. This evening, the development involving Justin Timberlake. Timberlake has reached a Plea
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