Fort myers beach, in florida. You can see those high winds and heavy rains beginning to lash the coast there in fort myers. You can see how much the camera is shaking with the wind there, and obviously large waves warned of Storm Surges and rising water levels, as you can see coming up over the beach and onto the barriers, and beyond. This is from a short time ago in fort myers. You can see the before and after of water coming up over this hotel pool. Quite dramatic there. And just to show how dangerous this storm is, even with the storm still offshore, it is already causing damage. It has spawned several tornadoes which have been reported in the state, including in Areas that are seeing flooding. This is a home in fort myers that was hit by one of those tornadoes. You can see the roof is ripped off and the interior already destroyed, and the hurricane itself hasnt even arrived. These pictures from space give you a sense of the size of the monster storm. Its bringing winds of up to 120
Reporter more than half a Million People in texas and louisiana are being ordered to evacate. Space is limited, and evacuations are more complicated with covid19. Remember, just because a hurricane is coming to texas, does not mean that covid19 either has or is going to leave texas. Odonnell experts predict hurricane lauras winds could mimic what we saw with hurricanes ike and rita. Right now, officials are warning people that this area will take a direct hit and they should be bracing for the worst. Norah. Odonnell mireya villarreal, thank you. Now lets get the latest storm track from cbs lonnie quinn. Lonnie. Reporter norah, the latest from the National Hurricane center has us with an going. Leperhour category 1 hurricane. Its right now about 100 miles or so from galveston, texas, but take a look at where this is going. Its a category 1 with nothing but open water in front of it. Norah, that water is so warm, its going to get stronger with each passing hour. We think it will make lan
We are scared as black people in america. Odonnell 2020 america decides. Tonights Republican National convention will feature First Lady Melania Trump from the rose garden, and secretary of state mike pompeo shatters Lady Melania Trump from the rose gard tradition with a political speech from jerusalem. Only on cbs the f. D. A. Commissioner backtracks. Why dr. Stephen hahn now says data he shared was misleading. And, some experts are experts are concerned the Administration May politicize a vaccine. Nationwide laptop shortage. As kids go back to school remotely, why schools are having trouble buying computers. Jerry falwell, jr. Embroiled in scandal. The man who helped deliver trump the evangelical vote in 2016, tonight speaks to cbs news. What he says about the pool s about the poolleges a seven yearlong affair with falwell and his wife. And finally, meet a man who went from Security Guard to medical student, at the very same hospital. This is the cbs evening news with norah odonnell,
Steve talking about improvements. At least it seems that way, rosemary. We had the disturbance that moved through over california and it brought a mix to the atmosphere and helped to clear things out a little bit. The onshore breeze will continue over the next few days, and hopefully that will help to continue to push some of the smoke away from the bay area and further in land. We have a spare the air alert in place and the hazy skies are expected to remain. Morning clouds followed by afternoon sunshine, at least away from the coast, this morning starting with fog along the coastline. Temperatures are expected to cool. I will have a look at Current Conditions and what to expect for the afternoon coming up in a little bit. It is 5 00,. Lets check the highways. Right now, we have traffic that is doing pretty well around the bay area. I want to put up the fire closure map as you approach santa cruz. Boulder creek there are several areas, outlined in purple, still shut down. Highway 17 is
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