What are you going to do tonight to celebrate . Im going to go hide in my bed. This is the cbs evening news. Mason good evening. Im Anthony Mason. A monster named harvey is creeping up on the gulf coast of texas. When it comes ashore late tomorrow or early saturday, it could be the first major hurricane to hit the u. S. In 12 years with winds over 125 miles an hour. Storm surges and as much as 30 inches of rain could bring what the National Weather Service Calls lifethreatening floods. Watches and warnings are posted up and down the coast. Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration in 30 counties. And gasoline prices surged to a threeweek high as at least two refineries in Corpus Christi were shut down. Manuel bojorquez begins our coverage. Reporter along the texas coast tonight, people are boarding up, piling sbz around homes and businesses, and leaving store shelves empty as they stock up on food and water, all in preparation for hurricane harvey, expected to make landf
Resignation, charlottesville, how trends, policy threads the world, and how the massive hurricane is racing toward texas. And to florida when the state has just executed a man despite protests from pharmaceutical giant Johnson Johnson about drugs in theits execution last night. Meanwhile, in missouri, the governor stayed an execution after new dna evidence. Plus, the white house has drafted a memo on implementing President Trumps ban on transgender people serving in the u. S. Military. Seems what the president is saying is that he is going to fire 15,000 highly trained motivated troops. It is a catastrophe for military readiness. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In texas, tens of thousands of residents began evacuating coastal communities thursday, as forecasters predicted Hurricane Harvey could make landfall late friday as a major category 3 storm, delivering a lifethreatening 35 inches of rain to
Interview with jill and phil lenderson on our website, cbs news,. Com. A priest in virginia, made a very public and shocking confession this week about his earlier life, as a cross burning klansman. Errol barnett now on sins of the father. 40 years. Came back again. Fill tim and Barbara Butler have been reluctantly recalling the night they were terrorized by the ku klux klan as newlyweds. The man responsible for burning a 7 foot cross in their front yard has been a practicing Catholic Priest an hours drive away. Y ne we need to find out why was done. 62yearold William Aitcheson made the confession in the essay published monday. Writing my actions were despicable. While 40 years passed i must say this. Im sorry. Adding that images from charlottesville brought back memories of a bleak period in of my life that i would have preferred to forget. But Church Officials say his statement came after a reporter began asking questions. Thats when, he acknowledged his past and saw the opportunity
And amazon completing a takeover of whole foods. New details how the internet giant plans to revolutionize the entire grocery business. We begin with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Rainfall predictions are as astronomical. Get e to higher ground. This is a serious situation. It engulfs the entire coastline. Hurricane harvey roars towards the texas gulf coast. Powerful winds expected to bring widespread flooding. Millions are preparing for a potential devastation. Officials warning folks this morning that time is running out to get out. Hes dead serious about building a wall. The white house will not rule out a Government Shutdown if Congress Wont bay v pay for the border wall. Over and over again, mexicos going to pay for the wall. Once again the president is committed to making sure this happens and were going to push forward. The weapon used in cuba now believed to attack more men e mrn diplomats. At least 16 employees experienced some kind of symptom. Wait a
Divers recovered the remains of 22yearold Kenneth Aaron smith of cherry hill, new jersey. Still missing, are kevin bushell, of maryland, dustin doyo of connecticut, jacob drake, from ohio, 23yearold, timothy eckels, jr. , of maryland. And john hoagland, of texas. Corey in gram of new york. Abraham lopez of texas, and logan palmer, 23 from illinois. The parents of a Young American who was beat tine death in greece spoke publicly about their loss for the first time. 22yearold Bakari Henderson was pummeled by a mob last night in a bar fight that one witness suggest was racially motivated. Gale king spoke with his parents, jill and Phil Henderson at their home in austin, texas. Your son was a world traveler and clearly very comfortable traveling around the world. True . Correct, yes. More comfortable overseas than in the united states. So his desire. What do you mean . He felt it was safer in europe and overseas in general. He said, you know with the climate, with africanamerican males in