decision, but this will be viewed over and over again the unprecedented nature of this moment in nation s history many of us will remember where we were on that day. on the day president trump was arraigned and whether or not that mug shot will be taken of him. then what happens next when this trial will begin we know the former president has a way of being able to delay things and how long that will take of course, we will be live from outside the courthouse tomorrow morning as well. indeed, we will thank you very much. thank you, all, for the privilege of our time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. right now on andrea mitchell reports, the breaking news in florida. former president and 2024 republican nomination front-runner, donald trump, heading to the west palm beach airport this hour to board his private plane for the flight to new york and tuesday s historic court appearance where he will become the first former president to be raarraige on crimi
winds were so powerful, it washed out the bridge. o donnell: cbs meg oliver is in orlando, where sheriff s deputies formed a human chain to pull a woman to safety. vladimir putin defiantly claims ukrainian territory, in a bizarre ceremony to rally the russian people. cbs charlie d agata reports from ukraine tonight on the new threats and america s response. and, on the road. cbs steve hartman has the story of a 91-year-old super fan with a record to be proud of. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. 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 friday night. as we come on the air, ian is now a post-tropical cyclone, but it is still bringing dangerous conditions to much of the east coast. ian slammed into the south carolina coast as a strong category 1 storm packing winds of 85 mil
it s the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. i m alisyn camerota. hurricane ian just made landfall as a category 1 storm on the south carolina coast. it hit near georgetown, between myrtle beach and charleston, and just as it did in florida, it s bringing life-threatening storm surge and heavy rains. it currently has 85-mile-per-hour winds. the tide has been going up in myrtle beach by a foot an hour. look at some of these images on your screen right now of all of the flood waters in myrtle beach. in north myrtle beach, this pier collapsed during the storm. obviously, we ll see much more damage once the storm passes through this area, and then in florida, utter destruction after the west coast got hammered. at least 25 people are dead as of last count. officials warn, though, that that number will likely rise. some areas like ft. myers beach are still impassable at this hour. stores and homes there have been reduced to shells, even if they are still on their foundations. a loc
Also tonight, after President Trump told millions that the government is fully prepared for this hurricane, the president tweeting today, questioning how many really died in puerto rico, saying 3,000 people didnt die after hurricanes hit puerto rico, and the president now says that number was raised to make him look bad. We are also following several other breaking headlines tonight. More than a dozen explosions outside boston in several different communities. Authorities are urging some residents to get out. And paul manafort, tonight news of a key meeting. Is manafort about to plead guilty . Is he striking a deal with Robert Mueller . And good evening from wilmington tonight. And as we come on the air in the west, millions along the coast here and inland are bracing now for this monster hurricane. The Cape Fear River right behind me here. We witnessed some of the very outer bands of the hurricane. The winds, the rain of course
here already. And theres a good chance that the eye of th