currently, they will work 24/7, until we get the lights back on again, as the governor said, not our first rodeo, but every storm is also different and always face different challenges. and i appreciate all of the support from the state, governor, thank you, and from local law enforcement as well, the national guard, and this is a team sport, and a team effort, and we re going to all work together until we get florida back up on our feet, and where we all want to be. thank you. and when fpl and the other companies have crews in, the extent to which that infrastructure has remained is critical, because you know, it is a lot easier for them to reconnect an existing system than have to rebuild it, so to see some of that thats was able to withstand a hurricane, it is also just a testament, i mean some of these folks, put money into the resiliency of the infrastructure. and this is like the ultimate test. when you ve got a hurricane that is a massive hurricane coming in at 155 m
extreme weather whiplash. the latest on the deadly california storms. this landslide blocked a mountain highway, and workers have been trying to clear it for two days. o donnell: jill biden s skin cancer her surgery today, and her latest diagnosis. and, damar hamlin released from the hospital. tonight, we find out the questions every parent should ask their kids coaches, to keep them safe while playing sports. 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 what is turning out to be a very busy wednesday night. airports and travelers are still feeling the effects after a stunning computer outage that grounded all domestic flights leaving questions about what could have caused this. plus another big headline tonight. congressman george santos. he says will not step down despite growing calls to resign from members of his own party. and ther
already-devastating flooding. and, is taiwan on the itinerary? it s still a mystery as house speaker pelosi leaves for asia. putin makes his move. the kremlin s counter offer to bring brittney griner and paul whelan back home. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. we begin with the humanitarian tragedy in the u.s. president biden has issued a major disaster declaration for the state of kentucky, as catastrophic flooding has killed at least 16 people, including six children. and that death toll is expected to rise. the raging waters decimated entire neighborhoods. scores of people are still missing. the kentucky governor andy beshear say it s hard to get a fix on the exact number since cell service is out this many areas, and he added that the state has never seen anything like this. here he is. there are still so many areas we still can t get to. the water hasn t crested in some parts of eastern kentucky. so we can t even get into some ho
nightly news with lester holt. good evening from houston where i am on assignment working on a story for a future broadcast but our top story tonight, the flooding catastrophe in kentucky where officials say at least 19 people have died including children with a toll expected to climb. authorities are not even sure how many people are still missing with fresh concern about more life-threatening flash floods this weekend. urgent rescues in boats and from helicopters continue with crews saving hundreds already. the governor telling me on thursday it s by far the worst flooding disaster in his lifetime 6 more inches of rain are expected in parts of the already devastated region. northeast tennessee, southwest virginia and west virginia also in the storm zone. all of it accentuating a climate crisis that is causing more intense and frequent severe weather emergencies around the world we have it all covered tonight beginning with maggie vespa in hard hit kentucky. reporter: i
destructive flash flooding like we are seeing across california tonight. we are seeing across california toniaht. ., , , ., , tonight. how equipped are these arts of tonight. how equipped are these parts of california tonight. how equipped are these parts of california to tonight. how equipped are these parts of california to deal - parts of california to deal with flooding like this, you mention palm springs, a desert city it has been deluged and death valley will have so much rain, we understand a lake emerge within it? it rain, we understand a lake emerge within it?- rain, we understand a lake emerge within it? it will be interesting emerge within it? it will be interesting tomorrow i emerge within it? it will be i interesting tomorrow morning once the skies clear you will see a lot of these lakes forming in these areas that sit like a bowl so the water has nowhere to go, like around death valley. this particular storm thanks to our partners at the national hurricane centre wa