hurricane based on information coming from the radar out of tampa. we agree, we knew it was going to happen this evening. it will make landfall as a category 1. more in a minute. we have activity still down to the south. that s going to follow suit. our rain amounts are going to increase. 5 to 10, maybe 15. the first hurricane warning issued for the west coast since hurricane michael three years ago in 2018. for good reason. we are looking at landfall around sunrise in the big bend. the last time we had a july hurricane, for the west coast of florida, it was 134 years ago. that s how rare in july, it was 1886. when you look at the storm surge, big concerns. now that we have a category 1, everything from this parallel north is under the gun as far as a surge of at least three, four, even five feet. when you look at the radar, we have had a lot of lightning around the core. that s another indication that things have been firing up and that core is intensifying. the crews at sur
this comes as trump is strengthening his hold on the party by pouring fuel on its divisions. he is now endorsing a fervent loyalist to replace cheney in the house gop leadership and more top republicans are falling in behind behind the party s leader by turning on cheney as republicans embrace trump. facebook is slapping him down. its oversight board overholding the suspension from the site pushing false claims about the election that got him banned. let s start the coverage this hour with the congressional correspondent ryans on capitol hill. cheney is not going down quietly saying history is watching what s going on in our country right now. reporter: that s right. and the reason that liz cheney finds herself in this position in danger of losing the leadership post is the unwillingness to side with the former president and his big lie that he actually won the 2020 loex and not helping the chances with the scathing op-ed just posted on the washington post s website readi
race against time: the desperate search tonight for a missing submarine with just hours before the oxygen runs out. biden s tax hike: the president s next big fight to pay for his $1.5 trillion american family plan. who would see tax increases, and what s in the bill? catastrophic covid wave: india becomes the hardest hit country in the world. parking lots are being used for mass cremations. collision avoided: astronauts on a spacex spacecraft get a little too close to debris on their way to the space station. and from no chance to no-hitter: steve hartman s on the road with a young pitcher who struck out his toughest opponent. 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 a busy friday night. we will begin with breaking news on the nation s only single-dose coronavirus vaccine. a panel of scientists advising the c.d.c. now says the federal gov
investigate. new audio from a 911 call reveals a violent altercation days before the disappearance of gabby petito. good to have you with us. world leaders are converging on new york for the u.n. general assembly which kicks off today. president biden is one of the first speakers. he s set to lay out his policy vision. the president s growing political crisis may complicate and even over shadow his general assembly speech. president biden delivering his debut address today before the united nation general assembly facing a skeptical audience suddenly with criticism with the united states. america is back. reporter: a familiar pledge is ringing hallow with some allies. even with long time american partners, partners are taking a mixed view of biden s foreign doctrine. we ll have a lot of pledges and positive noises. let s see where we get to. i am not counting on chickens. reporter: boris johnson raising questions of climate change and covid-19 and a rising china.
welcome to all you watching in the united states, canada, and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom iowa turning into a ghost town as a blizzard moves through. this is as canadianance try to get their messages out to voters days before the caucuses. we ll go to des moines for the latest. plus, the u.s. carrying out another round of strikes against houthis in yemen one day after hitting more than 30 locations. we ll look at the escalation in the region as the war rages on. and taiwan votes for a new president as fear grows over threats from china. we ll take you live to hong kong. only two days remain before the first nominating contest of the 2024 presidential race. the iowa republican causes. gop candidates are working to make their final pitches before iowa voters make their decisions on monday. donald trump remains the overall republican frontrunner while nikki haley and ron desantis are pitching themselves as alternatives to the former presi