spinning toward the west coast of florida this morning. bringing with it life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds and flooding. we ll have a live report from tampa in just a moment. and also ahead, a former d.c. metro police officer does not hold back at a sentencing for a capitol rioter. plus, we ll dig into new data that suggests significant covid waves could be coming this fall and winter. good morning. and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, september 28th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us and we re going to begin in florida where millions of residents are bracing for hurricane ian as the powerful storm barrels towards the state intensifying every hour. the storm is expected to make landfall on the southwest coast of florida, as early as this afternoon. just moments ago, it reached the status of category 4 hurricane. the center of the storm is then forecast to move over the central part of the state, with winds likely re
keep coming. willie? yeah. start in florida, though, this hour, mika. millions of residents are bracing for hurricane ian as that powerful storm barrels towards the state getting stronger by the hour. just this morning it became a category 4 hurricane expected to make landfall in the southwest coast of florida as early as this afternoon. the center of the storm forecast to move over the central past of the state with winds reaching more than 130 miles per hour. the national hurricane center also warning of dangerous storm surge and flooding with up to 18 inches of rain expected in some areas. more than 2.5 million people under evacuation orders along parts of coastal florida. the powerful storm passed the florida keys last night causing a couple of tornadoes and some damage there. officials say there also is significant flooding across that area. yesterday the hurricane battered western cuba knocking outing the island s electrical grid, causing a nation-wide blackout. offic
obama returned to the white house yesterday for the unveiling of their official portraits. president biden resuming a tradition that stalled under donald trump. we ll play more from the white house reunion. it was lovely. including poignant remarks from mrs. obama about why traditions like this are important for democracy. plus, former attorney general bill barr continues to speak out about the trump records case, saying the justice department is close to having enough evidence to indict him, but shouldn t. we ll discuss his reasoning. and the 60-day sprint to the midters begins today, and it seems whoever is managing the money for the republican senate candidates can t get it right. how republican senator rick scott explains burning through loads of cash with little to show for it. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, september 8th. along with joe, willie, and me, we have the host of way too early, author of the big lie, white house bureau chi
cover. and tonight, the mishap during a joint u.s./south korea exercise meant to be a show of force. martha raddatz with late reporting. the developing headline tonight from purdue university. authorities investigating the murder of a college student in his dorm room. his roommate is under arrest. tonight, alec baldwin and producers reaching a settlement with the family of cinematographer halyna hutchins, shot and killed on that set. as part of the settlement, her widower will now be an executive producer on the movie going forward. but does this change potential criminal liability? chilling new video showing the apparent kidnapping of four family members in california. including an 8-month-old girl. tonight, a suspect in custody. but where is the family? the war in ukraine. and even as vladimir putin signs russia s so-called new territories into law, tonight here, the new images. ukrainian forces gaining ground in some of those very territories. ian pannell in ukrain
what it means for what you pay at the pump. cbs news exclusive: as brittney griner spends her eighth month in jail, tonight, her wife speaks, only with gayle king. how this four-legged player is stealing the show at cityfield, with the goal of helping veterans. reporter: he could change someone s life. he will change somebody s life. 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. president biden just arrived back right here in washington after getting a firsthand view of the devastation in florida from hurricane ian. the president and first lady surveyed the damage, before meeting with local residents, business owners, and political rivals, including florida s governor, ron desantis. one week after the category 4 storm made landfall, residents and businesses were allowed to return to sanibel island for the first time to see what s left of their hom