direct hit from the dangerous hurricane. we have the storm s track. and tonight s eye on america, hurricane hunters fly into ian s powerful winds to show us the new technology they hope will better predict a storm s path. and cbs s ben tracy got a first hand look. this drone can literally go fly around the insides of a hurricane? yes. this is a special edition of the cbs evening news with norah o donnell. reporting tonight from fort myers. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. and as we come on its air tonight, ian has regained hurricane strength as it moves into the atlantic. taking aim at georgia and the carolinas. but what it left behind here in florida is unimaginable in scale and historic in reach. the president saying tonight, this could be the deadliest hurricane in florida s history. we witnessed the trail of destruction this category 4 storm left. florida governor desantis said today this is a once-in-500-year flooding event. the hurricane-
and georgia. major cities prepare for a direct hit from the dangerous hurricane. we have the stories. this is the cbs evening news. the winds. for power is fully restored. tonight the state s of georgia, the carolinas and virginia will all have de claired a state of emergency ahead of ian s expected landfall tomorrow. we have team coverage tonight. all throughout florida andpbeyoe will start us off north northed for meyers. i know the damage where you are is quite extensive. norah, for this home, the damage is total, completely destroyed this home. now if you go downt the block will you see homes like this, will you see other homes with roofs ripped off and the occasional one show unscathed. we are four miles from the water so this was all wind damage. as daylight broke the path of destruction left behind by hurricane ian was devastating. block by block fort myers beach looks like it was hit by a bomb, only small pieces of debris remain where homes and businesses once s
dramatic new video just in, showing the deadly ambush on connecticut police officers. new tonight, a cofounder of donald trump s new media company says it violated securities laws. did the former president try to strong arm an executive to turn over shares to his wife, melania? overseas, russian soldiers under attack, at least 11 new recruits shot to death at a training facility. plus, we re in kyiv where civilians are training for war and preparing for a possible nuclear attack. the fatal fire erupting in iran s most notorious prison, where anti-government protesters and at least two americans are being held. what we re learning about possible victims and who started it. with the midterms weeks away, former president barack obama plans to campaign in key races. how georgia and pennsylvania could determine which party controls the senate. and united against breast cancer. marches coast to coast. we meet a survivor who is now dedicating her life to helping patients.
they even have a kid together. cbs s nikole killion has the latest on his battleground senate race. the shocking scene in new york city emergency crews respond to a police vehicle hitting multiple pedestrians. and, eye on america. more than two months after kentucky s deadly flooding, cbs s manuel bojorquez spoke with some people who are still struggling. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. duncan: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. i m jericka duncan in for norah. we begin tonight with some breaking news cbs news has learned that the f.b.i. has gathered what it believes is enough evidence to support charging president biden s son hunter with crimes related to his taxes and a gun purchase. the f.b.i. has sent the information to the u.s. attorney s office in delaware. an attorney for hunter biden hit back at the allegations. in a statement, attorney chris clark said, it is a f
vice president mike pence, asking pence where he is and telling him, do not reveal to anyone where you are, given his own safety and, of course, his role that night, certifying the election. jon karl standing by with the new images tonight. the emergency landing. the united flight. it had just taken off from chicago. authorities now studying the images, believed to be a bird strike. the war in ukraine tonight, and russia now saying it is now evacuating civilians in a key ukrainian city, taking them into russian-controlled territory. and tonight, what vladimir putin is now telling the people of russia about his draft. also tonight, the news involving elon musk, saying he can no longer fund the starlink satellite being used by the ukrainians in this war. what s behind this? ian pannell with us tonight. the last image of the queen with the new prime minster liz truss. and tonight, just six weeks later, britain s new prime minster fighting to keep her job after her sweepi