information of 143 million americans. good morning from studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with breaking news overnight from mexico. a massive earthquake hit off the country's southern coast. at least five people are reported killed. the quake had a magnitude of 8.1. it was sen stecentered off the n state. homes, hospitals, and schools were damaged. the quake was so powerful, it was felt in mexico city more than 650 miles away. jeff paul of our dallas-ft. worth station is in escondido mexico west of where the quake was centered. as i understand it, you were there on vacation. >> i was set to travel to pauero rico but just went through an earthquake. >> you walked right into a natural disaster. were you in the backyard of the home where you were saying we are seeing some of your video right now. tell me what happened and how it felt. >> we were just eating and we thought at first it was a large truck outside kind of rumbling by. when you started hearing the whole house creek and started making noise and you see the waves moving, it was apparent it was an earthquake. we sort of ran out to the center of the yard away from any buildings and other neighbors came by making sure they were okay and rode it out there and watched things move its way. >> i see the video is quite dark. around what time did this happen. were you able to get out and about around the neighbor mohooo see what the situation was. >> it happened right before midnight, which would be right before 1:00 a.m. we did, once the aftershocks stopped, i did walk around a little bit. it is pretty dark out here. from my vantage point and from where we are, we are very fortunate. i am not seeing any damages to any buildings and heard of any injuries. i think now the water and we are hearing in our area, we are under a tsunami warning. it is not helping any of us sleep. we are sort of staying up and watching what's going on. >> jeff paul, i know you are supposed to be on vacation. instead, now, you are reporting the news. can't get awhich fray from it. i hope you stay safe. now, to hurricane irma. parts of southern florida are under a storm surge warning. a direct hit appears to be more caicos islands towards the bahamas, taking aim at the florida peninsula. more than 700,000 people have been ordered to leave south florida. major roads are clogged with traffic and gas is hard to find, at least 11 deaths are blamed on the storm as it cut through the caribbean. meg oliver is in miami. >> reporter: this gas station has run out and so has the one across the street and three others we passed on the way. for folks on the road, now, it is a race to outrun this terrifying storm. miami's mayor called it a nuclear hurricane. >> final preparations are underway as florida residents watch and wait. many seeing the damage hurricane irma, the most powerful atlantic storm on record has left behind in the caribbean. >> it has caused untold damaging and suffering in its wake. >> in cuba, hundreds gathered asking the country's patron saint to spare them. the storm still packing wind more than 160 miles per hour is expected to hit there late tonight and then bear down on florida, sometimes saturday night into sunday. >> this is a catastrophic storm that our state has never seen. it has already killed many people in the caribbean. do not believe you can ride this out. >> more than half a million people have been told to evacuate. people made a rush for gas. by one estimate, nearly 40% of the pumps in miami and ft. lauderdale have run dry. >> this is scary looking at the news. >> reporter: though much of the focus is on florida, forecasters own irma could also punish areas to the north in georgia and the carolinas. >> reporter: as you can see behind me, this gas station is boarded up. if you are ordered to evacuate, this is the last day to do so. authorities are saying it might be a safer bet than hitting the highways to find friends or family in the area. ann marie, if you are headed to a shelter, you need to bring three days worth of food and water. >> good to know, meg oliver in miami. >> meteorologist, troy bridges of our orlando affiliate, wkmg, has the latest on what's happening with irma. troy, good morning. good morning, ann marie. the real concern is that we are going to continue to see this strong storm develop into a category 5, continuing at category 5 strength and weakening a little bit interacting with land there over cuba sometime through saturday before making that turn to the north into south florida. this is the latest track. of course, we will get a brand new track at 5:00 eastern time. we would like to see it move farther off to the east. there were indications with some computer models that it could. right now, it looks like the system will move right up the center of the state of florida with category 3 hurricane force wind by sunday through the afternoon on through monday. we are talking about two days, sunday and monday with damaging winds, up to category strength near 115 miles per hour. we are concerned with widespread damage and power outages. it will be a big story for the entire state going up to georgia through tuesday. right now, category 5 with wind at 160 miles per hour moving through the turks and caicos moving at 16 miles per hour weakening over cube bachlt we a we are concerned it could strengthen before making landfall. these water temperatures just south of miami are near 90 degrees. that is jet fuel to fire up the storm and lead to widespread damage for much of the state of florida. we are going to be watching for the new update coming at 5:00 eastern. hoping for a shift. we think this thing is going to bring a lot of damage for our area, areas to the south and to the north. we are going to watch this throughout the day today. a big we'll have the very latest on hurricane irma and the preparations in southern florida and the aftermath in the hard hit caribbean. amy jurmajor cyberbreach is under investigation. hackers gave information belonging to 143 million americans. you may not know whether or not you are an he qui factiequifax . >> equifax gets their information from credit cards and other lenders. the scope of those now threatened with having their identity stolen runs the gamut. it is one of three major credit reporting agencies. the breach occurred between mid-may and july. equifax waited until yesterday to alert customers. names, addresses, social security numbers and credit card numbers were compromised. the hackers gained access through the company's website. this may be the largest cybersecurity the cybersecurity theft involving social security numbers and driver's license numbers. they have found no evidence of unauthorized activity on its main reporting databases. >> this is clearly a disappointing event apartmend ot strikes at the heart of who we are and what we do. i deeply regret this 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"the washington post" says billionaire richard branson, rode out hurricane irma in, of course, his wine cellar on his private island in the caribbean. branson says he and his staff were inside the concrete cellar and that everybody is safe. the surrounding area is completely and utterly devastated. amazon is seeking prime real estate. the online retail giant is opening a second headquarters and considering proposals from cities. cities. what are you doing after this? ♪ un-stop right there! i'm about to pop a cap of "mmm fresh" in that washer. with unstopables in-wash scent boosters by downy. ah, it's so fresh. and it's going to last from wash to... ...wear for up to 12 weeks. unstopables by downy. here is a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. on the "cbs money watch," amazon opens a bidding war among cities and the maker of the epipen is accused of failing to investigate defects. >> hena daba is at the new york stock exchange. >> shares of u.s. companies plunged at investigators consider the potential losses caused by hurricane irma. the dow jones slipped 22 points, the s&p lost less than a point and the nasdaq gained four. amazon plans to build a second headquarters in north america. amazon says it will spend $5 billion to build that new headquarters. it will house as many as 50,000 employees. amazon says it is seeking proposals from local and state governments to plan to select a location next year. the fda says the maker of the epipen failed to investigate complaints that the auto injectors malfunctioned. they are used to treat life threatening allergic reaction. they say meridian medical technologies did not properly investigate more than 100 complaints concerning life-threatening emergencies. in one case, one patient died. they said they are very confident in the safety and efficiency of the epipens being produced. >> thank you, hana. still ahead, taking out the trash. texas officials are warning about the long-term cleanup following hurricane harvey. about the long-term cleanup following hurricane harvey. can we do this tomorrow? 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>> absolutely. everything. >> reporter: peter dayga is president of the associated builders and contractors in south florida. we met him at this hotel project where workers were installing impact resistant windows lab tested to withstand a 2 x 4 hitting them at a force of 140 miles per hour. >> the real challenge in the hurricane is the window not being hit once but over and over and over have the. >> reporter: we have had hurricanes come and go. this is the moment of truth? >> this is the real big test. mother ature is going to win in the end. we have to hope and pray for the best. >> reporter: miami beach has three sandbagging station like this one, which have given away almost 30,000 bags of sand over the last couple of days. so much sand, the city has run out of bags. people now have to bring their own. mark strassmann, cbs news, miami beach. coming up on "cbs this morning" we will take you to the caribbean for the latest on t destruction caused by hurricane irma. plus, a look at why the so-called 500 year storms or flooding is happening, why na sort of weather is happening so often. chris van cleve has details and more from charlie rose's conversation with former chief white house strategist, steve bannon, as we preview his 60 minutes interview. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day! thank you for waking up with us as you take a live look at the bay bridge. it's there, but "karl the fog" is here. michelle is going to get more than four hours of sleep this weekend. >> i don't know. it never works out that way. >> good morning, it is friday, september 8. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. so funny watching that shot of the bay bridge. are you sure that was a shot of the bay bridge? >> carl the fog is back. this is the golden gate bridge. here's the current conditions. drizzle at the coast and along the bay this morning. 62 degrees for concord. oakland 60. the warming trend has been delayed for a day. we have the marine layer working in. it's almost the weekend. the forecast is coming up. >> almost. we can see the weekend! right