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Its looking like the storm of the century. Everbody is woried about the same thing, you know, do i have a home to come back to . Norah and hundred thousands are without power with near the eighth quarter of Floridas Gas stations out of fuel. This hurricane is going to pack a major, major punch. Norah our interview with four to governor Ron Desantis from inside the states Command Center. The Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening. Im Norah Odonnell in washington, along with vladimir duthiers, who is leading our team of correspondents in the path of vladimir duthiers, who i thank you for joining us. And as we come on the air, we are getting new information about this monster storm. A major category three closing ....
forcing evacuations with the worst still days away. in california, communities bracing for epic flooding there from the meltdown of record snow. plus, tens of millions in texas and florida on the lookout for tornadoes and large hail. also tonight, the woman who accused former president trump of rape and defamation takes the stand in his civil trial. what she says about their alleged encounter years ago. the former president s denial. disney fires back suing florida governor ron desantis in their feud about free speech and the future of disney world. just breaking, republicans in the montana legislature punish a transgender lawmaker barred from speaking on the floor. the pastor killed, police say, by a man he stopped to help. it turned out to be an inmate escaped from jail. the violent standoff and manhunt ongoing. menopause and money. the new data on the billions in lost work. how some businesses are changing their thinking. and a song that echoes throug ....
reduction act, would be the largest investment in energy and climate programs in u.s. history. for the first time it would give medicare the power to negotiate prescription drug prices, cap medicare out-of-pocket costs at $2,000, and extend expiring health care subsidies for three years. but before any of that happens, it must get approval from the senate parliamentarian to proceed with a filibuster-proof reconciliation process, allowing democrats to pass the bill with just 50 votes. cnn s jessica dean is on capitol hill for us. jessica, where does the bill stand right now? reporter: well, now we are sitting around and waiting for it to make its way through this very complex budget procedure that you just kind of outlined there, frederica. but what we are anticipating is that the senate will gavel in in about an hour around noon. from there, they re going to they have to kind of get through all of these procedures. so what we ve learned in the last couple of hour ....
Threat relentless with water fueled by melting snowpack in north dakota and northern minnesota slated to rise for days. here in iowa where homes are already underwater, the flooding isn t expected to peak until monday. the mississippi river flooding phenomenon, one flash point amid a week of wild weather. across the south, 22 million people again face the threat of severe storms. this after baseball-sized hail shattered windshields in texas and pummeled parts of florida. a catastrophic mix alongside historic flooding in the midwest. the worst these riverside communities have seen in decades. and maggie joins us now. maggie, the severe weather you mentioned in the south is already picking up. reporter: yeah, lester, that s right. with water still rising here in iowa, our team is now tracking a tornado watch in central texas and severe thunderstorms in parts of florida, and wind gusts in both states are expected to top 70 miles per hour ....
Rain but that is what they re getting in some of the areas of kentucky, we ve already had one to two inches and it is still raining. that is why you have the flood warnings and flash flood warnings for certain counties. it is so slow-moving so it is been aubl to dump, one, two, three inches in some spots already. but that line is moving off to the east so the other counties to expect to see similar numbers in the coming hours. we have the flood watch for kentucky and surrounding states. first round moves through, a break overnight and through early tomorrow morning before another round continues late tomorrow morning and through the afternoon hours. so again, you re not talking a very long break. flooding isn t just a concern there. but also across areas of the midwest. minnesota, wisconsin, even iowa also have the potential to get four to six inches of rain over the next couple of days. and then i mean more than ....