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life-threatening storm surge. we just learned the updated storm surge projections for those areas is now staggers. it is now 12 to 18 feet. that is the warning. already more than 16 on,000 customers are without power across the state of florida. more than 2.5 million people are under an erag ways order or warning. governor desantis said residents in the cross hairs need to shelter in place, because it is too late to leave. if you are in any of those counties, it s no longer possible to safely evacuate. it s time to hunker down and prepare for this storm. this is a powerful storm that should be treated like you would treat if a tornado was approaching your home. we are covering all angles up and down the western coast of florida. let s begin with john berman. he s in tampa. what can you tell us? reporter: good morning poppy and jim. this storm is bringing three interrelated threats. the winds, an historic storm, one of the most powerful projected, particularly ab ....
elected. we ll see what happens today. bill: i m bill hemmer. good morning. the house will resume its session two hours from now. last night 20 republicans voted against kevin mccarthy in the third round of voting. dana: without a speaker is house is unable to swear in members or vote on any legislation. congressman elect mike lawlor slammed those opposing mccarthy last hour. it s shameful and embarrassing and proofing themselves incapable of governing. jim jordan s committee on judiciary to do investigations can t do it. securing the border, guess what, can t do it. these 19 individuals have tried to hold the rest of us hostage and they have no plan no plan and no person to be the speaker. bill: now to the way forward, whatever that is. james freeman wall street journal has analysis and chad pergram has the reporting live from the hill. that s where we begin. good morning. this is the world s biggest game of chicken. the thing to watch is whether support ....
o donnell: and, india s prime minister tells putin, this is not the time for war. how putin responded. immigration fight. the latest on those migrants shipped to martha s vineyard, and why florida governor ron desantis isn t backing down. tracking the storm. tropical storm fiona barrels towards puerto rico, bringing high winds and heavy rain. and, on the road. how a family opened their hearts to adoption and let in a lot more than just a child. 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. there are a number of developing stories tonight as we come on the air. first, tropical storm fiona is heading for puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands, bringing heavy rain, and we ll have more on that in just a moment. but first, we want to begin in ukraine, because today was significant for many reasons. the war has raged for nearly seven months, with russia s aggression de ....
good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, it is tuesday, september 6th and i m brianna keilar with john berman. in california, this morning, the state is bracing for rolling power outages as a brutal heat wave is expected to shatter the record for power demand. temperature in parts of the state hitting 115 degrees with no end in sight. not ideal conditions, obviously, for fighting wildfires. evacuations are now under way in riverside county where the fairview fire has killed two people and scorched 2,000 acres. yeah. in the northeast, though, a much different threat. flood watches are now in effect for more than 50 million people across 11 states. virginia to maine. some areas could see 7 inches of rain by this afternoon which is not good news for people in providence, rhode island. where heavy rains and flash floods closed i-95 in both directions yesterday afternoon. we re going to have much more on this ahead. this morning, officials in memphi ....
unlike anything since world war ii. o donnell: and india s prime minister tells putin this is not the time for war. how putin responded. immigration fight: the latest on those migrants shipped to martha s vineyard, and why florida governor yukon denali isn t backing down. tracking the storm. tropical storm fiona barrels towards puerto rico, bringing high winds and heavy rain. and on the road. how a family opened their hearts to adoption and let in a lot more than just a child. o donnell: good evening. there are a number of developing stories tonight as we come on the air. tropical storm fiona is headed for puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands bringing heavy rain, and we ll sahave more on najust a moment. first, we want to begin in ukraine, because today was significant for so many reasons. the war has raged for nearly seven months with russia s aggression, devastating families and many parts of the global economy. and today, vladimir putin was confronted direct ....