that's the overnight news for this monday. from the cbsbs broadcast centern new york city, i'm elaine quijano. captioning funded by cbs it's monday, september 2nd, 2019. this is the "cbs morning news." hurricane dorian approaches the u.s. as it tears through the bahamas. we're tracking the massive storm, which is creeping toward florida. at least seven dead after a shooting rampage in texas. what we're learning about the 36-year-old gunman. tim hag democrats call for stricter laws. newsroo corningm io i'te in for nerk. anne-marie green. hurricane dorian remains a monster category 5 storm and is

barreling toward the u.s. dorian is pounding the northwestern bahamas this morning with winds of 175 miles per hour. some 30 inches of rain could fall there. a life-threatening storm surge of up to 23 feet is possible. a hurricane warning is now in effect for parts of florida's east coast. dorian is a threat from florida to north carolina. cbs news weather producer david parkinson is predicting the unpredictable path of the storm. >> well, good morning. the storm has barely moved. it'g a little bit toward the north. that's an indication that we're starting to see maybe a shift to the north for florida to avoid seeing a landfall. right now the winds are at 175 pliels an hour. it ee moving to the west at 2 miles an hour and it's still off the west palm beach coast, but it's unfortunately way too close for comfort.

here's the concern. it goes all the way up the florida coastline. by tuesday morning it's still a category 4. by wednesday, a category 3 with 100-mile-an-hour winds sitting off jacksonville. you can see the leftp the flori all the way up the georgia ca by thursday even it's ju rona, dot pay h attention to the center line. pay attention to the fact that you're in the cone. if you're under evacuation, you need to follow them. here's the deal. we've got to wait for the high-pressure ridge to break down and the cone to scoot up. the question is when will it do that. we just don't know. the key here, we have a very serious storm very close to florida. david parkinson, cbs news. across the southeast

evacuations have been issued affecting millions. the national hurricane center says rainfall could produce flash floods from florida's southeast coast to georgia and the carolinas. l in ona h, hilary, how are people there preparing? >> reporter: wendy, some people are hunkering down, getting ready to ride out the storm. others are getting ready to evacuate. here in florida, nine counties are under evacuation orders. in daytona beach where we are right now, those evacuation orders begin at 10:00 a.m. today. this all as hurricane dorian batters across the bahamas overnight as a powerful category 5 storm. it's one of the strongest atlanta hurricanes ever recorded and the strongest ever to make landfall. >> this is probably the most saddened and worst day of my life to address the bahamian people. >> reporter: the national

hurricane center says the islands are likely being hit by a life-threatening storm surge and catastrophic winds. dorian's intensity and unpredictability continue to surprise forecasters, but even as it crept west toward florida, it's unclear if it will make a direct strike over the u.s. and authorities aren't taking any chances. mandatory evacuation orders have been posted here at daytona beach and in coastal communities as far away as north carolina. >> the strength of this storm cannot be underestimated. >> reporter: states of emergency have been declared in florida, georgia, and the carolinas. officials say even if dorian veers back out to sea, the region is still facing days of devastating rains and wind. >> it seems to be one of the biggest hurricanes we've ever seen, and that's a problem. that's a problem. >> reporter: dallas-ft. worths are already getting ready for dorian's aftermath. emergency supplies and power trucks have been positioned to move in once the coast is clear.

and travelers will want to check with their airline bef various airports in florida will be closing today including ft. lauderdale, west palm, and back over to you. ahead on "cbs this morning," am of correspondents in ne florida. now to the deadly shooting ram pain in texas. cbs news has learned the identity of the gunman behind the attack. 36-year-old seth ator was shot and killed by police saturday. our cbs station in dallas-ft. worth kvtv reports ator was fired from his job just hours before the shooting. seven people were killed and 22 others hurt, including three police officers when ator went on a shooting spree from midland to odessa. david begnaud spoke to relatives of one of the victims.

>> there's a shooting going on in odessa. >> reporter: the violent rampage that began on a texas interstate saturday started with a traffic stop. state troopers had pulled over a man who opened fire on them with an ar-15-type assault rifle, and then he took off. the shooter ditched his vehicle and hijacked a postal service van, driving around and shooting randomly at people. >> we have an active shooter on the interstate. >> reporter: the deadly chase ended outside of a movie theater. an eyewitness recorded the gunman barreling toward a police vehicle that was blocking the road. officers opening fire, killing the gunman. the seven victims who died range in age from 15 to 57. among those killed was 29-year-old postal carrier mary granados. >> i basically heard her scream. >> reporter: we spoke to her identical twin sister rosy who was on the phone with mary when she was shot.

>> you know people in the public are horrified to hear what happened. it's another mass shooting event about a month after what happened in el paso. what are your thoughts? >> i think that he could have taken the car without having to kill her, you know, just -- he could have taken the car. that's it. that's all he needed. he didn't have to take my sister. >> that was david begnaud reporting. people living in odessa, texas, gathered sunday to mourn the victims killed in that shooting spree. both mayors of odessa and midland spoke at the vigil and expressed solidarity with each other's cities. president trump is condemning the shooting in texas, calling it a, quote, wicked attack, but stopped short of supporting gun cont committed to working with congress on ways to prevent mass shootings. after the el paso and dayton shootings that killed 31 people last month, president trump said he wanted tougher gun laws, but

he later reversed his position. yesterday the president said the latest shooting has not changed anything. >> for the most part, as strong as you make your background checks, they would not have stopped any of it. so it's a big problem. it's a mental problem. it's a big problem. >> we're averaging about 300 mass shootings a year. no other country comes close, so, yes, this is [ bleep ] up. >> acting homeland security secretary kevin mcaleenan also weighed in on the texas shooting. he said such attacks should absolutely be considered a homeland security threat. students in hong kong are planning to strike today as a continuation of nearly three months of anti-government protests. over the weekend protesters used burning barricades to block roads near hong kong's airport and damaged a train station. demonstrators also threw gali b

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passes. forecasters say it will be a day-long assault. in other news former secretary of defense james mattis is speaking out, and kevin hart is recovering from a car accident. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. "usa today" reports comedian kevin hart suffered major back injuries after the car he was riding in veered off a southern california road and rolled down an embankment.hart was of two ps in his vintage 1970 plymouth barracuda when it smashed through a wooden fence on a malibu road early yesterday morning. a crash report indicates a friend of hart's was driving the car when it went out of control. the report says the driver was not under the influence of alcohol. cbsnews.com reports on font former defensere televisio interview. he called mr. trump an unusual interview in an interview with

national cbs news security correspondent david martin. he's written a new book. served as secretary of defense for nearly two years. >> you resigned the day after the president announced that the u.s. was pulling all its troops out of syria. >> mm-hmm, yes. >> did that decision have anything to do with your -- >> absolutely it did. >> mattis said he disagreed with the decision to pull out of syria. he said a sudden pullout would undermine the campaign against isis and betray allies fighting alongside u.s. forces. mr. trump later backed away from his decision to pull out troops, allowing a portion to a. > ahead on "cbs this morning," mr. mattis will be in studio 57 for his first live interview since his resignation. still to come, the waffle house index. how the popular restaurant chain is preparing for hurricane dorian as the storm threatens the southeast. hurricane dorian as the storm threatens the southeast. to eucrisa or i. allergic reactions may occur at or near the application site.

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made. the eye made landfall yesterday in the bahamas as a category 5. on the "cbs moneywatch," the latest on the trade war with china, and how waffle house is preparing for dorian. marc liverman is here in new york with more. good morning, marc. >> good morning, wendy. president trump says trade talks between the u.s. and china are still on for this month. the news comes despite the two a tariff went into effect on u.s. consumerseen ev fm mi diapers to ts equipnt. the nation's largek, jpmorgan bank says the hike could cost americans $1,000 extra a year. on friday the august jobs report will be released. new delays that now include three major u.s. airlines could

keep boeing's 737 max fleet grounded into the holiday travel season. american announced over the weekend their cancellations extend through december 3rd. united made a similar announcement lasek, saying the max would remain out of their schedule through december 19th. in july southwest announced their cancellations would go through january 2nd. the 737 max was grounded in march following two deadly crashes overseas. "angel has fallen" has dominated ticket sales for the second weekend running. >> what is that? are they bats? >> they're drones!e dron >> the third installment in the "fallen" series starring gerrard butler brought in $11 million. universal's "good boys" came in two, pocketing $9 million. and disney's "the lion king"

came in third with $6 million. waffle house has assembled jump teams across the southeast. they've also sent in generators, rvs, and gas to areas where the restaurant will be affected. the chain is on unofficial kbaj of an unoe fisfficial disaster e region. if the store is open, your community has been spared. if the store is completely closed, you're probably in a disaster zone, wendy. >> let's hope all of them stay open in the southeast. >> exactly, exactly. >> marc liverman with our "moneywatch." thanks. >> sure thing. still to come, divine intervention. why pope francis was late for his weekly address yesterday in st. peter's square. y address yesterday in st. peter's square. to look at me now, you don't see psoriasis. you see clear skin. you see me. but if you saw me before cosentyx... ♪ i was covered. it was awful. but i didn't give up. i kept fighting.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country.

people living along the southeast u.s. coast are still not sure what will happen with hurricane dorian. government officials from florida to north carolina are preparing. the category 5 hurricane is the second strongest storm to form in the atlantic ocean since 1950. weather experts say even a small deviation in the forecast could be catastrophic. it was divine intervention of a different kind that helped pope francis when he got stuck in an elevator. a smiling pontiff apologized for arriving late to the crowd gathered for his weekly address in st. peter's square yesterday. the pope explained because of an electrical problem at the vatican, he was stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes. he called for a round of applause for vatican firefighters who came to his aid freeing him. and a shocker at the u.s. open tennis tournament in new york. men's top seed and defending chon nkoviis u

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our top story this morning, hurricane dorian is lashing the bahamas. dorian made landfall on grand bahama as a monstrous hurricane category 5 on sunday. florida, georgia, and north carolina are bracing for dorian as it slowly moves west. nikole killion is in jacksonville, florida, where hurricane preparations are under way. >> reporter: preparations were made as dorian batters the bahamas and menaces the u.s. r devastating images out of the bahamas. please keep them in your prayers. they were hit with a hurricane with 185-mile-per-hour winds. >> reporter: the category 5 hurricane is among the most powerful to hit the bahamas in wia als are . generators into the southeastern u.s. >> we expect that much of the eastern seaboard will be

ultimately impacted and some of it very, very severely. >> reporter: in jacksonville, florida, people hit the surf before the city shuts the beaches down sunday night until further no people are here on vacation, and so we're here guarding them. >> reporter: the city of jacksonville joins many. officials say it will take effect for some residents starting monday morning. >> the path changes every day, so you really don't know. you just have to be prepared for the worst. >> hopefully it stays out at sea and we just get some of the wind and rain. >> reporter: and trucks from as far away as canada gathered at the daytona international speedway this weekend. they brought equipment to restore power as soon as they can if dorian knocks it out. nikole killion, cbs news, jacksonville, florida. ahead on "cbs this morning," full coverage of hurricane dorian with the latest from our team of correspondents in florida. our other top story, police

say they're not sure why a man went on a violent and chaotic shooting rampage after a routine traffic stop in west texas. the seven dead include a man and a teenager shot as she left a car dealership with her family. 22 people were injured. gunman seth ator was killed by police outside a busy movie theater in odessa. ator only had a misdemeanor on ing,"e'll sakit former defense secretary jim mattis for his first live interview since resigning from the trump administration eight months ago. plus in our "school matters" series we'll take you to a school in england where they're get an education in mindfulness and relaxation methods. and we'll look at baby carriers and how they might improve bonding and maternal health. thanks for watching "cbs this morning" on this monday. i'm wendy gillette. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com