mess. there are new concerns over the there are shelters set up for health of the top senate people who don't have a place to stay. republican after mitch mcconnell but residents tell me it's going take months to clean up all this suddenly froze again today mess. standing speechless in front of norah? >> what a mess. omar villafranca, thank you. reporters. it comes just weeks after a well, just north of omar is similar incident and less than one of the hardest hit florida six months after the 81-year-old communities called steinhatchee. senator was hospitalized after a fall. cbs' jason allen is there and we get more now from cbs' scott reports the storm surge is starting to recede after the macfarlane. >> reporter: taking questions small town was almost entirely from reporters in kentucky under water. today, mitch mcconnell suddenly stopped speaking. >> running for reelection in >> reporter: the powerful 9-foot storm surge engulfed this 2026? coastal community, flooding streets and partially submerging homes. this pier at the marina was destroyed. nearby tents ripped apart. >> did you hear the question, here at the mouth of the senator? running for reelection in 2026? steinhatchee river, there was a >> reporter: expressionless for small business here, realty office. several seconds, mcconnell the people here told me had survived several hurricanes. continued to stare straight the storm surge knocked it down. pieces of it are down the ahead. >> all right. i'm sorry, y'all. street. we're going to need a minute. it moved this truck, pushed it into the side of the building. >> reporter: mcconnell and inside that restaurant, everything is flooded. ultimately gathered himself and finished the press conference. everything inside destroyed. >> okay. >> reporter: his staff said the hurricane-force winds ripped up 81-year-old republican leader experienced light-headedness and rooftops and downed trees in plans to see a doctor before his this community of nearly 600 people.

streets are now covered in next event. debris. president biden was asked about trees snapped off in the intense it today. mitch is a friend, as you know. winds here. not a joke. the floodwater still surrounding i know people don't believe homes. that's the case. seem people still up on their we had disagreements politically, but he is a good balconies right now, waiting for friend. so i'm going to try to get in touch with him. >> reporter: today's incident was noticeably similar to an these floodwaters to go down. episode in july at the capitol. >> hey, mitch? rescue groups are now searching >> reporter: a senate colleague for survivors as residents dig had to intervene as mcconnell out from the destruction. froze before returning minutes >> and i just talked to a later. his staff also said that sheriff's deputy here who told incident was the result of light me that now the search and headedness. rescue for this area, those the episodes have raised questions about mcconnell's role efforts are completed. this steinhatchee river surged as senate republican leader. >> i hope senator mcconnell is more than 8 feet above the water level that you see. healthy. >> reporter: cbs' major garrett right now that broke the spoke to florida republican previous record by mr. than a senator rick scott. foot. do you believe this should norah? >> jason allen, thank you. contribute to a deeper now to other top stories. conversation about how long he should remain in that position? there are new concerns over the health of the senate top republican after mitch mcconnell >> i assume he'll be the suddenly froze again today, republican leader through this standing speechless in front of term, and we'll have another reporters. election after the 2024 it comes just weeks after a elections. similar incident and less than >> reporter: mcconnell is the six months after the 81-year-old latest u.s. senator to face questions about health. senator was hospitalized after a dianne feinstein of california, who is retiring next year, fall. well get more now from cbs' scott macfarlane.

missed weeks of proceedings here with complications from >> reporter: taking questions shingles. from reporters in kentucky today, mitch mcconnell suddenly and norah, she also suffered a stopped speaking. >> running for reelection in recent fall. 2026? >> scott macfarlane, thank you. there are new developments now in the aftermath of those catastrophic fires in maui. president biden today pledging >> did you hear the question, senator? $95 million to help strengthen running for reelection in 2026? hawaii's electrical grid. >> reporter: expressionless for the much needed assistance comes several seconds, mcconnell as officials on maui, including continued to stare straight its mayor face growing calls for ahead. >> all right. i'm sorry, y'all. we're going to need a minute. >> reporter: mcconnell ultimately gathered himself and accountability. cbs' jonathan vigliotti is finished the press conference. >> okay. asking the tough questions. >> let's go! >> reporter: his staff said the >> reporter: as flames ripped 81-year-old republican leader through lahaina, desperation was experienced light-headedness and plans to see a doctor before his everywhere. people posting video for all to next event. see. president biden was asked about >> social media showed the fire. it today. showed people run noerg lives. >> mitch is a friend, adds you >> i can't speak to social know. not a joke. media. i wasn't on social media. we didn't have time for that. i know people don't believe >> reporter: and maui mayor richard bison would not say what that's the case. we had disagreements politically, but he is a good he was doing. it was his job to ask the state friend. so i'm going to try to get in touch with him. for emergency backup, but >> reporter: today's incident admitted he did not place a was noticeably similar to an episode in july at the capitol. >> hey, mitch? single call in the hours during or long after the fire. >> reporter: a senate colleague had to intervene as mcconnell froze before returning minutes

>> mayor bisson, you are the later. his staff also said that incident was the result of light headedness. highest ranking official here on the episodes have raised the island. if the buck stops with your questions about mcconnell's role office, how is that possible? as senate republican leader. >> i hope senator mcconnell is healthy. >> i can't speak to what or >> reporter: cbs' major garrett spoke to florida republican who's responsibility -- >> but you're the boss of this senator rick scott. do you believe this should island. so you can speak, sir. contribute to a deeper >> i can't say who was conversation about how long he should remain in that position? >> i assume he'll be the responsible for commuting with general harrah. republican leader through this term, and we'll have another >> reporter: major harrah said election after the 2024 in an interview he initially was elections. >> reporter: mcconnell is the unaware of details. >> i thought everyone had gotten latest u.s. senator to face out safely. questions about health. it wasn't until the next day i dianne feinstein of california, started hearing about some who is retiring next year, fatalities. >> reporter: don't you think it missed weeks of proceedings here was important for your agency to know about the deaths? with complications from shingles. and norah, she also suffered a >> i don't think i could have done anything about that. recent fall. >> eporter: he did not clarify exactly where he was as the fire gained strength. >> we don't know how many other >> scott macfarlane, thank you. people maybe died waiting for a there's a lot more news response. you don't think there is anything your agency or any local agency? >> i personally don't think so. >> we've been looking a the timeline. it's kind of murky. >> what i'm saying that fire was

so rapid and by the time everyone had situational awareness, it was too late, unfortunately. >> reporter: but there are questions tonight about if it was too late. we know that many people jumped into this ocean to escape the flames. many of them were not rescued until the following morning. meanwhile tonight, the fbi has scuba teams searching four miles of this coastline. norah, at this hour, more than 300 people are still missing. >> jonathan vigliotti, who has been asking these important questions from day one. thank you, jonathan. well, now to a dangerous and scary incident in the sky. 11 people were hospitalized last night after a delta flight from milan, italy hit severe turbulence about 40 miles from atlanta. cbs' kris van cleave reports those include both passengers and crewmembers. >> reporter: injured passengers, some on stretchers helped off delta flight 175 last night in atlanta. >> i honestly thought that we were crashing. >> reporter: passenger io suber

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syllabus, first at a new high school, and then expanding to a middle and three elementary schools. this a gimmick? why is there ai in these schools? >> ai is such a popular buzzword right now, but we've actually been doing this for a couple years. >> reporter: sally holloway is the director of ai and computer science for the district. >> for us, it's thinking about what do our kids need to know and do to be ready for their finally tonight, the second super moon in the month of futures. august will the brightest and we're not always messing with a biggest of the year for all you robot. what we are doing is teaching sky watchers. them thou to think and solve tonight's blue moon will appear problems with these stools. to be 14% larger and will rise >> reporter: sometimes, however, they are messing with robots. over the horizon shortly after sunset in the east. >> people that design come up the term is nothing to do with with ideas. the color, but it's called that we all just work together as a for the rarity of having two team. full moons in the same month. >> reporter: social studies teacher scott gaffaney is these happen only about once every three years. but a super blue moon is even incorporating in less obvious more rare, taking place about ways. students ask chatgpt to analyze once every ten years or so. years of traffic data, and then in fact, tonight is the last one use the findings to help come up you'll see until 2037. so here is some advice. with solutions for safer roads. how would you have done that turn on some elvis and enjoy. lesson differently five, ten and that's the "overnight years ago without this technology?

news" for this thursday. >> that would have taken for some of you, the news probably four or five days. continues. the way these kids think, they for others, check back later for process information so fast. so if we can give them something "cbs mornings." remember, you can follow us challenging realtime, they are online any time at cbsnews.com. very engaged with it. >> reporter: and by all reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. estimates, machine learning is something these kids will have to continue to engage with once they enter the workforce. one study estimates 10% of the jobs created by the year 2030 will be in previously unknown fields. and most will see at least some level of automation. were you influenced by ai? >> reporter: down the hall in art class, students were asked this is cbs news flash. to draw a sketch and enter a i'm shanelle kaul in new york. idalia is not done yet. description into an ai it's now a tropical storm, generator. >> overall it didn't help with making its way across the what i wanted or what i was eastern carolinas, bringing looking for. heavy rain, flooding, and >> reporter: debating if these computer-rated works inspired reports of tornadoes. them to change their original this comes as recovery efforts design. >> using ai sometimes tells me begin in florida and georgia, sometimes it's chaos. which were both hit by the storm other times it poses a couple of things that i can use like on wednesday. the hhs is recommending certain angles of the head. >> reporter: but when it came to easing federal restrictions on the question of artistic marijuana. the agency says it should be classified as a schedule iii integrity -- >> do you think ai is real art? drug with a low potential for

nobody? >> ai is like -- it's just abuse and dependence. the dea will now consider that taking everyone's work and proposal. and 92,003 people packed the collaging it together. so technically not original. >> reporter: it's an ongoing debate as the line between university of nebraska's stadium last night to watch the ai-assisted learning and volleyball team defeat omaha. outright outsourcing is still the match broke the world record being defined. is there a concern these kids for attendance at a women's become much more familiar with these products that they could sports event. use it for cheating? >> so when i was in high school, for more download news on your there was this thing that came out that everyone was really cell phone app or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new upset about called google. and they thought that was really york. going to ruin education, and it hasn't. >> reporter: but administrators here acknowledge there is a lot they and all of us really still don't know about the technology. almost every teacher today talk about the ethics of whatever ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs they were doing with the ai. overnight news." >> we come on the air with >> we like to say that we lead breaking news. at least two people are dead leed with ethical conversations tonight as hurricane idalia leaves a path of destruction about ai. just because we can maybe across florida and slams georgia, south carolina, and doesn't mean we should. >> reporter: helping students north carolina. the video after landfall is stunning. analyze, and utilize artificial idalia hit florida's big bend intelligence while still growing region as a category 3 storm, their own. >> i think that opens the door with maximum sustained winds of to let them choose to problems they want to explore and 125 miles per hour. hopefully lays a foundation for

tonight hundreds of thousands of where they're heading and the things they're going to customers are still without power. encounter in the real world. we're hearing stories tonight of survival. some residents who rode out the >> that was kristina ruffini in storm at home say they had to escape by swimming out of their georgia. for many children, back to windows. school anxiety. the national hurricane center's advisory is just in. >> reporter: sophia schmidt has been dealing with anxiety since idalia is now a tropical storm. she was in kindergarten. her mother megan says it started but the risk of flooding, storm surge, and strong winds affecting her behavior. continues. >> retreating from activities and at this hour, there are that she's always loved to do, reports of at least one tornado wanting to stay closer to myself in south carolina. and my husband. >> reporter: they say therapy helped address it, but once the we have team coverage of this historic storm starting with cbs' omar villafranca in crystal pandemic hit, sophia's fears of river, florida. good evening, omar. getting sick made it difficult >> good evening. for her to return to school. some neighborhoods here in even now, she feels anxious citrus county are still under water. starting a new school year. this storm pummelled florida's what are some of the things that gulf coast with heavy winds and kind of worry you or make you a torrential rain. little nervous about going back to schohool? >> um, meeting new people and and at its peak, more than 250,000 people were without power. also if my teacher's nice. hurricane idalia roared ashore >> reporter: according to a new survey, 71% of parents say at 7:45 this morning. something made the previous school year challenging for >> guys, come in here! >> reporter: packing powerful 125-mile-per-hour winds. their child. >> parents identified safety concerns, academics, schooling,

and mental health concerns as well as social connection as the the storm surge flooded hundreds top concerns that they saw their pkids struggling with. of miles of florida's gulf >> reporter: dr. whitney ragland coast. the eye came ashore near keaton beach, which was nearly washed away by an 8-foot wall of water. bignal is a pediatric taylor county along the state's psychologist and social director big bend bore the brunt of the for on our sleeves, a movement storm. for children's mental health. the town of perry took a direct hit. >> we have to start having conversations and start to see trees were ripped down, homes what they're thinking and and businesses damaged or feeling, how they thought last destroyed, including this gas year went. . station canopy, blown completely >> reporter: she c creates the over. this woman and her daughter were discussions on our sleeves which includes conversation starters. nearly crushed. >> no! megan and sophia say they have >> reporter: when this tree fell helped. >> i don't always know the right into their home. questions to get to the root, cameras caught waves in nearby horseshoe beach crashing into houses. water levels there peaked at some suitable questions to a as over 9 feet. to get there has been very, very helpful. >> it helps a lot because i feel like i can get it off my mind emergency operations are and help me not worry. ongoing. more than 70 residents in hudson >> reporter: and feel less rescued from floodwaters. stress with the anticipation of the new school year. in citrus county, yumi zamora is one of several people headed to higher ground after being rescued. the hospital worker went to bed after her shift, and woke up with floodwaters and emergency

crews at her front door. >> my car was getting under water. so i -- i just wake up and i start freaking out. >> were you able to safe anything? >> nope. >> reporter: these rapids are actually in the middle of a parking lot, and this has residents concerned, because they say this water is spilling over from the river and draining when you humble yourself into the canals where many homes under the mighty hand of are located, and that's starting god, in due time he will to flood the houses. exalt you. hi, i'm joel osteen. parts of southern georgia have already received more than 9 i'm excited about being with you every week. inches of rain and flash i hope you'll tune in. flooding is a major concern. you'll be inspired, you'll be encouraged. i'm looking manuel bojorquez is in savannah. forward to seeing you >> you can see the water right here. churning inside the savannah river. you are fully loaded and completely equipped for but the concern here isn't just the race that's been river flooding or coastal designed for you. flooding. it's the flash flooding that could happen with all of this. rainfall and high tide doesn't happen until later tonight. idalia has also spun up multiple tornadoes. this car flipped and hit another vehicle on the highway outside of charleston after a twister touched down. it is unclear if there were any injuries.

a tornado warning is still in effect for several south carolina counties. back here in crystal river, florida, the storm surge made roads almost impassible. boats were tied to houses to keep them from floating away. phillip and brenda henley left their home this morning, and the water was already creeping into the house. >> i'm an eighth generation floridian. i've been here 62 years. this is as bad as i've seen it. >> reporter: as the water level goes down, we're still seeing rescue vehicles speeding around, taking people to higher ground. there are shelters set up for people who don't have a place to stay. but residents tell me it's going take months to clean up all this today.

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this is cbs news flash. i'm shanelle kaul in new york. idalia is not done yet. it's now a tropical storm making its way across the eastern carolinas, bringing heavy rain, flooding, and reporting of tornadoes. this comes as the recovery efforts begin in florida and georgia, which were both hit by the storm on wednesday. the hhs is recommending easing federal restrictions on marijuana. the agency says it should be classified as a schedule iii drug with a low potential for abuse and dependence. the dea will now consider the refusal. and 90,0003 packed the stadium to watch the team omaha. for m download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. tonight, hurricane idalia

lashing georgia and the carolinas, after making landfall as a major category 3 storm in florida, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. the urgent water rescues under way as the fema administrator warns the danger isn't over. here are tonight's headlines. >> oh, my gosh! >> the record-breaking storm destroying gas stations, homes, and boats. we're on the ground as rescues are under way in flooded neighborhoods. >> the water is coming from the river, and it's draining into the canals, and that is where they're seeing homes flood. >> plus, where idalia is headed next. mitch mcconnell health scare. >> did you hear the question, senator? >> the senate's top republican freezes during a press conference, the second time in as many months. >> all right, i'm sorry, y'all. we're going to need a minute. growing criticism as cbs news questioning reveals maui's mayor didn't place a single call

for emergency backup during the deadly fires. >> if the buck stops with your office, how is that possible? >> i can't speak to what or whose responsibility it was to communicate that. >> well, you're the boss of this island, so yes, you can speak to it. midair scare. the new details after 11 people are rushed to the hospital after a delta flight hit severe turbulence. hopefully we can find everything we need here. >> parents across the country are back-to-school shopping. how is inflation impacting the bottom line. >> it's not just the school supplies itself. it was everything else that's gone up. ♪ ♪ blue moon ♪ tonight the moon is expected to be the biggest and brightest it will be the rest of the year. the next super moon will happen in 2037. ♪

>> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> we come on the air with breaking news. at least two people are dead tonight as hurricane idalia leaves a path of destruction across florida and slams georgia, south carolina, and north carolina. the video after landfall is stunning. idalia hit florida's big bend region as a category 3 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour. tonight hundreds of thousands of customers are still without power. we're hearing stories tonight of survival. some residents who rode out the storm at home say they had to escape by swimming out of their windows. the national hurricane center's advisory is just in. idalia is now a tropical storm. but the risk of flooding, storm surge, and strong winds continues. and at this hour, there are reports of at least one tornado in south carolina. we have team coverage of this historic storm starting with cbs' omar villafranca in crystal river, florida.

good evening, omar. >> good evening. some neighborhoods here in citrus county are still under water. this storm pummelled florida's gulf coast with heavy winds and torrential rain. and at its peak, more than 250,000 people were without power. hurricane idalia roared ashore at 7:45 this morning. >> guys, come in here! >> reporter: packing powerful 125-mile-per-hour winds. the storm surge flood hundreds of miles of florida's gulf coast. the eye came ashore near keaton beach, which was nearly washed away by an 8-foot wall of water. taylor county along the state's big bend bore the brunt of the storm. the town of perry took a direct hit. trees were ripped down, homes and businesses damaged or destroyed, including this gas station canopy, blown completely over. this woman and her daughter were nearly crushed. >> no!

>> reporter: when this tree fell into their home. cameras caught waves in nearby horseshoe beach crashing into houses. water levels there peaked at over 9 feet. emergency operations are ongoing. more than 70 residents in hudson rescued from floodwaters. in citrus county, yumi zamora is one of several people headed to higher ground after being rescued. the hospital worker went to bed after her shift, and woke up with floodwaters and emergency crews at her front door. >> my car was getting under water. i wake up and start freaking out. >> were you able to safe anything? >> nope. >> reporter: these rapids are actually in the middle of a parking lot, and this has residents concerned, because they say this water is spilling over from the river and draining into the canals where many homes are located, and that's starting to flood the houses. parts of southern georgia have already received more than 9 inches of rain and flash

flooding is a major concern. manuel bojorquez is in savannah. >> you can see the water churning inside the savannah river. but the concern here isn't just river flooding or coastal flooding. it's the flash flooding that could happen with all of this. rainfall and high tide doesn't happen until later tonight. idalia has also spun up multiple tornadoes. this car flipped and hit another vehicle on the highway outside of charleston after a twister touched down. it is unclear if there were any injuries. a tornado warning is still in effect for several south carolina counties. back here in crystal river, florida, the storm surge made roads almost impassible. boats were tied to houses to keep them from floating away. phillip and brenda henley left their home this morning, and the water was already creeping into the house. >> i'm an eighth generation floridian. i've been here 62 years. this is as bad as i've seen it. >> reporter: as the water level goes down, we're still seeing rescue vehicles speeding around, taking people to higher ground.

there are shelters set up for people who don't have a place to stay. but residents tell me it's going take months to clean up all this mess. norah? >> what a mess. omar villafranca, thank you. well, just north of omar is one of the hardest hit florida communities called steinhatchee. cbs' jason allen is there and reports the storm surge is starting to recede after the small town was almost entirely under water. >> reporter: the powerful 9-foot storm surge engulfed this coastal community, flooding streets and partially submerging homes. this pier at the marina was destroyed. nearby tents ripped apart. here at the mouth of the steinhatchee river, there was a small business here, realty office. the people here told me had survived several hurricanes. the storm surge knocked it down. pieces of it are down the street. it moved this truck, pushed it into the side of the building. and inside that restaurant, everything is flooded. everything inside destroyed. hurricane-force winds ripped up rooftops and downed trees in this community of nearly 600

people. streets are now covered in debris. trees snapped off in the intense winds here. the floodwater still surrounding homes. some people still up on their balconies right now, waiting for these floodwaters to go down. connie walton rode out the storm at home. she was here when this tree landed on her roof. did you know when you heard the boom what had happened outside? >> no, i had no idea. no. but everything shook. >> reporter: rescue groups are now searching for survivors as residents dig out from the destruction. and i just talked to a sheriff's deputy here who told me that now the search and rescue for this area, those efforts are completed. the steinhatchee river you see back here, it surged more than eight feet above the water level that you see right now. that broke the previous record by a foot. norah? >> jason allen, thank you. th "cbs overnight news"

♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> for idalia's latest track as it rolls through georgia towards south carolina, let's bring in meteorologist mike seidel from our partners at the weather channel. mike, good evening. >> good evening, norah. a 4-foot storm surge here in tampa put this entire parking lot under water. this morning the water was back in the bay. all warnings have been dropped along the gulf coast. tonight idalia is near savannah, georgia. it's racing northeast at nearly 20 miles per hour. out to sea tomorrow afternoon. but along the track, heavy rain, thunderstorms, rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches an hour. there are flood watches up from the parts of georgia across eastern carolinas, and the tornado watch continues until 10:00 eastern. that includes savannah, charleston, myrtle beach and wilmington. but the rainfall totals even with this rapid movement are prolific.

some areas could get 8 to 12 inches of rain. again, turnaround, don't drown. it will all be off the coast by tomorrow afternoon. and we do have some good news tonight, norah. tampa international airport, which canceled just about every flight yesterday and today only has 16 flights canceled tomorrow. so if you want to get down to the suncoast as the sun returns, you can do it. norah? >> mike seidel, thank you for that. now to tonight's other top stories. there are new concerns over the health of the top senate republican after mitch mcconnell suddenly froze again today standing speechless in front of reporters. it comes just weeks after a similar incident and less than six months after the 81-year-old senator was hospitalized after a fall. we get more now from cbs' scott macfarlane. >> reporter: taking questions from reporters in kentucky today, mitch mcconnell suddenly stopped speaking. >> running for reelection in 2026?

>> utility actually -- >> did you hear the question, senator? running for reelection in 2026? >> reporter: expressionless for several seconds, mcconnell continued to stare straight ahead. >> all right. i'm sorry, y'all. we're going to need a minute. >> reporter: mcconnell ultimately gathered himself and finished the press conference. >> okay. >> reporter: his staff said the 81-year-old republican leader experienced light-headedness and plans to see a doctor before his next event. president biden was asked about it today. >> mitch is a friend, as you know. not a joke. i know people don't believe that's the case. we had disagreements politically, but he is a good friend. so i'm going to try to get in touch with him. >> reporter: today's incident was noticeably similar to an episode in july at the capitol. >> hey, mitch? >> reporter: a senate colleague had to intervene as mcconnell froze before returning minutes later. his staff also said that incident was the result of light headedness. the episodes have raised questions about mcconnell's role as senate republican leader. >> i hope senator mcconnell is

healthy. >> reporter: cbs' major garrett spoke to florida republican senator rick scott. do you believe this should contribute to a deeper conversation about how long he should remain in that position? >> i expect he'll continue to be the republican leader through this term, and you know, we'll have another election after the 2024 elections. >> reporter: mcconnell is the latest u.s. senator to face questions about health. dianne feinstein of california, who is retiring next year, missed weeks of proceedings here with complications from shingles. and norah, she also suffered a recent fall. >> scott macfarlane, thank you. there are new developments now in the aftermath of those catastrophic fires in maui. president biden today pledging $95 million to help strengthen hawaii's electrical grid. the much needed assistance comes as officials on maui, including its mayor face growing calls for accountability. cbs' jonathan vigliotti is asking the tough questions. >> let's go! >> reporter: as flames ripped through lahaina, desperation was everywhere.

people posting video for all to see. >> social media showed the fire. showed people running for their lives. >> i'm not going to speak to social media. i wasn't on social media. we didn't have time for that. >> reporter: and maui mayor richard bissen would not say what he was doing. it was his job to ask the state for emergency backup, but admitted he did not place a single call in the hours during or long after the fire. >> mayor bissen, you are the highest ranking official here on the island. if the buck stops with your office, how is that possible? >> i can't speak to what or who's responsibility -- >> but you're the boss of this island. so you can speak, sir. >> i'm saying i can't say who was responsible for communicating with general harrah. >> reporter: major general kenneth harrah, director of the state's emergency management agency said in an interview he was not aware of details. >> i thought everyone had gotten

out safely. it wasn't until the next day i started hearing about some fatalities. >> reporter: don't you think it was important for your agency to know about the deaths? >> i don't think i could have done anything about that. >> reporter: he did not clarify exactly where he was as the fire gained strength. >> we don't know how many other people maybe died waiting for a response. you don't think there is anything your agency or any local agency? >> i personally don't think so. >> we've been looking a the timeline. it'skind of murky. >> what i'm saying that fire was so rapid and by the time everyone had situational awareness, it was too late, unfortunately. >> reporter: but there are questions tonight about if it was too late. we know that many people jumped into this ocean to escape the flames. many of them were not rescued until the following morning. meanwhile tonight, the fbi has scuba teams searching four miles of this coastline. norah, at this hour, more than 300 people are still missing. >> jonathan vigliotti, who has been asking these important questions from day one. thank you, jonathan. well, now to a dangerous and scary incident in the sky. 11 people were hospitalized last

night after a delta flight from milan, italy hit severe turbulence about 40 miles from atlanta. cbs' kris van cleave reports those include both passengers and crewmembers. >> reporter: injured passengers, some on stretchers helped off delta flight 175 last night in atlanta. >> i honestly thought that we were crashing. >> reporter: passenger io suber shot this video and said she watched as the turbulence launched people into the air. >> the woman in the aisle next -- in the middle aisle, she had gone up and hit the overhead compartment and cracked it. >> reporter: the faa says the airbus a 350 from milan, italy hit severe turbulence about 40 miles from the airport. 11 people were hurt badly enough to be taken to the hospital. >> the threat of turbulence is always there. and that's why it's important that while you are seated, keep your seat belts on. >> reporter: sunday, a flight to

majorca, spain hit turbulence severe enough to terrify even sicken passengers. while injuries due to turbulence are rare, there were 163 on u.s. airliners between 2009 and last year. nearly 80% were airline crew members. new research is finding turbulence is becoming more common, and at times more intense because climate change is creating more instances of severe weather. norah? >> truly frightening. kris van cleave, thank you. back here in washington today, a serious legal blow for former new york city mayor and trump attorney rudy giuliani. a federal judge is holding giuliani liable for defamation against two georgia election workers, ordering him and his businesses to pay more than $130,000 in legal fees for making baseless accusations of election fraud. he may have to pay much more in damages to ruby freeman and her daughter when the case goes to trial.

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idalia is not done yet. it's now a tropical storm, making its way across the eastern carolinas, bringing heavy rain, flooding, and reports of tornadoes. this comes as recovery efforts begin in florida and georgia, which were both hit by the storm on wednesday. the hhs is recommending easing federal restrictions on marijuana. the agency says it should be classified as a schedule iii drug with a low potential for abuse and dependence. the dea will now consider that proposal. and 92,003 people packed the university of nebraska's stadium last night to watch the volleyball team defeat omaha. the match broke the world record for attendance at a women's sports event. it's thursday, august 31,

2023. >> this is the "cbs morning news." still packing a purge, tropical storm idalia roars across the southeast overnight. we will tell you what conditions some coastal residents are returning to. mitch mcconnell health scare. the 81-year-old senate minority leader freezes up in front of reporters for a