night because of the very heavy rains and flood threat that appears to be unfolding as we speak over south—eastern georgia, eastern south carolina and south—eastern northa make landfall as had been anticipated and how widespread was the damage? unfortunately the intensification into a major hurricane prior to landfall did occur. it went inland within the florida big bend near a small community named keaton beach. we don't know much about how badly they were impacted there because for obvious reasons there is no communication or television, so it will probably take until tomorrow before we truly understand the magnitude of the impact. you have been warning about record levels of storm surges. did we see that it, has the worst passed or people still need to be wary of water levels? what we do know is a community to the east of where landfall occurred, cedar key, we do have information from there and we do have footage from there and it looked like they got really substantial storm surge, flooded large portions of the island and in some cases cut off transportation and roads so we can only assume that it's only going to be worse when finally get into the

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carolina coast right now. the flood watches are up for numerous states. parts of florida, of course the west coast, and georgia, south carolina, and north carolina. this is the area that i mentioned where we saw really torrential downpours, leaving us with upwards of 7, 8 inches of rain in a short amount of time for some locations. the good news is for places like florida, they essentially needed the rain. once they get the cleanup going, we'll be out of a drought in those locations. we have heavy rain to deal with across places like south carolina and north carolina. if you're wondering about the track. we're still expecting it to maintain, but just barely that category 1 strength that i wouldn't be surprised if we see it weaken to a tropical storm by the time 8:00 rolls around and it's right over savannah. it will eventually move offshore. wilmington, cape hatteras, still is going to deal with the heavy rain and the storm surge. that's going to be one of the things that we will continue to see be an issue here as we get into the later evening hours as that high tide time rolls around. plus, we've also got those tornado watches in effect for par

we've had reports of tornadoes there watches up across parts of south and north carolina for the possibility of more tornadic activity and also flooding. they continue to see the flooding there and that water just take some time to roll down, making its way through the creeks. and what's happening now as you're getting those strong winds that are moving along the coastline and they're start to push the water back into the rivers. and so those those winds coming back from the coastline back in the river areas. and so that's backing up these rivers and causing more flooding as there's nowhere for that water to drain. that's falling from the storm. here's the very latest track with the dali. and you're going to see it make its way along the coastline. and finally pushing off into the atlantic, where continue to weaken? still 60 mile an hour storm and it will continue to batter the coastline over the next 24 to 36 hours. thank you, lawrence. sapping tomorrow a vigil will be held for below of store clerk who was killed after trying to stop a robbery at his shop last week. 6 year-old johannes to w

a tropical storm it dahlia is threatening to bring floods and a storm surge in the us states of south carolina and north carolina. earlier at tor, into florida as a hurricane causing large scale destruction authorities are still assessing the extent of the damage in the hardest hit areas in the wake of the storm. the us government has declared a public health emergency in florida of the aftermath of a category 3 hurricane that slammed into the coast with the speed of a fast moving train. authorities had to issue mandatory evacuation orders for low lying areas before floods. turn. florida is coastal roads into rivers and left hundreds of thousands without power over my door. and i see a river outside the water is going down there saying that the high tide is going to come back up. but i don't see you're getting any worse. so i'm here back at my home trying to make the best sound of a worse situation with the road swamped this florida couple found an alternative way to leave their flooded homes. kayaks, we had to get the truck out and there is no underwater south checking out the neighborhood. the uniform

as it moves ne, towards the states a south and north carolina. at least 3 people were killed in the widespread flooding and damaged from high winds in florida and georgia bar codes are affecting hundreds of thousands and the clean up could take months. john henry ford's hurricane and dahlia swept into northern florida. is a powerful category. 3 storm it wins immediately, making their mark the mercurial i wall of the storm ripped off this roof top, we left another intact. next door. strengthened by the warm waters of the gulf of mexico dahlia briefly reached category for level winds before slowing. as it rolled ashore in florida as lightly populated big bend region, the president promised federal help to effective states. i'm ready to mobilize that support for they need. i don't think anybody can deny the impact of climate crisis anymore. just look around. historic slides mean historic slides on the edge of the storms path and the capital of tallahassee value fail this century old oak tree under the governor's mansion. this picture posted by 1st la

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and the tornado threat in south and north carolina. several warnings across charleston, including that one that was reported. that watch is up until 10:00, which is right around when high tide is going to hit this area. and that full moon high tide. so, low-lying areas will see several feet of storm surge flooding during the night. david? >> david: all contributing to a tough night ahead. rob, thank you for the coverage all day long. let's laser in on the timing, because so many are without power, and the tornado threat very dangerous at night fall. let's get to ginger zee. the potential for the tornadoes into the night, how long does this last? where is this all headed? >> reporter: the outer bands whipping up tornadoes are possible, again, through 10:00 p.m. with that watch, but i anticipate that extends even, so, watch for that, as we go into north carolina and the outer banks, because, let me time out how it all moves. we're going to see that storm make its exit just south of hilton head, and it will go into the atlantic, but it's g

the ground are going to continue to work with the first responders in florida, georgia, south carolina and northolina to get people to safety. a number of rescues are taking place as i walked out of my office a moment ago to begin recovery. >> mike is at the white house. >> the biden administration appears to be doing everything possible to show it is doing everything it can to help the states deal with this current crisis. as the president has directed the administrator of federal emergency management agency to travel to the area to assess the damage to see what the federal government can do in terms of assisting local administrations and then to report back to him. now the administrator briefed the media on the situation and pleefg the president throughout the course of the morning and made the very important point that these storms are getting more intense because of the warming of the oceans and said the storms crossing over water that are getting hotter and hotter and lessens the reaction time for those who are going to deal with the consequences of these storms. president biden referred to

is it moves ne, towards the us states of south and north carolina. at least 3 people died and storm related accidents in florida, in georgia, pockets are affecting hundreds of thousands of homes and the clean up could take months. it's on the engine and thoughts. hurricane and dahlia swept into northern florida is a powerful category. 3 storm, it wins immediately, making their marks the mercurial i wall of the storm ripped off this roof top, we left another intact next door, strengthened by the warm waters of the gulf of mexico dahlia. briefly reached category for level winds before slowing, as it rolled ashore in florida as lightly populated big bend region. the president promised federal help to effective states. i'm ready to mobilize that support they need. i don't think anybody can deny the impacts of climate crisis anymore. just look around historic slides mean historic slides on the edge of the storms path and the capital of tallahassee dahlia failed this century old oak tree under the governor's mansion. this picture posted by 1st lady casey to

are dead tonight as hurricane idalia leaves a path of destruction across florida and slams georgia, south carolina, and northeo 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,

center of circulation is, right over the top of waycross right now, these bands coming into south carolina and north carolina are the areas of concern. here's closer view of idalia, this area has been getting a to of heavy rain, earlier to the south, valdosta, georgia, report of 6 to 8 inches of rainfall, flash flood emergency has since been dropped. notice the highest winds. still a pretty good gusts. these exposed areas on the coast is where we could still see trees coming down and isolated power outages. the storm is the still a tropical storm. >> meteorologist bill karins, thank you so much. >>> let's bring in lindsey reiser in savannah, georgia, where the storm is heading. lindsey the storm has made its way into southern georgia, we're talking about vadalia areas don't see heavy rainfall aftermath of storms, talk to us about what is happening where you are, what are people saying to you, do they feel like they're prepared? >> reporter: i tell you what we're expecting first, ellison, bill was talking about low tide, we have seen the savannah river recede somewhat. we're expecting by the time it

again, we will hope and running again, we will hope and pray for the best for florida, and georgia, south carolina and northl of it, that is why the resources from the federal government as well as other states are able to come in and to help them and i know all of thatis to help them and i know all of that is lined up and ready to come in after the storm has passed. come in after the storm has assed. :, ., come in after the storm has assed. . ~' ,. , come in after the storm has assed. ., ,, y., , . come in after the storm has assed. ., ,, , . ., passed. thank you very much for that analysis. _ passed. thank you very much for that analysis. it _ passed. thank you very much for that analysis. it is _ passed. thank you very much for that analysis. it is now _ passed. thank you very much for that analysis. it is now meant i that analysis. it is now meant to be a category four storm when it makes landfall on wednesday morning. experts say these kind of weather events are becoming more commonplace due to climate change. but are hurricanes themselves actually getting worse? 0ur correspondent carl nasman looks int

tonight, georgia, south carolina, and north carolina now under states of emergency, plus the new advisoryn from the national hurricane center. what it says. and

and we are back here afterwards for cbs news bay area. thank ♪ ♪ >> norah: right now, hurricane idalia already lashing florida, as the major storm strengthens toward the gulf coast. tonight, georgia, south carolina, and northolina now under states of emergency. plus, the new advisory just in from the national hurricane center. what it says. and here are tonight's he

once the storm gets done with florida it will continue into georgia and south carolina and even north carolina. the atlanta metro area will likely get rain out of this. college, raleigh, north carolina, savannah will see some significant rain out of this, from 1 to 5 inches of rain across the florida panhandle. where we could pick up on 5 to 8 inches of rain. some estimates are saying we could pick up boards of 10 inches of rain by the time all this is done. neil: in the atlantic, far from land, any updates on that? >> franklin the atlantic? neil: i apologize which i was mixing my source. >> there's been a lot of storm names. they interact with one another. in between franklin and idalia, we have a strong with ridge, high-pressure generally will keep things away from it. that's why on the eastern side of florida, just experienced some cloud cover for the most part so what's happening with franklin is franklin is being pushed upward and idalia being pushed upward, sandwiched in between, high-pressure acting like the puppet master so to speak. the good news for those in the northeast is

and tomorrow. so we're talking about a storm surge, 3 to 5 feet, south carolina right there, the border of south and north carolina, about 2 to 4 feet. and then further north, you're looking about one to 3 foot storm surge in this storm, even though it's going to start to make its way off the coastline, it's still going the parts of north carolina through the day tomorrow. still see a lot of wrap around wind and some thunderstorms roll through that area. sustained winds now very strong tropical storm or 60 miles an hour expected to move off in the by tomorrow morning. but still some of those wraparound storms could cause more issues along the eastern seaboard. out the door. we go right now. we've got skies, hazy outside, but things are really going to change in the next 24 hours. we've got the temperatures really going to be coming down 60's some sow 70's in the san francisco up some 80's today up toward the beaches. here comes the fog rolling in overnight tonight and tomorrow morning inside the bay. 64 degrees in millbrae about 69 in san carlos. find warmer sunshine, the south bay, but instead of 90's ba

there's the potential for hurricane-force winds inland in georgia and then with tropical storm warnings for much of south carolina and coastal north carolina. >> you maybe start eed to answe my next question, which is you have people who are looking around and saying the storm seems to have slow ed. the wind isn't so bad. the water isn't so bad. there's not a lot of rain. when it comes to being out of danger? >> water is the dezliest hazard. we're going to continue to see the winds come down gradually as idalia moves inland, but that's not the most dangerous hazard. most people in this country that have died have died from rainfall flooding. it has nothing to do with how strong the storm is. so everybody in these areas, you want to be to get warning information, move to huer ground. >> michael brennan, we really appreciate it. thank you so much. >>> our coverage of hurricane idalia continues. we're going to head back to georgia, where residents are bracing for the storm that is heading their way. so get relief fast. only tylenol rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast for r fast pain relief. and now

dead tonight as hurricane idalia leaves the path of destruction across florida and slams georgia, south carolina, and northis stunning. e dalia hit florida's big bend with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour. tonight, hundreds of thousands of customers are still without power. we are 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's omar villafranca and crystal river, florida. good evening, omar. >> reporter: good evening. some neighborhoods here in citrus county are still underwater. the storm pummeled florida's gulf coast with heavy winds and torrential rain, and at its peak, more than 250,000 people were without power. hurricane idalia we roared ashore at 745 this morning. >> the tide is coming in here. >> reporte

even as it moves up the eastern coast of the united states affecting georgia, south carolina, and northolina. we have to remain vigilant. there is more to do. >> in florida the bbc's helena humphrey is standing by in cedar key one of the hardest hit areas. what have you been seeing on the ground? >> the storm has passed this area, but now you can see we are starting to get limps of the destruction. it's bad. as you mentioned, this is one of the hardest hit areas. looking over my shoulder you can see these small structures by the coast. a brick structure completely hollowed out by hurricane wind. you can see all the bricks coming down. windows coming out. doors lifted off their hinges. if you just take a look around here you can see sensually what the scene must have been the early hours of the morning with this microwave just tossed out. a flatscreen tv here. remnants of people's lives in the areas that have just been rendered completely on emma habitable -- uninhabitable. in this area you can see flattened branches. looking over the area you can see destruction. completely flattened ar

and other federal agencies - carolinas too? yeah, so, fema and other federal agencies alll and other federal agencies all have federal resources, commodities, supplies that are in florida as well as georgia, south carolina and north sure that they have the resources that they need and the coordination that they need to be able to go in and respond as quickly as possible afterwards. as well as the urban search and rescue teams that are on alert ready to go should they need to be activated to go out to find people that are missing. itruiith people that are missing. with the wildfires _ people that are missing. with the wildfires and _ people that are missing. with the wildfires and the - people that are missing. with the wildfires and the flooding that we have seen recently, you are very expert in this area, are very expert in this area, are you noticing a change in pace and the number of major natural disasters that are hitting the us?— natural disasters that are hitting the us? natural disasters that are hittin: the us? , ., hitting the us? yes. right now it feels like _ hitting the us? yes. right now it feels like we _ hitting the us? yes. right now it feels like we are _ hitting the us? yes. right now it feels

is the projected path of the storm, after lashing florida it will move through, georgia south carolina, and northbefore heading out over the atlantic. u.s. national hurricane center 's work meaning of life-threatening storm surges of 12 to 16 feet above ground level. that is enough to inundate a bus. these storms out of bands are already causing flooding in some coastal areas of the state, earlier i spoke with the public information officer from dixon county emergency management, across city florida, which is rain the hurricane span, here is what they told me about the monster storm. >> for us, we are fixing the start, getting the first few bands of the winds coming at this slowly gone up with the what we look at of the road, such as ambulances and fire checks and even our law enforcement, and has 45 miles per hour sustained winds, that is not wind gusts, that is what minnesota getting to 45 sustained winds, it is slowly going to keep up from there to up to the 80s, 90s, and stay there for a good few hours. that is where we get really concerned, because that is what we can no longer start answeri

southeast, even as it moves up the eastern coast of the united states, affecting georgia, south carolina and northa. we have to remain vigilant. there is much more to do. i just came from the oval office where i met with a fema administrator who is standing to my left. our federal response folks -- early monday morning, long before the storm made landfall, i spoke with governor desantis and approved an early request for emergency declaration to enable him to have the full support ahead of time to protect the people's lives in the state of florida. christian: in a moment, we will hear from our -- on the ground in cedar key and tampa. first, our correspondent in houston sent its report. >> the storm surge was always the biggest threat and as expected, idalia has brought serious flooding to florida's west coast. these medicine -- residents are being brought out to the evacuation zone, an area where authorities have been telling people four days that it was not safe to stay in their homes. >> about 3:00, the water was still two feet below the seawall . so, i went back to bed. he woke me up about 7:30

mark's, we will move through south georgia and south carolina and north carolina with impacts.talk about and a ton of things like tornadoes rain to get to that. we have another headline, i know you have been covering the urgent investigation after a deadly shooting at the university of north carolina. a faculty member was killed and the suspect was apprehended but we learned new things overnight and we will share those. guidance from the american academy of pediatrics about flu shots as kids head back to school. the doctor will break that down. as my son was saying, do i have to get a flu shot? that means it's fall, right? yes, pretty good schedule wise he has it on lock. kumasi: i like that. reggie: that water looks beautiful behind her now. let's us know we are racing for this so i'm glad you are on top of it as always. i have not seen you in a while so welcome back. ginger: always, thank you. great to see you too. reggie: we care for all those who make your family, well, your family. that's why all of us work together to give them the care, and caring, that any family would.

first of all, each of the governors seem to be focused and i think what's changing, particularly the governors from north and south carolina as well as georgia is there wasn't an anticipation that were moving up there. they were hopeful and initially look like it's going to go further east and not affect them. so, i think they're all in the process of rapidly focusing in on what may happen, what may not happen and what -- i hope the people of those states listen to is the warnings when they come from the -- i mean, a lot of it, they may not see 130-mile-an-hour winds coming through but guess what? you may al also be on the shore in low-lying areas and have an eight-foot surge of, you know, wind surge coming from off the ocean. but they've all went through it. the guy furthest north, cooper, governor cooper is really focused on it. i mean, they all are. he is the least likely to have the most impact occurring on his shore. but there's a lot of low-lying country. i was joking with him. my state doesn't have anything like hurricane in my state in delaware and suburban -- i mean, the eastern shore of maryland. you worry about

it will move across the southeast impacting south georgia that we are beginning to see and south carolina and north carolina. everything you are looking at in the orange is probably getting up to 4 to 5 5 inches of rain. additionally with the rain the storm surge is not over. places across florida will start to slowly die down here. then the storm surge threat changes. the winds circle the storm in this motion. you will see now that the storm is sitting off the southeast coast all the winds battering sea waters up against places across the georgia coast, the south carolina coast. flooding is a concern and more storm surge could be on the way. what are we looking at with storm surge? remember, florida was the worst of it. we'll be seeing areas taking you down here through the southern end and let me jump up to what's happening next. maybe 4 to 5 feet in areas after the storm has already been moving through. julie, there is lots to pay attention to with this storm and a lot of people still in the path as we talk walls of water still being pushed up along the coasts. rain obviously still a big concern

and we are back here afterwards for cbs news bay area. thank ♪ ♪ >> norah: right now, hurricane idalia already lashing florida, as the major storm strengthens toward the gulf coast. tonight, georgia, south carolina, and northolina now under states of emergency. plus, the new advisory just in from the national hurricane center. what it says. and here are tonight's headlines. ♪ ♪ millions under evacuation orders ahead of the unprecedented storm set to make landfall tomorrow morning. with the national weather service warning no one has seen a hurricane like this. >> if you have the opportunity to evacuate and you can, please do. ♪ ♪ >> norah: bringing down drug prices. the new white house effort to cut the cost of ten medicines, including some for diabetes and cancer. >> for too long, drugmakers have made a fortune while patients like me live in constant fear, wondering how we pay for our medicine. ♪ ♪ >> an international operation took down one of the most dangerous cybersecurity threats on the web. >> by stopping qakbot and dismantling qakbot, we are saving consumers and victims tens of millions of dollars of losses. ♪ ♪ >> the university of arkansas is working with the department of health to identify an e

and goes into georgia. we will see power outage numbers for georgia, south carolina, and perhaps north carolina. our partners at the u.s. army corps of engineers are prepared to serve in power administration, and they have over 300 generators staged. they are presaging crews and equipment outside the presaging storm track. the state anticipates a total of 30,000 to 40,000 linemen in florida to begin to assist in the power restoration efforts. people who are still in the storm's path, however, as you heard from karine, they should not venture into the storm and remained sheltering in place if local officials are telling them to do so. however, if you are in trouble and need immediate assistance, please call 911. if you do go out, do not wait in the water. do not drive through flooded roads and streets. turn around, don't drown. unfortunately we see so many fatalities after the storm passes. we want to make sure everybody is taking the right precautions to keep themselves safe. as always, please continue to listen to local officials as the storm continues to pass over georgia currently and into so

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as it moves, ne, towards the us states of south and north carolina. at least 3 people were killed and the widespread flooding and damage from high winds in florida. and georgia power cuts are affecting hundreds of thousands and the clean up could take months. hol, let spring and nbc correspondent, when do you will fuck, she joins us now from charleston, in south carolina, wendy. it's looking pretty sunny. how's it been that the last few hours a mr. garcia. good afternoon to you. don't let the sun behind me to save you. this storm has been relentless people as far north as virginia are still feeling the gusty winds and the rain van that estallion brought into this country just about 24 hours ago. this tropical storm warning still in effect for the coastal regions of north carolina. and here in south carolina, last night, the high tide was the 5th highest in charleston history at 9.2 feet exacerbated by the storm surge from the storm, obviously, and the super moon. but the clean up in florida, as you mentioned, is only beginning as the big ben region too

. >> reporter: idalia left a path of destruction in georgia and south and north carolina, but floridancluding tampa bay, clearwater beach, and st. petersburg, which also experienced record storm surges. cities like crystal river saw entire areas flooded. these satellite images showing the before and after. >> people losing homes, losing businesses, really, really a lot of work that needs to be done. >> reporter: florida governor ron desantis toured more damaged areas today promising funding help for all 25 counties that fell under the hurricane warning. president joe biden formally declared florida as a major disaster area. >> i know it's going to be a lot of work, but we will get everyone back on their feet. >> reporter: a hopeful message for people who lost everything during the storm including these home owners in horseshoe beach, which sits squarely in the middle of the big bend area. >> my dad always said if we had a direct hit right off the gulf it would not last. >> it's very painful. i tell, you know, my daughter i can't hardly even talk about it. i love that old house right t

wouldn't be on the bay bridge right now all the way across the eastern shore and parts of georgia, south carolina and northreas we're still watching for severe weather. we know there are 900,000 homes and businesses already without power right now. and the wind is just getting to some of the most populated areas, wolf. this is going to be a night where more than a million, possibly 2 million customers by the morning hours will be without electricity. >> awful situation indeed. chad, thank you very much for that update. and this note to our viewers. coming up on "erin burnett outfront" right after "the situation room," former trump white house lawyer ty cobb breaks down the latest on trump's legal issues. that's coming up right at the top of the hour. >>> just ahead here in "the situation room," kim jong un's latest propaganda effort is giving the world a rare peek at north korea's weapons facilities, amid tensions with the west. calculates your car'e and gives you a real offer in seconds we'll come to you pay you on the spot then pick up your car that's's it at cararvana ♪ ♪ we're reinventing our network..