warns a code once again, gather strength, overland slamming into florida. hurricane and hit the states west coast with winds of over 240 kilometers per hour. this is a devastating storm for parts of florida, not just on the south west coast, but also inland, associated with some of these impacts. this is going to be a storm we talk about for many years to come. it's one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the us. the authorities have warned the pounding, rain and wind will continue. as the hurricane crosses florida at the atlantic ocean . the states governor says that it could take years to recover from the devastation left behind. this is a, a major, major event. it's going to be going to be a tragic event in many ways. and we understand this is not just a 48 hour ordeal. this is going to be something that is going to be there for days and weeks and months, and unfortunately, in some circumstances, even years. the flood waters as well as winds, are causing the most damage. the hurricane has knocked out electricity to more than 1000000 homes and businesses in the city of tampa. the power

s. states west coast with winds and up to 250 kilometers. and our millions of residents have been urged to leave. those who stayed hunkering down in the face of extreme winds. heavy rain and powerful storm surge is forecast, the se in has strengthened to a dangerous category for and could cause catastrophic flooding. will late on tuesday in cuba, killing at least 2 people and leaving a trail of destruction and knocking out electricity across the island. plunged into darkness in the wake of hurricane in cubans, in havana and all across the islands were left without electricity. after the country's entire power grid collapsed. following the storm western cuba took the brunt of the hurricane. with a storm pounding the region for more than 5 hours, many residents had been left with next to nothing he okay camel, how are we terrified to see what we have here? we don't even know what to do. everything has been shattered to look at the state of their a hung fione, much of the tobacco for keep his iconic and economically important. cigars is produce

for what is expecting to be a powerful category 4 hurricane when it hits somewhere along the state's west coast early tomorrow. in st. petersburg, people waited in long line in cars to pick up sandbags. christian benavides is in st. petersburg with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it has not made major landfall since 1921. that's over a century ago. if it holds, those who live in this area are likely to see storm surge like never before, which is why people living in low-lying areas have already been told to get out now. up and down the west coast of florida, people are bracing for the arrival of hurricane ian. >> they say mandatory evacuation. it's time to go. >> reporter: ian has grown significantly in the last 24 hours and is expected to develop into a category 4 storm with 140-mile-an-hour winds. >> property damage in these things, it's terrible that that could happen in a storm, but we can fix that and we can help rebuild, but you've got to take care of yourself. >> reporter: it's been more than a century since a major hurricane directly hit tampa bay, but officials say there

this is the expected path — and residents along parts of the state's west coast have been warned of �threatening flooding. florida governor ron de santis has already declared a state of emergency for the entire state. people have been urged to stock up on supplies — and some mandatory evacuations are under way. earlier i spoke to kevin guthrie, the director for the florida division of emergency management — he gave us an update on the approaching hurricane. we are maybe 28—30 hours away from landfall in florida. it is expected to get to a category four storm. it will be just barely category four, but it will bring, as you mention, life—threatening storm surges, catastrophic flooding, catastrophic storm surge to the state. the message is, it's a mandatory evacuation, you've got to get out. are you confident people will, given their past experiences? it's a tale of two states. those that are new to the state have typically heeded the warnings. those that have been here for a long time usually do not heed the warnings. we do have people evacuating. we would love to see everyone evacuate.

hundreds of thousands of florida residents as hurricane ian gains strength as it bears down on the state's west coastnts are filling up sandbags and flocking to grocery stores, clearing out the entire inventory of bottled water and other non-perishable food items. outside gas stations, long lines of cars wrapped around the block as residents waited for fuel for their vehicles and generators ahead of expected power outages. tonight ian is nearing the western tip of cuba as a strong category 2 storm with 100-mile-per-hour winds. it's expected to grow in intensity to a category 4 storm with top winds of 140 miles per hour as it moves into the open waters in the gulf of mexico. governor ron desantis has declared a state of emergency for the entire state and the city of tampa is bracing for its first major hurricane in more than a century. the weather channel's chris warren is tracking the storm, but cbs's omar villafranca will start us off from clearwater, florida. good evening, omar. >> reporter: good evening. even if ian doesn't make landfall here in clearwater, meteorologists are expecting a powerful

hundreds of thousands of florida residents as hurricane ian gains strength as it bears down on the state's west coastare filling up sandbags and flocking to grocery stores, clearing out the entire inventory of bottled water and other nonperishable food items. outside gas stations, long lines of cars wrapped around the block as residents waited for fuel for their vehicles and generators, ahead of expected power outages. tonight, ian is nearing the western tip of cuba as a strong category 2 storm with 100-mile-per-hour winds. it's expected to grow in intensity to a category 4 storm with top winds of 140 miles per hour as it moves into the open waters in the gulf of mexico. governor ron desantis has declared a state of emergency for the entire state, and the city of tampa is bracing for its first major hurricane in more than a century. the weather channel's chris warren is tracking the storm, but cbs's omar villafranca will start us off from clearwater, florida. good evening, omar. >> reporter: good evening. even if ian doesn't make landfall here in clearwater, meteorologists are expecting a powerful st

this is the expected path — and residents along parts of the state's west coast have been warned of catastrophicorida governor ron desantis has already declared a state of emergency for the entire state. people have been urged to stock up on supplies and some mandatory evacuations are under way. kevin guthrie is the director for the florida division of emergency management and joins us now from the emergency operations center in tallahassee, florida. thanks very much indeed for your time. thanks very much indeed for yourtime. i know thanks very much indeed for your time. i know it's a bit of a watch and waitjust at the moment, but you have seen this sort of thing before and you know the impact it can have. it sounds like ian is getting stronger if anything. that's correct. we _ stronger if anything. that's correct. we are _ stronger if anything. that's correct. we are maybe - stronger if anything. that's correct. we are maybe 28. stronger if anything. that's - correct. we are maybe 28 hours away from landfall in florida. it is expected to get to a category four storm. it will be just barely cate

this is the expected path — and residents along parts of the state's west coast have been warned of �r ron de santis has already declared a state of emergency for the entire state. people have been urged to stock up on supplies, and some mandatory evacuations are under way. our reporter azadeh moshiri in florida. their severe damage in cuba and it was a category three storm when it made landfill. officials there aren't quite sure how high a category it will be when it makes land full in florida. they had been adjusting the path. either way, they are warning that it could be life—threatening and so they have been making very serious preparations. governor dissenters has put a state of emergency in place in all 67 counties. he has mobilised up to 65,000 national guard troops and other preparations are being made as well. schools are being made as well. schools are being shutdown, turned into potential shelters. and here in a place like tampa bay where it is an extremely low lying area with buildings that are extremely vulnerable, mandatory evacuations are in place. kevin guthrie is the

we begin this hour in florida where millions of residents up and down the state's west coast are bracingis intensifying at this hour thanks to the gulf of mexico's warm waters. winds now up to 120 miles an hour. ian could make landfall as soon as tomorrow night, possibly as a category 4. parts of the florida coast may see up to 7 feet of storm surge. some areas as much as 12 feet. it's important to note, it's not just florida's west coast under threat. you're looking at pictures from key west, the florida key, southern parts of the state are under a tornado watch. frankly, all across florida people are getting ready, boarding up, as you can see, gassing up, piling up sandbags. in many areas officials hope they're heeding the warnings to get out. president biden also addressing the hurricane's threat a short time ago at the white house. >> i just spoke this morning with areas that will likely be hit, the mayors of tampa, st. pete and clearwater. all of them, all in the storm's path, and they're focused on the safety of their communities and doing everything they can to get people out of h

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meantime in alaska, the governor has declared a state of disaster after huge storms flooded the state's west coast. more rain to the region that already saw the tide level reaching more than ten feet on saturday. accuweather called this one of the strongest storms to ever hit the state of alaska. >> really incredible images there. >>> let's bring in danielle breezy from our nashville affiliate who's tracking fiona. danielle, good morning to you. >> reporter: and good morning to you, janai. want to talk about fiona, because it's expected to become a cat 1 hurricane as we head through the day today. here's the latest, hurricane warnings for puerto rico and lr in puerto rico, then making landfall again in the dominican republic by monday morning. it's expected to dump 12 to 20 inches on puerto rico which will lead to flash flooding. not to mention, mudslides. as it continues to pass by the islands, it will become a category 2 hurricane before becoming a major hurricane as it gets closer to bermuda. >>> we do want to turn now to the war in ukraine and the discovery of mass graves following a russian r

are still unsure where exactly it will make landfall in florida is currently on track for the state's west coast or panhandle. florida governor ron desantis, declaring a state wide state of emergency ahead of the storm's arrival. floridians up and down the gulf coast should feel the impacts of this as up to 36 hours before actual landfall due to the size of the hurricane. this is a really, really big hurricane at this point, the diameter the width of about 500 miles wide, emergency officials recommend getting a kit together stocked with all the essentials. that includes flashlights, batteries , medication, first aid kit and enough water and nonperishable food to last a week or more. if i have to say, and i can't leave, you know, i have to have the things that i need. so that's what i'm trying to be prepared. that's all floridians are doing whatever they can to protect their homes. people are picking up plywood and two by four to board up the doors and windows. in tampa on sunday, the line to pick up sandbags wrapped around the block this rain beginning the water was getting a little too close to

this monster category 4 storm pounding the state's west coast with the back of its eyewall unleashingnds in punta gorda. we have been seeing extraordinary pictures there as this disaster unfolds. i want it bring back cnn's randi kaye. she is in punta gorda for us right now. i don't know if you can hear us, randi, if you can, tell us what you're seeing, what's going on. >> reporter: hi, wolf, i can hear you. we are still looking at the situation here in downtown punta gorda. it is still really bad. can you hear me, wolf? >> we hear you fine. go ahead. >> reporter: okay. let's take a look at what's going on. take a look downtown here. this is still, the winds and the rain, wolf, have not let up here in downtown. there is -- whoa. there is debris flying everywhere. trees are down. it almost feels like it's actually getting worse. it is just hanging over us. as you said, it's going to be here for a while. and that's how it seems. it's not letting up. there is debris crashing all around us and the winds are quite strong. i could step out for just a moment. give you an idea just how bad it

landfall in florida is currently on track for the state's west coast or panhandle. ate of emergency ahead of the storm's arrival. floridians up and down the gulf coast should feel the impacts of this as up to 36 hours before actual landfall due to the size of the hurricane. this is a really, really big hurricane at this point, the diameter the width of it's about 500 miles wide. emergency officials recommend getting a kit together stocked with all the essentials that includes flashlights, batteries, medication of first aid kit and enough water and nonperishable food to last a week or more. if i have to say i can't leave, you know i have to have the things that i need. so that's what i'm trying to be prepared. that's all floridians are doing whatever they can to protect their homes. people are picking up plywood and two by four to board up the doors and windows. in tampa on sunday, the line to pick up sandbags wrapped around the block. all this rain would be getting the water was getting a little too close to my door, you know, front door back door. so i want to be pr

tropical storm, lashed eastern and central florida all day yesterday after the hurricane endeavor stated the west coastnd a half million people in the state waking up without power today. joining me right now is the mayor of dunedin, she's with us, julie ward, dunedin outside of st. petersburg. mayor, thank you very much for being here this morning. we send you our concern. what can you tell us what you're seeing on the ground? >> we dodged a bullet. unfortunately our friends and neighbors to the south didn't and that's really where our prayers and thoughts are going. what we went through yesterday, today, last night and today which we are still feeling the effects, i think we are in good shape. i mean, it's not great obviously with the wind will be inspecting after the sunrises but we had very little flooding. so i think the focus for all of us will be on the fort myers area. maria: you're right. the flooding is critical. it looks like it's going to be the water damage that is most significant here. you have power, though, obviously this morning, you're not looking at outages. >> i do. our city and my

. >> todd: the state's entire west coast at risk and 300,000 people being told to leave.is here with life-saving information, she ism next. eria are off balance. you may feel it. but just one align women's probiotic daily helps soothe digestive upsets. and support vaginal health. welcome to an align gut. >> todd: floridians scrambling to find fuel with gas stations warning they could run out any second. tampa braces for what could be the strongest storm in a lifetime. >> carley: cheryl casone is here with more. >> cheryl: a fuel crisis may be hitting the state of florida in addition to hurricane ian, gas stations may run out of supplies getting gas for generator filling up tanks. 4000 barrels per day come out of the sunshine state, but florida does consume 500,000 barrels of gasoline per day. there are no pipelines from the gulf to florida, and 90% of refined products are delivered by tanker to jacksonville, fort lauderdale and tampa. this as we see natural gas prices up for the seventh day, this morning sitting at $3.74. the storm is hitting cuba right now, there are tan

second floating airfield in the navy, india at the shipyard in the port of kochi in the state of carroll on the west coast aircraft carrier brave while without aircraft, the prime minister takes on combat duty a migrant screen, a large and majestic screen is special. this is not just a warship. this is evidence of the industriousness of talent and the influence of india in the 21st century, if india decides to do something, then no, the goal that it would not be able to achieve 45,000 tons and 262 m in length screen is the first independently built aircraft carrier by india more than 75% of weapons and equipment parts program outcome. make in india a consistent acquisition of military-technical sovereignty a crew of one and a half thousand people on aircraft carriers pre and special cabins for women officers and sailors, the basis of the air wing will be 30 aircraft, including mig-29k fighters, deck helicopters, kamov and indian hulk, it is also symbolic that with the introduction of a new aircraft carrier made almost entirely on its own, india presents the world with a new the flag of their naval forces,

so really all of us across the state, the west coast of seems some dramatic changes. our next system that low sitting to our north is pushing it along with the dip in the jet stream that is bringing with it. cooler air and drier air. so as opposed to the tropical moisture that the state had been seeing over the weekend. now we've got a much drier air mass. that means an enjoyable feel to it. 60's for your highs in san francisco at the coastline and a really nice range of dry 70's burlingame at 73 saying carlos foster city beautiful. 75 south bay temps mid to upper 70's for you. 70's across the east bay, too, with hayward union city, oakland, each right at 70 degrees. north bay temps, vacaville are only spot even getting into the 80's today on the a 81 tomorrow thursday. a lot like today, friday, saturday, just a touch warmer. pretty level all the way through this forecast. thank you for that. well, we've got a few hot spots out there. this one and fairfield to 80 westbound east of waterman boulevardia, 2 lanes blocked there. >> so pretty slow to vacaville in that fear

coast of the united states. this is what lee county, home to fort myers, florida on the west coast of the state, looks like todayce beautiful oceanfront neighborhoods now littered with sand and debris. cnn's drone video capturing what is left of the causeway from the mainland of florida to sanibel island. the road is now broken, washed away. other sections completely submerged in the gulf of mexico. that barrier island now xl completely cut off to all road vehicle traffic. right now there are at least 15 known deaths from the hurricane but power knocked out in many locations making it impossible to get in touch with people who may be trapped, may need rescue. we're going to start our coverage with cnn's bill weir who was on the ground wading through the floodwaters in cape coral right near fort myers. >> reporter: it's so fascinating now. i've spent the last 36 hours trying to picture what a 17-foot storm surge looks like given the projections as ian was screaming ashore. but you come here and you realize three feet of storm surge is enough to destroy lives. to take everything. and the sad part is a lot of these

state. the west coast of florida, that started early afternoon. then moves across central florida and heard this from brock as well as the governor top of the last hour and then reemerge over water northeast of florida by thursday morning. it's a long process, but the one you are in right now is a short process. we are awaiting official landfall of this hurricane, robert. >> yes, we are, and the streets of absent of human beings except occasional big four-wheeler that drives by with some sight seers, and they should not be out here. i think people have heeded the warnings here. there have been some folks down in the harbor that we talked to earlier that were manning and trying to make sure that the ships were ok, making sure that they were still tied up. we actually had to leave there about an hour and a half or so ago because of the gusts coming in, and the rain, the surge was splashing up above and was not safe for us or our equipment. so we came here and now, you know, taking cover in this parking garage in downtown fort myers as we await even

as far as nationwide examples, i think some of the states on the west coast, california, oregon, washingtonpanded vote by mail in ways that makes the process much more accessible. other states have truly expanded access to ballot drop boxes, and some states are even experimenting with certain online methods to vote with them lock chain based software. i believe west virginia was testing something like that. it shows we can be moving forward. ultimately these actors are going to test the guardrails of democracy, but it is important we are doing everything we can to push back and make sure the right to vote is protected. judy: scott thompson, an attorney in wisconsin, thank you for joining us. scott: thank you for having me. ♪ judy: waves of sadness and remembrances of queen elizabeth are part of conversations everywhere, as americans and the rest of the world come to grips with her death. separately, results from a "pbs newshour"/npr/marist poll are painting a fresh picture of where the american electorate stands just two months ahead of the general election. for analysis of these and other

millions of residents, especially along the state's west coast, are bracing for impact. barreling toward florida. store shelves in tampa are already empty. as concerned residents stock up on essentials like plywood to protect their windows and water to drink if ian strikes a major blow. >> i mean, we're trying to be ready. who know, it may be real bad, maybe not bad at all. if it is, we want to make sure we're ready. >> reporter: everyone is getting ready for a possible direct hit by the intense storm, projected to reach category 4 strength, powered by the golf waters after going by cuba later today and tonight. the governor of florida declaring a state of emergency for all 67 counties and activating thousands of national guardsmen. >> anticipate power outages. that is something that is likely to happen with a hurricane of this magnitude. anticipate fuel disruptions. >> reporter: the lines at gas stations across the state are already long. emergency management officials say they're preparing for the worst. >> more than 2 million meals and more than 1 million gallons of w

western cuba on tuesday making s way off the west coast of florida during the week, giving hurricane conditions especially to the west coast of the sunshine state expected to make landfall as a category two storm later this week near tallahassee . impacts will be widespread across florida flooding rain up to 10 inches 100 mile hour winds and a six ft storm surge. accuweather meteorologist kevin costner in. coming up a surprise at the box office from avatar but first, an alert for parents about the telephone scam, claiming your child is in danger and later what we're learning about this nascar driver seen repeatedly punching another driver. how you start your day. good morning, america. bring your friends. the world still can't get enough of betty white, a collection of her memorabilia. hundreds of items just rigged in $4 million at auction whites director's chair from the golden girls sold for nearly $77,000. some of her scripts went for about 50,000 and address sold for 32,000. an alert for parents this morning about a scam over the phone. the scammers claim that your child is in danger and is one california woman found out. they can sound ver

solutions on the threat and we'll face, ah ah, in the late summer of 2020, the state of california on america's west coast would be devastated by wild fires, it recently become an annual occurrence the result of global warming. that september, as public concern grew, then president donald trump set off to sleep for himself. but before he left, his longstanding climate change skepticism was on full display. and the problem in california, he said, was simply a matter of forest management. they also have to do touch with. people don't like to do. good, god, good, good, good. you do have a fire who gets away? you'll have a 50 yard in between. so it won't be able to get to the other side, they don't do that. we'll see a little while back with each other too long. it at a meeting later, state officials and scientists pleaded with him to take the problem more seriously than if we ignore that science and sort of put our head in the sand and think it's all about vegetation management. we're not going to succeed together, protecting californians. it'll start getting cooler. i would just, you just watch. i wish scie

airfield as part of the naval forces, india at the shipyard in the port of kochi in the state of carroll on the west coastrcraft carrier brave while without aircraft, the prime minister takes on combat duty with a large and majestic migrant special this is not just a warship. this is a testament to the hard work of talent and the influence of india in the 21st century, if india decides to do something, then no, the goal that it would not be able to achieve 45.000 tons and 262 m in length screen is india's first self-built aircraft carrier more than 75% of the details armament and equipment is the result of the program. make consistent acquisition of military-technical sovereignty in india a crew of one and a half thousand people on aircraft carriers and special cabins for women officers and sailors of the base of the air wing will be 30 aircraft, including mig-29k fighters, carrier-based helicopters, kamov and indian hulk, it is also symbolic that with with the introduction of a new aircraft carrier made almost entirely on its own, india presents the world with a new flag of its naval forces, the current

states. but because the entire west coast is baking in this heat imports may not be possible. that's why cal i so is urging everyone to conserve energy. they ask you avoid using large appliances from four pm to nine pm and to charge your electric cars outside of the house. would 11 california's last nuclear plant will remain open until the year 2030, the diablo canyon nuclear power plant in san luis obispo county , was originally set to close in 2025 governor gavin newsom signed a bill extending the life of the plant. opponents argue that keeping the facility open is too costly. supporters though , say that it's responsible for 9% of the state's power supply. in a statement, newsom said he quote appreciates the legislature's action to maintain energy reliability as a state accelerates the transition to clean energy and update tonight from the u. s department of justice and east bay man has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for robbing a postal worker at gunpoint. in oakland. kevin fowler was convicted after admitting to the robbery. it happened back in december. 20

west to raise the states and to escalate. i mean, there is more and more weapons in the beginning and all of this, the escalation in february, this year, the west coast provided that the state school has provided in dollars worth a weapons and equipment. be great to show that. so you can imagine how much money is spent and what importance the american government, even to this point. however, let's remember. well then americans and all that west european, this is not an essential fight. well, them, it's way too full finger or the russian bear with them. this is joe, 40 russia. this is, this is why, you know, the people who live in the guns that our people, when they saw, we saw 4 or so. so we will, will be radio for a lot of sacrifices to finally find the and the stable situation. when dozens of people die every day, simply be what they want to leave. and the place where they were warm, where they have apartments and where they have jobs. you know, people who are not to blame that they are russian speaking, people tend to be free. they're not to blame for the borders which were drawn by bullshit. making way into making those things well. shoot school

the earthquake happened in the state on the west coast of mexico felt as far as mexico city and feltand the earthquake is very long and in fact, it could have been a minute long or it felt like a minute long for some of the people i spoke. with as of now, they're still assessing the damages, and that could have happened, once again, this was in the state of mexico, and today they had an earthquake drill, just before the earthquake actually happened so you can imagine the chaos that took place in mexico after people had prepared for that earthquake drill, and went back inside, and then an actual earthquake did take place, in mexico. over the last few years, we have had multiple earthquakes take place in mexico city, of course, a few years ago, we know that there was a deadly result in mexico. as of now, they're still assessing the damages. once again, the epicenter was in the state of michoacan. there are some reports of a city report that is visited by a lot of canadian and american sources and this is a city where there have been some reports of damage that have not been confirmed.

be safe and be where you are and other places, you know, central part of the state, the northwest, it's not just the west coast. even the east coast will see storm surge and winds as this takes the time to move across the state slow. it's going to take 24 hours or so once it makes landfall to make it to the other side of the state, across the peninsula. so 24 hours of rainfall. 24 hours of winds pushing the water. that's 24 hours that you'll see some impacts associated with this. we already heard it. administrator criswell, we talked about this for years. water. we have to talk about the water. 90% of your fatalities in these tropical systems comes from the water. storm surge. it's the rain. not just on the coast but also inland. so we have to talk about it. life threatening, devastating storm surge forecast. this is the brand new information over the last hour or so. think about some of these values. six to 10 feet. ngle wood, bonita beach, eight to 10 feet storm surge. that's above ground. that's your pant leg. that's a life threatening amount of storm surge. these communities along the coast is in an incred

state. and put millions under evacuation orders across the west coast. ian is unpredictable.s already caused widespread damage in cuba, wiping out power to the country's entire grid, with some residents killed. but now its hurricane force winds are leaving the gulf of mexico and taking aim at florida's coast. this satellite image shows the eye of the hurricane packed with lightning. clearly, this is a very powerful, major hurricane, that will have major impacts, both on impact in south west florida, so this will be a nasty, nasty day, two days. probably we think now it will be exiting the peninsula sometime on thursday. the problem is, while officials are warning of life threatening consequences, with storm surges that could reach as high as 3.5 metres in some areas, they don't know exactly where hurricane ian will hit, and so communities are bracing themselves, unsure of exactly who will face the worst of the hurricane. every hour counts, as the storm surge begins to build, and when it does hit, there isn't much time to react. that's why the message has been consistent to th

meanwhile, hurrican ian has made landfall in florida, bettering the west coast of the state with windsf up to 250 kilometers per hour. millions of residents have been advised to leave their homes. of those who have stayed, they are hunkering down in the face of extreme wind, heavy rain and a dangerous category four and could cause catastrophic flooding. late on tuesday, ian hit cuba, killing at least two people and leaving a trail of destruction and knocking out electricity across the island. reporter: plunged into darkness in the wake of hurricane ian. cubans in havana and all across the island were left without electricity after the country's entire power grid collapsed following the storm. western cuba took the brunt of the hurricane. with the storm pounding the region for more than five hours, many residents have been left with next to nothing. >> we are terrified to see what we have here. we don't even know what to do. everything has been shattered. look at the state of this. reporter: much of the tobacco for cuba's iconic and economically important cigars is produced in the weste

west, this heat is a problem from the southern u.s. border all the way up to the northern border of the united states here on the west coast.ling this heat right now, and that power grid issue is something they're keeping their eyes on as we set records as far as temperatures are concerned in several cities in the west. they're really concerned about it. they're asking people in california when you get home, from 4:00 to 9:00, ease up on the thermostat and ease up on using electronics. >> horrible situation, stephanie elam, thank you very much. >>> finally tonight, germany is marking 50 years since the terrorist massacre at the munich olympic games by issuing an apology. the german president asking for forgiveness saying his country, quote, frajicily failed to protect israeli athletes and team members including the 11 israeli athletes killed at the attack and botched rescue efforts. he says the olympic village became an international stage for anti-semitism and violence and, quote, that should never have been allowed to happen. let's hope nothing like that ever happens again. >>> to our viewers, thanks very much for watchin

calif records go all the way back to 18 49 to the gold, russia oldest records in the state or on the west coastwe got bottom. and if these records fall that is really saying a lot. this is tomorrow and then you'll see a little bit of a break as we get into wednesday, but not much instead of 116, sacramento 106 cool off a little bit on wednesday, and then we get into it again on thursday where we heat back up inlet. so this thing keeps comin. the coast has been getting a bit of a break as you know, and they'll continue to get a bit of a break. but it's not much the stone. the heat dome is so strong. because i talked about earlier you got the you got the coastal section. cool. they're pushing in. you've got the heat, pushing out and usually the coastal error denser . it's colder. the oceans huge winds, but this ridge of high pressure is so just robust that the ocean air cannot get in. it's barely squeaking in san francisco in the nineties. today there's your excessive heat warning that has been extended through thursday. i'll see you back here. we'll do the full force. legal win for former presid

states. and you know, along that west coast of europe, we'll see when goes anywhere from about 40 to 80 kilometers per hour. let's go region by region right now. and some mountains, snow in the forecasts for the alpine region on wednesday, some showers along the eastern shores at the atria see but look further toward the east of that, sophia bulgaria, bucharest, high temperatures. here, this is fall above average. and as we dip further toward the south, athens looking pretty good in the sunshine 30, that's gotta feel good for this year. other side of the mediterranean right now. sure. if those went that we were chatting about toward the northwest of spain, coastal sections of portugal could be quite fierce set times into the northwest. we go. this were the biggest downpours of rain will be northeast of england. central areas of france into lithuania, on wednesday. next stop africa and our rains are dipping a bit further toward the south, the long coastal sections of nigeria, beneath telco, gonna stretching all the way to sphere the own and will land in south africa right now. quite fierce winds ju