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images as the monster storm made its approach. the life threatening storm surge. up to 18 feet expected along florida's southwest coast. more than a million customers without power, and that number only expected to grow as we move into the night. the state of emergency from 2.5 million people under evacuation orders. the governor telling residents if you haven't gotten out, it's too late. and urging them to shelter in place to ride out the storm. tonight, the new track as ian begins its march across the state. where it's headed next. emergencies declared in georgia and the ca...

where dangerous hurricane ian is heading next. classrooms turned into bedrooms. we visit shelters and speak to families riding out the storm together. >> my main focus was getting them to safety. >> o'donnell: and remembering legendary cbs newsman, bill plante, who covered more than half a century of history. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting tonight from tampa, florida. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. as we come on the air tonight, the state of florida is being pummeled by hurricane ian. the massive category 4 storm made land...

worried her roof might collapse. elizabeth, were you on the fence about whether or not you were going to evacuate. >> i was so afraid either way, i didn't know what to do. >> a lot of people have that idea that they can just wait and see what's going to happen. and that's the problem, because if they wait to see, we won't be able to help them. >> reporter: and it's not just seniors refusing to leave, going viral online, some florida residents adamant about riding out the storm. >> our family lives right outside of tampa and we have decided to hunker down. >> for the people who are no...

and running but we also understand the severity of the storm and the really, really catastrophic damage that it can inflict on thes southwest coast of florida. you're starting to see power outages, but you'll see way more over the next 48 hours. you'll have millions of people without power in the state within the next 48 hours. no question. this morning kevin guthrie, our team management has asked for additional high water vehicles from the department of defense and coordination of fema. they have approved the request for dual status of the national guard forces under title 10 to pro...

and trajectory. it's expected to bring a catastrophic storm surge with winds over 150 miles per hour. the wind speed right now at 155 miles per hour. just shy of a category five storm. the eye of the storm is expected to churn somewhere between 40 meyers and venice, just south of where i am right now. hurricane ian has spawned multiple tornados in southern florida. a wide swath of florida is on alert through 5:00 p.m. today. already, alread more than 100,000 people are without power. more than 2 million people are under evacuation orders. hurricane ian is roiling seas. a big clue for...