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customers in florida. and the other major concern at this hour, the tornado watches in effect into the night. airport closures, the ripple effect now, and this hurricane now headed inland. headed straight for orlando before then tracking north. alerts at this hour up across florida, georgia, and now the carolinas. our meteorologists ginger zee and rob marciano both on the ground again tonight with our team across florida. also, the acting deputy director of noaa s national hurricane center right here with us tonight. what concerns him most as we head into the evening hours. the other major news this wednesday night, the u.s. state department now urging americans to leave russia immediately. the american embassy warning russians may force americans with dual citizenship into military service. and the allegations involving potential russian sabotage of the pipeline that would deliver russian natural gas into europe. ian pannell inside ukraine tonight. in this country, ....
track. 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 to our viewers in the west, 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 storm made landfall this afternoon with winds at 150 miles per hour. but at this hour, ian is still a dangerous category 3 hurricane. ian ian slammed ashore north of fort myers, with dangerous winds and catastrophic storm surge. tonight hurricane ian is dumping tremendous amounts of rain along the i-4 corridor. ian has already dropped 18 inches of rain. to get a better und ....
this is what forecasters are warning about as hurricane ian, a dangerous category 3 storm, maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour. it s strengthening, with florida right in its sights. take a look at this. there s the radar. if you are in florida right now, or you know someone there, the next few hours could really be crucial. millions of people, millions are under warnings and watches as this massive storm takes aim at that state. the numbers are staggering. 15 million people under hurricane warnings in southwestern florida. the national hurricane center says they need to rush to finish preparations to protect their lives and their properties. more than 7 million are under a tornado watch in central and southern florida. and that includes miami, and that through 5 am. and that could change. we re going to get updated forecast about the hours here. over two and a half million people are under evacuation orders right now. one and three quarter million of them unde ....
do you see any signs that putin is moving towards using those nuclear weapons? and, america s fentanyl crisis. the rainbow pills, made to look like candy, infiltrating u.s. streets. jeff pegues on the front lines of the battle to combat the deadly opioid. combat t 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. florida is a state on the edge tonight, as it prepares for what could be the biggest storm in years. the major news tonight is that the path of the hurricane has shifted, pushing the storm to an earlier landfall, and further south than where we are tonight. 2.5 million residents are under mandatory or voluntary evacuation orders, as the outer bands of hurricane ian reach the southern parts of the state. florida s director of emergency management said more than 100 nursing homes and hospitals in the tampa area have been evacuated. grocery stores up and down th ....
after explosions damage nord stream. plus the cbs exclusive with the director of the c.i.a. do you see any signs that putin is moving towards using those nuclear weapons? o donnell: and america s fentanyl crisis. the rainbow pills made to look like candy infiltrating u.s. streets. jeff pegues on the battle to combat the deadly opioid. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. florida is a state on the edge tonight, as it prepares for what could be the biggest storm in years. the major news tonight is that the path of the hurricane has shifted, pushing the storm to an earlier landfall and further south than where we are tonight. 2.5 million residents are under mandatory or voluntary evacuation orders as the outer bands of hurricane ian reach the southern parts of the state. florida s director of emergency management said more than 100 nursing homes and hospitals in ....