John good Evening And Welcome to washington. Im John Roberts in for bret baier. Next promised Military Operation is underway. Plus, we look at the number of migrants released into the united states who were convicted of violent crimes. And with a possible strike at sea ports on the horizon, retailers are preparing for supply shortages. John but, first, breaking tonight, officials say hundreds could be dead in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Confirming those numbers iS Proving difficult. Millions of people are without Power And Cell service. In North Carolina, the lack of Communication Services have prompted hundreds of Missing Persons reports with many others still stranded in their homes due to high floodwaters. Correspondent Steve Harrigan is in asheville, North Carolina tonight, where he has been surveying the devastation. Steve. Good evening, john. The mayor put it simply she said we need everything. Everything is just. Wiped out and washed away. Our whole house. Roads and bridg
Of my friends and colleagues who believed in the fake electors, fraudulently, were the ones talking to fani willis . I want to thank everyone for staying up late. Im going to leave so laura coates can take my seat shes going to be anchoring with kaitlan collins, so i want to hand it over to her right now. Our special breaking News Coverage continues now, the grand jury indictment of donald trump and others in Fulton County, georgia. Im kaitlan collins, the indictment 98 pages. What it contains is stunning. 45th president of the United States indicted on State Charges stemming from his and other efforts to overturn joe bidens election win in the state of georgia. Prosecutors alleging tonight that trump and others joined in a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the 2020 election. 18 other defendants are named in this indictment, including trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, mark meadows, john eastman, kenneth chesebro, jeffrey clark, and jenna ellis, just to name a few. All 19 are f
that could bring the first criminal charges ever filed against a former president. it s kind of outrageous behavior. this man obviously has little moral compass. tonight, the marvel star reacting to his arrest in new york city. and later, towering tribute. the larger than life monument dedicated to the woman who paved a way to freedom. what harriet tubman did was about compassion for those who did not have it. this is the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening. thank you for joining us on this sunday. tonight, several states in the southeast have taken a beating. severe weather leaving a devastating and deadly mark. at least 26 people were killed after powerful tornadoes ripped through the mississippi delta. today, joe biden declared a major disaster in the storm battered state and ordered federal funding for some counties. tonight, 9 million people are still at risk for severe weather. c cbs omar vie franka is there. good evening.
this afternoon it came ashore as near category 5 strength, as a high category 4 after bidding for hours as it approached. oh, you got to be kidding me! you got to be kidding me right now! right now it is still a category 3 storm, still a major hurricane with damaging winds spanning out 175 miles from the center. oh, my god. no less troubling than the winds tonight, potentially even worse hurricane ian is still pushing a massive storm surge onshore. forecasts as high as 18 feet in places where buildings living close to the water was why so many people moved there. take a look. this is fort meyers beach, and that is a community outreach center knocked off its foundation and floating down the street. making matters worse, the flood waters affecting residents who are doing the same to rescuers. a fire station here in naples is what first responders are up against along with anyone needing emergency help. and again, these conditions are not expected to improve throughout t
punta gorda. trees whipping, winds topping 130 miles an hour. across florida there are people trapped in their homes. entire homes being flooded out, people swimming inside. one city hit hard is bonita springs. part of that city are now completely underwater. the storm surge has knocked homes completely off their foundations as well. and to the south of there, the city of naples cat 4 winds there have completely demolished buildings. look at how high up that obviously you never know what s in these waters now. you ve got chemicals and everything in the middle of these towns. according to forecasters, the storm surge reached more than 6 feet, flooding cars and homes, even leaving rescue crews stranded. the water was so high that officials had to wade through it to rescue people who did not evacuate. and let us show you one astonishing image from just before ian came ashore. look at that. it s almost like a tsunami was coming. the winds and the storm actually sucked all the w