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Hurricane Florence has prompted storm warnings covering millions of people from the Carolinas to Virginia. Nearly 2 millon people have been told to head to safer ground. WBBM meteorologist Megan Glaros is tracking the storm.
People in communities along North Carolina's coast spent Wednesday leaving their homes ahead of Hurricane Florence. The storm could bring a 13-foot storm surge, burying some houses in water. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says he wants to avoid a repeat of Hurricane Matthew two years ago, which killed 26 people
Officials have been urging residents to get out before the storm hits
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Florence. The storm, forecast to hit North and South Carolina, may turn southward. Ken Graham, director of the National Hurricane Center, joins CBSN to discuss the storm's path.
Hurricane Florence is expected to deliver up to 20 inches of rain, which is nearly twice as much as when Matthew hit North Carolina
In evacuation mode, college town of Chapel Hill, N.C., shuts down during prime money-making time for local merchants
State lawmakers banned using recent climate science to plan for the consequences of rising sea levels
Hurricane Florence, approaching the U.S. East Coast, is posing a threat for millions of Americans. CBS News weather producer David Parkinson has been tracking the storm, which is now a Category 3. He joins CBSN with the latest forecast.
The Army Corps of Engineers is watching dams in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina to assure that heavy rainfall won't cause dams to fail. CBS News' Mola Lenghi spoke to CBSN about how local residents are preparing for the dangerous storm.
Thousands of people are fleeing the barrier islands off the North Carolina coast in preparation for Hurricane Florence. CBS News national correspondent Mark Strassmann joined CBSN from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, with an update on the area.
The barrier islands are vulnerable to a potentially deadly storm surge that could reach up to 13 feet
More than one million people in the evacuation zones are moving away from the coast. North Carolina's governor issued a grim warning Tuesday as mandatory evacuations took effect. David Begnaud reports from Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.
After Hurricane Floyd, the carcasses of hundreds of thousands of hogs, chickens and other drowned livestock bobbed in a soup of fecal matter, pesticides, fertilizer and gasoline
President Trump is urging people in the path of Hurricane Florence to evacuate as the storm nears the East Coast. Niall Stanage, The Hill's White House columnist, joins CBSN to discuss the possibility of the storm becoming a political issue -- plus the rest of the day's political headlines.
As Hurricane Florence approaches the East Coast in the U.S., concerned citizens wonder if flood insurance is a right fit for them. Lisa Sharrard, the owner of Choice Flood Insurance in Columbia, South Carolina, joins CBSN with her expertise and advice.
David Parkinson, CBS News weather producer, joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero with the latest forecast on Hurricane Florence and where the storm might have the most impact.
One of the more vulnerable cities in North Carolina in the path of Hurricane Florence is Raleigh. CBS News correspondent and CBSN anchor Elaine Quijano is on the ground there and joins Tanya Rivero with the latest.
Charleston County shelters are not designed to withstand hurricane winds above a Category 3
"If I need more gas, I'll just take it out of my vehicle. Can't go anywhere. We're prepared," one local said
Hurricane Florence's size is "staggering," National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham warned Tuesday
Both Carolinas and Virginia are under a state of emergency as they prepare for Hurricane Florence to make landfall later this week. CBS News' Mola Lenghi reports from Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, where residents are getting ready for the potentially catastrophic storm.
Over the last two days, nearly a quarter of a million people along North Carolina's Outer Banks have been ordered inland as Hurricane Florence approaches. Gov. Roy Cooper urged everyone in the state to take the storm seriously. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann reports.
Hurricane Florence churned toward the Carolina coastline Tuesday as millions of Americans prepared for the storm. CBS News weather producer David Parkinson has the latest on the storm and the conditions it is likely to bring.
Category 4 storm is hurtling towards the Carolinas and Virginia
A push by the Trump administration to end Russia's war on Ukraine appears to make headway, with Kyiv saying Zelenskyy could visit D.C. within days to finalize a deal.
The Trump administration has directed a review of refugees admitted under former President Joe Biden, part of an effort to identify potential reasons that would disqualify them from being able to stay.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem made the final decision to allow a group of deportees to be handed over to El Salvador after a judge said their flights must be returned to the U.S., the DOJ said.
Six Democratic lawmakers are facing federal inquiries after they recorded a video urging military service members not to follow unlawful orders, a message President Trump alleged was "seditious."
Trump housing official Bill Pulte also submitted criminal referrals for investigations into Sen. Adam Schiff, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook.
The group appeared in a video last week that called on service members and members of the intelligence community to "refuse illegal orders."
The fee change for international visitors will impact 11 national parks, including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Yosemite, according to the Interior Department.
The FBI has ruled the woman out as a suspect in the 2021 plot, sources said, but only after her name circulated on social platforms and a conservative news site.
Two storm systems are forecast to bring rain, snow and powerful winds to various parts of the U.S. this week, in the days leading up to Thanksgiving.