
At least 28 killed as Julia tears through Central America
Former hurricane Julia has dissipated, but is drenching Guatemala and El Salvador with rain after reemerging in the Pacific.
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Former hurricane Julia has dissipated, but is drenching Guatemala and El Salvador with rain after reemerging in the Pacific.
Julia had dipped to tropical storm force by early afternoon Sunday.
Many residents still lack food, running water and electricity in the storm's aftermath.
At least 28 people died due to the storm, and many more were left without a home.
The Strader family was stuck on Sanibel Island for two days, as the only road out was ripped away by storm surge.
Crews have faced "devastating circumstances" and "unrecognizable terrain," Rear Admiral Brendan McPherson said.
Ian regained hurricane strength after ravaging parts of Florida, and is forecast to hit South Carolina on Friday. CBS News weather producer David Parkinson joins "Red and Blue" with the latest on the storm's path.
Ivette Garrido hurried last week to get the 13 pounds of subsidized chicken allotted to her family by Cuba's government and put it in the freezer, happy to have meat to get through Hurricane Ian.
It made landfall over southwestern Florida as a major Category 4 hurricane and, while downgraded, was still packing a powerful punch overnight.
Hurricane Ian, a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, made landfall just after 3 p.m. Wednesday in Cayo Costa, Florida. CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave joins Lana Zak and Tanya Rivero with the latest from Tampa. Then CBS News meteorologist David Parkinson has the latest on where the storm is headed next.
Michael Brennan, acting deputy director of NOAA, joins CBS News to break down what to expect as Hurricane Ian barrels towards Florida's west coast. Downed trees and power lines and serious flooding are likely. He warns residents in certain areas to evacuate now, as Ian strengthens.
Residents of parts of Florida's Gulf Coast are being urged to evacuation as Hurricane Ian approaches. St. Petersburg Fire Chief James Large joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss.
Hurricane Ian could strengthen into a Category 4 storm by the time it makes landfall in Florida on Wednesday. Mayor Frank Hibbard of Clearwater, Florida, joins CBS News to talk about how his city is preparing for the storm and warning residents to evacuate and prepare before it's too late.
Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for the whole state, which is at risk of major flash flooding this week.
Nearly 50-foot waves and tides up to 13 feet are expected as the dangerous storm brings hundreds of miles of hurricane-force winds.
California is in its fifth day of record-breaking heat, with power grids stressed and cities preparing for rolling blackouts. Jeff Nguyen reports from Los Angeles.
Parts of Southern California were lashed by severe winds from a tropical storm that brought high humidity, rain and possible flooding to the parched region but also the promise of cooler temperatures after a 10-day heat wave.
A record-setting heat wave is making life miserable in the West.
The state is preparing for rolling blackouts on Tuesday as forecasters predict the heat wave will continue to smash its own records.
"This is about to get significantly more intense," utility official said as the mercury in some parts of the state hits 115 degrees.
Officials in Pakistan are warning that more flooding is expected as Lake Manchar in southern Pakistan swells from unprecedented monsoon rains.
About 100 homes and other structures have been destroyed in a Northern California wildfire that put thousands under evacuation orders.
The U.N. children's agency said more than 3 million children were in need of humanitarian assistance and stood at heightened risk of diseases, drowning and malnutrition.
California and other western states are in for a scorching hot holiday weekend, with temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above normal. Weather Channel meteorologist Stephanie Abrams joins CBS News' Lana Zak with the forecast.
The U.N. weather agency is predicting the phenomenon known as La Niña is poised to last through the end of this year.
A New York appellate court threw out the $527 million penalty in the civil fraud case against President Trump and others on Thursday, ruling that the fine was "excessive."
The Department of Homeland Security figure comes with caveats, researchers who study population demographics told CBS News, and it's too early to conclude that there's been a mass exodus.
President Trump said he's going out into the city alongside law enforcement and the National Guard.
Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.
As Trump pushes for peace, Ukraine accuses Russia of a deadly drone and missile strike, "as if there were no efforts by the world to stop this war."
After Texas moved forward on a new Trump-backed congressional map this week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom responded, "It's on," moving forward on his own redistricting plan that favors Democrats.
Dr. James Dobson founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs and campaigned against abortion and gay rights.
Cracker Barrel stock plunged almost 15% on Thursday after the company released a new logo that removes its long-time image of a man leaning against a barrel.
Tennis legend Serena Williams is sharing her journey with weight loss drugs, saying she's lost 31 pounds in 8 months using GLP-1s.