CBS Evening News S2024E273 - Episode 273

If Hurricane Milton stays on its current track, forecasters say it will be the worst storm to hit the Tampa, Florida, area in more than a century. Lonnie Quinn has new details on Milton's track and timing. Hurricane Milton exploded in strength Monday with winds topping 180 miles per hour. The monster hurricane is now expected to make landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday in Florida. Cristian Benavides and Tom Hanson report. One year ago, Hamas fighters launched a brutal terrorist attack on Israel, killing more than 1,200 people and kidnapping 250 more. About 100 are still in captivity, including seven Israeli Americans. Elizabeth Palmer reports from Tel Aviv on the horrors of the attack and the unresolved conflict.Former President Donald Trump marked Oct. 7 at a memorial in Queens, New York, while in Washington, Vice President Kamala Harris planted a pomegranate tree, a symbol of a hope. Nancy Cordes has more on how Israel's war with Hamas is unavoidably a factor in the U.S. presidential election. As Florida braces for Hurricane Milton, North Carolina is still grappling with the crushing destruction of Helene and its ripple effects. Tonight, the key battleground state is changing some of its voting rules to make it easier for people to cast their ballots. Skyler Henry reports. Two scientists' groundbreaking research on worms has earned them the Nobel Prize in medicine. Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun uncovered microRNA, tiny molecules that help control what cells do, which could help develop new medicines.