Global National: Aug. 30, 2023 | Hurricane Idalia pounds Florida's Gulf Coast, submerging structures

In tonight's top story: Hurricane Idalia has wreaked havoc in Florida with catastrophic storm surges, flooding, and winds across the state. Jackson Proskow looks at the destruction and how Idalia quickly swept through Florida before striking Georgia, while Global News meteorologist Anthony Farnell explains why this system was so powerful and the concerns of storm surges from Idalia.

Ontario's integrity commissioner has released a scathing report on the provincial government and Premier Doug Ford's plan to remove land from the protected Greenbelt around Toronto for developers to build homes. Colin D’Mello explains how the watchdog says Housing Minister Steve Clark broke ethics rules and this now means for Premier Ford.

The Canadian population recently reached the milestone of 40 million. But the number of non-permanent residents in Canada could be underestimated by about an additional one million, according to a new CIBC report. Mackenzie Gray explains how this alleged oversight could be problematic for Canada's housing crisis.

The military has seized power in Gabon, placing President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest after a controversial election. Mike Armstrong looks at the conflict, the reaction in the streets and Ondimba's plea to his supporters.

Plus, more than 1,300 schools have been destroyed in Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, while only about a third of school-age children are attending classes in person since the war began. Crystal Goomansingh explains how Kharkiv, one of Ukraine's biggest cities, is trying to change that by building classrooms in metro stations.

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