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We start this day with a Massive Development in the fight against americas Opioid Crisis. Yeah. Late sunday night oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy protection in new york. The company is facing more than 2,000 lawsuits that allege it helped fuel americas deadly Opioid Epidemic thats claimed nearly 400,000 lives in the past decade. In a statement Purdue Pharma says the settlement is estimated to provide more than 10 billion of value to address the crisis. But the companys legal battles are far from over. Reuters points out that two dozen states remain opposed or uncommitted to the proposed settlement. Lawsuits claim the company and the controlling Sackler Family misled doctors and patients about potential addiction and overdose risks. Purdue and the Sackler Family have denied the allegations, and you can say with cnn for developments on this issue in the hours ahead. The other big story were following around the world this weekends attacks on the Saudi Oil Industry sending shockwaves throughout the global markets. Oil prices right now are already soaring and fears of a new conflict in the masterpieiddle theyre not helping. U. S. Officials like secretary of state mike pompeo have been quick to blame iran for the attacks on two Saudi Oil Facilities. Iran denies any involvement. But its houthi allies in yemen are claiming responsibility. The houthis say they launched drone strikes, but senior u. S. Officials are spectacle. One shared these satellite images and they say the angle of the strikes wouldve been difficult from yemen and that the attacks likely originated in iran or iraq. Regardless of whos to blame, the strikes have crippled the Saudi Oil Industry. Take a look at this image from nasa on sunday. You can see exactly where it happened. The thick dark smoke streaking across the desert as the lifeblood of the worlds economy burns. Cnns Jeremy Diamond reports the white house is considering options. Reporter President Trump raising the specter of a military response after Saudi Oil Facilities were struck in an attack on saturday cutting down half of their Oil Production capacity. The president taking to twitter on sunday to say Saudi Arabia Oil supply was attacked. There is reason to believe that we know the culprit are locked and loaded depending on verification but are waiting to hear from the kingdom as to who they believe was the cause of this attack and under what terms we would proceed. The president there indicating a military response with those words locked and loaded but stopping short of naming a culprit. We know that the secretary of state mike pompeo has pointed directly to iran laying blame at their feet in this attack. And he also said that there was zero evidence that this attack originated in yemen where irani Iranianbacked Houthi rebels claimed attack. Who said this attack likely originated in iran or iraq that. Official pointing to satellite imagery showing that these oil facilities, the targets of those facilities were in the northwest indicating an attack likely coming from the north, iran or iraq, and not from the south, which is where yemen is. U. S. Officials though are indeed concerned about the potential effects on the economy of this attack on Saudi Oil Facilities. The president trying to reassure the markets on sunday saying that he was prepared to release resources from the Strategic Petroleum reserve in the United States. Jeremy diamond, cnn, the white house. Joining us now is cedric logan. Thank you, sir, for being with us. Thank you for having me. So we do want to start by getting your analysis on these commercial satellite images showing the aftermath of the drone attacks on the saudi oil installations. Now the Trump Administration says the attack came from iraq or iran. Is that what you see when you look at these images . Is it even possible to make a determination on that . Its not 100 possible. It is certainly probable that the attack came from either southern iraq or iran. But there are a lot of circumstances that could actually change where the attack came from. So if these were drones as we are reporting right now, these drones couldve conducted their basis maneuvers and they could have come from a number of different places. One of the things that limits where the drones come from is the range of the drones and the fact that they generally dont have a range that would allow them to fly all the way from yemen makes it more likely that they came from either southern iraq or iran. Interesting. And of course we know that u. S. Secretary of state mike pompeo was very quick to initially blame iran outright. But has not yet provided evidence to support that. And at the same time Houthi Rebels in yemen are claiming responsibility for the drone attack. Then the Trump Administration said the drone attacks came from iran or iraq. What do you make of all of this, and how pompeo was so quick to point the finger at iran. Well, i think we have to be very careful in our assessments as to, you know, whether or not it did come from iran. I think whats pretty clear is that is it most likely that it came from iran or an iranian proxy force. But that could mean that the geographic point of miss origins of the drills or missiles could be theoretically within the kingdom of saudi arabia. But that obviously does not mean that the saudis conducted an attack on themselves. There are a lot of cohort activities that the iranians engage in that involve agents and sleeper cells as they are called that are in both iraq and the Eastern Province of saudi arabia which has a very large shiite population. They of course have a lot of iranian sympathizers in those areas. And that could very well be the place where the drones and their intended missiles came from. Right. And of course you have to ask the question who benefits, who profits from an attack like this. What do you believe is the motivation behind this Precision Drone attack, whoever is determined to be behind this . Well, when you look at the motivation aspect of this, you know, its pretty clear that the iranians and their proxy forces by extension could benefit more from it than any other group that were considering right now. There are no other groups besides those that are associated with iraq that would want to erect saudi arabias economy to the extent that this drone attack apparently has been able to do, you know, when you lose about 5 or so of ideally Oil Production, thats a pretty significant factor thats global Oil Production. Thats a pretty huge deal. So iran would benefit from that, and it also plays into the narrative of the shia suni conflict that saudi arabia and iran are basically having between them that has been going on for a number of years right now. How sophisticated is this attack . This is a very sophisticated attack, rosemary. One of the reasons i see that is when you look at the imagery, you can see in some of the oil tanks that are shown in some of the images, you can see very pinpoint strikes that have gone into those oil tanks. There is no damage beyond where the missile actually penetrated the tank. And it shows that not only do they have fairly sophisticated explosive missiles, but with the attempted warheads. But they also have very precise intelligence. The fact that they have that precise intelligence indicates that there is some kind of a state actor behind these attacks. And just finally President Trump has hinted that he will respond with military action. How likely is it that that is the answer to this attack at this juncture . Or is it perhaps too premature . I would say its a bit premature. The reason i say that is we really need to make sure that we get the actual attribution piece correct and weve had the experience with iraq. Weve had the experience with several other things that have gone on in our pasts, both in the middle east and other places around the world where attribution becomes key. The iranians have a history of going after saudi arabia. They do it through kinetic means like this attack as well as nonkinetic means like a cyber attack that happened in 2012 which involved the placement of a virus on saudi aramco computers. It killed 35,000 of their pcs. It didnt affect Oil Production at that time. It affected the Administration Operations of aramco. But thats the kind of thing that leads us to believe that it may be iran. But we have to be certain that that is the case and it goes beyond just knowing where the missiles came from. It goes to who placed those missiles and what their purpose was. Absolutely. Cedric lighton, it is always a pleasure to chat with you. I appreciate it. The. Thank you so much. And again World Markets are bracing for the fallout from the attack. They are seeing oil prices spike. Lets go live to hong kong where Andrew Stephens is keeping an eye on how markets are reacting in arabisia. The markets been open for a few hours now. Was up about 20 , george, per barrel of oil which gives you an idea of just how much panic there was in the oil markets. As you can see it sunk back. Its still low, up about 6. 5 a barrel. You can see theyre up about 9. 5 . So there is a lot of real concern in the oil markets. That is washing through to equities, the dow futures are down by around 150 or so points, a little bit more than half of 1 . So its not a blood bath in the equity markets by any means. But this is going to be something of a slowmoving story in the fact that what investors are looking for now is information from saudi arabia about when they can get that production online. 5. 7 Million Barrels per day has been taken off line. Thats about 5 of world production. The saudis have been reported as saying they can get about 2 Million Barrels per day back online by monday. And the other will come back online in due course. We dont know whether thats a few more days or a few more weeks. The analysts think its a few more weeks. Its actually a Production Facility. Remember, this is the biggest Production Facility of its type in the world, about 70 of all processed crude oil goes through it to International Export markets. So that was a huge blow to the saudi industry. And it raises all these longerterm questions. The vulnerability or the tensions, the rising geopolitical tensions in the middle east. Just how vulnerable now is the middle east to some sort of military confrontation between saudi and iran, between iran and the u. S. , and so on. And also it raises the question of the vulnerabilities of the Saudi Oil Fields themselves, george. This was an attack on an oil field. There is a lot of money spent by the saudis on defending those oil fields. It was breached very successfully. What does that mean . When you put that in context, this was the biggest single hit to supply the oil industry has ever had. So it was a massive hit on supply. And it was carried out obviously very successfully by actors at this stage are they houthi, are they iranianbacked, et cetera, et cetera. But certainly it was a very successful hit. And which will only get answers to, george in, the week as head. But certainly investors got to be very nervous. Aramco was looking at the worlds arrebiggest ipo, the ti of this. Well stay in touch with you as we all watch the markets here. Well, members of an American Labor union have decided to strike against a major automaker just hours ago. Workers at 31 General Motors plants and other facilities walked off the job. The United Autoworkers Union had given gm until midnight monday to meet their demands. The unions contract with the company expired on sunday. Dpnk m says it made a strong offer, but the union argues the workers needs are not being met. This is the largest strike against a u. S. Business since a 2007 gm strike. Still ahead here on cnn newsroom live, israels Prime Minister fighting for his life. We take a look at Benjamin Netanyahus election life and his close adversaries. The Gillette Skinguard has a guard between the blades that helps protect skin. The Gillette Skinguard. Thats ensure max protein, with high protein and 1 gram sugar. Its a situp, banana bend at the waist im tryin keep it up. Youll get there. Whoahoahoa 30 grams of protein, and one gram of sugar. Ensure max protein. 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The classmate notified senators and the fbi about the incident, but the fbi didnt investigate it. Well, now several democratic president ial candidates are calling for kavanaughs impeachment. Kamala harris said she sat through the hearings and kavanaugh lied to the senate and american people. And Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell said he looked forward to many years of kavanaughs service. Cnn senior political analyst david gergin predicts the American Public wont back an impeachment of brett kavanaugh. The excerpts are very disturbing. There seem to be credible allegations in this. But we just litigated this a short time ago. And i think the move to jump from a time when he was approved by the senate all the way over to say he now must be impeached is i think a real stretch for most americans. I think they will be surprised that the word impeachment is being used. Its not surprising if people say there was an outrage when he got confirmed, the whole thing was women werent listened to i think is particularly disturbing, that in this particular case, the woman and others went to the fbi with a story and the fbi did no followup apparently. Never went and talked to any of the witnesses who had been at yale. That i think is deeply disturbing. But to jump to impeachment, thats a pretty big leap. I cou i understand why you do it for litic political purposes. I do think that it gives the democrats an issue about not only where the courts going, how its been politicized and moved to the right under trump. But some of the issues how they blocked obamas last appointee, whats going to happen with Ruth Bader Ginsburg steps down and senator mcconnell has made it clear they are going to plow ahead even though when obama had a nominee they stopped in his tracks and said we cant possibly put this person in until elections are held. Its two different standards. So democrats have a lot for political purposes. But im not sure id lead with impeachment. The issue really is who and how a Court Nomination can be handled if its a trump versus a democrat and the white house. I think that is a very, very big issue, its a huge issue for women. Another issue we are watching very closely, we are less than a day away from israels general election. And that could see Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu win a fifth term or lose his political dominance. Keeping in mind these polls man times not exactly precise. Well have to keep an eye on them. And now Senior International correspondent sam kylie is covering the elections from israel. He joins us now with a look at where the race stands. Sam, good to see you. Of course, be a race too close to call. What issues are motivating voters, and will netanyahus pledge help or hinder his chances tuesday . Reporter well, i think the key thing here is as ever in any election is to get the base out. Now, for Benjamin Netanyahu, he has a solid base of support from within the likud party. The issue for him is how does he manage to wrestle votes for the likud party away from some of the more extreme rightwing groups. Now lately opinion polls have been showing that jewish Power Organization which has ideological connections to the band movement, the jewish terrorist organization back in the day could end up with some four seats. And that would give them a dominance over netanyahu government that maybe hes not comfortable with. And so i think we need to see his reaching out, his claims that after an election he wins he would annex the Jordan Valley, annex settlements on the west bank, bring them within israeli sovereignty. This morning he told Israeli Army Radio that he wanted to annex the arbor and other sections on the southern part of the west bank. All of that should be seen as an attempt on the right wing side to try and get the extreme right wing voting for his party and not for where their ideology might slough lie. Then on the left the similar challenge for the joint leaders of the blue and white party. They Like Netanyahu are likely to get 32, 33 seat out of 120 meaning that they need to knit together a complex coalition. One of the key elements of that will be the extent to which arabisraelis turn out to vote. We get an impression at least on the ground that they could according to opinion polls walk away with some 12 seats. And then in the background there is libermans party which is firmly secularist, always going to be an awkward coalition with likud, with netanyahu because of his connections with the extreme religious. But at the same time pretty right wing in many regards. So not a natural fit with the blue and white. So really these elections are going to be about the first stage, which will be the actual elections, and then the very complex coalition that is almost certain to follow. And Coalition Building was the problem last time. So well see. They seem to be confronting the same problem this time around. Many thanks. Well on, this day the music world is in mourning. The loss of a frontman who had one of the most distinct voices of his time. Listen. Shes my best friends girl shes my best friends girl she used to be mine ric ocasek of the cars died sunday at the age of 75. The group was enormously popular in the late 1970s and 80s. The band was part of the new wave with hits like what you just heard there my best friends girl and the slow pace drive. The main songwriter, the band was inducted into the rock roll hall of fame just last year. Well, the u. S. Is skeptical the houthis carried out this weekends strikes on saudi oil sites alone. But the militants are boasting they did it. 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Clean magic eraser in new disposable sheets. Welcome back. Here in the United States and all around the world, you are watching cnn newsroom live. I want to check the headlines for you this hour. Purdue pharma, the company at the center of the u. S. Opioid crisis has filed for bankruptcy. The Company Faces more than 2,000 lawsuits alleging it aggressively marketed prescription painkillers while misleading doctors and patients about the risks of addiction and overdose. Purdue denies the allegations. The u. S. President donald trump says the United States is, quote, locked and loaded. This after this weekends attacks on saudi oil sites. The president tweeted the u. S. May know who the culprit is, but he says he still wants verification from the saudis. Iranianbacked houthi militants in yemen say they attacked the site with drones. The u. S. Official says the angle of the strikes wouldve been difficult coming from yemen. The coordinated strikes in saudi arabia disrupted 5 of the Daily Global Oil supply. And the effects can already be seen in trading. Prices are surging. Crude both up around the 910 . The u. S. Secretary of state mike pompeo quickly blamed iran for the oil strikes. Iran denies its involvement. But its president is slamming the United States and saudi arabia for their roles in yemen. Listen. The americans are supporting the uae and saudi arabia. They are transferring weapons. They are providing intelligence and parts of the war operations is being run by the americans. And we see that every day innocent people are killed in yemen. There is an ongoing insecurity to region. Iran backs the houthi faction in yemen as it battles the saudiled coalition. And the houthis have launched attacks into saudi arabia before. Cnns Becky Anderson has more from the conflict in abu dhabi. Reporter this is one of the best protected places on earth. Under attack. Raging fires burning through one of the worlds biggest and most important Production Energy hubs. In saudi arabia after Iranianbacked Houthi rebels say they launched a coordinated Assault Using ten drones knocking more oil out of the global pipeline in a single stroke than anything else ever has. Some 5 of global supply. Translator we promise the saudi regime that our coming operations will only grow wider and will be more painful than before. So long as their aggression and blockade continues. Reporter the houthis message, clearly nothing is out of reach or off limits. A senior official at the white house though telling cnn it looked like the attacks came from southern iraq where iran wields considerable influence in the country. But iraq and iran flatout deny any involvement. Still without evidence, the u. S. Secretary of state immediately pointing the finger at tehran saying there was no question they were we had tbehind the at. They have been reaching for more daring attacks for months now like drone attacks targeting remote oilpumping stations in may. Back in june a Cruise Missile attack on a saudi airport injuring almost 30 civilians. The two sides have been engaged in a deadly battle to rest control of yemen for four years. Clearly now both sides are playing with fire very close to home. Becky anderson, cnn, abu dhabi. Lets get some analysis on all of this. Now with former u. N. Ambassador matthew briza. His last post as ambassador to asser bijan. He joins this hour from istanbul, turkey. Its good to have you with us. So you have served as a mediator in some of the worlds most entrenched conflicts. Given the tensions between the United States and iran. What do you make of the president s tweet stating that the u. S. Has reason to believe that we know, he says, whos responsible for the attack and that the country is locked and loaded. They are waiting on verification from saudi arabia on the issue. Well, yeah. Well, its a predicted escalation of the rhetoric by President Trump. Its no secret that he had been favoring possible discussions with iranian president rouhani reportedly President Trump wanted to take away some of the sanctions, and thats led to a big battle within the Trump Administration. And i think played a big role in ambassador john boltons firing or resignation last week. In this case iran appears, if you believe what secretary pompeo said, iran appears to have escalated attacks quite seriously. This is a really serious attack on saudi Oil Production capabilities and on global supply. And so it would be expected that the u. S. President would want to Say Something especially President Trump whos made such a point to be close to crown prince mohammad bin salman. Well, whoever is behind the attack, it has turned a regional tension into global pain by simple way of a drone attack affecting the world oil supply. Well, listening to the emotion in your statement, i actually agree with sort of the inkred laosness. Its hard to believe this was a drone attack. My colleagues and Information Sources in the oil industry and in governments are telling me they are convinced these were Cruise Missiles. 15 or more may be 17, maybe a couple more against the Oil Production facility. So this was a really sophisticate ad tack which make its difficult to believe Houthi Rebels couldve carried it out. And now the fingerpointing ensues. Irans president slammed the u. S. The u. S. Pointed the finger back at iran without evidence keeping in mind that the rebels have claimed responsibility and the houthis one of the many different groups backed by iran that work as proxies. How big of a game changer do you see this within that region . I think it could be a real game changer. Maybe not so much in yemen because the houthis are already under attack by the u. A. E. And by the Saudi Arabians with u. S. Support, not active Material Support but material. But what this could really change is the dynamic between iran and saudi arabia facetoface and could lead to the United States taking some sort of military action. We remember back in june President Trump at the 11th hour called on of a military strike against iran. Hawks in both tehran and washington have been spoiling for a confrontation. The Nuclear Agreement was not popular with the hardliners in iraq that oppose president rouhani. They have been looking to derail, particularly the meeting with rouhani that trump has been advocating. The u. S. President looking ahead at an election based on his americafirst approach, which was to keep the country from getting involved in conflicts overseas. At the same time, it does seem that the drum beats are picking up for that possibility. Where does this leave President Trump on the world stage with this happening now . Well, hes backed himself into a diplomatic corner because hes had such a confrontational approach with the u. S. s allies especially nato allies that theyre not coming to the u. S. s aid maybe as readily as they would have in the past. What the u. S. Needs now is diplomatic solidarity to make totally clear to iran that if they conducted this attack, there is a cost to be paid. Hopefully not a military one. Hopefully one in which the u. S. Allies come together i suppose increase the sanctions that have been really biting on iran. So President Trump doesnt have that tool at his disposal to diplomatic solidarity. So hes left with having to impose these sorts of veiled military threats to strike against iran. Thats quite an exposed position. There are plenty of americans im sure who without really thinking about it in a kneejerk way might think teaching iran militarily is a good day. But i think those who think a little bit more systematically and historically realize that that could be the opening of pandoras box. We appreciate your time and context on this. Thank you. Thank you. Another story we are following. Rugby legend Garrett Thomas has made a stunning announcement about his health. The former british lions captain has revealed that he is hiv positive. Now hes vowing to break the stigma surrounding the condition. I am living with hiv. Now you have that information, that makes me extremely vulnerable. But it does not make me weak. I choose to fight, to educate, and break the stigma around this subject. Im asking you to help me to show that everyone lives in fear of peoples reactions and opinions to something about them. But that doesnt mean that we should have to hide. But to do this i really, really need your support. Thomas told the sunday mirror hes been living with this secret for years. He says he decided to make his condition public after being threatened with blackmail. Hes believed to be the first british sportsman to announce hes hiv positive. The Prime Minister of israel is making a Controversial Campaign pledge, one that could damage prospects for peace. Well look at whether it will help or hurt the situation in tuesdays election. This is mia. This is mias pulse. With pressure rising, and racing. This is also mias pulse. That her doctor keeps in check, so she can find balance. This is mias pulse, and now its more stable than ever. This is what medicare from Blue Cross Blue Shield does for mia. And with over 80 years of healthcare expertise, imagine what we can do for you. This is the benefit of blue. Did you know you can save money by using dish soap to clean grease on more than dishes . Try dawn ultra. Dawn is for more than just dishes. With 3x more grease cleaning power per drop, it tackles tough grease on a variety of surfaces. Try dawn ultra. Following the election in israel and the polls show tuesdays election is tight between the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus party and the former Israeli Military chief. Yeah, mr. Netanyahu vows to annex parts of the west bank if he wins his reelection. This pledge has sparked International Condemnation and threatens prospects for peace. But the Prime Minister remains focused on appealing to his base. Take a listen. Translator we will apply the sovereignty immediately when the next government is formed. I am proud to convene the special Cabinet Meeting in the jordan valful. Its not only the eastern gate of the state of israel. Its the defense wall from the east. Since the Jordan Valley along with the territories that control it which will be a part of the state of israel, assure us that the israeli army will be here forever. So lets bring in gill hoffman. He is the chief Political Correspondent and analyst with the jerusalem post. Gill, good to see you. Pleasure. So we are looking at a very close election. Could go either way here. Whats some of the research telling you about which issues will decide this tuesday and how motivated a vote is by his promise to annex parts of the west bank if hes elected . Well, this election is shakespeare. Its to be beat or not to be beat. This is very much a ref rend rum whether israelis want to continue to have netanyahu be in power because he makes them feel more secure than any potential candidate does or whether they want to have an alternative who is cleaner, who is a fresh face for the world and who can also potentially keep israel secure. Corruption charges against netanyahu will certainly be taken into account with three criminal cases hanging over his head that. Hasnt been an issue until he forced it into the headlines over the last few days. I dont think israelis take too seriously Campaign Promises that are made a week before the election. I think that pledge that netanyahu made is being taken a lot more seriously by the International Community than by the voters it was intended to influence. Your sense is that what after the election you dont think is going to follow through on that promise. I think youve said previously, right . Not only do i think hes not going to follow through on the promise. I think the opposite. I think there is going to be a Peace Process starting donald trump has been delaying the presentation of his peace plan now because israels had one election after another. Israel would have to give up in any kind of process, and that would hurt netanyahu if the people of israel hear that hes going to be giving up concessions. So as soon as the elections out of the way, regardless of who wins this election, that Peace Process will begin, and whoever the israeli Prime Minister is will cooperate with it whoever the Palestinian Leader will be, i have my doubts that hed come to the table. How can you be so sure of that because certainly the International Community are very concerned about this pledge regarding parts of the west bank being annexed. So, i traveled to london for his meeting with Boris Johnson a week and a half ago. Netanyahu kept on hinting, like very soon after the election i happen to know that this plan is about to be presented. He kept on speaking in one of those i know something you dont know kinds of tones without being more specific. Right. Well, well see what comes of that of course. Lets go back to this very close race. How ready do you think israelis are to try a new leadership by selecting former military chief benni gantz. Will that be too big a leap for voters and how different is his vision compared to netanyahus . Hes either persuaded or brainwashed depending on which way you are looking at him. The people of israel that he can make them feel secure. Thats why those who wanted to defeat netanyahu, they decided to have not one but three former chiefs of staff running together. Benni gantz has been very careful not to reveal too many of his views knowing if you have an opinion on a key issue. The more vague you are, the more likely you are to succeed politically nowadays. So his views, there is no doubt that he would go farther to solve it. His views on iran and other Security Issues are identical to netanyahu. Whether the people of israel are willing to take that risk remains to be seen. Anything can happy. Indeed. I mean, they are looking at this very close race now. So whoever wins is going to have exactly the same problem as last time in building a coalition. How big a concern would that be for israel going forward, and how do you see the possibilities of building a Coalition Given either leader . Sure. Im on record saying that i dont think netanyahu or gantz is going to be a Prime Minister after this election, that gantz will be given a chance to form a government because he will have a majority of members of parliament who will recommend him to the president. Then he will form at forming a government. Then netanyahu will be given a chance to form a government. During that sixweek period is when his indictment is expected to happen. I dont think he will succeed in forming a government because of that indictment. Then we could end up having a snap election inside the likud party. We could we could see a new Prime Minister take over shortly thereafter. Interesting. We shall watch what happens tuesday and the days that follow. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Just weeks after Hurricane Dorian ripped through the bahamas, the islands have avoided a second Natural Disaster this month. Find out where the storm is headed next. 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So can you. Learn more shecanstem an already devastated bahamas has dodged another direct hit as Tropical Storm humberto moved away on sunday. Humberto has now strengthened. Its a hurricane at this point. Lets see if there are other areas of concern with our meteorologist pedram javaheri. This was a storm system that had the potential to be a devastating storm in an area that the last thing you wanted to see is more rainfall. Tourists looking northbound where this storm was just off shore. It took a very interesting tract. Meandered between the islands. Talking about 120 millimeter winds. This is the region around abaco islands. Rainfall still coming down across some of these regions with this particular storm system. Strengthening is unfortunately what were looking at. This is the track of humberto. It got close proximity towards the abaco region pulling away becoming a category 1. Models suggest this will move towards the east and notice there is one area of land and that is the island of bermuda in the path of a storm, potentially category 2. There is a bit of variability for the storm to move away from the island. Thats not the only system were watching. Theres one system in the gulf of mexico just for thunderstorm activity and one farther in the east in the atlantic. This is the one thats most concerning. It has an 80 chance of forming. This is forecast to become hurricane inelda. Notice the potential area would be around the Leeward Islands potentially on into the Virgin Islands and eventually puerto rico could be in the immediate path of the storm. You know whats beyond that if it tracks towards this direction. Turks and caicos and the bahamas. Very early in the hurricane season. A long ways left before we are out of the woods. Thank you so much. Thank you. And thank you for being with us this hour for cnn newsroom. Im george howell. 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