that is the impression that we have got since we came here a couple of days ago. most of the people were ready who shelter in their houses, trying to make themselves as safe as possible and stocking up on food, water. especially on petrol because we know that in cases like hurricanes, petrol outage is a possibility. but we think we have experienced that the bahamians were ready for them. and we have spoken with a official from the emergency management agency just late last night. and they told us that they were still assessing the damage throughout the archipelago. but there were no casualty reports of any in the bahamas, michael. all right, stefano pozzebon, thank you so much in nassau. let s talk a little bit more. stefano mentioned about barbuda. it was badly hit. barely habitable we re told after irma really crushed the island. it was a category 5 hurricane when it hit there on wednesday.
because we re standing just outside a catholic church here and mass is currently being performed. but to your question, the typhoon, the storm surge this time around. so we actually, part of the reason for that, the reason for so many people here, they re giving thanks for what could have been but what wasn t in the end. and also you have to say the people here, not only are they traumatized from what happened in recent memory with typhoon haiyan, but also much more aware of how the storm and the effect, and they need to get out of the pathway. that s exactly what they did. there s been no casualty
the gunfight you re hearing right here. peter doocy is live with the latest. what s going on? the latest word from eastern ukraine is that a security officer was killed and five others wounded when pro-russian gunmen stormed the station. the casualty reports are coming from the ukrainian interior minister s facebook page because an a.p. reporter missed the gunfight and things were quiet at the police station when he arrived. but this video is dramatic. you can see men in camouflage firing rifles and barking out orders. the scary scene that you see on the screen is in a part of eastern ukraine where a lot of people are still very sympathetic to the former president, viktor yanukovych. many are russian speakers, and now american diplomats are pleading to use their influence many the region to stop the violence. the most recent phone call between secretary of state john kerry and russia s foreign minister sergey lavrov ended
the people of the philippines are not only dealing with the cleanup and repair but the human cost is immense. early estimates put the death toll at more than 1,200 people and that s just in two coastal provinces. that number will likely rise considerably as casualty reports come in from rural areas. about 350,000 people are without homes today because of that storm. and we have some remarkable images that we want to share with you, they are emerging from the philippines, many from right in the heart of the destruction. storm chaser james reynolds tried to bring people to safety in the hard-hit coastal city of tachlabahn. over here.
9:00 am on the east coast, 6:00 am out west. marathon talks lead to a new debt deal. at least in theory. the president backs it. so do leaders of both parties. still, no reason to celebrate just yet. in syria, a violent crackdown on anti-government protests. more than 7 0 people killed and counting. and new this morning, a big change to health coverage. the federal government will require insurers who provide birth control without co-payments. now, in just a few hours, we could see the beginning of the end of the debt crisis. it s been the issue in washington for weeks. and you re probably tired of the finger pointing and doomsday predictions. today, that could all come to an end if the house and senate approve a compromised plan. the deal identifies about $1 trillion in spending cuts over ten years and raises the debt ceiling by about the same amount. bipartisan committee must find ways to trim another trillion a, a so-called deficit posse. the president and house spea