Hear it . Reporter his father hears it. Clear as day. Reporter christie puts her hand on that fathers shoulder, and that dad says he could just imagine what his son is doing. Hes probably out there running laps. Reporter his son the runner, and christie grateful for his heart. His father telling us this so peaceful. And it was it was something that we all needed. Reporter christie too. That donor is grateful not only for the heart, but for that family. So thankful and blessed to have them in our lives. Its like at the end of a rainbow, you find a pot of gold. For me thats how it is. She is thankful, and our thanks to david muir on that really touching story. Since matthews death, hes saved even more lives. He has donated seven organs, saving the lives of up to five people. Oh, wow. This is why people urge you to consider organ donations. And in fact, your medical condition at the time of death will determine what organs and tissue can be donated. What a wonderful story. Really, the gif
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Investigative report on u. S. Disastere joins us to discuss a report on u. S. Disaster response. We will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. Washington journal is next. Host it is tuesday, september 3, and this is washington journal. The house and senate in for pro forma sessions. They will likely face new requests for more disaster aid money in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. As we begin the program, we americans to ask are have we become too reliant on government assistance during and after disasters . Andou live in the Eastern Central time zones, that number is 2027488000. Mountain and pacific, that line, 2027488001. If you live in a disaster prone area, particularly if you are anticipating Hurricane Dorian, that line, 2027488002. Also looking for your posts on facebook. Facebook. Com cspan and your cspanwj. Well at we will talk to florida congressman on the coast and fema. The front page reporting of usa today on the hurricane, bahamas b
Of the storm. Also this morning, suspicious deaths. Families demanding answers after as many as 11 veterans died at this hospital in West Virginia under suspicious circumstances. We need answers and the family needs answers. The investigation this morning. Pitchers death. New details about how l. A. Angels star tyler skaggs died. This morning his family shocked. As we observe a moment of silence. What they and the team are saying about the findings. And celebrating the life of Valerie Harper. Im very pleased you got a big part in a play. The longtime tv star best known as rhoda on the Mary Tyler Moore show. Tributes from fans and costars pouring in this morning. Hey, good morning, everyone. Lets get right to our top story. Hurricane dorian barreling toward the east coast right now. Take a look at the satellite imagery. This storm is a beast, strengthening overnight. It is now a category 4 with winds up to 140 miles an hour. The Big Development this morning, the forecast models now pred
The wind is coming and out of the west and southwest. It s 66 in orlando. It 65 in longwood. There will be some rain on the way overnight tonight. We will talk more about the timing of that in just a few minutes. Let s get a check of the roads. Jazmin morning. It does not look like any construction is going to slow you down. It s going to take you about nine minutes. Also up to speed on the turnpike side. We have a deadly crash in windermere. This is just west of wire. You will want to use windermere as your alternate to get around this crash. Michelle we are following of passengers is making its way. Jason this is video sent to us by a passenger. It was slammed by rough waters overnight. We are working the latest. What we know right now is a lot of people are to eating out about the damage on the ship. We are seen it firsthand. People are giving us permission to use these video shots of the ship along with photos. One passenger describes choppy water. It was much like a hurricane. We