Disaster at sea, 25 people confirmed dead after a dive boat burns off the california coast trapping tourists below deck. We hear from a couple who rescued five survivors. And finding innocent inmates. Hear from three wrongly convicted men released in a new effort by philadelphias District Attorney to shake up the Justice System. Its tuesday, september 3rd, 2019. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Please pray for us. Please pray for us, everyone. We are in the midst of an historic tragedy. Reporter Hurricane Dorian continues to pummel the bahamas. A category 3 storm battering the islands shredding homes and leaving miles of debris. A very dangerous and deadly hurricane. Millions of americans are under mandatory Evacuation Orders. A boat carrying dozens of people bursts into flames off the california coast. At least 25 people have died. You couldnt ask for a worse situation. The Trump Administration has walked back a plan to end deportation protections for sick, undocumen
Really just now starting to get a handle of how bad it is there. Before we get back to the bahamas and whats happening there right now, lets get the latest on the forecast and the track of Hurricane Dorian. The National Hurricane center just put out its latest forecast with South Carolina and points north in the target zone now. Lets get to chad myers in the cnn weather center. Hes got the latest for us. Chad, whats the latest right now . Kate, right now the storm has turned slightly maybe five miles to the left. Really, of all the updates weve received over the past, what, i guess eight days, this really is just a minor tweak to the track. The biggest outtake from this is that were getting more and more bright white clouds around the middle of the eye. Weve seen that for about an hour now. That indicates the clouds are getting higher, the storms are getting stronger around the eye wall. The pressure isnt going down just yet. I dont expect it to go down. Uh be i do expect this to conti
Answers. 34 people now presumed dead from the boating infurnitu infern. Welcome, this is early start. Im christine romans. Good morning, im dave briggs. Wednesday, september 4th, 4 00 a. M. In new york and in the bahamas. Thats where we begin. The bahamas obliterated by Hurricane Dorian. The scope of the devastation finally coming into view. Thousands of homes flattened, entire communities eviscerated. Official death toll stands at seven this morning. And that number is likely to climb significantly higher. On grand bahama, an estimated 75 of the homes, 75 under water. Recovering from this unprecedented storm will cost billions. The World Food Program estimates more than 60,000 people will need to be fed. Look at what used to be the runway at Freeport International airport. Thats right. That used to be the runway. It is submerged. Listen to the Prime Minister of the bahamas describe the enormity of the destruction. We have been attacked by a vicious, devastating storm. An enemy that we
Weve been attacked by a vicious, devastating storm. Unspeakable devastation in the bahamas. Entire towns flattened by Hurricane Dorian. The storm stuck in the florida coast with possible landfall in the carolinas. A brandnew storm track just in from the National Hurricane center. Walmart takes action on guns and wants lawmakers to do the same. What the retailer is changing, what its telling its customers in the wake of the el paso massacre. Following her dreams. She loved it, he and she loved the she loved it here, and she loved the boat. Grieving families looking for answers. 34 people presumed dead from the floating inferno off the california coast. Good morning, everyone, welcome to early start. Im dave briggs. Im christine romans. Good to see you. Wednesday, september 4th. It is 5 01 a. M. In the east. Well start with the bahamas, obliterated by Hurricane Dorian. The scope of the devastation finally coming to view. Thousands of homes flattened. Entirely community eviscerated. The o
To the United States and around the world. Ill wolf blitzer. You are in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Breaking news tonight as Hurricane Dorian turns its deadly force on the United States, were starting to see the utter devastation it unleashed in the bahamas. New aerial video reveals a horrific scene after dorian hammered the bahamas for days, entire neighborhood itself flat as though hit by a tornado or a bomb. Hundreds of homes that have been wiped out are now under water. Officials predict the dorian death toll now stands at 5 will certainly climb much, much higher. A just released forecast shows dorian gaining speed as the still powerful hurricane moves closer and closer to the southeastern United States. Winds are intensifying in parts of florida. Right now, hurricane warnings and watches have been extended farther up the east coast into north carolina, lifethreatening storm surges are up to 7 feet high, that is what is expected. Our correspondents, exp