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
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
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If there were any doubts about the commencement of the so called ‘silly season’ before there should be none now. A few days ago ads began appearing on social media supportive of the FNM and the interim Prime Minister. One of them featured Minnis walking though a hall way at what is said to be Doctors’ Hospital and chatting with doctors and nurses. I would advise the owners and directors at that establishment, if it was in fact Doctors, to be careful not to be sucked into a political vortex that they might find themselves difficult to get out off.
we ll 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 official death toll stands at seven this morning. and that number expected to climb. on grand baham aan estimated 75 bahama, an estimated 75% of homes are under water, recovering from this unprecedented storm costing billions. take a look at what used to be the runway at freeport international airport. totally submerged. there s the prime minister of the bahamas describing the enormity of the destruction. we have been attacked by a vicious, devastating storm. an enemy that we would have had very little defense against such an enemy. and it s caused severe damage to two of our major islands. that is abaco and grand bahama. from overhead the scenes
unspeakable devastation in the bahamas. entire towns flattened by hurricane dorian. the storm now stalking the florida coast with possible landfall in the carolinas. brand new stormtracker just in from the national hurricane center. walmart takes action on guns and wants lawmakers to do the same. what the retailer is telling its customers who carry. welcome back to early start. i m christine romans. i m dave briggs. 5:33 ireastern time. we begin with the bahamas. obliterated by hurricane dorian. the scope of the devastation finally coming into view. thousands of homes and communities just flattened. the official death toll stands at seven this morning. and that number is likely to climb. on grand baham aan estimated 75% of the homes under water recovering from this storm will cost billions. take a look at what used to be the runway at freeport international airport. that is a runway. listen to the prime minister of the bahamas describe the