decimated this island leaving many without power for months in some cases nearly a year. so a lot of people feared what would happen with the power and the flooding, and now it is a becoming a reality for many of them. i spoke to one family about half an hour south of san juan, the capital, and they lost power very early in morning. we went to talk to them, and here s the exchange. i will tell you the video s very dark because there was no power. but listen in. she says when the power goes out she gets real anxious and she gets really tense, worried and she s staying here because she s left her house. it s safer here and she s worried what she s going to find at her house. again, still no word exactly when power will be restored to 3.4 million citizens on this island. and many are already saying the day will begin with an
mainland part of the united states looks to be steering away at least and not impacted by the storm system but still a potential major hurricane in the works in the coming several days. pedram, thanks so much. pedram javaheri there with the latest. and more severe weather is moving across east asia this hour. nearly 10 million people ordered to evacuate japan as a typhoon lashes the island of kyushu. japan has issued its highest disaster alert as authorities warn of unprecedented storms and rainfall. meanwhile in taiwan state media reports at least one person has died now from a 6.9 magnitude earthquake. the tremors so strong, just have a look there, a bridge collapsed. its supports twisted right out of the ground. and official reports more than a hundred aftershocks reported. i know you re going to tell us about taiwan, but let s start with that huge storm that hit where you are in japan. michael, let me put things in
times simply says final farewell. the daily telegraph for you a life of selfless service. and finally the sun. god bless her is what it says. we ll have more from london in a few moments. first let s bring in michael holmes in atlanta. all right, becky, we ll check in with you later. we ll take a quick break on the program. when we come hurricane fiona hits puerto rico with a fury. residents stuck with no electricity and predictions of catastrophic flooding worried about what the storm will leave behind. plus taiwan is shaken by that magnitude 6.9 earthquake. how the island is managing as after shocks continue.
100% without power. there is an island-wide power outage. and the company here says it could be days before power is restored. a cancer center had to be evacuated because a generator went out. a bridge in puerto rico, the center of the island, we watched as it was just washed away. the gentleman who filmed this video told us he just looked outside of his grandparent s kitchen and he could see that the river was rising quickly and that bridge just wash away. as the rain continues to come down and the wind continues on the island, there is a strong sense of frustration for those who are living out what they fear, that lack of power and floods because remember we are coming up on the five-year anniversary of hurricane mua. the hurricane that nearly five years ago just destroyed and
congressional medal of honor geraldo: nonsense. first of all i defer to dana, who is very measured in her emotions and when she says this is the worst thing she d seen i respect that deeply because i know you don t dana: it s really bad too. geraldo: but let me say, first on to say something about the haitians pair the haitians get the short end of the stick every time no matter what when it comes to immigration. the government is dysfunctional and corrupt, so they go from the island of hispaniola, they go to cuba come on rickety boats, they somehow get into central america, or to south america by boat, then they walk.