British for now, but after todays agreement, not for much longer. The islands are all uninhabited, save for one. An important one. DieGo garcia. It is home to a vast and secretive american Military Base, used to refuel bombers during the wars in iraq and afghanistan. Foghorn but for years, the Island Nation of mauritius has been staking claim to the ChaGos Islands, planting their flag on one of the tropical atolls here and demanding that britain give up what some have called the uks last colony in africa. Back in the 1960s, the people living on the archipelaGo were forcibly removed by britain, which kept hold of the islands while giving mauritius its independence. A secret deal was already in place to let the americans set up their Military Base on DieGo Garcia. Chapter ii of the charter. But in recent years, international opinion has turned against britain. That the united kingdom is under an obligation. The uns top court ruled here that the islands do indeed belong to mauritius and s
This destruction is vast and what these people are living through right now is brutal. Im Sandra Smith in New York and this is America Reports and it was a short time ago that Hurricane Helene marked the grim milestone as the number of deaths we now know has surpassed 200. Emergencies crews are still on the ground and they are still searching for people who may be stuck in their homes. John be mild those in Florida And Georgia still reeling from power outages. They stress they are not getting enough help. It is like nothing weve ever seen before. We had michael which is terrible. This hurricane is a bomb blast. This is the worst we have been hit in 30 years good when you have children and you cant provide any food for them to eat or even a hot meal without driving three hours and risking losing gas, that is a worse nightmare. Unable to feed your children. John live on the ground in hardhit nashville carolina. Hows it looking there . It is raw and rough. You are pete seen people come in
Thank you good evening. Im bret baier. Israel expanding Ground Operation in lebanon warning some communities to evacuate and for the second night in a row, massive explosions just within the past few minutes inside beirut. Here at home, as some residents return home in North Carolina, another huge storm threatens to strike the east coast. Well bring you the radar and where its headed. And a report from the Homeland Security Department watchdog claims current Vetting Practices for migrants could be creating risks for u. S. Citizens. Bret but, breaking tonight, officials are warning the strike at ports along the East And Gulf coast of the u. S. Could impact hurricane relief, President Biden saying Today Proprogress is being made in negotiations, some governors are not having it with states with major ports they are saying its crucial for the union to reach an agreement and soon. The comments come as the number of vessels stuck nears 50 tonight with the backlog estimated to double by The
It. And if you still have questions about agent, we all do. You can submit them using the qr who are code onscreen, and dr. Gupta will join me again to mark to answer your questions. A new hour of Cnn News central starts right now all right. Breaking this morning, we are standing by to see how and when israel responds to the iranian Missile Strike, what the troop movements this morning tell us about all of that as iran claims, it does not want a Wider War. What the numbers tell us about what changed after the Vice President ial debate as Donald Will Trump takes a new position on Abortion And President biden on his way to see the damage of Hurricane Helene with new accounting of a staggering Death Toll im John Berman with Kate Baldwin and sara sidner, New York. Erin burnett is in Tel Aviv. This is Cnn News central classes being described as at close range now happening today this morning between Israel And Hezbollah terrorists inside lebanon the idf moments ago, just reported an israeli