Hello again. A State Of Emergency is in effect for maryland and virginia as Tropical Storm ophelia moves up the east coast. Power lines exploding in North Carolina where Ophelia Made Landfall this morning. Allison chinchar is tracking the storm from the cnn weather center. And brian todd is in alexandria, virginia. What is ophelia doing . Its still kind of chugging along, making its way akpcross North Carolina. Weve got outer bands stretching up to pennsylvania, new york, even massachusetts. The same winds right now are 50 miles an hour guesting to 65. The heaviest rain is really focused over virginia and North Carolina at the moment. Youve still got some pretty heavy bands, although the bulk is starting to push inland and away from the coastal areas. You have Flood Watches and Flash Flood Warnings in raleigh and off to the east. Theyve already picked up 23 inches of rain. Now youre going to get an additional 12 on top of that. It begins in the evening to spread more into the mid atlan
Us. Heres what were watching. Thousands of homes are without power as Tropical Storm ophelia lashes the coast with strong winds and heavy rain. We have a look at the cities in the path and the impact well see throughout the day. Its quickly hurdling toward a shutdown as talks have broken down over a deal to fund the government. How federal agencies are preparing and the talks happening today to try to keep a shutdown happening. Hollywood writers and executives will meet again today to try to work out a deal to end the Writers Strike that has paralyzed the industry for months. What will it take to get production up and running again, even after a deal is made. Plus cnn taking you inside the new High Speed Rail Service connects parts of florida. Why some say it could usher in a new era of rail travel in the u. S. Lets start with Tropical Storm ophelia. It has now made landfall in North Carolina. This pretty strong Tropical Storm washed ashore about two hours ago with winds around 70 Mile
Five american hostages are on their way home, as political backlash is growing on the terms of the deal. Republican president ial candidate Chris Christie is here. Plus a cnn sitdown tonight with Democratic Party powerhouse, gavin newsom on 2024 speculation and the state of his own party. Also a big break just a few moments ago, as the mystery of the missing u. S. Fighter jet. How does an 80 million plane vanish from thin air . Im catkaitlan collins, and this the source. Hostages no more tonight, as Five Americans are on their way back to the United States. They were freed early this morning after being wrongfully detained in iran for years. Three of them were in prison for over five years, and two others have not yet been publicly identified over their own privacy concerns. What led to their release is leading to Harsh Criticism from some republicans tonight because the u. S. Unblocked 6 billion in frozen iranian oil revenue and dismissed charges and released five iranians of their ow
Years in the making. Five americans wrongfully detained in iran are now on a plane and its just taken off from tehran on their way to freedom. Were there headed just next, details on all this and the deal that was made that led to their release. Also this hour, one of Donald Trumps codefendants heads to court. Jeffrey clark, the former Justice Department official, now arguing why his case should move out of georgia and into federal court. A sheriffs deputy ambushed and killed. A reward now offered to help find the suspect as a clue emerges they hope will lead to an arrest. Im john berman with sara sidner and kate bolduan. This is cnn news central. Just moments ago, a qatari jet carrying Five Americans imprisoned in iran took off from tehran and is tet to arrive in doha, qatar. Three have all been imprisoned for more than five years. The identities of two other americans in the deal have not yet been released. Its all part of a complex u. S. iran deal involving the release of 6 billion
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