this is bbc news. the headlines. more than 100 people die in iran in two explosions near the grave of a top revolutionary guards commander. warnings of higher prices and a delay on goods as commercial ships avoid the red sea because of rebel attacks. on verified today, we have been investigating one hospital under attack in gaza in a series of health facilities which have been affected by the war. and this history making teenager is on target for further glory. 16 year old luke littler could tonight become the youngest player to win the world darts championship. returning to events in the red sea. the governments of the uk, the us and ten other countries have released a joint statement warning yemen s houthi rebels that they will bear the responsibility of the consequences if they continue to attack ships travelling through the red sea. the governments warn that the attacks are a direct threat to the freedom of navigation that serves as the bedrock of global trade and
at least 12 people have been reported killed, and it brought epic rain and flooding to the central part of the state. hundreds of people have been rescued, that work continues overnight. over 2 million homes and businesses are without power. today president biden visited fema s headquarters in washington, d. c. and said federal aid is on its way to florida. this could be the deadliest hurricane in florida s history. when conditions allow it, i ll gonna be going to florida. will you be talking to florida ron desantis when you re down there? the answer is yes if he wants to see. let s go right to nbc meteorologist, michelle grossman. i know michelle, that we got the 11 pm update from the national weather center just moments ago. what did you learn? hi there stephanie great to see you. well it s strengthened even further, so back to a category one storm. we re looking at 80 mile per hour winds. it did weaken earlier this morning to a tropical storm, dropped into the at
so both ways are having some pluses and minuses. and i think the biggest problem is that, you know, innocent vessels have been targeted with innocent seafarers suffering from all the kind of situation that s happening down there, which we really have to take care. yeah, people may be forgiven for looking at this and saying, well, how is this any different to those somali pirates that were threatening ships in in the area, too? but it is a very different situation, isn t it, because those rebels have pretty extensive military hardware. they are able to attack these ships rather than just try and board from a little skiff alongside. it causes severe problems not simply taking over the ship, but actually damaging or destroying the ship in its entirety. that s correct. and as you ve probably seen from the videos the houthis have released, you know, they use helicopters, something that the pirates didn t have. and, you know, they re going to the next level.
went on paddleboards they had a paddleboard rescue and went out on a little skiff. the small city in southwest florida did suffer another loss in the hundred mile an hour winds. this iconic fishing pier broken by the winds and water. four of those who have lived here for a long, long time it s the heart of naples. there is no doubt the battering won t keep naples down for a long, as its residents look to regroup despite the shock and pain of the last 24 hours. we re not giving up, this is our training and we re gonna fight, we re gonna do everything all over again. it is devastating as this storm has been when we see disasters like this there are volunteer groups who come to their aid earlier today my colleague nicole wallace spoke to a member of team rubicon and got some thoughts on what they were seeing and doing in the