And a patient who died, tested for homicide. Why a lawyer claims hes not the only victim. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom atat cbs news headquarters in new york. Im Wendy Gillette in for annemarie green. Puerto rico is under a state of emergency this morning after Tropical Storm dorian takes aim at the island. Later today dorian is expected to move over toward or near puerto rico as a strong possible storm or possibly a hurricane. A hurricane watch is in effect for the island. Parts of puerto rico are still recovering from Hurricane Maria two years ago. Later this week dorian could pose a threat to florida. We begin with Laura Podesta in new york. Laura, how is puerto rico preparing for the stm . Well, wendy, some people are choosing to leave the island, but those choosing to stay are getting water and canned goods. Out of an abundance of caution, all Public Schools and government offices in puerto rico are closed today. Dorian is taking aim at puerto rico. Sustained Tropical
You see that correctly. They are wearing a television and leaving oldschool tubestyle tvs on doorsteps. Police officers there with like a moving truck. Police think its just a prank. Residents say the same thing happened last year. That is bizarre. Where are they finding these box tvs and why are they wearing one . Questions. An ohio boy may be getting quite a reward from the tooth fairy. During a Family Reunion in eastern ohio, he found a mastodon tooth in a creek. It wasnt buried, just lying there. Mastodons whoa, look at this picture. Mastodons were distant ancestors of the elephant that roamed north america during the ice age. If that was a tooth . They became extinct about 10,000 years ago. The boy plans to show off that monster tooth at school. Wow. How bizarre, a monster tooth, my goodness. Thats a big one there. Turning now to another type of creature with big teeth and the rising shark sightings up and down the east coast, especially around cape cod. Those sightings are transl
Speculation swirls about their friendship the nfl player ripping jayz over his new deal with the league all that, plus takedown. The nfl player ripping jayz over his new deal with the league. Survivor right there is the stitches a 9yearold girl, the latest victim at the Florida Beach called the shark bite capital of the world. And uninvited. Who is the mysterious woman going from wedding to wedding stealing gifts and cash . Police on the trail of a reallife wedding crasher. Today, monday, august 19th, 2019 announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza morning, everybody welcome to today. Nice to have you with us on this monday morning already a little steamy outside. Yeah, it was a great weekend but it was a hot weekend. Yes i hope you like it because theres more where that came from its our top story, the sweltering temperatures on the heels of nasty weekend storms, too. We have dylan in for al this morning. Good m
The family of a 15 Year Old Girl missing in malaysia thank the search teams who are scouring the jungle for her. We are extremely impressed with the effort, your expertise, your dedication. And we hope you find nora. More than a Million People are evacuated from their homes as a powerful typhoon hits china. And click reports on internet shutdowns in kashmir and a new car scanner in israel. Thats in half an hour. Good afternoon. The Energy Regulator is demanding answers from the National Grid after a major blackout struck large areas of england and wales yesterday evening. Around a Million People were affected by the power cut, which led to huge disruption for rail passengers, caused traffic lights to fail and left thousands of homes without electricity. The National Grid said the outage was a rare and unusual event caused by the almost simultaneous loss of power at a gas station and an offshore wind farm atjust before five oclock yesterday. In a statement, rwe, owners of the power stat
In a case linked to alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. An accusers deposition testimony naming names including a former senator and the former governor. What those politicians are saying about the accusations this morning. Beach danger, a boy impaled when an umbrella goes flying in the wind. We have somebody impaled with an umbrella. Beach goers and Emergency Responders treating him. How to keep yourself safe. Football field of dreams. A rookies fantastic debut scoring a touchdown in this preseason game. He takes it all the way for a cleveland touchdown. His cinderella story. Talking his way into try outs to make his mark in the nfl. Good morning. Dan is off. Were happy to have tom llamas with us this morning. Tom, its great to have you. We want to start with breaking news right now. Sources telling abc news accused sex trafficker has died by suicide. He had been awaiting trial new york city correctional center. Stephanie ramos has the latest. Sources tell abc news Jeffrey Epstein