Hurricane irma. Cbs reporter Craig Boswell shows us the damage already done and how some people are preparing for even more. Reporter packing 185mile anhour winds, Hurricane Irma made landfall in the caribbean early wednesday, barely missed the island of st. Martin. The storm flooded a harbor, stranding cars. Irma is the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the atlantic. This is the view from the eye of the storm. In puerto rico, the islands 3. 4 million residents braced for the worst. The head of the Power Company says parts of the island could be in the dark for weeks or even months afterwards. Irma is still days away from the u. S. Mainland and is now tracking more east. The storm is bigger, faster and stronger than hurricane andrew. Reporter mandatory evacuations are already in effect for the florida keys forcing people to get in their cars and leave. Elizabeth lives in the keys. This is the first time in 51 years she is evacuating. I have been through andrew and wilma, not staying
The eastbound side is also closed at state route 267 for crews to get crew and equipment into the area. 650 acres have burned. Cal fire is helping out with the water drops. Chp says that the fire is now 10 contained. Theres no estimate time of reopening the freeway. Traffic is heavy in the area. Chp crews are directing cars around the area as the fire reaches the road. They are trying to protect wildlife, like this deer, to stay safe. We are also getting new information about the damage left behind by the wall fire burning near oroville. At least 41 homes have been destroyed since the fire started last friday. More than 4,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. But some have since been allowed to return home. That fire has burned nearly 6,000 acres. It is now 45 contained. To washington now, where donald trump, jr. , is releasing new details about his meeting with a russian lawyer last year. He calls the investigation into it nonsense. Mola lenghi from the white house. Reporter donal
He stopped about a city block short of the actual building. Falling there on the grounds. And Law Enforcement sources are telling me that federal Law Enforcement may have had some idea. Who this man was and been tipped off that this flight was going to occur. Right now they will be trying to pinpoint exactly where he took off from. And whether there is any more evidence to collect there as well. For now, reporting live at capitol hill. Back to you. And Pat Lawson Muse learning more about what the pilots motives could have been. Police arent confirming his identity but he already said this on his webb. Doug hughes said he has been planning it for two years. He was carrying 535 letters addressed to lawmakers, asking for Campaign Finance reform. He single in an interview with the Tampa Bay Times that he wants a, quote, wall of separation between the government and big money so government will represent the people. The writer who did that feet bur hughes said he doubt that had the plan wou
And some thought it was an official flight by the post office. Until it plopped down about a half city block from the capital itself. The u. S. Capitol police were there waiting for him as it handed. The man did not get out until ordered to do so. And Law Enforcement sources tell us tonight, necessary custody. Theyre questioning him and they will be at the point from which he launched to see if theres any more evidence to be gathered there. Back to you. Our Team Coverage continues with what were learning about the pilots motive. Steve handelsman is working that angle. A 61yearold doug hughes, that doesnt come from police or National Security officials. It come from hughes himself. And he clearly could have been killed and not just in a crash of this mini chopper. Heres some video of his arrest. Lawmakers say Capitol Police had at least one rifleman on the balcony set to shoot this pilot if it looked like the small chopper would strike the Capitol Building but it didnt. It appears this
This morning. Theyre walking inside only to be turned around as this gentleman is right here. Looks like hes about to walk out. We have the shuttle buses operating though. This is one of them right here. We have seen a bus pull away just in the last ten minutes or so. Now, theyre running Free Shuttle Bus Service between the greenbelt station and the college park station. Theyre telling folks rule of thumb, add 20 minutes to your travel time because its going to just slow things down a little bit this morning here. There was a pedestrian bridge in Berwyn Heights that goes over the tracks for both the both metro and the m. A. R. C. Trains. It was hit by a boom of a crane yesterday and collapsed on to the tracks. They have been trying to remove the debris this morning but they havent been able to complete that work yesterday. So the green belt station is completely closed today. M. A. R. C. Train i should mention is back to full service on the camden line, but they say that you may still