Ankaras main train station moments ago. A witness says the blast was so powerful that it rocked nearby highrises. Were working to get more information, new details, and will bring them to you as soon as we learn more. And now to the shift in u. S. Policy in syria. The government now suspending its program to train rebels in the fight against isis. The plan initially was set up to train some 5,000 Syrian Rebels a year. The half billion Dollar Program fell far short of its goals. Cnns Barbara Starr with more on how the u. S. Plans to move forward. Reporter Syrian Forces backed up by russia continuing to escalate attacks in western syria as the u. S. Announces a massive overhaul of its effort to train Syrian Rebels to fight isis. I wasnt satisfied with the early efforts in that regard. Reporter few were. New instead of recruiting fighters from the battlefield for training, the u. S. Will provide air strikes and air drop ammunition and Communications Gear in Northern Syria to members of th
Im john berman. Im michelle kosinski. First, chaos in congress doesnt sound like anything new. Republicans are desperate to find a leader. So far, no takers. Majority leader Kevin Mccarthy pulling out of the race for House Speaker. Leaving avoid that republicans are scrambling to fill. The California Congress member was a frontrunner to replace john boehner, but he decided the party needs a new direction. Ill stay on as majority leader. The one thing i found, if we are going to unite and be strong, we need a new face to help do that. House republicans are hoping to convince wisconsins paul ryan to step up and run for speaker when they meet behind closed doors this morning. The former Vice President ial candidate has declined the offer not once, but twice. We get more now from cnns chief Political Correspondent dana bash. Reporter john and michelle, shock, stunned, disbelief. We have run out of words to describe the feeling among House Republicans and what we witnessed and what we were
Wilmington, North Carolina where we are feeling the force of Hurricane Florence as it pushes into the east coast. I can tell you this hour we are feeling the strongest gusts, the wind gusts from this storm weve felt so far. We experienced wind gusts perhaps around 60, 70 Miles Per Hour. We understand that there have been wind gusts right around there. Anywhere from 85 Miles Per Hour to 60 Miles Per Hour in this region, right around the eye wall the wind gusts sustained around 90 Miles Per Hour, and up to 120 Miles Per Hour. Heres the latest on where the storm is right now. Moving at a snails pace, mind you, six Miles Per Hour. You can equate that to someone walking through the park, a slow walk through the park. While it does that, dumping a lot of rain, bringing a great deal of wind and storm surge is a big concern. Storm surge anywhere from 9 to 10 feet of storm surge. Want to show you some video. You get a sense of exactly what the storm is doing. This right along the coast line of
Coast. Were live with the breaking news on hurricane florence. A new forecast coming in right now for this monster storm that threatens 20 Million People. Hurricane florence still bearing down on the carolinas and the midatlantic coast where 1. 5 Million People have already been forced to flee. Weve got a lot coming up on this for you. But lets get right to tom sater in the cnn weather center. Tom, good evening to you. A new advisory has just come in. What can you tell us . We still have a massive category 4 florence here, and it hasnt even reached its peak yet, don. Some updates i need to tell you about because its such an active atlantic right now. While we are watching florence, authorities in texas now are watching whats happening off the yucatan. We could have a depression or a Tropical Storm in the next couple of days. So, you know, services are going to be spread out across the country. Lets back up from yesterday and really tell you whats happened in the last couple of hours. E
Heres the problem. His judgment was then called into question immediately by an answer he gave thereafter. The question was what did you learn from Hurricane Maria . He then answers it was an incredible unsung success. What happened in puerto rico . Can he say that and still be trusted to manage whats coming . Will congress ever demand answers about what happened during maria. The senates number two democrat is here. What do you say . Lets get after it. All right. Heres what we know. Its bad news. Florence slowed down. All that warm water. We know what it does to a hurricane. It makes it stronger. Its now a category 4 storm. What toss that mean . Sustained winds of 145 miles per hour. Sustained, gusts even higher. The National Hurricane Center Labels it extremely dangerous. Tonight were learning important new information about the timing and the track. Cnn meteorologist tom saider is watching florence. Lets talk science first. What do you see . Well, ill tell you what. This is a crazy